Assistant coach rumor I am hearing
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Grayer is unemployed right now, so I don't think getting a job would exactly hurt his career.
The fact that he is basically unqualified for a coaching job at this level means that any that he may be offered, would likely suck for various reasons.
It's give and take.
We are now seeing several problems concurrently:
Who can we recruit and get in the door?
WQho can we keep more than two years?
How can we make the recruits better players quicker?
How can we form team chemistry?
So keep the coach due to the long term contract.
Move Rutter to the front office.
Hire the Iowa Energy coach who went to UNI.
Hire Jeff the NBA player from Michigan and former Clone great.
Maybe replace Otz, the AAU connection, with another coach.
The people are trying to understand how the staff chnages will work the four problems above.
Discuss.
Just let me know when you want to argue about the substance of my posts, Sparky. Until then, you're background noise.
Just an observation....
Wow, Grayer was a great player and ambassador for ISU (1988 Olympian). I respect him and want what's best for him and his family.
I seem to recall that he was "hired" as an assistant at ISU several years ago and then it never really materialized. Does anyone know the details of that situation?
Clearly this type of hire serves GM in two respects...
He can get a coach that brings some recruiting and coaching chops to the table (not to mention someone that has been an elite athlete at the power conference level and beyond).
And he can potentially get some fans back on the bandwagon by tying himself to our more glorious past. This would clearly seem to be the PR motivation for a hire like this.
The bottom line is that I would imagine it is pretty tough for GM finding assitants to hire right about now...so we have a best buddy from UNI and a loyal Cyclone great coming on board apparently.
I just hope Grayer isn't getting used here...that would sicken me. Kind of like the Sport Illustrated article about Grayer back in the 80s that had a picture of Grayer in bib overalls standing in a cornfield with a basketball sickened me. For those of us that were at ISU with Grayer we all know that he was one of the most nattily dressed men on campus back then.
I seem to recall that he was "hired" as an assistant at ISU several years ago and then it never really materialized. Does anyone know the details of that situation?
Clearly this type of hire serves GM in two respects...
He can get a coach that brings some recruiting and coaching chops to the table (not to mention someone that has been an elite athlete at the power conference level and beyond).
And he can potentially get some fans back on the bandwagon by tying himself to our more glorious past. This would clearly seem to be the PR motivation for a hire like this.
The bottom line is that I would imagine it is pretty tough for GM finding assitants to hire right about now...so we have a best buddy from UNI and a loyal Cyclone great coming on board apparently.
I just hope Grayer isn't getting used here...that would sicken me. Kind of like the Sport Illustrated article about Grayer back in the 80s that had a picture of Grayer in bib overalls standing in a cornfield with a basketball sickened me. For those of us that were at ISU with Grayer we all know that he was one of the most nattily dressed men on campus back then.
CycloneErik
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Decent points there. I think that what Bob is getting at is that Grayer's next employer might look at his involvement in our current program (obviously, assuming it happens) and be scared off, thus short-circuiting his coaching career at the very beginning of it.
CycloneErik
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num1-I agree. It's pretty clear that our program isn't one guys are flocking to, whether assistants or recruits.
I see some nice potential with Grayer coming aboard, should it happen, but I also would hope it's not a cheap PR move.
I see some nice potential with Grayer coming aboard, should it happen, but I also would hope it's not a cheap PR move.
One would hope that a future employer wouldn't judge his involvement jumping into the midst of a trainwreck to be too detrimental to his future though...
CycloneErik
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I'd hope so. I'm just trying to help a guy make one of his points here. I'm not sure whether it would happen or not.
The problem is your posts have no substance there Sally (see, I can do the cute demeaning names as well).
Keep trying though...you might strike gold soon!
Is Grayer a for sure thing, or did he just get an interview?
I don't mind the hire, but whoever replaces TJ needs to be a mega recruiter with some kind of ridiculous AAU, Prep, or JUCO ties.
I don't mind the hire, but whoever replaces TJ needs to be a mega recruiter with some kind of ridiculous AAU, Prep, or JUCO ties.
Yeah, I'm all for Grayer. Good recruiting tool (which we clearly need), and who knows, he could really help player relations.
I'm just at a point with MBB where ANYTHING seems good.
It's like when you were in college, and eventually you had been at the bar for so long and drank so much that all the girls started looking good.....
I'm guessing you have no ******* idea what you're talking about. Like usual.
Crap. that can only mean that ISU MBB is going hoggin'
Does Agnew have any eligibility left?
Then he doesn't have to take the job if he doesn't want to.
I'm guessing he's smart enough to think that through.
A lot of people on this board are legitmately crazy.
Grayer is a grown-assed man and can make his own decisions. He doesn't need to be coddled and protected anymore. He didn't do us a favor by coming here anymore than we did him a favor by allowing him to play for us.