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At what point do you guys think I can kick this undeniable existential dread I am feeling everytime I read a tweet about a coach declining UK? Asking for my girlfriend
Redenbacher
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Thought Hurley would bite. I definitely overestimated the appeal of the UK job.
Believe the answer to that question is no. Very odd choice if true.
L J S A
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Probably because by now every AD knows he's not ever leaving Gonzaga.
L J S A
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I actually think you underestimated how much of a Northeast guy and a family guy he is.
If UConn suddenly disbanded the basketball program, I think he takes the St. John's job for half the pay of a Kentucky job.
Yeah. How many times did he turn down PAC 12 jobs like UCLA and Arizona?
At some point it became clear he was not leaving Gonzaga.
Trilly confirming Pope's getting an in-person interview. I think that's who they're getting. Gotta admit, didn't expect them to pick someone less qualified than Sha!
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L J S A
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I actually think Pope is a good coach. You'd assume he can handle UK pressure cooker because he lived it as a player.
It's just that fans are nuts and when they don't get the sexy hire they get angry and a lot of them stay angry and sabotage fan boards.
As for guys name Miller, I honestly sneak Wes in for an interview before Sean.
It's just that fans are nuts and when they don't get the sexy hire they get angry and a lot of them stay angry and sabotage fan boards.
As for guys name Miller, I honestly sneak Wes in for an interview before Sean.
Why is he less qualified than Sha?
No NCAA tournament wins to start.
So again you are basing that on one stat. So if I win consecutive Big 12 regular season titles and beat the likes of Houston and Kansas but get upset in the first round of the NCAAs as a 2 or 3 seed let's say, that makes me less qualified than a guy who got into the NCAAs by winning the MAAC Tourney (without it they don't even make the NIT) and went on a run as a 15 seed?
No it doesn't. Not in my book. Not even close. And you know who else doesn't agree, just about an high major Athletic Director in this country.
Again Fran McCaffrey at Siena had 1 NCAA win. An OT win in 2009 vs Ohio St as a 9 seed in the 8/9 game. So that means he had less NCAA wins as a MAAC coach than Shaheen.
Do you think he is a less accomplished coach?
In a 3 year span at Siena Fran went 46-8 (13-5/16-2/17-1) winning the regular season and post season each year. 3 straight regular season and post season titles at Siena.
Yeah would it be nice if he had a run to a sweet 16 or final 8 at Siena? Of Course? But that is not what an AD is looking at. He is looking at the fact he built the best/most dominant program in the MAAC.
Do you think he is a less accomplished coach?
In a 3 year span at Siena Fran went 46-8 (13-5/16-2/17-1) winning the regular season and post season each year. 3 straight regular season and post season titles at Siena.
Yeah would it be nice if he had a run to a sweet 16 or final 8 at Siena? Of Course? But that is not what an AD is looking at. He is looking at the fact he built the best/most dominant program in the MAAC.