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[QUOTE="AcAndAc, post: 5361837, member: 10310"]
I doubt it.  Coaches are mercenaries also.  Coaches talk, but coaches like getting big pay days and opportunities.

Meanwhile, my concern is that give him Year 3 becomes give him Year 4 (like G-Rob).  But at least G-Rob improved from Year 1 to Year 2.  When we went backwards in Year 3, that should have been the end.

Red's scenario is different in that Year 2 was worse than Year 1.  So  Year 3 can be an improvement over Year 2, even though it is not even as good as Year 1 (which was already not the season that anyone wanted).  If we win 20 games in Year 1... 14 games in Year 2 (possible, right?)... and go 18-14 next year... it would be easy for the admin to say he is still over .500 after 3 years AND improved 22% or 29% or whatever from Year 2 to Year 3.  Meanwhile, we are still out of the Big Dance and nowhere close to respectability.

And let's say they fire him after being 18-14 in Year 3 and bring in Coach Y.  Coach Y now has to win 19 games to show improvement in 2026-2027.  If he took the job next year, he would only have to win 15 games to show improvement.  In a world where the rosters rotate every year massively, no reason why it is better to take over an 18-win team vs a 14-win team.  If the freshmen next year are the difference between 18 wins and 14 wins... and are leaving anyway... so be it.

I almost think that the key issue is whether Freeman comes back.  If he goes to the NBA, so be it... who knows.  But if he transfers, then I think that is a referendum on Red and what to expect.  Forget what some coach says after stomping us about Red's coaching ability... the perception amongst players/agents is that Syracuse is not well coached and/or not well funded.  If Freeman comes back, then fans should absolutely see that as a sign for hope in Red and the program generally.
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