Pretty obvious yesterday that it wasn't about the money to him.
His regular salary was on the cheap end as far as basketball coaches at our level. Fair trade-off that he'd have a decent buy out.
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Time to speculate on who the new coach might be
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Pretty obvious yesterday that it wasn't about the money to him.
His regular salary was on the cheap end as far as basketball coaches at our level. Fair trade-off that he'd have a decent buy out.
I agree....but...
When a guy is going to have his pick of jobs and has no emotional connection to any of them he's going to take route that he feels is going to lead to success for him.
If Illinois is really going to be a player for Smart it's going to be very difficult for NU. They will be willing to spend more. They have the facilities. They have the basketball history. Easier recruiting. Etc. It would take a sales job of epic proportions to get a guy to pass that up for NU. Maybe tom can do it.
I'm not saying NU can't get a good coach. I'm saying they aren't going to get one of the "rock stars".
I think IDEALLY if you're going to hire a guy that has only head coached at the MM level he'd at least have big time assistant experience. Miles, as far as I know, has never been involved in a big time league. NU doesn't need a guy who's feeling his way around for a couple years.
And to those dismissing Alford or Davis...just because things don't work out for a guy at one place doesn't mean they won't get better as coaches....maybe even learn some lessons from their first go-round.
AAU recruiting......its really the only way your going to be successful in college basketball today. Its what is NOT talked about,
all the big schools do it almost EVERY season. Has T.O. told our coach's to stay away from the aau hiring practices?? Not
sure? do know we are going to have to keep up the jones, we will have to do what all the other big boys are doing and
bow down to tha AAU player/coach package deals.
all the big schools do it almost EVERY season. Has T.O. told our coach's to stay away from the aau hiring practices?? Not
sure? do know we are going to have to keep up the jones, we will have to do what all the other big boys are doing and
bow down to tha AAU player/coach package deals.
NU recruits AAUs. The question is do they work that curcuit as hard as they need to? Obviously no. And you don't have to cheat to make it work.
I've also heard it speculated that the adidas contract doesn't do NU bball any favors....with so many of the AAU coaches being "nike guys"? When you think about it it sorta makes sense. I guess someone could do a study and find that it doesn't matter. Just thought that it was an interesting angle I hadn't thought of before.
I really can't figure out how Howland could have been so successful at Pitt -- and failed so miserably at UCLA. But it does sound like he allowed the inmates run the asylum in Westwood -- and that is a serious black mark against Ben Howland (I doubt NU goes after him).
I do like the idea of Groce being pursued.
Thanks for the info. So assuming NU spends near 2 million dollars per year to lure a coach in, they'll be spending just as much on just HC salaries as they do the entire football staff. That doesn't include the 4 or 5 assistants that a new coach will bring in. That's a pretty big commitment to basketball.
Maybe. maybe not. I'd take Alford over Weber. Alford was only in his mid-30s when hired at Iowa -- really, still cutting his coaching teeth. And he wasn't a total failure. He did have three NCAA Tournament appearances with Iowa in his 8 seasons -- and was 25-9, 2nd in the Big Ten in his next to last. Finished in the upper-half of the Big Ten three of his last four seasons. Iowa hasn't sniffed the Dance since Alford departed (5 seasons -- though they do appear to be on the upswing now). 7th place finish in the conference this season was their highest post-Alford. He's now 47 and is likely a much better coach than he was coming into Iowa City. I don't know -- it's always a bit of a guessing game, but I don't think he's ever shown to be a total flame out.
Yes, probably a better opportunity than when NU hired Collier and Sadler. Definitely more to offer facility-wise. Unfortunately, Doc did leave the team itself in shambles -- as bad as I've seen -- even Nee left plenty more talent when his era eroded. Collier inherited Belcher and Ffriend. Doc inherited Maric. The next coach inherits nothing even close -- but that does offer low expectations in the short-term and a chance to build.
I mentioned Tim Miles a month ago. I think his starting backcourt this year are nebraska kids. He knows how to scratch and claw to find obscure talent, but just doesnt have the resources at CSU to recruit nationally. What he's done with his limited talent/roster is amazing. Giving the B1G Stage, with NUs facilities and fan base, this young coach would be remarkable!
Good Choice - I've watched/attended several Rams games and that motion offense is fun to watch.
TM is signed at CSU through 2016, $750K annually... not sure on buyout #.
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Good Choice - I've watched/attended several Rams games and that motion offense is fun to watch.
TM is signed at CSU through 2016, $750K annually... not sure on buyout #.
You are correct on his contract. Regarding the buyout, that I don't know. The new CSU AD has been pretty aggressive on the football side of things, and I don't know if he gave Miles the current contract thru 2016, or if that was the last AD. Do you know which AD did the current contract for Miles ?
An opinion from Oregon:
http://special.registerguard.com/we...tman-oregon-com-registerguard-sports.html.csp
Interesting... how did I miss Osborne visiting Altman and the Oregon locker room last season? That's basically unheard of in sports... typically something you wouldn't want to see your AD do... but it does go to show just how much he does value and admire Altman.
I wouldn't be surprised if Osborne doesn't do this at every game he attends.
