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From GoldandBlack.com:
If Bradley doesn't hire Purdue associate head coach Paul Lusk this off-season, someone else is going to. Of that I'm just about certain.
Lusk has had 'head coach' written all over him from the day he walked in the door at Purdue and his time has arrived, just as it did for Cuonzo Martin a few seasons ago.
Lusk, being an Illinois native with ties to the states of Illinois, Iowa and Indiana and a Missouri Valley Conference professional upbringing would seem like an ideal candidate for the MVC school, one that will have no shortage of great candidates.
As he did for Martin, Painter will be lobbying on his long-time assistant's behalf, if he's not already done so. This is the natural progression of things when you're a program as successful as Purdue's has been.
This is Lusk's time. He's in no hurry to leave Purdue, I'm sure, but head coaching jobs don't come along daily. You have to strike while the iron's hot and his should be blazing right now.
But as I said, if Bradley doesn't hire him, someone else will.
Southern Illinois, where Lusk played and coached, will open as soon as SIU can afford to buy Chris Lowery out, by all accounts. Lusk would be an obvious choice there.
The Midwest coachng carousel will spin around the state of Illinois, where jobs may open left and right.
Other Valley openings could crop up if Wichita State's Gregg Marshall moves on or if Cuonzo Martin moves up already. Again, he's in no hurry, but he's a hot name right now, so you never know.
There will be a number of Big Ten assistants vying for good mid-major jobs this hiring season, with Lusk joining Michigan State's Mark Montgomery, Wisconsin's Greg Gard and Illinois' Jerrance Howard among those who may be particularly popular.
From GoldandBlack.com:
If Bradley doesn't hire Purdue associate head coach Paul Lusk this off-season, someone else is going to. Of that I'm just about certain.
Lusk has had 'head coach' written all over him from the day he walked in the door at Purdue and his time has arrived, just as it did for Cuonzo Martin a few seasons ago.
Lusk, being an Illinois native with ties to the states of Illinois, Iowa and Indiana and a Missouri Valley Conference professional upbringing would seem like an ideal candidate for the MVC school, one that will have no shortage of great candidates.
As he did for Martin, Painter will be lobbying on his long-time assistant's behalf, if he's not already done so. This is the natural progression of things when you're a program as successful as Purdue's has been.
This is Lusk's time. He's in no hurry to leave Purdue, I'm sure, but head coaching jobs don't come along daily. You have to strike while the iron's hot and his should be blazing right now.
But as I said, if Bradley doesn't hire him, someone else will.
Southern Illinois, where Lusk played and coached, will open as soon as SIU can afford to buy Chris Lowery out, by all accounts. Lusk would be an obvious choice there.
The Midwest coachng carousel will spin around the state of Illinois, where jobs may open left and right.
Other Valley openings could crop up if Wichita State's Gregg Marshall moves on or if Cuonzo Martin moves up already. Again, he's in no hurry, but he's a hot name right now, so you never know.
There will be a number of Big Ten assistants vying for good mid-major jobs this hiring season, with Lusk joining Michigan State's Mark Montgomery, Wisconsin's Greg Gard and Illinois' Jerrance Howard among those who may be particularly popular.
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