Coach Search Options after Autry

[IthacaBarrel]

Gonzaga is also in Washington and they did pretty well during the same time. Hop owns that record.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/gonzaga/men/

Spokane and Seattle are like two different countries.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

We are getting there

 

[IthacaBarrel]

Agree with everything you said, seeing it first hand as a student (on and off the court), I can’t believe he hasn’t moved up. But maybe he just likes Oswego and where he’s at

Yep. Glad you enjoyed his class. He's friend of mine and honestly just a great guy always has been

 

[littlereg]

Spokane and Seattle are like two different countries.

If this is the deep levels you have to go to to help support Hopkins, it should tell you everything you need to know.

 

[Jeremy L.]

I’m probably one of the younger people on this board, but I actually just had him as my professor for a class at SUNY Oswego lol. He’s a great guy, very knowledgeable about what he does, and just got his 300th win at Oswego as HC, so no doubt he can coach and is a winner!

Oswego class of 2014 here. Nothing but great things to say about Jason and he’s taken that hoops program to another level since I left.

Definitely deserves some low end or possibly mid-major D1 offers

 

[dasher]

I never even said anything about people saying they’d specifically “want gmac or hopkins”, I said people that rationalize it, which there is plentiful.
Anyways, If you are genuinely saying you haven’t seen people saying they’d be okay, and support it I really don’t know how honest this conversation can be. It took me longer to crop these pictures than it did to find find multiple examples(3 minutes btw).some of which you were engaged with. There’s a poll asking if we’d be okay with hopkins as HC and 40+ voted yes. So by every definition possible, “they’re on this board”. We have had multiple people in this thread say it.

You didn't include the names for that. That is what I was looking for. I must admit, I didn't bother looking at the poll because well, they don't mean much to me. Although I would love to know the why they chose Hopkins. Is it a vote against BH or a vote for Hopkins. I said that I don't think much of BH because of his comments to Trey Autry but I would still "vote" for him as our head coach vs Hopkins or Gerry. Maybe those voting for Hopkins would change their vote to a more, how to put this, a better candidate. Thx for the research

 

[TommyA13]

Yep. Glad you enjoyed his class. He's friend of mine and honestly just a great guy always has been

Absolutely, I was genuinely always interested in going to his class and listening to his experiences and what he taught and had to say. Sometimes it’s tough being a college student and finding the motivation to go to (and enjoy) class, but I can absolutely say it was different with his class. I was definitely invested and enjoyed it, and if I could take the class again I would.

 

[Orangezoo]

This thread is closing in on hitting the social media comments thread level… and that’s with a long way to go lol

 

[TommyA13]

Oswego class of 2014 here. Nothing but great things to say about Jason and he’s taken that hoops program to another level since I left.

Definitely deserves some low end or possibly mid-major D1 offers

Yup, he definitely does deserve a promotion. Maybe he’s gotten those opportunities and has just simply declined, but if he hasn’t that’s ridiculous.

 

[TommyA13]

This thread is closing in on hitting the social media comments thread level… and that’s with a long way to go lol

My “Fire Autry” thread was trending in that direction too before it got locked. Crazy how 2 of the most popular threads on this website will be about Red.

 

[CuseFan]

Maybe we need a poll as to who is going to be the new coach?

I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. Going to be a long 3-4 weeks.

 

[orangepassion]

I think if you look at the top assistants of the current top 5-10 teams we will see at least 1-2 candidates there

If you're going the assistant route (which I hope we don't, unless the alternative is Hop), Murray seems to make the most sense.

 

[dasher]

Maybe we need a poll as to who is going to be the new coach?

I'm not sure how much more of this I can take. Going to be a long 3-4 weeks.

Must we. I think like the baseball free agent season, there will be ups and downs. I hope we make the right choice. Seeing that we haven't fired the current guy, we can only get so much information.

 

[orangepassion]

This is honestly one of the best threads I've ever read. Has absolutely everything. Hall of Fame first ballot.

I feel like I'm rubbernecking. Don't want to look, but can't help myself.

 

[ClamOtto]

Yes but Syracuse LOVES nostalgia.

I've worked at four universities and I've never encountered one as old school and willing to do things "because that's the way we've always done it" as SU.

 

[Irishsecra1]

We definitely have to go the head coach route.
On paper, Autry should have been a decent head coach, all those years sitting on the bench with JB.
Plus he had time as an assistant elsewhere.

Yet, he has frankly stunk. Good to great recruiter but he doesn't know the xs and os.

 

[phil77]

I think if you look at the top assistants of the current top 5-10 teams we will see at least 1-2 candidates there

Sounds like Murray

 

[dasher]

We definitely have to go the head coach route.
On paper, Autry should have been a decent head coach, all those years sitting on the bench with JB.
Plus he had time as an assistant elsewhere.

Yet, he has frankly stunk. Good to great recruiter but he doesn't know the xs and os.

I was trying to come up with one thing he does well as a Head coach today and couldn't come up with one. I hope someone else can help me and come up with one. Play calling? Substitutions, roster construction, anything?

 

[richmondcuse03]

Sounds like Murray

I'd sign up for Murray in a heartbeat (and a 100x over Hop).

 

[dasher]

Sounds like Murray

Murray is a great ass't coach and a great offensive mind. I think he will probably be a
good head coach. But he needs to learn somewhere else. We need a proven head coach that
can do the job day 1.

 

[phil77]

I'd sign up for Murray in a heartbeat (and a 100x over Hop).

I do agree I would rather have him over Hop, GMac, or Hart.

 

[orangepassion]

Crazy how 2 of the most popular threads on this website will be about Red.

Based on his name (pronunciation), pretty appropo, no?

 

[RF2044]

I was trying to come up with one thing he does well as a Head coach today and couldn't come up with one. I hope someone else can help me and come up with one. Play calling? Substitutions, roster construction, anything?

Run practices?

Honestly, I think that's about all he does. I even think the "recruiting" credit is somewhat overrated.

 

[phil77]

Murray is a great ass't coach and a great offensive mind. I think he will probably be a
good head coach. But he needs to learn somewhere else. We need a proven head coach that
can do the job day 1.

I also think we need someone who has had successful head coaching experience but I would prefer Murray over someone connected to Syracuse.

 

[AZOrange]

If you're going the assistant route (which I hope we don't, unless the alternative is Hop), Murray seems to make the most sense.

Why? You basically have 4 options: ahc from a high performing team, HC from a MM or lower, former HC retread or internal…category 1 is a must have from a candidate pool perspective