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Archie Miller is an excellent choice and I hear that his family doesn't like Dayton!
 
If Marshall is off the table, my top five would be...

1. Shaka Smart - He is the only other "available" coach who is in the top 5 in wins in the NCAA over the last 5 years. I don't care that he coaches at VCU, he has proven over a long period that he knows what he is doing.

2. Tom Crean - I think that if IU doesn't want him anymore, and we do, that a mutual agreement could be worked out to work around the buyout. I think Crean has done a pretty good job at IU, seeing as he was recovering from the Kelvin Sampson era. I think his style of offense/defense would be wonderful at UA.

3. Bobby Hurley - I think he is one of the smartest young coaches in the game, and will eventually be one of the best coaches in the nation. He is one of the Coach K disciples most suited to be a program builder (along with WoJo).

4. Steve Lavin - Talk about premature firing, Lavin was coaching at a once prestigious basketball school (St. Johns) with a dwindling recruiting ground (NYC) and still was competitive every year. In 12 full years as a head coach (he took one year of recovering from cancer), he was 9 NCAA tourney trips and 2 NIT trips...with only 1 losing season. I think he ends up out west (ASU perhaps), but he would be a good hire.

5. Any number of mid major coaches - From Michael White at La Tech, to Ben Jacobson at UNI, and a myriad of others...there are a ton of mid-major coaches we could toss money at. The problem is, none of them are as proven as Marshall, or have the pedigree of Hurley, or the experience of some of the others perhaps. We might hit a homerun, or we might end up in the same position.

I could make the list longer, but I left off guys who I figure aren't moving this offseason (Prohm and Miller), who are WAY too long shots (Brad Stevens isn't leaving the NBA, and Mike Anderson has his job at Arkansas), or guys who are proven coaches but I would rather not see them at UA (Barnes...no thanks).
 
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Bobby Hurley has agreed to an extension, but not signed.

Matt0424 said:
If Marshall is off the table, my top five would be...

1. Shaka Smart - He is the only other "available" coach who is in the top 5 in wins in the NCAA over the last 5 years. I don't care that he coaches at VCU, he has proven over a long period that he knows what he is doing.

2. Tom Crean - I think that if IU doesn't want him anymore, and we do, that a mutual agreement could be worked out to work around the buyout. I think Crean has done a pretty good job at IU, seeing as he was recovering from the Ralph Sampson era. I think his style of offense/defense would be wonderful at UA.

3. Bobby Hurley - I think he is one of the smartest young coaches in the game, and will eventually be one of the best coaches in the nation. He is one of the Coach K disciples most suited to be a program builder (along with WoJo).

4. Steve Lavin - Talk about premature firing, Lavin was coaching at a once prestigious basketball school (St. Johns) with a dwindling recruiting ground (NYC) and still was competitive every year. In 12 full years as a head coach (he took one year of recovering from cancer), he was 9 NCAA tourney trips and 2 NIT trips...with only 1 losing season. I think he ends up out west (ASU perhaps), but he would be a good hire.

5. Any number of mid major coaches - From Michael White at La Tech, to Ben Jacobson at UNI, and a myriad of others...there are a ton of mid-major coaches we could toss money at. The problem is, none of them are as proven as Marshall, or have the pedigree of Hurley, or the experience of some of the others perhaps. We might hit a homerun, or we might end up in the same position.

I could make the list longer, but I left off guys who I figure aren't moving this offseason (Prohm and Miller), who are WAY too long shots (Brad Stevens isn't leaving the NBA, and Mike Anderson has his job at Arkansas), or guys who are proven coaches but I would rather not see them at UA (Barnes...no thanks).
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Matt0424 said:
If Marshall is off the table, my top five would be...

1. Shaka Smart - He is the only other "available" coach who is in the top 5 in wins in the NCAA over the last 5 years. I don't care that he coaches at VCU, he has proven over a long period that he knows what he is doing.

2. Tom Crean - I think that if IU doesn't want him anymore, and we do, that a mutual agreement could be worked out to work around the buyout. I think Crean has done a pretty good job at IU, seeing as he was recovering from the Ralph Sampson era. I think his style of offense/defense would be wonderful at UA.

3. Bobby Hurley - I think he is one of the smartest young coaches in the game, and will eventually be one of the best coaches in the nation. He is one of the Coach K disciples most suited to be a program builder (along with WoJo).

4. Steve Lavin - Talk about premature firing, Lavin was coaching at a once prestigious basketball school (St. Johns) with a dwindling recruiting ground (NYC) and still was competitive every year. In 12 full years as a head coach (he took one year of recovering from cancer), he was 9 NCAA tourney trips and 2 NIT trips...with only 1 losing season. I think he ends up out west (ASU perhaps), but he would be a good hire.

5. Any number of mid major coaches - From Michael White at La Tech, to Ben Jacobson at UNI, and a myriad of others...there are a ton of mid-major coaches we could toss money at. The problem is, none of them are as proven as Marshall, or have the pedigree of Hurley, or the experience of some of the others perhaps. We might hit a homerun, or we might end up in the same position.

I could make the list longer, but I left off guys who I figure aren't moving this offseason (Prohm and Miller), who are WAY too long shots (Brad Stevens isn't leaving the NBA, and Mike Anderson has his job at Arkansas), or guys who are proven coaches but I would rather not see them at UA (Barnes...no thanks).
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I also like Tom Crean.....but I think he was recovering from the Kelvin Sampson era. If he had had Ralph Sampson I suspect he would be pretty popular in Indiana right now. :)
 
imauafan said:
If the Koch brothers were going to shell out large sums of money for the sole purpose of keeping Marshall at WSU they would have already done so. Marshall has been offered more money several times by other schools and turned them down. Anyone in their right mind would know that the offers will keep coming in and will increase over time. If they wanted to lock him down by offering huge sums of money they would already have done so, IMHO. Typically (not always, but typically) donors such as the Koch brothers do not donate their money to people but for buildings that will bear their name. Plus, the Koch brothers cannot touch the SEC Network. I don't think (myself included, until recently) have understood the impact that the SEC Network will have on member schools to be able to recruit as well as provide additional funds. I think the SEC is about to become a very competitive basketball conference.
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"Others cannot reconcile the image of the Kochs as a sinister political force with their impression of Charles Koch as a regular guy who shows up at Shocker games with his family and meets once a year with Mr. Marshall, the coach, for a “state of the program” discussion."

This tells me that Charles Koch is already shelling out large sums of money to keep Marshall. Doubt if "Mr. Marshall" leaves those meetings empty handed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/us/koch-brothers-donate-heavily-in-kansas.html
 
Sometimes I think there are a few universally accepted truisms in the world -- things everyone would understand and agree to. And then I come here and see people suggesting Pastner...
 
WMack4Bama said:
Not sure if this has already been discussed, but umm...in terms of them being able to match the money..

Yeah

about

that

But in any event, call me a skeptic...but I just don't see Marshall coming here. The national perception of us is a lot different than our perception of ourselves. I think he stays put.
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Fortunately for us, Marshalls opinion is all that matters.
 
For those of you that are more in the know, will we know if Marshall turns it down or will we find out by the announcement of another name? Still hopeful since there has been no news that I's are being dotted and T's crossed for Marshall, but just curious.
 
Harmost said:
Sometimes I think there are a few universally accepted truisms in the world -- things everyone would understand and agree to. And then I come here and see people suggesting Pastner...
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I think half the people in Memphis would gladly help him pack. Maybe more than half.
 
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