Tony Stubblefield Fired

[auror]

I don't think DePaul will be high enough in the pecking order to get Wade.

 

[CTBasketball]

I'd actually to be totally open to that.

Wonder if DePaul would give Wade a biga$$ offer.

He can do it he’s a great coach. But has baggage but in a city like Chicago, everyone has baggage.

 

[CL82]

Wonder who would want to go there

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

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[Tenspro2002]

It is really rare for a CBB coach to get fired midseason short of personal misconduct issues. DePaul being 3-14 and like #250 in D-I might make an exception. They need a program-builder (or re-builder) badly.

 

[REB1094]

The right hire could turn the ship around within a few years, especially in the transfer/NIL era

The wrong hire, well….cant get much worse right??

 

[AdamaNation]

DePaul needs to find a way to be more competitive. I think Chicago would rally around the program a little bit if they had a reason to. DePaul has had 1 winning season and 18 losing seasons in the Big East. They've only had an overall positive record twice since 2005.

I really do feel like DePaul is a part of the Big East, and I don't love the idea of them going somewhere else, but being the doormat of the conference for so long is not helping the program anymore.

Go to the aac

 

[storrsroars]

The Meyers (Ray and Joey) didn't have much of a coaching tree. But of what little exists, I imagine they'll call Ty Corbin and see if he's interested in coming back to lead the program. He did get Utah to the NBA playoffs one year. He's an assistant for the Hornets currently and that doesn't seem a place anyone really wants to be.

 

[Hunt for 7]

DePaul needs to find a way to be more competitive. I think Chicago would rally around the program a little bit if they had a reason to. DePaul has had 1 winning season and 18 losing seasons in the Big East. They've only had an overall positive record twice since 2005.

I really do feel like DePaul is a part of the Big East, and I don't love the idea of them going somewhere else, but being the doormat of the conference for so long is not helping the program anymore.

I lived in Chicago from 1993 until 2010. No one ever talked about DePaul. You have Northwestern right in the city and most of the South Side root for Illinois, Indiana or Notre Dame. When Notre Dame was part of the big east I would go to games there. It was usually a win and really good seats were easy to find. I just think there is just too much competition for them to gain anymore traction.

 

[OkaForPrez]

It is really rare for a CBB coach to get fired midseason short of personal misconduct issues. DePaul being 3-14 and like #250 in D-I might make an exception. They need a program-builder (or re-builder) badly.

Welcome to the NIl era:

Step 1: fire head coach to generate booster/donor excitement.

Step 2: fundraiser the bag

Step 3: use the bag to attract the best coach

Step 4: give the coach the bag to go buy his team.

 

[cohenzone]

I don't think DePaul will be high enough in the pecking order to get Wade.

Yes, but things can change. They are in a good conference and had a very good but now ancient history. I took my son to the 1991 McD game that included Donyell, 4 of the Fab 5, Glenn Robinson and other notables. There were two DePaul recruits, Howard Nathan and Tom Kleinschmidt. The right coach can make it work (see James Calhoun replacing Dominic Perno). Are they willing to pay?

 

[McLovin]

This has Tom Crean written all over it. I hope I’m wrong.

Will Wade should be call 1 (but he could probably get a better job, like Louisville).

Bobby Hurley would be fun, but doubt he’d want to coach against his brother (and Dan has mentioned he would hate to coach against him).

 

[WhereistheDove?]

Give Will Wade the job. Make DePaul a scummy program and get them to national relevance so I can visit for an away game and be entertained.

How much upside is there hiring a coach that’s willing to do some dirt in the era of NIL? Not sure it’s that much of a differentiator.

 

[McLovin]

How much upside is there hiring a coach that’s willing to do some dirt in the era of NIL? Not sure it’s that much of a differentiator.

He’s a good coach - he has McNeese State of the Southland conference 84th in the KenPom with a 13-2 overall record…

 

[WhereistheDove?]

He’s a good coach - he has McNeese State of the Southland conference 84th in the KenPom with a 13-2 overall record…

I’m not discounting that, just that his propensity to get fast and loose with NCAA rules probably won’t do much in this day and age.

 

[BGesus4]

Boeheim, boeheim, Dylan, boeheim, boeheim

 

[kobe]

will wade would be an idiot to take the worst job in a conference full of poverty mid majors.

to me he’s gotta be candidate #1 at wvu. they already have a ridiculous nil budget and he can win right away without a crazy rebuild.

honestly he could probably get any job he wanted this cycle.

 

[NJHusky]

Bobby Hurley would be fun, but doubt he’d want to coach against his brother (and Dan has mentioned he would hate to coach against him).

Why would he want to leave ASU for DePaul/Chicago, even if Danny wasn’t in the BE?

 

[nomar]

I lived in Chicago from 1993 until 2010. No one ever talked about DePaul. You have Northwestern right in the city and most of the South Side root for Illinois, Indiana or Notre Dame. When Notre Dame was part of the big east I would go to games there. It was usually a win and really good seats were easy to find. I just think there is just too much competition for them to gain anymore traction.

The question is, would people have been talking about them if they weren't trash?

I see them as being similar to St. John's. They're each technically the flagship program of a big city. There are some diehards and a lot of casuals who get Johnnies fever when the team is good. I have a bunch of friends from Queens who go years without saying anything about SJU and then, bam, Pitino's the coach and all of a sudden we're talking college basketball. SJU has been getting 12K attendance at MSG for BE games. That's not bad.

St. John’s basketball players, Rick Pitino in awe of Kevin Durant’s attendance

St. John's basketball players and Rick Pitino were in awe of Kevin Durant attending its game against Holy Cross on Saturday night.

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If DePaul hired a big name and lured some decent transfers, wouldn't basketball fans be interested? I realize DePaul and SJU aren't the same but there are striking similarities.

 

[Inyatkin]

Why would he want to leave ASU for DePaul/Chicago, even if Danny wasn’t in the BE?

Why would DePaul want him? Better off calling Herb Sendek

 

[nomar]

FWIW (usually wishcasting)

 

[aceboon]

what has Scheyer done so far that would make someone believe he would have DePaul humming without the pre-built Duke brand him? Wojo didn't even do well at Marquette which had a much better starting position than DePaul did

 

[UConnJim]

Welcome to the NIl era:

Step 1: fire head coach to generate booster/donor excitement.

Step 2: fundraiser the bag

Step 3: use the bag to attract the best coach

Step 4: give the coach the bag to go buy his team.

DePaul had an experienced head coach sitting on the bench (hired this year) so this was pretty easy to fire Stubblefield. As you stated, now you have the time to get the boosters (if they still have any) on board, the NIL lined up, really research potential hires, and then let the coach recruit a competitive roster.

 

[BGesus4]

what has Scheyer done so far that would make someone believe he would have DePaul humming without the pre-built Duke brand him? Wojo didn't even do well at Marquette which had a much better starting position than DePaul did

I guess he wants us to imagine them firing scheyer today

 

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