[winflop]

Down 10 with just over 6 to play in a very winnable game, even without da Silva. Just way too many mental mistakes.

Something is still missing in this program. Haase will get next year to pull it together but he has not earned any kind of extension. NCAAs or bust next year, this team is NIT-bound.

You're joking, right?  If this we're a Dawkins-coached team, you'd be screaming for his firing.  Remember, after his fourth season at Stanford -- which was also just his fourth season as a Head Coach anywhere -- Dawkins WON the NIT.  This is Haase's EIGHTH season as a Head Coach [and fourth at Stanford] and it would take a miracle for this team to win the NIT [and, indeed, it may be a stretch to even make the NIT the way things are going at the moment].

Why is firing the coach all of a sudden NOT your preferred sole solution?

I called for Muir to fire Dawkins after winning the NIT because I think the bar needs to be getting into the NCAA. And I called for Dawkins to be fired every season afterward.

The reality is Muir isn't going to fire Haase after this season no matter what. I don't think Haase is the answer, but regardless of what any of us thinks he's going to be here next year unless he decides to leave. I just want to make sure that if he doesn't get to the Big Dance next season that he's gone without any impact to the AD budget.

[winflop]

Down 10 with just over 6 to play in a very winnable game, even without da Silva. Just way too many mental mistakes.

Something is still missing in this program. Haase will get next year to pull it together but he has not earned any kind of extension. NCAAs or bust next year, this team is NIT-bound.

You're joking, right?  If this we're a Dawkins-coached team, you'd be screaming for his firing.  Remember, after his fourth season at Stanford -- which was also just his fourth season as a Head Coach anywhere -- Dawkins WON the NIT.  This is Haase's EIGHTH season as a Head Coach [and fourth at Stanford] and it would take a miracle for this team to win the NIT [and, indeed, it may be a stretch to even make the NIT the way things are going at the moment].

Why is firing the coach all of a sudden NOT your preferred sole solution?

I called for Muir to fire Dawkins after winning the NIT because I think the bar needs to be getting into the NCAA. And I called for Dawkins to be fired every season afterward.

The reality is Muir isn't going to fire Haase after this season no matter what. I don't think Haase is the answer, but regardless of what any of us thinks he's going to be here next year unless he decides to leave. I just want to make sure that if he doesn't get to the Big Dance next season that he's gone without any impact to the AD budget.