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Posted on 3/19/15 at 7:11 pm to CapstoneGrad06
Poster on BOL said he heard Fine baum say that Bama will make an offer to Marshall that may be hard for him to turn down no matter how much he loves Wichita State. He also stated that Nick Saban will be part of the process.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 8:18 pm to Rizzy
Posted on 3/19/15 at 8:25 pm to crimson crazy
I really don't want Greg Marshall. Just like hiring Anthony Grant all over again IMO. We need someone who is a proven national recruiter.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 8:33 pm to Tide or Die87
How is this like hiring Grant? Grant had three years before we hired him. Marshall has 17 seasons and has had some solid performances at Wichita State. I'd imagine he'd be in a better recruiting position here as well.
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Posted on 3/19/15 at 8:37 pm to Tide or Die87
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I really don't want Greg Marshall. Just like hiring Anthony Grant all over again IMO. We need someone who is a proven national recruiter.
Go look at his tournament record. There is nothing remotely close to Grant.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 9:26 pm to Tide or Die87
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I really don't want Greg Marshall. Just like hiring Anthony Grant all over again IMO. We need someone who is a proven national recruiter.
Other than being a hell of basketball a coach ?
Posted on 3/19/15 at 9:28 pm to Tide or Die87
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:36 pm to Bryant91092
Please God let us get Marshall. Back up the truck. Drop mad stacks. Do what we gotta do.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:41 pm to rolltide32
No different from Grant when we hired him IMO. Mid Major is very different IMO. If he can recruit im all for it.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 10:46 pm to rolltide32
Marshall would be a very good hire. But is he worth $4 million? I'm not sure. I think he has very little upside. What you see is what you get: a very solid fundamental coach who will get us into the tourney yearly, and make it to the Sweet Sixteen most years but probably no further. He won't recruit superstar players just solid team basketball guys. Now that's a helluva lot better than what we've had, but couldn't we get the same performance from Miller or Jacobson for a lot less money and a higher upside? I don't think either of those guys have peaked. I think Marshall has. I may be totally off base here, but that's the way I see it. Marshall would be a good hire, get us on the cusp of greatness, but never over the hump. He wouldn't be a bust, but I don't think he's the grand slam some think he is. Miller and the other guys are much riskier, but there's the potential for better rewards as I see more upside to them.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 11:07 pm to phil4bama
Everybody wanted Grant when he was at VCU. Its going to take more than Xs and Os. Is he going to promote the program or is he going to shut everyone out like Grant.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 11:08 pm to Tide or Die87
Nevermind see a lot of video on youtube. One video of him is a lot more than ive ever heard from Grant the whole time he has been here.
Posted on 3/19/15 at 11:39 pm to Tide or Die87
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No different from Grant when we hired him IMO. Mid Major is very different IMO. If he can recruit im all for it.
How many coaches DON'T coach at a mid major before they get a big time job?
There are 12 active head coaches with a ring.
-Six coached at a mid major prior to coaching a major program (Pitino, Donovan, K, Tubby, Calipari, and Self)
-Larry Brown was an ABA and NBA head coach before he got the UCLA job
-Steve Fisher was basically an interim HC that won a title and was given the permanent job
-Boeheim and Ollie are coaching their Alma Mater
-Izzo and Roy were longtime assistants for a HOF coach prior to getting their HC jobs.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 12:36 am to BamaDude06
Just saying weve been down this road before IMO. If possible id like a coach who is winning right now and at a bigger school.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 7:54 am to Tide or Die87
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at a bigger school.
VCU is the largest school in the State of Virginia.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 8:12 am to Tide or Die87
Well, we're not Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, or any other big time college basketball name. Getting a proven winner at a big time school is easier said than done. Outside of Howland, I can't think of a single coach that is a proven winner at a big school we'd be able to land. Our options are a big name at a mid-major or an assistant at a big time program.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 8:17 am to Tide or Die87
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Just saying weve been down this road before IMO. If possible id like a coach who is winning right now and at a bigger school.
Then you're going to be sorely disappointed because we can't get one of those guys.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 8:35 am to pvilleguru
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Then you're going to be sorely disappointed because we can't get one of those guys.
I disagree.
What do small schools like UNF, Robert Morris, Wichita State, etc have that we don't have? We have a huge advantage over those schools both in terms of financial resources as well as being in a relatively average conference.
We absolutely have the chance to bag an established coach.
Posted on 3/20/15 at 8:49 am to alabamabuckeye
I don't consider Robert Morris, Wichita State, etc. to be "bigger schools". We have to go the mid-major route because we aren't going to pull an established winner from too many P5 schools.
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