Exactly. In some ways, like Capel without the Duke pedigree. You hire Q because you think he can replicate what Kelvin did at OU and is doing at UH. Both in terms of X's and O's, and just culture, system, etc.
Yep just as easy as all the Duke assistants did after being with Coach K for so long....
Some of you guys make it sound like just because you are an assistant for so and so that you can do exactly what they were doing or have done. There’s a reason why coaching is so hard and many fail.
Quannas White has NO name to anyone outside of those walls. He’s going to come to OU (a place you guys and most deem a top 25 program historically) and just start tearing things up with all the 5 start guys he’s going to bring in?
As some have pointed out, Capel was that guy as well that was going to come in guns a blazing with all the big name recruits and light the world on fire. It’s a lot different when you aren’t actually recruiting for the guy with the big name and recruiting for your own no name at the time. Trying to get kids to envision and buy-in is way different than having it already built to recruit to.
Where are all these magical ponies that he’s going to recruit? Not to mention, if Q did come to OU and was recruiting kids out of Texas, he’ll now be recruiting against that same mentor that taught him everything. Kids are just going to now come to OU over Houston because he’s young and energetic? Like 75% of all the other coaches in basketball....
I’m not saying that he couldn’t make it, but it’s a LOT harder than some of you make it sound like it would be. Recruiting is a dirty, fierce game and when you don’t have a name or anything to hang your hat on against what others have, it’s not that easy.
Learning on the side from someone that has been successful is a good start but in no way means that you are going to be able to replicate what they have done.
People keep talking about Michigan and the job Howard has done. People have failed to mention (to my knowledge) that his first call and top assistant is Phil Martelli (Over 400 wins as a DI coach). Howard had/has a name, Martelli has the brains. There is a big difference from where Howard came from to where Quannas would be coming from in my opinion.
As for what type of system Quannas would bring to OU, you made the comment that he basically would replicate what Sampson does, when people have tried to replicate what others have done it usually fails and fails miserably. It could be why all of the Duke assistants have failed. Trying to replicate what someone else has done hardly ever works especially when you don’t have the name to go with it.
Who knows if McCasland is the answer if he in fact is the guy but he HAS done it at smaller schools and not just one. He’s won every where he’s been which is what a ton of you have said about Beard. He looks very similar to what Beard was when he was hired at Tech that posters have claimed they want and yet some of those same posters want a guy that’s NEVER done it anywhere just because of who he coaches under. Doesn’t make much sense to me.
