Those on the market had previously failed.


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By punster on 13:42:10 03/18/24
[In reply to "I would have hired someone who has run a major D1 basketball program previously. *" by SaltLakeCity Buck, posted at 07:43:15 03/17/24]

Dusty May may be the real deal but I'm leery of one-year wonders. Archie Miller parlayed one flukish run at Dayton into a job he wasn't ready for. Shaka Smart took VCU to a final 4 but has never had similar success since and hasn't even won a conference title (Shaka annoys me because folks think he's been wildly successful when he really hasn't been.) Years ago Dan Monson was a hot commodity but flamed out after leaving Gonzaga.

Deibler is something of a known commodity on this stage. He faced B1G competition and had the team rolling. Hell but for suspect, at best officiating, we would have been playing in the BTT title game. So we know that he can win on this level and against Big 10 competition which is something we don't know about any other potential candidate.


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