doreno5 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:50 pm
Itsux2beaewe wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:27 pm
I would guess Linder has a system in mind with the players he’s picking up.
I’m still
% supportive of and believe Linder is a good coach. Time will tell.
Go Pokes!
I am willing to give Linder a chance to turn it around this year. Next season will be make or break as far as my support for him as coach goes.
We will need to adjust our expectations moving forward unless or until we build a competitive collective capable of competing for players on the open market.
As recently as when Linder started, we could legitimately beat out some P5 schools and “bigger” MWC programs for recruits. His initial class includes guys that had offers from schools like DePaul, Washington State, New Mexico, etc. Unless something changes drastically that will never happen again. Linder is the same coach, but it’s one thing to recruit when the compensation is just a scholarship and some modest supplementary funds ($5k/yr) and was the same for every school (except for really high level players being paid off the books but that was really limited to high end guys)., it’s completely different when it comes down to who makes the best offer. Playing time is nice, but $50k/yr extra to do the same thing is pretty nice for a 18 year old.
Coaches have no real control over that. That’s on us. Can we raise the funds? Should we?
I have been a hard core UW hoops fan for 35 years. I don’t even remember not being in live with UW hoops, but the writing is on the wall. We are f’d and changing coaches won’t fix it. Any funds that we could raise to buy out Linder in a year or two would be better directed to player recruitment if we want to play this game.