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(12-07-2013 09:08 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  HCJH says he will travel close to 10,000 miles Monday through Wednesday.
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Recruiting according to the post game article by drew. That's alot of miles I think it's safe to assume he is flying.

GO BLAZERS!!! THAT is all.

(12-07-2013 09:18 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  

(12-07-2013 09:16 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Their announcers kept saying we are a good fast breaking team.. Wherenare they getting that from?

That is so wrong. UAB rarely goes on a fast break.

Yeah exactly, I don't know why they were saying that.

New Mexico beat Cincinnati by 9.

(12-07-2013 09:22 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(12-07-2013 09:20 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  

(12-07-2013 09:08 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  HCJH says he will travel close to 10,000 miles Monday through Wednesday.
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I wonder if he means for this year's class or for future classes. Either way, Haase is a tireless worker. I know it may be premature, but at this rate, I wonder how long it will be before some other program comes calling to try to hire Haase away from us.

If he continues his current career trajectory it won't be long.

God willing, if we made a tourney run in march, it could be as soon as the end of this season..

We need to get some of those donors that were willing to start buying in on the OCS to be ready to step up and help us keep Haase.

If he was being remotely honest by saying that UAB was a destination job, then I would think until/unless the UNC or Kansas job comes open, then we should be able to hold on to him as long as we recognize his hard work/success with contract extensions and raises.

Now that I've said all of that though, can't we just enjoy what he's doing without worrying about whether or not he will stay?

(12-07-2013 09:38 PM)iam4uab Wrote:  

(12-07-2013 09:22 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(12-07-2013 09:20 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  

(12-07-2013 09:08 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  HCJH says he will travel close to 10,000 miles Monday through Wednesday.
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I wonder if he means for this year's class or for future classes. Either way, Haase is a tireless worker. I know it may be premature, but at this rate, I wonder how long it will be before some other program comes calling to try to hire Haase away from us.

If he continues his current career trajectory it won't be long.

God willing, if we made a tourney run in march, it could be as soon as the end of this season..

We need to get some of those donors that were willing to start buying in on the OCS to be ready to step up and help us keep Haase.

If he was being remotely honest by saying that UAB was a destination job, then I would think until/unless the UNC or Kansas job comes open, then we should be able to hold on to him as long as we recognize his hard work/success with contract extensions and raises.

Now that I've said all of that though, can't we just enjoy what he's doing without worrying about whether or not he will stay?

Definitely. After the last two dismal seasons, I'm really enjoying this.

He doesn't seem to be looking for the next big thing, like XCMA and XCMD, but you never know. If he does well enough to get hired away to a program like UNC or Kansas, I'll just have to say great job coach and thank you.

(12-07-2013 09:20 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  

(12-07-2013 09:08 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  HCJH says he will travel close to 10,000 miles Monday through Wednesday.
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I wonder if he means for this year's class or for future classes. Either way, Haase is a tireless worker. I know it may be premature, but at this rate, I wonder how long it will be before some other program comes calling to try to hire Haase away from us.

Haase is building a strong program. Strong recruits coming next year. He is not going anywhere. He is on a mission to take UAB to uncharted territory. I believe that. He is not going to cut and run, like Anderson did.

Don't fool yourself. He is hungry and when someone offers him ungodly money, it is hard to say no. He may want to stay at UAB, but he would be a fool to turn down bIg bucks and a good career move. UAB is going to have to really step up and make it worth it for him to stay.

Keep in mind also, that we have a very high level of quality assistant coaches. UAB needs to take care of them too to keep this team together.

(12-07-2013 09:20 PM)Blazer85 Wrote:  I wonder how long it will be before some other program comes calling to try to hire Haase away from us.

Just shut it.

I didn't bring it up to try to take away from anyone's excitement or happiness about this team. But I do think it's important that we all be mindful of the possibility so that we can do our best to prevent losing him to another program.

Of course, there's virtually nothing we can do to prevent him from going to a Kansas or UNC. But if the current trend continues, we will likely this year (or next) be having to fight off suitors. We need to be prepared to act and not get caught with our pants down.

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Way to go UAB!

I truly doubt teams would come calling for Haase after this season. I'm not sure he would leave either, especially with what he has coming back. I think year 4 is when we may have to start worrying if we continue at the current rate. One thing is for sure, Mackin did a phenomenal job with this hire.

Dearl Lord can we get through a season without creating something else to worry about. I have never seen a more self loathing fan base in my life.

When Kansas or UNC is looking for a head coach then start to worry. Until them sit back and enjoy college basketball. Blazer style.

The fact that teams with deep pockets are constantly searching for up and coming coaches and we might have one is not "creating something to worry about".

Talking about is not self loathing. Sticking your head in the sand may be though.

Auburn came pretty close to hiring away mike Anderson after his 2nd year. I think our team has the *potential* to go on that type of run. You don't think he'd get some attention if we did that well in march, especially with how bad we were last year and our mediocre to lukewarm expectations preseason this year?

My personal opinion (not that anyone cares):

Haase does not appear to me to be a Mike Anderson, but rather a Brad Stevens/Shaka Smart. That said, I think he stands a fairly large chance of remaining at UAB unless he is offered an elite opportunity. I've seen Bammers on al.com asking to hire him already. That's not a job he leaves UAB to take.

If he did leave at some point, that's why you keep his assistants happy. Butler has hired their last 3 or 4 coaches via promoting from within. It's a good tactic and keeps the program going. We need to take care of Ehsan and Riley.

To this point, we need to support the program monetarily as best we can. Buy as many season tickets as you can, etc.

As usual, the true issue comes back to the BOT. They know they can limit Haase's salary to make it more likely for him to move along if they need to. I hate being a conspiracy theorist here, but it's not really a conspiracy when you have historical evidence to support the position.

Currently, Haase's contract runs through the 2016-17 season and is:

$425k base, + $50k in promotional fees

Bonuses:

INCENTIVES

Outright regular season conference champ -- $25,000

NIT invitation -- $15,000

National Coach of the Year -- $50,000

C-USA Coach of the Year -- $25,000

NCAA Tournament Invitation -- $35,000

NCAA Tournament second round win -- $37,500

NCAA Tournament third round win -- $37,500

NCAA Tournament regional final win -- $37,500

NCAA Tournament national semifinal win -- $37,500

National champion -- $125,000

APR

975 or better -- $35,000

950 to 974 -- $25,000

How much would the BOT allow us to pay? And would they pull the ultimate screwjob whereby they held UAB football hostage to do so?

Also, I didn't bring this topic up. I'm just joining in the discussion.
I'm not worried about it happening. I just like talking basketball. But anyways, if it happens, it happens. If it happens after year two, it likely means we went on a hell of a run in march.

Haase has a nice opportunity for some incentives this year.

Didn't we pay Davis around 600-700k?