MBB Coaching Carousel 2021

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Wow. Just got an ESPN notification that Sean Miller is out at Arizona.

Reported by Jeff Borzello.

A lot of top tier openings this spring.

[Steven43]

Wow. Just got an ESPN notification that Sean Miller is out at Arizona.

Reported by Jeff Borzello.

Wow, only 3 or 4 years too late. What the he## were they waiting for??

[JasonEvans]

Wow, only 3 or 4 years too late. What the he## were they waiting for??

So the Addidas scandal has now taken down Rick Pitino, and Sean Miller... but Bill Self just got a lifetime contract. Whew...

[CameronBornAndBred]

Wow, only 3 or 4 years too late. What the he## were they waiting for??

Probably for them to lose in the Elite 8 before they started making phone calls? (Which makes them a weekend or two too, late, but same principle. Or lack thereof.)

[weezie]

Wonder if Pastner will get a phone call from AZ AD. He's beloved there...

[JasonEvans]

Wonder if Pastner will get a phone call from AZ AD. He's beloved there...

Yeah, I was thinking that. I wonder if they may try former Arizona player and former NBA coach Luke Walton.

-Jason "Igoudala retires from the NBA to step into the job... " Evans

[Bay Area Duke Fan]

Yeah, I was thinking that. I wonder if they may try former Arizona player and former NBA coach Luke Walton.

-Jason "Igoudala retires from the NBA to step into the job... " Evans

Isn’t Walton still coaching the Sacramento Kings?

[jwillfan]

Isn’t Walton still coaching the Sacramento Kings?

My interpretation is that he is expected to be former Kings coach at some point this season or shortly thereafter

[uh_no]

Wow. Just got an ESPN notification that Sean Miller is out at Arizona.

Reported by Jeff Borzello.

This is JUST the job Brad Stevens is waiting for
- arizona fans, probably

[Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15]

Yeah, I was thinking that. I wonder if they may try former Arizona player and former NBA coach Luke Walton.

-Jason "Igoudala retires from the NBA to step into the job... " Evans

Former Arizona player Derrick Williams...


Too soon?

[SavDukeGrad]

So the Addidas scandal has now taken down Rick Pitino, and Sean Miller... but Bill Self just got a lifetime contract. Whew...

Don’t forget the virtuous Will Wade!

[Steven43]

This is JUST the job Brad Stevens is waiting for
- arizona fans, probably

You’re close, but not quite right. Steve Kerr just tweeted that he’ll take the Arizona job if Brad Stevens will agree to take the Duke job as soon as Coach K retires. 😉

I don’t really see the connection between the two; I’m just passing on information. These are bizarre and mystical times, my friends.

[TywinBlue]

So the recruiting scandal surrounding Arizona assistant Book Richardson takes out his head coach Sean Miller.
The five major NCAA violations still hang over the program's head.

I'd think Ga Tech head coach Josh Pastner is certainly in the mix; as well as fellow Zona alums Damon Stoudamire the Pacific head coach and Miles Simon an LA Lakers assistant.

Would Arizona give the new NCAA Champion Baylor head coach Scott Drew a call ?
I know the timing stinks, but these big jobs don't open that often and Scott's brother Bryce is only a few hours down the road at Grand Canyon.

It's amazing that brothers Sean and Archie Miller, once the hottest coaching candidates in the country, are now both fired from their jobs.

[heyman25]

So the recruiting scandal surrounding Arizona assistant Book Richardson takes out his head coach Sean Miller.
The five major NCAA violations still hang over the program's head.

I'd think Ga Tech head coach Josh Pastner is certainly in the mix; as well as fellow Zona alums Damon Stoudamire the Pacific head coach and Miles Simon an LA Lakers assistant.

Would Arizona give the new NCAA Champion Baylor head coach Scott Drew a call ?
I know the timing stinks, but these big jobs don't open that often and Scott's brother Bryce is only a few hours down the road at Grand Canyon.

It's amazing that brothers Sean and Archie Miller, once the hottest coaching candidates in the country, are now both fired from their jobs.

Glad the cheating brothers got fired. Breaking recruiting rules finally caught up with them.

[Steven43]

Glad the cheating brothers got fired. Breaking recruiting rules finally caught up with them.

Brothers cheating, huh? Glad they both got fired.

Whatever happened to brothers hugging? Much better than cheating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6Lz7ocAtS0

[TywinBlue]

Glad the cheating brothers got fired. Breaking recruiting rules finally caught up with them.

According to Wikipedia " On May 19,2019 federal prosecutors played a wiretapped call from June 20,2017 between Christian Dawkins and (Book) Richardson that (Sean) Miller was paying DeAndre Ayton $10,000 a month while he was enrolled at Arizona."

While Sean Miller certainly cheated, if Archie did he hasn't been caught yet.

[Truth&Justise]

So the Addidas scandal has now taken down Rick Pitino, and Sean Miller... but Bill Self just got a lifetime contract. Whew...

The Addidas scandal broke in 2017. Arizona fired Book Richardson in 2018. By October 2019 Richardson had already been convicted, sentenced and released.

Seems like the Addidas scandal did not take down Sean Miller...until Arizona started missing the tournament.

[ChrisP]

The Addidas scandal broke in 2017. Arizona fired Book Richardson in 2018. By October 2019 Richardson had already been convicted, sentenced and released.

Seems like the Addidas scandal did not take down Sean Miller...until Arizona started missing the tournament.

Indeed. This article pulls no punches
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/sean-miller-firing-college-basketball-losing-ncaa-case-235343119.html

[brevity]

A bit tangential to the Sean Miller news, but I'm a fan of weird sports contracts.

Sportico: Sean Miller's Firing Caps Off Unique Oil-and-Gas Longevity Bonus

Miller’s employment contract includes a series of longevity bonuses tied to the performance of a publicly traded oil-and-gas venture. The school said Wednesday that it will honor the remainder of the deal, suggesting that next year Miller will be due a payment equal to the value of nearly 30,000 fully-vested shares in MPLX LP currently held by the university’s foundation. That’s worth $781,929 based off today’s prices, but those shares won’t be sold and the money won’t be distributed until May 2022.

The article seems to say that there's an additional $1.25 million buyout, so a little over $2 million total. About half of that could be forfeited, depending on the results of the NCAA investigation. Still a prosperous outcome for cheating.

Looking forward to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency bonuses in the future.

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[sagegrouse]

UCLA's end-of-season run pays off for Mick Cronin:

After a captivating run to the Final Four in his second season at UCLA, coach Mick Cronin has been rewarded with a two-year extension that will elevate his salary to $4 million per year, athletic director Martin Jarmond announced Thursday.

The move extends Cronin's original six-year deal, set to expire in 2025, through the 2026-27 season. Cronin reportedly made $3.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively, in the first two years of a deal that was set to cap at $3.7 million in his final season.