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#351
#351
How about Donnie a Tyndall,Eric Musseleman or Mick Cronin? I would have put Richard Pitino( maybe next season)on the list but I don't think they will be in the dance this year and only has 2 years of being a head coach. Hart would need to hire someone in the tourney to satisfy the masses.
 
#352
#352
pdogg said:
How about Donnie a Tyndall,Eric Musseleman or Mick Cronin? I would have put Richard Pitino( maybe next season)on the list but I don't think they will be in the dance this year and only has 2 years of being a head coach. Hart would need to hire someone in the tourney to satisfy the masses.
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Cronin is at his alma mater, he's not going anywhere.
 
#354
#354
pdogg said:
What about the others I listed?
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I don't think too much of Tyndall. Better than what we got, but if he doesn't win c-USA this year that 0-2 at USM, and no appearances the last 3 years....not exactly trending up or a hot name IMO.

Musselman has never been a D1 coach, and has had 1 year on a college staff iirc? No thanks.
 
#355
#355
bleedingTNorange said:
I don't think too much of Tyndall. Better than what we got, but if he doesn't win c-USA this year that 0-2 at USM, and no appearances the last 3 years....not exactly trending up or a hot name IMO.

Musselman has never been a D1 coach, and has had 1 year on a college staff iirc? No thanks.
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I've brought Tyndall's name up before. He's doing well at USM but hasn't made the tourney there yet. Did a bang up job at Morehead though. Really feel he'd be a serious contender on Hart's list.

He's young, has multiple tourney appearances, had a guy drafted in the NBA and could probably get him on the cheap. He doesn't has the resume of a Buzz Williams, but like you've alluded to, Buzz would have to get paid here and I don't think we are there right now.
 
#356
#356
bleedingTNorange said:
Cronin is at his alma mater, he's not going anywhere.
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On Cronin, I just saw on TOS that he makes less base salary(1.25 million) than Zo does. With Cincinnati's success this year, he will make 2-2.5 million with all the bonuses in the contract. Tennessee can start out at 2.5 million base with him and go over 3 million on the bonus stuff. He has complained this season in the media about fan support. He has only had 3 games with over 10,000 fans show up!?? Imagine if Tennessee was 22-2, TBA would average 18k.
If a change is made, maybe he would be interested.
 
#357
#357
pdogg said:
On Cronin, I just saw on TOS that he makes less base salary(1.25 million) than Zo does. With Cincinnati's success this year, he will make 2-2.5 million with all the bonuses in the contract. Tennessee can start out at 2.5 million base with him and go over 3 million on the bonus stuff. He has complained this season in the media about fan support. He has only had 3 games with over 10,000 fans show up!?? Imagine if Tennessee was 22-2, TBA would average 18k.
If a change is made, maybe he would be interested.
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You don't think Cincinnati would offer a raise? You also think Hart is willing to pay more for a basketball coach than a football coach? I don't.

I don't think Hart will spend more than 2 on a coach.
 
#358
#358
bleedingTNorange said:
You don't think Cincinnati would offer a raise? You also think Hart is willing to pay more for a basketball coach than a football coach? I don't.

I don't think Hart will spend more than 2 on a coach.
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No way he spends more on a basketball coach. I'll eat my shoe.
 
#360
#360
Lawrence Frank.
Scott Skiles.
Ben Howland.
Nolan Richardson.
Larry Eustachy.
Tim Floyd.
Donnie Tyndall.
Michael White.
Tad Boyle.
Tim Miles.
Lon Kruger.

I would be willing to back one of those guys.
 
#363
#363
bleedingTNorange said:
Actually you're wrong, do your homework on some of the guys you listed.
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None of those guys have been a D1 head coach. You said you didn't want Musselman because he had no assistant experience AND no head coaching experience. Yes, the guys I listed have D1 experience as assistants, but they have never held head coaching jobs in D1, thereby disqualifying them.
 
#364
#364
New York City Vol said:
None of those guys have been a D1 head coach. You said you didn't want Musselman because he had no assistant experience AND no head coaching experience. Yes, the guys I listed have D1 experience as assistants, but they have never held head coaching jobs in D1, thereby disqualifying them.
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No. My post on Musselman was pointing to both. Atleast if you haven't been a D1 coach have some D1 experience is what I was saying...not that you have to have both.

Sorry if I worded that wrong, but that's what I meant.
 
#365
#365
This is Eric's 2nd year as an assistant coach at ASU in charge of the offense and player Developement. He's been doing it to learn the college game. 1st year there, they went from 61ppg to 72ppg. Big increase. This year, from 72 to 77ppg. Has head coaching experience in the CBA, USBL, NBDL and NBA.
 
#366
#366
pdogg said:
This is Eric's 2nd year as an assistant coach at ASU in charge of the offense and player Developement. He's been doing it to learn the college game. 1st year there, they went from 61ppg to 72ppg. Big increase. This year, from 72 to 77ppg. Has head coaching experience in the CBA, USBL, NBDL and NBA.
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Wouldn't be a bad hire, and better than what we've got from a schematic standpoint, but guys who don't know the college ropes worry me. A lot of pro guys can't handle the recruiting aspect and everything that goes into it.
 
#367
#367
I like a coach who has had experience in different styles and system with different head coaches. Zo has been in that same Purdue style as a player then 9 years as an assistant coach under Gene Keady then Matt Painter, then 3 years as a head coach. Musseleman has coached under Doc Rivers, Mike Fratello, Chuck Daly and Lon Kruger. Nice wide variety to learn under.
 
#368
#368
bleedingTNorange said:
Wouldn't be a bad hire, and better than what we've got from a schematic standpoint, but guys who don't know the college ropes worry me. A lot of pro guys can't handle the recruiting aspect and everything that goes into it.
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He would need to hire a highly thought of recruiter that knows the southeast. That has been another problem of Martin's is he brought his boys in from the midwest with no southern, especially ATL ties. They have worked hard to establish them and it's starting to pay off with guys like AJ Davis and this class. Mussleman could hire 2 big time recruiting assistant's and an X and O guy with college experience. I've noticed over the years that you will get cred with the recruits if you've been an NBA head coach. Even if you had a terrible record, the recruits still believe you know how to get them to the next level.
 
#369
#369
Chances are you've never heard of the next coach of the Vols. If you have heard of him, it would have been by accident.
 
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