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I hear what you are saying. We set a new standard when paying Saban. And it got us one of the best coaches money could buy. Our athletic department is operating at a gigantic surplus.. Why not try the same thing for basketball? Obviously this only work to an extent. We have nowhere near the same history in basketball. So we aren't getting a Top 10 guy, but I'd like to see us make a GREAT coach say no.

I've thought the same thing as your first couple of sentences. If we pay enough to get a good enough coach, we will bring in the money. 15000 seats full for most home games will generate a lot of revenue. On top of that, when was the last time you saw something with Alabama Basketball on it in a store. Get people proud of the program and the money will begin to flow in.
So my approach is, set the standard in coaching salary in Basketball too, take the hear from the media, then laugh our way to the bank a few years later just like we did with football.

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Posted by phil4bama

Emerald Coast of PCB

Member since Jul 2011

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Posted on 3/17/15 at 2:02 pm to ArabianKnight

As someone posted on another board, we have to have the institutional will to be top ten in all sports. We have it in football and some of the minor sports. Some shortsighted leaders seem to wrongly be afraid that a top notch basketball and baseball program might somehow steal some thunder or maybe dollars from King Football. They want those two sports to be good, but not TOO good. Otherwise, we would make a commitment to them and not accept the mediocre results and facilities that they have been.

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Posted by Lordofwrath88

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Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 3/17/15 at 2:28 pm to ArabianKnight