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Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut
Xavier's Sean Miller. Who is a really good coach.
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Miller, our AD and our University President are all meeting in Santa Fe, NM with an Atty on stand by.
Any other day, I'd say this is a done deal. No coaching prospect flies to ABQ to meet with the AD then drives for an hour+ to Santa Fe only to start the discussion. But I thought the same thing when Floyd flew into Tucson.
Honestly, the more I learn about Sean Miller, the much, much, much happer I am with him as our next coach, than Floyd.
It just has the feel of a young Lute Olson. Sky high integrity, ability to find diamonds in the rough (he and Lute were the first 2 to offer Jordan Hill when no one knew who he was). Willingness to coach a style that fits players, not a rigid ideology, etc.
While he doesn't have 2 super-star 2009 recruits that we can slot in to follow him, like Floyd, he has been recruiting some quality players that haven't signed yet including the 9th best center in the country. And one of Floyd's big two recruits (Soloman Hill) wants to switch his commitment back to Arizona anyway... he's just looking for a quality coach to make it workable.
Plus he can do this.