If not Miller, then who?

[KansasCityCats]

I don't understand why fans get so hung up on past players as a legitimate coach.

If Damon or miles was any other ex NBA guy like say baron davis, what on his resume shows he is ready to head our program?

Miles is a career assistant (a good one) and Damon is doing well at pacific, but even with COY, he's still not going to the tournament. Would you really target either of those guys over someone like chris beard or Greg Marshall that have actually proven something as a college basketball head coach?

Mighty Mouse took one of the worst D-1 teams and made them respectable.  I don't think he's ready to take over at Arizona, but he's making progress as a coach.

Agreed about Miles.  He has a ton of contacts & would be a great recruiter.  I'm confident that we could land some nice PG's in the future but there are better options out there.

Gregg Marshall is the worst coach in dealing with the media.  He was in LA for the NCAA tournament when they defeated #1 Gonzaga...and was there again as a top seed when UCLA AND USC were both looking for coaches.  Neither even asked for an interview while he was in town because he is hated as a person, but beloved as a "basketball mind".

Chris Beard would be amazing.  The guy can coach X's and O's and develops talent.

[Zona Nation]

Miles Simon will never coach at Arizona again.

[OGWildcatMike]

I dont think Miller is the problem. I think with all thats been going on around the program and all the turnover we've had lately with assistants, I believe Miller is excelling as he does everything from recruiting to coaching to all the micro things that assistants would take care of or help a lot. If we any great assistants, we would have been in a good place against UCLA when he go ejected, but our assistants fumbled it pretty bad.

[arxpert]

You "alum" heads might as well talk about Bret Brieimeier who is a NBA champion as an assistant coach. Kerr, Walton, Miles, Damon etc all cannot run a full program at this level top to bottom.

Texas Tech got by on the back of Jarrett Culver last year primarily and they are not dominating anything now at 18-12. Recency bias has been the downfall of tons of programs.

Especially those that brought in coaches from random crapshoot runs and haven't done anything since. Cough Shaka Smart/Texas who is about to be fired for doing nothing after his 1 run at VCU.

[AZCatMom]

Miles Simon will never coach at Arizona again.

Because???

[ThrowItDownBigMan]

I wonder if Bruce Pearl would leave Auburn to come here. Auburn was the laughing stock of the SEC and is now consistently Top 25 coming off a final four.

[Zona Nation]

Miles Simon will never coach at Arizona again.

Because???

He supposedly slept with the wrong person's wife. We'll just leave it at that

[KansasCityCats]

I wonder if Bruce Pearl would leave Auburn to come here. Auburn was the laughing stock of the SEC and is now consistently Top 25 coming off a final four.

Pearl is an amazing personality and an even better coach.  Unfortunately, nobody would trade Miller's NCAA issues for TWO of Pearl's investigations.

[ThrowItDownBigMan]

I wonder if Bruce Pearl would leave Auburn to come here. Auburn was the laughing stock of the SEC and is now consistently Top 25 coming off a final four.

Pearl is an amazing personality and an even better coach.  Unfortunately, nobody would trade Miller's NCAA issues for TWO of Pearl's investigations.

Yeah that is true. The man certainly knows how to coach though. If he could prove he has cleaned up his act with his track record then he would be the perfect coach for Arizona.

[KansasCityCats]

I don't understand why fans get so hung up on past players as a legitimate coach.

If Damon or miles was any other ex NBA guy like say baron davis, what on his resume shows he is ready to head our program?

Miles is a career assistant (a good one) and Damon is doing well at pacific, but even with COY, he's still not going to the tournament. Would you really target either of those guys over someone like chris beard or Greg Marshall that have actually proven something as a college basketball head coach?

Gregg Marshall is the worst coach in dealing with the media.  He was in LA for the NCAA tournament when they defeated #1 Gonzaga...and was there again as a top seed when UCLA AND USC were both looking for coaches.  Neither even asked for an interview while he was in town because he is hated as a person, but beloved as a "basketball mind".

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30074157/wichita-state-investigating-coach-gregg-marshall-amid-misconduct-allegations

What I meant to say is that Gregg Marshall not only deals poorly with the media...he also lacks the personal skills to grow relationships with his players!

Freaking ugly situation.