The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 14, 2001 -13
*RAPHAEL
GOODSTEIN
Jlue needs a Michigan
Man, not just a big name
hen I first met football coach
Lloyd Carr, the first thing he
asked was, "Are you a
Michigan Man, is it in your blood?"
An interesting question.
Fielding Yost never attended
Michigan.
Neither did Steve Fisher.
* Nor did Bo Schembechler - the
most Michigan of "Michigan Men."
But when a younger Joe Paterno
turned down Michigan 33 years ago,
and a number of Miami (Ohio) coaches
were complaining that Michigan's
accommodations paled in comparison
to theirs, RedHawks coach Bo
Schembechler told them, "But at
Miami, you never could sit in a chair
at Fielding Yost sat
in, The ba
A Michigan Man
doesn't necessarily need progra
a diploma from Somet
Michigan. What he footba
needs is an understand- Lloyd C
ing of what Michigan is one W
all about - Tradition. Michigc
Loyalty. Pride. bu
Excellence.
Former Wolverines'
. sketball coach Bill Frieder never fully
understood this.
Frieder took the head coaching iob at
Arizona State two days before the start
of the 1989 NCAA Tournament and
called Bo to tell him, "Don't worry, I'll
still coach the team through the tourna-
ment." Bo responded "The hell you
will. A Michigan Man will coach
Michigan."
Six wins later, the Steve Fisher-led
olverines became national champi-
ons.
Bill Martin understands the basket-
ball program's need for a Michigan
Man. Martin said, "First and foremost, I
want to make sure that we have a coach
that recruits kids, by in large, who will
stay in school four years, graduate, will
bring honor to the institution.
Somebody who can be a part of the
Michigan family,' at yesterday's press
fnference.
But while this sounds good at press
conferences, Martin needs to remember
this while searching for a new coach.
Rick Pitino or Tommy Amaker could
do a lot to get Michigan back where it
was when Fisher coached Michigan.
But Martin needs to make sure that
Amaker doesn't leave Michigan when
his coach, Mike Krzyzewski, leaves
Duke and that Pitino doesn't leave
when a bigger job opens - as he has
done in the past.
And Michigan needs to follow
through on its end of the deal: Pay
Pitino what he could get elsewhere.
Allow for the fans to get more involved
in the game. Bring excitement back to
South Campus.
Michigan needs to be competitive
with Duke again, so when the Blue
Devils ask for Amaker's return to
Durham, he'll
isketball
m needs
one like
311 coach
arr, some-
ho views
an as the
lst.
have reason to stay at
Michigan, like Roy
Williams did this sum-
mer when North
Carolina, his alma
mater, came calling.
The basketball pro-
gram needs the stability
that the football pro-
gram got from Bo -
who turned down offers
from the NFL and Texas
A&M - and currently
THE FRONTRUNNERS
Rick Pitino
Former Boston Celtics coach (1997-2001)
National championship coach at Kentucky in 1996
-s Holds the 16th highest collegiate coaching winning percent-
'The Saga age of all-time. -,
- Resigned from the Boston Celtics on Jan. 8 after compiling a
Since Ptnon s.ted rdo mlas eltcs' 102-146 record in just under four years as coach.
coh o Jan.s8th rmors mill has. made - Has a career college winning percentage of .739 with a record
him a possibility from coast to coast. of 352-124.
UCLA - Contacted early, but as a close _ Led Kentucky to six NCAA Tournament appearances in eight
friend of coach Steve Lavin, he turned years as head coach, including three trips to the Final Four.
down the offer.- Guided the New York Knicks to 52 wins and an Atlantic
d Fwn the Rebels because of their ties to Division championship during the 1989 NBA season, his second
donth ee ecuse and final season as Knicks head coach.
junior college recruiting. , -Won 42 games at Providence in two seasons, including an
Louisville - The frontrunner, the appearance in the 1987 Final Four. 4
ardinals are appealing to Pitino's love -_ Assistant coach for the New York Knicks from 1983-85.
for the state of Kentucky. - Began college coaching career at Boston University, where he
Michigan - A late entry, some experts stayed for four years, notching two 20-win seasons and an
think Pitino is likely to choose it, but is NCAA Tourament berth in 1983.
the school basketball-minded enough? - Assistant coach at both Hawaii and Syracuse. AP PHOTo
Tommy Amaker
Seton Hall coach (1997-present)
- Has a 68-55 record at Seton Hall in four years. The courtship
- 2001 Seton Hall team finished 16-15 despite preseason Top
25 rankings. The firing of Brian Ellerbe does not mark
-- Led Seton Hall to the Sweet 16,of the 2000 NCAA the beginning of Amaker being mentioned
Tournament as a No. 10 seed, finishing with a 22-10 record on as a Michigan head coach candidate.
, . the year. Feb. 21, 2001- Dick Vitale reports
- Has taken Seton Hall to the postseason in all four of his years during an ESPN broadcast that Amaker
as head coach. is Michigan's top choice to replace
- Was the youngest head coach ever in the Big East, 32-years Ellerle after the season.
old at the time of his hiring at Seton Hall Feb.22, 2001 - Amaker tells the
- Named the 2000 Metropolitan Coach of the Year, Newark Star-Ledger that he is Ellerbe's
- Member of committee that selected players of Dream Team friend and will not talk to Michigan
'll for the 1996 Summer Olvmpics, while Ellerbe is still coaching.
- Spent nine years as an assistant coach for Duke, during which Mar. 20, 1998 - Ellerbe is hired after
time the team went to the NCAA tournament eight times and Amaker and Michigan cannot come to
won two national championships. an agreement.
- Four-year starter for Duke during his playing days, led the Mar. 18, 1998 - Michigan receives
Blue Devils to four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances permission from Seton Hall to interview
including a school record 37 wins in 1986, when Duke fell in the Amaker about the head coaching job.
AP PHOTO national championship game to Louisville. Amakerabouttheheadcoachingjob.
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Oklahoma coach California coach Kent State coach
(1994-present) (1996-present) (1996-present)
- Has not missed the NCAA -In 1996, became first Cal -Led Kent State to its first /
Tournament in seven years coach- coach'to win Pac-10 Coach of the ever MAC Tournament chain-
ing at Oklahoma. Year award. pionship
19 after leading the Sooners to Sampson - Led Eastern Michigan to four - Has posted an overall record
aft-9 edipostseason berths in 11 years as Braun of 46-15 at Kent State, a .754
a 23-9 record.hedca.
- Previously coached at Washington State from winning percentage.
1987-1994, where he led the Cougars to their first - Named MAC Coach of the Year three times - Served as an assistant to Ben Braun at Eastern
Tournament appearance in 11 years. while coaching at Eastern Michigan. Michigan from 1989-1993.
has in Lloyd Carr.
The legend of coaches Carr and
Schembechler grew as they demonstrat-
ed their understanding of what a
Michigan Man is.
The basketball program needs some-
one like Carr, someone who views
Michigan as the best.
If neither Pitino nor Amaker shows
the ability to understand this, then
Martin shouldn't hire him. He doesn't
need a quick fix - the wins will even-
tually return.
Martin and his search committee
cannot afford to look for another new
coach in four years because their last
choice bolted.
But if that situation develops, a good
place to start will be a short walk away.
"I will never be far away,"
Schembechler said when he resigned.
"I will always be available for consul-
tation. I will forever be a Michigan
Man."
Raphael Goodstein can be reached
at raphae/lgwumich.edu.
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Pitino to come in here," Louisville
9hletic director Tom Jurich, who
nas called Pitino the only current
candidate for the job, said.
Yesterday, ESPN analyst Andy
Katz reported that Pitino will visit
Louisville today and make a deci-
sion soon about whether or not he
will accept the job.
Katz also reported that some peo-
ple are pressuring Pitino to consider
e Michigan job. Martin said that
W would be interested in talking to
Pitino.
"He's a great coach. He's had suc-
cess at the college level before."
Michigan sophomore Gavin
Groninger said. "That's my personal
opinion, but it's something (the
team) has to talk about."
Seton Hall coach Tommy Amaker,
Who was considered to replace for-
mer Michigan coach Steve Fisher,
s also been reported to be high on
list of the Michigan administra-
tion.
ESPN analyst Dick Vitale report-
ed in February that he was the
favorite to replace Ellerbe.
Amaker led the Pirates to the
Sweet 16 last season, but his team
did not make the NCAA Tournament
this season.
"I really like (Amaker)," Michigan
*phomore Bernard Robinson said.
"I talked to him a lot. I would cer-
tainly see what he's talking about."
In addition to those two names, a
host of other possibilities have been
discussed in the media and by fans
in the last few weeks.
Tubby Smith, a national champi-
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