An offer is in

[Stainmaster]

He's not a home run, so if we lose him to Pitt, so be it.

Who else is there out of the candidates we're in on who's more of a home run?

Please don't say Oats - for all we know AD Dave hasn't reached out to him and isn't planning on it.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

He's not a home run, so if we lose him to Pitt, so be it.

Yeah, we should go after the other available home run hires like the the St. Bonaventure coach or the third-year coach of Buffalo.

 

[Jaker]

Who else is there out of the candidates we're in on who's more of a home run?

Please don't say Oats - for all we know AD Dave hasn't reached out to him and isn't planning on it.[/QUOTE

I don't know, but there are plenty of

Yeah, we should go after the other available home run hires like the the St. Bonaventure coach or the third-year coach of Buffalo.

So basically we are settling?

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

So basically we are settling?

Who is your candidate that would be a slam dunk hire and not "settling" - the 0.1% chance we have at getting Donovan?

 

[tzznandrew]

So basically we are settling?

Who says that? Who would you pick? Would you have stayed with KO, who got beat like this by Arkansas, and Memphis, and Cincy, etc. etc. etc.?

 

[Jaker]

Who is your candidate that would be a slam dunk hire and not "settling" - the 0.1% chance we have at getting Donovan?

I don

Who says that? Who would you pick? Would you have stayed with KO, who got beat like this by Arkansas, and Memphis, and Cincy, etc. etc. etc.?

NO, I would not have stayed with Ollie. I say we wait and see what other coaches become available when the season actually ends. Hurley is a fine coach, but I don't see him as being a game changer for the program.

 

[intlzncster]

I say we wait and see what other coaches become available when the season actually ends. Hurley is a fine coach, but I don't see him as being a game changer for the program.

You want to hire somebody who's just been fired??

Protip: game changers don't get fired.

 

[Jaker]

You want to hire somebody who's just been fired??

Protip: game changers don't get fired.

Where did I say I wanted to hire someone who has been fired? You don't think there is a coach out there looking for more money??

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

That's reason enough to kick the tires. It's easy to get some quick inside info.

Quite frankly, I'm not sure it is reason enough ... and, those 2 FTs which could have beaten Florida ...

 

[whaler11]

You want to hire somebody who's just been fired??

Protip: game changers don't get fired.

Some pretty good coaches have gotten fired. Just off the top of my head.

Bob Diaco
Paul Pasqaloni
Bill Belichick

 

[tzznandrew]

Some pretty good coaches have gotten fired. Just off the top of my head.

Bob Diaco
Paul Pasqaloni
Bill Belichick

@upstater bait...

 

[upstater]

@upstater bait...

Their ancestors all come from lands on the Adriatic.

 

[intlzncster]

Where did I say I wanted to hire someone who has been fired? You don't think there is a coach out there looking for more money??

The list of good coaches making small enough coin to want the upgrade is not long. There's more than 40 coaches making more than $2.2m after all.

I'm sure a couple have been contacted. And not everybody is after every last dollar.

 

[Onions]

There are other things to look at besides the resume and experience. Interviews can reveal a lot.

Actually the interview is of very limited value. It is important in eliminating bad candidates but fairly useless in choosing between qualified candidates. Coaching is not a popularity contest - you don't hire the smartest, nicest, most well spoken coach - you hire the winning-est coach, and that can only be determined on a basketball court, not in an AD's office. For choosing a coach, track record and fit should be the determining factors.

 

[intlzncster]

Actually the interview is of very limited value. It is important in eliminating bad candidates but fairly useless in choosing between qualified candidates. Coaching is not a popularity contest - you don't hire the smartest, nicest, most well spoken coach - you hire the winning-est coach, and that can only be determined on a basketball court, not in an AD's office. For choosing a coach, track record and fit should be the determining factors.

Unless you're Jim Irsay. Then you do.

 

[Uconnfanatic]

Actually the interview is of very limited value. It is important in eliminating bad candidates but fairly useless in choosing between qualified candidates. Coaching is not a popularity contest - you don't hire the smartest, nicest, most well spoken coach - you hire the winning-est coach, and that can only be determined on a basketball court, not in an AD's office. For choosing a coach, track record and fit should be the determining factors.

Of course resume and track record are important but you can learn a lot in an interview about a coach's philosophy, personality, passion, motivation, discipline, leadership capabilities, etc. It's not one or the other. The safe and obvious pick is not necessarily the best pick.

 

[Onions]

Of course resume and track record are important but you can learn a lot in an interview about a coach's philosophy, personality, passion, motivation, discipline, leadership capabilities, etc. It's not one or the other. The safe and obvious pick is not necessarily the best pick.

No, in an interview you can only learn what a person says about those things. To know if he actually has those qualities, you have to watch his actions, and the only place to do that is on a court. Letting the interview process sway you in picking a coach is a lot like letting combine numbers determine who you draft in football. The combine is good for helping you eliminate totally unsuitable players, but football is not a track meet and your 40 yard numbers don't equate to performance. An interview can't show you a coach's passion, it only demonstrates who can articulate it better, and that's not the same thing.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

A little insider knowledge(This is the first time I’ve ever had info like this). I think it’s been mentioned here already, but Benedict is in fact in Pittsburgh (Where URI was playing) to put the full court press on for Hurley.

 

[CTMike]

A little insider knowledge(This is the first time I’ve ever had info like this). I think it’s been mentioned here already, but Benedict is in fact in Pittsburgh (Where URI was playing) to put the full court press on for Hurley.

Thanks, AD DaveHuskiesFan!

 

[intlzncster]

Thanks, AD DaveHuskiesFan!

AD DB not very forthcoming as usual