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Men's Assistants

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:42 pm
by WalkOn79
Love that Danny is keeping Haslem on and Dirden is returning to Bozeman. Both have a ton of Cred in this business.

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:08 am
by mslacat
WalkOn79 wrote:
Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:42 pm
Love that Danny is keeping Haslem on and Dirden is returning to Bozeman. Both have a ton of Cred in this business.
This group of assistant (and head coach) is a VERY player friendly group. Not sure how Sprinkle was able to grab a coach who left a Big Sky assisant coaching job to take a head coach job only to go back to an assistants job.

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 9:57 am
by grizzh8r
mslacat wrote:
Fri Apr 26, 2019 8:08 am
WalkOn79 wrote:
Thu Apr 25, 2019 7:42 pm
Love that Danny is keeping Haslem on and Dirden is returning to Bozeman. Both have a ton of Cred in this business.
This group of assistant (and head coach) is a VERY player friendly group. Not sure how Sprinkle was able to grab a coach who left a Big Sky assisant coaching job to take a head coach job only to go back to an assistants job.
Could just be a quality of life thing. Never been to Alva, OK, but I did live a few hours northeast of there in Wichita. Missed the mountains terribly. Heck, I would have taken a decent treed hill! At the risk of sounding snobbish, I can only imagine Bozeman has quite a bit more opportunities/amenities/services than Alva... kind of a long ways from anywhere notable.

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:23 am
by imacat
It would not surprise me at all if the quality of life issue was a big part of his decision. The downside is finding housing on an assistant coach salary.

I also think he wanted to work with Coach Sprinkle.

Whatever the reasons ... I am glad he is back and that Coach Haslam is staying.

GO CATS!!

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:32 am
by MSU01
imacat wrote:
Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:23 am
It would not surprise me at all if the quality of life issue was a big part of his decision. The downside is finding housing on an assistant coach salary.

I also think he wanted to work with Coach Sprinkle.

Whatever the reasons ... I am glad he is back and that Coach Haslam is staying.

GO CATS!!
I think Coach Dirden made it quite clear in the official news release from MSU that quality of life played a major role in the decision, as did his relationship with Coach Sprinkle. Two great hires so far, I am interested to see who fills the remaining assistant spot and anxious to find out who will or won't be on the court for MSU next year!

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:49 am
by Willneal
The 3rd spot will be filled by Dan Russel, Wyoming junior college coach.

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:28 am
by thefrank1
Will he bring his two star players with him? The drama continues........

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2019 9:38 am
by RobertCats
Willneal wrote:
Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:49 am
The 3rd spot will be filled by Dan Russel, Wyoming junior college coach.
Seems like that has been the general consensus from our in-the-know posters. Wonder what the wait is, why just not make it official?

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 11:31 am
by wbtfg
thefrank1 wrote:
Sat Apr 27, 2019 7:28 am
Will he bring his two star players with him? The drama continues........
Bonton still a possibility (but I think he picked up an offer from Washington state), but sounds likayi starting to get big time offers from schools like Texas Tech and Oklahoma.

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 4:30 pm
by homeytennis
Boise State is also interested in him and a front court player from the same school.

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:03 am
by mslacat
Willneal wrote:
Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:49 am
The 3rd spot will be filled by Dan Russel, Wyoming junior college coach.
It was announced over the week end that Casper is looking for a new head coach. Expect an announcement this week.

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 10:02 am
by Hawks86

Re: Men's Assistants

Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 10:21 am
by Hawks86