Just looked again. Cecil has made a change to the article to indicate the drop to $6 million on April 16.
We could prioritize being more competitive in men's basketball but the plan and/or commitment doesn't seem great to me. Avery Johnson was a higher profile gamble. Anthony Grant was considered one of the up and comers. We haven't hired bad coaches given the market the last two times but it just isn't working. The arena is bad for basketball. It is one of those multi-purpose facilities that fails in some way for each sport it houses. Accordingly, fan interest just isn't there for going to a bad venue to watch a mediocre product.
Worst FT shooting teams, Worst at running plays, Worst at Smart Shot selection... etc etc you name it.
Hate to say it but I agree. Not to mention atrocious free throw shooting which burned the team several times this season.
Unfortunately, I don’t think Hoiberg will be an option. STRONG rumors that Bill Self is going to make a jump to the NBA, and Hoiberg will be the top candidate at Kansas. UCLA is also a big possibility for Hoiberg, although I think Chris Beard will be their hire. Now UNLV is open, which is a pretty attractive job because of its history. Billy Donovan isn’t a realistic option IMO. (Although, most people said that Coach Saban wasn’t a realistic option for us back when) for the record, I called the Saban hire (I wasn’t on tidefans then lol)
This is what I believe, imo and I know I might be wrong.. is that it is more on the players this year. Now I know a Coach is supposed to make them better but there’s also so much a coach can do with certain individuals. I’ve said this in a previous thread but I think our minutes next year will be a lot more productive with different guys this year. I’d go into detail but I’d rather not bash players. If he doesn’t come up with a productive lineup/season next year then I’ll reevaluate. I feel like we overachieved with this roster earlier in the year and came back down to earth later unfortunately. Our preseason predictions were not great based on our roster for this year. And yeah Sexton is a beast and lighting it up, but he’s still learning to make his team better and be a teammate instead of an individual, which was a problem here too and probably more magnified because of our talent level besides him. Coach is just as aggravated as most of us and I think he’s a guy that hates failure and will keep adjusting until he gets it right. Give him 1 more year and see what he does with all of his guys
This is one of the things I said he would need to change if he stays. Two true assistants and one recruiter instead of one assistant and two recruiters.
I keep seeing Bama fans mention Donovan. What makes anyone think he would come here? He’s doing well with the Thunder, and I highly doubt he would have any interest. Donovan could have his pick of college jobs if he ever wanted out of the NBA. This isn’t football.
