I like both Smith and Medved. We could use an assistant that has in-roads in the HS scene and that 100% is Thorson. He would get MN kids without a doubt. I also think that a staff that would include Jared Nuness would be awesome!
I agree the program building is more of a priority, but what the Minnesota connection, or being from Minnesota, means to me is that the guy is gonna be here for a long time. It'd be great to lock a guy in and feel confident about him staying. I'm backing Medved.
From what I've read all of those problems happened prior to Drew getting there. He brought it back and then some. They've been dominant.
As long as that guy is prepared to stay on campus for a long time and make Minnesota a home that's fine with me.
That's always a possibility with anybody. I agree looking for the next coach always starts with wins. I think Medved can do that. It's not just about Minnesota with him. Being from here is the bonus and leads me to believe there's no doubt he would take the job. There's also a handful of other guys that I think can win at a high level, so sure bring one of them in.
I like Smith. Truthfully I really like Thorson, especially with recruiting here in the Twin Cities area. He is the top assistant for Medved. If you take him away it's a different story. It's not just Medved, it's the whole staff. Being from Minnesota and winning aren't mutually exclusive. You can have both and being from Minnesota can support winning. And you get the same with Smith, I just haven't looked into his staff or really know anything else besides his resume, which yes is very good.
I think of the home runs as being Musselman, Dutcher and Drew. Any of those would be head-turning. The next step down would include Medved and Smith and perhaps others.
I think this impacts the basketball search: Did everybody feel like Fleck was a home run when we hired him? I know I did and I think many felt the same, but I also think there was an older crowd that didn't feel that way. Thoughts?
Hoping for a Utah State v CSU matchup on Friday night in the MWT.
I used the term head-turner because that's how I remember the Fleck hire. Maybe it didn't register that way with the grey-hairs, but I heard/read people around the country expressing surprise that the hottest young coaching prospect in the country would go here.
Any of those first three and I would really be excited. Most others would put me in a supportive but not excited mode.
Then both coyle and Badger have him on their top candidates list.
I'm lookin at Smith, Nagy or Medved.
I'd put Nagy on my next-level-down from the "Fleck" level. I remember watching him coach when his teams came to Williams Arena, and I was impressed with the way he operates out there.
Nagy seems to be a very low key guy. He’s not likely to “win the press conference”, but that’s fine with me.
He's always reminded me of my old college roommate the basketball junkie: Steve Bruce (@mnbuckets): https://twitter.com/mnbuckets?s=09
