The Official Fire Dave Paulsen Thread

[Walter]

But if Brad whiffed on hiring his guy, why should any of us believe he’ll do better next time? No guarantee whatsoever that we do better than DP.

Brad wanted someone with HC experience. Turner was his top choice. When Turner's wife wouldn't let him leave Cali, DP turned to DP, who looked like a solid hire. And he appeared to have been a solid hire prior to three weeks ago.

If DP doesn't work out, we likely will roll the dice on an assistant for our next coach. We might get an Ernie Nestor or, if lucky, a Rick Barnes who hangs around.

 

[gmujim92]

That feels too defeatist for me.

It’s not defeatist. It is the most likely reality if you fire the coach who recruited the current roster.

Unless the wheels come completely off and we end this season with a losing record, it’s just too soon to be making another change.

 

[gmujim92]

We might get an Ernie Nestor

This possibility is more than enough reason to give DP all the time he needs to get this thing turned around.

 

[GMUgemini]

It’s not defeatist. It is the most likely reality if you fire the coach who recruited the current roster.

Unless the wheels come completely off and we end this season with a losing record, it’s just too soon to be making another change.

Unless he Blaine Taylor’s it or loses morenrhan 20 games this season, I’d give him this year and next to see if he can be successful. Next year’s team will be even more experienced than this one and so there is no reason to believe if he can turn this ship around somehow that next year can’t be the season this year was supposed to be.

By the way, Paulsen needs to stop looking at Penn and American and Georgia Southern as peer schools. He needs to game plan to stomp on their throats.

 

[gmujim92]

Unless he Blaine Taylor’s it or loses morenrhan 20 games this season, I’d give him this year and next to see if he can be successful. Next year’s team will be even more experienced than this one and so there is no reason to believe if he can turn this ship around somehow that next year can’t be the season this year was supposed to be.

By the way, Paulsen needs to stop looking at Penn and American and Georgia Southern as peer schools. He needs to game plan to stomp on their throats.

I agree with all of this. Every word.

 

[Patriotsince81]

Rick Pitino can be had cheap. Anyone know a mother & daughter team to "help" with recruiting?

 

[Patriotsince81]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_George_Mason_basketball

Nestor 68 - 81
Paulsen 33 - 40

 

[Walter]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_George_Mason_basketball

Nestor 68 - 81
Paulsen 33 - 40

Nestor inherited a good team.

 

[Patriotsince81]

72 - 61 final. 2 - 5 on the year. Wow.

 

[EXpatriot13]

72 - 61 final. 2 - 5 on the year. Wow.

And those 2 wins coming against absolutely terrible teams. We struggled to beat a Southern team that got its doors blown off in each of its other three games.

This is so so bad.

 

[Patriotsince81]

My realistic prediction for the remainder of the OOC schedule.

Morgan ST - Win
W&M - Loss
Vermont - Loss
JMU - Loss
Navy - Win
Kansas St - Loss

Final OOC record 4 - 9. If we finish 8 - 10 or worse in A10 play (12 - 19 overall) , Paulsen should do the honorable thing and resign.

 

[mason lawyer]

My realistic prediction for the remainder of the OOC schedule.

Morgan ST - Win
W&M - Loss
Vermont - Loss
JMU - Loss
Navy - Win
Kansas St - Loss

Final OOC record 4 - 9. If we finish 8 - 10 or worse in A10 play (12 - 19 overall) , Paulsen should do the honorable thing and resign.

No way we are winning 12 games. Put the pipe down sir.

 

[Patriotsince81]

No way we are winning 12 games. Put the pipe down sir.

But you agree with the resignation.....

 

[mason lawyer]

But you agree with the resignation.....

Why would anybody resign from a 400 K a year job? Especially when half the fans on here refuse to hold anyone in the program accountable.

 

[Walter]

I have always thought that any coach who loses to JMU should at least offer to resign.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

Mountain Dew ain't cheap. Paulsen will never retire.

 

[mkaufman1]

Why would anybody resign from a 400 K a year job? Especially when half the fans on here refuse to hold anyone in the program accountable.

So heres the deal.

1) Either you offer to set yourself on fire after every loss, with pictures and video to show how serious and how big of a fan you actually are.
2) You cut a 3 million dollar check tomorrow, addressed to Mason Athletics followed by a 6 million dollar check so that Mason can get the next coach

Take your pick at which option you like, let us know.

 

[Leesburg Chankenstank III]

So heres the deal.

1) Either you offer to set yourself on fire after every loss, with pictures and video to show how serious and how big of a fan you actually are.
2) You cut a 3 million dollar check tomorrow, addressed to Mason Athletics followed by a 6 million dollar check so that Mason can get the next coach

Take your pick at which option you like, let us know.

How about a GoFundme page? We'll say its for some starving kid ..... or to help some quadriplegic lesbian fighting discrimination to become the first dike, armless, legless crossing guard.

 

[mason lawyer]

So heres the deal.

1) Either you offer to set yourself on fire after every loss, with pictures and video to show how serious and how big of a fan you actually are.
2) You cut a 3 million dollar check tomorrow, addressed to Mason Athletics followed by a 6 million dollar check so that Mason can get the next coach

Take your pick at which option you like, let us know.

I already said I would write a check. I was going to write a very large check if they brought in Jay Larranaga. I will not contribute hundreds of thousands for any losers like do the dew.

 

[mkaufman1]

I already said I would write a check. I was going to write a very large check if they brought in Jay Larranaga. I will not contribute hundreds of thousands for any losers like do the dew.

But you donating the big check would send Paulsen away, and donating the bigger check could bring in Jay Larranaga.

So until you send in that check to send Paulsen, our savior and God, away, I just don't 'think you have the means which is so disappointing considering you are a top lawyer in Northern Virginia with such deep pockets.

Why tease us like this Mason Lawyer? WHYYYYYYYY