Maybe he is on some list someone has in the back of their mind.

Rose ain't even official, March Madness hasn't even hit.

Uptown wrote:Jay Wright is one of if not the best college coach in the country...He does an excellent job of developing his players and squeezing every ounce of potential out of them. He has won championships with players that weren't McDonalds all americans, and has dominated the Big East. I have a couple of his practice/coaching clinic DVDS and he is awesome.

He would be a great, great hire.

Putting aside that I cannot guarantee the same success in the pros, Uptown raises all the right points. He knows what it means to be a "team" winning with lesser talent by paying attention to the details

Keep in mind that we are in a salary capped league so everything else being equal (and ignoring the drafting/signing flubs for a moment), this is how you win in the NBA> A pro team cannot operate like Kentucky or Duke where they're able to stack the team with all the star talent.

My only hesitation is that Miller has shown some aptitude at winning with lesser talent that (a) he had not input into assembling and (b) that he had to accept during the season -- unable to instill whatever system he had in pre-season

Miller is at least a credible candidate; would be good if they could co-exist in some way

Chandler wrote:

Uptown wrote:Jay Wright is one of if not the best college coach in the country...He does an excellent job of developing his players and squeezing every ounce of potential out of them. He has won championships with players that weren't McDonalds all americans, and has dominated the Big East. I have a couple of his practice/coaching clinic DVDS and he is awesome.

He would be a great, great hire.

Putting aside that I cannot guarantee the same success in the pros, Uptown raises all the right points. He knows what it means to be a "team" winning with lesser talent by paying attention to the details

Keep in mind that we are in a salary capped league so everything else being equal (and ignoring the drafting/signing flubs for a moment), this is how you win in the NBA> A pro team cannot operate like Kentucky or Duke where they're able to stack the team with all the star talent.

My only hesitation is that Miller has shown some aptitude at winning with lesser talent that (a) he had not input into assembling and (b) that he had to accept during the season -- unable to instill whatever system he had in pre-season

Miller is at least a credible candidate; would be good if they could co-exist in some way

I don't see our problem this year as the coach. It certainly was at the beginning of the season with Fizdale as he was on pace to lose 70 games and we clearly had better talent.

But next year, a full season of Miller vs a full first season of Jay Wright- I'm not sure there is a huge difference in wins.

Look- at some point, we need some kind of continuity. We can't continue to turn the roster over every year, swap out coaches and expect anything to grow.

Even if Miller is a lesser coach, we'd benefit from still having him in year two to continue building on the things he started in year 1. Please, let's try to build instead of our overnight plans for an instant contender, which is what I am worried our move to Rose is all about.

fishmike wrote:Jay Wright is really smart, charismatic and a true basketball man. That would be an impressive hire, especially if they give him help and freedom

agree - but you forgot to mention that he is also the best dressed person in sports. his suit collection is impressive

franco12 wrote:

Chandler wrote:

Uptown wrote:Jay Wright is one of if not the best college coach in the country...He does an excellent job of developing his players and squeezing every ounce of potential out of them. He has won championships with players that weren't McDonalds all americans, and has dominated the Big East. I have a couple of his practice/coaching clinic DVDS and he is awesome.

He would be a great, great hire.

Putting aside that I cannot guarantee the same success in the pros, Uptown raises all the right points. He knows what it means to be a "team" winning with lesser talent by paying attention to the details

Keep in mind that we are in a salary capped league so everything else being equal (and ignoring the drafting/signing flubs for a moment), this is how you win in the NBA> A pro team cannot operate like Kentucky or Duke where they're able to stack the team with all the star talent.

My only hesitation is that Miller has shown some aptitude at winning with lesser talent that (a) he had not input into assembling and (b) that he had to accept during the season -- unable to instill whatever system he had in pre-season

Miller is at least a credible candidate; would be good if they could co-exist in some way

I don't see our problem this year as the coach. It certainly was at the beginning of the season with Fizdale as he was on pace to lose 70 games and we clearly had better talent.

But next year, a full season of Miller vs a full first season of Jay Wright- I'm not sure there is a huge difference in wins.

Look- at some point, we need some kind of continuity. We can't continue to turn the roster over every year, swap out coaches and expect anything to grow.

Even if Miller is a lesser coach, we'd benefit from still having him in year two to continue building on the things he started in year 1. Please, let's try to build instead of our overnight plans for an instant contender, which is what I am worried our move to Rose is all about.

I agree with you in principle. But at the same time if Budenholzer said he wanted to coach here, i wouldn't hesitate for a second. It will come down to is Jay more like Budenholzer or more on par with Miller

Also we shouldn't be blind to the fact that (rightly or wrongly) there will be immense turnover this season. Roster will be very different, and I don't think Leon was hired to come in here and say the GM, FO, etc are all doing a great job -- just keep doing what you're doing