DanMcQ
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Post by DanMcQ on Mar 31, 2010 8:17:59 GMT -5
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Mar 31, 2010 8:26:08 GMT -5
what are the chances they just stick with webster? 75%? at least?
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hoya9797
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Post by hoya9797 on Mar 31, 2010 9:19:53 GMT -5
They should hire Billy Gillispie.
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Big Dog
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 31, 2010 9:25:37 GMT -5
I hear Dave Leitao is out of work.
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Post by harlemhoya on Mar 31, 2010 9:31:25 GMT -5
Billy the kid will be the next coach of Houston.
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Post by saxamaphone on Mar 31, 2010 9:39:40 GMT -5
If the job goes to Rod Strickland, will he be the first D-I coach immortalized in Wu Tang lyrics?
This has to be one of the weirdest coaching carousel seasons in recent memory. Seems like all these programs are running around to people like Izzo and Donovan with no plan other than a stack of cash in their hand.
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Post by HeartAttackHoya on Mar 31, 2010 10:02:45 GMT -5
how about tyrone corbin. he's an alumn and assistand on the Jazz bench. Jerry Sloan disciple has got to have some merit.
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Post by ColumbiaHeightsHoya on Mar 31, 2010 10:23:50 GMT -5
What about Isaiah Thomas? Better gig then FIU with Chicago ties.
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Post by rustyshackleford on Mar 31, 2010 11:01:41 GMT -5
What about Isaiah Thomas? Better gig then FIU with Chicago ties. This is an interesting idea though I wonder how much he would have to pay FIU if he left. He would be able to get some really nice recruits out there. Honestly, Depaul or especially Seton Hall could do a lot worse than Al Skinner. |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Mar 31, 2010 11:52:36 GMT -5
Some tough words from CBS' Gary Parrish, but DePaul isn't doing much to argue against his point: "Nike's founder isn't running DePaul's search, and DePaul doesn't have the advantages a Nike-backed Oregon would possess. It's a bottom-tier basketball program in a too-tough-for-its-own-good conference with bad facilities and a non-existent fan base, and that's not the type of job a comfortable and well-compensated high-major coach will take because any guy who meets that criteria is already rich."www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/13136009/dollars-and-sense-coachhunting-ads-need-to-get-real |
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Post by theexorcist on Mar 31, 2010 12:14:29 GMT -5
What about Isaiah Thomas? Better gig then FIU with Chicago ties. This is an interesting idea though I wonder how much he would have to pay FIU if he left. He would be able to get some really nice recruits out there. Honestly, Depaul or especially Seton Hall could do a lot worse than Al Skinner. Why Thomas, why? He bankrupted the CBA. He was fired as coach of the Knicks. He finished 7-25 as coach of FIU. If he becomes coach of DePaul, I will lay even money that there's another Great Chicago Fire. |
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Post by JS on Mar 31, 2010 12:47:56 GMT -5
If the job goes to Rod Strickland, will he be the first D-I coach immortalized in Wu Tang lyrics? Kool Keith once worked Jan van Breda Kolff's name into a song. This may be the only Hoya Talk thread where I can use that tidbit, so there you go. JS |
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 31, 2010 13:58:15 GMT -5
They need to find some aggressive guy at a mid-major level who can sell recruits on the concepts of immediate playing time in the best conference in the land, in a major city, with a chance to resurrect a great basketball tradition. Problem is that Depaul is not the only school this year with the exact same pitch!
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Post by hoyaboya on Mar 31, 2010 14:45:23 GMT -5
I would hire Brian Gregory from Dayton if I was DePaul. He grew up around the program and, even given its challenges, DePaul is probably a better job than Dayton, especially when he would likely get paid twice as much.
The other guy I'd go after is Chris Collins. Trust me, I'm no Duke or Chris Collins fan, but he'd at least be a name and somebody that would likely take the job.
Ponsetto the AD is completely clueless, though. I expect her to bungle this (looks like she's already doing so)...
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Post by theexorcist on Mar 31, 2010 14:48:42 GMT -5
They need to find some aggressive guy at a mid-major level who can sell recruits on the concepts of immediate playing time in the best conference in the land, in a major city, with a chance to resurrect a great basketball tradition. Problem is that Depaul is not the only school this year with the exact same pitch! You're overselling the job. I analyzed the DePaul versus Seton Hall thing a while ago. DePaul is a school in a city that cares about either the Bulls or Blackhawks. When kids from Chicago think about their dream college, it's not DePaul - it's Illinois. The city newspapers cover Illinois and Notre Dame (as one is wont to do with a front-runner). St. John's has a slavering, insane New York City media who believes that anything that happens in the City is critical, and who will hype up Felipe Lopez so much that he is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. If the Johnnies become relevant, I can see the New York media giving them positive coverage pretty quickly and having that story spread. If DePaul does well, I can't see their story getting legs. DePaul, like St. John's also has more of a rep as a commuter school and thus a rep for less intense school spirit. Its arena is located, not in the middle of the city (like St. John's or Georgetown), but in a suburb. Illinois often has an all-Illinois team. DePaul will be competing for Chicago and Illinois talent with Big 10 and Big XII schools with ginormous recruiting budgets. And DePaul does have a great history, but so does La Salle. And until and unless DePaul can break this cycle of futility, they're no better than them. |
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Post by PhillyHoya on Mar 31, 2010 20:11:22 GMT -5
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Post by vcjack on Mar 31, 2010 22:06:36 GMT -5
They need to find some aggressive guy at a mid-major level who can sell recruits on the concepts of immediate playing time in the best conference in the land, in a major city, with a chance to resurrect a great basketball tradition. Problem is that Depaul is not the only school this year with the exact same pitch! You're overselling the job. I analyzed the DePaul versus Seton Hall thing a while ago. DePaul is a school in a city that cares about either the Bulls or Blackhawks. When kids from Chicago think about their dream college, it's not DePaul - it's Illinois. The city newspapers cover Illinois and Notre Dame (as one is wont to do with a front-runner). St. John's has a slavering, insane New York City media who believes that anything that happens in the City is critical, and who will hype up Felipe Lopez so much that he is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. If the Johnnies become relevant, I can see the New York media giving them positive coverage pretty quickly and having that story spread. If DePaul does well, I can't see their story getting legs. DePaul, like St. John's also has more of a rep as a commuter school and thus a rep for less intense school spirit. Its arena is located, not in the middle of the city (like St. John's or Georgetown), but in a suburb. Illinois often has an all-Illinois team. DePaul will be competing for Chicago and Illinois talent with Big 10 and Big XII schools with ginormous recruiting budgets. And DePaul does have a great history, but so does La Salle. And until and unless DePaul can break this cycle of futility, they're no better than them. You're overselling Illinois, the Chicago media barely cares about college sports and would only really support a winner, whoever that may be. But despite Chicago's indifference, the Illini have a really big fanbase because students and alumni identify well with the program, which does not happen at all at DePaul. They don't have the money or space to build an on campus arena so they have to think of something to get the DePaul community into it first (rather than thinking Chicago at large) |
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Post by tonyparker on Mar 31, 2010 22:24:45 GMT -5
Why can DePaul not work out an agreement to play at the United Center in downtown Chicago? That would seem far more do-able to me than building an on-campus arena. I've never understood why the school doesn't make that happen.
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Post by vcjack on Mar 31, 2010 22:34:03 GMT -5
Why can DePaul not work out an agreement to play at the United Center in downtown Chicago? That would seem far more do-able to me than building an on-campus arena. I've never understood why the school doesn't make that happen. The United Center is not downtown by any means so that wouldn't make any difference. Plus its huge and with the crowds they draw now it would be a hideous gameday atmosphere (well... not that it isn't already) |
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Post by hoyaboya on Mar 31, 2010 22:34:26 GMT -5
Why can DePaul not work out an agreement to play at the United Center in downtown Chicago? That would seem far more do-able to me than building an on-campus arena. I've never understood why the school doesn't make that happen. Bulls and Blackhawks both playing at the United Center make that pretty difficult...how many open dates would there be for DePaul basketball from November - March? |
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