Travis Discussion

Maybe Mack wants to come back. The grass may not seem so green in Louisville these days (except for all the literal green he's been pulling in).

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Maybe Mack wants to come back. The grass may not seem so green in Louisville these days (except for all the literal green he's been pulling in).

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You could probably say this about every coach who left. Matta might be the exception.

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Originally Posted by throwbackmuskie

I have said next year is make or break for Steele, but after the finish to this season, wouldn't be mad to see a move made, but that is not going to happen.

I will throw a couple of names out here to look at:
Scott Nagy at Wright State, been impressive at SDST and WSU
Dennis Gates at Cleveland State, I think he is going to be a fast riser.
Porter Moser at Loyola Chicago

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I like Dennis Gates a lot. What he did last year with a depleted roster was impressive. And making the tourney in year 2 equally impressive. He won't be at CSU long.

Rumor in Chicago is the Moser covets the DePaul job and it will likely be available in a couple days. Moser is a local guy, has great ties with the local coaches and grew up attending Ray Meyer camp. Also, given the recent turmoil at Creighton, he could be an option at his alma mater.

Moser, like Travis was not overly successful early on at Loyola, and like Travis, family money may have kept him employed longer than others. Moser's family pretty much built the city of Naperville, an affluent suburb west of Chicago.

Wes Miller UNCG is still my guy.

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Originally Posted by GoMuskies

Wes Miller UNCG is still my guy.

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Talk is he is waiting on UNC....

Nagy would be my first choice I think.

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Originally Posted by throwbackmuskie

Talk is he is waiting on UNC....

Nagy would be my first choice I think.

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Roy Williams isn't retiring particularly soon. He can wait at Xavier.

I like the Nagy suggestion.

Craig Smith has an impressive resume at Utah State, and the advanced metrics indicate his teams play tough and solid defense.

John Beilein is aspirational. But if he’s interested in BC, why couldn’t X compete too?

Heck, if Archie is canned at IU, I’d swap him over Travis in a heartbeat.

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Originally Posted by RoseyMuskie

I like the Nagy suggestion.

Craig Smith has an impressive resume at Utah State, and the advanced metrics indicate his teams play tough and solid defense.

John Beilein is aspirational. But if he’s interested in BC, why couldn’t X compete too?

Heck, if Archie is canned at IU, I’d swap him over Travis in a heartbeat.

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Have you watched Archie at IU? It is basically a more depressing version of Steele ball with way more underperforming talent.

I'd take Sean back any day, he's an East coast guy and I think he'd stay here for a long time and do well.

Miss me alllll the way with the Archie talk, though, because he'd be a nightmare.

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Originally Posted by AviatorX

Have you watched Archie at IU? It is basically a more depressing version of Steele ball with way more underperforming talent.

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I don’t disagree. But he’s won on the big stage. Archie > Steele. It may be a low bar, but it’s still an upgrade.