re: List of Possibilities to replace Coach JJ

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Top of the list:
Gregg Marshall
Billy Donovan (if he's tired of the NBA)
Archie Millier
Brad Stevens

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You at least have to make the call, but there is probably a less than 1% chance any of those guys would even consider the LSU job. Marshall has been courted by everyone. He clearly likes WSU and is paid extremely well. Miller watched his brother parlay the Xavier job into a bigger gig with a basketball powerhouse (Arizona). I don't think the LSU job is as bad as many here believe it to be, but LSU isn't on the same playing field as Arizona at this point. Stevens is doing very well rebuilding the Celtics. Forget him coming back to college right now, let alone LSU. Donovan would be the Saban to Bama hire. However, he's only in year two with OKC. It would be really unlikely that he could be looking to come back to the college game.

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More likely candidates:
Johnny Dawkins (Duke ties)
Chris Collins (Duke ties)
Steve Wojciechowski (Duke ties)
Jeff Capel (Duke ties)
Kermit Davis
Anthony Grant
Rick Stansbury
Buzz Williams
Mike Davis
Travis Ford

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I'd be very leery of the Duke guys. That coaching tree hasn't bore much fruit. Dawkins flamed out at Stanford. Capel, in addition to the scandal at OU, is back on the Duke bench for a reason. Wojo is improving MU and Collins is improving NU, but are they the next Tommy Amaker or Dawkins? Guys who initially have decent success at big jobs, but flame out quickly? Collins would probably be the only one I'd consider.

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Anthony Grant

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You could argue Jones has been better in his time at LSU than Grant was in his time at Bama. No thanks. If he couldn't win at one SEC program, what makes you think he can do it another?

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Mike Davis

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His career has been in a downward trajectory since he took IU to the Final Four. IU --> UAB --> Texas Southern. The SWAC and MEAC or the worst conferences in college basketball. If LSU has to get their next coach from there, then God help us.

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I just feel like Aleva is going to go with an older, more experienced coach or one of his Duke buddies so he doesn't have to hire a search firm, which is probably not a good idea.

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Alleva went with an experienced guy in Johnson. It didn't work. He went with the hometown guy in Jones. It didn't work. He didn't exactly leave Duke a hero, so I don't know how willing a Duke guy would be to work for an AD who unnecessarily and improperly fired a successful coach based upon a completely fabricated story.

Is there a Cajun basketball coach around? He would be "one of us".

Keith Richard has done amazing things at ULM.

Lon Krueger - took U of Florida and OU to Final Four and had success at Nevada (I think).

Randy Bennett, St Mary’s 54 / 328-148


OP Woodman: what makes you suggest this is even remotely possible?

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Bruised Ego: St Mary's is always going to play second fiddle to Gonzaga in the conference and by name recognition alone even to Santa Clara. Throw in Stanford and Cal and its always going to be an uphill battle. All the same time, Mark Few at Gonzaga likely makes nearly three times what Bennett makes.

Family Timing: Bennet's two boys are 13 and 14. If he's going to make a move, doing so before high school starts would be well advised. It seems Les Miles' kids had a good experience going to school in Baton Rouge.

Chance to Ring the Bell on having a bigger notoriety Success Legacy: Turning LSU into a perennial winner at or even perhaps the Dale Brown days would be telling. That's going to be a lot easier to accomplish in Baton Rouge than it would be taking on such a task at another Major Conference Basement Dweller [examples being: ACC = Boston College, Pitt, Clemson; Georgia Tech; Big10 = Rutgers; Big12 = OK State; BigEast = DePaul, St Johns, Providence; Pac12 = Oregon State, Arizona State, Washington, WAZU]? Filling an updated PMAC due to your success vs filling a 3,500 arena due to the school not affording to ever expand it. Having the ability to be in the discussion for every top player in your state vs getting the crumbs after Stanford, Cal, UCLA, USC and San Diego State traditionally pick up the best of the bunch.

Money: While the present amount is not easily found via internet search, the starting point of his 10-year contract in 2011 suggests he's making around $500,000, despite living in a community where the average price home is $1.25 million. Compare and contrast these equivalent priced real estate options:

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Difference in Taxes in California vs Louisiana are substantial as well. State income and disability taxes in CA eat up another 15% or so of gross pay.

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Anthony Grant

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He totally bombed at Bama. Why is he qualified to be the HC at LSU? So many "LSU Fans" are blind as A&M Bats.

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You could argue Jones has been better in his time at LSU than Grant was in his time at Bama. No thanks. If he couldn't win at one SEC program, what makes you think he can do it another?

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Yes, that's what most LSU fans that aren't drunk, high or mentally unstable would think..................

I'll take anyone over CJJ.

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I'd definitely call Williams, but in doing so we would have to magically become serious about our basketball program all of a sudden. A guy like Williams will come with demands (ops budget, facility improvements, etc.)

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Him leaving Marquette was completely baffling. It wasn't like he left for another "decent" program (ala Brett Belima leaving Wisc. for Ark) or to coach is alma mater (ala Jamie Dixon leaving Pitt for TCU). He left a winning program with good tradition to take a pay cut to coach an awful basketball program. In year 3 he has taken a bottom-feeder and turned them into a tournament contender, the the toughest conference in CBB.

If LSU is serious about basketball you throw good money at him and convince him he'll never be able to reach the top of the mountain in the ACC with Va. Tech. The climb to the top of the SEC is MUCH easier and he doesn't have to fight with UVA, Duke, UNC, NC State, Maryland, etc.

He's one of those guys you kind of hate when he coaches your opponent, but you love when he's your guy. He would immediately bring back excitement just with his personality alone. The only difference is he's also won everywhere he's been. Hell, he made UNO competitive the one season he was there!

Id take a gamble on Donny Tyndall. Anybody know his current status on whether he can or cannot coach college bball?

He would be a hell of a hire you could get on the cheap, again if he isnt currently sanctioned from coaching in college.

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Matt McCall, Chattanooga 34 / 42-10

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He is going to get his shot soon at a bigger job someday soon. I'm guessing he'd probably prefer to not coach in the same conference as UF, but if its the best offer may be hard to pass up.