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Is this an appropiate wish list?

  • Mike Anderson

    Votes: 40 23.0%

  • Mike Davis

    Votes: 14 8.0%

  • Mark Few

    Votes: 11 6.3%

  • Anthony Grant

    Votes: 58 33.3%

  • Tom Izzo

    Votes: 21 12.1%

  • Tubby Smith

    Votes: 23 13.2%

  • Steve Wojciechowsk

    Votes: 7 4.0%
  • Total voters
    174
Nobody huh? I must be a nobody then. I've met the man several times. My brother went to his camps. He's one helluva coach. His players with the exception of a few love him, and all graduate. Coleman would be packed every night just to see him. The basketball program might actually pay for itself. Yeah that would be horrible.

Longevity?
Does anyone honestly believe a coach would stay at Alabama more than 5 or 6 years if they were winning? We are not a preeminent basketball team. Probably never will be. If you get a good coach for five or six years he will leave before he gets fired. We are not Duke, UNC, UCLA.

Coach Knight would be a great hire, and those that oppose it probably opposed hiring Saban. They are the SAME style of COACH!! As my Pops just told me, the only difference between Bobby Knight and Nick Saban is one is a foot and a half taller, and the distance from bleachers to sideline. One has five feet between him and the fans the other has 40 yards. Lot easier to overhear less than polite comments in a gymnasium.

I don't understand this negative reaction. I truly don't, but everyone is entitled to their opinions, even if they are wrong.
 
J.Will said:
Nobody huh? I must be a nobody then. I've met the man several times. My brother went to his camps. He's one helluva coach. His players with the exception of a few love him, and all graduate. Coleman would be packed every night just to see him. The basketball program might actually pay for itself. Yeah that would be horrible.

Longevity?
Does anyone honestly believe a coach would stay at Alabama more than 5 or 6 years if they were winning? We are not a preeminent basketball team. Probably never will be. If you get a good coach for five or six years he will leave before he gets fired. We are not Duke, UNC, UCLA.

Coach Knight would be a great hire, and those that oppose it probably opposed hiring Saban. They are the SAME style of COACH!! As my Pops just told me, the only difference between Bobby Knight and Nick Saban is one is a foot and a half taller, and the distance from bleachers to sideline. One has five feet between him and the fans the other has 40 yards. Lot easier to overhear less than polite comments in a gymnasium.

I don't understand this negative reaction. I truly don't, but everyone is entitled to their opinions, even if they are wrong.
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There are a couple of differences: Nick Saban, as best as anyone can tell, has never physically abused players or gone to Knight's lengths to humiliate them. Secondly, Saban has never publicly insulted or embarrassed an athletic director or a university president. Knight has. Thirdly, kids are flocking to play for Nick Saban. That's no longer the case for Bob Knight.

Both are great coaches with questionable people skills. Knight may be a genius. But as much as he demands of his kids, he never asks nearly as much of himself.

That makes him, at least in the way he seems to look at his place in the world, bigger than any program, and a threat to embarrass it at any time.
 
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J.Will said:
Nobody huh? I must be a nobody then. I've met the man several times. My brother went to his camps. He's one helluva coach. His players with the exception of a few love him, and all graduate. Coleman would be packed every night just to see him. The basketball program might actually pay for itself. Yeah that would be horrible.
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i meant no disrespect to Coach Knight or you, for that matter. he IS one of the greatest coaches of all time, i just believe that he has ran his course as one, that's all.
 
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AJC had an article tonight stating Knight was a candidate for our job.

That has been rebuffed by several within our AD.

He will not be a candidate for us
 
Bob Knight frequently makes references to and uses quotes from great coaches on ESPN. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on him quoting Bear Bryant on College Gameday.

Knight hasn't won anything important in over 15 years. If we are going to be mediocre, I would rather do it without the embarassing ourbursts and bizarre behavior Knight would bring to our basketball program.
 
CrimsonEyeshade said:
There are a couple of differences: Nick Saban, as best as anyone can tell, never physically abused a player or has gone to Knight's lengths to humiliate them. Secondly, Nick Saban has never publicly insulted or embarrassed an athletic director or a university president. Knight has. Thirdly, kids are flocking to play for Nick Saban. That's no longer the case for Bob Knight.

Both are great coaches with questionable people skills. Knight may be a genius. But as much as Knight demands of his kids, he never asks as much of himself.

That makes him, at least in the way he seems to look at his place in the world, bigger than any program, and a threat to embarrass it at any time.
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Very well said.

Another difference between CNS and Knight is that Saban has won several championships and big games since 1993 (or maybe it was '92 when Knight last put a great team on the court-I can't remember that far back).
 
I'd love to have coach Knight, if he were only 30-40 years younger. I think we need a young up and coming coach, not one who's already past his prime.
 
BAMA1979 said:
Bob Knight frequently makes references to and uses quotes from great coaches on ESPN. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on him quoting Bear Bryant on College Gameday.

Knight hasn't won anything important in over 15 years. If we are going to be mediocre, I would rather do it without the embarassing ourbursts and bizarre behavior Knight would bring to our basketball program.
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Furman Bisher's column on Coach Knight's apparent interest followed by the always elevated discussions on the AJC's sports board.

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/sh...009/01/31/bob_knight_interested_in_uga_j.html
 
TDBama78 said:
i think they ought to hire coach pearson. he deserves a shot.
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TD, no offense, but no he doesn't. Family ties are not a qualification for employment and should not be a consideration for hiring.

Family ties, after all led us to Mark Gottfried, whom we hired after his one year as a head guy benefitting from another coach's players. Back then, we really didn't know if he could coach. Unfortunately, we still don't.

I hope coach Pearson gets a shot somewhere and blows the walls off the gym. But neither he nor anyone else from "the family" has the proven record required. To again give our job to a loyal assistant or a former player further demeans a program that's already been demeaned enough.
 
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Bama Reb said:
Shouldn't he instead be running a coaching school, and teaching the class titled "HOW NOT TO ACT ON THE COURT"?
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I don't care how he acted on the court, back in his prime there were few better. I don't think he would be a good fit now but like I said if he were 30-40 years younger I'd love to have him.
 
I'm trying to understand the lovefest for Anderson, but cannot grasp why so many would want him. He's done zip at Mizzou. Why bring him here? I'd much rather have Tubby or Grant.
 
CrimsonEyeshade said:
Family ties, after all led us to Mark Gottfried, whom we hired after his one year as a head guy benefitting from another coach's players. Back then, we really didn't know if he could coach. Unfortunately, we still don't.
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Actually, xCMG had been a head coach for 3 seasons at Murray St. winning the OVC reg. season championship all 3 seasons. MSU also won 2 OVC tourn. championships. Before that, he was an assistant on a national championship team. He actually had very good credentials when we hired him. But, unfortunately, we found out that his success only came when he had outstanding assistant coaches to help him (e.g. Rah Rah, TR Dunn, Tom Asbury, etc.)
 
derek4tide said:
I'm trying to understand the lovefest for Anderson, but cannot grasp why so many would want him. He's done zip at Mizzou. Why bring him here? I'd much rather have Tubby or Grant.
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1. He was a great assistant for years at Arkansas during there "glory" days.
2. He took over a UAB program that had fallen pretty far down, and took them
to 3 NCAA tourney appearances in 4 years.
3. He has taken over a Missouri program that had a ton of turmoil around it
thanks to the cheating of the last coach (Quinn Snyder I think?) and had
to clean some things up. His first two years weren't that good, but this
year they are 18-4 and are NCAA tourney bound.
4. He's a very good to great recruiter and he knows the state of Alabama well
and has great connections/relationships (from what I hear) with high school
coaches/players within the state.
5. Coaches an exciting brand of basketball to watch and with great success.
6. Has a proven track record and has had great success as an assistant and
as a head coach. Younger than Tubby (would stay longer than Tub) with
similar results in the early stage of his head coaching career and more
experienced leading a major program than Grant (would also stay longer
than AG).

The fact is Tubby, Grant, or Anderson would all three be very good choices. I just feel like Anderson would be the best fit for Bama and I believe he is a very good coach. Plus he definitely wants to be at Bama which is always a plus.

:)

rtr
 
BamaBackerBill said:
1. He was a great assistant for years at Arkansas during there "glory" days.
2. He took over a UAB program that had fallen pretty far down, and took them
to 3 NCAA tourney appearances in 4 years.
3. He has taken over a Missouri program that had a ton of turmoil around it
thanks to the cheating of the last coach (Quinn Snyder I think?) and had
to clean some things up. His first two years weren't that good, but this
year they are 18-4 and are NCAA tourney bound.
4. He's a very good to great recruiter and he knows the state of Alabama well
and has great connections/relationships (from what I hear) with high school
coaches/players within the state.
5. Coaches an exciting brand of basketball to watch and with great success.
6. Has a proven track record and has had great success as an assistant and
as a head coach. Younger than Tubby (would stay longer than Tub) with
similar results in the early stage of his head coaching career and more
experienced leading a major program than Grant (would also stay longer
than AG).

The fact is Tubby, Grant, or Anderson would all three be very good choices. I just feel like Anderson would be the best fit for Bama and I believe he is a very good coach. Plus he definitely wants to be at Bama which is always a plus.

:)

rtr
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I've not been a person who was in favor of Anderson... but this is a very selling post.....he makes some great points!!
 
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