(03-23-2017 10:42 AM)EagleSam Wrote:  

(03-23-2017 10:35 AM)Luckeyone Wrote:  

(03-23-2017 10:27 AM)EagleSam Wrote:  If you think the lack of offense is only 1/3 of the on-court problems, then I got a beach house in Nebraska to sell you.

It is HIGHLY doubtful Murphy fired his assistant coach because he "tried to persuade him to play man-to-man defense". Your 2-3 zone crusade is showing yet again. If it's anything more than a scapegoat by either Murphy or the (now former) AD to show that they are not satisfied with mediocre results (and that 2017-18 is likely Murphy's last stand), then I'd be shocked.

Assistants are far less important in basketball than they are in football. It may affect recruiting, slightly, but that's about it. And the two new assistants that Murphy brings in will almost certainly offset that recruiting loss. This is Murphy's ship, and it's either going to sink or float on his accord, no matter who is on the bench with him.

Sam, you are showing your lack of basketball knowledge. Assistant coaches are extremely important. Braun brought in assistant coach named Gary Waters from FSU. Waters brought in big time recruits (Boykins, Dial to name a few .....)

We are all merely speculating but for sure good programs have good assitant coaches.....

Luckeyone, you are showing your lack of basketball knowledge (again). Do assistants provide insight? Of course. But you can't compare Mike Brown's impact to someone like, say, Neal Neathery who has far more control over in-game situations. College basketball is driven largely by the head coach. It is very likely that nothing will change with the replacement of assistants, and this is a last gasp for Murphy to save his job.

Good programs have good assistant coaches because they have good head coaches. A Duke assistant gets to learn the ropes from the greatest college basketball coach that ever lived. Are they bright minds themselves? Of course! But they gain experience in learning how to run a program of their own by watching the best in the business do it. Find me one example where a basketball program credited their turnaround to the hiring of a new assistant coach.

Of course, you cite recruiting, which I actually mentioned in my post (if you actually read the whole thing). We will lose Brown and White's recruiting ties, which could be impactful. That's a bit difficult to say. However, it's not as though Murphy won't hire two new assistants who almost certainly have their own pipelines.

Sam, you're fabricating statements to support your argument. For example, I didn't say a basketball assistant coach plays a similar role as a Football defensive coordinator.....You made that comparison and assumed that's what I was implying.

My basketball credentials are unsurpassed on this forum. I was a teen age prodigy at 14 and earned an academic scholarship to Duke University where I earned a bachelor's degree in basketball science. Then I went to UCLA and J. Wooden approved my thesis on basketball while I earned and received a Master of Science in basketball. Then I went to North Carolina and earned a PhD in Basketball and while I was there I was a shooting coach for Michael Jordan.

All of these credentials enable me to provide you great insight that is a bit too complicated for you to understand.

I am just kidding around with you, Sammy boy.