I like the way you are thinking. Hearing that one Finnish player is going pro back home. He’s finnished. We all know who. Wonder if that makes a difference to Battin.
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Contract deets: 12.6M guaranteed over 6 years.
I think he’ll be able to squeak by on that income,
That really is fair for his experience and new position and expectations. He might feel he has ‘made it’ as a head coach of a P5 program but still leaves him hungry to do better and get a 2nd contract (or extension after great performance). 6 years is good time frame to establish the program and culture. And by 6, we’ll know if he’s meeting expectations or not (see Shaka). Hopefully Harlan rewards overall momentum and results, not just a single great year. ADs get themselves in trouble when they keep giving amendments/extensions. But I do understand it’s a balance to keep the coach.
Here was the path for Coach K - he got rewarded after the Sweet 16, but the amendment after 2 NIT appearances probably wasn’t warranted. Hill basically got scared of losing him and having to look for a new coach:
“You look and see if you’re in danger of losing a good coach or maybe you want to make a preemptive strike to keep people off your doorstep,” [Hill told the Tribune on March 17, 2018.]
Far better and more attractive to start regular games against Weber and Utah State than schedule Mississippi Valley State and Idaho State.
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He’ll need to shop at Family Dollar on occasion.
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I agree; BB and FB, if we must, then home only.
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Jon Wilner likes the Smith hire. Good article.
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Well now I don’t want him.
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Is this a sign that Jatunen is not returning, as is hotly rumored?
I haven’t heard that hot rumor. I’m not going to take Battin’s return as a sign.
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Apparently Andy Hill has not been retained - according to his own tweet.
Looks like he’s going to New Mexico.
Who?
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Andy Hill
Thanks. There was talk about him and Jantunen at the same time, so I wanted to be sure.
This is good news. Timmy would be the real news I would like to see.
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I’m confident that Smith is doing his best to bring Timmy back.
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Eric Peterson and DeMarlo Slocum join staff
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After the Battin tweet, Carlson’s father tweeted that others (without identifying the individuals) who have entered the portal may return. I would welcome Lahat back and would be interested to see if Smith could develop him into a 10-12 minute guy.
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