re: If Les leaves, does Alleva hire David Cutcliffe?

He is not cut out to be a big time head coach. I think what went down at OM soured him on it. He wants to recruit his type of player, and coach them up, and he's pretty stubborn about it. Duke is a really good fit for him to be able to do this, and I'm sure he knows it.

Speaking of stubbornness, we all complain about this with Les. However, do you guys know why Cutcliff got fired at OM? He was initially told he could stay because of his past success, but he had to make staff changes. They had fallen far behind in recruiting. He flatly refused, and decided to back his guys, no matter what. The OM administration gave him more than one chance to back down, but he wouldn't. They finally fired him, but the consensus among the sports media here in Memphis was that OM did not go into their negotiations wanting to fire him. He forced their hand.

So you guys just THINK Miles is stubborn. He has sent staff members packing, even guys he is really tight with. In each case, he did what needed to be done. We don't need a guy here who isn't willing to do the same.