Augmon and Miller's names keep popping up as 'if all else fails' type candidates.
If we are even going to consider an assistant coach for the job, how about we get one tied to a succesfull program, not ones tied to a three year decline.
I mentioned this in another thread. Forget what UNLV was or what it could be. Base everything on what it is right now.
Right now UNLV is a mid major. I hate saying it but it is the truth. We have P5 facilities and pay mid major money and have mid major results on the court.
So instead of promoting guys directly tied to the last three years of decline, we hire an assistant from a school like Butler or VCU. Butler promoted Brad Stevens with zero HC experience and then promoted Holtmann after Stevens left. Holtmann's only HC experience prior to Butler was at Gardner Webb. Butler handed him the keys to a team coming off back to back title game appearances. After losing a ton of guys to graduation Holtmann has Butler relevant again and back in the tourney.
Looks like Butler and VCU have this mid major coach hiring thing figured out. Maybe we should take a look at their 'corporate model'.
I get that not all recently promoted assistants will succeed like Brad Stevens or Kevin Ollie. They won't all fail like Dave ultimately did either. I just don't think UNLV should have excluded assistants from successful programs in their search.
(If they have spoken to assistants or interviewed some besides Augmon, Miller and Simon, my mistake)
If we are even going to consider an assistant coach for the job, how about we get one tied to a succesfull program, not ones tied to a three year decline.
I mentioned this in another thread. Forget what UNLV was or what it could be. Base everything on what it is right now.
Right now UNLV is a mid major. I hate saying it but it is the truth. We have P5 facilities and pay mid major money and have mid major results on the court.
So instead of promoting guys directly tied to the last three years of decline, we hire an assistant from a school like Butler or VCU. Butler promoted Brad Stevens with zero HC experience and then promoted Holtmann after Stevens left. Holtmann's only HC experience prior to Butler was at Gardner Webb. Butler handed him the keys to a team coming off back to back title game appearances. After losing a ton of guys to graduation Holtmann has Butler relevant again and back in the tourney.
Looks like Butler and VCU have this mid major coach hiring thing figured out. Maybe we should take a look at their 'corporate model'.
I get that not all recently promoted assistants will succeed like Brad Stevens or Kevin Ollie. They won't all fail like Dave ultimately did either. I just don't think UNLV should have excluded assistants from successful programs in their search.
(If they have spoken to assistants or interviewed some besides Augmon, Miller and Simon, my mistake)
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