Give me Anthony Grant or Tad Boyle

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Blitzkrieg said:
Give me a break...day 6 and already settling for 2 of the last few names left that Teague and Co. are rumored to be targeting.
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Not hurried or worried.

Both of them have unique strengths that the program would benefit from.

Tad > Grant if I had my pick.
 





Give me a promising unknown over Grant.
 




westcoastgopher11 said:
I don't think we are that deep in Teague's playbook yet.
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I know there are still potentially current head coaches in play and would be happy with someone like Tad Boyle (would be disappointed with Grant though, personally). I would be ecstatic if we got Buzz Williams, but it just seems like such a long shot that I'm not putting too much thought into it. I know some people would be more comfortable with someone who already has head coaching experience, and that's understandable, but I just have a good feeling with Stephens. Many great head coaches start out as assistants. I say take a shot on Stephens if you can't hit a homerun with someone like Buzz.
 

Damn why all the hate for Grant?

HC since he was in his 30s (only 46), career .678 winning %, plus his squad is going to have their best year yet in 2013-2014 if he doesn't leave Bama.

Plus the dude can flat out recruit.
 

Yea I mean if Buzz came Dinkytown might riot in excitement, not holding my breath though.
 

Give me Miles or Enfield. (Assuming Buzz and Marshall are off the board).
 



westcoastgopher11 said:
Damn why all the hate for Grant?

HC since he was in his 30s (only 46), career .678 winning %, plus his squad is going to have their best year yet in 2013-2014 if he doesn't leave Bama.

Plus the dude can flat out recruit.
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That was about the same winning percentage they had this year wasn't it? Didn't get them into the tournament. Comparing coaches winning % is apples and oranges since everyone plays a different schedule.
 

westcoastgopher11 said:
Damn why all the hate for Grant?

HC since he was in his 30s (only 46), career .678 winning %, plus his squad is going to have their best year yet in 2013-2014 if he doesn't leave Bama.

Plus the dude can flat out recruit.
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Grant would not be a bad choice at all. I would rate him right up there with Enfield, if Buzz is out of the picture.
 

I could live with Grant or Boyle. I fear they hire someone like Stephens. The Big 10 shouldn't be a training ground for new coaches, that's what the mid majors are for. What has Stephens done to earn a Big 10 job anyways? He's been an assistant for 10 years now, if he was that great a get someone would have hired him by now. I don't want to hear what a great recruiter he is either, he's been recruiting players to play for Tom Izzo not for himself, recruiting guys to play for himself is a whole different ballgame and I don't see what his selling points would be.
 

GophersOnTheRise said:
That was about the same winning percentage they had this year wasn't it? Didn't get them into the tournament. Comparing coaches winning % is apples and oranges since everyone plays a different schedule.
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Very true.

His team's defensive stats are pretty legit though, scoring could be a lot better admittedly.
 

mkAz said:
I could live with Grant or Boyle. I fear they hire someone like Stephens. The Big 10 shouldn't be a training ground for new coaches, that's what the mid majors are for. What has Stephens done to earn a Big 10 job anyways? He's been an assistant for 10 years now, if he was that great a get someone would have hired him by now. I don't want to hear what a great recruiter he is either, he's been recruiting players to play for Tom Izzo not for himself, recruiting guys to play for you is a whole different ballgame and I see what his selling points would be.
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This is credited.

Grant has definitely showed he can lock down great talent.
 

Think it's going to be one of the Michigan State assistants either Stephens or Fife.
 


westcoastgopher11 said:
Damn why all the hate for Grant?

HC since he was in his 30s (only 46), career .678 winning %, plus his squad is going to have their best year yet in 2013-2014 if he doesn't leave Bama.

Plus the dude can flat out recruit.
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It's that sucky offense. I want a coach who can coach circles around the opposing coach, not just recruit. No matter how great a recruiter you are, you're going to run into a team with better players. Then it's going to be, can you prepare your team to outwit the other team?
 

Bad Gopher said:
It's that sucky offense. I want a coach who can coach circles around the opposing coach, not just recruit. No matter how great a recruiter you are, you're going to run into a team with better players. Then it's going to be, can you prepare your team to outwit the other team?
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Offense needs work no doubt.
 

gmt123



@joerexrode hey joe had beers with few boosters for Minnesota and they mentioned Dwayne Stephens as being on short list to replace tubby. ?
 

westcoastgopher11 said:
Damn why all the hate for Grant?

HC since he was in his 30s (only 46), career .678 winning %, plus his squad is going to have their best year yet in 2013-2014 if he doesn't leave Bama.

Plus the dude can flat out recruit.
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My only red flag with Grant (and it's a big one) is that I've seen a lot of "scouting reports" saying that his teams run a plodding, inefficient offense. That screams Tubby Smith to me, and it's one of the big reasons I thought it was time to move on. Wouldn't hate the hire, though.
 

My newly-revised list, along with the percentage-chance of hiring:
1. Buzz 10%...Good team, good money, good conference. Unlikely, he'd jump ship.
2. Miles 25%...Just finished his first year at Nebraska. Hard to envision him leaving already.
3. Boyle 25% ...He's already coaching close to his home.
4. Endfield 50%...USC is after him. He may see that as the better option.
5. Grant 60%...I think the odds could be even better than that. But I'm not sure he's a good fit here. Mack could be a good fit, but I noticed that he's an Ohio native and Xavier grad. I can't see him leaving there.

I believe these guys can coach, recruit and sell the program. Unfortunately,
 

Johnnyboy18 said:
gmt123



@joerexrode hey joe had beers with few boosters for Minnesota and they mentioned Dwayne Stephens as being on short list to replace tubby. ?
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Want neither Grant or Boyle. A top assistant is the direction I think we should go unless we can get Williams or Endfield
 


920/414 Gopher said:
My only red flag with Grant (and it's a big one) is that I've seen a lot of "scouting reports" saying that his teams run a plodding, inefficient offense. That screams Tubby Smith to me, and it's one of the big reasons I thought it was time to move on. Wouldn't hate the hire, though.
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I think it's a legit concern, but Stevens runs a slow offense. Not all slow offenses are created equal.
 

J.Peterman said:
My newly-revised list, along with the percentage-chance of hiring:
1. Buzz 0%...Good team, good money, good conference. Unlikely, he'd jump ship.
2. Miles 0%...Just finished his first year at Nebraska. Hard to envision him leaving already.
3. Boyle 0 ...He's already coaching close to his home.
4. Endfield 0...USC is after him. He may see that as the better option.
5. Grant 70%...I think the odds could be even better than that. But I'm not sure he's a good fit here. Mack could be a good fit, but I noticed that he's an Ohio native and Xavier grad. I can't see him leaving there.

I believe these guys can coach, recruit and sell the program. Unfortunately,
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Fixed it for you:D Revised it based on the new news.
 

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