Former Alabama coach and UD alum Anthony Grant to Dayton.
Bummer. I was actually getting excited to care about UD basketball for once. Oh well.
Yeah, young AD choked big time. If Grant's your guy, how does it take 5 days?
Also, I'm open to knowing if there's been any time in basketball history that a retread has achieved at a high level.
I was going to say I didn't think this was a terrible hire, but I forgot he got fired at Alabama. He did well at VCU, but Dayton is a far better job than Alabama. Maybe he just didn't get the support he needed down there.
Interestingly, I actually think it's a solid hire. It's not a flashy young hire like Archie was, but he is a solid coach. As for Bama, I mean, it's a football first school, where much like Ohio State, no one seems to care about basketball. The five days point that Ted makes is good. If he's your guy, how isn't this done in 2-3 days?
Who's out there still that might have been a young, exciting hire?
To me, Anthony Grant is about the worst thing you can do to a program. He'll be just good enough to not get fired.
First of all, everyone wins at VCU. Jeff Capel, Anthony Grant, Shaka Smart, Will Wade.
If he was such a desireable commodity, why was there no interest in him from anywhere else? The market is telling you something.
I'm also open to anyone telling me when a retread has succeeded at a high level.
As for young coaches, these names were all metioned as being involved in the process: Brannen from NKU, Davis from Bucknell, Whitford from Ball St St. and Muller from Illinois St.
I love Anthony Grant the person. I hope I'm wrong about his ability to succeed at Dayton.