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thebs19 {l Wrote}:I'd be shocked if the Schmidt thing wasn't closed at this point. It used to be that he was so woefully underpaid that it'd be an easy sell. At this point, it'd be a downgrade program wise for him, and while he has a job for life at Bonas, he'd know he'd be trying to cash in for a slightly higher payday - that wouldn't be nearly as drastic an upgrade as it would've been had he come 3 years ago (given that he's renegotiated twice in the last 3 offseasons - believe he's at 800K now) - for a job where he'd last 3 years.

Schmidt would've been a gatekeeper to not let this thing go full retard, but its there, and he's not the one who's going to suddenly dig it out. Plus, he's a god in Olean among the Bona fans. Given its one of the smallest funded D1 institutions in the country, and by far the lowest in the A10, where he's already gotten it is pretty remarkable, but thats what Schmidt is: good with finding diamonds in the rough, getting more out of less, etc. He's not going to be the leader of some rockstar program or suddenly build a powerhouse. He uses 6 and 7 man rotations that rely a lot on just letting his 1 or 2 play makers make plays and not get in the way. He recruits big bodies who are underrecruited, teaches them a post move and works with them on hitting a 15 foot jump shot, and watches that formula work. Etc. Mid major life - especially the mid major life as a perpetual underdog - is a nice fit for what he's good at, without exposing what he can't do.

I agree that the window has closed on Schmidt but mostly for the following reasons: (1) Schmidt is pretty sure he has an NCAA tournament team next year and a favorite for the conference title; (2) the salary bump at BC would be minimal when cost of living is taken into account; (3) Schmidt has built a very nice pipeline to Nigeria that he expects will start delivering raw, but very athletic big bodies starting with this recruiting class; (4) as noted above, he is a God in Olean--and deservedly so considering that he took what was a program and school on the brink of dying and has turned it into a consistent top half/top 5 A-10 team despite being the smallest D-1 school of all; (5) he coaches in front of a raucous packed house of 6,000 every night--its an appreciably better atmosphere than Conte.

I do think it is funny that people assume that because he doesn't bring top 150 recruits to Olean, he could not recruit top talent to an ACC program. I've met the guy on a few different occasions and he is a pretty dynamic personality. I know the coaches at some of the power schools in DC-Baltimore love him (Mt. St. Joes, Bishop O'Connell, Dematha, Gonzaga) I just don't see how the fact that you can't talk a kid into Olean means you can't talk a kid into Boston and the ACC. Or consider it this way. Or look at it this way, despite being in Olean, he has recruited and developed an NBA 1st rounder which is more than can be said for some of the others listed (at least as head coaches). Truth be told, I think stylistically, Schmidt would be a lot like Coach Handsome--not the best Xs & Os coach, but a better recruiter than what we have had and someone who would find some diamonds in the rough--see Jaylen Adams, who I have news for you, would be a very good guard in the ACC.

Dick Rosenthal {l Wrote}:My comments concerning Schmidt's recruiting were directed at Epstein and the HJS types who somehow think an inability to bring McDonald's All-Americans to Olean means that someone can't recruit at a major level, even when said coach has out recruited major programs for a few of the players that have come through his program in the last 8 years--in Nicholson (Purdue, Wisconsin), Ayeni (Georgia) Kaputo (Illinois, Northwestern), Coburn (Tennessee, St. John's and Seton Hall)

longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Rob Murphy was JC's ass't at Kent State before JC hooked him up with Boeheim. And JC will be back. Speculate all you want. He will be the coach next season.

DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:

longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Rob Murphy was JC's ass't at Kent State before JC hooked him up with Boeheim. And JC will be back. Speculate all you want. He will be the coach next season.

Thanks, I'll continue to speculate. You've proven to be fallible despite your idol status amongst the hoops weirdos.

longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Nobody drove anybody away. I have nothing specific to contribute at this time. Be happy to have somebody else provide something.

longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Nobody drove anybody away. I have nothing specific to contribute at this time. Be happy to have somebody else provide something.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Nobody drove anybody away. I have nothing specific to contribute at this time. Be happy to have somebody else provide something.

Recruit better. You're welcome.

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longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Nobody drove anybody away. I have nothing specific to contribute at this time. Be happy to have somebody else provide something.

commavegarage {l Wrote}:

longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Nobody drove anybody away. I have nothing specific to contribute at this time. Be happy to have somebody else provide something.

Christian has had nothing specific to contribute for 3 years.

commavegarage {l Wrote}:

longdistanceeagle {l Wrote}:Nobody drove anybody away. I have nothing specific to contribute at this time. Be happy to have somebody else provide something.

Christian has had nothing specific to contribute for 3 years.

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:Bowman made all-ACC freshman team


Long Distance Eagle: 2
Tobacco Road Eagle: 0

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:Bowman made all-ACC freshman team


Long Distance Eagle: 2
Tobacco Road Eagle: 0

long distance eagle acc wins 2
long distance eagle acc losses 34

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:

TobaccoRoadEagle {l Wrote}:

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:Bowman made all-ACC freshman team


Long Distance Eagle: 2
Tobacco Road Eagle: 0

long distance eagle acc wins 2
long distance eagle acc losses 34

As obvious as it was based on your evaluation of Hanlan's talent that you weren't watching the games in 2014-15, they did nevertheless take place believe it or not

How convenient of you to leave out the winningest season

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:It's more than double!

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:No, I agree the product on the floor is, at present, borderline unwatchable.

I disagree about the distribution of blame and the feasibility of potential solutions

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:No, I agree the product on the floor is, at present, borderline unwatchable.

I disagree about the distribution of blame and the feasibility of potential solutions

What's the fix then?

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:I went to a Celtics game recently and it was a little bit of a surreal experience watching a basketball game in a full arena, not expecting the home team to choke

DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:I went to a Celtics game recently and it was a little bit of a surreal experience watching a basketball game in a full arena, not expecting the home team to choke

Yeah, this would explain why I've been watching more Cs games than I have in all the years since the KG era ended.

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DavidGordonsFoot {l Wrote}:

Corporal Funishment {l Wrote}:I went to a Celtics game recently and it was a little bit of a surreal experience watching a basketball game in a full arena, not expecting the home team to choke

Yeah, this would explain why I've been watching more Cs games than I have in all the years since the KG era ended.

Cs are fun to watch. They do three things alien to the NBA - hustle, pass and play defense.

Are you sold on Stevens yet? Took long enough!