Bo had announced his retirement the preceding summer and stated publicly that he wanted Gard to succeed him. He then vacillated about it and began to coach in the fall, then retired in December. Not a comparable situation, IMO. They'd been to the FF the two preceding seasons.
Only comparable if both moves were to improve the chance of getting their preferred choice in the spot
Which is entirely possible. I hope Turgeon lands a good coaching job elsewhere.
Exactly
The Turgeon ending at MD - a goat-rope.
MBB on The Boneyard's a fun read right now
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not sure his contract situation, but they have a good history and can find a good replacement. Lots of possible transfer pick ups if he gets canned.
Shows just because someone played in the NBA and gets good recruits does not equal wins
They are in major financial trouble as a university and are still paying Tubby Smith until next year, so I doubt they pay the buyout owed to Penny along with the money to bring in another high profile coach.
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I know Martelli was there to help Howard adapt to college differences, but do we really think he can’t run practices or game manage? He was an nba assistant.Hot Seat Report - 21 College Basketball Coaches on the Hot Seat
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Bruce Weber (KSU 10-8) , Jeff Capel (Pitt 7-12) , Tom Crean (GA 5-14) and Bobby Hurley (ASU 6-10). Should be interesting to see who is new coach at these places.
Hardway is bad 10-8 but at least he recruits well. He needs to hire a former head coach to run practices and help him game manage (see Phil Martelli 30 years HC at St Joseph who runs things for Juwon at Michigan).
Maybe somebody will recycle Greg Marshall from Wichita State. He was on everybody's list a few years ago. Bruce Pearl and Kelvin Sampson got 2nd chances. Pitino is back at Iona. If you win it does not appear to matter what you did wrong.
Yeah, Howard ran the "duck and cover" drill like nobody else.
I think that misunderstands Hardaway's status there. He is not going to get fired. Memphis' last several hires have not gone well and they have financial motivation to make this work. They are also at a stage of "if this doesn't work, what will?" Moving on from Penny isn't a good option. He's well respected there and among many summer programs and high schools. He brings in recruits. Just gotta find a way to make it work. Starting over with another coach isn't likely to get them moving the right direction any quicker. This is Penny, sink or swim. Penny doesn't leave this job unless it is a resignation.
They hired a guy with no experience because he is a local legend. He cheated to get those stud recruits, and now that everyone can pay players, recruiting doesn't look so promising. They ran a potential Hall of Fame coach in Tubby Smith out after 2 years. Memphis did this themselves.
