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You won??™t have to go far for a case study into when is the right time to make a change. Mo State, a team 3 years removed from firing a coach with a very similar record to Les, comes in on Sunday. Les has more success in the NCAA tourney, while Barry posted a better league average, but all in all the arguments for and against him and Les are quite similar.
MSU fans took a lot of heat from Valley fans including Bradley fans for firing Hinson.. A large group of MSU fans and donors wanted Hinson out. A large group of MSU fans and Donors wanted Hinson to stay. He had a sparkling graduation record and the kids stayed out of trouble. The system was in question, recruiting was in question, everything and anything was in question.
Sound familiar
The administration at MSU felt it was time to take a chance and see what change would bring. This was a huge risk. There is no doubt in my mind that Hinson would have gotten the ship turned around and been back in yearly contention for 3rd and 4th seed in the tourney, but the administration stuck there neck out and made the change hoping for a consistent 1 or 2 seed. They also committed to a good salary and went with a young un-proven commodity who came from their successful rivals bloodlines.
Who knows if Cuonzo will take the Bears higher than Hinson. Only time will tell. I will say it was the right time to make the change, and I think the school made a good decision and put Cuonzo in a situation to succeed. If Bradley is ready to do the same, commit the money, take the time to find a young up and comer, and the fan base can be patient, I think it??™s the right time to make a change, but if this is simply a knee jerk reaction to your best two guys out (I think you would have contended for a title with Maniscalco and Brown), and your AD and President don??™t have an idea where they want the program to go, it might be the wrong place wrong time.
Good luck on Sunday.
MSU fans took a lot of heat from Valley fans including Bradley fans for firing Hinson.. A large group of MSU fans and donors wanted Hinson out. A large group of MSU fans and Donors wanted Hinson to stay. He had a sparkling graduation record and the kids stayed out of trouble. The system was in question, recruiting was in question, everything and anything was in question.
Sound familiar
The administration at MSU felt it was time to take a chance and see what change would bring. This was a huge risk. There is no doubt in my mind that Hinson would have gotten the ship turned around and been back in yearly contention for 3rd and 4th seed in the tourney, but the administration stuck there neck out and made the change hoping for a consistent 1 or 2 seed. They also committed to a good salary and went with a young un-proven commodity who came from their successful rivals bloodlines.
Who knows if Cuonzo will take the Bears higher than Hinson. Only time will tell. I will say it was the right time to make the change, and I think the school made a good decision and put Cuonzo in a situation to succeed. If Bradley is ready to do the same, commit the money, take the time to find a young up and comer, and the fan base can be patient, I think it??™s the right time to make a change, but if this is simply a knee jerk reaction to your best two guys out (I think you would have contended for a title with Maniscalco and Brown), and your AD and President don??™t have an idea where they want the program to go, it might be the wrong place wrong time.
Good luck on Sunday.
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