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I think Dawkins’ tenure is instructive here.  Dawkins was fired two years removed from a tournament run (and one year after winning an NIT tournament). So if Haase makes it to the tournament next year, that might give him a brief reprieve, but wouldn’t save him over the long run; he’d have to show continued winning thereafter.

BC

I hope you're right but don't see it as a relevant comparison. Dawkins was not Muir's guy. Muir inherited Dawkins, so pulling the trigger to fire Dawkins did not acknowledge any sort of mistake by Muir. Muir hired Haase, so firing Haase would be an admission of error by Muir. Muir will be heavily incentivized to be hoodwinked by all the happy talk about what Haase is building and by all the excuses about how the headwinds in the current environment make greater success unrealistic. If Muir fires Haase it will be a different kind of move than when Dawkins was let go. I have seen nothing from Muir that would indicate introspection or boldness will be in the cards.

[msqueri]

I think Dawkins’ tenure is instructive here.  Dawkins was fired two years removed from a tournament run (and one year after winning an NIT tournament). So if Haase makes it to the tournament next year, that might give him a brief reprieve, but wouldn’t save him over the long run; he’d have to show continued winning thereafter.

BC

I hope you're right but don't see it as a relevant comparison. Dawkins was not Muir's guy. Muir inherited Dawkins, so pulling the trigger to fire Dawkins did not acknowledge any sort of mistake by Muir. Muir hired Haase, so firing Haase would be an admission of error by Muir. Muir will be heavily incentivized to be hoodwinked by all the happy talk about what Haase is building and by all the excuses about how the headwinds in the current environment make greater success unrealistic. If Muir fires Haase it will be a different kind of move than when Dawkins was let go. I have seen nothing from Muir that would indicate introspection or boldness will be in the cards.