HJS {l Wrote}:Here’s the thing... Marty and the rest of the athletic department really like Jimmy Mac. They think he is a good guy. They think he is good Xs and Os. They think he’s been able to put together some decent recruiting classes of late.
They also know that we don’t have facilities to compete with the rest of the ACC and they know that they don’t have money to go out and hire a star coach.
So what do you do? I think the ideal would be for Jimmy Mac to win enough to keep him around until we get shovels in the ground on something that addresses their facilities situation. That said, we played Cuse today and their were 2 posts: neither about the game itself. We are completely irrelevant in BB. Even the alumni do not care anymore. You can let Christian continue to salt the earth. Or, you can make a move to try an infuse something positive into the program.
They don’t have any easy path forward here... outside of making Brad Stevens the highest paid coach in college.
HJS {l Wrote}:Here’s the list of coaches I think we’d look at...
Spinelli, Jeff Boals, Wes Miller, Howard Eisley and Jared Dudley
Spinelli is a hell of a recruiter. Would he be even better as head coach? Doubtful.
Wes Miller may be the best of the bunch. Kinda fits the Jarmond hiring profile of late. He’s young, had decent success and is attainable for little money.
Eisley has coaching experience in the NBA. Has never coached in college and has never been a head coach. Duds has zero off-floor coaching experience. I’d favor Jared as he’s young and likely more relatable to the players. However, he’d have to hire someone like Skinner or O’Shea to be a program patriarch and he’d need to get a top recruiter (maybe keep Spinelli).
Jeff Boals has been terrible until this season. But, may be turning it around. Marty knows him from OSU (so there may be some familiarity). However, the dude looks like the lovechild of Beaker and Dana Carvey. I have a hard time taking him seriously.
Speaking of weird looking BB coaches... someone will inevitably raise Thad Matta (in a Bruce Pearl kinda way). Never happening. We aren’t paying over $1mm until Leahy is defrocked. Beyond that, if Matta wanted back in the game, he’d have much better opportunities at programs that care about winning.
Outside of Jared, I don’t think any moves the needle as it relates to buzz/interest in the program. Outside of Jared and possibly Miller, I have a hard time predicting we’d be better off in 3 years than we are now under Jimmy Mac.
Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:At this point I'd take a chance on Dudley
Hard to imagine who else could bring excitement to the program
Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:I've come around to the viewpoint the program's biggest need from a coach isn't being good at coaching
Beeker and Christian both know how to X and O
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Lol on Dudley. Patrick Ewing says hello. Kevin Ollie does not.
Cadillac90 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Lol on Dudley. Patrick Ewing says hello. Kevin Ollie does not.
Don't forget Danny Manning.
Jim Christian, Boston College Eagles (59-94 in fifth season)
What his detractors would say: Christian has one plus-.500 season at Boston College (2017-18). This season's team has won just two games since Dec. 22. Athletic director Martin Jarmond, who arrived in 2017 and did not hire Christian, might be interested in putting his stamp on the program by recruiting his preferred candidate.
Why his firing would be unjust: Coaches are charged with developing elite talent, and last year, Jerome Robinson was the school's highest draft pick since 1982. Christian is navigating through a tough league with multiple national title contenders, too. Not easy to do. And due to injuries, only three players on this season's roster have participated in all 22 games. -- Myron Medcalf
Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:Say what you want about Jimmy Mac, but at least he's never killed a guy.
https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/syracuse-legend-jim-boeheim-hits-kills-man-with-his-car/
Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:Say what you want about Jimmy Mac, but at least he's never killed a guy.
https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/syracuse-legend-jim-boeheim-hits-kills-man-with-his-car/
angrychicken {l Wrote}:Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:Say what you want about Jimmy Mac, but at least he's never killed a guy.
https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/syracuse-legend-jim-boeheim-hits-kills-man-with-his-car/
He killed TRE.
angrychicken {l Wrote}:Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:Say what you want about Jimmy Mac, but at least he's never killed a guy.
https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/syracuse-legend-jim-boeheim-hits-kills-man-with-his-car/
He killed TRE.
Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:angrychicken {l Wrote}:Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:Say what you want about Jimmy Mac, but at least he's never killed a guy.
https://nypost.com/2019/02/21/syracuse-legend-jim-boeheim-hits-kills-man-with-his-car/
He killed TRE.
Say what you want about Jimmy Mac, but at least he's never killed a guy who didn't have it coming.
Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:Coach Handsome's moving on.
https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/kennesaw-state-coach-skinner-stepping-down/rOZHjBuj6GkSkZHmL3D6WP/
Logitano {l Wrote}:Onyx Blackman {l Wrote}:Coach Handsome's moving on.
https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/kennesaw-state-coach-skinner-stepping-down/rOZHjBuj6GkSkZHmL3D6WP/
Were the staff lunchtime pickup games at Kennesaw State not competitive enough?
ATLeagle {l Wrote}:I don't know if anyone followed the debate on twitter but there are some vocal Christian supporters out there.
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