HometownTiger
Hall of Famer
Posts: 10,334
Joined: Jan 2010
Reputation: 437
I Root For: Memphis
Location: Memphis
|
THE LIST
Pipe Dreams: Worth a call, very unlikely
(Ranked from Most Likely to Least Likely)
Buzz Williams – Virginia Tech, Head Coach
Gregg Marshall – Wichita State, Head Coach
Bruce Pearl – Auburn, Head Coach
Chris Mack – Xavier, Head Coach
Archie Miller – Dayton, Head Coach
Tier 1: Best realistic candidates
(Ranked from Most Likely To Take the Job to Least Likely To Take the Job)
Steve Forbes – ETSU, Head Coach
Brad Underwood – Stephen F. Austin, Head Coach
Jerod Haase – UAB, Head Coach
Will Wade – VCU, Head Coach
Jeff Capel – Duke, Assistant Coach
Danny Hurley – Rhode Island, Head Coach
Andy Kennedy – Ole Miss, Head Coach
Ed Cooley – Providence, Head Coach
Tier 2: High risk, high reward
(Ranked from Most Likely To Take the Job to Least Likely To Take the Job)
Damon Stoudemire – Memphis, Assistant Coach
Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway – N/A
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2016 02:36 PM by HometownTiger.)
|
|
01-26-2016 02:35 PM |
|
holyterror
Hall of Famer
Posts: 16,942
Joined: Apr 2012
Reputation: 1085
I Root For: Memphis
Location:
|
RE: THE LIST
Scott Cross, UT-Arlington, maybe?
|
|
01-26-2016 02:39 PM |
|
HoopDreams
Better Than Diamond Rings
Posts: 28,998
Joined: Feb 2004
Reputation: 441
I Root For: EXPECTATIONS
Location: Park Avenue Campus
|
RE: THE LIST
I'd add Chris Beard at UALR.
|
|
01-26-2016 02:39 PM |
|
HoopDreams
Better Than Diamond Rings
Posts: 28,998
Joined: Feb 2004
Reputation: 441
I Root For: EXPECTATIONS
Location: Park Avenue Campus
|
RE: THE LIST
I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
Chris Jans.
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2016 02:42 PM by HoopDreams.)
|
|
01-26-2016 02:40 PM |
|
HometownTiger
Hall of Famer
Posts: 10,334
Joined: Jan 2010
Reputation: 437
I Root For: Memphis
Location: Memphis
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:40 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
The ultimate anti-Pastner...
|
|
01-26-2016 02:42 PM |
|
ZachMan
1st String
Posts: 1,899
Joined: Apr 2004
Reputation: 129
I Root For: The Tigers
Location: Germantown
|
RE: THE LIST
I guess my question is why are those guys pipe dreams? I understand if a buyout hurts or they want ridiculous money, something like that but I still feel too many push this off as a job guys wouldn't be interested in simply because we are not in a power 5.
Recruiting in backyard
FedEx Forum
New practice facility
Great program history
Can win this league and make dance most years
Most listen to Gary Parrish making sure we know our place in the world!! I bet a lot of those guys would listen hard as long as we aren't trying to go cheap.
|
|
01-26-2016 02:42 PM |
|
Sundanceuiuc
Hall of Famer
Posts: 15,311
Joined: Aug 2008
Reputation: 639
I Root For: .
Location:
|
RE: THE LIST
Can we add a crazy person list?
Mike D'Antoni?
(ducks thrown object)
|
|
01-26-2016 02:44 PM |
|
memphistiger89
Heisman
Posts: 7,348
Joined: Feb 2007
Reputation: 461
I Root For: Memphis Tigers
Location:
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:40 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
Chris Jans.
If we want to hire a drunk let's just hire Andy Kennedy.
|
|
01-26-2016 02:49 PM |
|
okcomputer76
Special Teams
Posts: 944
Joined: Apr 2008
Reputation: 54
I Root For: The Tigers!!!
Location: Midtown
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:42 PM)ZachMan Wrote: I guess my question is why are those guys pipe dreams? I understand if a buyout hurts or they want ridiculous money, something like that but I still feel too many push this off as a job guys wouldn't be interested in simply because we are not in a power 5.
Recruiting in backyard
FedEx Forum
New practice facility
Great program history
Can win this league and make dance most years
Most listen to Gary Parrish making sure we know our place in the world!! I bet a lot of those guys would listen hard as long as we aren't trying to go cheap.
Did you forget what happened in 2009? There is a reason why Pastner got the job in the first place....no one else wanted it.
|
|
01-26-2016 02:50 PM |
|
RekeHavoc
#DoIt4Dez
Posts: 2,097
Joined: Jan 2010
Reputation: 92
I Root For: Memphis
Location: Memphis
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:50 PM)okcomputer76 Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:42 PM)ZachMan Wrote: I guess my question is why are those guys pipe dreams? I understand if a buyout hurts or they want ridiculous money, something like that but I still feel too many push this off as a job guys wouldn't be interested in simply because we are not in a power 5.
Recruiting in backyard
FedEx Forum
New practice facility
Great program history
Can win this league and make dance most years
Most listen to Gary Parrish making sure we know our place in the world!! I bet a lot of those guys would listen hard as long as we aren't trying to go cheap.
Did you forget what happened in 2009? There is a reason why Pastner got the job in the first place....no one else wanted it.
|
|
01-26-2016 02:51 PM |
|
HometownTiger
Hall of Famer
Posts: 10,334
Joined: Jan 2010
Reputation: 437
I Root For: Memphis
Location: Memphis
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:42 PM)ZachMan Wrote: I guess my question is why are those guys pipe dreams? I understand if a buyout hurts or they want ridiculous money, something like that but I still feel too many push this off as a job guys wouldn't be interested in simply because we are not in a power 5.
Recruiting in backyard
FedEx Forum
New practice facility
Great program history
Can win this league and make dance most years
Most listen to Gary Parrish making sure we know our place in the world!! I bet a lot of those guys would listen hard as long as we aren't trying to go cheap.
Money matters & because we aren't in a Power 5, we probably can't compete with other schools if they are motivated to keep a coach (Auburn-Pearl).
Facilities & arenas mostly matter for recruiting - these coaches are recruiting fine where they're at. If not, they're winning in spite of it...no need to take the Memphis job to get recruits.
History/tradition doesn't REALLY matter to current success (as we've seen with CJP), unless you're a blueblood. Howland took friggin' Mississippi State...and he's recruiting his butt off there. MOST kids play for coaches, not schools & history.
These coaches have just as much of a chance of winning their current leagues than they do winning the AAC at Memphis...
The only one I give us a shot at is Buzz Williams - VT is a very tough job.
(This post was last modified: 01-26-2016 02:54 PM by HometownTiger.)
|
|
01-26-2016 02:53 PM |
|
HoopDreams
Better Than Diamond Rings
Posts: 28,998
Joined: Feb 2004
Reputation: 441
I Root For: EXPECTATIONS
Location: Park Avenue Campus
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:49 PM)memphistiger89 Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:40 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
Chris Jans.
If we want to hire a drunk let's just hire Andy Kennedy.
Amigo, we're looking to hire a basketball coach.
Whether he does rails off a hooker's a-s in his spare time matters not.
Focus.
|
|
01-26-2016 02:58 PM |
|
gusrob
Heisman
Posts: 5,528
Joined: Sep 2013
Reputation: 741
I Root For: MEMPHIS - My Alma Mater
Location: Robinson Hall dorm
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:40 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
Chris Jans.
Would at least be entertaining.
|
|
01-26-2016 02:59 PM |
|
HoopDreams
Better Than Diamond Rings
Posts: 28,998
Joined: Feb 2004
Reputation: 441
I Root For: EXPECTATIONS
Location: Park Avenue Campus
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:59 PM)gusrob Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:40 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
Chris Jans.
Would at least be entertaining.
He turned a 12-20 team into 21-12 in one year.
Coached under Marshall, which means a lot to me at least.
Has good JC history/ties as well.
Not a tier 1 by any stretch, but a quality coach who made a mistake.
|
|
01-26-2016 03:01 PM |
|
oldmangrizz
Hall of Famer
Posts: 10,750
Joined: Mar 2005
Reputation: 800
I Root For: free love
Location: The Road To Nowhere
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:58 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:49 PM)memphistiger89 Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:40 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
Chris Jans.
If we want to hire a drunk let's just hire Andy Kennedy.
Amigo, we're looking to hire a basketball coach.
Whether he does rails off a hooker's a-s in his spare time matters not.
Focus.
I've done that and I turned out OK.
|
|
01-26-2016 03:15 PM |
|
dfwtxtiger
All American
Posts: 3,070
Joined: May 2010
Reputation: 89
I Root For: Memphis
Location: Lone Star State
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:44 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote: Can we add a crazy person list?
Mike D'Antoni?
(ducks thrown object)
Lionel is available. Why not Luke Walton?
|
|
01-26-2016 03:20 PM |
|
holyterror
Hall of Famer
Posts: 16,942
Joined: Apr 2012
Reputation: 1085
I Root For: Memphis
Location:
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 03:20 PM)dfwtxtiger Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:44 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote: Can we add a crazy person list?
Mike D'Antoni?
(ducks thrown object)
Lionel is available. Why not Luke Walton?
Walton...my, how entertaining this place would be!
|
|
01-26-2016 03:34 PM |
|
JTS
All American
Posts: 2,812
Joined: Jan 2007
Reputation: 80
I Root For:
Location:
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:58 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:49 PM)memphistiger89 Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:40 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: I'd also add the assistant coach at Wichita who went to Bowling Green and had a very good first year all things considered but got relieved of duties because he was drunk and slapped some girl's a-s in a bar...he's back at Wichita now I believe.
Chris Jans.
If we want to hire a drunk let's just hire Andy Kennedy.
Amigo, we're looking to hire a basketball coach.
Whether he does rails off a hooker's a-s in his spare time matters not.
Focus.
I fear that my employees heard me laughing uncontrollably and are now plotting an intervention.
|
|
01-26-2016 03:41 PM |
|
tiger86
1st String
Posts: 1,821
Joined: Mar 2004
Reputation: 119
I Root For:
Location:
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 02:50 PM)okcomputer76 Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:42 PM)ZachMan Wrote: I guess my question is why are those guys pipe dreams? I understand if a buyout hurts or they want ridiculous money, something like that but I still feel too many push this off as a job guys wouldn't be interested in simply because we are not in a power 5.
Recruiting in backyard
FedEx Forum
New practice facility
Great program history
Can win this league and make dance most years
Most listen to Gary Parrish making sure we know our place in the world!! I bet a lot of those guys would listen hard as long as we aren't trying to go cheap.
Did you forget what happened in 2009? There is a reason why Pastner got the job in the first place....no one else wanted it.
The reason Josh Pastner got hired is because RC Johnson is a lazy f*** who hit the panic button waaaaaay too soon.
I'll grant you following Cal was not attractive, but following Howdie Doodie will look like Reagan following Carter.
|
|
01-26-2016 03:43 PM |
|
TigerBlue4Ever
Unapologetic A-hole
Posts: 72,826
Joined: Feb 2008
Reputation: 5853
I Root For: yo mama
Location: is everything
|
RE: THE LIST
(01-26-2016 03:43 PM)tiger86 Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:50 PM)okcomputer76 Wrote: (01-26-2016 02:42 PM)ZachMan Wrote: I guess my question is why are those guys pipe dreams? I understand if a buyout hurts or they want ridiculous money, something like that but I still feel too many push this off as a job guys wouldn't be interested in simply because we are not in a power 5.
Recruiting in backyard
FedEx Forum
New practice facility
Great program history
Can win this league and make dance most years
Most listen to Gary Parrish making sure we know our place in the world!! I bet a lot of those guys would listen hard as long as we aren't trying to go cheap.
Did you forget what happened in 2009? There is a reason why Pastner got the job in the first place....no one else wanted it.
The reason Josh Pastner got hired is because RC Johnson is a lazy f*** who hit the panic button waaaaaay too soon.
I'll grant you following Cal was not attractive, but following Howdie Doodie will look like Reagan following Carter.
|
|
01-26-2016 04:13 PM |
|