2021 Coaching Candidate Thread (this time for reals)

[innocentbystander]

i, for one, understand shitting on the basketball program. hell, calling it a program is an insult to the word "program"

people that feel it's necessary to shit on hafley for his "only 6-6" year against more conference teams than any coach has every played seems a bit wah wah.

so, nospacebutplentyofcondescention, i am a part of "we"

Fair enough.

The 2020 season was (without a doubt) the hardest schedule that BC has faced since 1995. I have said that on this board, repeatedly. I will go on record to say that I was the FIRST to say that about the 2020 schedule. I'll go one further and say that 10 ACC games in a single season might even be EQUAL to the level of difficult of having Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, and Notre Dame all out-of-conference. I expected 5-6. They went 6-5. And I was glad for Hafley and pleased with the results. He did well. Good job!

Homerun? Meh. As the Zen master said, "We'll see."

[Los]

https://twitter.com/TheFieldOf68/status/1370375017305759746

Did he really just call Leonard Hamilton the GOAT?

[OCs_Inner_Eagle]

I got curious about Lonergan after the discussion above. I had always thought that he's (1) abusive, and (2) racist (see Jeremy Lin allegation). I still think that's the case, but Lonergan also seems to have been a whistleblower against Patrick Nero, the AD while Lonergan was there.

"Deadspin obtained a copy of the video, plus screenshots from social media of Nero captured at a bar near the GW campus. The visual evidence shows him making obscene gestures, straddling a then-very recent GW graduate (Class of 2017), and generally behaving in a way no school would tolerate for one of its most visible and highest-paid officials. And it finally provided the kill shot that Lonergan’s supporters had been dreaming of."

[Dick Rosenthal]

Lonergan is a great coach. What he did at GW was remarkable. He was also abusive and used racial invective. Lonergan’s biggest problem is he was born too late. If he had coached any time between the 50s and the late 90s, he’d probably be a beloved icon on his way to the HoF like Adolph Rupp, Bobby Knight, or any number of screamers and yellers who coached in that era.

Anyway, because of the societal shift that we have undergone he is now unemployable at a college level. I am surprised he has not made his way to Europe where they are not as sensitive about such behavior.

[HJS]

Anyway, because of the societal shift that we have undergone he is now unemployable at a college level. I am surprised he has not made his way to Europe where they are not as sensitive about such behavior.

Doug Wojcik is a top assistant for Izzo at MSU, Kevin Wilson has been a coordinator at OSU from Meyer to HCRD. I’m surprised Lonergan hasn’t tried rehabbing his career on someone else’s bench.

[Corporal Funishment]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

[twballgame9]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

Schtick.

[hansen]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

#CoronaHalo

[BCEagles25]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

Schtick.

It’s a worthy point though. The fact they even beat Pitt and Texas State were both miracles

[hansen]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

Schtick.

It’s a worthy point though. The fact they even beat Pitt and Texas State were both miracles

I’m sure no spring ball to install the brand new, rapidly different offense didn’t have any effect whatsoever.

[eepstein0]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

Schtick.

I don’t know why people continue to take the bait.

[twballgame9]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

Schtick.

I don’t know why people continue to take the bait.

He's running three or four separate parody schticks, so maybe some people think he's actually become a persona.

[Corporal Funishment]

The six teams Jeff Hafley beat had a combined record of 18-41.

Those teams were:
Duke 2-9
Texas State 2-10
Pitt 6-5
GT 3-7
Syracuse 1-10
Lousiville 4-7

By the way, I learned just now looking this up that Babers didn't get fired. How did that happen?

Schtick.

It’s a worthy point though. The fact they even beat Pitt and Texas State were both miracles

I’m sure no spring ball to install the brand new, rapidly different offense didn’t have any effect whatsoever.

Fascinatingly, the six teams Steve Addazio beat in 2019 had a combined record of 32-42, or a winning percentage of 44.4%. This compares quite favorably to the winning percentage of 30.5% accumulated by the six teams Jeff Hafley beat.

Those teams were:
VT: 8-5
Richmond: 5-7
Rutgers: 2-10
NC State: 4-8
Syracuse: 5-7
Pitt: 8-5

And this was considered fireable!

[hawaiirob]

There is a 100% chance the new bball coach will be Black.

[Dick Rosenthal]

There is a 100% chance the new bball coach will be Black.

The fact that Schmidt isn’t the top candidate outside of the home run long shots is a joke and the sign of a decaying society where merit means nothing.

[HJS]

There is a 100% chance the new bball coach will be Black.

The fact that Schmidt isn’t the top candidate outside of the home run long shots is a joke and the sign of a decaying society where merit means nothing.

Hey racist, are you implying that there is a better way to combat racism other than reverse racism?

[BC923]

Isn’t Schmidt not interested in the job (this year at least?)

[Corporal Funishment]

There is a 100% chance the new bball coach will be Black.

The fact that Schmidt isn’t the top candidate outside of the home run long shots is a joke and the sign of a decaying society where merit means nothing.

If Krafty Pat slips up at the news conference and says something like "we were determined to hire a black candidate," it would make an interesting case study if Spinelli tried to sue the school into oblivion. It's probably not quite the fact pattern that's a winner, but it's in the ballpark.

[Shoreagle]

There is a 100% chance the new bball coach will be Black.

The fact that Schmidt isn’t the top candidate outside of the home run long shots is a joke and the sign of a decaying society where merit means nothing.

His team has some punks on it but maybe we need that attitude

[2001Eagle]

There is a 100% chance the new bball coach will be Black.

The fact that Schmidt isn’t the top candidate outside of the home run long shots is a joke and the sign of a decaying society where merit means nothing.

If Krafty Pat slips up at the news conference and says something like "we were determined to hire a black candidate," it would make an interesting case study if Spinelli tried to sue the school into oblivion. It's probably not quite the fact pattern that's a winner, but it's in the ballpark.

Not in the slightest

[twballgame9]

Still a shtick

[Dick Rosenthal]

There is a 100% chance the new bball coach will be Black.

The fact that Schmidt isn’t the top candidate outside of the home run long shots is a joke and the sign of a decaying society where merit means nothing.

His team has some punks on it but maybe we need that attitude

He has one guy who is an asshole, but I don’t think he is a punk as he is perfectly content to mix it up with much bigger opponents. He also happens to be the best guard in the A 10. The rest of the team is tough but doesn’t start anything. The shit with Duquesne was the one guy. SLU was entirely on SLU and today was 95 percent on VCU which is why they got the double technical. LSU Twitter is angry about drawing them, which says something.

[thebs19]

Shrewsberry off the board to PSU.

[thebs19]

Isn’t Schmidt not interested in the job (this year at least?)

I don't think this has been confirmed; I guessed logically it would be weird timing for him unless BC is his absolute dream job (and it doesn't seem that way given the last 2 searches); his team returns everyone next year and they will now be coming off a conference reg. season and tournament championship/9 seed (highest seed in tournament since the it went to 64 teams I believe). They'll be a fringe preseason Top 25 team next year. But then will graduate literally everyone (9 juniors on roster). Seems like that is the time to make the jump, where he'll have his pick of any job.

[HJS]

Shrewsberry off the board to PSU.

Pretty good hire for a crap job. Unfortunately, some sort of weird prerequisite prevented us from ever considering him given that he’s never been a head coach. Interesting that a BigTen program didn’t have similar thresholds.

So... we are officially the best available job (until better programs start firing coaches we’d happily have).

[eepstein0]

Archie Miller would be a great option

[Onyx Blackman]

I'm concerned about Archie's skin color.

[Bunratty]

Archie Miller would be a great option

Why? He couldn't over .500 in conference in 4 years at Indiana.

[HJS]

Archie Miller would be a great option

Why? He couldn't over .500 in conference in 4 years at Indiana.

There is a reason he was hired at Indiana and there is a reason why Indiana has been unsuccessfully streaming through coaches since the General. I posted this earlier in the thread, but still feels it applies.

But, this board has yet to pinpoint a single coach who everyone would be excited for. BB is a weird sport and certain coaches do well everywhere and others only excel when they fit the program. Some feel that a coach losing at a school with endless resources (or in the pros) means they can’t do it at BC. However, I think some of these coaches simply are adept at doing more with less. Accordingly, I’d be excited for guys like Anthony Grant or Archie Miller or Shaka Smart or John Groce or Mike Hopkins.

[innocentbystander]

Archie Miller would be a great option

Why? He couldn't over .500 in conference in 4 years at Indiana.

There is a reason he was hired at Indiana and there is a reason why Indiana has been unsuccessfully streaming through coaches since the General. I posted this earlier in the thread, but still feels it applies.

But, this board has yet to pinpoint a single coach who everyone would be excited for. BB is a weird sport and certain coaches do well everywhere and others only excel when they fit the program. Some feel that a coach losing at a school with endless resources (or in the pros) means they can’t do it at BC. However, I think some of these coaches simply are adept at doing more with less. Accordingly, I’d be excited for guys like Anthony Grant or Archie Miller or Shaka Smart or John Groce or Mike Hopkins.

Welp, BC got a Grant. Just not Anthony Grant.