Welcome - Paul Mills

[RoyalShock]

He was making $500k at ORU. No idea about bonuses or incentives.

My completely worthless speculation is that he will start at around $1 mil per for two years, then a bump to $1.25 for two, then $1.5 for one. Not including incentives. If he proves successful (NCAA tourney birth) in years 2 or 3, the inevitable restructuring will occur. It also wouldn't surprise me if some or all of those numbers are low by a quarter to half a mil.

The almost more important detail, as we've learned, is how the buyout will be structured.

[WuDrWu]

I will be stunned if we're going on the cheap. This is an experienced D1 coach, 6 years running a program, more than a dozen as an assistant. If it's less than 1.4/5 I will be very surprised.

For crying out loud, we're paying the women's coach 400K+ to gross about $12.

[WstateU]

I will be stunned if we're going on the cheap. This is an experienced D1 coach, 6 years running a program, more than a dozen as an assistant. If it's less than 1.4/5 I will be very surprised.

For crying out loud, we're paying the women's coach 400K+ to gross about $12.

[RoyalShock]

I will be stunned if we're going on the cheap. This is an experienced D1 coach, 6 years running a program, more than a dozen as an assistant. If it's less than 1.4/5 I will be very surprised.

For crying out loud, we're paying the women's coach 400K+ to gross about $12.

I did give myself a +50% margin of error. After all, I believe in precision.

[pinstripers]

we're paying the women's coach 400K+

Why?

[WstateU]

Why?

We'll give you one guess.

[WuDrWu]

Why?

Exactly.

[CBB_Fan]

I will be stunned if we're going on the cheap. This is an experienced D1 coach, 6 years running a program, more than a dozen as an assistant. If it's less than 1.4/5 I will be very surprised.

For crying out loud, we're paying the women's coach 400K+ to gross about $12.

Compared to our other options, Mills was the nearly the cheapest. But the real question isn't the dollar figure, but the time. It would be ludicrous to offer a five-year deal. The primary issue with Brown is that we gave a long contract after a one year performance just because he won his league and went to the tournament. Repeating that by giving Mills a long contract just after his first time winning his league would look insane. I could see an option to extend for much more money past 2 years, but five-years guaranteed would not give me a good impression of Saal.

[WstateU]

[pinstripers]

Compared to our other options, Mills was the nearly the cheapest. But the real question isn't the dollar figure, but the time. It would be ludicrous to offer a five-year deal. The primary issue with Brown is that we gave a long contract after a one year performance just because he won his league and went to the tournament. Repeating that by giving Mills a long contract just after his first time winning his league would look insane. I could see an option to extend for much more money past 2 years, but five-years guaranteed would not give me a good impression of Saal.

Problem was the guarantee, not the number of years. I'll bet it's 5.

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

Compared to our other options, Mills was the nearly the cheapest. But the real question isn't the dollar figure, but the time. It would be ludicrous to offer a five-year deal. The primary issue with Brown is that we gave a long contract after a one year performance just because he won his league and went to the tournament. Repeating that by giving Mills a long contract just after his first time winning his league would look insane. I could see an option to extend for much more money past 2 years, but five-years guaranteed would not give me a good impression of Saal.

Good luck recruiting players with a coach on a two year contract. No player with any substantial other offer would come to WSU without a coach contract of at least 4-5 years.

[WuDrWu]

Good luck recruiting players with a coach on a two year contract. No player with any substantial other offer would come to WSU without a coach contract of at least 4-5 years.

No kidding....a comment like that kind of disqualifies you ( CBB_Fan ) from any future legitimate discussions regarding coaching, contracts or basketball in general.

No program above Clown Show level is hiring a new coach for less than 4 years and the VAST majority are 5+.

[Stickboy46]

Length isn't as important as buyout structure. But we will be off all the current severance payments by year 3 anyways.

[ShockerFever]

CBB generally doesn’t have a clue about, well, anything.

[CBB_Fan]

No kidding....a comment like that kind of disqualifies you ( CBB_Fan ) from any future legitimate discussions regarding coaching, contracts or basketball in general.

No program above Clown Show level is hiring a new coach for less than 4 years and the VAST majority are 5+.

We are a clown show. How many schools in the country are paying three coaches? If Mills has five guaranteed years, it is a ridiculous showing by our AD.

I repeat, we are only in this mess because we kept giving long guaranteed contracts. With Marshall, that was earned and appropriate. It was not for Brown. Mills has a few more years as a head coach, but only one great regular season showing.