Shocky1;842107612 said:
the trouble with a lot of these mid level d1 jobs is that due to insufficient resources & facilities most of these new hcs are doomed for failure...of course the head coaches at vcu, butler, florida golf coast, etc. would disagree
coaching continuity matters#
Take a look at Kerry Keating of Santa Clara. He learned the ropes at many different stops, eventually becoming the main recruiter at UCLA (see Collison and Love). Finally, he left to get his head coaching job, though Howland wanted him to stay.
UCLA Assistant Coach, 2003 2007
Tennessee Assistant Coach, 2001 2003
Tulsa Assistant Coach, 2000 2001
Appalachian State Assistant Coach, 1998 2000
Seton Hall Assistant Coach, 1995 1998
Vanderbilt Assistant Coach, 1994 -1995
Wake Forest Administrative Assistant, 1993 -1994
Seton Hall Graduate Assistant, 1990 1993
He makes $350k, an amt I'm sure GG or TD would be happy with. However, KK coaches in the same conference as St. Mary's and Gonzaga, so he doesn't appear to be in good position to break thru to the NCAA's. What are his options:
recruit and win and stay indefinitely.
recruit and win and move to another bigger conference school.
lose and get canned and then what? Back to asst somewhere?
The point is, he has to keep recruiting - that's where it all starts.
If KK had stayed at UCLA, would he have been in position to be head now? Doubtful. UCLA would want a proven head coach.
Where am I going with this? I don't know. Just a reference point. Would Cal be willing to hand over the reigns to someone who hasn't run a program as head?
Whatever the case, any coach needs to recruit. Monty is a great coach, but he can only do so much unless he has the players. And if GG and/or TD leave, they will need to recruit. It's job #1. If they leave, Monty will need to bring in a recruiter who can network, travel, and watch 200 AAU games/yr.
Does Theo have the aptitude (personality/style), does he want to be a networker, traveler, etc. that is required for a recruiter? He's learner some good stuff playing for Monty, being on staff under him. But if he wants to make it, he needs to be developing those youth inroads, too. That's where it all starts. His abilities here will be MORE important to him than his time with Monty for the next 20 years. Of course, the association with Monty can help develop inroads at the youth levels, so they go together.
Best of luck to all.
(My advice to players is not to allow the best recruiters to spin your web. Figure out what's right for you.)