Jai Lucas set to become next men’s basketball coach

[TheOriginalCane]

He’s got a ton of work to do in recruiting and the portal-

He’s never been a HC-

He’s going to have to learn on the fly-

It’s a lot easier to recruit studs to Duke-

Bottom line he’s got to win if he doesn’t it won’t matter-

And he won't be in Miami (assuming Duke plays as well in the NCAAs as they have been playing all year) until weeks after the Portal opens.

Good times!

 

[strauzer]

He’s got a ton of work to do in recruiting and the portal-

He’s never been a HC-

He’s going to have to learn on the fly-

It’s a lot easier to recruit studs to Duke-

Bottom line he’s got to win if he doesn’t it won’t matter-

and we will have lost 3-4 years

 

[TheOriginalCane]

and we will have lost 3-4 years

Yes. You can actually rebuild a team (see, generally, Louisville, among others) in less time than you can waste if you hire the wrong coach.

 

[mainecane]

Sam was by far the best. Hocutt had a ton of potential, if he would have stayed, he would have been good. Dude has hit on some hires at TTU, a place where it isn’t easy to attract people. Other than that, Miami has had a collection of meh. Paul Dee was a good administrator, he wasn’t a dynamic leader that made good moves. He was a pencil pusher, nothing more.

Paul D was loved by the boosters and raised the hurricane club to a level of contribution that was required to support the growth of all programs. He did this by hiring and building the development teamHe hired Jim Morris, Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson and Butch Davis. That’s a pretty good group of coaches. I knew Paul well and think he needed more than a ordinary acknowledgment.