Re: If you are wanting a new coach, who?

If Clemson moves in a different direction at the end of the season, I hope that Clemson focuses on a young, energized, up and coming coach who is very good at recruiting and with long term vision for building a stong program.

Must be young and proven to get talent and develop players.

Who should that be?

The school may have that in Monte Lee. Has it in Dabo. Who can that be for basketball?

I do think that Coach BB has had worse luck in his early years when he was exceeding preseason expectations, and has gotten better talent. I think his approach to the game via strong defense and running half court offense sets is what Clemson needs. They just need better talent. They may need someone to sell the vision better.

Coach BB lost out on some good recruits early in his years. This year, the lack of any consistent solid play of Gabe and Dante is why close games were losses. Go watch the 6 games which were losses by fewer than 6 points each. If Gabe and Dante are at average what they were last year, those are wins.

That may not bode well for next year no matter who coaches. Those guys may have to be the "leaders/veterans". Next year, Clemson may struggle due to the players. Plain and simple.

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I have said this a few times.

Feb 26, 2017, 10:31 AM

There is a lot that goes into hiring a coach. You look at Brownell's mid-major records and they are pretty good but they weren't outstanding. In his career he hasn't lost fewer than 10 games twice, and those were the bookend years at UNC Wilmington. Too me if you get a mid-major guy he needs to have a better record whereas Brownell probably averaged 11 or 12 losses a year even before he got to Clemson, thats not great. I think Clemson reached for Brownell and not in the good sense. Is he a great guy, absolutely he's a great guy but that doesn't win games. I think above anything else Clemson needs a guy that is going to recruit. We need a recruit first coach. Look at the great coaches in college basketball and I ask are they great because they are great coaches or because they get elite talent? Brownell and the coaching staff has been able to tell recruits about the facilities being built the past couple years and the recruiting hasn't changed yet. They are still getting only getting interest from recruits the caliber they already have. I don't count Zion because he is a local product and Clemson should be in it if they played basketball on an outside asphalt court and an aluminum 10x10 shed for a operations building. Clemson needs to get the talent in first. Clemson needs to show elite recruits you can come to Clemson and get to the NBA and when you show that the wins will come and then you can sell winning to these guys as well. Right now Clemson can't show either. Don't get me wrong there are a lot of schools that get it done through coaching that don't even bring in the talent Clemson does and if thats the route Clemson wants to go I am fine with that but his coaching ability needs to be undeniable. I don't thin Clemson can afford to get another mid-major coach that already averages 11-12 losses a year. Thats just my opinion but I will support this program regardless but that doesn't mean I have to be blindly happy no matter what.....

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If you are wanting a new coach, who?