Kansas Crimson

holidaysmore wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 3:01 pm Kind of telling Self wasn't willing or didn't feel the need to promote Snacks up over Norm or KT. Unless KT does more behind the scenes that we are unaware of it should be telling by that alone what Self thought of Snacks.

I've read on numerous boards that Danny didn't really recruit here so I would take him if Self forced either Norm or KT out. If he doesn't do that then I would pass on Danny for a young, hungry upcoming assistant who is a great recruiter.

Surely Danny recruited at Tulsa and Wake, though.

Isn't KT going to be the "fall guy" when the crap hits the fan?

Well now it seems like snacks should be...even though kt was the one recorded.

PhDhawk wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:14 pm Well now it seems like snacks should be...even though kt was the one recorded.

No face no case.

Hudy a FA now... Beard brought his guy from Tech.

Imagine she will do fine at Marquette.

I caught some flak on Twitter but I said she is overrated.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 8:34 pm I caught some flak on Twitter but I said she is overrated.

Overhyped to be sure.

So far so good with Nijem.

Turgeon.

A good fit with Turg, but that program really needs an uptick in recruiting. Not sure if Danny is that guy.

Love Danny. But I'm kind of getting pissed off with KU fans fascination of him. He's an all-time great. But he's not that great of a coach/recruiter.

I mean, the man is 116-140 as a HC. That's quite awful.

He did a good job at Tulsa.
Wake Forest proved to be a pretty tough spot to coach - stepchild to Duke, UNC and even NC State.
I think there is some truth that he helped our big men become better players - and I think he'd be an asset here - but that said, I don't think he is what we need at the moment.

I'm glad he's still in coaching.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 1:22 pm Love Danny. But I'm kind of getting pissed off with KU fans fascination of him. He's an all-time great. But he's not that great of a coach/recruiter.

I mean, the man is 116-140 as a HC. That's quite awful.

You are a lot more knowledgeable than I am. I'm curious as to why you feel he's not a good coach.
I mean, you pointed out his record but as pdub pointed out (and I said before he took the job) it's not too easy to be successful at Wake these days.

On a related side note, I watched Danny teach and "coach" NBA players during games. He had their attention and respect and seemed to enjoy sharing his knowledge and wisdom - so I figured he would be a college coach pretty soon after he retired.
Granted, being a college head coach is a lot different than giving advice to NBA players during a game.

Do I think Danny would be the perfect guy for KU? Probably not but I didn't think Roy and Bill would be "perfect" guys when they were offered and took the head coaching job.
I was wrong.

Interesting that Maryland seems to be a bit slow updating their Basketball website.

https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/coaches

Hudy back to UConn.

There had been talk about her star kind of dimming . . . did Shaka not offer her a spot?

I think Hudy and Danny Manning were great for us, we are just fine without them, and they are now both at great spots for them.

Throw Dooley in there, too.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 1:38 pm I think Hudy and Danny Manning were great for us, we are just fine without them, and they are now both at great spots for them.

Throw Dooley in there, too.

Right, Self is the HC and is the one who matters most.

But we're also fortunate and biased in that, when we loose an elite assistant coach, we replace them with an elite assistant.

I think Dooley, Manning, and Hudy were all very good in their roles, they aren't the only people on the planet who can do those things, however.