Who is the best 2nd chance coach?

[temery]

Fired from one school due to poor performance, more successful at the next.

 

[CTBasketball]

Hurley. Got fired from Rutgers. The rest is history.

 

[boog204]

Hurley. Got fired from Rutgers. The rest is history.

Huh?

 

[Jaydumo20]

Huh?

You gotta read the book

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This is a great question. Pretty tough once you strip out the guys fired for something other than performance (e.g. Pitino, Sampson). For active coaches, Shaka? Rick Barnes? Cupboard feels pretty bare.

I would have guessed there were more good reclamation projects (entirely possibly I’m not thinking of some).

 

[Hogoff]

Possibly Richard Pitino. He was fired from Minnesota for underperforming, resurrected New Mexico, and landed a job at a high major at Xavier. It’s a stretch, but the best one I could think of.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Going back a few years, but what about Tom Davis at Iowa? Did he get fired from Stanford? He kind of sucked there, then had a great run at Iowa, then was inexplicably fired.

 

[upstater]

Steve Fischer also

 

[bendm]

Kelvin Sampson

 

[DFW HOYA]

Good coaches are usually good from the start, but here's one name that struggled until he arrived at the right time: Jim Valvano.

One season at Johns Hopkins: 10-9
Three seasons at Bucknell: 33-42
First three seasons at Iona: 43-35

 

[boog204]

You gotta read the book

Who the hell reads anymore?

 

[Jaydumo20]

Who the hell reads anymore?

Tell the kind folks what you do for a living

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Kelvin Sampson

When was Kelvin Sampson fired for poor performance?

 

[bendm]

When was Kelvin Sampson fired for poor performance?

he might as well have been he was forced out

 

[Leebo]

when was Being “fired” specified as a prerequisite?

In the first post?

 

[superjohn]

he might as well have been He was forced out at IU

Sampson and Indiana worked out a deal allowing him to resign because he was going to get fired for major NCAA rules violations and lying to the NCAA.

He wasn't fired and his resignation wasn't for poor performance.

 

[boog204]

Tell the kind folks what you do for a living

High school English teacher. Again, who the hell actually reads anymore?

 

[nelsonmuntz]

he might as well have been he was forced out

Nope.

 

[bendm]

Sampson and Indiana worked out a deal allowing him to resign because he was going to get fired for major NCAA rules violations and lying to the NCAA.

He wasn't fired and his resignation wasn't for poor performance.

I know what happened. It was “Poor performance” with respect to the rules. Houston certainly gave him a second chance. If you disagree with my interpretation I really don’t care it’s supposed to be a fun thread and you’re a buzzkill.

 

[superjohn]

I know what happened. It was “Poor performance” with respect to the rules. Houston certainly gave him a second chance. If you disagree I really don’t care it’s supposed to be a fun thread and you’re a buzzkill.

Weird flex, you asked when was being fired specified as a prerequisite.

 

[bendm]

Weird flex, you asked when was being fired specified as a prerequisite.

Flex?? I’m not trying to show someone up. That would be you, as usual. And yeah I didn’t even read the first post just the title lol, sue me I’m here to have some fun.