Everyone seems to think that we have to get the "proven name" because Smart was an up-and-comer who just couldn't get the job done. This just gives a bad name to other up-and-comers. There are plenty of other up-and-comers out there who aren't Shaka Smart that could do well given Texas' resources.
While I would love Donovan, that's probably not realistic. Marshall from Wichita State has always been a secret covet of mine, but his salary is already on par with Shaka's and it would be kind of a stretch.
Will Wade is a good name from a powerful program, but since he just got Shaq's son to commit, I doubt he wants to move on quite yet. Plus he's got that cloud of NCAA violations over his head. Chris Jans is a dude who obviously knows how to party, but I haven't seen anyone like that who can just come right in and make a team immediately better. I associate him with the "young guns" because he hasn't coached Division I a long time, but he's 50 years old. He probably won't get a look because of his drunken stupor video, but man we could use a little of whatever he's cooking. Craig Smith from Utah State also seems to be a guy who just "gets it" when it comes to turning around middling teams and making them better.
It might be a bit early for him, but McCasland from UNT also seems to know what he's doing. My biggest concern about him would be that he learned everything from Scott Drew, who I hate with a fiery passion, but that doesn't seem to be affecting Baylor's ability to stay ranked.
Last edited: Feb 18, 2020