Name the next head coach (a GMUJim tribute album)

gmutom · Feb 7, 2015

disgruntled said:
Would take Shaver in a heart beat. He is consistent, well organized and plays good team ball on both ends of the court. I think the system he runs can take average athletes and make them better, if he gets a stud or two every few years all the better.

And let's not forget that he wouldn't be hampered by the very strict academic requirements at Mason that he's had to abide by at W&M. He's been able to recruit very good players despite a pretty sizable disadvantage. (To me, this is the main reason he hasn't been to the NCAAT yet. If W&M played in the Ivy League, they probably would have made several appearances under Shaver.)

I'm still bitter that he pretty much stole Danny Sumner (Paul VI) and Marcus Thornton (MD) out from under us. I'm not sure how aggressively Coach L pursued either one, but they both should have ended up in a different shade of green.

GSII · Feb 7, 2015

Tony Shaver would be great. Twice as good as Cherry, 4 Times betters than Dan Hurley and would be one the most respected guys in the league. In addition, he's a unc guy, so our team would have an easy class schedule...lol kidding.

A.-Siegfried · Feb 8, 2015

GSII said:
Tony Shaver would be great. Twice as good as Cherry, 4 Times betters than Dan Hurley and would be one the most respected guys in the league. In addition, he's a unc guy, so our team would have an easy class schedule...lol kidding.

Um. So is Cherry.

TwoFootTackle · Feb 9, 2015

This was brought to my attention.
https://www.facebook.com/bringHurely2GMU

Walter · Feb 9, 2015

TwoFootTackle said:
This was brought to my attention.
https://www.facebook.com/bringHurely2GMU

My guess is that is Hurely's agent's doing.

Until told that he isn't interested in the job, Jay Larranaga has to be at the top of Edwards' list. Underwood will have his pick of top jobs so we aren't getting him.

KAOriginal · Feb 9, 2015

Dean Smith now off the list.

gmujim92 · Feb 9, 2015

TwoFootTackle said:
This was brought to my attention.
https://www.facebook.com/bringHurely2GMU

Nice work by somebody, Photoshopping Hurley in front of the Mason backdrop.

Now I just wish somebody could go back in time and erase Hewitt from my memory bank.

gmujim92 · Feb 9, 2015

KAOriginal said:
Dean Smith now off the list.

Even resting in peace, the Dean is a better coach than the Bozo.

gmutom · Feb 9, 2015

gmujim92 said:
Even resting in peace, the Dean is a better coach than the Bozo.

And sadly, like Hewitt most games, Dean burned his last timeout too early. RIP Coach Smith.

mkaufman1 · Feb 10, 2015

Another interesting name:

Steve Prohm who is head coach of Murray State. According to his Wikipedia he is a native of Vienna VA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prohm

gmujim92 · Feb 10, 2015

mkaufman1 said:
Another interesting name:

Steve Prohm who is head coach of Murray State. According to his Wikipedia he is a native of Vienna VA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Prohm

Would we be able to pay enough to get Prohm? He has a pretty sweet gig at Murray State, he's proving he can win without Billy Kennedy's players and I doubt he'd leave for anything less than a large raise.

That said, if we can afford him, he should be right up there with anyone who has been mentioned. Very very good coach.

mkaufman1 · Feb 10, 2015

gmujim92 said:
Would we be able to pay enough to get Prohm? He has a pretty sweet gig at Murray State, he's proving he can win without Billy Kennedy's players and I doubt he'd leave for anything less than a large raise.

That said, if we can afford him, he should be right up there with anyone who has been mentioned. Very very good coach.

I quickly googled around and saw that he earns about 300k and has a contract through 2018. The info was a bit dated but I'd have to think he'd be affordable for Mason.

Walter · Feb 10, 2015

Murray State isn't going to be the competition for his services.

gmujim92 · Feb 10, 2015

Walter said:
Murray State isn't going to be the competition for his services.

Right, but I was saying at the salary he's making there, he's not leaving for $450K. If we want him, we're gonna have to shell out Hewitt bucks or more.

GSII · Feb 10, 2015

If one of you were Prohm, you'd rather not coach in a multiple bid league for 200k more?

mkaufman1 · Feb 10, 2015

GSII said:
If one of you were Prohm, you'd rather not coach in a multiple bid league for 200k more?

Its a matter of if he wants to go go to a multiple bid league for 200k more, or a major multiple bid league (like a Big Ten, SEC, or ACC school) for 1 million base+. I found that apparently LSU was interested him at some point.

We'll see. The name just dawned on me this morning and I thought it would be a good suggestion. He may not even be interested in leaving Murray State.

gmujim92 · Feb 10, 2015

GSII said:
If one of you were Prohm, you'd rather not coach in a multiple bid league for 200k more?

If Murray makes it back to the NCAAs this season, he's going to be able to coach in a multiple-bid league AND get a heck of a lot more than a $200K raise.

AC and BE had better be prepared to open the wallet if they want Prohm.

A.-Siegfried · Feb 10, 2015

A.-Siegfried said:
Steve Prohm.

Somebody already mentioned Prohm in this thread...

...oh wait...that was me....

Carry on.

mkaufman1 · Feb 10, 2015

A.-Siegfried said:
Somebody already mentioned Prohm in this thread...

...oh wait...that was me....

Carry on.

The suggestion must have been lost in all the replies in the other Hewitt love threads

GSII · Feb 10, 2015

So this raises another question. How much will we pay? Remember, we went cheap once and now we drink from the floor.

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