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[SECbbfan24]

Dumb, we just lost a real chance to recover from the last stupid hire. I know absolute nothing about Purcell but Coach Novak had the players and fans behind him, I look for lots of transfers again, what does it take for Cohen to be replaced!

I think nailing the correct hire is more important in the long term than keeping a coach for the sake of keeping many of the current players. If players transfer, let the cards fall where they may.

No offense to Coach Novak who did a good job in the situation he dealt with. I don't see anything that in his past and this one season alone that screams he needs to be the HC...

With that said I have zero clue how this new hire will turn out.

 

[militarydog]

Dumb, we just lost a real chance to recover from the last stupid hire. I know absolute nothing about Purcell but Coach Novak had the players and fans behind him, I look for lots of transfers again, what does it take for Cohen to be replaced!

In fairness if you know absolutely nothing about Coach Purcell how are you ready to say it was dumb? I also thought Coach Novak did an outstanding job but at the end of the day this is the hire that was made and I want to know more about him before I &form an opinion.

 

[SimpleDawg]

We all knew we were gonna hire NMP Part 2

 

[cancontent]

Curious why the skepticism about Purcell. He was considered a top HC coach prospect by some in the media.

He seems well respected, is considered to be a top recruiter and has helped develop the talent at Louisville. Wouldn't that, along with being from the state be good for MSU?

 

[triaddukefan]

Mississippi State has hired Louisville associate coach Sam Purcell.

Saw him last week and was thinking to myself that he has been on the sidelines for awhile, and wondered if he had interviewed to get an head coaching position anywhere.

 

[garddog]

Curious why the skepticism about Purcell. He was considered a top HC coach prospect by some in the media.

He seems well respected, is considered to be a top recruiter and has helped develop the talent at Louisville. Wouldn't that, along with being from the state be good for MSU?

He is from Georgia. Hope he recruits as advertised and brings in a low post coach.

 

[Jmsdawg]

In fairness if you know absolutely nothing about Coach Purcell how are you ready to say it was dumb? I also thought Coach Novak did an outstanding job but at the end of the day this is the hire that was made and I want to know more about him before I &form an opinion.

I say it dumb because I thought Novak had won over both the fans and the players. The players indicated they wanted Novak to be their coach, it took Vic years to develop that support, NMK 1 year to destroy that support and Novak less than a year to start to rebuild the support. Purcell starts behind the eight ball, he has to win over a fan base that wanted to keep Novak and players who loved Novak. My concern is given the ease of entering the transfer portal, the players will resent their desires were discarded. I suspect some team will hire Novak and we will lose a number of our key possible returnees to other teams, especially the team that hires Novak. I just do not see hiring outside when your answer seems to be right before your eyes.

 

[cancontent]

He is from Georgia. Hope he recruits as advertised and brings in a low post coach.

Thanks for the correction.

 

[militarydog]

I say it dumb because I thought Novak had won over both the fans and the players. The players indicated they wanted Novak to be their coach, it took Vic years to develop that support, NMK 1 year to destroy that support and Novak less than a year to start to rebuild the support. Purcell starts behind the eight ball, he has to win over a fan base that wanted to keep Novak and players who loved Novak. My concern is given the ease of entering the transfer portal, the players will resent their desires were discarded. I suspect some team will hire Novak and we will lose a number of our key possible returnees to other teams, especially the team that hires Novak. I just do not see hiring outside when your answer seems to be right before your eyes.

Very fair point.

 

[MSUFan2003]

I'm excited to see what Purcell can do. I thought Novak did an admirable job considering the circumstances, but I don't think he did anything to earn the head coaching job. I would feel differently if he had gotten to the tournament, but, in light of him not getting to the tourney, I'd rather go with someone that has recruiting ties in women's basketball and has spent time at the P5 level at a winning program.

 

[MSUFan2003]

Curious why the skepticism about Purcell. He was considered a top HC coach prospect by some in the media.

He seems well respected, is considered to be a top recruiter and has helped develop the talent at Louisville. Wouldn't that, along with being from the state be good for MSU?

IMO, some of our fans have unrealistic expectations about who we could hire. Some really liked Novak, which I understand because he took over a bad situation and made the team fun to watch again. But I ultimately don't think he did enough to earn the head coaching job, and he has no recruiting ties in women's basketball.

 

[SimpleDawg]

IMO, some of our fans have unrealistic expectations about who we could hire. Some really liked Novak, which I understand because he took over a bad situation and made the team fun to watch again. But I ultimately don't think he did enough to earn the head coaching job, and he has no recruiting ties in women's basketball.

I have realistic expectations. I'm just saying I know what we like to do as a school.

 

[Jmsdawg]

IMO, some of our fans have unrealistic expectations about who we could hire. Some really liked Novak, which I understand because he took over a bad situation and made the team fun to watch again. But I ultimately don't think he did enough to earn the head coaching job, and he has no recruiting ties in women's basketball.

Recruiting is much easier if you win and I thought we had a great chance to be top 3 in the SEC if we retained Novak, Myah, Anne, Both Carters, Jordon, the Michigan State transfer, and the rest of the team eligible to return. Now, my fear is wherever Novak goes (TA&M is a team I believe will look hard at Novak) at least two or three of our expected returners will follow. I do not think MSST could attract an elite coach and all I know about Purcell is he is an assistant at Louisville. I believe you reduce risk by hiring from within whenever possible because at least you know what you are getting.

 

[Dillon77]

Per the Louisville Coaching Staff/Mississippi State hire, a few points/questions:

- I first saw this headline as "Louisville Asst. Coach..." and thought Stephanie Norman was getting a shot at lead chair. Nope. Louisville posters/fans: does she harbor Head Coaching aspirations? Or is she settling into a Chris Dailey kind of role? Or did have MSU have specific reasons they wanted the associate coach, Sam Purcell?

- As for Purcell, his Louisville bio spends lots of time on player development, particularly with guards. Heck, he could work with an entire family of 'em ! His Georgia background is noted and wondered if he had input on any/several of the Cardinals from that region?

- Well, two interim situations in the SEC are now done with MSU and Florida. Next?

 

[KY Card Fan]

Per the Louisville Coaching Staff/Mississippi State hire, a few points/questions:

- I first saw this headline as "Louisville Asst. Coach..." and thought Stephanie Norman was getting a shot at lead chair. Nope. Louisville posters/fans: does she harbor Head Coaching aspirations? Or is she settling into a Chris Dailey kind of role? Or did have MSU have specific reasons they wanted the associate coach, Sam Purcell?

- As for Purcell, his Louisville bio spends lots of time on player development, particularly with guards. Heck, he could work with an entire family of 'em ! His Georgia background is noted and wondered if he had input on any/several of the Cardinals from that region?

- Well, two interim situations in the SEC are now done with MSU and Florida. Next?

Stephanie Norman has, of course, not said anything publicly but the consensus opinion here in Louisville is that she is content where she is. She and Purcell are the two lead recruiters, and she and Purcell share the scouting and game planning duties.

Purcell was the lead recruiter for Georgia native Asia Durr and also recruited Myisha Hines-Allen and Sam Fuehring.

 

[Jmsdawg]

Just watch Cohen and Purcell press conference. My opinion only but I am afraid Cohen is not AD material. He read most of his comments, it would seem to me you would be able to just say what made you choose the man from due diligence in the hire but to resort to written notes for so much makes me fear Cohen was not very involved in the search. As for Purcell, he did well, and I hope he does a great job recruiting starting with the existing squad. If he can convince Jessika Carter, Anne Hayes, Myah Taylor, and J. Jordon to return that will be a great start. Thanks to Coach Novak for a great job and let’s all give Coach Purcell a big welcome and help him continue to inspire both our players and fans!

 

[MSSportsGuy]

Just watch Cohen and Purcell press conference. My opinion only but I am afraid Cohen is not AD material. He read most of his comments, it would seem to me you would be able to just say what made you choose the man from due diligence in the hire but to resort to written notes for so much makes me fear Cohen was not very involved in the search. As for Purcell, he did well, and I hope he does a great job recruiting starting with the existing squad. If he can convince Jessika Carter, Anne Hayes, Myah Taylor, and J. Jordon to return that will be a great start. Thanks to Coach Novak for a great job and let’s all give Coach Purcell a big welcome and help him continue to inspire both our players and fans!

Cohen is not an AD at all. He was a baseball coach who was given the job because was runner up at the World Series and was needed to raise money to renovate Dudy Noble. That’s it. I’ve hated his hire since I heard the news.

 

[Dillon77]

Purcell was the lead recruiter for Georgia native Asia Durr and also recruited Myisha Hines-Allen and Sam Fuehring.

Thanks for the input -- appreciate it! So, Purcell has spent some time in my home state of NJ, with the recruiting of Fuehring. In the case of Hines-Allen he was in my hometown (Montclair!)

 

[Plebe]

Okay, this is pretty adorable.

 

[Dillon77]

Another mid-major coach to consider for larger positions: Megan Gebbia of American. Her Eagles just won their 3rd Patriot League title -- all under Gebbia -- and is the program's all-time winning coach. One of those wins was a 69-56 victory at University of Virginia. While UVA alum and current Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss still makes too much sense, Gebbia has been steadily amassing wins and bringing in solid players to the D.C. school. UVA or a school like Rutger (if it opens up) would be wise to at least talk to coaches like Gebbia or Shauna Green of Dayton.

 

[Dillon77]

That smile says "I want to coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference. I'll apply when Wes Moore retires from NC State".

..and when do you think that might be?

 

[DefenseBB]

Another mid-major coach to consider for larger positions: Megan Gebbia of American. Her Eagles just won their 3rd Patriot League title -- all under Gebbia -- and is the program's all-time winning coach. One of those wins was a 69-56 victory at University of Virginia. While UVA alum and current Rhode Island Head Coach Tammi Reiss still makes too much sense, Gebbia has been steadily amassing wins and bringing in solid players to the D.C. school. UVA or a school like Rutger (if it opens up) would be wise to at least talk to coaches like Gebbia or Shaune Green of Dayton.

Reiss was bounced in her only game in the A10 tournament this year against St. Joe's. She's not ready. Nothing to see here, move along....

 

[Basket]

I think it's a no brainer that Syracuse hires Felicia Legett-Jack. She's from here, she just had her jersey retired by the school, and she has done great things with Buffalo. Her first stint in a P5 at Indiana was a disaster, but recruiting will be much UF easier for her at Syracuse.

If they don't go that route, they should go after:
1. Meghan Duffy
2. Carla BerubeBut of there

Levett Jack must be a poor interview because her coaching record at Buffalo is good but she can’t get out of there

 

[cancontent]

Levett Jack must be a poor interview because her coaching record at Buffalo is good but she can’t get out of there

Just because she wasn't hired in previous interviews doesn't mean she didn't perform well during them. No different than a job interview. You can knock it out of the park to your potential employer but they still go in a different direction.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Levett Jack must be a poor interview because her coaching record at Buffalo is good but she can’t get out of there

Syracuse is a good fit for her, I suspect.

As to the rest, she has baggage from her time at Indiana. Nothing horrible, but she didn't do well there and the issue would not arise at every school (or with every team).