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Post by wsumanhouse48 on Mar 22, 2016 9:43:53 GMT -5
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Post by cincyraider on Mar 22, 2016 10:53:45 GMT -5
I graduated from CJ '82 with Ron Hunter. I didn't really know him very well back then but I do agree he would be a home run hire. Hasn't he taken two separate mid-major programs to the ncaa? won at least one game in the tournament with each team? I think he expressed interest in coaching at Wright State before, back when Brownell was hired? I would take him in a heartbeat if the money part could be worked out, but I doubt if he would be willing to leave ATL to return to Dayton to coach WSU, a school that has rejected him a couple times before.
I get the impression we will end up with someone not even mentioned yet. Personally I would not be interested in Tonagel (or anyone remotely like him) he reminds me too much of Schilling. I am sad that BD was let go I really did like him and wanted him to be successful at WSU. In fact, I would not have advocated letting him go, at least at this point. That said, my interest in WSU basketball has waned quite a bit over the Brownell and Donlan eras. I was never a fan of the motion offense and I believe to be successful you need to have to have more going for your offense than just shooting 3s. There is a reason why Brownell won the Horizon with Biancardi's players, and not any of the teams in which he recruited all the players. I do hope the next coach we get does not waste talent on the bench and is able to craft his offensive and defensive schemes each season to best suit his players abilities.
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Post by Dr J on Mar 22, 2016 13:33:10 GMT -5
That is correct cincyraider, that was the big problem I had with BD. It seemed he wanted to use a sledge hammer to push round pegs into square holes rather than develop the round holes to fit what he had. He wasted some good offensive power on an offense that didn't seem to work that great for them. To his credit this year it was some better after the first 10 games. I want every Raider coach to be successful because that means the Raiders are successful.
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Post by 86grad on Mar 22, 2016 20:43:55 GMT -5
Hoopdirt.com has confirmed that Bob Grant has hired former coach Eddie Fowler to aid in the coaching search. One name that has come up is IPFW head coach Jon Coffman. IPFW was 24-10 this season with an NIT birth. Coffman seems to also be getting interest from James Madison.
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Post by Raider3G on Mar 22, 2016 20:54:33 GMT -5
Hoopdirt.com has confirmed that Bob Grant has hired former coach Eddie Fowler to aid in the coaching search. One name that has come up is IPFW head coach Jon Coffman. IPFW was 24-10 this season with an NIT birth. Coffman seems to also be getting interest from James Madison. If we hire that guy, it will go over like a fart in church IMHO. Grant specifically cited the lack of NCAA appearances, as well as NIT, as an issue. All Coffman as to show is two years and a CIT and a NIT berth (the latter of which ended in a first round loss). They've had two 20-win seasons in five years (which includes his three years as an assistant), as well as two years where they had a losing record in their conference. Please tell me we can do better than this. They finished with a KENPOM ranking of 132 (compared to DOnlon's 141) this year.
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Post by wsuraider09 on Mar 22, 2016 23:19:32 GMT -5
Agree. That's a far cry from the homerun ball Grant seems to be hoping re-energizes this fan base. The only names dropped so far that would excite me more than Donlon are Travis Ford and Ron Hunter.
Johnny Dawkins has officially been signed by UCF.
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Post by hhgreen on Mar 23, 2016 7:07:33 GMT -5
We deserve a better coach than Coffman. He does not have any signature wins to his credit. He has beat the Miami RedHawks two games. I hope we get somebody with more D1 experience than that. Grant open the pocketbook for your biggest money maker. Make an investment for future dividends.
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Post by raidergrad98 on Mar 23, 2016 7:30:00 GMT -5
Wow, I woke up in a cold sweat last night. I dreamt we hired a guy from IPFW. I hope all this is over soon.
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Post by BasketBallJones on Mar 23, 2016 11:37:22 GMT -5
One critical component of our Basketball program is the league we are in. This year the HL sunk to 18th in RPI rankings vs all the D1 conferences, and I don't see any news coming from the league office on steps to elevate the league standings in the future. Heck, our old conference, the Mid-Con nka as the Summit League, finished 11th. Anyone who thinks our coaching vacancy is attractive to other coaches in mid-major programs is delusional, at least in my opinion. Why would the coach from IPFW want to jump to WSU and the HL and be in a league with lower rankings than what he's in already? I think the HL is going to be a problem for us in trying to fill the vacancy. With the malaise of the league, the turmoil inside the University and the disenchantment we seem to have with our AD, that spells trouble to me.
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Post by hittmanraider on Mar 23, 2016 13:40:57 GMT -5
Whoever takes this position is going to have to be sold on the facilities and the pay, not on the profile of the league or the school. New president and an AD that is unpopular makes the job not as attractive as it should be considering WSU has the best arena and practice facility in the league.
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Post by keithfromxenia on Mar 23, 2016 17:12:45 GMT -5
just because some don't like the firing does not mean the ad is unpopular. a lot of folks like the decision. i think bg knows his position at wsu rides on him hitting a home run on this coaching hire. if he blows it he is done. for the good of the program i hope he knocks it out of the park.
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Post by Dr J on Mar 23, 2016 18:50:23 GMT -5
I felt that the season may have earned BD another season. But I was convinced with his philosophy it would not have been a good season. So maybe it was a good time for the change. Anyway, it is what it is and as a Raider supporter I will be optimistic and anticipate growth in the program. I can see why it was needed. Except for the injury plagued season we have been static.
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Post by CincyDrummer on Mar 23, 2016 20:17:56 GMT -5
just because some don't like the firing does not mean the ad is unpopular. a lot of folks like the decision. i think bg knows his position at wsu rides on him hitting a home run on this coaching hire. if he blows it he is done. for the good of the program i hope he knocks it out of the park. I understand your perspective, but I'm not quite convinced that BG's job would be on the line if he were to "blow" this new hiring opportunity, as much as I want to believe that that would indeed be the case. The reason I say this is, if Dr. Hopkins is on his way out (as some here have speculated, which is news to me because I haven't read much in the way of this), then Hopkins' top concern probably wouldn't be the performance of the AD. Assuming the performance of the AD isn't high on the president's list of priorities, then who's list is it on? The big donors? Perhaps. I'd be more concerned that BG is operating under some sort of sense of immunity during this awkward period of transition in the upper echelon that may or may not be happening. For the record I absolutely love Dr. Hopkins and hope he is with the university for years to come. Not trying to hijack this thread, just sharing some thoughts. Hope they are in the appropriate thread.
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Post by Big D on Mar 23, 2016 20:27:50 GMT -5
I understand your perspective, but I'm not quite convinced that BG's job would be on the line if he were to "blow" this new hiring opportunity, as much as I want to believe that that would indeed be the case. The reason I say this is, if Dr. Hopkins is on his way out (as some here have speculated, which is news to me because I haven't read much in the way of this), then Hopkins' top concern probably wouldn't be the performance of the AD. Assuming the performance of the AD isn't high on the president's list of priorities, then who's list is it on? Uh, the answer is pretty obvious--our next president. The nxt president will want to make his mark by hiring his own choice for AD. If Grant makes a great hire he can secure his job by proving his worth. If he makes a crap hire he just gives the new president all the reason he needs to fire him and bring in his own choice.
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Post by CincyDrummer on Mar 23, 2016 23:18:28 GMT -5
I understand your perspective, but I'm not quite convinced that BG's job would be on the line if he were to "blow" this new hiring opportunity, as much as I want to believe that that would indeed be the case. The reason I say this is, if Dr. Hopkins is on his way out (as some here have speculated, which is news to me because I haven't read much in the way of this), then Hopkins' top concern probably wouldn't be the performance of the AD. Assuming the performance of the AD isn't high on the president's list of priorities, then who's list is it on? Uh, the answer is pretty obvious--our next president. The nxt president will want to make his mark by hiring his own choice for AD. If Grant makes a great hire he can secure his job by proving his worth. If he makes a crap hire he just gives the new president all the reason he needs to fire him and bring in his own choice. I suppose the answer is pretty obvious if you're operating under the assumption that there will be a new president in the near future. Is that just speculation at this point, or is there strong indication or confirmation that we're actively considering a new president as well? I wouldn't think that athletics would necessarily be one of the top priorities of a new president, but I guess if you're talking about a potential multi-million dollar revenue source, it likely would be.
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