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Official Hoops Coaching Search Thread - Welcome Danny Manning!!!

woody9186 said:
I don't Manning would do a terrible job here. I just think we can do so much better.
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woody9186 said:
I don't Manning would do a terrible job here. I just think we can do so much better.
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Exactly. It's just a weak hire. I also don't think Mack is in play. I can't remember the last time an alum left their own school without being pushed out. Excluding the lower mid majors, etc...

SHAKA, MARSHALL, HOWLAND...
 
Fuck Your Couch said:
Danny Manning could turn out to be good for sure. Could turn out terrible. Roll of the dice. Something we really needed to avoid and apparently tried to avoid. The fact is Ron tried and struck out with a bunch of dudes, not just Shaka. Thankfully this is almost undoubtedly his last major hire.
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Purportedly? Or is this the Legend of Brad Stevens Part Deux?
 
I agree with Woody, it's not that this will end up absolutely being a disastrous hiring, it's that we can find better candidates - more qualified candidates.
 
ChrisL68 said:
Dude has recruited at NC Central. Much different than recruiting at Wake Forest.

I would say that Manning's name recognition would open alot more doors.

Masiello was as shady as he looked.
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LOL. There isn't a very strong correlation between high major assistant recruiting and success as a head coach. The association is spurious, imo. The reasons we think Manning will be good are the same reasons that we think LeVelle will be good. Also, Manning's recruiting at Tulsa hasn't really been that notable.

Also, how is Masiello's situation that sketchy? Happens alot more often than you'd think, fwiw.
 
bigdoublezero said:
Welp, Buzz had a better resume than Danny Manning.
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I disagree. I thought Bzzz was going to be a disaster day one.

I think Manning has a lot of potential for a Tier C candidate. It is risky and not the HR hire that has been PRed, but he has potential.
 
ChrisL68 said:
I disagree. I thought Bzzz was going to be a disaster day one.

I think Manning has a lot of potential for a Tier C candidate. It is risky and not the HR hire that has been PRed, but he has potential.
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Potential vs. resume is a huge leap, dude. You're projecting success onto a resume that hardly screams sure thing.
 
Strickland33 said:
LOL. There isn't a very strong correlation between high major assistant recruiting and success as a head coach. The association is spurious, imo. The reasons we think Manning will be good are the same reasons that we think LeVelle will be good. Also, Manning's recruiting at Tulsa hasn't really been that notable.

Also, how is Masiello's situation that sketchy? Happens alot more often than you'd think, fwiw.
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Really, the dude lied on his resume. You can't be serious.
 
If this is about to happen, we need to fire Wellman before the contract is set. Maybe put Buddie into the position tonight.
 
ChrisL68 said:
Manning is a plan C hire certainly, but I just don't get the hate.
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The hate is grounded in fear of staying irrelevant. It may or may not be rational.

The idea we'd pay him 2 million a year is just out of left field. Folks don't think through things all the way.

And you are correct, he would be a plan C hire. We already know he was not on the A list.
 
Strickland33 said:
Potential vs. resume is a huge leap, dude. You're projecting success onto a resume that hardly screams sure thing.
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No Tier 3 candidate is a sure thing.

Mike White??? No
Levelle Moton??? No
Danny Manning??? No

But I think Manning has alot of intangibles the other two don't.
 
bigdoublezero said:
Purportedly? Or is this the Legend of Brad Stevens Part Deux?
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Fact of the matter was a poor choice of expression on my part. I think the search was much more earnest this time versus last when Ronald had a gut feeling about [Redacted]. The media and the leaks intimated as much as well as what I've read on here from certain posters as well as what I've heard IRL. It could all be one huge leak campaign from Ronald but the story seems like he tried and failed which isn't a very good story either.
 
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