Kim Barnes Arico to Michigan

[John Glass]

FYI

 

[alexrgct]

Holy crap. Michigan didn't mess around in terms of identifying, interviewing, and hiring the best available candidates for the job. It's like what Texas did, only the exact opposite.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Big Loss for St John's, she accomplished so much with limited resources. She obviously knows NY and will be able to recruit NY girls to Michigan.

 

[MilfordHusky]

We'll miss Kim, but it's a good move for her and Michigan. Congrats!

Who gets the SJU job? Anyone with UConn ties?

 

[sarals24]

Oh MAN. That is a big loss for St. John's. She seemed really close with her team, that must have been hard to tell them. Great hire for Michigan, but I am sad to see her go. I really thought that she could develop St. John's into another BE rival for Uconn down the road.

 

[alexrgct]

Illinois, Auburn, and Michigan have made terrific hires, hires that demonstrate a clear commitment to producing the best WBB teams possible. The coaches they've hired are all professionals who have demonstrated the ability to field ranked, competitive teams despite having limited talent relative to regional and/or league rivals. All come to their respective new schools at a similar disadvantage. If you can improve the quality of play, the recruits will follow.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Probably explains why Meghan Duffy left St Johns to go to Georgetown. I wonder if Assoc Head Coach Joe Tartamella will get a chance or will St Johns only consider a female.

We'll miss Kim, but it's a good move for her and Michigan. Congrats!

Who gets the SJU job? Anyone with UConn ties?

 

[sarals24]

Texas really dropped the ball. They have the resources, I don't understand why they don't make the commitment to making UT a top-10 program again. So frustrating. Would love to have great basketball and an excuse to go to Austin. (I will drive to Waco, but only if UConn is there)

 

[MilfordHusky]

Probably explains why Meghan Duffy left St Johns to go to Georgetown. I wonder if Assoc Head Coach Joe Tartamella will get a chance or will St Johns only consider a female.

I think Meghan went to GW, not G'town. The basic point, though, is that she left.

 

[ochoopsfan]

Brief article on the change
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/v...56a93c984cdd5430a1/BKW--Michigan-Barnes-Arico

She must have got alot more $ at Michigan.
I would rather be #3 in Big East vs #? in B1G Ten.

 

[alexrgct]

Texas really dropped the ball. They have the resources, I don't understand why they don't make the commitment to making UT a top-10 program again. So frustrating. Would love to have great basketball and an excuse to go to Austin. (I will drive to Waco, but only if UConn is there)

It was like they said, "Oh well, we made a splash hire and it didn't work, and Baylor/OU/A&M made quiet hires that were successful, so that's clearly what we need to do...oh, and let's be sure that the hire harkens back to the Jody Conradt era that started going stale 21 years ago."

 

[alexrgct]

Brief article on the change
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/v...56a93c984cdd5430a1/BKW--Michigan-Barnes-Arico

She must have got alot more $ at Michigan.
I would rather be #3 in Big East vs #? in B1G Ten.

People of great accomplishment do not expect to stay on the bottom. Additionally, #3 in the Big East may not be sustainable. She is striking while her stock is sky-high.

She owes Geno and Shennika Smith a cut of that raise. That's for sure.

 

[speedoo]

Brief article on the change
http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/v...56a93c984cdd5430a1/BKW--Michigan-Barnes-Arico

She must have got alot more $ at Michigan.
I would rather be #3 in Big East vs #? in B1G Ten.

KBA will be very succesful at Michigan, you can be sure of that. Watch out Ohio State and other B1G teams, there is a new and talented WCBB coach in Ann Arbor.

 

[Icebear]

Texas really dropped the ball. They have the resources, I don't understand why they don't make the commitment to making UT a top-10 program again. So frustrating. Would love to have great basketball and an excuse to go to Austin. (I will drive to Waco, but only if UConn is there)

TX will soon be left even further behind. Great hire by Michigan but I will really be sorry to see Kim go. She is a great coach and will be worth every penny Michigan pays her.

 

[Louisville]

It is much easier to win in the B10 with the talent that she gets. Simple. The B10 is not a competitive WCBB conference. Most BE teams could join right now and tear those teams up next season and win the regular season and tourney titles.

Georgetown without Sugar and St. John's without Kim with a pretty talented senior class won't do much next season. UCONN, ND/Louiville, Rutgers will be the top 4 in the standings next year

 

[speedoo]

It is much easier to win in the B10 with the talent that she gets. Simple. The B10 is not a competitive WCBB conference. Most BE teams could join right now and tear those teams up next season and win the regular season and tourney titles.

Georgetown without Sugar and St. John's without Kim with a pretty talented senior class won't do much next season. UCONN, ND/Louiville, Rutgers will be the top 4 in the standings next year

Sugar has one more year at Georgetown, but they lose just about all their other top players to graduation this year.

 

[Louisville]

Sugar has one more year at Georgetown, but they lose just about all their other top players to graduation this year.

On her twitter she has been rambling about transferring or going to Europe and playing pro ball. I'm not sure if the new coach that is hired will be able to keep her around.

 

[Vowelguy]

I dunno. Many thought Green Bay coach Borseth was going to turn things around at MI and he couldn't do it. The old SMS coach couldn't either.

I'm not convinced SJU was a flash in the pan - there's an abundance of local talent. With the right coach - and KBA seemed to fit that bill - seems no reason that extended success can't be possible.

Sad to see her go and hurts an experienced SJU team that might've challenged for 2nd next year.

 

[Wbbfan1]

St Johns Press Release - Link

Doesn't sound like Joe Tartamella the Assoc Head Coach will be the replacement.

I'll be curious what salary Kim will receive at Michigan and could St Johns have easily matched it and would that have led to Kim staying.

 

[Ozzie Nelson]

Oh MAN. That is a big loss for St. John's. She seemed really close with her team, that must have been hard to tell them. Great hire for Michigan, but I am sad to see her go. I really thought that she could develop St. John's into another BE rival for Uconn down the road.

Congrats to her, she did the best for herself ...I give the same to recruits or student athletes who transfer. Goose and Gander stuff, as I see it.

on edit

Well, only student-athletes have to sit out a year.

 

[VAUConnFan]

At the risk of casting a pall on this new hire, Michigan, of late, has been an aspiring coach's graveyard.

 

[msf22b]

Wow !

 

[alexrgct]

St Johns Press Release - Link

Doesn't sound like Joe Tartamella the Assoc Head Coach will be the replacement.

I'll be curious what salary Kim will receive at Michigan and could St Johns have easily matched it and would that have led to Kim staying.

One also has to consider the incredible difference in cost of living between NYC and Ann Arbor.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I dunno. Many thought Green Bay coach Borseth was going to turn things around at MI and he couldn't do it. The old SMS coach couldn't either.

I'm not convinced SJU was a flash in the pan - there's an abundance of local talent. With the right coach - and KBA seemed to fit that bill - seems no reason that extended success can't be possible.

Sad to see her go and hurts an experienced SJU team that might've challenged for 2nd next year.

Comparing Borseth to "whats her name" from the old SWMS, known to RU fans as "the whistler", is an insult to Borseth. Borseth was / is a good coach, I don't know what the problem was at Michigan, but like some folks are saying I worry that KBA could struggle there.

I wonder if the style of the BiG, which is actually quite competitive within the conference but doesn't seem so successful against OOC foes hinders outsiders. Of all the conferences, BiG and Pac12 have, to me, the most distinctive "styles" of play, some would say each conference has certain distinctive features of style that can be seen across most teams.

 

[alexrgct]

At the risk of casting a pall on this new hire, Michigan, of late, has been an aspiring coach's graveyard.

Michigan certainly has struggled to find success despite having the resources, a good academic institution, and solid exposure for its athletic programs.

I would hope that, prior to accepting the job, Kim did her due diligence to understand why these failures occurred, as well as understand the cultural and circumstantial nuances that may impact a coach's ability to be successful. Michigan may have had money, but they still needed her as much as, if not more than, she needed them. This is leverage that I hope she used to engage in frank discussions, assess honestly that she was the right person for the job, and get commitments for anything else she needed.