Craig Smith available
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15-12, 7-9 doesn't seem worthy of mid-season firing. It's not good, but let him play it out. I think they just wanted to beat UNLV to the marketplace.
I mentioned Craig long ago that he might be canned and he will get a buyout. Which makes him a candidate to be a good coach that can be hired on our budget.
65 percent winning percentage in his career and lots of experience in comparison to CKK to be an upgrade.
We could do worse (CKK, Menzies) but I think there are better options Harper will pursue. If Craig was hired, I would be fine with it especially if he can put together a good staff.
65 percent winning percentage in his career and lots of experience in comparison to CKK to be an upgrade.
We could do worse (CKK, Menzies) but I think there are better options Harper will pursue. If Craig was hired, I would be fine with it especially if he can put together a good staff.
Not only no on Craig Smith but hell no! He wont he able to bring in the players to UNLV to be a top 1-2 in the conference. I guess if being a middle of the conference team is acceptable then he would be a good candidate. But at that point is that much of an approvment over Kevin?
Harper needs to bring in someone that attracts attention and has proven they can win and bring in talent
Harper needs to bring in someone that attracts attention and has proven they can win and bring in talent
Craig is 43-13 vs the MWC.
There’s not going to be a coach brought in that would sell tickets right away, I’m not even sure Will Wade would sell tickets right away.
It needs to be someone that has experience and has experience turning programs around. We need someone with serious competency to lead everyone. Craig is similar to TJO in certain areas but again he has experience and now the experience of being fired. Sometimes that allows the coaches to step back and reevaluate things.
I agree, more than likely no coach brought in is going to raise ticket sales siginificantly. At first. Only way that will happen it to start winning and playing better home schedules. I dont see Craig Smith being able to do that at UNLV. He might have UNLV as a 4-5 team but that wont change a thing. We need a coach that can get the players with the talent to make UNLV a team that will win, compete for a conference title each year, and produce excitment around the program if we want to see fans in the seats again. a Wade or Marshall or coach like that would be more inline to be able to produce those results
I was cool to it at first, but looking at the entire set of facts if we have a chance to get him I think it's a no brainer. Multi-year assistant ( I think that's a big plus ). He's been successful everywhere except the Big 12. And it's not like he's at the bottom of that league. He's tied w/ WV, 1 game from the middle of the league. Three of his losses ( admittedly blowouts ) were to top 25 teams - but he got a win against # 17 Kansas. His conference record is 11th, 8th and 6th and he will most likely be tied for 7th this year. He took Utah State to the NCAA's more times than we have been in 12 years. If we want him he could potentially be hired the day after CKK gets the boot - a real positive to get started on recruiting.
He was making @ 2.2 Mil and has a 5 Mil payoff from Utah. His pay at Utah State was $ 900 thousand. I don't see a bidding war for him and he could be had for less than $ 1.5 mil. ( he had a six year contract and If I was harper I would never go that high)
He has something to prove.
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I just want a team that's competitive, well coached and fun to watch. Lived the Tark years from beginning to end .That is not happening again but I want to go into the last few minutes of a game hoping for a win and not dreading on how we will blow it.
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