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Duke's Lucas focus of Miami search, sources say
Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has emerged as the focus of the Miami basketball search, sources tell ESPN.
I don't believe it is this season. ESPN says the search wasn't supposed to end until after the year.
A Duke page on X, not verified says he is supposed to remain there through the end of the season.
Man the coaching pool is weaker than I can ever remember.
He could have been the Robin to Patterson's Batman. I guess Jai saw right through Billy G and made the decision to go to Florida.
Which is odd to see considering it was the most successful conference in basketball for decades.
As I recall he’s considered primarily a recruiter, maybe it will hurt Duke’s recruiting some?
He was considered that because he can't coach/is a major disappointment regarding player development. The Lucas name from his family got him a rep he doesn't possess in terms of player development and Duke moving on from him is going to strengthen them. We'll see who they hire but I'd assume their recruiting will improve. Nobody they've gotten while he's been there is a result of him being a strong recruiter. The kids they landed they'd have landed if Wojo was still on their Staff. LOL
If I had to guess, it would be in that $2 - $3 million range.
I don’t see why he is so highly regarded and keeps getting raises like this.
Duke's Lucas focus of Miami search, sources say
Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has emerged as the focus of the Miami basketball search, sources tell ESPN.www.espn.com
He has never ran a program before, there are really good coaches that would do well at Miami. I doubt this is true.
Lucas is one of those guys everyone wants, but I still can't figure out exactly why. I know he's well connected to the AU scene in Texas, but it seems like it goes deeper than that. Did he gather compromising photos of AU coaches over the years having affairs with the school secretaries?
Dude has almost no personality (if you listen to interviews).
Dude has almost no personality (if you listen to interviews).
I see Lucas more as Josh Pastner like--the "prodigy" who doesn't really do ****. Kiffin has been an elite recruiter his entire time in CFB--USC/Bama/Ole Miss. He's innovative offensively as well. Pastner was touted as this elite recruiter/coach since he was in HS and walked on to Arizona. Was a complete flop in all aspects. Duke may win the NC this year but it'll be due to program's overall change and nothing Lucas contributed.
Remember when Andrew Slater put out the Shaq/Kobe hype for Lucas/Scheyer when he went to Duke? Said you better get Duke now because.....well it was completely underwhelming. Rachel Baker coming from Nike has been a far better hire for Scheyer/Duke and then the move to get Grant Hill to head up USA Basketball to keep the stranglehold they have over that has greatly helped. As a Lakers fan-I appreciate that they hired JJ Redick as well. Helped them get Luka--as Duke alum Adam Silver always apt to help a a Duke player get moved to a better situation or their alums get deals to help their franchises (Dunleavy getting Butler in Golden State as well as Redick with Luka in LA). LOL
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