2014 College basketball coaching carousel thread...

[zagoshe]

Wake's missed the tournament 7 of the last 9 seasons. I know they had a nice stretch there from Duncan's early days there through Chris Paul's time there, but they haven't done much since.

Marquette is almost always in the tournament. They've made it eight of the last nine seasons.

It's not significantly better, but if I had to choose between the two, I'd take Marquette.

Wake has the ACC, which automatically makes it a better job than Marquette and the Not-So-Big-Anymore East.

Wake is arguably a better job than Marquette, but the ACC isn't so much better than the Big East as a basketball conference that every job in the league is better. Think Jay Wright would leave Villanova for Clemson? Would anybody choose Virginia Tech over Georgetown?

A guy just chose Virginia Tech over Marquette.

And the problem the Big East has is this - yes, right now it is still relatively close to the ACC.

But money, money, money - TV money - is going to change that quickly.

Big East teams won't be able to get into bidding wars for coaches like they once did. Jay Wright may stay at Villanova because he is a Philly guy, he makes enough and he doesn't want to leave.

But the playing field has been tilted once again away from the Big East

 

[zagoshe]

Alas, Zag, BC is not a better job than Harvard, money notwithstanding. BC hoops is the third most important sport on campus, let alone in the Boston sports community at large where it's about 17th. True story. One time during the Skinner years, the basketball team wasn't allowed to use the Conte Forum court for a pretournament practice session. The hockey team had it. The women's hockey team.

No question Amaker has a better job now. I just said if I were BC I'd be camping and fund raising to try and make it happen.

 

[murphyc]

Ken Bone out at Wazzu.

College hoops have gotten to the point where the BCS conferences can't just reach down to the mid-majors. I don't think you could pry Marshall loose from Wichita State, Few from Gonzaga or Fisher from SD State. Most of the mid-majors have locked their coaches up for long-term deals twice the length of anything they'd get from a move up the ladder.

I don't know if I could name the "hot" coach right now. And pity the school that jumps after someone based on an upset this weekend.

I know a lot of people are amazed the former WAZZU AD gave Bone a seven-year deal. The Cougs will have to pay the $1.7 million for those last two years.
I'm predicting Ernie Kent ends up in Pullman.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I would be really curious to see how Amaker would do at a top program. Given everything that was going on at Michigan when he was there, it's hard to blame him for most of that.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Wake's missed the tournament 7 of the last 9 seasons. I know they had a nice stretch there from Duncan's early days there through Chris Paul's time there, but they haven't done much since.

Marquette is almost always in the tournament. They've made it eight of the last nine seasons.

It's not significantly better, but if I had to choose between the two, I'd take Marquette.

Wake has the ACC, which automatically makes it a better job than Marquette and the Not-So-Big-Anymore East.

Wake is arguably a better job than Marquette, but the ACC isn't so much better than the Big East as a basketball conference that every job in the league is better. Think Jay Wright would leave Villanova for Clemson? Would anybody choose Virginia Tech over Georgetown?

A guy just chose Virginia Tech over Marquette.

And the problem the Big East has is this - yes, right now it is still relatively close to the ACC.

But money, money, money - TV money - is going to change that quickly.

Big East teams won't be able to get into bidding wars for coaches like they once did. Jay Wright may stay at Villanova because he is a Philly guy, he makes enough and he doesn't want to leave.

But the playing field has been tilted once again away from the Big East

These Big East schools aren't fielding big-time football programs. They are going to have plenty of money to pay basketball coaches. And I didn't say the ACC wasn't better. I said it wasn't so much better to make any ACC job better than any Big East job. Plenty of people are still scratching their heads about Buzz Williams' move. He must have wanted to get the hell out of there for some reason, a la Frank Martin bailing on Kansas State for the first BCS conference job available to him.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

If Coach K quit tomorrow who gets the Duke job?

 

[Jake_Taylor]

That's a good question. How much say would K have in picking his replacement?

 

[Big Circus]

Tomorrow? Amaker or Dawkins. I think they're probably hoping the timing works out on Chris Collins.

 

[da man]

BTW, watching the graying Amaker and Dawkins coach in the tournament has made me feel very old.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Tomorrow? Amaker or Dawkins. I think they're probably hoping the timing works out on Chris Collins.

That would be my guess as well, unless they just promoted Wojciechowski (sp?), which I kind of doubt would happen.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Let's all pray they go with Quin Snyder. :D

 

[da man]

Let's all pray they go with Quin Snyder. :D

Is he the Matt Doherty of Duke?

 

[zagoshe]

If Coach K quit tomorrow who gets the Duke job?

Tomorrow? I think Amaker has put himself back in this discussion.

Johnny Dawkins needs a few more wins this year and a few more years like this to be in this discussion.

Chris Collins needs some seasoning and may be why K will hold on for a few more years

Wojo would be a great hire ---- for all those who hate Duke.

But if it were tomorrow and Amaker said no, I think Jeff Capel would get promoted

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Let's all pray they go with Quin Snyder. :D

Is he the Matt Doherty of Duke?

At least Doherty didn't have to go overseas to find a job, although I don't think he's had one for the last two years.

 

[Mystery Meat II]

My suspicion: If Shaka wants to go back to Wisconsin, he'll wait for Bo Ryan to retire.

 

[Steak Snabler]

Let's all pray they go with Quin Snyder. :D

Is he the Matt Doherty of Duke?

At least Doherty didn't have to go overseas to find a job, although I don't think he's had one for the last two years.

The difference is that Doherty was just a ****ty coach. Snyder was crooked.

 

[blacktitleist]

I always suspected Brad Stevens would get the Duke job once K retired. Now, I'm not so sure.

I believe Wojo is the heir apparent at the moment.

Amaker has made a nice little comeback since his less than stellar days at Michigan. Collins is a definite maybe, depending on the timing.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

If the AD there when K hangs it up is smart he won't limit the search to "family" or give K all the power to choose the next coach.

 

[Steak Snabler]

If the AD there when K hangs it up is smart he won't limit the search to "family" or give K all the power to choose the next coach.

Well, Krzyzewksi could always do like Dean Smith did, and retire just before the season, so they have no choice BUT to give the job to his hand-picked guy.

 

[Jake_Taylor]

But K would never do anything as calculated or manipulative as that.