[Maple Leaf]

I would expect it is an interesting choice for him, if indeed he has been "offered". Decline and hope Stanford wants a new coach after next year, or accept and therefore not be available if indeed Stanford is looking next year? I would also think he might look at Cal's recent history and wonder if Cal would be a good place to be for his P5 debut.

No guarantee that Haase is fired next year (I mean, he should be, but Muir has been uniquely reluctant to let underperforming coaches go), nor is it a guarantee that if Haase were let go that we would hire Madden.  And lastly your last statement could also apply to Stanford.

BC

In short, few people here have much confidence that Muir would do anything that would offer hope to Stanford basketball, whether firing or hiring. I wonder if that's just the way Muir is wired or whether Stanford gave him the word that's the way they want things done.

Firing a coach would bring negative publicity which the higher ups want to avoid, they dodge a bullet of sort when David Shaw resigned.

[Maple Leaf]

I would expect it is an interesting choice for him, if indeed he has been "offered". Decline and hope Stanford wants a new coach after next year, or accept and therefore not be available if indeed Stanford is looking next year? I would also think he might look at Cal's recent history and wonder if Cal would be a good place to be for his P5 debut.

No guarantee that Haase is fired next year (I mean, he should be, but Muir has been uniquely reluctant to let underperforming coaches go), nor is it a guarantee that if Haase were let go that we would hire Madden.  And lastly your last statement could also apply to Stanford.

BC

In short, few people here have much confidence that Muir would do anything that would offer hope to Stanford basketball, whether firing or hiring. I wonder if that's just the way Muir is wired or whether Stanford gave him the word that's the way they want things done.

Firing a coach would bring negative publicity which the higher ups want to avoid, they dodge a bullet of sort when David Shaw resigned.