http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...-offer-its-unwise-to-target-a-list-candidates One reason why the coaching carousel rarely seems to bring any success to most teams involved other than what random variance would expect. I do think Barnes needed to go, but I'm glad we actually went out for an upgrade rather than just the usual "as long as we kick out the current guy we've turned against, we'll be fine" mindset that seems so pervasive these days.
Interesting that we get listed in the top-10 elite jobs category in basketball (North Carolina, Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, Indiana, Arizona, Texas, Ohio State, Louisville or UCLA). Those other nine teams can bring a lot of trophies to a party. I agree with your statement: I'm glad we actually went out for an upgrade rather than just the usual "as long as we kick out the current guy we've turned against, we'll be fine" mindset that seems so pervasive these days. I don't want to derail the thread, since Charlie Strong is seen in many different ways on here, but I wonder whether our hiring of Strong also fits that model of hiring a successful coach who wasn't running from anything, and I wonder whether it's a rarity in football, too.
If Shaka stays..... http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...-mike-dantoni-bill-self-shaka-smart-for-coach (just smoke blowin' imho)
