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If we're going to target an NBA assistant coach we should shift our sights about 400 miles to the south and look for one wearing purple and gold.

I'll come right out and say I love Mark Madsen, and would love to see him coach successfully at Stanford.  But right now, men's basketball needs a Jim Harbaugh, not a David Shaw; someone who can come in and turn the program around after the malaise we've had for the last decade or so.  If that's Mark, great, but I'd be fine with it being a non-alum who comes in for four or five years, returns us to NCAA glory and then leaves for greener pastures.  Right now, an ability to turn the team around is more important than being a beloved former player with strong Stanford roots.

BC

[BostonCard]

If we're going to target an NBA assistant coach we should shift our sights about 400 miles to the south and look for one wearing purple and gold.

I'll come right out and say I love Mark Madsen, and would love to see him coach successfully at Stanford.  But right now, men's basketball needs a Jim Harbaugh, not a David Shaw; someone who can come in and turn the program around after the malaise we've had for the last decade or so.  If that's Mark, great, but I'd be fine with it being a non-alum who comes in for four or five years, returns us to NCAA glory and then leaves for greener pastures.  Right now, an ability to turn the team around is more important than being a beloved former player with strong Stanford roots.

BC