Coach Search Options after Autry

[OrangePA]

What is your guess as of today - March 20?

It has to be Gerry, right??

 

[Orangezoo]

That’s certainly a way to look at it. I’m not anti Devo per se. my understanding is that he’s don’t some good stuff with SU and in Syracuse. The reverence is over the top though.

He was a handful when he played here. I don’t think that is anything but common knowledge.

He also has come a long way and is not that mouthy troublemaker anymore ( not for a long time) he is a good teacher having worked with many of our former players and a strong basketball mind. He also has an ability to connect with these kids but also now with a more mature mindset.

 

[sufan59]

I've come around a bit on Gerry. He's a good coach and is clearly a huge improvement. Objectively he's a good candidate. My reservations are mostly subjective. From 4 wins to leaving everything in the floor against Duke, you can't say he isn't good at his job.

It was a bizarre path (very bizarre) to arrive to this moment that seems imminent, but you are lying to yourself if you didn't think the moment GMAC became an assistant coach at Syracuse that he will be the head coach at Syracuse someday. This is about as messy as it could've possibly have gone to reach this moment, but here we are lol. If it turns out to be a massive mistake, atleast the optics isn't a PR issue anymore because the National Media is all rooting for it to happen ever since he won the MAAC. But yeah GMAC getting the job in this fashion is truly unprecedented. Syracuse isn't a normal Power Conference program though, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse, hopefully this is one of those times for the better. Even if we are due for a surprise here, GMAC as HC at Syracuse will happen at some point in his career.

 

[Newhouser]

As a fellow Fultonian that left for many years and came back, yes...times have been rough on this area. It is sad, but it is what you make of it. We live here strictly because our parents are still alive and well and help a lot with raising our children. Fulton pumps out some extremely hard-working blue-collar types. Some sneaky good athletes have come out of this tiny run-down city over the years. I can tell you all as someone who knows Gavin's mother very well, you will not find a harder worker as evident from watching any Siena game. I harass his mother often about how hard she is on her kids as she coaches almost everything from soccer, lacrosse, and basketball but those kids all work their butts off because of it. I know that fans are going to love this kid in Orange

I love how he says "- Duke" to UNC guys after the game and starts his presser giving all glory to God. Kid has some swagger.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

He will probably bring Ben Lee. He was the assistant he took from Hop's former staff in Washington.
He was the head of recruiting and also the assistant in charge of scouting at Siena. Per Gerry, his strategy to put Folefac on Kennedy was key to beating Merrimack.
On Selection Sunday, he literally spent all night in his Siena office going over as many Duke games he could find so he could brief the players and coaches of any tendencies/weaknesses he found that the team could use to put together a strategy to win.

He sits right next to Gerry every game. Thanks for the info about his decision to have Folefac on the guard, didn't see that before. Sounds like a guy who GMac would want to come with him.

 

[heresjohnny88]

two weeks ago i was firmly in the BH camp. i wasn't necessarily "out" on Gerry but i just never really considered him a viable candidate with how the Autry era went.

i'm now very torn on whether we should realistically hold the autry era against gmac. we might be overthinking this a bit. he's a flat out good candidate. and what if he truly is the best guy for NIL/fundraising? that needs to count for a lot.

regardless - the siena/duke game did nudge me in his direction. i felt it was a nice showcase for him and hiring him now would give the university a bit of a PR bump. for a "close loss" it sure had a lot of people talking yesterday (including other coaches).

it is VERY clear to me that he's not just another autry. if he is the choice, it is imperative though that he is surrounded by quality assistants.

 

[Jake]

I’m not fully against Gmac. But how do you defend his entire assistant coaching track record at SU. It’s fully correlated with our downturn.

IMHO….one of the most over hyped correlations people try to make, is how effective assistants are under JB. JB didn’t allow them to game manage one iota. And at the end, he didn’t want to recruit kids that had to be managed.

We didn’t know what Hop could do and we didn’t know what Red could do and now at least we’ve seen what Gerry could do.

 

[orangepassion]

He's going to make a P4 program very happy - not sure it will be ours, but he gets it.

Seems like a great guy from this and other interviews. That's not a reason to hire him, but a nice bonus.

 

[cusefan88]

Whoever they hire should honestly sound out Mark Schmidt. Clearly he leaves Bonaventure with some bad blood and probably wants to continue coaching in some fashion.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

He will probably bring Ben Lee. He was the assistant he took from Hop's former staff in Washington.
He was the head of recruiting and also the assistant in charge of scouting at Siena. Per Gerry, his strategy to put Folefac on Kennedy was key to beating Merrimack.
On Selection Sunday, he literally spent all night in his Siena office going over as many Duke games he could find so he could brief the players and coaches of any tendencies/weaknesses he found that the team could use to put together a strategy to win.

I think Ben Lee would make a great HC at Siena.

 

[orange79]

Yeah no offense to our alums but Gerry needs an older former coach of some kind on the bench and a BIG TIME recruiter who will recruit the type of kids Gerry wants.

Bim Joeheim sounds like exactly who you are talking about

 

[TacoTime75]

 

[phil77]

It’s 10AM I am shocked it hasn’t been announced yet

 

[Orangezoo]

I think Ben Lee would make a great HC at Siena.

After showcasing his value here for a couple years.

 

[PauliePeppas]

No thank u

 

[orangepassion]

I agree we are starved for a winner. But the hope and excitement before our first season will be thru the roof with GMAC, it wont be the same unless Martelli makes the final four and becomes the cinderella of the NCAAT. That is the only way a Marteilli can hope to generate excitement among the casual Syracuse fan.
And if that happens, he probably goes somewhere else anyway for a bigger bag.

Frankly, our preseason needs some warm fuzzies if we want to increase season ticket sales this year. Or at the very least stop half the season ticket holders cancelling their seats.
I am a season ticket holder and believe me many are on the verge of not renewing.

That's great for the first half of his first season, but will wear off if he doesn't win. Winning brings excitement. I'm not saying he'd be a terrible choice, but you can't hire him for that reason alone.

 

[Willy75]

BH to providence incoming?

Providence is a nice job actually. I bet Ed Cooley wishes he was back there.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

IMHO….one of the most over hyped correlations people try to make, is how effective assistants are under JB. JB didn’t allow them to game manage one iota. And at the end, he didn’t want to recruit kids that had to be managed.

We didn’t know what Hop could do and we didn’t know what Red could do and now at least we’ve seen what Gerry could do.

I let my boss make mistakes all the time. It’s his choice.

 

[MikeSU02]

It’s 10AM I am shocked it hasn’t been announced yet

No way they would do a formal announcement on a Friday, right? Has to be Monday. I'm sure it'll be leaked ahead of time to start growing the coverage.

 

[TacoTime75]

No thank u

Yeah no bueno

 

[OrlandoCuse]

GDI. It's Orange!!!View attachment 261394

I can smell this image

 

[sufan59]

BH to providence incoming?

 

[Willy75]

No thank u

Not a fan but I would not be surprised at all.

 

[orangepassion]

Dear Etan Thomas,
Are you going to pay up to help NIL?

 

[sufan59]

Time for this GIF