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Coaching Carousel 5 - You have to look through the rain to see the rainbow
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<blockquote data-quote="lv20gt" data-source="post: 689854" data-attributes="member: 2299"><p>First off there wasn't a choice. Johnson retired and we had to hire a new staff. We had a competitive offer to Collins but it was hardly a break the bank kind of deal in comparison to the rest of the league. Even then, the situation of transition out of the triple option likely drove up the price, and certainly payed a part in the length of the contract. </p><p></p><p>Second, not sure why you think it's cheaper to get to elite in basketball. In the last hiring cycle we went after Chris Mack and weren't given the time of day. He was given a 7 year 4 mil per year contract at UL That isn't cheaper. And that is the level of hire we would need to reliably improve as quick as some people think. There seems to be this pervasive thought that we just have to find the "right" under the radar mid major coach who has yet to prove themselves and they'll come in, recruit great, coach great, and we'll be back into the sweet 16 no problem. </p><p></p><p>But when was the last time an ACC team made a hire like that and it turned out great? Larranaga I guess. Most of the success of recent hires has come from guys like Buzz Williams, Bennett, and Mack while guys like Pastner, Gregory, Keatts, Bzdelik, Manning, Lieto, etc struggle and eventually get fired. If we keep going cheap on the hire we're very likely to remain where we are. </p><p></p><p>If we want to compete we have to make a hire that screams we are going to compete, not whispers we hope things work out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lv20gt, post: 689854, member: 2299"] First off there wasn't a choice. Johnson retired and we had to hire a new staff. We had a competitive offer to Collins but it was hardly a break the bank kind of deal in comparison to the rest of the league. Even then, the situation of transition out of the triple option likely drove up the price, and certainly payed a part in the length of the contract. Second, not sure why you think it's cheaper to get to elite in basketball. In the last hiring cycle we went after Chris Mack and weren't given the time of day. He was given a 7 year 4 mil per year contract at UL That isn't cheaper. And that is the level of hire we would need to reliably improve as quick as some people think. There seems to be this pervasive thought that we just have to find the "right" under the radar mid major coach who has yet to prove themselves and they'll come in, recruit great, coach great, and we'll be back into the sweet 16 no problem. But when was the last time an ACC team made a hire like that and it turned out great? Larranaga I guess. Most of the success of recent hires has come from guys like Buzz Williams, Bennett, and Mack while guys like Pastner, Gregory, Keatts, Bzdelik, Manning, Lieto, etc struggle and eventually get fired. If we keep going cheap on the hire we're very likely to remain where we are. If we want to compete we have to make a hire that screams we are going to compete, not whispers we hope things work out. [/QUOTE]
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