EastStang wrote:Season over. Let's see what this team looks like next year.
We will soon find out whether Lanier was a good hire. Pressure is on to upgrade immediately and to significantly improve on this year's disappointing results.
Recruiting class looks good
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Next year's class pretty much has to be about the portal at this point. Guys are starting to hit the portal and it would be nice to bring some local guys back "home"
ponyte wrote:One wonders how bad things would have been with Jank?
Might have had K.D. and Bandoumel back so it would have come down to replacing the Weathers brothers which would have been a tall order. The 2 incoming frosh he had recruited would probably not have helped much but he might have been able to finish close to .500
It was the right decision to move on from the Jank era as NIT appeared to be his ceiling
KD said he would have stayed and Bandoumel was close with Jank, too ΓÇö my guess is he would have stayed, too.
Moving on from any coach or GM or player is only a good idea if the replacement is an improvement. ItΓÇÖs too early to say Lanier canΓÇÖt coach, but the comparison after one year isnΓÇÖt even close. We lost out best player specifically because Jank wasnΓÇÖt back, and we stumbled to 10 wins. TEN.
We ran off a coach who (made excuses and) navigated the probation and lost scholarships he inherited, and he won 24 games last year, which doesnΓÇÖt exactly scream "job stability" to the next coach. When any coach is hired the school always brags about how many amazing candidates wanted the job, but thereΓÇÖs no way this brought out a deep pool of candidates.
Hopefully Lanier proves to be a great hire. We'll see.
SMU93 wrote:KD said he would have stayed and Bandoumel was close with Jank, too ΓÇö my guess is he would have stayed, too.
Moving on from any coach or GM or player is only a good idea if the replacement is an improvement. ItΓÇÖs too early to say Lanier canΓÇÖt coach, but the comparison after one year isnΓÇÖt even close. We lost out best player specifically because Jank wasnΓÇÖt back, and we stumbled to 10 wins. TEN.
We ran off a coach who (made excuses and) navigated the probation and lost scholarships he inherited, and he won 24 games last year, which doesnΓÇÖt exactly scream "job stability" to the next coach. When any coach is hired the school always brags about how many amazing candidates wanted the job, but thereΓÇÖs no way this brought out a deep pool of candidates.
Hopefully Lanier proves to be a great hire. We'll see.
Damn we did win 24 games last year. The hate for Jank was so strong around here that I totally forgot about that.
SMU93 wrote:KD said he would have stayed and Bandoumel was close with Jank, too ΓÇö my guess is he would have stayed, too.
Moving on from any coach or GM or player is only a good idea if the replacement is an improvement. ItΓÇÖs too early to say Lanier canΓÇÖt coach, but the comparison after one year isnΓÇÖt even close. We lost out best player specifically because Jank wasnΓÇÖt back, and we stumbled to 10 wins. TEN.
We ran off a coach who (made excuses and) navigated the probation and lost scholarships he inherited, and he won 24 games last year, which doesnΓÇÖt exactly scream "job stability" to the next coach. When any coach is hired the school always brags about how many amazing candidates wanted the job, but thereΓÇÖs no way this brought out a deep pool of candidates.
Hopefully Lanier proves to be a great hire. We'll see.
Damn we did win 24 games last year. The hate for Jank was so strong around here that I totally forgot about that.
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