Who do u guys think Battle will target if we miss on Marshall. Not who u want but who u think or heard Battle could target. Maybe one of u insiders know.
Who's Bill Battle 2nd option for basketball coach
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Cecil said Archie Miller would likely contact Bill Battle if we miss on CGM LOL. I'd be pleased with Miller.
Shaka Smart and Marshall are the two best options. However it appears UA doesn't want a 2nd former VCU coach.
What's so impressive about Miller? Not meaning it as a flame. He's been there for 4 years right? 2 tourney appearances
I don't think anybody knows what is going on with this coaching search.....CBS sports reported last week that Alabama was going to make a run at Gregg Marshall...
Miller took Dayton to the Elite 8 last year. Won one or two games, I can't remember, this tourney with only 7 scholly players none of which are over 6'6. That's coaching.
It's really just proof that we need an AD like Byrnes with better contacts and knowledge than fans have.
No, using 20/20 Hindsight:
1. I don't want Greg Marshall. Marshall is a ticking time bomb that would probably be under NCAA investigation within five years.
2. Richard Pitino is not his father. We tried a coaching legacy in football and it did not work.
3. I think Archie Miller has his sights on the Indiana job and would be gone from here as soon as that job opens. I think Indiana would be a mistake for Archie Miller, as the IU fans have unrealistic expectations.
4. Shaka Smart will never win the first round game of an NCAA tournament. I bet that if they put him against a DII school like Abeline Christian, he could not win a first round NCAA tournament game.
5. Looking around, I think that we need to look at University of Buffalo, Bobby Hurley is a pretty good young Coach and he has had the wisdom to hire a High School Math Teacher/Coach in order to land a prize recruit from Michigan. Can you imagine that anyone would hire a High School Math Teacher/Coach just to get a recruit? Since we can't get a coach, maybe we should hire the High School Math Teacher/Coach and at least get the recruit. We have not had luck with anyone else, so it is worth a try. I bet the High School Math Teacher can get us to a Sweet 16 by 2021.
1. I don't want Greg Marshall. Marshall is a ticking time bomb that would probably be under NCAA investigation within five years.
2. Richard Pitino is not his father. We tried a coaching legacy in football and it did not work.
3. I think Archie Miller has his sights on the Indiana job and would be gone from here as soon as that job opens. I think Indiana would be a mistake for Archie Miller, as the IU fans have unrealistic expectations.
4. Shaka Smart will never win the first round game of an NCAA tournament. I bet that if they put him against a DII school like Abeline Christian, he could not win a first round NCAA tournament game.
5. Looking around, I think that we need to look at University of Buffalo, Bobby Hurley is a pretty good young Coach and he has had the wisdom to hire a High School Math Teacher/Coach in order to land a prize recruit from Michigan. Can you imagine that anyone would hire a High School Math Teacher/Coach just to get a recruit? Since we can't get a coach, maybe we should hire the High School Math Teacher/Coach and at least get the recruit. We have not had luck with anyone else, so it is worth a try. I bet the High School Math Teacher can get us to a Sweet 16 by 2021.
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This is a weird pull from like 6 years ago. Real easy to look smart when you have 6 years to reflect on what has happened. At the time these suggestions were not bad. Also, just because a coach didn’t work out at one place doesn’t mean they could not have worked out at another like say, Alabama.
