Who will be Alabama's next basketball head coach?

[pmull]

I can get excited about Avery Johnson. He can coach. I hope Bill Battle and Johnson both understand and discuss the importance of recruiting, development of players and promoting the program. There is a big difference in getting a high school player ready to play in the SEC than getting a first round draft pick ready for the NBA.

Another concern I have is why Bill Battle has taken this coaching search public. It looks to be like he is floating names around to get the fans reaction. I don't want a coach who can win the announcement press conference. I want a coach that can win games and compete for championships.

[McBaman]

This article by Cecil says CBB has interviewed both Johnson and Prohm so you'd have to think one of them will get hired.


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[Catch Prothro]

I can get excited about Avery Johnson. He can coach. I hope Bill Battle and Johnson both understand and discuss the importance of recruiting, development of players and promoting the program. There is a big difference in getting a high school player ready to play in the SEC than getting a first round draft pick ready for the NBA.

Another concern I have is why Bill Battle has taken this coaching search public. It looks to be like he is floating names around to get the fans reaction. I don't want a coach who can win the announcement press conference. I want a coach that can win games and compete for championships.

It's pretty hard to hide what you're doing these days, with all the press hounds, people following the company plane at the airport, etc. etc.

[Chechem]

I can get excited about Avery Johnson. He can coach. I hope Bill Battle and Johnson both understand and discuss the importance of recruiting, development of players and promoting the program. There is a big difference in getting a high school player ready to play in the SEC than getting a first round draft pick ready for the NBA.

Another concern I have is why Bill Battle has taken this coaching search public. It looks to be like he is floating names around to get the fans reaction. I don't want a coach who can win the announcement press conference. I want a coach that can win games and compete for championships.

It's pretty hard to hide what you're doing these days, with all the press hounds, people following the company plane at the airport, etc. etc.

Good point.  Bill didn't go to the media willingly. 

It's Prohm.   

[bamaphil]

I can get excited about Avery Johnson. He can coach. I hope Bill Battle and Johnson both understand and discuss the importance of recruiting, development of players and promoting the program. There is a big difference in getting a high school player ready to play in the SEC than getting a first round draft pick ready for the NBA.

Another concern I have is why Bill Battle has taken this coaching search public. It looks to be like he is floating names around to get the fans reaction. I don't want a coach who can win the announcement press conference. I want a coach that can win games and compete for championships.

It's pretty hard to hide what you're doing these days, with all the press hounds, people following the company plane at the airport, etc. etc.

I get the feeling that Battle is trying to send a message to the basketball world that Bama is serious about building a winner.  Perhaps even leaking dollar figures in the pursuit of Marshall in the hopes that a quality coach who was unhappy in his current situation would reach out.  Maybe Johnson was on the short list all along, maybe he heard Bama was willing to pay $4 million for a coach and made a phone call.  Who knows?

[bamaphil]

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[roll tide roll]

I can get excited about Avery Johnson. He can coach. I hope Bill Battle and Johnson both understand and discuss the importance of recruiting, development of players and promoting the program. There is a big difference in getting a high school player ready to play in the SEC than getting a first round draft pick ready for the NBA.

Another concern I have is why Bill Battle has taken this coaching search public. It looks to be like he is floating names around to get the fans reaction. I don't want a coach who can win the announcement press conference. I want a coach that can win games and compete for championships.

Avery Johnson would be a great hire. 

BAMA would be best served by a coach with professional level experience.

I think it is generally easier for a coach to transition from pro to college than from college to pro.

I share your concern about the coaching search going public.

Dubose was the people's choice.

Battle needs to be only concerned with what is best for the program.

I still think 5 - 7 year coaching window is a reasonable expectation.  They do not necessarily need to hire someone who will be in Tuscaloosa for 20 years.  That was the plan with Grant and here we are.

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