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Message: [QUOTE="SECbbfan24, post: 3513010, member: 9360"] I mean its Clear Walz was the number one priority from the start but he was always a bit of a stretch. In college basketball on the women's side, the same 8-9 teams dominate the top 10 almost every year and those coaches are in pretty good situations to even bolt for MSU. You have some coaches out there like you mentioned (Adia Barnes) who have extremely promising results so far and have their teams ranked well nationally. I saw a comment from Cohen saying he is looking for 'the right fit'. I don't know if it means recruiting connections in the south/region or what but he is apparently looking to find the correct person who can maintain and build onto what Miss St has going. There are some extremely promising mid major coaches out there that would be intriguing. The reality is MSU had a very slim shot to poach a coach from an elite power so your options are to find an up and coming coach from a mid major or completely gamble on a top assistant coach. The reason why I think McCray is a hot name on the board is because she is only 48, she was a spectacular player at Tennessee under Summitt, a well looked up to African American woman who is a cancer survivor, she is an olympian with gold medals, she was a great asset and worked closely under Dawn, she is known as a relentless recruiter with a lot of connections, she turned ODU around pretty quick in 3 years (granted small sample size). While she is going to be a risk, she is a safer hire than J. Harris. With this hire, MSU does not need to give out an absurd contract, start her out on a reasonable salary, and if she is everything and more, you can go up. These hires are always a risk but you have to start somewhere. There will be many current elite powers who will face similar situations in the coming years after their coach retires. [/QUOTE]

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