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Post by Cambridge on Mar 21, 2017 16:12:27 GMT -5
Multiple sources in New Jersey and Pittsburgh report that King Rice, the head coach at Monmouth University (Metro Atlantic) has accepted the head coaching job at Duquesne (Atlantic 10). Nothing official yet, and no news conferences are pending. Twitter says otherwise now. According to more than one tweet, King Rice has said he is not taking Duquesne job and was never involved in talks with the school. He claims to be staying at Monmouth.
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Post by SSHoya on Mar 21, 2017 16:49:34 GMT -5
Per CBS Sports, VCU expected to hire Mike Rhoades who was an assistant coach on Shaka Smart’s staff at VCU from 2009 to 2014. He’s spent the past three years at Rice, where his Owls finished 23-12 this season. This is the second straight time VCU has hired a former VCU assistant. Wade was also previously a VCU assistant on Shaka Smart’s staff when Smart was the Rams’ coach.
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Post by hoyarooter on Mar 21, 2017 17:47:07 GMT -5
Alford has 3 Sweet 16s in 4 years at UCLA. Talk about unreasonable expectations. True. I think part of it, though, is also resignation that if Indiana really offered the dollars that are being floated around, Alford would be insane to turn it down. One other thing, though, is I think one of those Sweet 16's is regarded as a bit of a fluke, as I think UCLA got there as a 6 seed by beating an 11 and a 14.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 21, 2017 19:47:09 GMT -5
Multiple sources in New Jersey and Pittsburgh report that King Rice, the head coach at Monmouth University (Metro Atlantic) has accepted the head coaching job at Duquesne (Atlantic 10). Nothing official yet, and no news conferences are pending. Twitter says otherwise now. According to more than one tweet, King Rice has said he is not taking Duquesne job and was never involved in talks with the school. He claims to be staying at Monmouth. Also saw that report in the Asbury Park Press, which is almost like reading a real newspaper. Methinks Rice has his sights set on a better opportunity than that which Duquesne would offer.
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Post by hoya95 on Mar 21, 2017 22:46:28 GMT -5
We'd better act quickly before Oklahoma State snaps up Doug Gottleib! (Yes, things can be worse.)
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Post by Elvado on Mar 22, 2017 4:46:34 GMT -5
Wow. Not a shock as OSU had known crook Sutton back in the day.
Prior criminality no bar to hiring in Stillwater...
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Post by hoyajinx on Mar 22, 2017 4:56:12 GMT -5
Alford has 3 Sweet 16s in 4 years at UCLA. Talk about unreasonable expectations. True. I think part of it, though, is also resignation that if Indiana really offered the dollars that are being floated around, Alford would be insane to turn it down. One other thing, though, is I think one of those Sweet 16's is regarded as a bit of a fluke, as I think UCLA got there as a 6 seed by beating an 11 and a 14. It was actually worse than that. They were an 11 seed that beat 6 seed SMU on a phantom goaltend on a 25-30 foot three pointer to advance from the first round.
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Post by KHoyaNYC on Mar 23, 2017 8:07:16 GMT -5
Crean apparently looking for new work. Not my favorite but would not be unreasonable to give him a look.
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Post by Cambridge on Mar 23, 2017 8:50:07 GMT -5
Crean apparently looking for new work. Not my favorite but would not be unreasonable to give him a look. There is not enough diet coke in the world...
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Post by McBricks on Mar 23, 2017 9:36:49 GMT -5
Crean apparently looking for new work. Not my favorite but would not be unreasonable to give him a look. Please call me unreasonable then. Yuck.
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Post by iowa80 on Mar 23, 2017 9:48:09 GMT -5
There are warts, but Crean's record indicates to me that he's one of the few realistic possibilities that could be counted on to right the ship.
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Post by bostonfan on Mar 23, 2017 10:03:30 GMT -5
Crean's antics on the sidelines and his overall demeanor has always driven me crazy. You do have to respect the energy he brings to his job and he has shown an ability to recruit high level players and he teams play an exciting brand of basketball. I am not sure it is the most effective brand of basketball, because his teams always seem to struggle playing defense, but they are entertaining to watch, which would be a change. I would prefer finding a different coach, but just dismissing him out of hand because he seems to be an annoying guy would be short sighted.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Mar 23, 2017 10:33:38 GMT -5
There are warts, but Crean's record indicates to me that he's one of the few realistic possibilities that could be counted on to right the ship. I don't view Crean as a great option, but at least he's had success. He'd be much better than Amaker.
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Post by iowa80 on Mar 23, 2017 10:44:21 GMT -5
There are warts, but Crean's record indicates to me that he's one of the few realistic possibilities that could be counted on to right the ship. I don't view Crean as a great option, but at least he's had success. He'd be much better than Amaker. Probably depends on one's s priorities, but he checks a lot of boxes for me. Success at Jesuit school, final four, turned around a program at IU, proven winner at high level, no scandal, appealing playing style, enthusiastic and still relatively young. And available. Is he a jerk? Maybe, but he may be one of those guys who look better when he's our jerk. I' m not sure who else checks all those boxes.
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Post by NCHoya on Mar 23, 2017 11:09:06 GMT -5
Let's be honest, getting Crean would be a coup for this program. With the other names people have been floating around, not one's resume comes even close in comparison to Crean. He got screwed at IU, just like the next coach will, but he knew that was the case and happily took his $4M buyout. He has already done a major rebuild at IU. Besides his personality quirks, reality says this would be a great hire.
And like iowa80 states, if he is our jerk, do we care? It gives everyone else a new reason to dislike Georgetown.
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Post by This Just In on Mar 25, 2017 22:48:30 GMT -5
What is up with these VCu coaches taking SEC jobs? Anthony Grant leaves VCU for Alabama and proceeds to crash and burn his career Will Wade now leaves VCU for LSU, can he seriously win there? Shaka Smart leaves for Texas and the book is out, but everyone knows that back to back losing seasons will get him fired.
The job that Frank Martin has done at S.Carolina is on the level of a miracle worker, with getting the gamecocks their first NCAAT win since 1973 If any Blue Blood jobs opens up, he has to be at the top of the list and also Texas'.
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Post by hoyaresurrection on Mar 25, 2017 23:02:41 GMT -5
What is up with these VCu coaches taking SEC jobs? Anthony Grant leaves VCU for Alabama and proceeds to crash and burn his career Will Wade now leaves VCU for LSU, can he seriously win there? Shaka Smart leaves for Texas and the book is out, but everyone knows that back to back losing seasons will get him fired. The job that Frank Martin has done at S.Carolina is on the level of a miracle worker, with getting the gamecocks their first NCAAT win since 1973 If any Blue Blood jobs opens up, he has to be at the top of the list and also Texas'. Need to sell the BE to these coaches. It really seems that these are the best jobs for basketball in the country. I think the thought of these blue blood programs being the end all is now dated. I don't know why a coach would want that. In the BE, you are (1) the big team on campus not overshadowed by football, (2) have a lot less pressure to produce than the power 5, (3) sitting in a conference with 10 teams that can put 6 or 7 in the NCAA's each year and (4) in Georgetown's case, sitting in major market in the middle of a recruiting hotbed. Also get the Madison Square Garden tournament which sells.
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Post by This Just In on Mar 25, 2017 23:08:08 GMT -5
What is up with these VCu coaches taking SEC jobs? Anthony Grant leaves VCU for Alabama and proceeds to crash and burn his career Will Wade now leaves VCU for LSU, can he seriously win there? Shaka Smart leaves for Texas and the book is out, but everyone knows that back to back losing seasons will get him fired. The job that Frank Martin has done at S.Carolina is on the level of a miracle worker, with getting the gamecocks their first NCAAT win since 1973 If any Blue Blood jobs opens up, he has to be at the top of the list and also Texas'. Need to sell the BE to these coaches. It really seems that these are the best jobs for basketball in the country. I think the thought of these blue blood programs is now dated. I don't know why a coach would want that.
In the BE, you are (1) the big team on campus not overshadowed by football, (2) have a lot less pressure to produce than the power 5, (3) sitting in a conference with 10 teams that can put 6 or 7 in the NCAA's each year and (4) in Georgetown's case, sitting in major market in the middle of a recruiting hotbed. Also get the Madison Square Garden tournament which sells. I think you have a good point there. Tom Crean goes from BIG10 Coach of the year to getting fired the next year. John Calipari for all the talk of Kentucky's talent can barely keep the Wildcats fans base happy as they want banners hanging every year. These guys are under tremendous pressure not to have a down year. A little surprised that Archie Miller would sign up for the Hoosier job after seeing how Crean got treated.
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Post by hoyaresurrection on Mar 25, 2017 23:11:38 GMT -5
Need to sell the BE to these coaches. It really seems that these are the best jobs for basketball in the country. I think the thought of these blue blood programs is now dated. I don't know why a coach would want that.
In the BE, you are (1) the big team on campus not overshadowed by football, (2) have a lot less pressure to produce than the power 5, (3) sitting in a conference with 10 teams that can put 6 or 7 in the NCAA's each year and (4) in Georgetown's case, sitting in major market in the middle of a recruiting hotbed. Also get the Madison Square Garden tournament which sells. I think you have a good point there. Tom Crean goes from BIG10 Coach of the year to getting fired the next year. John Calipari for all the talk of Kentucky's talent can barely keep the Wildcats fans base happy as they want banners hanging every year. These guys are under tremendous pressure not to have a down year. A little surprised that Archie Miller would sign up for the Hoosier job after seeing how Crean got treated. A coach gets a lot more leash with the BE and with some success you can last a long time. Just look at the run of our last coach after only one FF. Jay Wright likely has a lifetime contract now with a NC. It seems like the money isn't all that different either. What am I missing about these jobs?
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Post by This Just In on Mar 25, 2017 23:16:05 GMT -5
I think you have a good point there. Tom Crean goes from BIG10 Coach of the year to getting fired the next year. John Calipari for all the talk of Kentucky's talent can barely keep the Wildcats fans base happy as they want banners hanging every year. These guys are under tremendous pressure not to have a down year. A little surprised that Archie Miller would sign up for the Hoosier job after seeing how Crean got treated. A coach gets a lot more leash with the BE and with some success you can last a long time. Just look at the run of our last coach after only one FF. Jay Wright likely has a lifetime contract now with a NC. It seems like the money isn't all that different either. What am I missing about these jobs? To a certain extent National Perception. ESPN referred to Xavier as mid-major. Michael Wilbon and Dock Walker of ESPN implied that the JTIII was ham strunged by lack of facilities and that the Hoyas fan base doesn't know how good they had it. AKA, the grass is not always greener on the other side
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