[StanFan88]

As a member of the so-called Anti-Dawkins camp let me put a different spin on this.  We are not anti-Dawkins, we are pro Stanford basketball.   

Exactly leftcoast!

I would LOVE for Johnny Dawkins to lead Stanford Men's Basketball back to being a perennial NCAA tournament team that regularly finishes in the top half of the conference and challenges for the conference title more often than not.

But how many years do we need to see that this isn't going to happen under Johnny Dawkins?

Even last year's One.Great.Week can't hide that every team in the Dawkins era has been characterized by inconsistency, mediocrity, and a failure to perform to the talent level on the court.  Dawkins fans will point to last year's Sweet 16.  Dawkins detractors will point to the fact that the team finished 10-8 in conference, never had a win streak longer than 4 (3 in conference), still lost more than half of close games, and squeaked into the tournament - and that's just last year when he had more talent than in any previous year.

This is the second-worst decision Bernard Muir has made as Stanford AD.  The worst one was not firing him 18 months ago.

Looks like I won't be going to Maples for a few more years.  I can only hope that for the sake of the athletic department budget there aren't a lot of guaranteed years on this new contract.

[StanFan88]

As a member of the so-called Anti-Dawkins camp let me put a different spin on this.  We are not anti-Dawkins, we are pro Stanford basketball.   

Exactly leftcoast!

I would LOVE for Johnny Dawkins to lead Stanford Men's Basketball back to being a perennial NCAA tournament team that regularly finishes in the top half of the conference and challenges for the conference title more often than not.

But how many years do we need to see that this isn't going to happen under Johnny Dawkins?

Even last year's One.Great.Week can't hide that every team in the Dawkins era has been characterized by inconsistency, mediocrity, and a failure to perform to the talent level on the court.  Dawkins fans will point to last year's Sweet 16.  Dawkins detractors will point to the fact that the team finished 10-8 in conference, never had a win streak longer than 4 (3 in conference), still lost more than half of close games, and squeaked into the tournament - and that's just last year when he had more talent than in any previous year.

This is the second-worst decision Bernard Muir has made as Stanford AD.  The worst one was not firing him 18 months ago.

Looks like I won't be going to Maples for a few more years.  I can only hope that for the sake of the athletic department budget there aren't a lot of guaranteed years on this new contract.