Matt isn't worth 450k. Simple as that. He's good but that is upper echelon assistant money. Joe3 could get guys to campus to visit Mullin and Richmond.
Hire Michael Porter Sr. and get the #1 player in 2017, the #26 player in 2018, and maybe some coaching ability.
Whether Matt is a top echelon assistant is up for debate, but losing him means losing almost all of the progress made on 2018 guys which is setting up to be a make or break year for us recruiting-wise.
I think you overestimate how much recruits actually care about Mullin and Richmond. Just because they are hall of fame players doesn't mean they know how to develop 18-22 year old players into NBA players. Recruits won't care until Mullin and Richmond can show they have turned 4 star recruits into NBA players. Top tier recruits don't care that John Calipari only played at Clarion, they care that he knows how to help them get ready for the NBA.
Porter Sr is already on a staff, oh well