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Wade will have better options, the fit at Louisville is almost too perfect.

My only real question is, does DePaul have the patience for a program builder type? It might be what they need, but I could see them go after a “quick fix” option because they’ve been terrible for so long.
 
AllHusky said:
Given that everyone is waiting for Kimani and Luke to spread their wings, what type of jobs will our Assistants be considered for?
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I would hope not. Depaul is where coaching careers go to die.
 
freescooter said:
In the mid 1800s the British built a fort in South Africa to defend against a Boer uprising. Alas they built it in the wrong road facing the wrong direction in an area where there was no potable water. It was known as Fort Mistake.
That was nothing compared to the error the original Big East made in offering membership to DePaul. The Blue Demons sole value was to balance the basketball and football schools. When the NEWBIE was formed it was an opportunity to leave them out and add a team that was just bad, not horrible. The powers in the new league didn’t have the guts to do what needed and should have been done. DePaul has brought zero to the Big East or to the NEWBIE. Last NCAA appearance was 2004 which predates their entry into the Big East. They have been a drain on league resources in a way no other school has. Probably in a way no power conference member has. They have had 2 winning seasons. 1NIT and 1 CBI (you have to pay an entry fee to get in!). They are in no way a D1 program. And they aren’t even an afterthought in Chicago. Awful. It would be better for all concerned to negotiate terms for DePaul to withdraw from the NEWBIE and find a league where they have a chance. We can’t kick them out but maybe we can make it worth their while to just go away. Join the MEAC or the NEC. Maybe they get to an NCAA tournament in 10-20 years. The Fort Mistake of college basketball.
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As piss poor as the Demon Deacons have been most years dating back to Ray Meyer, we live in interesting times. Think NIL.

NFW DePaul doesn’t have successful alumni and other supporters tired of their team sukcing. Sure, they need a capable head coach, staff, and the practice facilities undergoing enhancements. However, competitive NIL investments could potentially make a massive, quick difference. Or maybe not, time will tell.
 
Huskyforlife said:
Wade will have better options, the fit at Louisville is almost too perfect.

My only real question is, does DePaul have the patience for a program builder type? It might be what they need, but I could see them go after a “quick fix” option because they’ve been terrible for so long.
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They've been comfortable being a millstone around the Big East's neck for decades, not sure why they'd all of a sudden become impatient with a few building seasons.
 
Da_Aisijimo_Gou said:
As piss poor as the Demon Deacons have been most years dating back to Ray Meyer, we live in interesting times. Think NIL.

NFW DePaul doesn’t have successful alumni and other supporters tired of their team sukcing. Sure, they need a capable head coach, staff, and the practice facilities undergoing enhancements. However, competitive NIL investments could potentially make a massive, quick difference. Or maybe not, time will tell.
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You have to wonder. They had under 3000 at the Providence game. I have to think successful alumni have moved on to other sorts of giving like maybe academic buildings. They have been irrelevant for so long it is possible that nobody cares. Plus it will take more than a good coach to make them more than an afterthought. They will need a Calhoun level guy. There are maybe 1 of those every generation or 2.
 
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Huskyforlife said:
Wade will have better options, the fit at Louisville is almost too perfect.

My only real question is, does DePaul have the patience for a program builder type? It might be what they need, but I could see them go after a “quick fix” option because they’ve been terrible for so long.
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Heard Louisville doesn’t want Wade’s baggage. DePaul needs a home run hire.
 
CTBasketball said:
Porter Mosier eying the Big East too.
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That name reminded me of Josh Pastner for some reason. After Memphis he was at Ga Tech for 7 years with only a conference championship to show for it, somehow. covid effect? Current coach is Damon Stoudamire. I don't think Pastner is coaching but probably not who DePaul needs. I perused the Tech message board where there is no love for louisville and they discussed DePaul.

Ga Tech had a stretch back in the day when UConn was rising where Tech seemed to be a guard factory

Kenny Anderson
Jon Barry
Malcom Mackey
Fred Vinson
Travis Best
Stephon Marbury
Drew Barry
 
Kolumbo said:
That name reminded me of Josh Pastner for some reason. After Memphis he was at Ga Tech for 7 years with only a conference championship to show for it, somehow. covid effect? Current coach is Damon Stoudamire. I don't think Pastner is coaching but probably not who DePaul needs. I perused the Tech message board where there is no love for louisville and they discussed DePaul.

Ga Tech had a stretch back in the day when UConn was rising where Tech seemed to be a guard factory

Kenny Anderson
Jon Barry
Malcom Mackey
Fred Vinson
Travis Best
Stephon Marbury
Drew Barry
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Pastner is working for ESPN, I saw him doing studio work during "feast week" earlier in the season
 
QDOG5 said:
Maybe DePaul can hire co coaches Indiana St. head coach Josh Schertz and George Mason head coach Tony Skinn. It's a pickup basketball dream team.
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Wow.

This is a top-ten all-time Boneyard post.

Hats off, @QDOG5
 
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aceboon said:
Pastner is working for ESPN, I saw him doing studio work during "feast week" earlier in the season
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I just read he lives in Atlanta and commutes to Stamford

"Pastner still lives in Atlanta but commutes to Stamford, Connecticut, for NBC/Peacock studio shows or any game he is assigned to by ESPN/CBSSN in a given week"

Josh Pastner enjoying broadcasting as he assesses his coaching future

Ex-coach Josh Pastner is relishing his new role as a basketball analyst, using it as a refreshing break to contemplate his next coaching opportunity.
awfulannouncing.com awfulannouncing.com
 
@Hey Adrien!, Thanks:) There is an English pro golfer named David Skinns. Wrong sport unfortunately.
 
Everyone has been talking about Cronin for Louisville.

I think Wade would be a home run for Depaul. Maybe the best option available.
 
Kolumbo said:
I just read he lives in Atlanta and commutes to Stamford

"Pastner still lives in Atlanta but commutes to Stamford, Connecticut, for NBC/Peacock studio shows or any game he is assigned to by ESPN/CBSSN in a given week"

Josh Pastner enjoying broadcasting as he assesses his coaching future

Ex-coach Josh Pastner is relishing his new role as a basketball analyst, using it as a refreshing break to contemplate his next coaching opportunity.
awfulannouncing.com awfulannouncing.com
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He was on last night.
edit: haha he’s on espn right now
 
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DePaul AD should show up to different college games throughout the rest of the season like a coach scouting recruits at AAU events.
 
Kolumbo said:
I just read he lives in Atlanta and commutes to Stamford

"Pastner still lives in Atlanta but commutes to Stamford, Connecticut, for NBC/Peacock studio shows or any game he is assigned to by ESPN/CBSSN in a given week"

Josh Pastner enjoying broadcasting as he assesses his coaching future

Ex-coach Josh Pastner is relishing his new role as a basketball analyst, using it as a refreshing break to contemplate his next coaching opportunity.
awfulannouncing.com awfulannouncing.com
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God I wish I could be a disgraced and fired coach. Imagine how cushy a job with NBC must be if youre OK with the commute from Atlanta to Stamford. Fired coach turned analyst must be awesome
 
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navery12 said:


It appears Bobby Hurley is more of a candidate than we all thought
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I mean I guess if you’re able to get the DePaul program to so much as show a pulse, you can likely leverage that into a bigger job pretty quickly, but man does that seem unlikely.
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I mean I guess if you’re able to get the DePaul program to so much as show a pulse, you can likely leverage that into a bigger job pretty quickly, but man does that seem unlikely.
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Yeah it still feels unlikely to me. Even if (when?) he gets fired this off-season it seems like he could probably do better than DePaul
 
WhereistheDove? said:
I mean I guess if you’re able to get the DePaul program to so much as show a pulse, you can likely leverage that into a bigger job pretty quickly, but man does that seem unlikely.
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Hurley has one year at most left in Tempe, and he may not get a full season next year if he survives this offseason. If DePaul can shake down the local business community for NIL, DePaul could be a decent job.

People need to think of jobs as pre and post Transfer Portal/NIL. History is a factor, but is not dispositive.
 
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WhereistheDove? said:
I have significant doubts. Chicago has shown for quite a while that they truly could not care less about DePaul.
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This. Not really a college town. Or if it is it is a BIG 10 one. Loyola was a thing for a while but that was more because they were the little guy. Sort of like if Fairfield or Quinnipiac made a deep run. Everyone would be supporting them for a few weeks.
 
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