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<blockquote data-quote="Techster" data-source="post: 140872" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>If a young coach comes to GT, gives us 5 good years where he makes THE tourney 4 out of 5 years and moves on to "bigger" things, I'm OK with that. That would mean he's elevated the job from where it is now, and we'll be able to spend more on the next guy. We'll be out of the CPH buyout, and there's more money to spend to find a higher tier coach. A coach has to have success to treat GT as a stepping stone...it's a win-win, IMO.</p><p></p><p>You never know, maybe the next guy comes to GT, has a lot of success, and realizes the tradeoffs between GT and a job like Kentucky or Indiana. Look at what happened to Tubby Smith and what's going on with Tom Crean. People are not happy simply making the tournament at those jobs. If you're not winning a national championship within 3 years, the burners on the hot plate you're coaching on are fired up. At GT, if you can win, the administration will pay enough for you to be in the top 5 coaches of salaries in the conference (if not more...just look at CPJ's contract for reference). Making the tourney would make you a hero, and getting to the second weekend every other tourney appearance would more than satisfy the fanbase. Any job is what you make of it. Duke wasn't Duke until Coach K got there, Florida wasn't much to talk about until Billy Donovan.</p><p></p><p>My point is, GT has all the ingredients for the next coach to be successful. It's not like taking the Vandy job in football or the Duke job football...where mountain is so high it's almost a career killer. History has shown the right guy can win BIG here and compete with any team in the country on the court.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Techster, post: 140872, member: 360"] If a young coach comes to GT, gives us 5 good years where he makes THE tourney 4 out of 5 years and moves on to "bigger" things, I'm OK with that. That would mean he's elevated the job from where it is now, and we'll be able to spend more on the next guy. We'll be out of the CPH buyout, and there's more money to spend to find a higher tier coach. A coach has to have success to treat GT as a stepping stone...it's a win-win, IMO. You never know, maybe the next guy comes to GT, has a lot of success, and realizes the tradeoffs between GT and a job like Kentucky or Indiana. Look at what happened to Tubby Smith and what's going on with Tom Crean. People are not happy simply making the tournament at those jobs. If you're not winning a national championship within 3 years, the burners on the hot plate you're coaching on are fired up. At GT, if you can win, the administration will pay enough for you to be in the top 5 coaches of salaries in the conference (if not more...just look at CPJ's contract for reference). Making the tourney would make you a hero, and getting to the second weekend every other tourney appearance would more than satisfy the fanbase. Any job is what you make of it. Duke wasn't Duke until Coach K got there, Florida wasn't much to talk about until Billy Donovan. My point is, GT has all the ingredients for the next coach to be successful. It's not like taking the Vandy job in football or the Duke job football...where mountain is so high it's almost a career killer. History has shown the right guy can win BIG here and compete with any team in the country on the court. [/QUOTE]
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