So Memphis Will Hire Lon Kruger

#27
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hatvol96 said:
Memphis fans need to dial into reality. If they are actually remotely considering Scott Drew, Lon Kruger would be a Godsend. RC Johnson and Team FedEx screwed this up from the start by operating under the delusional belief that Tim Floyd was a viable option. That mistaken line of thinking led to them burning two plus days pursuing a coach who had zero interest in their job.
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Hat,

Since a "wow" hire isn't coming. What do you think about the idea of hiring Pastner, paying him $1 mill. a year + incentives +huge buyout? Kid can recruit, works his rear off, and knows basketball. He will be a star in 5-8 years. What does Memphis have to lose hiring him?
 
#28
#28
CALISKING said:
Hat,

Since a "wow" hire isn't coming. What do you think about the idea of hiring Pastner, paying him $1 mill. a year + incentives +huge buyout? Kid can recruit, works his rear off, and knows basketball. He will be a star in 5-8 years. What does Memphis have to lose hiring him?
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If you do that you are letting the world know that Memphis is 100% a stepping stone job.
 
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CALISKING said:
What does Memphis have to lose hiring him?
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Every last bit of stature the program has gained the last four years. Pastner might turn out to be a quality head coach, he might not. If I'm Memphis, I don't turn my program into a Head Coaching 101 class.
 
#32
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hatvol96 said:
Every last bit of stature the program has gained the last four years. Pastner might turn out to be a quality head coach, he might not. If I'm Memphis, I don't turn my program into a Head Coaching 101 class.
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Exactly.
 
#34
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hatvol96 said:
You people are acting as if Cal left to take the Mississippi State job.
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NOt at all, but what's too keep another successful coach from going to another "bigger" job.

I do have a question for you Hat, what is the likelyhood Memphis gets into a BCS conference now with Calipari gone (and an elite bball team for now)?
 
#35
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Gcrop said:
NOt at all, but what's too keep another successful coach from going to another "bigger" job.
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There aren't that many "bigger" jobs right now and they don't come open very often. If Urban Meyer left Florida for Notre Dame, does that make the position in Gainesville a "stepping stone?" Are the Miami Dolphins a "stepping stone" compared to the Alabama job? Did Kansas become a "stepping stone' job when Roy left for UNC? Memphis fans need a big dose of self esteem.
 
#36
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Gcrop said:
I do have a question for you Hat, what is the likelyhood Memphis gets into a BCS conference now with Calipari gone (and an elite bball team for now)?
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Not very likely, because nobody has room to expand. If I were in charge at Memphis, I'd be trying to get into the Mountain West.
 
#39
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hatvol96 said:
Not very likely, because nobody has room to expand. If I were in charge at Memphis, I'd be trying to get into the Mountain West.
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Granted they do go to UTEP and UCF but is that not a little far for travel expenses?
 
#41
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hatvol96 said:
True, but Memphis fans are acting like it's Florida Atlantic basketball.
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I agree there but I think they are very disappointed in the search so far and have gotten even more down than they were when "the UK coach" (per CALISKING) left.

I think some thought they could woo a big name coach into Memphis and it looks like it won't happen. I think it was a little dose of reality.
 
#42
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Gcrop said:
I agree there but I think they are very disappointed in the search so far and have gotten even more down than they were when "the UK coach" (per CALISKING) left.

I think some thought they could woo a big name coach into Memphis and it looks like it won't happen. I think it was a little dose of reality.
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How are Reggie Theus and Lon Kruger not big names?
 
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#44
Per Dan Wolken (Tiger beat writer):

Today was a very, very bad day for the Memphis coach search.

Here is why Scott Drew is not the Memphis coach right now, according to sources close to the negotiations.

Drew had an initial conversation with R.C. Johnson on Friday night. On Saturday, another conversation took place. The outline of a contract was discussed. Alan Graf, who was in communication with Drew throughout the day, kept telling Drew that he was the No. 1 guy and that Memphis was ready to get a deal done. Johnson, on the other hand, was sending different signals: “Hemming and hawing,” according to a source.

Meanwhile, Drew was under pressure from his athletic director, recruits and players who were calling to find out what was happening and whether he was going to Memphis. How could he be totally sure whether he was the No. 1 guy or not when the AD was “hemming and hawing?” Finally, Drew had enough and pulled out of the search. After he pulled out, Johnson made multiple attempts to call him back. But by then, it was done.

Whether you were in favor or against hiring Scott Drew at Memphis, this is not a coaching search running smoothly right now. In fact, its performance today appeared to be dysfunctional.
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#46
#46
hatvol96 said:
Anyone who thinks a day in which a program doesn't turn over the reigns to Scott Drew is a bad one isn't terribly well informed.
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FOr whatever reason Wolken was all over Drew's nuts and anti-Reggie Theus. I am not a big fan of Wolken regardless.

Here he is discussing the Reggie Theus vs Scott Drew argument:

The Memphis message boards and comments sections have been lit up with talk of Reggie Theus. I am somewhat baffled by this. Theus coached in college for two years at New Mexico State. His second year, he went 25-9 with an NCAA bid (it didn’t hurt that the conference tournament was on New Mexico State’s home floor that year). New Mexico State had three top-50 wins that year — against Nevada, and twice over Utah State, all at home. In his first year, Theus went 15-14. He didn’t stay long enough to prove whether he could recruit or not. He brought in some talented kids (albeit with big off-court problems) like Martin Iti and Herb Pope that other schools wouldn’t touch, but that wouldn’t give me a ton of confidence in his ability to recruit to Memphis.

This year alone, Scott Drew beat Providence, Arizona State, Washington State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Kansas, Texas, Georgetown and Virginia Tech. He signed a top-50 and two top-150 players for 2009, a top-50 and a top-100 player in 2008, a top-50 player in 2007 and three top-100 players in 2006.

Head-to-head, this is no comparison.
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#47
#47
Gcrop said:
FOr whatever reason Wolken was all over Drew's nuts and anti-Reggie Theus. I am not a big fan of Wolken regardless.

Here he is discussing the Reggie Theus vs Scott Drew argument:
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If he's backing Drew, chances are Wolken's some sort of religious zealot. That's about the extent of Drew's support base.
 
#48
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hatvol96 said:
If he's backing Drew, chances are Wolken's some sort of religious zealot. That's about the extent of Drew's support base.
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Well like he said, whether you were for or against the Drew hire, it sounds like things are not running smoothly with the search committee, internally. Not on the same page.
 
#49
#49
Gcrop said:
Well like he said, whether you were for or against the Drew hire, it sounds like things are not running smoothly with the search committee, internally. Not on the same page.
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That's what happens when a weak athletic director cedes his resposibilities to boosters.
 
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