(04-06-2016 01:36 PM)fsquid Wrote:  

(04-06-2016 12:49 PM)roundhouse74 Wrote:  You would think a school like GT, with an endowment almost 9X that of UM, could try to go big. I know they're still paying Hewitt, but they've got multiple big $ donors.

Hewitt is off the books now.

Really? According to this article from about 2 weeks ago, they still owe him $900k/year for the next 3 years.

http://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2016/3/...an-gregory

my bad, I thought they fired him in '09

(04-05-2016 11:07 AM)HoopDreams Wrote:  is getting desperate.

Let us pray.

it is time to get creative, how about a package deal?

if they take Pastner we will play AT GT in basketball as long as he is coach, we will play them 2x per year in Atlanta if they will will make the second one a neutral site game....


oh and we will give them $5,000,000 cash THIS year.....



maybe they will take it!

(04-06-2016 04:29 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(04-05-2016 11:07 AM)HoopDreams Wrote:  is getting desperate.

Let us pray.

it is time to get creative, how about a package deal?

if they take Pastner we will play AT GT in basketball as long as he is coach, we will play them 2x per year in Atlanta if they will will make the second one a neutral site game....


oh and we will give them $5,000,000 cash THIS year.....



maybe they will take it!

Heck, if it'll make 'em consider Josh, offer 'em Keelon, Dedric, KJ plus $5 million AND promise to throw the games in Atlanta! Nothing the basketball program has would be worth keeping if losing it meant getting rid of the problem.

(04-06-2016 12:49 PM)roundhouse74 Wrote:  You would think a school like GT, with an endowment almost 9X that of UM, could try to go big. I know they're still paying Hewitt, but they've got multiple big $ donors.

Why would they care to try.. they aren't trying to sale schools and donors on the "sports experience" of the school. Would rather sink more money into building a startup/tech community around their engineering resources in Atlanta.

Georgia Tech may target Cuonzo.

That would open California.

Interesting.

http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/...er-premium

‏@jeffborzello
Has been buzzing (no pun intended) for a few days now. Cuonzo familiar with ATL recruiting terrain (Jaylen Brown).

Martin has been interested in pursuing opportunities elsewhere “for some time,” a source close to him said.

(04-05-2016 12:50 PM)Easterwood Wrote:  Almost any school going into Atlanta getting high level players are greasing some palms

But, but Opie signed Shaq Goodwin and Jelan Kendrick out of the Atlanta area.

I thought he did it "the right way".

#snicker

(04-06-2016 08:42 PM)Bluebeard Wrote:  

(04-05-2016 12:50 PM)Easterwood Wrote:  Almost any school going into Atlanta getting high level players are greasing some palms

But, didn't Opie sign Shaq Goodwin and Jelan Kendrick out of the Atlanta area?

I thought he did it "the right way".

#snicker

Think about it

(04-06-2016 07:30 PM)tkgrrett Wrote:  

(04-06-2016 12:49 PM)roundhouse74 Wrote:  You would think a school like GT, with an endowment almost 9X that of UM, could try to go big. I know they're still paying Hewitt, but they've got multiple big $ donors.

Why would they care to try.. they aren't trying to sale schools and donors on the "sports experience" of the school. Would rather sink more money into building a startup/tech community around their engineering resources in Atlanta.

*sell not sale

They're as sports crazy as anyone. It's always been more about football, but Cremins, and Hewitt's early years, proved basketball is a draw. In fact, basketball means so much to them that they committed to pay $7.2 million just to get rid of Hewitt. Plus, their AD is supposed to be a basketball guy (whatever that means).

Jeff Goodman: "Cal’s Cuonzo Martin is not a candidate at Georgia Tech, sources told ESPN."

(04-06-2016 10:01 PM)80sTiger Wrote:  Jeff Goodman: "Cal’s Cuonzo Martin is not a candidate at Georgia Tech, sources told ESPN."

How about Josh Pastner?

(04-05-2016 12:27 PM)Easterwood Wrote:  GT is struggling to find a coach for a few reasons, one of the biggest is the AAU culture in Atlanta

You got to grease palms there

A lot worse than Memphis

Maybe it's the same in Memphis, just you ain't gettin' any!

@GoodmanESPN 10 openings left: Georgia Tech, Cornell, Delaware, Dartmouth, Detroit, NJIT, Nicholls State, South Dakota State, Stony Brook, Valparaiso.

I thought this deserved a bump...HoopDreams broke the story!!

(04-08-2016 06:36 AM)okcomputer76 Wrote:  I thought this deserved a bump...HoopDreams broke the story!!

So not only should hoop be mto's official coach he should also be our head scoop guy too?

Talk about second chances, I hope Josh realizes how lucky he is getting this job. Though I suspect in his mind it's a well-earned step up.

Do we think Josh will take ALL of his assistants with him? Maybe even promote one of them to head assistant?