Matt Painter to Mizzou?

**goldmember** · 03-25-2011, 06:23 PM

There appears to be some smoke regarding Painter leaving Purdue for Mizzou.

**hawkeyeh8r** · 03-25-2011, 06:25 PM

link? or is the smoke coming out of your ***?

**goldmember** · 03-25-2011, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by hawkeyeh8r

link? or is the smoke coming out of your ***?

Painter may top Mizzou's list | Campus Corner

and it is my understanding that Painter's relationship with the Purdue AD isn't anything to write home about. The buyout isn't an extreme amount either.

**Cy's Taxi** · 03-25-2011, 06:32 PM

Not sure why he'd want to leave from a school perspective. Seems like a pretty lateral move, if not a downgrade to go to Missouri.

**CyCrazy** · 03-25-2011, 06:36 PM

I just don't see it happening. Purdue is a better job in my mind, unless Mizzou is going to pay him handsomely.

**gocubs2118** · 03-25-2011, 06:38 PM

I'd say Purdue is a better job. I would just hire Martin if I were Mizzou.

**Jack & Hilton** · 03-25-2011, 06:39 PM

People think he'd leave his alum for...Missouri?

**Cy's Taxi** · 03-25-2011, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by Jack & Hilton

People think he'd leave his alum for...Missouri?

Yeah... wasn't he guard for Purdue back in the day? I remember seeing one of those "he's back home" stories a few years ago...

**clone52** · 03-25-2011, 07:03 PM

I don't know how anyone would think Purdue is a better job than Missouri. While Indiana is down in the dumps, maybe, but Indiana will come back and then Purdue will be second fiddle in the state (maybe third, but Notre Dame is a football school). Missouri is the only thing in the state of Missouri.

**ISUCubswin** · 03-25-2011, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by clone52

I don't know how anyone would think Purdue is a better job than Missouri. While Indiana is down in the dumps, maybe, but Indiana will come back and then Purdue will be second fiddle in the state (maybe third, but Notre Dame is a football school). Missouri is the only thing in the state of Missouri.

If it were the 90's and we used your theory for football, would you not go to Florida because Florida State and Miami are better in the state?

**acgclone** · 03-25-2011, 07:19 PM

I hope that doesn't happen. I would like to see Quinn Snyder redux

**awd4cy** · 03-25-2011, 07:22 PM

Not happening

**jtd9046** · 03-25-2011, 07:46 PM

Probably an agent trying to get a raise for his client.

**MissouriFan** · 03-26-2011, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by jtd9046

Probably an agent trying to get a raise for his client.

Most likely.

When I first heard about Painter I dismissed it as impossible but now I'm not so sure. From what I understate Painter and his AD don't have the best relationship and even though Painter's contract was renegotiated last year his guaranteed salary is only 1.3 million. That's pretty low for a coach as accomplished as Painter. Missouri was willing to offer Anderson 2 million a year guaranteed base salary and would be willing to offer the same to Painter. Also Matt Painter is familiar with the St. Louis area from his time at SIUC.

I still think he will end up just getting a raise and staying at Purdue. He is from Indiana, Purdue is his alma mater, and Keady brought him back from SIUC to be the head coach there. But you never know. He would be a home run hire.

If Painter says no I hope we turn to Cuonzo Martin. He is currently the head coach at Missouri State. He is from the St. Louis area, was an assistant for 8 years under Gene Keady and Matt Painter, Keady's coaching tree so far has produced Bruce Weber, Steve Lavin, Kevin Stallings, and Matt Painter, he is supposedly well liked by the AAU coaches, known as a good recruiter, Missouri State has improved each year under him, he's young, and his teams play good defense. On the downside he has only been a head coach for three years and hasn't yet gotten his team to the NCAA tournament.