[DerbyCat]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The problem is finding that great coach. Someone that won't be afraid to hire a quality staff and who doesn't look like they are looking to jump ship as soon as they win an opening round tourney game. It is really hard to find these guys because at that level you are either dealing with a non division I guy who has had success at the lower level but who will have different deamnds at the Div 1 level or an untested young guy. And the University has to have enough patience to let the guy have a chance to run the program for a few years. If I was trying to create a winner in the WCC I would try to find players in places the other guys won't look, like overseas guys. And I would probably try to find a couple of lights out shooters that are deemed too slow or small to play for big schools. Get a couple of undersized PG's who are fast and grab a couple of athletic guys that aren't that skilled and teach them to become defensive players and rebounders. If you could add just one skilled guy to that mix you can win a lot of games in the WCC.

Our coach is three years into a six year contract and hasn't done diddly yet. He's been applying for other jobs since he got here but no one will hire him since this is his first head coaching position. He's supposedly a great recruiter but we're still not winning much so he must be sweating with BYU joining the conference. I'd feel sorry for him but he's an ass so I don't.