The Ernie Kent era at Oregon was up-and-down, with four of the past seven seasons ending with winning records, and only the 2007 year was great (a 29-7 mark). Enter new head coach Dana Altman, the anti-Ernie Kent. Altman brings a steady hand to Eugene, with seven of the last eight years with twenty wins or more at Creighton, and zero losing seasons. SB Nation’s Addicted to Quack was conflicted at first because they wanted a big time hire, but now they get it, and they like the hire:
Oregon Blog: Dana Altman Brings Consistency To Oregon Basketball
At first I was very conflicted, but now I understand it. Oregon tried to hire a marquee name and get someone to come in here and shoot this program through the roof at a record pace. They failed. So instead they decided to address the area that was most glaring with Kent and that was consistency. If you can’t take the elevator to elite program, you might as well take the stairs at a consistent pace. They got a guy who will instill a consistent work ethic, offense, defense, recruiting, and approach to college basketball.
Oregon tried to throw gobs of money to land big time coaches such as Tom Izzo from Michigan State, but while the Dana Altman hire is not at all flashy, they do get a proven winner to help raise the profile of Oregon basketball.
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