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Danny Manning's Coaching Staff

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Here is Danny Manning's current staff at Tulsa:

Brett Ballard - 2 years as Tulsa as assistant; 2 seasons as head coach at Baker University (NAIA); 7 seasons on bench at Kansas under Bill Self; played 2 years at Kansas

Wendell Moore - 2 years at Tulsa as assistant; 4 seasons as assistant at University of Missouri-Kansas City; 2 seasons as assistant at Florida Atlantic; 2 seasons as assistant at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Oklahoma; 5 seasons as head coach at Wyandotte (Kan.) High School; played 2 seasons at Georgia Southern; native of Wichita, KS

Steve Woodberry - 2 years at Tulsa as assistant; 6 seasons as assistant at Missouri State; played as Kansas, then professionally abroad from 1994-2005; native of Wichita, KS

Justin Bauman - 2 years at Tulsa as Director of Basketball Operations; 4 seasons at University of San Francisco as assistant and DOBO; 2 seasons as DOBO at Florida Atlantic; 6 years at Kansas as student manager and head manager
 
First and foremost I ask Battle if he wants to stay. He's a top-tier assistant who knows how recruiting works at Wake, he also likely has an existing relationship with Harry Giles. I bring in one or two of my own guys in addition to Battle. I cut LaRue immediately and if the third spot remains open after you go through the Tulsa guys and Battle, you ask Chill if he wants the third assistant position.

My two cents.
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
First and foremost I ask Battle if he wants to stay. He's a top-tier assistant who knows how recruiting works at Wake, he also likely has an existing relationship with Harry Giles. I bring in one or two of my own guys in addition to Battle. I cut LaRue immediately and if the third spot remains open after you go through the Tulsa guys and Battle, you ask Chill if he wants the third assistant position.

My two cents.
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Good god, this is the last thing we need. The system is rotten.

Scorched earth.
 
GardenStateDeac said:
Good god, this is the last thing we need. The system is rotten.

Scorched earth.
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I'm just being practical. You're not going to bring in Manning and three Tulsa assistants to battle in North Carolina for recruits at the ACC level. That would be comical. The closest any of these guys have been to ACC territory is Moore spending two years at Florida Atlantic.
 
Just looking at those bios, all are married with kids and most have pretty deep roots in the midwest. I imagine not all of them may come with Manning to Wake.
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
I'm just being practical. You're not going to bring in Manning and three Tulsa assistants to battle in North Carolina for recruits at the ACC level. That would be comical. The closest any of these guys have been to ACC territory is Moore spending two years at Florida Atlantic.
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You are probably right, but that is why this is an insane hire. He can't even put together a competent ACC staff on his own (not his fault, but still).
 
Wakeforest22890 said:
I'm just being practical. You're not going to bring in Manning and three Tulsa assistants to battle in North Carolina for recruits at the ACC level. That would be comical. The closest any of these guys have been to ACC territory is Moore spending two years at Florida Atlantic.
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You are correct. I'd find a way to keep Chill around regardless in some capacity even if he isn't on the coaching staff. Anyway, before any offer is extended this should already be pre-baked.
 
First, we are all in a little shock-mode. Second, we wonder why Howland wasn't contacted after saying he would be interested in the job. Third, is that we all pray that this hire which will seal RW's legacy(destroying our signature sport) will work out in the future and will not be a return of [name redacted]ism.
 
Not surprising that there's an awful lot of KU going on in that list
 
deacsrus said:
First, we are all in a little shock-mode. Second, we wonder why Howland wasn't contacted after saying he would be interested in the job. Third, is that we all pray that this hire which will seal RW's legacy(destroying our signature sport) will work out in the future and will not be a return of [name redacted]ism.
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There's no guarantee that Howland was legitimately interested in the job and wasn't just leaking a report that we were his "first choice" in hopes that Marquette would pony up more money.
 
Small sample size alert, but it sounds like Tulsa was very strong defensively last year, but average on offense. No idea which of his Tulsa assistants (if any) is an "offense" guy, or whether Battle or Chill is considered an "offense" guy here, but perhaps that is where Manning looks to upgrade.
 
Head coaches bring their whole staff all the time. I don't see the issue. If Battle is here for a fourth head coach, that is just ridiculous.
 
I have no info at all, but I would just assume Battle is ready to move on at this point, and that Childress would be the more likely to stay on.
 
Oh man, if he hired LEVELLE this hire would instantly be a solid B+.
 
deacondamo said:
Did you read their bios?
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No. When you hire a head coach, part of that is a high likelihood that they'll bring their own staff.

They'll have to do what any other new staff does and use the honeymoon period to build contacts and establish relationships. Manning's twitter game will help too.
 
Not much excitement on that staff. Totes should bring in Moton as an assistant.
 
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