Why Jai Lucas will succeed at Miami

[KamdynBurton]

COACHING CAREER:
Jai Lucas is assured for success as the new head coach of the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team, thanks to his very impressive coaching background and a clear understanding of what it takes to succeed at the highest level of collegiate basketball. Having learned under some of the sports greatest minds at esteemed programs like Duke and Kentucky, Lucas has gained valuable experience that he can now bring to Miami. His track record at Duke and Kentucky, particularly as associate head coach and defensive coordinator, demonstrates his winning habits.



KEY TO SUCCESS:
One key aspect of Lucas's potential for success lies in his recruiting skill and talent development capabilities. At Duke he played a crucial role in securing top-ranked recruiting classes, showcasing his ability to grab elite talent. This skill is key for building a competitive program, and it's something Miami athletic director Dan Radakovich saw as a key factor in his hiring.



DEFENSE:
Lucas's emphasis on defense and relentless effort is another reason to be confident about his time at Miami. He has stated his intention to instill a relentless approach on to defense focusing on denying opponents opportunities and contesting every shot. This defensive mindset a sign of successful programs, will be crucial in a competitive ACC conference and will help establish a solid foundation for the Canes.



THE CULTURE:
Futhermore, Lucas expressed his excitement about the opportunity to lead Miami, citing the university's resources and the city's basketball culture as factors contributing to his decision. His vision for the program includes consistent improvement throughout the season and the opportunity to compete for championships.



ENDORSEMENTS:
Finally, the strong endorsements from the experienced and respected figures in college basketball further solidify the belief in Lucas's ability to succeed. Jon Scheyer, among others have praised Lucas's character, basketball IQ, and ability to connect with people. These gifts, combined with his own stated commitment to development "It's not a rebuild. We're building." words from Jai Lucas. This why you should believe in Jai Lucas to lead the Miami Hurricanes to success.

 

[Groz73Cane]

when your building anything it’s the foundation that is most important. And, the most important part of that is the cornerstone. Jai Lucas is that cornerstone and has the tools as the architect to build a successful program here at Miami. As an Alumni and supporter of our university I’m all in. Go Canes#CANESNATIONLIFER

 

[Canedude08]

This guy isn't a Veg-O-Matic, you don't have to work this hard to sell us on him. Congrats, he has a resume that is extremely similar to **** near every other coach that gets eventually gets their first HC job, AT THE MIDMAJOR LEVEL. Are we hoping this works out? Of course we are, because we support the program and having to fire and start over means that the product was terrible for years on end. That said, those of us that have actually followed the program, those that have a historical frame of reference know that the odds are firmly stacked against Jai. Why? Because he's a first time HC in a major conference at a school that isn't a machine. It's pretty easy to be a first time HC at UNC or Duke, a complete non entity could win games at those places, merely from being a talent accumulator(For proof of that see Davis, Hubert). It's not an accident that the ONLY two coaches(Ham and L) to have sustained, replicable success at Miami in the modern era came to Coral Gables as highly experienced, proven coaches. They had proof of concept in regards to their program.

We have absolutely no proof of anything about Jai, other than he coached at places where the budget was bottomless(Which Miami is giving him the largest basketball budget to date, makes you wonder why L and Meier couldn't get this kind of support), and that he seems to be a solid dude. It's a bit odd that Miami(and media sources) are spending this much time hyping this guy, it's almost like they are desperate to get us to overlook how **** poor the hiring process was, and how we(and ultimately Jai) deserved better.

I wish the man well, I hope that he beats the odds and builds a nationally competitive winner, but I also hoped that Randy Shannon, Manny Diaz, Frank Haith, and Gino DiMare did the same and I was disappointed each and every time. I will say this, if Jai fails(and the odds are against him), I hope that each and every person involved in the hiring process is held accountable because it didn't have to be this way. We are asking an inexperienced coach to jumpstart a program, a program where it's unlikely you can consistently accumulate enough high end talent to overcome someone learning on the job(Although Jai has done an exceptional job of building a solid Year One roster)

 

[ICANEDOIT]

This guy isn't a Veg-O-Matic, you don't have to work this hard to sell us on him. Congrats, he has a resume that is extremely similar to **** near every other coach that gets eventually gets their first HC job, AT THE MIDMAJOR LEVEL. Are we hoping this works out? Of course we are, because we support the program and having to fire and start over means that the product was terrible for years on end. That said, those of us that have actually followed the program, those that have a historical frame of reference know that the odds are firmly stacked against Jai. Why? Because he's a first time HC in a major conference at a school that isn't a machine. It's pretty easy to be a first time HC at UNC or Duke, a complete non entity could win games at those places, merely from being a talent accumulator(For proof of that see Davis, Hubert). It's not an accident that the ONLY two coaches(Ham and L) to have sustained, replicable success at Miami in the modern era came to Coral Gables as highly experienced, proven coaches. They had proof of concept in regards to their program.

We have absolutely no proof of anything about Jai, other than he coached at places where the budget was bottomless(Which Miami is giving him the largest basketball budget to date, makes you wonder why L and Meier couldn't get this kind of support), and that he seems to be a solid dude. It's a bit odd that Miami(and media sources) are spending this much time hyping this guy, it's almost like they are desperate to get us to overlook how **** poor the hiring process was, and how we(and ultimately Jai) deserved better.

I wish the man well, I hope that he beats the odds and builds a nationally competitive winner, but I also hoped that Randy Shannon, Manny Diaz, Frank Haith, and Gino DiMare did the same and I was disappointed each and every time. I will say this, if Jai fails(and the odds are against him), I hope that each and every person involved in the hiring process is held accountable because it didn't have to be this way. We are asking an inexperienced coach to jumpstart a program, a program where it's unlikely you can consistently accumulate enough high end talent to overcome someone learning on the job(Although Jai has done an exceptional job of building a solid

Thank you for the analysis. But I prefer a little more sunshine pumping at this point in time:

 

[GrozDozer]

Did trinton clone himself? Is DMoney exclusively hiring baby faced middle schoolers?

 

[Zombie-Cane]

I am not at all saying the guy cannot recruit, but to use what he did at Duke recruiting wise and expect that to translate exactly to Miami is shortsighted to say the very least. Duke recruits itself on the name alone. All in all, I am obviously rooting for Coach Lucas to be extremely successful here, but examples like this as to why he "will be" is a bit foolish to me.

 

[EightiesCane]

Since the basketball program was brought back, we've only had five coaches. I don't think it's fair to assume he needs a lengthy HC resume to be successful. If things work out, the school will have its hands full trying to hold on to him for several years.

 

[Canedude08]

Since the basketball program was brought back, we've only had five coaches. I don't think it's fair to assume he needs a lengthy HC resume to be successful. If things work out, the school will have its hands full trying to hold on to him for several years.

The only two coaches to have any significant success, success that wasn't built on the back of someone else(Looks at Perry Clark, who rode Ham's recruits to a couple of good seasons and then ran the program into the ground), were two very experienced, borderline HOF quality coaches in Ham and L. Haith was a miserable failure, tough to say anything about Coach Foster, because he had the college version of an expansion team.

By the way, if he starts to win big, Lucas is out the door. He's the kind of coach that doesn't have the existing relationship ties to South Florida(L), or views the program as a dream job(Meier). If he wins, enjoy the ride, and be happy it happened, but don't expect him to turn down a big time program to stay.

 

[EightiesCane]

The only two coaches to have any significant success, success that wasn't built on the back of someone else(Looks at Perry Clark, who rode Ham's recruits to a couple of good seasons and then ran the program into the ground), were two very experienced, borderline HOF quality coaches in Ham and L. Haith was a miserable failure, tough to say anything about Coach Foster, because he had the college version of an expansion team.

By the way, if he starts to win big, Lucas is out the door. He's the kind of coach that doesn't have the existing relationship ties to South Florida(L), or views the program as a dream job(Meier). If he wins, enjoy the ride, and be happy it happened, but don't expect him to turn down a big time program to stay.

Foster, Ham, and L all had HC experience. Clark was an HC for one year, and Haith was a career Assistant. L, by far, has the best winning percentage. Funny enough, Haith and Clark had better winning percentages than Ham.

List of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball head coaches - Wikipedia

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[KANE]

He may end up not being successful….. but it **** sure won’t be for a lack of trying. Dude is busting his *** (pause) on the trail.

 

[Canedude08]

Foster, Ham, and L all had HC experience. Clark was an HC for one year, and Haith was a career Assistant. L, by far, has the best winning percentage. Funny enough, Haith and Clark had better winning percentages than Ham.

List of Miami Hurricanes men's basketball head coaches - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Clark also inherited a talented team from Ham. What’s your point? It would be akin to saying that Larry Coker has a better winning percentage than Butch. Of course he does, he was able to ride Butch’s coattails for a couple of seasons. Ham built the program from practically nothing, because Foster started with less than nothing.

 

[Groz73Cane]

This guy isn't a Veg-O-Matic, you don't have to work this hard to sell us on him. Congrats, he has a resume that is extremely similar to **** near every other coach that gets eventually gets their first HC job, AT THE MIDMAJOR LEVEL. Are we hoping this works out? Of course we are, because we support the program and having to fire and start over means that the product was terrible for years on end. That said, those of us that have actually followed the program, those that have a historical frame of reference know that the odds are firmly stacked against Jai. Why? Because he's a first time HC in a major conference at a school that isn't a machine. It's pretty easy to be a first time HC at UNC or Duke, a complete non entity could win games at those places, merely from being a talent accumulator(For proof of that see Davis, Hubert). It's not an accident that the ONLY two coaches(Ham and L) to have sustained, replicable success at Miami in the modern era came to Coral Gables as highly experienced, proven coaches. They had proof of concept in regards to their program.

We have absolutely no proof of anything about Jai, other than he coached at places where the budget was bottomless(Which Miami is giving him the largest basketball budget to date, makes you wonder why L and Meier couldn't get this kind of support), and that he seems to be a solid dude. It's a bit odd that Miami(and media sources) are spending this much time hyping this guy, it's almost like they are desperate to get us to overlook how **** poor the hiring process was, and how we(and ultimately Jai) deserved better.

I wish the man well, I hope that he beats the odds and builds a nationally competitive winner, but I also hoped that Randy Shannon, Manny Diaz, Frank Haith, and Gino DiMare did the same and I was disappointed each and every time. I will say this, if Jai fails(and the odds are against him), I hope that each and every person involved in the hiring process is held accountable because it didn't have to be this way. We are asking an inexperienced coach to jumpstart a program, a program where it's unlikely you can consistently accumulate enough high end talent to overcome someone learning on the job(Although Jai has done an exceptional job of building a solid Year One roster)

Excellent words, except for “ jumpstarting. This is a ground up build. Jai understands what a solid program consists of, now, can he implement the steps to make it happen. IMHO, this program needed a kick in the B***s, not a retread or young coach from a lesser conference. We got a young coach from a first class ACC program. I’ll roll that dice every time. And you’re spot on in your assessment about his year one year one roster,.. exceptional.

 

[Canedude08]

Excellent words, except for “ jumpstarting. This is a ground up build. Jai understands what a solid program consists of, now, can he implement the steps to make it happen. IMHO, this program needed a kick in the B***s, not a retread or young coach from a lesser conference. We got a young coach from a first class ACC program. I’ll roll that dice every time. And you’re spot on in your assessment about his year one year one roster,.. exceptional.

Miami didn’t have to settle on a retread, they could have gone after someone like Will Wade, Ben McCollum, etc., in other words, a proven winner.

The point I’m making is that Miami could have taken this process seriously, it’s apparent that they didn’t because they chose to go with the extremely high risk, high reward hire. If you are going to give a first time HC a budget that is double if not triple what L got, you should also lessen your failure probability by getting someone that you can reasonably project. Lucas is off to a great start, but we know nothing about what he will be on game day. Hoping for the best.