Gator Basketball Should White hire assistant with HC experience?

[InstiGATOR1]

I did not see a thread on May being hired by FAU and UF having an opening for a basketball assistant. Brockway already has an article up on who UF might hire. Here is an excerpt:

Florida coach Mike White is facing one of the first big decisions of his three-year UF head coaching tenure.

White has led UF to two straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including an Elite Eight Appearance in 2017, with a coaching staff that’s remained in tact. On Thursday, that continuity took a blow when lead assistant Dusty May was hired for his first head coaching job at Florida Atlantic.

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http://www.gatorsports.com/2018/03/should-white-hire-assistant-with-hc-experience/

 

[heversle]

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Should you hire someone with thread topic experience?

 

[rogdochar]

If a high enough salary is allowed then worth the chance that Joakim Noah is fed up with the pros. Hire him to teach and recruit "big guys". Noah was such a fast learner & such a "floor leader", I bet he excels at it. We'll have the best "recruit-draw" at the center position. A coach who can "play" our players into competitive shape. UF has never had that. Yes, I'm dreaming. But to think White can move UF to appropriate heights without such a dream-coach is worse dreaming. FWIW ?

 

[Jbossgator8]

Noah would be good but he would bring the "pot factor" to the team though cause we know he likes to light up.

 

[MertzJay26]

Just hire a coach that can teach our big men some post moves. That’s all I want.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

I'd be good with Kennedy or Stallings as an assistant

 

[CGgater]

Just hire a coach that can teach our big men some post moves. That’s all I want.

You mean like layups and dunks that actually make it through the hoop?

 

[rogdochar]

You mean like layups and dunks that actually make it through the hoop?

... yeah, guys that make the opponent feel their weight ... get bumped & hold steady, squared up.

 

[MertzJay26]

You mean like layups and dunks that actually make it through the hoop?

And soft hands to catch the ball. Swear if I see one more pass bounce of Hayes’ hands

 

[MidwestChomp]

I would think the guys on the list would get head coach jobs at smaller schools. I don't think Noah is ready for a coach job...maybe David Lee. But I might go for Reggie Theus.

 

[Ancient Reptile]

I would think the guys on the list would get head coach jobs at smaller schools. I don't think Noah is ready for a coach job...maybe David Lee. But I might go for Reggie Theus.

Lee would be great, but he is following his fiancee around the tennis circuit.

 

[T REX]

Just hire a coach that can teach our big men some post moves. That’s all I want.

What big men?

 

[rogdochar]

Lee would be great, but he is following his fiancee around the tennis circuit.

... package deal = she could coach tennis here.

 

[Okeechobee Joe]

I don't think White needs to hire someone with prior head coaching experience. He needs to hire assistants who can recruit and develop players. White has been a head coach long enough now that he should know how to make the tough decisions in critical points in games. In those cases he might listen to input from his assistants, but if he has to have somebody on his staff to make those calls for him then we don't need a new assistant with prior head coaching experience, we need a new head coach period.

I like White a lot as a person and I hope he finds great success.

 

[MertzJay26]

What big men?

Gak, Bassett, Hayes, Stokes, Stone and Johnson. Those guys all play the 4 or 5.

 

[InstiGATOR1]

Shyatt seemed to help make UF a better defensive team and maybe tougher. UF is pretty good defensively now though UF had a couple of issues this year. The toughness factor might be a reason to hire an experienced head man.

That said head coaching experience is less important to me than experience coaching big men.

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Noah would be good but he would bring the "pot factor" to the team though cause we know he likes to light up.

Well, we know we’d then be a lock to get Gator Bart’s commitment.

 

[NVGator]

I'd be good with Kennedy or Stallings as an assistant

Mark Fox is out there as well.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Mark Fox is out there as well.

Yeah. Not interested.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Hiring a former head coach makes a lot of sense but only if it is the right guy and I am not sure we know enough about some of the guys on Brockway's list to really know.

Rob Evans seems a bit old for the open role, as is Tubby Smith, and I doubt you will find many Gator fans that want Kevin Stallings anywhere near our program, I know I would scream if that a$$hat was hired.

With that said, there is no denying the impact that Larry Shyatt had on Billy's program so the idea has some merit.
Although I agree that recruiting is critical, at this point in the progression of White's tenure, I believe player development trumps recruiting. If you develop players, the word will get around and the recruits will come.