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2017 Ohio State Head Men's Basketball Coaching Search

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buckeyemania11 said:
But would Holtmann really have any interest?

IMO he'd be taking a big risk by jumping to Ohio State right now this late in the game, considering the depleted roster and damaged recruiting.

At this point only a guy at a smaller school is probably going to be willing to take that chance. (or an NBA guy who wants to come back to college of course)
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Just sayin'; Holtman recently agreed to a contract extension and could come with a very costly buyout:

Insider: Why Butler extended Chris Holtmann contract (again)
The university announced Friday that the contact extends through 2024-25, an eight-year agreement giving Holtmann extraordinary job security in college basketball. Salary was not disclosed, although he certainly received another raise.
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Butler needed to do something to reinforce to high school prospects that Holtmann will be its longtime coach, to encourage him to stay committed to Butler, and to discourage other schools from pursuing him. He was linked to searches by North Carolina State and Missouri this year, by Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech in 2016, and by Tennessee in 2015.

Entire article: https://www.indystar.com/story/spor...nded-chris-holtmann-contract-again/101023884/
 
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NFBuck said:
I want to feel that way. But to me, Donovan is a guy that you have already brokered a handshake agreement with prior to forcing Matta out. If that's the case, why does Smith fly to Omaha to meet with a guy like McDermott?
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying I have any expectations of that happening, just that the possibility of that means there's a chance Gene hasn't completely fucked it up, so things are still okay.
 
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I didn't really have any serious high expectations, But right now it looks like Interim coach Chris Jent or some small school coach (or some assistant from somewhere) that probably leaves us all scratching our heads. Both won't leave with any high hopes.
 
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OH10 said:
Has Billy Donovan publicly declared no interest? I know it seems like a pipe dream but that's the home run this program needs. I'd make him a Godfather offer.
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Better odds:

a) Gene Smith getting a "home run" hire for basketball coach (i.e. this month)

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b) Cavs winning the NBA Championship this year (i.e. beating Golden State 4 games in a row)

Currently I'm thinking that the odds are about the same.....:no:
 
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This article would actually be funny if it was about any other school.....

New Leading Candidate Not Guy You Wanted

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"Don't worry, Gene Smith has a plan," you were told.

Nobody would fire Thad Matta after a single conversation without having somebody waiting to swoop in and save the Ohio State men's basketball program.

That would be crazy.

You read the names.

Billy Donovan! Brad Stevens! Sean Miller! Jay Wright!

Get that trophy polish ready, boys. And get to sanding down that new mantle! Go tell the neighbors. We're about to have one hell of a party.

And yeah, it's gonna be an open bar.

Wait...what's that? Mick Cronin? Tom Crean? Come on, this is serious. This is Ohio State basketball. Stop with this nonsense. It's all fun and games until you start throwing crap against a wall and it gets in somebody's eye.

Let's get back to Billy Donovan. He and Urban Meyer have a long history together and there's no chance of Donovan having any meaningful success at Oklahoma City as long as the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers are still things that exist. Donovan would be a home run.

Brad Stevens is an Ohio State fan and part of Thad Matta's tree, and he has the same issues in Boston that Donovan does in Oklahoma City. At OSU he would never have to face a dynasty, he could build one.

Or Sean Miller. Sean, it's time to come home. Everyone knows it. Those winters in Arizona just aren't worth it. And you have to be dying for an actual lawn, right?

Yeah, this is gonna be big. The real question is which of these guys do you even choose? Do you make them fight for it? Beg? I don't know. You can't go wrong, but that doesn't make the decision--

What's that? Who? What? Greg who? Greg McDermott? Of the "Doug McDermott" Greg McDermotts?

What's a "Creighton?"

ESPN said what? He's been offered the job? This job? On purpose?

And this is when you enter the five stages of McDermott grief.

The first stage is denial.

"No way it's Greg McDermott," you say. "Look at his record. Why would Ohio State fire a guy for one season of fewer than 20 wins to hire a guy with 10 such seasons. No way. No way! Not here. Not at Ohio State."

The second stage is anger.

"This is utter bullcrap!" you yell to nobody in particular. "How is Ohio State reduced to offering this job to a guy whose only success in major coaching came from a son who is now toiling away in the NBA? It's a good thing I already stopped getting season tickets a couple of years ago or else I'd cancel right now!"

The third stage is bargaining.
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Don't worry. Gene Smith has a plan.

Right?

Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Mens-Basketball/2016/News/New-Leading-Candidate-Not-Guy-You-Wanted
 
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buckeyemania11 said:
I didn't really have any serious high expectations, But right now it looks like Interim coach Chris Jent or some small school coach (or some assistant from somewhere) that probably leaves us all scratching our heads. Both won't leave with any high hopes.
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I guess I have more confidence in Jent then you or @NFBuck because I would hire him permanently. Not on a interim basis. He has the Ohio ties that not many coaches do and he is a pretty knowledgeable basketball guy. I love basketball and would love the hire..
 
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LitlBuck said:
I guess I have more confidence in Jent then you or @NFBuck because I would hire him permanently. Not on a interim basis. He has the Ohio ties that not many coaches do and he is a pretty knowledgeable basketball guy. I love basketball and would love the hire..
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I don't think Ohio ties are as important as some are making it out to be, it's basketball not football.

Jent as head coach IMO would be a culture of mediocrity, if even that. As someone mentioned early, we'd be watching bad teams play in front of a pretty much empty arena with him at the helm
 
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