Jay Williams today was saying that the loss of Smith may really harm the Duke incoming class and future recruiting and that it "might" open the door to coach K staying for the good of the program. He said Smith was the recruiter at Duke and that he thinks Louisville's recruiting will really take an upswing because of this.
Because UCONN has that sewed up.
His Contact expires in 2030. Right on time.
www.espn.com
One and donephy trying to coach all of the big 5 schools.Dunphy, 73, returns to coaching, joining La Salle
La Salle hired Fran Dunphy, 73, as the Explorers' next coach, the school announced on Tuesday night, giving the veteran coach a third Philadelphia program to run after having led Temple and Penn previously.
Reliable sources those
I don't think K is coming back but I think this is step 1 of the school taking the program back. Stand by my prediction Duke will revert to pre K norms within 5 years.
I've been saying this, too. They'll still be good, but not as stratospherically good as they are now. Scheyer is going to pay for K's excesses in the One-and-Done realm.
nypost.com
Yeah, Scheyer would love that.‘Legit chance’ Mike Krzyzewski returns to Duke after assistant’s exit: Jay Williams
Williams wondered aloud if Nolan Smith’s exit would potentially open the door for Krzyzewski to return for one more year to fortify the Blue Devils’ transition.
If they do, there will be a huge loss of $$$$ support from alumni and other big boosters.
... to athletics, but not the academic side. It's been proven that there is no relationship between athletic success and the amount of money given to the academic side of the house. The Chancellor, et al., are not paid to maintain a high level of alumni donations to the athletic side. Athletic success can drive up the number of applications (the "Flutie Effect"), but Duke has no need whatsoever for more applicants.
Seems like Lavin should stick with TV to me but I’m guessing he gets a much bigger pay day taking perhaps his last coaching job.
It's his alma mater. Makes a little more sense. 73 is old but JB is 77... so there's that.
I don't want to like this, but begrudingly, it seems to be the way of the world right now. Even teams kicking the tires on Sean Miller (hired by Xavier) and Wade seems to point to the lack of quality candidates.
The schools were Butler, Lasalle, and San Diego, not a who's who of college basketball.
Agree - however, it speaks to schools not being able to take chances these days. There's too much at stake from a fan/alum/revenue perspective. Therefore, they go with more known quantities - or in-house hires.
And the 2 huge who’s who - Duke and UNC stayed in house and hired assistants - no national searches nor candidates that captured their interest- I believe that might have been Jake‘s point. That there is a shortage of qualified, attractive candidates so programs are sticking with coaches they have been associated with - they know - not national searches.
