Who is on the short list?

[Bonehead]

If, crazily, KO does get an offer he can't refuse.

Tom Moore?

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Kevin Ollie.

 

[TRest]

After last year's new contract, there probably is no short list. I would fully expect a placeholder like Hobbs or Miller for a year.

 

[jrazz12]

Yeah I feel like you have to go with Kevin Ollie here. Players coach, great experience in the NBA, probably could win a national title in his first couple years if given the chance

 

[caw]

Well the good news is the buyout would help fund the new coaches salary.

 

[pnow15]

Danny Davito.

 

[CallMeBruce]

In all seriousness, Danny Hurley isn't a bad idea. My personal preference would be for Archie Miller, but he's seemed unwilling to leave Dayton so far. An interim coach is a bad idea. Losing Ollie would cripple our recruiting, and having a lame duck coach would make it even worse. If Ollie left, we'd have to aggressively pursue a replacement quickly.

 

[mauconnfan]

The rumors of Billy Barty are dead.

 

[Brochacho]

1. Chief: Has the connections. Jim Calhoun personally sent assistants to ask him to break down defenses. Tight with Drummond, showing that he has connections the current staff could only wish to have.
2. Archie Miller: Probably the best pure coach out on the market. These Dayton teams don't have special talent but yet they play like they do. With the recruiting his brother does, one would have to wonder if he has the potential to be the same or better.
3. Gregg Marshall: Successful. Name brand. Can recruit to Wichita, so UConn wouldn't be an issue.

That would be the top 3, imo.

 

[willie99]

JC

 

[Bonehead]

JC

?

 

[DAVEROD]

Ray Allen with JC returning as a Senior Assistant to help with the transition

 

[RipCity]

Archie Miller is a no brainer. 12 years younger than Sean Miller, who has had a good amount of success and is a great recruiter. Archie has a bright future.

Don't think this will be an issue this year though.

 

[mauconnfan]

YearoftheHusky has it right.

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Pasqualoni is available.

 

[Bonehead]

Pasqualoni is available.

He would get the backing of the prestigious CT HS BB Coaches Association. That's a plus!!

 

[HuskyBballFan]

If these were the old days of conference alignment, we'd be placing calls to Archie's older brother and seeing if he wanted to come back to the east coast.

But if KO were to leave us, I think Hurley and Archie are two pretty good options. There is no doubt in my mind that Hurley will get players wherever he goes.

 

[willie99]

?

no, somebody even better, Jim Calhoun, the "maker of men"

 

[CallMeBruce]

Hurley's buyout is 1m per his newly signed extension. Would be expensive to leave.

If KO walks, we'd have $5mm to start our search with. I'm not worried about buyouts, because no one we're chasing has a bigger one than Ollie.

 

[mauconnfan]

here's a name to have fun with:

COOLEY

 

[DOZE860]

Geno will coach both men's and women's teams, both go undefeated...

 

[caw]

here's a name to have fun with:

COOLEY

Would that mean people would have to stop with the hat jokes?

 

[Palatine]

The short list is Billy Donovan, Bill Self, and Alvin Gentry, dark horse Tom Thibodeau.

 

[temery]

?

Close.

 

[gioff23]

?

No can do - the first time he went in the huddle, folks here would go nuts.