It is irrelevant to argue over whether
Posted on: April 17, 2017 at 08:40:53 CT
FIJItiger
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Kim Anderson is the worst major program hire of all time. He clearly is, by a mile, and its hard to take anyone seriously who feels otherwise. It was widely regarded as the worst hire of all time before he ever did anything at MU....then he did way way worse than even the most pessimistic person could have possibly imagined. A reasonable argument could be made regarding if he was the worst hire in history of employment across all industries and job titles, but that would depend on what criteria is used and how you weight them.
What is relevant at this point, is that Cuonzo Martin is taking on what is arguably the largest and most challenging rebuild in the history of the sport. You could make a reasonable parallel to the programs that reclass into D1 and the obstacles they initially face. But those programs are not additionally faced with being on probation, having considerable APR restrictions, a pending academic investigation, and such initial overwhelming fan apathy. Almost every potential hurdle or obstacle that could face an incoming coach is in place, and to date Martin has shown nothing but the ability to overcome them. The true test will be the quality of product he puts on the court, but it is simply phenomenal the amount of turnaround that has taken place within the program since he took over. MU basketball has yet to achieve any success under him, but at least MU basketball matters and people are excited. Our program is to be taken seriously again.
Edited by FIJItiger at 08:41:22 on 04/17/17