...not with a bang but with a whimper

Curdog7

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I don't understand the talk about PBS. I'm sure he has a bright future in front of him. And that culturally he could be a great fit for us. And that's not a small thing.

But what have we seen from him so far? Not much. If we hired him we would still be onboarding a coach on the learning curve. Let him make the mistakes he has to make in Milwaukee. Let him learn. And, most of all, let him show he can build a competitive team. Which, so far, he hasn't.

If we needed a coach immediately, different story. Look no further than Milwaukee losing the coach PBS replaced: Lavall Jordan. Butler needed a coach, they gambled on a good cultural fit with a former alum. He was a 11-24 (4-14) at Milwaukee, but had only one season there.

PBS at Milwaukee
-16-17 (8-10) following Laval Jordan departure
-9-22 (4-14)
-Current: 12-15 (7-8)
This post is exactly why hiring an assistant coach who was never a head coach was a mistake.
 

Catreporter

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Sep 4, 2007
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his post is exactly why hiring an assistant coach who was never a head coach was a mistake.
If you are referring to the CCC hire, he was no mistake.
He got us to the NCAA tournament and that was one huge monkey (more like a gorilla!) off our backs. For that, he will always be remembered. If he can't do it again in a couple of years, maybe we move on, but that one glorious season changed an ugly narrative: NCAA appearances: Never. We even won a game there, something many schools (including Nebraska) cannot say.
 

Mr Wickerpark

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Dude, nobody is aggravating themselves other than a couple or 3 people who love the brutality. It's time to think about 2022 and flush the seasons before that. Let's see what happens in 2022, that's our hope at least. If Collins can't win the Big with 2 of the top 8 prospects then the problem is him. But even if he remains an awful hot headed emotional coach that panics when there are 5 minutes left in the game, he still should be able to get us into the NCAA's in 2023. At any rate, better years to come.
Its over Johnny