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(04-12-2021 03:22 PM)Bearhawkeye Wrote:  

(04-12-2021 12:52 PM)bearcatmark Wrote:  Repeat after me: There is no right formula for picking a basketball coach. Those with no head coaching experience have become hall of famers. Those who came up coaching smaller programs have become hall of famers.

I would agree that there is no one formula for picking a basketball coach, but that doesn't correspond mean there aren't likelier to produce better results than others. I mean you can start with the whole notion of hiring a search firm or not. I don't have the data but it would be interesting to see the success rates with coaches getting their first HC job at a "major" (is that what we're called?) in basketball.

To add to that....I keep seeing comparisons of Martin to other first time head coaches like Howard, Few, Izzo, Williams and to a lesser extent Sean Miller and Chris Mack. But the major difference is these guys took over successful, and in some cases, stacked teams who were all coming off NCAA tournament appearances. In some cases, multiple. They weren't first time guys tasked with rebuilding (or giving a shot in the arm to) a program who currently has a only few players returning and no recruits.