I'm good with competing for championships. It means that you have a goal. (Hang the 1997 Final Four banner!)
You get to championships by making the tournament.
It's not HOW the game is played/coached. It's WHO is playing/coaching the game. You've already established that if she likes you, then you are a winner, even if you're conference winning percentage is 0.220.
Image über alles.
I disagree because IF the NBA is the ultimate goal for college basketball players, then you have someone who was previously there and can guide them. If it's not, then your point has merit.
He has HC experience: NBA HC experience. Is that transferable to a P4 school? Maybe. Maybe not. Still puts him 3/4 of a step ahead of the last two MBB HC hires.