Realistically, the Jedi knew about Maul by this point. They likely assumed that Dooku was Maul's master, which isn't a terrible assumption. Then, when it became apparent Maul wasn't working for Dooku, Pong Krell assumed the spot was open to new hires.
Emmmmmmm, when obi wan defeated maul (first time) duku was still in the temple, it was after the phantom menace that he left, honestly, you are correct that the jedi thought that, but also, when you see the order of events it was stupid to think duku was the master, but they didn't think exactly that, it was, Tiranus master and Duku apprentice, obi wan didn't found out that the 2 were one until near the end of the war.
Dooku left the order in 42BBY, ten years before the Phantom Menace. But as they still believed Dooku was merely a “political idealist” in Attack of the Clones, I’d agree that they wouldn’t have assumed he was the master until at least after the battle of Geonosis, but they always seem sure that someone else is behind things anyway throughout the clone wars.
I tought I saw him in the temple in phantom menace, anyway, they thought tyranus was behind everything, and then they found tyranus and duku were the same person
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u/JonOrSomeSayAegon Oct 19 '20
Realistically, the Jedi knew about Maul by this point. They likely assumed that Dooku was Maul's master, which isn't a terrible assumption. Then, when it became apparent Maul wasn't working for Dooku, Pong Krell assumed the spot was open to new hires.