Hinson out at Missouri State

[moshock]

IMO he had a lot of pressure to recruit locally and there were enough players within that 200 mile radius to field a good team. It wasn't a budget thing. While this isn't Wichita, there are plenty of boosters with $$$ to put behind the program.

If he had landed Tolliver or Hill, he would still be here .

Barry will be a good coach for some school. His teams executed very well and he is a real nice guy.


:goshocks:

[WuBoy13]

With the new arena on campus I have a feeling they will get some donors (JQH or the Laurie's) to shell out some more money and increase their coaching and recruiting budgets.

[RoyalShock]

Hinson had some pretty good players during his stint. He had the luxury of having D1-caliber talent locally and was able to get them. The problem was he never really had a top-tier (by Valley standards) post player.

I'm also not sold on his in-game coaching ability. I've watched a few of their games where I just shook my head at some of his coaching moves.

Csse in point: Several years ago during a WSU - SMS game we were shooting very well from outside against the Bears' man-to-man. Hinson switched to zone. And it wasn't just for a posession or two to throw a different look at us. No, he stuck with the zone and predictably, we kept shooting well. That was my first look at what the Bears fans were already saying about the guy.

MSU fans got a taste of NCAA tournament success under Alford, then had the run of pretty good seasons with Hinson. I think they are qualified to choose which type of team they would like to support.

Hinson will likely land at a next-level-down program and have some success. The guy just hit his ceiling in the MVC.

[moshock]

There are a number of locals with a lot of $$$, O'reilly's (auto parts), Johnnie Morris (Bass Pro), and those are just a few of the "known" locals. They may not land someone like HCGM, but they won't settle for someone mediocre.

BTW, Steve Woodberry is very well liked here but probably doesn't have the experience.

[Snapshot9]

One thing is for sure, the name change they did was a good move, 'Missouri State University' sounds lots better and more prestigious than 'Southwest Missouri University', especially when coach hunting.

[Uncle Rico]

re:

Barry's last press conference . . . the MVC will miss his personality.

http://www.kspr.com/sports/16406206.html

[tropicalshox]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3283408

It's being reported by ESPN that Henson has been fired.

[shockar25]

I have to admit, I'm sorry to see him go. I know MSU fans can't stand him, but I found him an interesting personality and decent coach. I think the biggest eye opener from from the ESPN link was that he had graduated all but 1 of the athletes he had coached in 9 years--that's impressive.

I'd love to see him pick up another D1 head coaching job, and I have the feeling he will.

[Shoxfan11]

What were the expectations of the MSU fans when they only paid their coach < 200K?

[wu_shizzle]

Re: re:

Barry's last press conference . . . the MVC will miss his personality.

http://www.kspr.com/sports/16406206.html

Worth the listen.

Here's to replacing Spoon with Barry as an FSN analyst.

[rrshock]

That was a pretty good presser he had.

I figure he should have another job within the next month. If not, someone could sure get a heck of a deal with him as an assistant.

[WstateU]

Re: re:

Barry's last press conference . . . the MVC will miss his personality.

http://www.kspr.com/sports/16406206.html

Worth the listen.

Here's to replacing Spoon with Barry as an FSN analyst.

Great idea! :good:

[Harold_Shox]

That is a great press conference. Hinson is a class guy. I wish him well.

[Tasmanian Devil]

I just watched it. All I can say is I hope MSU gets what's coming to them. I just can't understand getting rid of a coach that averaged 19 wins a season and graduates his kids at a very high rate.

[AndShock]

I just watched it. All I can say is I hope MSU gets what's coming to them. I just can't understand getting rid of a coach that averaged 19 wins a season and graduates his kids at a very high rate.

I've never understood, and will never understand why MSU fans have wanted him out so bad.