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Tim Miles the next head coach at NU!





BigMacHusker said:
I had a chance to talk to a good friend of Greg McDermott's at the Big 12 tourney. McDermott and Doc are also close. Disclaimer: I am well aware this is one of those "I know this guy who knows this guy stories", but I'm not trying to claim to have some kind of inside scoop or unearth a juicy story. I just think he was able to provide some perspective on why Doc and McDermott have succeeded at mid majors and failed at the next level.

McDermott talked a lot about the difference between coaching kids who play for the love of the game and kids who play to get to the NBA. That's not to say there aren't kids with NBA talent who don't play for love of the game or no kids at mid majors with NBA talent, just a generalization of the talent needed to win at the next level and what it takes to coach them. He also talked a lot about having the stomach for the behind the scenes nastiness of recruiting. Not that it's all illegal, but he did mention as a prime example the $ involved with getting Wesley Johnson to Syracuse (I don't like to make unproven accusations, but it also probably doesn't surprise many to hear that). This conversations started when I brought up the Doc firing. He said McDermott and Doc talked a lot about not letting "it" change him, "it" being the nastiness.

Yes this is "friend of a friend" stuff, but I do think there is something to the idea of a principled mid major coach having the stomach to do what needs to be done to win at the next level (and I'm not talking about anything illegal). Say what you will about Doc as a coach, I am extremely confident based on the people who know him that he is a great man and a man of purpose and principle.

Also, calling Tim Miles Doc part 2 or whatever anyone is going to come up with before he even steps foot on campus is just dumb. Sorry, but that is the best I can come up with to describe it. No one "knows" squat with regard to how his tenure will go while here. If you can't get behind him just go back to not caring. If he doesn't excite you, fine, but he deserves the support of anyone wanting to see this program succeed.
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Great post BMH...Great post.

Good Luck Coach Miles! Welcome to Nebraska!
 
Sadly, I can't say I'm surprised people are dumping on this hire. You don't go from 0-16 in your first year as head coach in conference play, to gaining an at-large bid in year 5 by not being a good coach. Miles' tenure at CSU isn't quite like Doc's tenure at UTEP. Miles stepped into a crap hole, and left it in much better shape. Based on NU's history, it would have been tough for any coach to build the program into a perennial top 2 or 3 B1G team. Good thing he doesn't have to do that. Based on how he built up the CSU program, I don't see why he couldn't get NU into the 4-7th spot in the B1G, and get into NCAA tourney's on a regular basis.

Granted, it's not a great hire. Marshall, Groce, Smart would have been great hires, but this is a good hire.
 
hrbhskr said:
This is what a National coaching search got us. His best years were 66% win percentage at Southwest Minnestota State. 42% in conference games overall. Wonder who are next coach will be?
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I think you're taking the overall record out of context.

If the next five years of Nebraska basketball follows the same trajectory as his tenure at CSU, I will be very pleased and we'll be heading in the right direction.

2007–2008Colorado State7–250–169th
2008–2009Colorado State9–224–128th
2009–2010Colorado State16–167–95thCBI 1st Round
2010–2011Colorado State19–139–74thNIT 1st Round
2011–2012Colorado State20–128–64thNCAA 1st Round


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These guys got it right, lots of others were supportive, a few missed terribly. Hard to know about something like this really, but I think the signs that Miles might potentially be very strong would have been easy to spot if you were familiar with him. For example, O'Husker is just down the road from Mile's last school. To his credit he could recognize ability when he saw it.

huskon4ever! said:
I'm not in the majority here at all, but am pretty excited for Tim Miles. A great guy with a tremendous drive and work ethic with the ability to get the most out of a majority of his players. I hope he is able to have success and get Nebraska headed in the right direction. Congrats and good luck!
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HuskerMark said:
I agree with this post:thumbsup:
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BuffSurveyor said:
+1...........Great Hire!
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O'Husker said:
Very very stoked! Especially considering the state of the program... "Doc.2" Puhlease, Doc cudnt hold Miles Jock people.. As a person, a coach, a recruiter, a roll model, a Man with a Plan, someone that will ALWAYS be moving this program forward....BTW, neither of these attributes did SADler even approach the last 3 years.
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HZKRFAN said:
I really don't know what I expect of and for this new coach....his team is banged up, the arena won't help until he is recruiting and gets those people here, and he will be facing teams that were seeded 10,4,4,4, 2 and 1 in the tourney. He has coached an 11 seed and can say that he has been there. I hope he embraces the pressure and can get results from this team that Doc was unable to get. Bridled enthusiasm, and blind support for Coach Miles!
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BGRed said:
I think you're taking the overall record out of context.

If the next five years of Nebraska basketball follows the same trajectory as his tenure at CSU, I will be very pleased and we'll be heading in the right direction.

2007–2008Colorado State7–250–169th
2008–2009Colorado State9–224–128th
2009–2010Colorado State16–167–95thCBI 1st Round
2010–2011Colorado State19–139–74thNIT 1st Round
2011–2012Colorado State20–128–64thNCAA 1st Round

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I am very disappointed in my self that I did not say more at the beginning of this thread! I wanted it to show that from day one I liked Tim Miles!
 
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