Marquette hires WOJO

[BillikensWin]

Even with success at MU, I don't necessarily see him returning to Duke as head coach when K retires. There are enough other guys in the Duke coaching tree that could be hired... Amaker, Collins, Capel, Dawkins. No reason to think that this won't be a long term hire.

Amaker: Bombed at Michigan
Collins: TBD but Northwestern is not a great place to build a resume
Capel: Bombed at OU
Dawkins: Doing well at Stanford

Krzyewski's coaching tree isn't that great and he's most likely retiring in 2-4 years (At 67 I can't imagine he'll stay for the 5+ he says). If Wojo does well; he and Dawkins will be the only two without a black mark on their resumes. Wojo would be in a great position to get the Duke job. Many at Duke have already thought of him as next in line since the day he started as an assistant.

Quin Snyder: Failed at everything.

[billyjack]

Quote from coach Wojo

“The fact that it’s a basketball conference, I love that,” he said. “And I don’t know how you couldn’t love that if you’re a basketball coach. A lot of times things are driven so much in today’s day and age by football. To come to a place where basketball is the thing, where there are so many storied traditions and great schools, is something that I’m incredibly excited about.”

This should be our conference slogan.
Plastered on the scrolling advertisement boards at halfcourt.

[hoyahooligan]

Even with success at MU, I don't necessarily see him returning to Duke as head coach when K retires. There are enough other guys in the Duke coaching tree that could be hired... Amaker, Collins, Capel, Dawkins. No reason to think that this won't be a long term hire.

Amaker: Bombed at Michigan
Collins: TBD but Northwestern is not a great place to build a resume
Capel: Bombed at OU
Dawkins: Doing well at Stanford

Krzyewski's coaching tree isn't that great and he's most likely retiring in 2-4 years (At 67 I can't imagine he'll stay for the 5+ he says). If Wojo does well; he and Dawkins will be the only two without a black mark on their resumes. Wojo would be in a great position to get the Duke job. Many at Duke have already thought of him as next in line since the day he started as an assistant.

Quin Snyder: Failed at everything.

And Dawkins only made the tournament for the 1st time in his 6th year at Stanford. Yes he had a good year this year making a run to the sweet 16 but they also barely made the tournament.

[homebrew101]

Jeff Capel did pretty good at VCU before taking over a messed up OK team (see Kelvin Sampson)

Those that question recruiting since "Duke recruits itself", stop and factor in that yes 5 star players go to Duke but remember there is still plenty of blueblood competition for those players.

[notkirkcameron]

Wojo was interviewed on the radio (Doug Gottlieb if I recall correctly). Got the obvious (and stupid) question of, in as many words, if he felt like a consolation prize after MU publicly got turned down by Shaka Smart.

"I probably wasn't my wife's first choice either."

What a great answer to a bullsh-- question. I like this guy already.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... n-kentucky

With Wojo hire, examining Coach K's coaching tree

Will Mike Krzyzewski disciple Steve Wojciechowski succeed as the new coach at Marquette? It's a reasonable question to ask.

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Which leads us to Wojciechowski. Wojo embodies all that is Duke and Coach K, but will it work at Marquette? It is hard to try and guard everyone when you don't have talent at every position, something Duke does as it tries to impose its will on you.

Keep in mind that Buzz Williams had a penchant for finding non-top 100 recruits and helping them become pros. But Buzz went the juco, unheralded route for many of his best players. Even the greatest player in Marquette's recent history (and probably entire history) Dwyane Wade was a prop 48 under the Tom Crean regime. Will Wojo find those type of guys?

Or will he recruit more like Mike Deane and Kevin O'Neill, who both did an excellent job of getting talent, but weren't lining up with McDonald's All-Americans. The Big East is a different dynamic in terms of perception and exposure and Wojo is likely to be dipping in the same pool as his close friend Chris Collins down at Northwestern. Will he play like Duke, or like Northwestern, or like Notre Dame?

While this unfolds, the race to be the next Duke head coach will be on and poppin', as many of the names above have a shot at some level, and perhaps in the neighborhood of five years to prove themselves.

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/wojo-hopes ... ncaab.html

Wojo hopes underclassmen will stick with Marquette - Associated Press

[Fieldhouse Flyer]

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