Armon Gates hired by ......

[MDCowboy]

Loyola???? And Porter Moser?

Did Gates not want to wait to see if Bradley would offer an assistant job? Does this make getting Graham paramount for Geno? Would Bradley have been better off with Gates instead of Graham?

[Da Coach]

Armon Gates hired by Loyola

http://loyolaramblers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041811aaa.html

I don't know...either he considers Loyola with Porter Moser to be a better job than Bradley and Geno Ford, or there was never any offer from Bradley.
Which do you think it is?

[MDCowboy]

My guess is that Geno wanted Graham more and sees him as a great offensive mind. Geno obviously knows Armon Gates and probably wanted him as a backup candidate. Armon seems to have some great ties to recruiting, especially in Chicago. I feel he would have been a better hire from a recruiting standpoint. Graham appears to be a better X's and O's guy.

My hunch is that BU had interest, but Gates decided to jump on the "sure thing".