Funny, I met and spoke briefly with Dave Winfield in the Dallas airport about 15-20 years ago. He was very congenial.
Yup, and, hey, if you really want to feel old you could have said 50. Musselman Sr. was most notable, as a college coach, for leading U of Minn in the early 70’s when they had a very ugly brawl (which included Dave Winfield) against Ohio St.
This has got to be a son. I'm so old I can remember a Musselman 30 years ago.
Musselman has shown he can win. I imagine his USC contract will pay him nicely, if details ever get released. He took Arkansas to the elite 8 twice, another sweet 16. They slipped this past season.
He won on the west coast at Nevada, and as an assistant at ASU. He's used to being around pros with his NBA and global coaching.
+1 great idea!
Actually, Enfeld's been rumored to be on the outs for awhile. Almost from the minute it became public, Muscleman's name was popping up. That's typically not a coincidence. As I've posted a couple of times, these guys have agents for a reason. NCAA can't put the toothpaste back in the tube on NIL or rules around transferring, but they've got some authority on how the posting dates work. I don't see how it would hurt to delay the opening of the portal until after the NCAAT final as opposed to the end of the regular season.
Yet another coach hired with lightning speed. That is the hiring game today. Can't spend more than a couple weeks making the hire or you lose out.
I'm absolutely mystified by this move. USC's just not that great a job for basketball. I'm not even sure they'll pay more than what he's getting at Arkansas. It might put UCLA's antenna's up, because this guys a significantly better coach, IMO, than Cronin.
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