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DePaul's next head coach?

tcf15 said:



Would be interested to see if he could replicate some of his recruiting success from Kentucky at DePaul (Link):

Payne was nationally recognized for his work with Kentucky's big men -- and rightfully so -- but he played an instrumental role in UK's success with players at every position. Most notably, Payne's development with Anthony Davis and Karl-Anthony Towns helped the Kentucky freshmen go No. 1 overall in their respective drafts with each team advancing to the Final Four.

Payne was also a major part in the development of UK big men Nerlens Noel (sixth in 2013 NBA Draft), Randle (seventh pick in 2014 NBA Draft), Willie Cauley-Stein (sixth in 2015 NBA Draft), Skal Labissière (28th in 2016 NBA Draft), Bam Adebayo (14th in 2017 NBA Draft) and PJ Washington (12th in 2019 NBA Draft). He also played important roles in the development of guards De'Aaron Fox (fifth in 2017 NBA Draft), Malik Monk (11th in 2017 NBA Draft), Knox (ninth in 2018 NBA Draft), Tyler Herro (13th in 2019 NBA Draft) and Keldon Johnson (29th in 2019 NBA Draft). Randle and Knox are members of the Knicks.

Nationally recognized as one of the game's top recruiters, Payne's ability to connect with recruits and then develop them as players flourished at Kentucky. The 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2020 classes all ranked No. 1 in the country, and every class was in the top three, according to the Recruiting Services Consensus Index. The 2013 group consisted of a record six McDonald's All Americans and was heralded as one of the best classes ever assembled by many pundits. The 2017 class was rated as the best ever by RSCI.
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It's always seemed to me to be a bit of a reach to give a coach like Payne so much credit for "developing" big men who came to Kentucky rated in the top 10 or 20 players in their class and left after one year.
 
superjohn said:
Interesting, school president and AD took him out for dinner last night in Milwaukee.
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Leon Rose kept both Kenny Payne and Johnnie Bryant from leaving for college jobs. Talk about changing times for the Knicks
 
Anyone putting their hopes that Kenny Payne was going to be some savior for DePaul was and is foolish.

If DePaul is lucky and pays well maybe Porter Moser prefers to stay in Chicago and join the Big East Conference. That would be a great hire for them. The Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills would be a good pick up for them as well.

This was the best thing to happen for DePaul.

PS: I am ok with DePaul being a perennial doormat.
 
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