I am no Sid fan and he was fairly classless on Monday in his style, but the substance of his question was on the mark. The more I reflect, the more I equate Tubby with Mason. Good guys who didn't seem particularly motivated. They both had middling success at a program with a middling reputation (at least recently). Maturi had had it with Mason and I supported him in pulling the trigger. His big mistake was hiring Brewster over Strong. The only question there is would Strong have elevated the program. Can't prove the negative, so we'll never know.
Like the Mason situation, I have no problem with the dismissal of Tubby, but I truly wonder if we can land a high-quality candidate to replace him. As THE SCOUT has said, we're perceived as a Chevy program and most coaches love the Maserati whether they can drive it or not. My other question is, "Is Shaka Smart simply the flavor of the year in the same way Dan Monson was when he was at Gonzaga?" We all see how that turned out.
