Dave Paulsen

dr. gunnie

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Yes. To clarify, I think DP's 2nd year has shown more from a coaching stand point than the OCM's.

Coach L had more talent to work with in his second year than Paulsen has in his second year. That's not to say that this year's team isn't talented, I think we are on par with many of the other A10 teams and quality coaching/game planning has given us an edge. Miskiri and Evans were head and shoulders better than most guys in the CAA back then.

Crazy, but I give the nod to Paulsen.

I think Paulsen has a tougher job from this point forward because the A10 is tougher and deeper than the CAA... plus our facilities need to be upgraded to compete with some of the other schools, but it sounds like that ball is rolling.
 

Pikapppatri8

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Remember being a kid and hating going to bed at 9 and wishing you could stay up until 1am? Now, it's the opposite. I want to be in bed by 9 and my nightmare is being up until 1am!

Oh shit - we are too close in age. I started doing Peloton and it has helped a lot but man I am slower than I was.
 

Vurbel

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Absolutely. And I suspect that Dave probably will hit some incentives bonuses for hitting 15 wins or 20 wins or whatever. Maybe more if he gets COY. He better be getting an extra 3 years after this year at minimum...

He is sure to hit incentives. After a few years once he's proven he is consistently a top A10 coach he should be compensated the going rate. He's better than Mooney in his sleep and Will Wade is winning with Shaka holdovers, but I'd take Paulsen's recruits (minus Dixon) over his. And those coaches are around the 1 million range.
 

The Great PATSby

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Remember being a kid and hating going to bed at 9 and wishing you could stay up until 1am? Now, it's the opposite. I want to be in bed by 9 and my nightmare is being up until 1am!

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I admit, I was scratching my head that Edwards gave Paulsen a 1-year extension after an 11-win campaign after his first year last year. Now, I wouldn't be disappointed if we gave Paulsen a 10-year deal.
 

Vurbel

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Oh shit - we are too close in age. I started doing Peloton and it has helped a lot but man I am slower than I was.

I used to be able to grab rim. Now I'm happy grabbing net! My vertical has gone from 30+ inches to just slightly more than a beer can.
 

MasonSAE4

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Fourth probably doesn't happen without both URI and Richmond missing out. Saturday is huge. Get the tiebreaker over URI and hopefully the back to back defeats will snap their spirits for the rest of the season.
 

MasonSAE4

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For anyone who wants to enjoy another fan base going through what we did with Hewitt, go take a peak over at the UMass board, specifically their game thread from last night.
 

gmujim92

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For anyone who wants to enjoy another fan base going through what we did with Hewitt, go take a peak over at the UMass board, specifically their game thread from last night.

Hopefully we all have learned a painful lesson and will never have to go through that again.
 
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