I had seen Smiths name floated as a candidate for that opening, and lo and behold they hire his former assistant and then current SF HC Golden. More folks jumping on analytics in the baskeball world.
There was ZERO chance, risk that Kyle Smith would goto Florida, or anywhere else for that matter after this season, so that's why Florida, and anyplace else floating Smith's name won't be able to hire Smith.
1. His wife is from WSU land, and WSU fan her whole life.
2. WSU has a very awesome realistic probability of winning 21 to 25 games in reg season, 12,13,14,15 games in conference, 2nd, 3rd in conference, 10,11-0 to 10,11-1, in noncon, 2,3,4 Pac 12 tourny wins, 3 to 6 seed in NCAA Tourny, 2nd round, sweet 16, Elite 8, etc, 25,26,27,28 total wins.
3. He wouldn't leave until Efe, Jackson, Koulibaly, Jaki, Noah, Gueye, etc, graduated, gone.
4. He has proven that can not only recruit at WSU, but recruit semi top rated classes at WSU and beat out, out recruit semi top programs at WSU.
5. If he stays, he will turn WSU into a semi blue blood bball program semi like a Arizona, Gonzaga, like a Lite Olson, Mark Few, etc.
6. He will turn WSU into a DESTINATION bball program, from being a stepping stone by staying.
7. He is like a Mark Few. Mark Few could have left Gonzaga, could have gotten more prestige, money, gotten a perceived better job, by going to a Duke, Kentucky, blue blood type, but stayed. Kyle Smith is probably like Mark Few in that regard.
8. Smith sees, knows he is at a ultimate good job in that he will always consistently win, that WSU will be a semi blue blood, that he will BIG TIME recruit, that WSU will be a semi DESTINATION eventually, NEVER,EVER BE FIRED, etc.
The ONLY question mark is MONEY, or maybe TEMPORARY LACK OF IT.
BUT money in Pullman goes further then other places. And WSU is paying more(like 3,4+ million to Football coaches), and WSU would do a FUNDRAISER if it had too pay more to Kyle Smith.
Also Kyle Smith, WSU's bball program can bring in the kind of money that places like Kansas's bball program bring in to be able to pay Kyle Smith more IN THE FUTURE, IN TIME.
Kyle Smith will LIKELY stay at WSU for at LEAST 6 to 9 to 12 years total.
So no Kyle Smith won't be going to Florida, or anywhere else after this season, which is why Florida and other places are only floating Kyle Smith's name, instead of actually being able to hire him.
If Kyle Smith would leave WSU, Florida, other places would have actually hired Smith by now, instead of just floating his name.
Yup, USF fans on a board I found saw it coming with Golden this year and Smith. They aren't able to pay close to market.Money talks.
Money talks.
If anyone was able to read The Athletic article on Smith, I think he would only leave if it's a good fit for his family, especially one of his sons.
I'll never say never, but I don't see CKS jumping very quickly as it stands now.
Can you find and link to the article?
Don't forget Jackie Sherrill to Pitt.In 1988 I learned that a WSU coach's dream job really wasn't his dream job when he got his next dream job at the University of Miami.
Then a couple years later, a WSU basketball coach got his dream job at Oklahoma.
Then a few years later, a WSU football coach fulfilled his Destiny by taking the Alabama job.
Then a few years later, the dreamiest of WSU basketball coaches said "Wahoo" to UVA.
There is no such thing as permanence in coaching. It's a job to these guys.
Smith has an "anchor" player that keeps him here? That doesn't make sense. Players come and go all the time, especially these days with the transfer portal. I've never heard of a player being an anchor to a coach.I think Smith has done enough that we will hear his name brought up for coaching positions. It seemed like Golden was a lock for this job for quite awhile now. Having a coach who people want to hire away is a good thing, it means coach Smith is excelling, it does however ad to the stress level of the fan base. We don’t really know his feelings as he seems to keep his cards close to the vest on matters like this and recruiting. He has been very willing in the past to move on quickly from a job but he was always moving up, already being at a power 5 school means less places to move up to. His wife is from the area but moved away after high school for college and by all indications never looked back. Smith will ultimately make decisions based on his, his family, and professional goals and needs.
Don’t really want to speculate while in the middle of this NIT run but one of the players mentioned as an anchor to keep Smith here is already apparently gone and I would bet at least one if not two of the others on that list enter the portal.
Players aren’t anchors for the coach was the point. They come and go as free as the wind. Even worse he leaves and takes players with him Ala Kelvin Sampson.Smith has an "anchor" player that keeps him here? That doesn't make sense. Players come and go all the time, especially these days with the transfer portal. I've never heard of a player being an anchor to a coach.
Oregon used to buy our best assistant football coaches. Nothing would keep them from doing the same to our best players. That's what Oregon does.
I was reading this....Players aren’t anchors for the coach was the point. They come and go as free as the wind. Even worse he leaves and takes players with him Ala Kelvin Sampson.
I was actually replying to an earlier post about why Smith wouldn’t leave because Efe, Manny, Dishon, Koulibaly and AJ.I was reading this....
"Don’t really want to speculate while in the middle of this NIT run but one of the players mentioned as an anchor to keep Smith here is already apparently gone and I would bet at least one if not two of the others on that list enter the portal."
That sounds like you were saying there are "anchor players?" That's how I interpreted it anyway.
Okay.I was actually replying to an earlier post about why Smith wouldn’t leave because Efe, Manny, Dishon, Koulibaly and AJ.
At least WSU hired Sherrill from Pitt, so he just went back to Pitt to take a job that was his dream job. That is, until Texas A&M offered him a boatload of money, and that became his dream job.Don't forget Jackie Sherrill to Pitt.
With Jackie Sherrill being younger than Biden, Sherrill still might head to another school.
The soccer team lost head coaches Dan Tobias to Arizona, Matt Potter to Oklahoma , and Keidane McAlpine to USC.In 1988 I learned that a WSU coach's dream job really wasn't his dream job when he got his next dream job at the University of Miami.
Then a couple years later, a WSU basketball coach got his dream job at Oklahoma.
Then a few years later, a WSU football coach fulfilled his Destiny by taking the Alabama job.
Then a few years later, the dreamiest of WSU basketball coaches said "Wahoo" to UVA.
There is no such thing as permanence in coaching. It's a job to these guys.
Until he left for Mississippi State where he had a bull castrated in front of the team.At least WSU hired Sherrill from Pitt, so he just went back to Pitt to take a job that was his dream job. That is, until Texas A&M offered him a boatload of many, and that became his dream job.
Free seats for students during Xmas break games in Pullman and $2 for locals.Need to start feeling up Beasley for games, playing in front of a large high school sized crowd, with the success they are starting to have, will wear on any coach that is being successful. Being appreciated by Chun with money is great, but the fans need to support the team as well. I realize this year was off an on, as to team performance, and we were still dealing with covid, but it is time to fill up Beasley
LOL Sorry about the typo, not into "Feeling up", I guess it's still too early on a Saturday AM, to be behind a keyboard.Free seats for students during Xmas break games in Pullman and $2 for locals.
PS "Feeling up Beasley"? You're not one of those Seattle Sickos are you?
I’ll take up the offer of ‘feeling up’ Pam Beesley’’Free seats for students during Xmas break games in Pullman and $2 for locals.
PS "Feeling up Beasley"? You're not one of those Seattle Sickos are you?
I truly believe you’d get less then 500 additional fans if you did that. Especially if they are playing Texas Southern.Free seats for students during Xmas break games in Pullman and $2 for locals.
PS "Feeling up Beasley"? You're not one of those Seattle Sickos are you?
A lot of those 500 would be repeat customers later on..I truly believe you’d get less then 500 additional fans if you did that. Especially if they are playing Texas Southern.