UK is a actually selling this as a promotion for Flint. So I guess Alexander got demoted? /s
Lucas was likely effectively demoted too, as he had been the recruiting coordinator.
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Lucas was likely effectively demoted too, as he had been the recruiting coordinator.
He was an important assistant under Self for many years. He has recruited McD AA. I would take him in a heartbeat. He is definitely a 9 because he checks so many boxes...maybe higher.
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AO stunk as a headache coach, but is am awesome assistant coach. Manning was nothing short of exceptional as an assistant coach and recruiter. Like I said, we should be ecstatic if we got someone of his caliber.
I wouldn't hire him as head coach, but definitely would as assistant coach. I say "definitely", but let me say, I would do an extensive bit of research to insure "all was well" in his recruiting. If that checked out I'd hire him, based on results.
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Recruiting for a blue blood is a bit different than otherwise. That said, he had an excellent run at KU.
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I just listened to Piper and Warner talking about both Chet and the promotion of Alexander. They both spoke very highly of Alexander, and I'm certainly okay with giving him a chance. Not a splashy name, but sounds like a very good basketball man, and very likable. Sounds like Antigua gave him a thumbs up as well.
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“Pushed out” a better term?
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And with the level they recruit at, that means there's not a lot of coaching going on, it would seem like to me.
Say what you want about his head coaching career, I would take him as an assistant in a heartbeat as well!
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Manning was available for Maryland!?
1) People were agitating at KY to re-hire Antigua when he became available years ago.
2) Five stars seem to go to winning programs. Last year was the first time since ~2006 that Illinois was seen as a winning program.
3) Brad's stated philosophy is to prefer 2-and-done or 3-and-done vs. 1-and-done. This may impact who the coaches recruit.
Disclaimer: I'm a huge fan on Antigua as an AC. His work at KY and IL was outstanding. I'm not sure how to interpret AO's head coaching stint. Being a head coach is a different job. Not every great AC will be a great head coach. Was this a fluke? A learning curve? Or is AO's skillset better suited to be an AC? I don't know.
Fans may have wanted him hired back at Kentucky, but Cal didn't do anything until 4 years later and Payne had left. And no other blue blood programs hired him. He's a good recruiter and I was pleased that Underwood hired him at Illinois and I wish he had stayed, but I don't think he's as great as many other fans do. I also think his recruiting at Kentucky was made easier by the extras that assistants can offer.
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I question his recruiting ability. He pulled in 5* at KU, but so have other assistants that have worked there. If he was a 9 as a recruiter, he would have had better talent at Wake and still be the head coach. Most assistants can pull in 5* talent at KU with the extras they can offer. His recruiting ability will be put to the test at Maryland.
I rate this current coaching thread at a 1*
Not sure of your point, but Manning was college teammates at Kansas with Maryland’s HC, so that may have been the only AC position Manning was willing to take.
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