I posted this in another thread but don’t want to derail it.
There’s an expectation from fans that it’s easy to win here. It’s thrown around with coaching hire discussions. This actually might be the biggest misconception in all of basketball coaching.
It’s actually not easier to win here; in fact, it’s a hell of a lot harder than say a place like Baylor as an example.
Here’s why. At Baylor, Drew is left alone and not bothered with mindless distractions on a weekly basis. He’s allowed to coach, and the expectations are manageable. He can go to dinner with his family and not be bothered. He doesn’t have to worry about his kids being teased and bullied at school if he loses a game. He doesn’t have hundreds of appearance requests and interviews he has to turn down regularly which creates a bad blood amongst those he says no to.
He’s coaching against weaker coaches and can actually be a coach. Which is easier and what he is. At a job like UL you have to be a a President/CEO of the program. Rick thrived in that environment because it’s who he is. Drew hasn’t experienced that.
Mick saw it first hand being an asst here. He knows what he’s getting into. Drew won’t. Certainly there’s better coaches than Mick, but when you look at realistic options, and managing the risk, he’s the safest pick that would be successful here. He’s led 3 different schools to success.
You take the outside factors out of the equation and you can just coach games; he’s good at that. Drew is a risk IMO.
There’s an expectation from fans that it’s easy to win here. It’s thrown around with coaching hire discussions. This actually might be the biggest misconception in all of basketball coaching.
It’s actually not easier to win here; in fact, it’s a hell of a lot harder than say a place like Baylor as an example.
Here’s why. At Baylor, Drew is left alone and not bothered with mindless distractions on a weekly basis. He’s allowed to coach, and the expectations are manageable. He can go to dinner with his family and not be bothered. He doesn’t have to worry about his kids being teased and bullied at school if he loses a game. He doesn’t have hundreds of appearance requests and interviews he has to turn down regularly which creates a bad blood amongst those he says no to.
He’s coaching against weaker coaches and can actually be a coach. Which is easier and what he is. At a job like UL you have to be a a President/CEO of the program. Rick thrived in that environment because it’s who he is. Drew hasn’t experienced that.
Mick saw it first hand being an asst here. He knows what he’s getting into. Drew won’t. Certainly there’s better coaches than Mick, but when you look at realistic options, and managing the risk, he’s the safest pick that would be successful here. He’s led 3 different schools to success.
You take the outside factors out of the equation and you can just coach games; he’s good at that. Drew is a risk IMO.
