RChildress107
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And getting to that level from where we are now takes at least half a decade, as Bennet has shown
I’d take 2-3 final fours and one championship a decade.
And getting to that level from where we are now takes at least half a decade, as Bennet has shown
Sure. He helped UVa secure back-to-back 30 win seasons in years five and six, years in which he won B2B ACC regular season championships and an ACCT title.
Alls it's gonna take is one more year, guys, and DM will have us there!!!!
So, by waiting a year to improve our coaching situation, we actually get closer to that goal. It all makes sense now.
LOWF.
Is this job more or less attractive than it was 4 years ago?
Good question.
The longer this period of bad basketball goes the worse off we are. The legacy of Tim Duncan and Chris Paul fade away. 3 horrible years out of 4 further solidifying Wake as a loser.
It is becoming harder to say it was just one bad coach. Now it is starting to look more like a down program rather than one bad hire.
If Manning coaches poorly again next year, the answer will be less attractive.
Good question.
The longer this period of bad basketball goes the worse off we are. The legacy of Tim Duncan and Chris Paul fade away. 3 horrible years out of 4 further solidifying Wake as a loser.
It is becoming harder to say it was just one bad coach. Now it is starting to look more like a down program rather than one bad hire.
If Manning coaches poorly again next year, the answer will be less attractive.
Is this job more or less attractive than it was 4 years ago?
More attractive in some ways, though that's certainly not evidence that Manning needs another year. The Wake job was more attractive after [name redacted] Y4 than Y1, but that wasn't a good reason to keep him around after Y2. So, maybe the stars align and Manning gets us to the tournament next year...then firing him looks absurd, even though his ceiling is still the same. Now we're stuck with the guy for another few years until we can fire him, while the job gets no more or less attractive. Or, he doesn't, and we fire him...at which point the job is likely less attractive than it is now. I think it's extremely unlikely that there's a scenario where Manning succeeds enough to make the job even significantly more attractive than it is now without succeeding just enough to keep the job. I fear stretching out a string of bubble years without any chance at actual success more than I fear the unknown of hiring another coach.
More attractive in some ways, though that's certainly not evidence that Manning needs another year. The Wake job was more attractive after [name redacted] Y4 than Y1, but that wasn't a good reason to keep him around after Y2. So, maybe the stars align and Manning gets us to the tournament next year...then firing him looks absurd, even though his ceiling is still the same. Now we're stuck with the guy for another few years until we can fire him, while the job gets no more or less attractive. Or, he doesn't, and we fire him...at which point the job is likely less attractive than it is now. I think it's extremely unlikely that there's a scenario where Manning succeeds enough to make the job even significantly more attractive than it is now without succeeding just enough to keep the job. I fear stretching out a string of bubble years without any chance at actual success more than I fear the unknown of hiring another coach.
If you were a coach, would you rather take over next years roster, or the 14-15 roster?
I just don't see a scenario where Wellman cans Manning. He'll get a fifth year and if we miss the NCAAs next year, then it's possible. But again, I don't trust Wellman to make the next hire.
i obviously am LOWF...
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