I think people here are underestimating the opportunity to coach in the ACC
that said, if any reports about Danny's guaranteed money are close to correct, we're gonna have a cash problem for the next guy, which changes the pool of potential coaches
This is a coaching speculation thread.
So, many of the mentioned candidates: a) might decline a WF offer; b) not get a WF offer depending on who else is interested.
Before VT hired Buzz Williams, I was surprised Buzz left an NCAA tournament level Marquette program for the complete disaster that was VT basketball at the time (the three previous years to VT hiring Buzz, they went 4-12, 4-14 and 2-16 in the ACC); at the time, it appeared like VT may never be able to compete on a high level in the ACC. You know never know unless you ask.
The question on the cash problem is nobody knows how Danny's contract is structured. If Manning is fired, does Wake owe him the balance immediately or is Wake simply obligated to continue paying him per the contract until it is paid in full? A big lump sum would be much harder to manage than the obligation to keep the checks flowing until 2024.
He detested the AD at Marquette. That's why he left.
What's the argument that Wes' ceiling is higher than what he's showed at UNCG over 9 seasons? One SoCon Tournament championship in 2018. Finished 1st in the regular season twice. That's it.
Fine. It does not need to be Wes but that is the kind of guy Wake needs to hire. Wake needs someone young and on the way up that can coach.
I have only seen UNCG play a couple of times but they looked to be well coached but not all that talented. They played really inspired defense.
I can't imagine how hard it would be to recruit to UNCG. It is one of the lesser directional schools in North Carolina. At least UNCW or App have the beach or the mountains as a lure if you like that kind of thing.
If I were a talented basketball player, I cannot imagine any pitch that would get me to consider UNCG.
I want someone young and smart whose life passion is coaching basketball. The opposite of BZ and Manning.
Yep. The cash problem is really the only thing I'm concerned about.I think people here are underestimating the opportunity to coach in the ACC
that said, if any reports about Danny's guaranteed money are close to correct, we're gonna have a cash problem for the next guy, which changes the pool of potential coaches
No team plays harder than Mike Rhoades VCU team. Their last game against George Mason can show you that.
Fine. It does not need to be Wes but that is the kind of guy Wake needs to hire. Wake needs someone young and on the way up that can coach.
I have only seen UNCG play a couple of times but they looked to be well coached but not all that talented. They played really inspired defense.
I can't imagine how hard it would be to recruit to UNCG. It is one of the lesser directional schools in North Carolina. At least UNCW or App have the beach or the mountains as a lure if you like that kind of thing.
If I were a talented basketball player, I cannot imagine any pitch that would get me to consider UNCG.
I want someone young and smart whose life passion is coaching basketball. The opposite of BZ and Manning.
An open head basketball coaching job at Wake will be attractive to many qualified candidates. Currie's job will be to select the best one.
Will it though? We have been irrelevant for a decade. We didn't attract a top coach in 2010 coming off multiple NCAA appearances. I understand Wellman likely zeroed in on his buddy, but I have no reason to believe Wake will be a top destination if Manning is fired.
Will it though? We have been irrelevant for a decade. We didn't attract a top coach in 2010 coming off multiple NCAA appearances. I understand Wellman likely zeroed in on his buddy, but I have no reason to believe Wake will be a top destination if Manning is fired.
The biggest myth on the board over the past decade was that the 2010 was Wellman's buddy and that he zeroed in on him. He was a 4AM drunk girl at the bar pick after multiple people turned us down.
Depends on how "top destination" is defined. Linked below is the coaching database with salaries for most of the mid major coaches. Outside of Mark Few's $1.7 million salary, no mid-major coach is making more than $700k a year, and potential candidates like VCU's Mike Rhoads ($459K), UCI Russel Turner (#364K), Vermont's John Becker ($318K), ETSU Steve Forbes ($400K), Wes Miller ($301K) make so much less than what WF can offer that WF would have its pick of any non-power conference coach on ability to pay alone. Agree that if WF wants to hire away a coach from a current Power 6 conference then money alone may not be enough to lure the candidate.
https://www.midmajormadness.com/201...ch-contract-salary-database-mid-major-2019-20
https://www.midmajormadness.com/201...ch-contract-salary-database-mid-major-2019-20