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Dumb post is dumb.
Most talented? lol
Missed 3 straight NCAAT, no thanks.
He's not bad, but I just think there's a lot better options.jmo
Southern Miss had a 33 RPI was 27-6 and 1-1 against the top 50. Their strength of schedule was bad but it's hard to get big name schools to come play at your place. Just saying at a place like that, it's not so cut and dry about making or not making the NCAA Tourney.
Probably pretty realistic candidate
Building off my last post...
Hart has a decision to make, assuming Tennessee loses to Iowa of even to UMASS. Martin has done much better than many other coaches at Tennessee have done, however he hasn't done better than the coach he followed did, and that's the issue many understandably have.
They saw Tennessee struggle for years, be a NIT team, once in awhile NCAAT team, and once a decade make a run in the NCAAT team. Pearl came along and it was consistent tourneys, runs every other year, and quite honestly a top 20 program annually.
Does Hart say, you know what, let's do whatever we can in our power to get us back to that top 20 annual program? Or does he say, NCAAT 2/4 years is good with me, a run 1/5 would suffice my expectations?
Point being...if you're not gonna go out and hire a big name guy, someone proven, someone that is as close to a sure thing as there is, then why make a move? I wouldn't make a move to just make a move, I wouldn't fire a 20 win a year guy coming off a NCAAT appearance for a coach with a similar resume.
Jmo
Good post BTO. It's going to be interesting.
What if Hart offers him an extension on the condition he revamps his staff with an ace recruiter and/or a seasoned offensive mind?
Hart is really at a crossroads here because if you keep him, you have to extend him. And IMO you can't fire him next year if you keep him when you know good and well next year is a rebuilding year and likely not a tourney team. So IMO, the choice may be fire him or give him a raise and a 2 year extension.
Has anyone even considered hiring Bruce Pearl? I think he can coach again next year....
It would seem there's an opening on his staff right? Fancher and Pancratz left, all he did was promote a guy who was already on his staff, to the best of my knowledge nobody else was hired.
I have had an issue with the assistants for awhile, and have said as much. That definitely an option that Hart has, I'm not sure what Zo's response would be. What if he says no? Fire him and see what you can bring in?