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Autry out at Syracuse

"This is one of the most storied programs in college basketball, and we intend to hire a proven winner who will build on that legacy," Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack said in a statement. "We are looking for a coach who can recruit at the highest level, develop players and compete for championships, conference and national. Syracuse fans deserve nothing less, and that is exactly what we are going to deliver."

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Syracuse fires coach Adrian Autry after missing NCAAs again

Syracuse has fired men's basketball coach Adrian Autry after the Orange did not make the NCAA tournament in his three seasons at the helm.
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Inyatkin said:
You never want to be the guy who comes after The Guy. Except in UConn's case, where even that guy wins a national title
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I saw on the Syracuse board that Luke Murray is a coach SU is considering. I am not sure if they reached out yet. Question for those in the know, is he a great recruiter, can he motivate and develop players? I understand he built UCONN offense but he works under Hurley who seems to be the great motivator. Can Luke do all of the other parts of a head coaching job or is he best served as an asset like Chris Daley?
 
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This should be fun to watch. A vocal minority on their board is pushing for GMac.

The equivalent for us would be if Kemba Walker coached Fairfield to the NCAAT in 2018 when Ollie was fired
 
This will be an interesting one. On one hand, they name dropped Jay Wright, Brad Stevens, Donovan, etc. at one point. But then you have a guy like GMac who would be a legit hire on multiple levels. He took over a team that was 4-28, and in two years, Siena is an NCAA team. I couldn't stand him as a player, but I bet he could be a good coach. Question will be if Syracuse wants to go the former player route again and risk things not going well. I also read that Mike Hopkins may, 289 years later, actually fulfill the whole "coach-in-waiting" thing.

I think Luke would be a great hire, and even though I wouldn't want him to leave, a place like Syracuse would be a potentially great landing spot.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
This should be fun to watch. A vocal minority on their board is pushing for GMac.

The equivalent for us would be if Kemba Walker coached Fairfield to the NCAAT in 2018 when Ollie was fired
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Maybe, but so much about the game has changed. If GMac can coach (looks like he can) and knows the ins and outs of selling Syracuse (which I'm sure he does), he may not be a bad call.

With NIL and the portal, so much is just about putting together a complementary team and winning. Being a great recruiter is less of an issue than it was when now you can just write a check. Syracuse will have good money to throw around to players.
 
Tyler2Rings said:
This should be fun to watch. A vocal minority on their board is pushing for GMac.

The equivalent for us would be if Kemba Walker coached Fairfield to the NCAAT in 2018 when Ollie was fired
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Not really. It would be if Kemba was an assistant for years at UConn went to Fairfield and took a four win team dancing in 2 years. Not sure if Gmac is the answer but he certainly is making it compelling.
 
djct1999 said:
Not really. It would be if Kemba was an assistant for years at UConn went to Fairfield and took a four win team dancing in 2 years. Not sure if Gmac is the answer but he certainly is making it compelling.
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I was going for the whole "beloved player who led the team on a postseason run" angle. Obviously there's no 1:1.

My point is if we had a similar situation in 2018 this place would be a battlefield
 
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Inyatkin said:
You never want to be the guy who comes after The Guy. Except in UConn's case, where even that guy wins a national title
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I think Dougherty had early success at NC.
 
Greg said:
I saw on the Syracuse board that Luke Murray is a coach SU is considering. I am not sure if they reached out yet. Question for those in the know, is he a great recruiter, can he motivate and develop players? I understand he built UCONN offense but he works under Hurley who seems to be the great motivator. Can Luke do all of the other parts of a head coaching job or is he best served as an asset like Chris Daley?
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There is no way to tell. He's never been a head coach. If this were ten years ago, a program like Cuse should not consider him. Now, they have fallen pretty far from being a powerhouse and it would be a good starter job for him.

Kidding aside, he is in an awkward situation where he gets paid well and has a high enough profile to be picky. However, he really doesn't have any full experience as a head coach and teams with high expectations and deep pockets are always going to think they can get someone "more proven"
 
I think Syracuse is limited to a Luke/GMac type of hire or a retread who got fired somewhere else. Similar to Sampson, Motta or even Hurley. Would Pitino JR be on the list? I would think so as an up and comer type. Is Syracuse>Marquette?
 
boog204 said:
This will be an interesting one. On one hand, they name dropped Jay Wright, Brad Stevens, Donovan, etc. at one point. But then you have a guy like GMac who would be a legit hire on multiple levels. He took over a team that was 4-28, and in two years, Siena is an NCAA team. I couldn't stand him as a player, but I bet he could be a good coach. Question will be if Syracuse wants to go the former player route again and risk things not going well. I also read that Mike Hopkins may, 289 years later, actually fulfill the whole "coach-in-waiting" thing.

I think Luke would be a great hire, and even though I wouldn't want him to leave, a place like Syracuse would be a potentially great landing spot.
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ARe they really insane enough to believe Wright, Stevens or Donovan would go there? Maybe if they paid 50M/year, but short of that....
 
Hodgson is the no-brainer here. Upstate NY guy, grew up loving Cuse. Has had success quickly in his last two stops. GMac doing great things at Siena, but most SyracuseFan types do not want any coach connections to JB moving forward. Long shot... maybe someone a little older who has revived his career somewhere at a lower level. Think... Herb Sendek at Santa Clara.
 
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Wonder why all of a sudden they claim that "this" year there's all sorts of Buzz for Kimani and Murray.
 
caw said:
There is no way to tell. He's never been a head coach. If this were ten years ago, a program like Cuse should not consider him. Now, they have fallen pretty far from being a powerhouse and it would be a good starter job for him.

Kidding aside, he is in an awkward situation where he gets paid well and has a high enough profile to be picky. However, he really doesn't have any full experience as a head coach and teams with high expectations and deep pockets are always going to think they can get someone "more proven"
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For all its flaws, if we’re being serious Syracuse would be a great first job for Luke. Or, frankly, for any coach.
 
Surprised there isn't more noise around Mike Hopkins-At least for an interview. Maybe he's happy with Pelicans
 
NJHusky said:
ARe they really insane enough to believe Wright, Stevens or Donovan would go there? Maybe if they paid 50M/year, but short of that....
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They have a thread on their fan page with people dropping those names... Most laughed it off, but I think some were legit serious about drawing one of those guys. 'Cuse fans have been living in the past for a long time now.
 
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Dutch Boyd said:
He followed Bill Guthridge who replaced Dean Smith.
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And Guthridge went to 2 Final Fours in 3 years before retiring.

Doherty had a good record in his first season at UNC but got bounced early in the NCAA Tournament. It was all downhill from there.
 
Right decision to get rid of him instead of extending the suffering

Syracuse hasn’t made the tournament since a fluke run in 2018. Since moving to the ACC, they have an equal amount of double digit finishes in conference than top 5 finishes (2 each). This is a team that is limping and not operating from a position of strength, they need to nail this hire and start a full rebuilding job

The home run hire is Schertz, but he will likely pick a bigger name program. The rest of their top options are former players Hop and GMac? Lots of uncertainty ahead!
 
businesslawyer said:
For all its flaws, if we’re being serious Syracuse would be a great first job for Luke. Or, frankly, for any coach.
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Yeah. There are several Bball schools i can think of that have an immediate chance to be great with even a decent hire. Our hatred of Syracuse (which i dont understand anymore) shouldn't cloud that fact. There were people on the BY who thought Scheyer would fail at Duke. (I dont think anyone would fail there tbh)
 
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It seems fitting that Autry tree is riding off into the sunset.

I am very supportive of either Kimani or Luke getting a head coaching job, but, man, either of them going to Syracuse just feels so wrong. I feel like Kimani in particular, would be dangerous there given his New York roots.

Personally, I would love for GMac to get the job is that seems the most natural fit for me to maintain my dislike for the program. My runner-up choice would be Hopkins, just because I feel like Syracuse University hasn't yanked that guy around quite enough yet.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
Yeah. There are several Bball schools i can think of that have an immediate chance to be great with even a decent hire. Our hatred of Syracuse (which i dont understand anymore) shouldn't cloud the fact that they have built in bball history. Way more than Nebraska
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Agreed. Power Conference school with history, an NCAA title and top five national home attendance even this year with how bad they have been.
 
Umami Zen said:
Surprised there isn't more noise around Mike Hopkins-At least for an interview. Maybe he's happy with Pelicans
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He really didn't like the world on fire at Washington after the first couple of seasons.
 
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