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Cuonzo Martin as Miami's HC?

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From living in Tennessee, I can tell you UT fans did not like him, but he was the guy who came after Bruce Pearl. He did take them to the Sweet 16 before going to Cal.
 
The only way a UM coaching change will occur, IMO, is by Coach L retiring or stepping down. It will be his timing/decision.

Looks like he makes $3M+ a year at Mizzou. His buyout if he leaves is something in the $2-3M range.
 
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If is hard for any coach in any sport above high school to keep his job after three straight losing seasons.
Given that the football and baseball team were ranked this season, at some point, you have to take a closer look at your basketball program.
Let's not forget, when ran properly, men's basketball is a revenue generating sport.
Even at a small private school like Miami.
 
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If the job becomes available after the season, Cuonzo is not a bad choice but he would not be my first choice.
IMO, you would want to follow the Gonzaga or Baylor model where you get a young coach who is a good recruiter who will be with your program for a decade plus.
 
Da_Lucky_One said:
If the job becomes available after the season, Cuonzo is not a bad choice but he would not be my first choice.
IMO, you would want to follow the Gonzaga or Baylor model where you get a young coach who is a good recruiter who will be with your program for a decade plus.
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Agree Cuonzo is not an awful choice, but seems the problem (if Coach L does leave, buyout or otherwise) is that the Miami job isn't thought of as a "plum", even with the nice beaches. The fans and the program... and perhaps the monies that would be forked up for salary, staff, and buyouts, just don't seem to be there, or that inviting for basketball...

...the 2 Mizzou Podcast guys just spent 20 minutes discussing this. I fear while sad, it's probably true.
 
Da_Lucky_One said:
If the job becomes available after the season, Cuonzo is not a bad choice but he would not be my first choice.
IMO, you would want to follow the Gonzaga or Baylor model where you get a young coach who is a good recruiter who will be with your program for a decade plus.
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Agree but ... to have any chance to keep a really successful young coach, UM would have to really open the purse strings in a way they've never shown they have any intention of doing.
 
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troyskiles said:
Save the money and put it towards football!!!

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Actually, if UM was really forward thinking, they would do the opposite. Put a ton of money and other resources into hoops, at the expense of football if need be. Call it the Villanova or Duke model.

The demographics/resources of similar small private schools nationwide argue for that. Not to mention our football program history (on the field and in the stands) of the last 20 years., plus the steep rise in costs of funding a top football program these days.
 
Da_Lucky_One said:
If the job becomes available after the season, Cuonzo is not a bad choice but he would not be my first choice.
IMO, you would want to follow the Gonzaga or Baylor model where you get a young coach who is a good recruiter who will be with your program for a decade plus.
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Scott Drew success from Miami's HC is what you want but not many are willing to accept waiting 6 years for the HC to get past the first round. SD would not have been able to make the most of his opportunity without extra time due to the previous regime's scandal.

Martin is 49. He could coach at UM for two decades and be younger than Coach L is now. Gotta get the right guy for the moment because you could hire the next Brad Stevens (or Leonard Hamilton) just for him to be off to the NBA before that tenth year of employment ever comes. As far as Martin's recruiting, he has been very underwhelming at Missouri. MPJ, Josh Richardson, and Jaylen Brown is **** of a starting point for a recruiting pitch to any guards/wings out there, but he hasn't been able to land the Matthew Cleveland's of the world. Then you dive further and see that Brown may have ended up at Cal Berkley anyway, J-Rich was not a big recruit, and MPJ was going to Missouri no matter who was there...not inspiring.
 
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hotshot said:
Actually, if UM was really forward thinking, they would do the opposite. Put a ton of money and other resources into hoops, at the expense of football if need be. Call it the Villanova or Duke model.

The demographics/resources of similar small private schools nationwide argue for that. Not to mention our football program history (on the field and in the stands) of the last 20 years., plus the steep rise in costs of funding a top football program these days.
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Well one program actually has a winning history and the other doesn't and the former sits on the best recruiting talent in the country.......we just don't want to pay for coaches.
 
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hotshot said:
Actually, if UM was really forward thinking, they would do the opposite. Put a ton of money and other resources into hoops, at the expense of football if need be. Call it the Villanova or Duke model.

The demographics/resources of similar small private schools nationwide argue for that. Not to mention our football program history (on the field and in the stands) of the last 20 years., plus the steep rise in costs of funding a top football program these days.
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Our program history of basketball on the court and in the stands is even worse. Seriously, the bball team had 1 great year, and a couple decent years, other than that, not much to talk about.
 
One of the more overvalued coaches in America relative to the jobs he's been able to land. Three tourney appearances in 16 years is dreadful.
 
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