Coaching Carousel & Hot Seat 2018

[Savannah Jay]

1 reason I think Hardaway might do better than Mullin is he's got the recruiting ties. Like for instance the #1 player in the 2019 recruitign class. If those guys come to him as a result of this- that's just huge.

Wont matter if he cant coach. Will just be another Steve Lavin who underperforms with great talent.

Although I suppose merely overpowering your competition with talent might work better against garbage midmajor opponents like the ones that dominate the AAC than in a true major conf.

what mid major conference has ever gotten 3 top 6 seeds?

I can think of one...and it did not turn out well for them (you know, cause it's all about March).

[Jet915]

Sounds like longtime Creighton assistant Darian Devries will be the next Drake head coach.

[GumbyDamnit!]

Sounds like longtime Creighton assistant Darian Devries will be the next Drake head coach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTkkklmeFOU

I HATE the Drake!

[Bill Marsh]

1 reason I think Hardaway might do better than Mullin is he's got the recruiting ties. Like for instance the #1 player in the 2019 recruitign class. If those guys come to him as a result of this- that's just huge.

Wont matter if he cant coach. Will just be another Steve Lavin who underperforms with great talent.

Although I suppose merely overpowering your competition with talent might work better against garbage midmajor opponents like the ones that dominate the AAC than in a true major conf.

what mid major conference has ever gotten 3 top 6 seeds?

CUSA for one. The WAC for another. Before them, the old Great Midwest Conference got 3 seeded in the top 7, hardly a difference worth mentioning and frankly a more significant accomplishment because the tournament wasn’t as big and the GMC was smaller than the AAC. Both the Atlantic 10 and CUSA also got 3 in the top 7 a few times each back when tournaments and conferences were both smaller.

[GoldenWarrior11]

CUSA for one.

Stever is meticulous and specific with data for a reason. He intentionally utilized the three top-6 sees intentionally because C-USA, while having many years of multiple bids, only had TWO top-6 bids in a given year, but many bids higher than 7 as well. If he said 7-seed, it would have clearly skewed in favor of C-USA, which he would not want to do. However, an AAC team has never had a 1-seed; C-USA has. C-USA (2000-2003) had more annual bids and deeper runs than AAC-present. In 2003, C-USA had four top-8 bids. In the final year of the original C-USA, the league had six bids. In 2014, the AAC (too) had four top-8 bids. However, that was the last year the league at Louisville, and the league has not had more than three bids since.

IMO, 2000-2003 C-USA is stronger and deeper than the current AAC.

[Bill Marsh]

CUSA for one.

Stever is meticulous and specific with data for a reason. He intentionally utilized the three top-6 sees intentionally because C-USA, while having many years of multiple bids, only had TWO top-6 bids in a given year, but many bids higher than 7 as well. If he said 7-seed, it would have clearly skewed in favor of C-USA, which he would not want to do. However, an AAC team has never had a 1-seed; C-USA has. C-USA (2000-2003) had more annual bids and deeper runs than AAC-present. In 2003, C-USA had four top-8 bids. In the final year of the original C-USA, the league had six bids. In 2014, the AAC (too) had four top-8 bids. However, that was the last year the league at Louisville, and the league has not had more than three bids since.

IMO, 2000-2003 C-USA is stronger and deeper than the current AAC.

CUSA had 3 in the top 6 in 1996 - Cincinnati (2), Marquette (4), and. Louisville (6). In 1997, the WAC had 3 in the top 6 - Utah (2), New Mexico (3), and Tulsa (5). And again in 1998, the WAC had 3 - Utah (3), New Mexico (4), and TCU (5).