RE: Coaching Candidate?

[bearheel]

I'm not seeing any mention of success at getting his team to the NCAAs (unless the conference championships were conference tournament championships with automatic bids).   Eleven years as a head coach and never getting a bid to the NCAAs (even an automatic one) doesn't make him an acceptable candidate in my mind.

Now, if you want to tell me that he was there a few times, that the W-L trend was upward (with players he recruited), and that the off-court performance/behavior of his players was OK, then he begins to look more attractive... 

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From: "Brent Wyrick" <address@hidden> 

I think the credentials are acceptable
 



From: Shinkle, Randy [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:13 AM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Coaching Candidate?
 
No.  I was looking for reaction to this coach's credentials, not guesses.
 
And I forgot to add that he was named his conference's coach of the year 3 times in his 11 years as a head coach.
 
Randy '78
 
 



From: Brent Wyrick [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:04 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: RE: [UC Basketball] Coaching Candidate?
Mike Anderson at UAB?
 



From: Shinkle, Randy [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 10:53 AM
To: Bearcat Forum
Subject: [UC Basketball] Coaching Candidate?
 
How would you feel about a coach with these credentials?
  - Spent 6 years as the lead recruiter at a competitive school in a major conference, bringing in 3 straight conference freshmen of the year.
  - Then spent 7 years as the head coach at a low major school, winning multiple conference championships, producing a conference player of the year, sending another player to the NBA and earning an NIT bid his final year.
  - Then spent the past 4 years at a low-to-mid major school, again producing conference award-winning players and the school's first ever NIT bid while winning road games against Big East teams.
 
Some quotes from this coach about his current program:
  "It?s our intention to be in postseason play every year."
  "I want to make sure that when we walk off the floor, win or lose, our opponents respect us. No matter what, I want people to say, ?Man, those guys really play hard.'"
  "The first thing I look for is a good kid and a good teammate. Then I look for versatility in my players, so that each player becomes an interchangeable part in our dynamic system of play."
  That system stresses an up-tempo, attacking style of basketball.  "We want to create chaos. On offense, we play with what we call ?intelligent aggressiveness.? We?re not just going to run and pitch up shots. We?re going to be intelligent while being as aggressive as possible."
  "We represent an institution of higher learning, and I expect our players to represent themselves accordingly."
 
This coach currently has a senior point guard averaging 24 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals per game.  He also has a sophomore forward averaging 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks per game while shooting 63% from the floor and 78% from the foul line.  His team is 6-1 with the loss coming by 7 points on the road at a Pac-10 school.
 
Finally, this coach is loosely connected to Huggins and more strongly connected to one of Huggins' assistants.
 
You don't have to search for him, I'll tell you who he is shortly.  The question for now is, would he be a worthy candidate?
 
Randy '78