Uhhh, that's bad.
This is what we know about Danny Manning as a head coach (from the other thread):
Record: 21-13 in 2013-2014
-Good: Tulsa went 4-1 against the upper half of their conference (Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech, and Middle Tennessee State) and won their conference tournament.
-Bad: They lost every game of substance outside of their conference: Wichita State by 23, Creighton by 10, TCU by 7 and 12, Green Bay by 12, Oklahoma by 10, Maryland by 11, and UCLA by 17
-Meh: #72 kenpom and finished fourth in a really weak Conference USA.
also was 17-16 in 2012-2013, but he was coaching someone else's team and that team sucked. Beat TCU and Houston (twice), but lost to everyone else and by a lot.
Recruiting:
Overall: 6 players (1 consensus 3-star, 1 mixed 3-star, 1 mixed 2-star, and 3 UR across the board)
Good: Mitchell Wilbekin (3-star Scout, 3-star Rivals, 2-star ESPN)
Solid: Micah Littlejohn (UR Scout, 3-star Rivals, UR ESPN)
ETA: Sorry iat - I had to...
At this point I consider anyone who's blatantly ManningIN to be a mole.
everyone is freaking out about Manning but honestly the question we shoudl be asking is CAN MANNING RECRUIT and more importantly, can he recruit top level talent to Wake??......
Manning certainly has been around some great coaches for a number of years, so I have to believe that he understands how to recruit big-time talent .....has done a nice job at Tulsa in a short amount of time....forget Xs and Os, you hire a good assistant for that, again the key for me CAN HE RECRUIT top talent to Wake?
He certainly has an impressive resume both from his playing days as well as his rise the the college ranks.......
he isn't my #1 choice but i can get on board
Uhhh, that's bad.
You clearly have no fucking clue how contracts work.
I think his deal runs through 2023, not 2028. And there's no guaranty he won't get canned before 2028. That's 14 years away.
Only way I'm getting on board with Manning is if he pulls Giles.
It has to be asked: is the Wake job even of interest for good coaches after this four year dark ages? If we are this far down the list then we've been shot down by guys that would have lept at the job in the mid-2000s.
The Bloggersodear writers are trying to spin this in a positive light.
STOP.
He has not been hired yet. I refuse to talk myself into a terrible hire before it happens. Maybe Wellman had Manning as a backup plan but for him to drop the name and two days later hire him would be insanity.
Manning may or may not be a winning coach in the ACC. We need experience guys who have proven they can win in at least average conferences. Manning has not met either of those traits yet.
It's an example of kenpom stupidity to say they were the 4th best team in CUSA. They only were co regular season champs and won the tournament.
Sorry if this has already been posted but I just found out that Chris Mack was in Indianapolis this weekend to watch Trevon Bluiett play and he most likely has a meeting with Wellman.
Sorry if this has already been posted but I just found out that Chris Mack was in Indianapolis this weekend to watch Trevon Bluiett play and he most likely has a meeting with Wellman.
It's 1.5 guaranteed to 2028. And I didn't calculate the time value but the point is his job security at VCU is absurd. http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...smarts-new-contract-at-virginia-commonwealth/