I get it, but Prohm was successful at Murray State and McDermitt was successful at UNI. Unfortunately, a coach‘s record at their prior school is not always predictive of how they will do at their next gig.
POLL: TJ or Field
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That’s true but we probably wouldn’t have hired Prohm or McDermott if they were unsuccessful at their prior jobs. I think there’s a better chance of success if you hire a coach that had success at his prior job.
Then you hire someone who has plenty of experience in the head coaching seat at this level. Being an assistant and "knowing" all about this level of basketball means absolutely nothing. Wayne Morgan probably is the poster boy for high level recruiting and assistant experience with his years at Syracuse during the Big East hey day. And he was canned with a winning record. So either do that.....or play the percentages and get the mid major with the best resume. That's all you can do.
What if there is a coach with a top XC runner as a kid?
My source at Hy-Vee told me Dana Altman is in play.
No idea what the jimlad is for because my source at Fareway dropped the same name.
I want whoever will make CW and co cover basketball. The last couple years felt like we were scraping the barrel for bball content.
I’lol join in on not being too fired up about TJ. If there was no Iowa State connection no one would be mentioning the guy who is .500 at UNLV and arguably underachieved at SDSU with a generational player at that level.
Here’s to hoping if it is him we can resurrect this thread in a few years and laugh at myself and others who doubted him.
Here’s to hoping if it is him we can resurrect this thread in a few years and laugh at myself and others who doubted him.
TJ's "rebuild the right way" may or may not be on schedule at UNLV, but it's exceeded the patience level of those Attention Span Theatre types in Vegas.
The same approach might benefit from more goodwill and patience and Ames, but then, after Prohm, might not.
The choices here should be:'
Moser
The Field.
The same approach might benefit from more goodwill and patience and Ames, but then, after Prohm, might not.
The choices here should be:'
Moser
The Field.
Dennis Gates, is the man I want. Turned around the dumpster fire at Cleveland state in two seasons. Amazing recruiter and has a great personality like Matt Campbell.(culture builder, and motivational)
You need to hire him this year because I think he will be the top candidate in the nation by next year.
You need to hire him this year because I think he will be the top candidate in the nation by next year.
So far there are 115 comments, and 350 people have voted on this poll. 17.5% want TJ. Hard for me to believe that the people who have access to Jamie's ear would be to thrilled on a TJ hire.
TJ also went in to UNLV and cleaned house. Using two years (one being a friggin pandemic year) to determine if TJ can coach just seems really lazy.
I think he may be the best all around candidate we could get, but the risk is that he has not done it for very long. I agree that it may not matter, he is going to be the hottest option next year if somebody doesn't take him now. And maybe he prefers that.
i tend to agree
but if jp is good friends with tj, how many top boosters are fond of him as well?
I misread the poll question because I voted field. Though it was who we thought it would be.
Guess I'm in the big time minority here:
Want: TJ
Will be: Field
Nobody mentioned in the 'field' really intrigues me other than maybe DeVries and I don't know enough about him and the Drake program yet. I don't want an old-timer like Altman or Belein and am rather soured on the mid-major hot shot after Prohm. Don't think Fred would put himself through it again, nor would I want him to.
I somehow missed what everyone's knock is on TJ other than he's friends with Jamie. I remembered he was pretty well liked here and people thought he kind of got the shaft at the time both Fred and Steve were hired.
TJ is a great recruiter, who has had success at a mid-major and experience at a larger school that has a basketball history. I don't think he's had time to show what he can achieve at UNLV yet.
Guess I'm in the big time minority here:
Want: TJ
Will be: Field
Nobody mentioned in the 'field' really intrigues me other than maybe DeVries and I don't know enough about him and the Drake program yet. I don't want an old-timer like Altman or Belein and am rather soured on the mid-major hot shot after Prohm. Don't think Fred would put himself through it again, nor would I want him to.
I somehow missed what everyone's knock is on TJ other than he's friends with Jamie. I remembered he was pretty well liked here and people thought he kind of got the shaft at the time both Fred and Steve were hired.
TJ is a great recruiter, who has had success at a mid-major and experience at a larger school that has a basketball history. I don't think he's had time to show what he can achieve at UNLV yet.
Lol this is an online poll in which TJ was in a runoff vs the other 7 billion people on earth.
