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. Kelvin Sampson Ben Braun Gary Waters 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. . i Freshman (obinson comfortable with Amaker CANDIDATES Continued from Page 10 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. 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