He is fortunate to have that job, given the lack of a degree and being less than honest about it until he got caught. And he would leave in a hot second if a big job came up.
And that makes him different than any other mid major coach?
Something will give and one of them will be gone next year. Total toss up IMO. The AD is nuts and Masiello already tried to leave once.
I'm presuming that your comment about what makes him different than any other mid major coach has to do with the comment that he would leave in a second if a big job came up, and not about falsifying his qualifications.
Fraschilla got fired at SJU not because of his harsh treatment of players but because he not only contemplated walking but actually had discussions with another school. Nothing wrong with that either except that no employer really wants someone who is actively always looking for something better. Throw in the fact that Masiello had gotten the job based on a falsification of a basic requirement of the job, and there's a guy who perhaps cannot be trusted a little more than most , separating him from the pack of mid-major guys who would jump for the right opportunity.
Masiello has done a great job at Manhattan, and even with an extension will likely leave the school before the term of that extension was over. Contract extensions bind the school to the coach with a financial obligation, not so much the other way around. To an extent, by not offering him an extension right now, it may actually cause some schools not to pursue him now because it creates some doubts about Masiello.
There are two bottom lines here - Winning always trumps everything else in college basketball, and he's proven he can win. The other bottom line is whether honesty is important anymore, and someone who deliberately falsifies his resume, puts an indelible stain on his own integrity. Since winning is paramount, and discretions by Pitino, Calipari, and others keep their stock high because they win, in the long run Mas will be fine.
