That's fair -- but it ISN'T the only data input I'm using. I went and broke down Siena's schedule, and looked at the records of all of the teams that they beat. I saw that they only beat a very small number of teams the whole year that were above .500 [and one of those teams, they defeated twice].
I also look at advanced metrics, not just rankings like KenPom, and I think that the quantitative, empirical data raises some question marks. And I am not influenced by the prospect of having guys like Doty transfer here. Those kind of arguments actually makes me more nervous, even though I think he could be a depth-piece.
I don't dismiss the eye test, just because it isn't quantifiable. Two weeks ago, I was a hard "hell no" for GMac. Now, I'm less sure about that position. But our program is in a REALLY bad spot right now, and we need to get this hire right, or we might never recover. Nostalgia and getteing swept up by emotions are not the best ways to inform an important strategic decision that requires more objectivity.
And I say that while fully acknowledging that it was fun seeing GMac on the sidelines coaching against Duke. If I squint, I could almost see it working.
But then I think about how awful our program has been, and how our strategy isn't working and hasn't worked in a long time, and I keep coming back to we need someone more proven.
