MattTheEagle {l Wrote}:I DON’T want Schmidt. He might be an upgrade over JC but he won’t be able to compete in the ACC either.
There are plenty of good coaches we can get even if we aren’t willing to pay what we should. Unfortunately we are nonetheless stuck with Christian for at least another year. If Jarmond was adamant about a coaching change he’d get it. It’s Jarmond as much as it is Leahy. Jarmond’s lack of experience hiring and firing coaches is coming back to haunt us.
flyingelvii {l Wrote}:His best teams were in Years 4 and 6 at Kent State, when he would have had his own players. I eagerly await your attempt of mental gymnastics.
Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:His best teams were in Years 4 and 6 at Kent State, when he would have had his own players. I eagerly await your attempt of mental gymnastics.
Why don’t you stick to what you do best... losing battles of wits against IB.
“If you don’t feel progress is being made, if you’re not looking forward to what lies ahead, you have to ask yourself, why not?" Dannen said Saturday during a news conference to discuss the firing. "It got to the point — I know we had some injuries, and I know we struggled in certain areas — were we going to be able to bounce back from that? Was the program going to be better a year from now if we stand pat or make a change? Was it going to be better off two years from now?
“I don’t know that there was a day where that switch hit, but it was really obvious over the course of the last few weeks, we weren’t in position to get better over the next year or the next two years.”
Tom Dooder {l Wrote}:“If you don’t feel progress is being made, if you’re not looking forward to what lies ahead, you have to ask yourself, why not?" Dannen said Saturday during a news conference to discuss the firing. "It got to the point — I know we had some injuries, and I know we struggled in certain areas — were we going to be able to bounce back from that? Was the program going to be better a year from now if we stand pat or make a change? Was it going to be better off two years from now?
“I don’t know that there was a day where that switch hit, but it was really obvious over the course of the last few weeks, we weren’t in position to get better over the next year or the next two years.”
Troy Dannen, Tulane AD, fired Mike Dunleavy after three years today. This is what leadership sounds like.
Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:Oh yes, Kent State, the best MAC school of the last 20 years. And the program he inherited from not one, but two coaches who actually built it into the MAC power it already was when JC took over.
I love the Schmidt hatred. Showing some of these posts to a former PAC-10 player who is laughing his ass off at the notion that BC fans aren’t interested in a guy who is on the verge of going to back to back tournaments at Saint Bonnies with two different rosters and two different set of star players.
Jim Fucking O’Brien ended up in an Elite 8 at BC, not to mention a Final Four at OSU and his Bonaventure coaching resume isn’t one tenth as impressive as Schmidt’s—and O’Brien had the good fortune to inherit a program that had won an NIT and made an NCAA appearance within the previous four and two years respectively, as well as two players who would play at least a year in the NBA.
innocentbystander {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:His best teams were in Years 4 and 6 at Kent State, when he would have had his own players. I eagerly await your attempt of mental gymnastics.
Why don’t you stick to what you do best... losing battles of wits against IB.
They all do that.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:innocentbystander {l Wrote}:Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:His best teams were in Years 4 and 6 at Kent State, when he would have had his own players. I eagerly await your attempt of mental gymnastics.
Why don’t you stick to what you do best... losing battles of wits against IB.
They all do that.
He must have meant it as a compliment!
Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:flyingelvii {l Wrote}:His best teams were in Years 4 and 6 at Kent State, when he would have had his own players. I eagerly await your attempt of mental gymnastics.
Don’t worry retard, at least you are consistently a fuck nut moron. I’ll make this so simple even a chimp like you can follow. Query: What is harder, to take a program with a slew of tournament appearances, no NCAA issues, that has a competitive advantage in terms of history and facilities vis a vis the rest of its conference (with perhaps the exception of one program), is in a location that is not any less desirable than any of its conference competitors, with an actual desirability advantage over at least 80 percent of the rest of its conference or taking over a program that has utterly collapsed to the point that the school is considering shutting it down, playing in a conference where it is far and away the weakest program, both in terms of results and funding, in a location that is less desirable than any other team in the conference, at a school that is exponentially smaller than any of its conference rivals (third smallest school in D1 basketball).
What’s a heavier lift? Let me make it easier, is one job even remotely similar in terms of degree of difficulty in comparison to the other?
Why don’t you stick to what you do best, whining about Jerry York disrespecting you as a mid tier intermural hockey player at BC and losing battles of wits against IB.
eepstein0 {l Wrote}:Sweet loss to St. Louis today.
TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:And somehow jimmy Mac keeps cashing checks. Disgusting
YOUR CHAIR IS ON FIRE, SIR
Jim Christian (Boston College)
In the first three seasons under Christian, the Eagles won just 6 conference games and sported an ugly 29-67 overall record. But last year, Christian’s team finished at 19-16 overall, highlighted by signature wins over #1 Duke and #25 Miami at Conte Forum (plus a near-upset at #9 Virginia). The Eagles found themselves back near the bottom of the ACC but a trip to the NIT was the first postseason appearance for BC since 2011. Christian received a 2-year extension after the season, but is by no means on safe ground just yet. In the non-conference, BC had wins over Minnesota and Loyola Chicago to go along with surprising home losses to IUPUI and Hartford. Though they had only five ACC wins this year (14-17 overall), the Eagles – who were bitten by the injury bug all season – did pull off an upset over then-#11 Florida State. The BC job has enough clout to attract a solid replacement, so it might be the right time to make a change.
Becalmed Boston College and Wake Forest, particularly the latter, may be poised to tack in a new direction. BC has had three winning seasons in the past dozen, one of five under Jim Christian. Wake has two winning seasons in the last nine, one of five under Danny Manning.
Rebuilds after prolonged, painful struggle usually take years. The longer schools wait to refit, the farther behind they fall in a league now placing every breakeven program in position for NCAA consideration.
claver2010 {l Wrote}:when the donahue nonfiring / firing went down, the team was eliminated on weds 3/12, he was ultimately fired on tues 3/18
different ad, etc but silence doesn't necessarily mean nothing yet but agreed, disappointing IRregardless.
as noted, wake hasn't moved on but it's believed manning's buyout is significantly hired than jc
HJS {l Wrote}:https://theathletic.com/869853/2019/03/15/john-thompson-iii-says-hes-ready-to-get-back-to-coaching/
Reminder: John Thompson is available.
eepstein0 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:https://theathletic.com/869853/2019/03/15/john-thompson-iii-says-hes-ready-to-get-back-to-coaching/
Reminder: John Thompson is available.
Oh dear no.
BCEagles25 {l Wrote}:I don’t think JIm Christian is a bad coach. I felt Steve Donahue certainly was.
Jim Christian’s X’s and O’s savvy is pretty good. I am usually impressed by his defensive adjustments. He switches from zone to man and it usually succeeds in slowing the other team down. They shift their zone correctly, and I don’t see many breakdowns even in sudden mid-game adjustments. He is a stellar defensive coach, honestly. My problems are with his offensive scheme. It’s poor. His situational coaching is a C+ at best. The Providence game where we win if we foul comes to mind.
He can also identify and develop guards better than average. Where he lacks proficiency is at center. Nik Popovic was a good find, but he is a poor defender. Not to mention his other bigs have never impressed me.
In his quest for diamonds in the rough, sometimes he hits impressively. But sometimes he offers schollies to players who can’t find the court even on a depth starved team. We’re talking Avery Wilson, etc.
Overall... if he gets another year, it at least allows the recruiting class to come in. Problem is, if he succeeds and posts a good record we can’t justify firing him if a very good candidate is out there. But like I said, he’s not Steve Donahue bad. I’m not even convinced he’s bad at all. Just not great.
HJS {l Wrote}:eepstein0 {l Wrote}:HJS {l Wrote}:https://theathletic.com/869853/2019/03/15/john-thompson-iii-says-hes-ready-to-get-back-to-coaching/
Reminder: John Thompson is available.
Oh dear no.
JT3 coached a team to the Final Four and has 10 NCAA appearances (vs only 2 for Mark Schmidt). His quick rebuild of the Hoyas was nothing short of miraculous after GTown let Craig Esherick (basically their version of Steve Cedorchuck) 5 years to completely dismantle the program.
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