Obviously he is going to be gone ! Helping out his current team to leave them with a bit of coin after his departure. Buyout is not that much 4 most Power 5 schools plus with contract. This is going to be real interesting this off season. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-b...ources-wade-receives-5-year-extension-mcneese

I've been thinking that NIL has not only thrown recruiting into new ground but it could be doing the same for coaching searches.

Traditionally, the best coach has been a mix of several characteristics. Manager, X-O gamer, Press Speaker, NCAA navigator, NANNY etc, etc. One of his main responsibilities, if not the main responsibility, is RECRUITING. Better players can make an average coach look way better than he is. With NIL, recruiting is becoming less and less his responsibility. In fact, it's gone from his biggest responsibility to one that is, to some degree at least, out of his hands.

Assumption: The University has $ 1 mil a year for a coach that can be supplemented an additional $ 1.5 mil a year by wealthy boosters. ( I don't have specifics but you can insert any amount you want for the argument)

Proposition: Wouldn't it be better to spend the $ 1 mil on the coach and take the doner $ 1.5 mil and put it up for NIL payments for a few more top flight players?

Now, before anyone has his head explode look a the chart below ( incomplete and a year old, but the best I could find and it serves it's purpose for this post) You need to pay $ 2.5 mil to get a coach paid in the top 50. But when you look at some of the coaches getting that type of cash there are at least 20 of them we would be threatening to run out of town. They were a flash in pan, got hired, and now they are coming back to earth but with a pile of cash. So, I propose we pay our coach @ 1 mil from school funds and pay our players as much as possible. If the coach leaves, who cares - we get another one for a mil. If a couple of players get better deals - so what - we can pay new ones.

The goal would be to have the best players we can afford with an OK coach - rather than O.K. players with a 50th ranked coach.

Just a thought.

Just some conference news on the MWC strategic plan if anyone is interested..

I thought he was better than this?
He has no offensive arsenal other than dunks or easy put backs.
No jump shot or jump hook, in the paint!

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It’s kinda true.

Any signing day surprises this Wednesday?

I see this as closer to a "pick em" game. 8.5 is way too much to give to the sporadic rebs.

Outrebounded again tonight.

We are 286th for total rebounds in the country.

This is a HUGE flaw as a team. I don't want to compare us to the teams at the very top but let's compare us to the College of Charleston. They are ranked 20th and they average 41 rebounds a game. We average 34 rebounds per game. 7 times we should be getting the ball and instead we give it to our opponent. Seven shots we can't take and seven shots they do.

This has become a characteristic of a CKK team. Rebounding is a basic tenant of good basketball. We will never compete at the top without drastically improving our rebounding.

Tonight I don't believe we had one fast break off a defensive rebound. We did have three or four from steals/TO's but not off rebounds.

There were a least 6 times DTJ had the ball off a rebound and specifically pulled up at mid court. This has to be planned and coached. He has the ability to penetrate into the paint every time down the court off a rebound. I don't believe he can get to the basket every time but if we had a cutter he could get it to him fairly easy.

Fast breaks are easy points and so demoralizing to an opponent. I don't understand why KK has eliminated it from out offense completely.

Does he value each possession so much he is afraid of a turnover. Is he trying to slow a game to limit possessions because he knows we suck offensively?

I just don't get it.

and it was my son’s senior night. He was kind enough to come and support him.

We talked about the good old days. Fun insights (mostly confirmations of what we had heard) into the teams he played for.

I grew up during the 80s and 90s teams but he may still go down as a top 3 rebel for me. Even before tonight. Tonight solidified what I had already thought of him.

They can shoot, but we can defend them.

Rebs 73
Wyoming 66

First TO break.
Both teams just stink.
UNLV, 4 guys at 3, standing like glue, ball goes in, no moving no screens to free guys up on double, at least boone loves to shoot.

Eye test tells MWC will get 2-3 in NCAA all out 1st rd.

AF got drubbed 94-56 by boise, at least they have 1 win in MWC.

So I’m skiing in Aspen and ran into Carlos Boozer. I thought he was supposed to come to UNLV? He said no it was almost UCLA over Duke not UNLV? Wasn’t he rumored to UNLV?

The Reno coach is starting this win the state Wednesday crap. They’ll lose again for a third year in a row.

Our 3* Small Forward recruit. Plays West Ranch H.S. ( # 5) Averaging 19.6 and 6.5. Nice shooter. Can handle the ball. Can get to the rim. Didn't look too committed to defense.


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Head coach at Boise for 14 years. Won the Conference outright once. Averages 3rd in conference. Averages an NCAA appearance once every three years. ( Never got beyond the first round)

Would this resume be good enough for a UNLV coach or would we have sent him packing?

I think the RB room will be a committee, but from what I've heard about Kylin James, I think he will get carries first and be the back in at the end of games. I'd like to see De Jesus out of the backfield more too.

Thoughts and comments? I'm interested in hearing everyones opinion on this.

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All these people are so worried about Odom leaving. This year’s schedule is a lot tougher than last year. We also finished the year on a three game losing streak. I’ll be happy with back to back bowl games. Also another win over Reno.

You know Jerry Tarkanian is from Armenia.

Dude, they are in the Bible. I did not know just how important his people are.

Aram is in the chapter of nations in Genesis 10.

Fascinating people and culture. I would love to try Armenian Food.

Reno is starting this win the state for Wednesday crap. They’ll lose for a third year in a row in Vegas.

The Boones come alive.

Rebs - 74
Fresno - 65

Had been figuring all along that next year is another rebuild with all the seniors - but with the emergence of whaley and the injury to hill - if dedan, Hill and Whaley are here next year i think it would be a solid nucleus to build around - like a poor man's Anthony, Augmon, LJ. I realize that the likelihood of all 3 being here next year is low nowadays.

also - if Noelle ever gets consistently playing at a level that we've seen flashes of - that's another piece.