The Official Hire Chris Burke Thread.

[DeerPark12]

The closest UT has ever come to such a mistake was in Tennis.

A few years ago, locals were clamoring to hire Chris Woodruff. That Chris was a few years older than this Chris and had a little more success as a pro and colegian but Mike Hamilton (I can't believe I'm going to say this) made the right call and hire Sam Winterbottom who in turn kept Woodruff as an assistant coach.

That was Mike Hamilton's best hire to date.

I can't believe Hamilton would do the exact opposite in this case.

I think Woodruff would have been extremely successful as tennis coach, but no way of knowing if he would have had the success Sam has had.

The difference there was that Woodie had years of experience as both a volunteer and full-time assistant, in addition to his playing and private coaching.

If he really wants to do it, I can see Burke being very successful as a baseball coach. But not here as a head coach in 2011. There's a big difference between knowing the game and teaching the game.

The ability to teach the game is something that is developed over time, some never develop it. No one has it right away. Ask many of Raleigh's former players at Tennessee. Almost every former player I know will tell you that Raleigh knows the game of baseball very well. He knows what it takes to win, but just doesn't have the ability to teach it. It's something I hear over and over.

 

[GoVols2003]

I think Woodruff would have been extremely successful as tennis coach, but no way of knowing if he would have had the success Sam has had.

The difference there was that Woodie had years of experience as both a volunteer and full-time assistant, in addition to his playing and private coaching.

If he really wants to do it, I can see Burke being very successful as a baseball coach. But not here as a head coach in 2011. There's a big difference between knowing the game and teaching the game.

The ability to teach the game is something that is developed over time, some never develop it. No one has it right away. Ask many of Raleigh's former players at Tennessee. Almost every former player I know will tell you that Raleigh knows the game of baseball very well. He knows what it takes to win, but just doesn't have the ability to teach it. It's something I hear over and over.

I am correct in thinking that Burke's dad was/is a successful HS coach?

It does not matter in this debate, but I seem to remember him being one. St. X maybe..isn't that where Burke played HS?

 

[Zasnow]

nvm

 

[rockytop9808]

Player =/= good coach.