Remember when he wanted to come here? 3-26 this season at WI Green Bay including losses to D2 teams. On the bright side our nepo hire wasn't that God awful.
Doug Gottlieb
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Is a great example as to why taking a TV commentator off the air and making him a head college basketball coach is very risky! Also, he wanted a shot at the UNLV job and some thought he would be a solid choice. Gottlieb is currently the head coach at University of Wisconsin Green Bay who is a...
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It’s definitely risky. He knows the game inside and out, obviously.
That doesn’t mean you can teach. That doesn’t mean you can recruit. That doesn’t mean you can manage people or a department.
Doesn’t mean you can’t do it, either. In my mind, Greg would be great here. But I’m fond of him and we know he’s very smart and he’s a winner.
But that does not mean he’d be a great coach.
That’s why when people talk Xs and Os win games, I really think it’s overrated big time. They all know their stuff. How it’s conveyed, the types of players you have, etc - can they execute your Xs and os?
That doesn’t mean you can teach. That doesn’t mean you can recruit. That doesn’t mean you can manage people or a department.
Doesn’t mean you can’t do it, either. In my mind, Greg would be great here. But I’m fond of him and we know he’s very smart and he’s a winner.
But that does not mean he’d be a great coach.
That’s why when people talk Xs and Os win games, I really think it’s overrated big time. They all know their stuff. How it’s conveyed, the types of players you have, etc - can they execute your Xs and os?
I agree with that.
But it’s no longer identify a hidden gem in HS. You can’t compete for HS guys who are ready to contribute either. So you rely on transfers. If they’re impact, they cost a lot. If not, they cost a little bit you only get a year or two.
It’s easier to turnover a roster from crap and find some success, with luck. It’s harder to build a team though, too.
Anyone who can figure it out will last. Without a good NIL, most won’t.
"Anyone who can figure it out will last." They will last as a coach - but they will be plucked away from G5 by one of the 15 P4 programs annually looking for a coach.
As for NIL, there is so much money now for P4 players it's running against a kids self interest to not take it. It would be relatively simple to live extremely large in college and still leave school with $ 200-300 thousand dollars. $ 200 thousand conservatively invested is $ 1.6 million at age 50.
