Mustangsabu wrote:Who were we sure to get if we canned Jank? I just love the assumption that whoever we pay $2 million a year to is automatically going to be a magnet for top tier kids and have the Xs and Os to back it up. We have had one coach in 25 years who could recruit and coach, and since we started showering the program with $$ we are hitting on 50% and that coach got us banned.
Apparently no one can stop the rampant Jank insults, but for pity's sake could we address the fact that not one of you clowns actually has a solution to hand.
Fire Jank. Then what?
Look at our recruiting and coaching....do you think we’re getting a good ROI with Jank? Are you happy with the results? If so send me a PM, I’d love to setup a business deal with you.
Arkansas just signed Musselman for about what we were paying Larry ($2.5)
Other guys we could’ve made a run at this cycle would include Nate Oats (making about $2.2 at Bama) and Ryan Odom (turned down VT, still at UMBC).
In terms of guys still available, Chris Jans at NMSU, Casey Alexander at Lipscomb and Steve Forbes at East Tennessee all combined between the three of them probably make about as much as what we pay Jank. Craig Smith at Utah State, Wes Miller at NC Greensboro and Earl Grant at College of Charleston also come to mind just off the top of my head. Hell, even a retread like Avery Johnson or Scott Cross would at least show some passion and enthusiasm for the program, which would be a refreshing change from the status quo.
Frankly, virtually anyone would be better than the self-imposed Janktion. Again, he puts Z-E-R-O effort into recruiting and is uninmpressive as an in-game coach. I’ll say he’s decent at game planning for an opponent but it’s hard for me off the top of my head to think of very many games recently where he’s made sound halftime adjustments and delivered a win in the second half against a quality opponent. And all the defensive intensity, rebounding prowess, and unselfish offensive efficiency under Larry....that’s all gone now. Why is anyone vouching for this guy? He sucks, he doesn’t care about his job, and he whines and makes excuses at every turn instead of making the effort necessary to get results.