Basketball Preference

[bcgruber]

Lets play the what if game..

 

Would you prefer a new coach come in and we rebuild for a couple years (again) which most like would be the case because no mater who the new coach would be a group of current players would look to transfer.  Or would you prefer to keep Stan Heath if that would mean NCAA bubble or NCAA tournament bid?  IF the new AD hire is any good he knows its more about winning then having (HIS GUY)  and if the current guy would get you to the NCAA's then the choice should be to keep him.  Anyone who knows college basketball can see the talent is their for this to be a realistic expectation next year.  

 

Don't come around and say he can't coach.  There is more talent here then the team that went to the NCAA's and he was able to coach them to within a few minutes of the sweet 16.  I compare our year to what Miami has gone through.  Did  Larenega all of a sudden forget how to coach?

[USFBulls12]

Lets play the what if game..

 

Would you prefer a new coach come in and we rebuild for a couple years (again) which most like would be the case because no mater who the new coach would be a group of current players would look to transfer.  Or would you prefer to keep Stan Heath if that would mean NCAA bubble or NCAA tournament bid?  IF the new AD hire is any good he knows its more about winning then having (HIS GUY)  and if the current guy would get you to the NCAA's then the choice should be to keep him.  Anyone who knows college basketball can see the talent is their for this to be a realistic expectation next year.  

 

Don't come around and say he can't coach.  There is more talent here then the team that went to the NCAA's and he was able to coach them to within a few minutes of the sweet 16.  I compare our year to what Miami has gone through.  Did  Larenega all of a sudden forget how to coach?

The season we made it to the NCAA tournament was a down year for almost every team in the Big East. That was an anomaly and a perfect scenario for the Bulls. That team also played with a lot of heart/ hard work and leadership in Ron Anderson Jr. and at times even Augustus Gilchrist. "Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard." That team just seemed to want it more than this one ever showed. Also, this isn't a down year for the conference. In 2012 you had UCONN, Pitt, and Villanova all in the bottom half of the conference. Our third place team, Notre Dame, even had 10 losses on the season. If you lower the level of the competition it's easier to meet in the middle and give the underdog a chance.

[Joe]

Lets play the what if game..

Would you prefer a new coach come in and we rebuild for a couple years (again) which most like would be the case because no mater who the new coach would be a group of current players would look to transfer.

Leap of faith there. You don't know if they'll transfer.

Or would you prefer to keep Stan Heath if that would mean NCAA bubble or NCAA tournament bid?

Another LEAP of faith. Stan is 2 for 7 there.

IF the new AD hire is any good he knows its more about winning then having (HIS GUY) and if the current guy would get you to the NCAA's then the choice should be to keep him.

Performance. The end.

Anyone who knows college basketball can see the talent is their for this to be a realistic expectation next year.

You mean the team that is pushing 20 losses and loses its two main players? It's NOT realistic to believe we're anywhere near a tournament team.

Don't come around and say he can't coach. There is more talent here then the team that went to the NCAA's and he was able to coach them to within a few minutes of the sweet 16.

under your standard laid out here, he can't coach. He lost 20 games with a team more talented a tournament team.

I compare our year to what Miami has gone through. Did Larenega all of a sudden forget how to coach?

No...he lost all of his starters. Edited March 10, 2014 by Joe

[charsibb]

I'm with Joe.

 

Can Stan and move on.

[DELdaBull]

I am willing to give Stan next year. If no ncaa bubble at least you can fire him.

[Joe]

I'm with Joe.

Can Stan and move on.

I would probably can him if I was making the decision, but I will understand if they bring him back.

[2000bull]

Why all the what ifs?

[Bear]

We are rebuilding Football from the ground up, we are adding a new AD, we have reached major fundraising goals and moved up academically; so let's get rid of Stan Heath and do the same with Basketball. Let's reinvent the school, as if we were trying to get into a P5 conference. 

 

Every second that we burn, Cincinnati and UCONN (along with UCF) are making their case to move out of the AAC. 

[sheamanecw]

Buyout too much, he gets at least another year. Rudd is good but he isn't a leader. Leaders bring the team back together when times get tough. The team needs a player who is a leader on the court. Hopefully it's AC next year, although he is fairly quite on the floor, but that doesn't mean he's a bad leader.

[Hem]

We can't afford to fire another coach while we are paying Leavitt, Skip, and DW still.

 

He will be on a short leash this year though; One more season like this and Heath is gone, the new AD won't have it (at least, he'd better not).

 

Even though we are stuck in the AAC, it's still a good bball conference that should attract a decent coach.