I can finally be a griping alum
Since graduating from UWM last century, I haven't had much reason to pay attention to my alma mater until this year when dynamo coach Bruce Pearl took them to an improbable sweet 16 game against no.1 Illinois.Pearl ditched the city and school at the first whiff of green and is now coaching in Tennessee where he will be likely be extremely successful.
UWM set out to find a new coach, and yesterday made a hire that I absolutley hate.
Rob Jeter is such a huge step down that we cannot reasonably call it a "step" down, since I've never seen a step that steep. Let's call it what it is, "plummeting into a chasm".
Here are my reasons for hating this hire:
1. Rob Jeter's head coaching experience (in years) at any level: 0
2. When asked on the radio two nights ago if he would keep the "run and gun" style that UWM had been playing, he said he would not. He plans to institute the slow-paced style he played under and taught with coach and mentor Bo Ryan. Yet, when asked the same question at his news conference, he hinted that he wouldn't change the style. Look for the style to change dramatically after next season.
3. Regarding personality, Bruce Pearl is a Cadillac, Rob Jeter is a skateboard.
We had a nice run. It was great while it lasted. It's such a shame. We really could have built on that success with a higher quality candidate.
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