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Post by RockawayHoya on Apr 3, 2019 14:24:15 GMT -5
Willard leaving would be a big loss to SHU. He gets his teams to play hard and are decently well-coached. But the bigger issue was already discussed earlier on this page: the BE schools cannot let themselves become a feeder for the other major conferences. It's time for our schools to pony up when necessary. If BE basketball is the driving force behind revenue generation for the athletic departments in this conference, then the schools have to invest in their coaches accordingly. Wojo is another candidate being mentioned for Va. Tech. We hate him and his floor-slapping ways, but there is no guarantee that either SHU or Marquette will land as good of a coach if they have a vacancy to fill this spring.
Look, I get it if one of the blue bloods come calling and presents a godfather offer to one of our coaches. But this is freaking Virginia Tech. No way they should have their pick of our litter when it comes to coaches. ADs/schools have to step up here.
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Apr 3, 2019 14:26:16 GMT -5
I know he played at La Lumiere. He has that connection with the assistant Coach Heirman at DePaul who used to be the Head Coach at La Lumiere. I'm confused on what your point is or are you just pointing this out?
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Apr 3, 2019 14:35:35 GMT -5
Willard leaving would be a big loss to SHU. He gets his teams to play hard and are decently well-coached. But the bigger issue was already discussed earlier on this page: the BE schools cannot let themselves become a feeder for the other major conferences. It's time for our schools to pony up when necessary. If BE basketball is the driving force behind revenue generation for the athletic departments in this conference, then the schools have to invest in their coaches accordingly. Wojo is another candidate being mentioned for Va. Tech. We hate him and his floor-slapping ways, but there is no guarantee that either SHU or Marquette will land as good of a coach if they have a vacancy to fill this spring. Look, I get it if one of the blue bloods come calling and presents a godfather offer to one of our coaches. But this is freaking Virginia Tech. No way they should have their pick of our litter when it comes to coaches. ADs/schools have to step up here. I was really really impressed with what he did this year at Seton Hall. Thought he should have been the BIG EAST COY. Like you said, his team played really hard this season and was the best in the conference imo at the little things. Setting screens, tough rebounds, defensive awareness, understanding of the team defensive concepts, getting the most from all his players. I was really impressed with Willard this season. Didn't think his returning roster and lack of experience would get them better then 8th in the conference and they finished 3rd....
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Post by SDHoya on Apr 3, 2019 14:43:57 GMT -5
Willard leaving would be a big loss to SHU. He gets his teams to play hard and are decently well-coached. But the bigger issue was already discussed earlier on this page: the BE schools cannot let themselves become a feeder for the other major conferences. It's time for our schools to pony up when necessary. If BE basketball is the driving force behind revenue generation for the athletic departments in this conference, then the schools have to invest in their coaches accordingly. Wojo is another candidate being mentioned for Va. Tech. We hate him and his floor-slapping ways, but there is no guarantee that either SHU or Marquette will land as good of a coach if they have a vacancy to fill this spring. Look, I get it if one of the blue bloods come calling and presents a godfather offer to one of our coaches. But this is freaking Virginia Tech. No way they should have their pick of our litter when it comes to coaches. ADs/schools have to step up here. I think Willard would be a bigger loss than Wojo. I do think Hall would have trouble replacing him, in part because Hall is not really a big destination. Marquette has a much more active alumni base and likely would be able to pay pretty big money to get (or keep a coach). And considering Quette’s late season collapse, they may not see Wojo as irreplaceable, as his results over 5 years have been pretty underwhelming and certainly a big step down from Buzz and Crean.
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Post by teddy16 on Apr 3, 2019 15:45:58 GMT -5
after plucking Williams form Marquette 5 years ago - it's hard to envision Va Tech taking Woj,deja vu all over again - but who knows. Willard has been linked to Va Tech longer it seems as when 1st rumors about Williams to tex A & M began to circulate. Willard did a damned good job at the Hall. he's every bit the coach Williams is. Ex BE coaches in ACC (mack and Williams) have fared well not to forget Boeheim, as much as i'd like to
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Post by NCHoya on Apr 3, 2019 16:01:41 GMT -5
Have to think the AD will bring Holloway back to take Willards place if he leaves... He would have to be considered. Holloway recruited pretty much the entire team. He was there for their win on Senior day over Villanova and the whole team ran over to him and grouped hugged him. Would make roster continuity easier to manage. I'm still not sure Willard should leave with such a strong team coming back. His team could be in line to win the BIG EAST next year and have a deep NCAA run putting Willard in even higher demand a year from now Where he could be in line for even a better job than V-Tech. All this noise with V-Tech could also be negotiating ploy for Seton Hall. Could also be a negotiating ploy to squeeze every last dollar he can from V-Tech. Curious to see what he does... I am with you here. Why should Willard settle for Va Tech? You would think his sights should be set higher. If he is able to build upon this past season with all the players returning, he may be able to snag a Top 20 job. Buzz had success at Va Tech, but it is still not a basketball school and recruiting to Blackburg against UVA and rest of ACC is not an easy thing to do. Honestly, I think he should pull some money and extra security from SHU and look for bigger things next season after Powell graduates.
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Post by iheartdurenbros on Apr 3, 2019 18:59:42 GMT -5
Willard leaving would be a big loss to SHU. He gets his teams to play hard and are decently well-coached. But the bigger issue was already discussed earlier on this page: the BE schools cannot let themselves become a feeder for the other major conferences. It's time for our schools to pony up when necessary. If BE basketball is the driving force behind revenue generation for the athletic departments in this conference, then the schools have to invest in their coaches accordingly. Wojo is another candidate being mentioned for Va. Tech. We hate him and his floor-slapping ways, but there is no guarantee that either SHU or Marquette will land as good of a coach if they have a vacancy to fill this spring. Look, I get it if one of the blue bloods come calling and presents a godfather offer to one of our coaches. But this is freaking Virginia Tech. No way they should have their pick of our litter when it comes to coaches. ADs/schools have to step up here. I think Willard would be a bigger loss than Wojo. I do think Hall would have trouble replacing him, in part because Hall is. It really a big destination. Marquette has a much more active alumni base and likely would be able to pay pretty big money to get (or keep a coach). And considering Quette’s late season collapse, they may not see Wojo as irreplaceable, as his results over 5 years have been pretty underwhelming and certainly a big step down from Buzz and Crean. I see your point. But. . . OTOH Willard would leave SHU in much better shape than he found it. He has done well building a culture there. It wasn’t a good job when he started, but it will be a good job when he leaves. Willard had come from Iona. I see that being the stepping stone for his replacement. Cluess would be a good choice.
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Post by hoyazeke on Apr 4, 2019 5:08:44 GMT -5
Why would Quinerly transfer to Pitt? Xavier Johnson! If I was Quinerly I would be looking at Rutgers. If going back to NJ isn't a problem. Some kids need to get away from the distractions of home and some kids need the home cooking.....
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 8:17:24 GMT -5
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Post by njhoya78 on Apr 4, 2019 11:13:10 GMT -5
Maybe ehe knows something about Kevin Willard's future plans in Blacksburg VA:
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 4, 2019 11:17:16 GMT -5
Folks figured he'd do this, it can't hurt to kick the tires... Best of luck to the young man...
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Post by prhoya on Apr 4, 2019 11:24:21 GMT -5
He's keeping his NCAA eligibility, so he might come back. What's the new process again? Dates?
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Post by bostonfan on Apr 4, 2019 12:32:38 GMT -5
Folks figured he'd do this, it can't hurt to kick the tires... Best of luck to the young man... Exactly, not a big surprise here even though he said he was staying for his senior year earlier. He had a great year and he deserves the chance to see what NBA scouts think of his game. I expect Howard from Marquette to do the same thing. If the feedback is that he won't get drafted then he will likely come back to school for his senior year. That is why they set this system up like this, to allow the players to make the most educated decisions.
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Post by SDHoya on Apr 4, 2019 13:21:07 GMT -5
Frankly, every college junior should enter the NBA draft to test the waters so long as it doesn't effect NCAA eligibility.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Apr 5, 2019 11:47:41 GMT -5
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Post by NCHoya on Apr 5, 2019 11:51:59 GMT -5
That rumor would be fantastic, but is the source reliable? I have not heard that anywhere else before.
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Post by LCPolo18 on Apr 5, 2019 12:19:01 GMT -5
Are you suggesting that PE should make a run at Webster Polo? If so I agree 1000% I mean, if Coach Ewing is considering making a change on the coaching staff, Webster would have to be an obvious person to call right? From DC, played and coached at Harvard, coached at UCF and Virginia Tech, and has been linked with the recruitment of Landers Nolley, Anthony Harris, Emanuel Miller, Isaiah Wilkins, and Yavuz Gultekin. He was also the lead recruiter from Virginia Tech for Qudus Wahab. As noted in his Harvard profile, Christian Webster's cousin is Bobby Winston who played for Georgetown in the 1980's. www.hoyabasketball.com/players/b_winston.htm
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Post by hoya95 on Apr 5, 2019 12:19:42 GMT -5
If I'm going to read in between the lines, it sounds like real reporters aren't dismissing the idea, but it's also premature at best.
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Post by RockawayHoya on Apr 5, 2019 12:34:00 GMT -5
If I'm going to read in between the lines, it sounds like real reporters aren't dismissing the idea, but it's also premature at best. From what I can gather, Hurley made $2.35M last year at ASU. Mullin $2M. If SJU is willing to make it worth Hurley's while to come home, I could see him making the move. But they are going to have to throw a decent chunk at change at him. This would be a great hire for them, though. BE schools need to start paying their coaches at a level that would keep them from being poached.
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