GO BEACH
If you are still teaching your basic defensive system in February there is a huge disconnect between the coaching staff and the players. This is when you start to add some defensive wrinkles that your opponents haven't seen.
If we are going to significantly change rosters every year or two due to NIL a coach would have to be a great teacher or simplify his systems so the new players can get up to speed on offense or defense fairly quickly. CDM said late in the BW conference season that we were still trying to learn the defensive system.
Hi BYank! Love your input. What you said is spot on. Another nuance to a new HC that would be an asset is understanding how the portal and instant transfers could be a strength if approached with a certain mindset.
Have to assume every year a need to fill half the available player slots (due to graduation and portal xfers out). The new HC and his staff should be experts at identifying guys in the portal who fit the offense/defense well. Assume 2-3 portal transfers every year, a few HS seniors, maybe a JUCO xfer.
The new HC and staff will need to be good at reassembling a team every year around a few remaining key parts. Having a consistent, easy to learn offense and defense would help. I'd rather see us run simple offense and defense and focus on the mentality and drive to run those simple schemes very well.
GO BEACH!!!
While we never like to see someone get fired a change needed to happen and now the right coach needs to be hired to sustain long term success.
I remember coming on my visit in the summer of 94 and visiting with Seth and the late Dave O'brien and the vision was for Long Beach to become the UMASS of the West. It turned out that Gonzaga became that and more.
I think it's important to hire a coach that has worked extensively at the mid-major level with tremendous success in recruiting as well as winning consistently. I remember Wayne always complaining about what we didn't have that Syracuse had. No shit coach. The next hire needs to understand the grind. Seth grinded. You have to understand the landscape of CBB at the LM/MM level. If you have a player that is putting up big numbers you are going to have to fight your ass off to keep him. NIL is real. On the other hand you have to be able to recruit off the high major rosters of guys that aren't playing like they thought they would be.
1. Have to recruit local and develop locally. Makes it harder for local players to leave when close to family. 70% of the roster should be within 60 miles of campus.
2. 1/2 HM transfers like mentioned above.
3. Try and find an assistant with international contacts.
This is the best job in the league and winning it at a 50% clip should be expected. We should want our HC to turn over because that means we are winning. This is a stepping stone job not a destination. Need to be honest with ourselves.
Here's to making a run in the conference tourney.
B-Yank
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