Post by canislatrans on Mar 6, 2014 8:18:25 GMT -6
My 2 cents on the Mens BB Coaching:
1) David Herbster is not going to be short-changed on selection of a coach, for any program, but especially BB. The timing is never good, and it's also never really bad. Yeah, it didn't leave Herbster much choice for this season, but on the other hand it gives him plenty of time for the process for next season. He said at the time he would do a national search, and my guess is that he has done a lot of work on that during the course of the season.
2) Joey James is still coaching, and should, and I think will, be given a full evaluation, including the SL Tourney, which by the way, as I see it, the Yotes have a better shot this year than last at making some noise. We defeated all but the State schools, we were close in a game with each of them. We played Kansas State, Green Bay, Wyoming, Canisius very close. I know we have to get to the level, where we close these type of games out, but I agree with Joey, that we have a young team and in a 3-game season, hey, you never know!
3) I agree with other posters that Boots' late announced retirement didn't really provide such a great 'gift' to James in that he had a young team to work with in what is realistically a 1 year trial.
4) I think that recruiting, as is the case for all college coaches, will be the key in next coach selection. I don't know anything about James' impact on recruiting, nor any of the names mentioned in that regard, so I will just wait on that process.
One other note on Herbster, and the whole AD department. I have been pleasantly surprised about how responsive they are to emails, correspondence, and face-to-face contacts with me, just a humble, low-level Howling Pack member.
1) David Herbster is not going to be short-changed on selection of a coach, for any program, but especially BB. The timing is never good, and it's also never really bad. Yeah, it didn't leave Herbster much choice for this season, but on the other hand it gives him plenty of time for the process for next season. He said at the time he would do a national search, and my guess is that he has done a lot of work on that during the course of the season.
2) Joey James is still coaching, and should, and I think will, be given a full evaluation, including the SL Tourney, which by the way, as I see it, the Yotes have a better shot this year than last at making some noise. We defeated all but the State schools, we were close in a game with each of them. We played Kansas State, Green Bay, Wyoming, Canisius very close. I know we have to get to the level, where we close these type of games out, but I agree with Joey, that we have a young team and in a 3-game season, hey, you never know!
3) I agree with other posters that Boots' late announced retirement didn't really provide such a great 'gift' to James in that he had a young team to work with in what is realistically a 1 year trial.
4) I think that recruiting, as is the case for all college coaches, will be the key in next coach selection. I don't know anything about James' impact on recruiting, nor any of the names mentioned in that regard, so I will just wait on that process.
One other note on Herbster, and the whole AD department. I have been pleasantly surprised about how responsive they are to emails, correspondence, and face-to-face contacts with me, just a humble, low-level Howling Pack member.