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Cooley had 7 tournament appearances at Providence, it would've been 8 if the tournament wasn't canceled for Covid in 2020.
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Kim English OUT as Providence’s HC
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What the heck does history have anything to do with it?
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Norlander has a new article listing potential new hires around the country. Murray and Young are both on there. Neither would go to a low mid-major but they could get interest if the price is right at a high mid-major or P5. Can't see them coaching against Hurley in the BE though. Same with Bobby as many are speculating he is interested in PC.
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If only he'd been able to keep his pants on.
Hoping PC lands a decent coach. It's a program that should be able to be what it was under Cooley.
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I don't know. Butler got to the championship game twice from what? The Horizon or A-10?
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Pump the brakes Hans- Didn't say anything about 3 schools in 3 years for Richard. I don't see it. Rick has been quoted as saying he would like to see his son succeed him at St J. But I don't see Rick stepping down for awhile. Think he's having too much fun. IMO-Won't be surprised if something happens there in the future as long as Richard continues to build his coaching resume.
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There is no player in college sports I would rather have less than Vaaks. Maybe the most selfish player I have watched in years. Jump over to the PC board to see what they think about him. No D, no facilitating, hunting shots and shoot at a replacement level percentage. Hardest of passes of all time for me, and I cannot imagine Danny wanting him on the team
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I'm aware of who the coach was. He's a good coach. Cooley isn't. And when he gets canned from Georgetown, he'll con some other school into a contract and underachieve there too.
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Sounds like all the negative attributes of Solo Ball.
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To be a head coach at Providence College is one heck of an opportunity. I'm sure Hurley is seriously considering it!
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Kim English - Losing record @ PC
Jeff Capel - losing record in 8 years @ Pitt
Earl Grant - latest in line of losing coaches @ BC
Cooley and Ewing - losing records @ Georgetown
Autry - Barely winning record after Syracuse screwed up its succession plan
Pitino - first potentially successful coach since Jarvis took SJU to Elite eight 27 years ago.
Seton Hall - a traditional barely 0.500 program with limited resources.
Since Calhoun came to UConn, that is the legacy of most of the Big East members at the time. Only Villanova has shown any level of consistency and success over the last 20 years. Syracuse has a NC 23 years ago and a few Final Fours. Let's take a moment to be thankful for the support of the University and Board of Trustees, John Toner, and Dave Benedict (and to a lesser extend Perkins and Hathaway for not screwing things up too badly and Warde Manuel for his focus on going to UM from his first day at UConn).
I randomly came across an interview today that Kevin Nathan did with Calhoun and Hurley before the 24-25 season. Calhoun still talks about how BC didn't even want to interview him in '86. Hurley talks about 2 Big East jobs he wanted while at URI and neither school asked to interview him.
Jeff Capel - losing record in 8 years @ Pitt
Earl Grant - latest in line of losing coaches @ BC
Cooley and Ewing - losing records @ Georgetown
Autry - Barely winning record after Syracuse screwed up its succession plan
Pitino - first potentially successful coach since Jarvis took SJU to Elite eight 27 years ago.
Seton Hall - a traditional barely 0.500 program with limited resources.
Since Calhoun came to UConn, that is the legacy of most of the Big East members at the time. Only Villanova has shown any level of consistency and success over the last 20 years. Syracuse has a NC 23 years ago and a few Final Fours. Let's take a moment to be thankful for the support of the University and Board of Trustees, John Toner, and Dave Benedict (and to a lesser extend Perkins and Hathaway for not screwing things up too badly and Warde Manuel for his focus on going to UM from his first day at UConn).
I randomly came across an interview today that Kevin Nathan did with Calhoun and Hurley before the 24-25 season. Calhoun still talks about how BC didn't even want to interview him in '86. Hurley talks about 2 Big East jobs he wanted while at URI and neither school asked to interview him.
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Don’t you think Pitino is already working the phone lines?
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Pitino probably reached out to the administration and got him fired.
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I’ve been thinking about two of them for weeks now, but I didn’t want to get the threads closed.
But was this a result of playing for Kim English? I do not know the answer but I see a player who has the physical tools to be a stud.
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I'll guess they shoot big but end up with Phil Martelli Jr.
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He will be an NBA player, he needs a year or two of great coaching and to get the Kim English stank off him.
They won their last 5 out of 7 before last night's game. in last night's game the PC players did not look like they were trying all that hard except for Jaylin Sellers. I was asking myself, "what the hell is going on?" as they were getting blown out at home vs the last place Marquette team. I have a feeling the players found out, directly or indirectly, and they mailed in their effort and probably are thinking about their futures and where they are going to play. I am not sure the firing was supposed to be known to the public.
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I am not sure Bobby would take a job on the East Coast let alone in the Big East. I think he and Danny have even discussed this together as they don't want to get in recruiting battles with each other. But then again you never know-Rick Pitino and Richard Pitino are in the Big East. However, Rick is an elite coach and with Repole's money he is getting much higher level transfer portals recruits that Richard is not going after, and probably cannot get, so maybe they are not in direct competition with each other.
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I've heard his name as well. He would be a ridiculous hire for them, dude has never even been associated with a major program. The jump from Merrimack to Providence is enormous, the last thing they need is another coach from a little program who hasn't been in the tournament.
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It really isn't a talent issue. Providence has some dudes on that team. The issue is they lacked cohesion. Kim English had a vision of what he wanted and I could see what he was trying to do, but his strategy was like submitting a rough copy of a research paper when the final draft is what was due. He needed to refine the identity he was trying to build and the strategy he was implementing.
After the season I am really curious where these players end up. I would like Jamier Jones in a UConn uniform. I think Hurley and staff can polish his basketball game with more discipline but allow him to utilize his explosive athleticism. Jamier stated his favorite player to watch to learn from is Stephon Castle.