yeah yeah well that's the sum total of my observation of him. But his team was well-organized and played well. Had a chance for the upset. Performed better than a more-talented McNeese team.
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Hard to believe McDermott retiring at 62--seems young in this day and age
Agreed. Unless he has issues with the current state of college bball as well, but he seems to be thriving in it. Would be sad to see him leave.
McDermott must hate flying into Newark once a year to put on a clinic at Prudential Center
... doesn't seem like he has any issues lol
Will be a huge loss to the Big East. My guess is it will be 2 or 3 years and he will allow time for Huss to get his feet wet and interact with recruits.
Calhoun gets so much credit for raising the status of UCONN from cow country to elite and McDermott hasn’t won any championships but he has certainly raised the profile of Creighton.
Hopefully he can be to McDermott what Gard was for Bo Ryan.
Greg coaches for 3 more years... then takes over for Rick... im in...lol
That was my thought, that he is not enthused with the direction the game is going and wants to make one more run with the new faces he has coming in plus holdovers. Sad. Feels like he has a lot more to give the game.
That is all well and good, but he brought in quite a few transfers. And he is the beneficiary of a very wealthy NIL donor.
Everyone has different priorities. Sometimes people want to spend more time with their families. None of us know our expiration date. I retired at 63 once I felt that my pension and Social Security would be enough to live on. The main reasom being that our 3 year old granddaughter came to live with us and I wanted to be there for her.
I have no idea regarding McDermott's plans but I respect him as a coach and wish him all the best as his journey continues. Except when Creighton plays St John's
Completely agree with Panther's post. I retired from a pretty stressful job two month's shy of my 65th birthday 8 years ago and have never regretted it for a minute. Everyone's different but I wanted to be reasonably sure I had some time to sit back and smell the roses including family, travel and lots of basketball watching without worrying about what tomorrow's workday might bring!Everyone has different priorities. Sometimes people want to spend more time with their families. None of us know our expiration date. I retired at 63 once I felt that my pension and Social Security would be enough to live on. The main reasom being that our 3 year old granddaughter came to live with us and I wanted to be there for her.
I have no idea regarding McDermott's plans but I respect him as a coach and wish him all the best as his journey continues. Except when Creighton plays St John's
McDermott is a class act and I wish him nothing but the best.
Ditto
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Ask Mike Hopkins how it worked out for him at Syracuse
He might hold the NCAA record for most years as a "coach in waiting" without ever getting the job
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JB may have still been in his 50s when that "plan" was implemented
True, but McDermott is honorable, Jim B isn’t.
Trilly mentioning rumors today that Denver is inquiring about Todd. Let’s root for the Golden Nuggets to happen and Lee falling into our lap.