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Message: [QUOTE="EdSaid, post: 3543266, member: 10651"] Is the assistant coach always best? When UMass coach John Calipari was sneaking out the back door, cuz the police were coming in the front door after 95-96 season, UMass promoted Assistant Bruiser Flint. Bruiser had some depth coming back and made the NCAA tournament the first two years. In 25 years since, UMass has seen 5 coaches and 3 trips to the NCAA tournament. Mediocre at best. Would UMass have done better spending some money and bringing in a named head coach? Probably. Its easier to keep a program at the top when it is at the top as opposed to rebuilding. I'm not trying to compare Geno to Calipari. (not trying to compare Bruiser and Shea either) Geno has far better integrity and has always done it the right way. They were both young, brash Italian assistant coaches from Pennsylvania who were given a chance. After Calipari robbed the NBA and went back to college coaching he has never missed the post season at Memphis and Kentucky. He also leads the league in one-and-dones. [/QUOTE]