Justin Gainey possibly gone

[BurninOrange]

To Highpoint to be the next head coach. Any thoughts about possible replacements for him?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Don't care who it is as long as they can teach players how to put a ball in a round hoop.

 

[BurninOrange]

Maybe we make a run at Jai Lucas again.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Need an elite recruiter

 

[i2amavol]

Not a knock on any one coach, but I just have the impression that our assistant coaches took a step back in the last year or two. Obviously, we need better offensive development, but also better game planning and maybe a bit better recruiting as well. Too many big misses.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Unless they allow coaches to play and we hire a guy that can score , I don’t care who they hire

 

[vol94]

Someone who is offensive minded who can help recruit athletic players. We lack athleticism on this roster.

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

Wouldn’t mind hiring Desmond Oliver back

 

[RockyTopTexas]

Michigan didn't make it.. we can snag their assistant coach Saddie Washington. good with bigs

 

[Lankykong]

Need an elite recruiter

I would rather have a great Xs and Os offensive coordinator type if they were out there. Rod Clark has recruited well

 

[Lankykong]

Someone who is offensive minded who can help recruit athletic players. We lack athleticism on this roster.

Mashack, ZZ, and Jefferson are plenty athletic. Phillips was before he was injured. I don’t think that was our problem.

 

[CAVPUT]

Someone who is offensive minded who can help recruit athletic players. We lack athleticism on this roster.

You think Barnes will get an offensive mind? He'll double down on defense and get a guy who shares his philosophies. Don't forget that Texas wanted him to make staff changes to help with their stagnant offense and he refused and was fired as a result. Now, 8 years later, do you really expect change from this guy when he's got a combined 25 years of history at Texas and UT that says otherwise? Come on. Leopards don't change their spots and neither will Barnes. Accept who and what he is until he A-retires or B-gets fired.

 

[CAVPUT]

Mashack, ZZ, and Jefferson are plenty athletic. Phillips was before he was injured. I don’t think that was our problem.

We've had shooters. We've had athletes. Problem is that we can't seem to find guys who are both.

 

[vol94]

Mashack, ZZ, and Jefferson are plenty athletic. Phillips was before he was injured. I don’t think that was our problem.

I’m referring to this yrr’s roster. ZZ wasn’t able to consistently go to rack. Phillips neither, even before the injury. Hence our scoring droughts.

 

[vol94]

You think Barnes will get an offensive mind? He'll double down on defense and get a guy who shares his philosophies. Don't forget that Texas wanted him to make staff changes to help with their stagnant offense and he refused and was fired as a result. Now, 8 years later, do you really expect change from this guy when he's got a combined 25 years of history at Texas and UT that says otherwise? Come on. Leopards don't change their spots and neither will Barnes. Accept who and what he is until he A-retires or B-gets fired.

I’m hopeful he will. If he doesn’t then nothing will change. It’s difficult to get to the final four but the matchups were in our favor this post season.

 

[Mccage]

We shoot poorly around the basket. Our offensive game within 5 feet of the basket needs a lot of work. We need someone badly who can address this.

 

[Volfan1000]

To Highpoint to be the next head coach. Any thoughts about possible replacements for him?

Barnes should hire a recruiter and offensive savant that can bring some fresh ideas to the program in 2024 if Gainey gets the High Point job.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Barnes offense (Inside out) depends on having an athletic big man who is both a scorer and a good passer, and also plays good defense. He doesn't have one of those. The new assistant needs to recruit and coach a guy like that.