01Bear said:
GoldenBasketBear said:
For JK to save his arse, he better get Mad Dog an extension ASAP. I think it's fair to say that Mad Dog is bringing Cal Basketball BACK.
Anybody know what the contract for Madsen is? I know Fox's was released not too much later after he took the job.
It might be too early for that. I hope JK learned from his Wilcox extension.
As much as I like how much Madsen has improved the team in his sole season, until he actually gets Cal to the NCAA Tournament, it's too early to tell if Madsen is a Tournament coach or a .500 coach at Cal.
Madsen better be a great recruiter. And the collective needs to be very well funded. I have not been overly impressed by his actual game coaching. The team has clearly made strides over the past several seasons, but the poor way they close games is concerning.
These players that play the major minutes are veteran players. All in their 20's. Kennedy and Aimaq are in their 6th year. Cone is his fifth year. I did not expect the NCAA tournament, but I did believe the players experience would have paid off more than it has. They have 6 home losses. This includes UOP, Montana St., ASU, UW and UCLA. All mediocre or worse teams.
The P12 has exactly 1 really good team. Arizona. 3 or so pretty good teams. The league is very mediocre overall. Yet they are 6-7 (with 4 home losses) in conference and 10-14 overall at this point. The conference record likely gets much worse as they finish with 5 road games in their last 7.
Tyson has been fantastic. He almost certainly departs. If he stays he will cost. The collective will also be needed to pay for transfers. After the starting 5 there is very little talent on hand. Brown may develop. Newll is a bench player and he may decide to play at a lower level to try for starting minutes. Nobody else is P5 quality.
I think we find out just how good Madsen is starting March 17th when the portal opens. I love his energy, optimism and enthusiasm. But his actual coaching so far is not that impressive. This team given the experience they have in the starting group should not be 6-7 and 10-14.
In transfer portal we trust.