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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 939573" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>I'm cautiously optimistic about this hire.</p><p>It was definitely a little out of the box, but also was clearly what Batt wanted.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=twitter]1635513443682795521[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>This is a much more experienced coach than I expected us to go after.</p><p>NBA experience, asst experience at 2 different high major type schools.</p><p>HC experience at a very hard to win at mid-major.</p><p></p><p>The last point may be the most important to me right now. Saw a comment recently where it was said you should pay alot of attention to the type of place a coach had to coach at rather than just looking at the record. Not every coach is going to be a good fit at every stop. </p><p>So for a coach coming to GT (which has a reputation in the industry as a relatively hard P5 job to coach at), getting someone who understands coaching at a tough place is likely a plus.</p><p></p><p>If a coach wins big at a place where multiple coaches have won big, you have to take into account how much of the winning is due to the coach and how much due to the place. Had never really thought like that before but it makes some sense.</p><p></p><p>I have no idea if this is going to be a single, double, HR or a whiff - but i'm happy that Batt seemed to know exactly what he wanted to do and went out and got it done quickly.</p><p>This is the first time since the Hewitt hire that we hired someone that the fans of his previous employer were sad to see him leave.</p><p></p><p>I would also expect that given his relationship with Pastner (which is pretty ironic), that if any of the current players ask Pastner about Stoudamire that they are likely to get positive feedback. Makes it more likely we keep players we want to keep.</p><p></p><p>I have no expectations until we see who leaves and who is brought in, as well as who is hired as assts. After that all settles down this summer than i'll start thinking about expectations.</p><p>His hire is almost certainly going to create a higher profile in the media for GT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 939573, member: 1776"] I'm cautiously optimistic about this hire. It was definitely a little out of the box, but also was clearly what Batt wanted. [MEDIA=twitter]1635513443682795521[/MEDIA] This is a much more experienced coach than I expected us to go after. NBA experience, asst experience at 2 different high major type schools. HC experience at a very hard to win at mid-major. The last point may be the most important to me right now. Saw a comment recently where it was said you should pay alot of attention to the type of place a coach had to coach at rather than just looking at the record. Not every coach is going to be a good fit at every stop. So for a coach coming to GT (which has a reputation in the industry as a relatively hard P5 job to coach at), getting someone who understands coaching at a tough place is likely a plus. If a coach wins big at a place where multiple coaches have won big, you have to take into account how much of the winning is due to the coach and how much due to the place. Had never really thought like that before but it makes some sense. I have no idea if this is going to be a single, double, HR or a whiff - but i'm happy that Batt seemed to know exactly what he wanted to do and went out and got it done quickly. This is the first time since the Hewitt hire that we hired someone that the fans of his previous employer were sad to see him leave. I would also expect that given his relationship with Pastner (which is pretty ironic), that if any of the current players ask Pastner about Stoudamire that they are likely to get positive feedback. Makes it more likely we keep players we want to keep. I have no expectations until we see who leaves and who is brought in, as well as who is hired as assts. After that all settles down this summer than i'll start thinking about expectations. His hire is almost certainly going to create a higher profile in the media for GT. [/QUOTE]
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