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per RandBall:
Miles was a fan favorite in Nebraska, but his record was lukewarm. He finished 116-114 in seven years there, making one NCAA tournament.
“The Big Ten is so demanding. When we were not good enough, we never had enough shooting. So you think about what you’d do this or the other way, and it’s a smidgen of a decision here or there. You go back to that margin of error,” Miles said. “I grew up a Big Ten fan. I grew up a Minnesota Gopher fan. I am proud of what Richard (Pitino) has done, and I think he’s done a heck of a job. I’m disappointed most that I won’t be in the Big Ten.”
Miles’ hometown is about 250 straight west of Minneapolis, and his career path is one that has led him to be mentioned at various times as a candidate to coach the Gophers. But the timing and/or mutual interest have never connected.
Gophers hired Tubby Smith. That looked like a home run at the time, but six good but not great years later, Smith was ousted. Miles had already been at Nebraska for a year when Pitino was hired. Now Miles is out and Pitino is entrenched, fresh off an NCAA tourney win and a contract extension.
“I think Minnesota has hired really good guys,” Miles said. “I am a fan. I’m not the guy hoping for a job, I’m the guy pulling for the Gophers – except when I play them.”
http://www.startribune.com/the-long...-getting-fired-and-what-comes-next/508388732/
Go Gophers!!
Miles was a fan favorite in Nebraska, but his record was lukewarm. He finished 116-114 in seven years there, making one NCAA tournament.
“The Big Ten is so demanding. When we were not good enough, we never had enough shooting. So you think about what you’d do this or the other way, and it’s a smidgen of a decision here or there. You go back to that margin of error,” Miles said. “I grew up a Big Ten fan. I grew up a Minnesota Gopher fan. I am proud of what Richard (Pitino) has done, and I think he’s done a heck of a job. I’m disappointed most that I won’t be in the Big Ten.”
Miles’ hometown is about 250 straight west of Minneapolis, and his career path is one that has led him to be mentioned at various times as a candidate to coach the Gophers. But the timing and/or mutual interest have never connected.
Gophers hired Tubby Smith. That looked like a home run at the time, but six good but not great years later, Smith was ousted. Miles had already been at Nebraska for a year when Pitino was hired. Now Miles is out and Pitino is entrenched, fresh off an NCAA tourney win and a contract extension.
“I think Minnesota has hired really good guys,” Miles said. “I am a fan. I’m not the guy hoping for a job, I’m the guy pulling for the Gophers – except when I play them.”
http://www.startribune.com/the-long...-getting-fired-and-what-comes-next/508388732/
Go Gophers!!
