06-09-2019, 09:57 PM
It seems to me that Muir ought to be (1) having quiet conversations right now and (2) putting a realistic short-list together. Conversation #1 should be picking up the phone and calling Mike Montgomery to ask for his opinions.
I think Haase is running up against the same problem that Dawkins had at Stanford, i.e. underperformance relative to quality of recruited athletes. And, Haase has the added problems of players voting with their feet. In many ways, Muir might be better off pulling the plug now before the talent left on the roster decides to look elsewhere. A coach coming in after this season could be looking at a long rebuild, again.
I've always wondered why the AD's didn't listen to Mike Montgomery when he left Stanford and Kal. I seem to remember that when Mike resigned, he suggested Russell Turner but Leland wanted Trent Johnson; so, Mike took Turner to the Warriors. Now, Turner has had seven consecutive winning seasons at Irvine including two NCAA berths and a sparkling 31-6 season last year.
Mike also wanted Travis DeCuire to take the Kal job after he retired. Instead, Kal got three years of Cuonzo Martin and two 8 win seasons under Wyking Jones. Meanwhile, DeCuire is 167-109 at Montana including two NCAA tourney appearances.
I just noticed that Turner brought Blaine Taylor out of semi-retirement to be an assistant coach. Hiring Turner and Taylor would be almost like getting the band back together, although it's not clear to me that Taylor would get the welcome back after his flame out at ODU.
I think Haase is running up against the same problem that Dawkins had at Stanford, i.e. underperformance relative to quality of recruited athletes. And, Haase has the added problems of players voting with their feet. In many ways, Muir might be better off pulling the plug now before the talent left on the roster decides to look elsewhere. A coach coming in after this season could be looking at a long rebuild, again.
I've always wondered why the AD's didn't listen to Mike Montgomery when he left Stanford and Kal. I seem to remember that when Mike resigned, he suggested Russell Turner but Leland wanted Trent Johnson; so, Mike took Turner to the Warriors. Now, Turner has had seven consecutive winning seasons at Irvine including two NCAA berths and a sparkling 31-6 season last year.
Mike also wanted Travis DeCuire to take the Kal job after he retired. Instead, Kal got three years of Cuonzo Martin and two 8 win seasons under Wyking Jones. Meanwhile, DeCuire is 167-109 at Montana including two NCAA tourney appearances.
I just noticed that Turner brought Blaine Taylor out of semi-retirement to be an assistant coach. Hiring Turner and Taylor would be almost like getting the band back together, although it's not clear to me that Taylor would get the welcome back after his flame out at ODU.