[Redacted] taking the Wake Forest job wasn't too terribly different from Haith taking the Missouri job. Probably not a huge bump in pay despite higher expectations, but more security. [Redacted] probably had 2 more seasons to Haith's 1 though.
[Redacted] taking the Wake Forest job wasn't too terribly different from Haith taking the Missouri job. Probably not a huge bump in pay despite higher expectations, but more security. [Redacted] probably had 2 more seasons to Haith's 1 though.
I feel dumber having read this thread.
I couldn't believe that the old staff was staying in place when Bz came. Terrible decision by Wellman. Possibly a worse decision than hiring Bz in the first place. You don't pick out a man's family, and that is exactly what Wellman did.
Probably need to pump the brakes a tad on the Wes Miller jockeying, but the past few pages of this thread have featured the most reasonable discussion I've read to date on this board about [Redacted] and Wellman.
When you leave Colorado for Wake Forest..you're leaving because it's a job promotion.
jaybone, as wrong as you've been and continue to be, I still read your posts. If you want to put me on ignore, I have no problem with that.
Having gone back through the thread, Wes Miller might make a great hire ... in two or three years after he's gone out recruiting for a few years. Then he's your 31/32 year old hire a la Coach K and Dean. But I don't think you have to fear K or Roy leaving in the next two years and Duke is going to hand their coaching job to someone whose name ends in a vowel.
Or ... if Battle leaves, maybe he is a guy you bring in as an assistant, if he'd take the job.
That's a reason to come, but it isn't the only reason to come given [Redacted]'s situation (3 losing seasons in a row, the prospect of not having the pieces to compete at a high level despite a returning Big 12 ROY), especially from a guy who spent 8-9 years living in the Denver area.
Again, it isn't at all unlike Haith. He basically took identical money, but lowered his risk a bit.
At the time [Redacted] left CU, there was no indication the Buffaloes wouldn't be staying in the B12. CU was the least attractive school for basketball in that conference.
Plus the state of Colorado rarely produces (yes it happened this year) Top 100 players. This makes it even more difficult to recruit there.
Haith basically had to leave Miami and got bailed out. The combination of the ongoing investigation and his failure to do anything with the program made his demise pretty much inevitable. He got very lucky.
A lot more kids would like to Miami for school than Boulder.
To be hoenst with you, I was stunned he got the Mizzou job after his tenure at Miami. Plus Haith had been at Miami much longer than [Redacted] had been at CU.
Having gone back through the thread, Wes Miller might make a great hire ... in two or three years after he's gone out recruiting for a few years. Then he's your 31/32 year old hire a la Coach K and Dean. But I don't think you have to fear K or Roy leaving in the next two years and Duke is going to hand their coaching job to someone whose name ends in a vowel.
Or ... if Battle leaves, maybe he is a guy you bring in as an assistant, if he'd take the job.
I was too. I was almost certain that it was NCAA or bust for Haith this year.
All I am saying is that an increased level of security might have played a major role in [Redacted]'s decision to move across the country for probably not much more money. If you disagree then agree to disagree.