Wish List Poll...
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Repeat after me: SEAN MILLER from Xavier!!!
That is the guy we need, solid fundamentals, lots of tournament experience... he needs to be the first guy on the list. Just flat out wins.
Make him a big offer, if he says no, then you go after a younger guy like Grant, but first, you have to step up to the plate and swing for the fences.
That is the guy we need, solid fundamentals, lots of tournament experience... he needs to be the first guy on the list. Just flat out wins.
Make him a big offer, if he says no, then you go after a younger guy like Grant, but first, you have to step up to the plate and swing for the fences.
I think things are pointing towards either a young, advancing HC (Grant), or an older, bigger name. Where in there does TR fit - and would he even be mentioned, if he weren't a Bama grad?
Not Tidetwin, but McKillop is quite a coach, recruiter, teacher, motivator . . . I live in the Charlotte area, and McKillop has come down to my workplace to speak.
BM has a New York tough-guy background . . . has turned the Davidson program into somethng special. Of course, it doesn't hurt when you have a once-a-century player like Steph Curry. But McKillop saw something that dozens of coaches who passed on Curry never saw.
Davidson, with 1,500 students, will play anybody anywhere. Even when they're on the court with the Dukes and Carolinas of the world, they don't back down.
BM almost left Davidson to go after the St. John's job, but most folks think he's a lifer now. A coaches' coach, though, and it would be fascinating to see if his techniques worked with the better athletes an Alabama can get.
Funny that you mentioned Winthrop . . . because I think Greg Marshall will get a look. Made an immediate impact at Winthrop. For years the school fielded the worst team in the Big South. He comes in, and they win the conference title his first year. They win it again and again and again. And god did the conference hate him. Marshall is a lot like CNS . . . doesn't back down for anything, never much good in public relations. Comes out of the RPitino/Bill Donovan coaching tree and school of interpersonal management.
Guy can coach. Out at Wichita State now making new friends. He's ambitious as hell, and if we don't call him, he'll probably call us. Given his success at Winthrop, surprised it took so long to get a bigger job. Probably turned some places off with his drive and self-confidence.
Watching little Winthrop knock Notre Dame out of the NCAAs a couple years ago was a treat. Marshall built that team brick by brick.
BM has a New York tough-guy background . . . has turned the Davidson program into somethng special. Of course, it doesn't hurt when you have a once-a-century player like Steph Curry. But McKillop saw something that dozens of coaches who passed on Curry never saw.
Davidson, with 1,500 students, will play anybody anywhere. Even when they're on the court with the Dukes and Carolinas of the world, they don't back down.
BM almost left Davidson to go after the St. John's job, but most folks think he's a lifer now. A coaches' coach, though, and it would be fascinating to see if his techniques worked with the better athletes an Alabama can get.
Funny that you mentioned Winthrop . . . because I think Greg Marshall will get a look. Made an immediate impact at Winthrop. For years the school fielded the worst team in the Big South. He comes in, and they win the conference title his first year. They win it again and again and again. And god did the conference hate him. Marshall is a lot like CNS . . . doesn't back down for anything, never much good in public relations. Comes out of the RPitino/Bill Donovan coaching tree and school of interpersonal management.
Guy can coach. Out at Wichita State now making new friends. He's ambitious as hell, and if we don't call him, he'll probably call us. Given his success at Winthrop, surprised it took so long to get a bigger job. Probably turned some places off with his drive and self-confidence.
Watching little Winthrop knock Notre Dame out of the NCAAs a couple years ago was a treat. Marshall built that team brick by brick.
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T.R. Dunn would be my top choice.
That said, I would be ecstatic with:
Anthony Grant, Tubby Smith, or the Butler coach
Miller is a stud, but talk about a dilemma.
On one hand you have Xavier where basketball is not only king, it's the entire flippin' Royal Family. On the other, there's Alabama where you'll get a pay raise, better talent as a rule, but football is The Dude, and a half-filled Coleman awaits (at least for a while).
Love to have him. Not sure he'd love to have us.
Given current head coaches would be at the top of the list, but I think T.R. deserves a nod in the conversation over unrealistic candidates like Izzo or Petino. First choice? no...but at minimum he should be in the poll.
Calipari would not come here...That would be a stupid move on his part if he did.
I'm in the Anderson or Grant crowd...Pitino would be a good "spash" name though.
I'm in the Anderson or Grant crowd...Pitino would be a good "spash" name though.
In terms of the coaches that Alabama might have a shot at, Tubby Smith has to be my pick. The guy went to 14 straight NCAA tournaments with three different teams and never missed a NCAA tournament in his 12 years as a SEC head coach. It's hard to imagine him coming to Alabama and not making it to the NCAA tournament almost every year, which would be a improvement. The talent is not lacking for Alabama and I think he'd have have plenty of motivation to do well at Alabama.
In terms of Nick Saban like pipe dreams I'd be more than happy with Petino or Calipari. The University has to make it clear to who ever is coaching (and themselves) that basketball will be a priority. To me it was obviously the beginning of the end when Alabama did not go to the CBI. I'm not completely sure why they turned it down, but when you turn down the chance to have more practice and more playing time for inexperienced players you either have no faith in the coach or don't care about the program. It needs to be made clear to the University and the next coach that this type of thing will not happen again (by the way, all but 5 teams from the CBI have a better RPI than Alabama has this year and several are on pace to go to the NCAA tournament).
In terms of Nick Saban like pipe dreams I'd be more than happy with Petino or Calipari. The University has to make it clear to who ever is coaching (and themselves) that basketball will be a priority. To me it was obviously the beginning of the end when Alabama did not go to the CBI. I'm not completely sure why they turned it down, but when you turn down the chance to have more practice and more playing time for inexperienced players you either have no faith in the coach or don't care about the program. It needs to be made clear to the University and the next coach that this type of thing will not happen again (by the way, all but 5 teams from the CBI have a better RPI than Alabama has this year and several are on pace to go to the NCAA tournament).
Of the options listed I went with Grant because he's likely the best and one that we have a real shot at landing. I believe he would be a very good hire.
About Tubby:
Intensity. Check.
Experience. Check
Track record. Check.
Teaching. Check.
Character. Double check.
Recruiting: . . .
Alas, my big concern. I didn't know it was possible to drain the talent pool at Kentucky, but down it went under Tubby Smith. Given how hard he's had to work for everything in his life, maybe he detests the drama inherent to so many big-time basketballl recruits.
Maybe, in an odd way, that would make him the best choice for a place like UA. We would not compete for most of the very top kids, and Tubby could concentrate on players dying for an opportunity to play in the SEC. Of course, it would be his job to make them better while they're here.
I would hire the top rated assistant coach from either Duke or North Carolina, whatever their names might be.
It would give them an opportunity, wouldn't break the bank, and we'd be getting one fine basketball coach. Plus these guys definitely know talent and how to recruit it. And once they get it, they know how to coach it.
It would give them an opportunity, wouldn't break the bank, and we'd be getting one fine basketball coach. Plus these guys definitely know talent and how to recruit it. And once they get it, they know how to coach it.
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