Does the lack of a contract extension negatively affect recruiting like it can in football or do most think they will be gone before the coach is anyway? I apologize if this is a stupid question as I know next to nothing about the basketball.
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Does the lack of a contract extension negatively affect recruiting like it can in football or do most think they will be gone before the coach is anyway? I apologize if this is a stupid question as I know next to nothing about the basketball.
Yeah, I think it can, although I think we got a gem in Xavier Johnson. Miles strong suit seems to be going out and getting guys on the transfer market
Personally I wouldn't extend him. The topic shouldn't even come up unless he makes the tourney this year. Nobody expected Palmer to be as good as he is. IF he can't make it with the talent on the roster this year.....Make him make us extend him by proving it in the tourney.
On the other hand, what if he continues to bring in good recruits to replace those who leave after 2019?
Admittedly, I don’t follow recruiting at all for BB. But if he is able to replace outgoing players with similar caliber recruits, maybe it’s good for him to stay.
Don’t have strong feelings either way on this one, just wondering if his recruiting is good enough for him to have sustained success here.
I agree, NCAA tourney or bust for Miles next year. No excuses if he can't get it done with a very experienced and talented roster.
Unfortunately for Miles, the Big Ten should be much stronger overall next year. This year is about as weak as the Big Ten is going to get. We were also fortunate that all of our players have stayed healthy this year. Many of the other teams had major injuries - I think we'd have several more conference losses if this hadn't been the case.
Xavier Johnson, point guard from Virginia is legit. He will challenge Watson for playing time.
Brady Heiman from Platteview. Skilled for a 6'10 guy but incredibly skinny, so I wouldn't expect him to play much next season. Miles needs to find a grad transfer or JUCO that can play inside.
Why is there even debate... Miles will be here next year even if he loses out at this point. Moos isnt going to fire a 20 game winner and upper half finish in the B1G. Some of you act like we are a proven program and looking to find a gem. We arent and miles will be back next year. Gets old hearing about it.
I am pretty sure if you look back 12 months ago the exact same post could be found. Keep him this year, but if he doesn't make the NCAAs next year he has to go......12 months later.......NEXT YEAR. Mediocre in perpetuity
I don't disagree, however, the success we've had this year is an illusion, due to a weak conference ...
I appreciate your response. But I would offer that in Basketball, we have to win our Conference to get anywhere.
We have to compete at the top of our Conference, and I have stated here before, Mr. Moos and Tim Miles will sit down after the season and talk it out. I have said that Tim Miles needs to win, lead the team to the NCAA this year, or the NIT. And if the latter is the opportunity, the Huskers have to win a couple games there.
Coach Miles has been at Nebraska long enough we pretty much know how the season will go more or less. If winning the Conference and competing at a National Level is our goal, the Mr. Moos will have to decide.
Then why even say it.
Altman is in a different universe than Miles.
We would be absolutely be lucky to have Altman
Funny you can see and are quick to point out the flaws in a coach who is a final four coach and consistently good but can't see Tim's obvious sucktitude.
There it is again..."next year"!
How much better would a better coach do? Thats my problem with all of this. Miles has had plenty of time to show us who he is.
Having said that, NU still has a shot to make the NCAA tourney. If he does it keep him. If not, we know who he is.
Well I'm glad we built that frickin arena and state of the art locker rooms and practice facilities, sold out said arena for a coach to come in and have a worse record than his predecessor, 1 lucky NCAA appearance, and losses to a terrible Illinois team with one of the best rosters we've ever had.
Miles deserves credit for assembling the team. I've said that.
But if he doesn't make the NCAA with it, WHO CARES?
We're not going to fire a coach after winning 20+ games and finishing in the Top 5 of the Big Ten - even if it's a down year for the conference. Especially when we were predicted to finish 13th in the preseason. Unless Moos has some super awesome coach waiting to take this job, which I very highly doubt. The only bball coach he's ever hired is Ernie Kent, who is about to get fired again.
I've been plenty critical of Miles, but he has done enough to earn one more year. With that said, I hope Moos does not give him a big extension.
Oh I'm sure he'll get another year.
Whether he deserves one is another story.
If they make the NCAA then he absolutely deserves one.
I didn't say a single thing about Miles. Not one. You jumped to the "Miles love" statement when I merely pointed out Oregon's record and standing (7th) in their weak conference this year. I didn't have to bring up the ongoing investigations because somebody else did. Did Oregon get the guys to take him deep in the tourney by cash payments? It's going to be interesting when the FBI finishes up and charges start getting filed.
As Bob Delaney aledgedly said , he’d like to win enough to warrant an investigation... or something like that
Well it sounds like Oregon is getting one and I suspect they aren't lilly white.
He was born in Crete. Very much a Nebraskan, not that it matters as he won't leave Oregon unless the shit hits the fan.
