A lot of threads contain a criteria that they're thinking about when selecting a new coach that I think is beyond dumb...
"It means he might stick around OHIO for a while" (or something like that)
I've seen it as something have said about Boals (who I think has other merits that make him a good candidate) and I've seen it as a reason that people like the youth of Pitino. We shouldn't be looking for a coach who wants to be the next Mark Few, and stay in Athens forever. We should be looking for a coach who will be the best possible candidate to coach this team next year and moving forward. Build on what Groce started, continue building this program.
It'd be nice if Groce were still here, but we're in a much better place as a program if our coaches are going to places like Illinois when they leave instead of places like Bryant.
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I asked this but it got buried. What do we want in our new coach? A better coach or a coach that could be just as good as Groce but more likely to stay?
My green colored glasses think Boals hands down. But what if there is Coach X that is better than Boals, but is more likely to leave ASAP for a bigger job.
What if we hire Boals and he does decent with next year's team, maybe make the tournament and maybe win one game. BUT what if Coach X could take next year's team to special levels, run rough shot over the MAC where heading into the MAC tournament we are an at-large team even if we lose in our first MAC tourney game. And What if that Coach X has a much better chance of leading this team to the Final 4 type season... BUT, after that he leaves for the next job.
Who do you want? Coach X or Boals...
What if Coach X basically knows its one and done and we go back a couple of steps? What if Boals while not taking next year's team into special levels, is more likely to keep building this team to be even better in the future?
So many what ifs, thank god it isn't my choice.