Coaching Search Thread

[KAOriginal]

Hewitt was fired on March 16, 2015, and Paulsen was hired on March 30.

I figured it would be a 2 week thing.

But heck Edwards has already surprised us, so you never know.

 

[GSII]

Anyone think we will play Tennessee next year?

 

[Patriot8]

Anyone think we will play Tennessee next year?

I’m fighting for it

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Hewitt was fired on March 16, 2015, and Paulsen was hired on March 30.

f**king cold canning two coaches THE DAY AFTER the Ides of March. BE is a stone cold killer, yo. Long Live the Republic!

 

[gmutom]

Quite the endorsement for Kim English:

https://twitter.com/jared_sully0/status/1371903239851941891?s=21

 

[GMU1983]

Men's Coach will have to be a minority hire.

Women's can get by with a non minority since it will most likely be woman.

It's in the new University Diversity plan. SECTION D, Page 32.

You are kidding right?

 

[Walter]

Hiring a good college basketball coach is so risky. A good AD will try to mitigate the risk by hiring an existing head coach who has proven he can win. Only if we can't get Pat Kelsey or a similar proven HC should we look to hire an assistant.

 

[Walter]

What happened to Jay Larranaga going to get an NBA HC job any day now (said people six years ago)? His lack of HC experience and recent college experience probably means he is not likely an ideal candidate anymore.

 

[GMUgemini]

What happened to Jay Larranaga going to get an NBA HC job any day now (said people six years ago)? His lack of HC experience and recent college experience probably means he is not likely an ideal candidate anymore.

He was head coach of the Irish National Team for two years and the Erie Bay Hawks for two years. But, yeah, taking someone who hasn't even been an assistant at the college level at this point would be a massive gamble.

 

[Patriot8]

Going to be very tough to overlook the Tony Skinn support. His name is being brought up by a lot of people, and the former players are making their opinion known.

I think Kim English would be a fantastic hire, but the level of excitement Tony would bring is probably unmatched among realistic candidates.

 

[MasonFanatic]

I'd love to see a former Mason player as an assistant coach on the new staff. And I think that's more realistic. Brad needs to get his guy, not make a nostalgia play.

 

[gmutom]

Going to be very tough to overlook the Tony Skinn support. His name is being brought up by a lot of people, and the former players are making their opinion known.

I think Kim English would be a fantastic hire, but the level of excitement Tony would bring is probably unmatched among realistic candidates.

I love our former players and their passion, but they’ll have absolutely no say in the next hire. Some have carved out nice careers overseas and in the private sector, but it’s not like we have any NBA players with the kind of money or influence remotely capable of swaying the decision.

I’m all for a Tony Skinn hire if the search committee and Edwards do their due diligence and determine he’s the right guy. He’s got great experience as an assistant at a great program and reportedly has great recruiting ties in the DMV. I just don’t want a nostalgic hire based on the fact that he played for us 15 years ago.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

Everyone on this board is Bob Woodward and their Deep Throat always turns out to be the kid working the Dippin’ Dots cart or something

Now THIS I missed.

 

[Petey Buckets]

I sense some frustration from the former players about how little effort the administration has put into keeping them in the fold. I don't think you have to be an empath to pick up on that. Would like to see Brad make some overtures to smooth that over.

 

[Pablo]

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[Petey Buckets]

I felt compelled to write. And now I'm going to bed.

https://giantkiller.co/2021/03/16/thoughts-on-george-masons-coaching-search/

 

[GSII]

Whoever the HC is going to be, he should consider Lamar Butler as an assistant. Can even start him as a 3rd assistant. By year 2 or 3, he will be tops. Brad gets his guy and the nostalgia element creates additional spark.

 

[Bricker]

I'm sold on English -- but I'm just the dippin dots guy, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[Walter]

Whoever the HC is going to be, he should consider Lamar Butler as an assistant. Can even start him as a 3rd assistant. By year 2 or 3, he will be tops. Brad gets his guy and the nostalgia element creates additional spark.

I would love to see a former great on the sideline. But has he been trying to get a college gig? If so, why has he not landed on a team? If he hasn't been trying to get into the college coaching game, why not?

 

[GSII]

That's a damn good point Walter. Also a great example of how nostalgia can lead one down the wrong path. I loved Lamar the player but don't know shit about his coaching.


As for former players speaking out in support, do we know why they didn't support the previous regime? Was Paulsen pushing em away or BE? Marsh? Lol