[Goose]

That sounds great in theory, but there are financial and recruiting considerations. If you recently signed your coach to an extension then you are probably looking at a hefty buyout. Depending on when the "upgrade coach" becomes available could sabotage an incoming recruiting class. There is a cost to making a change, so "pulling the trigger" any time you can upgrade isn't optimal.

These costs are part of the evaluation. Losing a recruiting class counts as a negative. A buyout is a negative. That reduces the expected benefit. If you still think the benefits outweigh the costs, do it. But do not ignore these costs, and consider that the expected result isn't scalar. It is a PDF, and the loss function is non-linear. Can you weather a disaster and how likely is said disaster?

For the record I would have replaced Haase at this point, but that's based on the premise that we could significantly upgrade the position which would justify the cost.

Exactly.

[Goose]

That sounds great in theory, but there are financial and recruiting considerations. If you recently signed your coach to an extension then you are probably looking at a hefty buyout. Depending on when the "upgrade coach" becomes available could sabotage an incoming recruiting class. There is a cost to making a change, so "pulling the trigger" any time you can upgrade isn't optimal.

These costs are part of the evaluation. Losing a recruiting class counts as a negative. A buyout is a negative. That reduces the expected benefit. If you still think the benefits outweigh the costs, do it. But do not ignore these costs, and consider that the expected result isn't scalar. It is a PDF, and the loss function is non-linear. Can you weather a disaster and how likely is said disaster?

For the record I would have replaced Haase at this point, but that's based on the premise that we could significantly upgrade the position which would justify the cost.

Exactly.