Re: Lavin Out
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 9:16 pm
HoosierPal wrote:BEhomer wrote:you say you want change because you don't want to settle for mediocrity and the names i hear are hurley's and massiello's. they may be up and coming guys but still are vastly unproven as far as being able to recruit big time players and win games in the ncaa tourney. you will still be in wait n see mode for the next 2 years.
that's why i question this move unless you get pitino or donovan to come here.
I more than agree with you and glad you brought this up. Really, hiring a coach from Buffalo or Manhattan isn't more than a "safe hire". If you are looking for a grand slam with a current non-P5 coach, you are looking at Few, Marshall, Smart, or Miller. I have nothing against Hurley or Massiello, and hope they have fine careers. But they won't turn any heads. No current recruits remember Hurley at Duke. Their parents might, but they won't. Massiello is best remember for lying on his resume. A top assistant at one of the' blue blood schools' would bring more pizzaz.
Seriously?
Few? He's not going anywhere. Everyone knows that.
Marshall? He's from South Carolina. Fit in well in conservative Kansas. As hot as he is, do you really think that he's going to a Catholic school in NYC? I remember what a bad fit Rick Barnes was in Providence.
Shaka? Not coming. Rumored to have just turned down Tennessee for $3million.
Miller? Doubtful. He's got it made in Dayton. Why take on another rebuilding project in another Catholic school? I think that his sites are set higher than that if he's anything like his brother.