[McKenwood]

Here's Smith's full D-I head coaching resume: https://barttorvik.com/coach-history.php...le%20Smith  Color me not very impressed.

We hired Haase basically based on a single good season, and I think we'd be doing the same with Smith. 

And it's not just one good season from Smith--it's more like one good player.  It's safe to say that if Isaac Jones hadn't transferred to WSU, WSU isn't in the Tourney, and Smith isn't a candidate for the MBB job, right?  Maybe we shouldn't be hiring people who were one transfer player away from not being a candidate?

On the other hand, Smith might be the best we can get.  Bleh.

I like Kyle Smith but I would want to know more about his continual roster attrition. He won't be able to replace players in the same manner at Stanford.

In reviewing his record, I like the three straight seasons with a winning conference record in the Pac-12. Haase achieved this only once in 8 seasons so Smith would be an upgrade. Just not clear as to how much of one.

Also a small qualitative point - when Smith was at USF he attended the Olympic Club's college bb tip-off event along with all the other Bay Area coaches. Smith, in my estimation, was the most impressive guy there, better than Randy Bennett, Jerod Haase and other 5-6 guys there.

[McKenwood]

Here's Smith's full D-I head coaching resume: https://barttorvik.com/coach-history.php...le%20Smith  Color me not very impressed.

We hired Haase basically based on a single good season, and I think we'd be doing the same with Smith. 

And it's not just one good season from Smith--it's more like one good player.  It's safe to say that if Isaac Jones hadn't transferred to WSU, WSU isn't in the Tourney, and Smith isn't a candidate for the MBB job, right?  Maybe we shouldn't be hiring people who were one transfer player away from not being a candidate?

On the other hand, Smith might be the best we can get.  Bleh.

I like Kyle Smith but I would want to know more about his continual roster attrition. He won't be able to replace players in the same manner at Stanford.

In reviewing his record, I like the three straight seasons with a winning conference record in the Pac-12. Haase achieved this only once in 8 seasons so Smith would be an upgrade. Just not clear as to how much of one.

Also a small qualitative point - when Smith was at USF he attended the Olympic Club's college bb tip-off event along with all the other Bay Area coaches. Smith, in my estimation, was the most impressive guy there, better than Randy Bennett, Jerod Haase and other 5-6 guys there.