SUU hires 32 yr old HC

[Bluefin]

LSU assistant Nick Robinson

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/53811816-77/robinson-assistant-lsu-basketball.html.csp

 

[sasquatch]

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I don't get this hire. He was born in Salt Lake City, but apparently grew up in Missouri. He played at Stanford, and then was an assistant there for a couple of years. Spent one year as an assistant at a division II or something like that, then spent two years in admin for LSU's program. This last year he was officially made an "assistant coach" there.

If there was ever a case of the "haves versus have nots," it's Stanford/LSU vs. SUU. The challenges of recruiting to a rural university with limited finances is a far cry from recruiting to Stanford and LSU. He doesn't have any head coaching experience. Peery or even Verlin made more sense. It makes you wonder if one of these guys turned it down for not enough money or something.

 

[Bluefin]

I don't get it either. Huge risk IMO..
It has disaster written all over it.

Shaka Smart was hired at this age, but the resumes leading up to their Head Coach hirings is night & day between the two.

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=19781033&nid=1152&title=suu-hires-new-basketball-coach

 

[oldrunner]

You never know. There could be some dynamics that we can not see from the outside. Experience isn't everything. He may have it or he may not. Only time will tell. :thumb:

 

[jon]

I actually like the move for SUU.

Robinson obviously doesn't have a resume that jumps out at you and no head coaching experience, but I think he has a lot of positives. He was recently a D1 player, which can be a big draw for recruits (he should just show them the video of his game-winner against Arizona). He has coached under Trent Johnson for a long time, who is a pretty solid coach to learn from.

I think in a conference like the Big Sky, sometimes you have to go a bit out of the box if you want to hit a home run. Robinson comes highly recommended, he's a real smart guy, and seems to have be a good worker. I think that can be a good thing at the lower level, someone young enough to bring that passion.

I'm looking forward to seeing what he can do. It is a bit of a risk, but I think that can be a better move than going with a "safer" hire if you really believe in the guy.