What bothers me about this is it’s not so much about Howard and what he brought to the table as an assistant. On that front, he didn’t have the time nor the stability to prove much.
My problem is it’s a bad look all around. It’s a bad look for Howard after just being announced he would be retained. It’s a bad look for SIU in the wake of what’s perceived as a poorly handled dismissal of the prior coach. And the timing is simply awful during such a crucial period for roster continuity and rebuilding.
I'm afraid this is making SIU look more and more undesirable, which will make any near-term success all the more unlikely.
Ugh..
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We have 1,200 kids in the transfer portal and we are worried about the look of losing an assistant coach to a P5 school. Let get over it and look forward to the new assistant. Nagy has lots of contacts and he knows what he doing.
We have 1,200 kids in the transfer portal and we are worried about the look of losing an assistant coach to a P5 school. Let get over it and look forward to the new assistant. Nagy has lots of contacts and he knows what he doing.
They have 1 current player on the roster and this might hurt keeping other players. It’s a big deal. As we saw last year, once you get into May without any portal gets, it’s slim pickings.
@bleedfknmaroon25 i don’t really think outside of the Mullins love sphere it’s viewed as a poorly handled fire. Most people recognized siu was stagnant and going in the wrong direction. Howard did nothing and he will probably do nothing for another lame duck administration
Are you sure Howard is heading to Arizona State and not Illinois? Chester Frazier leaving for West Virginia so there is a slot open
Are you sure Howard is heading to Arizona State and not Illinois? Chester Frazier leaving for West Virginia so there is a slot open
Yes, it’s Arizona State. Rumors out of Illinois is they want nothing of him. I’d expect them to add someone like Orlando Antigua from Kentucky.
I’ve heard Steve Hawkins will fill one of the assistant jobs. Resigned today from D2 Quincy University.
https://quhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/steve-hawkins/1050
Just a thought: Not sure what Howard was making but probably pretty good assistant money. Maybe SIU can take that and offer a quality midmajor assistant a raise plus an associate head coach title to get a more established guy in, at least for one of the two openings.
Just a thought: Not sure what Howard was making but probably pretty good assistant money. Maybe SIU can take that and offer a quality midmajor assistant a raise plus an associate head coach title to get a more established guy in, at least for one of the two openings.
I’d give Dana Ford a call if he’s willing to be an MVC assistant
I did just see that Howard was removed from the coaching staff on the Athletics page so I'm taking it as "official". I agree with Bleeding Maroon that this is just a bad look, certainly ON Howard, but also on SIU. I also agree that this could hurt short term in perhaps keeping a couple of the players. This guy basically stole from the University as he added nothing. I will forever see him as a used car salesman who's "flash" was certainly stronger than his substance.
Wow.
Horrible last 4-5 years at WMU.
1-20 as a high school coach for a year?
Bad at Quincy the following 2 years.
It is true
https://hoopdirt.com/hawkins-resigns-as-head-coach-at-d2-quincy-u-will-become-d1-assistant/
Really?
I’ve heard Steve Hawkins will fill one of the assistant jobs. Resigned today from D2 Quincy University.
https://quhawks.com/staff-directory/steve-hawkins/297
What in the actual................................................................
You guys do realize that being a bad head coach doesn't make you a bad assistant coach, right?
