Be A Big Boner!

I sure am….

Greetings, Cougar Nation, hope you’re having a great week.

So, finally we have a new basketball coach. And let me tell you, this is one tremendous hire.

Mind you, the hire becomes officially great the moment that we retain the services of Johnson (a.k.a. “the Benefactor”), Thames, and Motum.

But, after we finish up with that trifecta, then we are left with where we were ten days ago. With one exception: we have a better coach.

Now, granted T-Bone is and was one smoothe customer. He is a great recruiter, motivator, and a darn good basketball coach.

But as good as Tony was and is, he is awfully green. And while his offensive sets have been described as creative, I thought a lot of our execution in the half court over the years was pretty abysmal. And I also think that Tony’s rotations have always left a lot to be desired (see our transfer list as an example).

So, now we have a guy with a wealth of HEAD coaching experience, who has won at EVERY level he’s coached. And because Bone teams don’t average 99 a game, you can all relax that the guy knows a thing or two about playing D.

Moreover, to all the “he’s from the Big Sky” haters: THE DUDE HAS coached at the Pac-10 level during the years that the Dawgs were REALLY good (as in #1 seed good even if they were the WORST #1 seed of all time.)

So, the guy is all upside on the coaching end. Then to top it all off, he’s 50 which is JUST young enough to relate to the kiddies but old enough to have a difficult time stepping up and out.

In that way, it sure looks like we have our guys (Wulff and Bone) for a while. Lets sit back this year and support them both through the final growing pains.

2010 is going to be a HELL of a year for Cougar sports.