Are we trying to build a hoops program at WSU or not?

[ttowncoug]

1) Kent's near retirement age, age 64 in January.
2) his teams performance on the floor is bad.
3) if you are a junior in HS, are you thinking Ernie Kent is going to be around based on #1 and #2?
4) how attractive is the packet WSU is offering?

We've had good talent leave (Flynn).

We are going to the JC route with guys that aren't well rounded.

We need a Tony Bennett type of guy that can find solid high school kids. A guy that can find diamonds in the rough and develop and mold talent.

It's clear Kent isn't the long term answer. This is like Paul Wulff for basketball.

Negotiate a buy-out payment, pay it over time with interest and move on.

We also need a plan to invest in hoops here. I think the facilities piece is behind others. I don't know what's necessary, but I sense some kind of basketball operations facility attached to Beasley is what's needed. Get Klay to put his name on it.

 

[Observer11]

Going the JC route is the right answer at this point. It gets some talent in the door (hopefully) and only leaves the next coach with a year of holdovers once Ernie's contract runs out.

Ultimately, there needs to be a mix of JC, high school recruits and maybe an occasional transfer.

 

[SaveFerris]

We should be transfer friendly. We lose a lot but rarely bring in 4-year transfers.

 

[ElComanche]

Chance Moore just verballed to WSU. The cougs had high schoolers Ellerby and Kunc commit last year. if one adds Johns then they have doing a very good job of recruiting a mixture of HS, transfers, and Juco players. Geez Ernie may be around for at least three more years

 

[SaveFerris]

Recruiting has picked up. Kunc will figure it out and get stronger in time and Cannon was a nice find.

Now all we need to do is coach them up and keep them in Pullman.

 

[etowncoug]

If you are trying to build the basketball program, the best bet is to spend money on football to raise to prestige/fundraising machine. This probably does more to help recruiting/generate revenue than paying Ernie Kent money you don't have not to coach.

 

[7ICoug]

If you are trying to build the basketball program, the best bet is to spend money on football to raise to prestige/fundraising machine. This probably does more to help recruiting/generate revenue than paying Ernie Kent money you don't have not to coach.

I sure support this idea. Actually think it has a lot of merit.

 

[7ICoug]

We've had good talent leave (Flynn).

We also need a plan to invest in hoops here. I think the facilities piece is behind others. I don't know what's necessary, but I sense some kind of basketball operations facility attached to Beasley is what's needed. Get Klay to put his name on it.

[Not so sure how much talent that was lost] Don't think that Klay has a lot of interest as he has certainly been approached. Only if the weird 41 million shows up from Pac12 will be have funds to invest. Pretty sad when Idaho puts in more that we do.

Wouldn't pay Ernie a dine in interest, Nor would I extend him a single day. Fire the AD if he does.