Welcome Kim English

[GMU79]

I sure would not bank on a final four legend. How did that work out for the hoyas?

Okay, I'm going to get roasted for asking this, and to be clear, I love Tony "Nut Punch" Skinn. But why do all you guys want him so badly?
Not a criticism. I just don't know what makes him so attractive.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

My buddy says it should be Austin Claunch.

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

Ex-GMU guy too.

 

[13yearsandcounting]

His wikipedia page said he was current head coach at Providence so I changed it back to Mason. I want more year of English then he can bolt.

 

[psyclone]

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[hoopsjunkie75]

His wikipedia page said he was current head coach at Providence so I changed it back to Mason. I want more year of English then he can bolt.

I saw that as well. You beat me to the punch.

 

[GMU79]

His wikipedia page said he was current head coach at Providence so I changed it back to Mason. I want more year of English then he can bolt.

I would like another year too. Other guys have turned programs around in less time. If KE doesn't, he can leave if he wants to.

 

[masonhoops1984]

Agreed.

We need a guy who can recruit all-conference types like Oduro, or Jordan Miller, or guys All-American types like Tyler Kolek.

Until we have a coach that can recruit like that, it will never matter that we have a fanbase that doesn't come out to games, or a basketball budget that is nothing special in-conference.

We need a coach that will plumb the transfer portal for impact players like Ginika Ojiako and Saquan Singleton.

Well PAULSEN COULDN'T COACH! That's the key missing part there. He was a bad coach! They sucked with those players. HAD ZERO TO DO WITH FANS! Had Kim english actually brought in better transfers they prob do win. English did way more with Paulsen's guys than Paulsen ever did that's the ironic part.

 

[Herndon]

Well PAULSEN COULDN'T COACH! That's the key missing part there. He was a bad coach! They sucked with those players. HAD ZERO TO DO WITH FANS! Had Kim english actually brought in better transfers they prob do win. English did way more with Paulsen's guys than Paulsen ever did that's the ironic part.

I'm assuming you mean other than Paulsen's last year, when he finished higher in the conference than English ever did?

 

[GSII]

*twiddles thumbs”

Looks like there has been a drastic change. Dr. Washington fighing back like the Ukrainians!

 

[GMU79]

Looks like there has been a drastic change. Dr. Washington fighing back like the Ukrainians!

GO DR. W!!! We need someone with the grit and tenacity to fight for ol' GaMoo!!
Go Walker,Texas Ranger on 'em Doctor!
Go get 'em!!

 

[13yearsandcounting]

Looks like there has been a drastic change. Dr. Washington fighing back like the Ukrainians!

Yeah lets keep rooting for that war continue. Maybe when we get into a war with Russia all of the 18-22 year olds will get drafted and we wont have to worry about who our next head coach will be.

 

[mkaufman1]

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[GMUgemini]

I get that people didn’t like Paulsen’s personality, but it’s not like English has on the court fundamentally done any better after two seasons than Paulsen did.

Let’s keep in mind that Paulsen had a 20 win season in year two as well. And yeah he finished 9-9 and 7th that year in the A10, but the A10 in 2017 was WAY better than it was last year with three NCAA teams (Dayton, URI, vcu), and a Richmond team that made the NIT quarterfinals (in other words, the top 4 was a gauntlet in a way this year’s wasn’t even close to being).

And to say English did more than Paulsen ever did with the same recruits forget that Paulsen also went 11-7 in a down year in the A10 and lost a quarterfinal game badly (although not 30 points and to the eventual winners of the conference that season).

I get Paulsen was a big of a dud personality wise (he rubbed me the wrong way too, not knowing him personally) and we are all caught up in English’s much more dynamic and charismatic person and we love the recruits he’s brought in, but let’s not pretend he’s taken us anywhere yet.

With today’s environment even if English took us to the tournament and even to the second weekend, most of those players would bolt after he left anyway. Him leaving now or later changes nothing about the fundamentals of this job. You want it to be more attractive? We need phase II, something needs to be done about the EBA, we need more money for assistants, analytics, rehab, more and better charters, etc.

 

[NewPatriot]

I get that people didn’t like Paulsen’s personality, but it’s not like English has on the court fundamentally done any better after two seasons than Paulsen did.

Let’s keep in mind that Paulsen had a 20 win season in year two as well. And yeah he finished 9-9 and 7th that year in the A10, but the A10 in 2017 was WAY better than it was last year with three NCAA teams (Dayton, URI, vcu), and a Richmond team that made the NIT quarterfinals (in other words, the top 4 was a gauntlet in a way this year’s wasn’t even close to being).

And to say English did more than Paulsen ever did with the same recruits forget that Paulsen also went 11-7 in a down year in the A10 and lost a quarterfinal game badly (although not 30 points and to the eventual winners of the conference that season).

I get Paulsen was a big of a dud personality wise (he rubbed me the wrong way too, not knowing him personally) and we are all caught up in English’s much more dynamic and charismatic person and we love the recruits he’s brought in, but let’s not pretend he’s taken us anywhere yet.

With today’s environment even if English took us to the tournament and even to the second weekend, most of those players would bolt after he left anyway. Him leaving now or later changes nothing about the fundamentals of this job. You want it to be more attractive? We need phase II, something needs to be done about the EBA, we need more money for assistants, analytics, rehab, more and better charters, etc.

Paulsen > Hewitt ... everyone might want to remember where you were coming from.

Paulsen brought back respectability.

 

[GSII]

Yeah lets keep rooting for that war continue. Maybe when we get into a war with Russia all of the 18-22 year olds will get drafted and we wont have to worry about who our next head coach will be.

Wtf is up with this delusion? Nobody is rooting for war. More like rooting for those who are getting bullied.

 

[psyclone]

Looks like there has been a drastic change. Dr. Washington fighing back like the Ukrainians!

I'm presuming this is speculative and not based on actual knowledge of the situation. Right?

 

[JimP]

I get that people didn’t like Paulsen’s personality, but it’s not like English has on the court fundamentally done any better after two seasons than Paulsen did.

Let’s keep in mind that Paulsen had a 20 win season in year two as well. And yeah he finished 9-9 and 7th that year in the A10, but the A10 in 2017 was WAY better than it was last year with three NCAA teams (Dayton, URI, vcu), and a Richmond team that made the NIT quarterfinals (in other words, the top 4 was a gauntlet in a way this year’s wasn’t even close to being).

And to say English did more than Paulsen ever did with the same recruits forget that Paulsen also went 11-7 in a down year in the A10 and lost a quarterfinal game badly (although not 30 points and to the eventual winners of the conference that season).

I get Paulsen was a big of a dud personality wise (he rubbed me the wrong way too, not knowing him personally) and we are all caught up in English’s much more dynamic and charismatic person and we love the recruits he’s brought in, but let’s not pretend he’s taken us anywhere yet.

With today’s environment even if English took us to the tournament and even to the second weekend, most of those players would bolt after he left anyway. Him leaving now or later changes nothing about the fundamentals of this job. You want it to be more attractive? We need phase II, something needs to be done about the EBA, we need more money for assistants, analytics, rehab, more and better charters, etc.

I'll never have a personal or professional relationship with a GMU coach. I'll take a Bill Belichik who limits access and gives one word responses to questions if he wins and exhibits some level of commitment to GMU.

 

[phoenix-arizona]

Maybe this is all a ploy to get some extra years and cash from GMU.

 

[Jack Strop]

You want it to be more attractive? We need phase II, something needs to be done about the EBA, we need more money for assistants, analytics, rehab, more and better charters, etc.

...and students who stand and holler during the game (and not just to score free pizza).

 

[tblack33]

Agreed.

We need a guy who can recruit all-conference types like Oduro, or Jordan Miller, or guys All-American types like Tyler Kolek.

Until we have a coach that can recruit like that, it will never matter that we have a fanbase that doesn't come out to games, or a basketball budget that is nothing special in-conference.

We need a coach that will plumb the transfer portal for impact players like Ginika Ojiako and Saquan Singleton.

I expect that you’ll be in attendance for the Mason jersey retirements for Mike Gray, Troy Temara, Danny Dixon, Deandre Abrahm, Kam Murrell, Daniel Relvao, and Kemari Newman? Oh how I yearn for the days of landing generational talents in the portal such as Jared Reuter.