Coach Search Options after Autry

[007]

555%? So the average assistant makes less than zero? Or you using Trump math?

I take it you weren't a math major.

 

[RF2044]

I would have to look but I think they have beaten 5 or 6 teams over 500.
But, of course, the teams in their league all have the same deficiency in talent so it makes sense the bigger conference teams carve them up.
For me, what is important is what they do with the players they have.
Can they get them to overachieve or underachieve?
Siena is second in their league so seems to me he is doing ok.
Gerry gets his guys to play tough, never surrender, put it all on the line ball.
Red gets his guys to play creampuff soft, roll over, lets think about the catering food after the game ball.

I suspect that Hop is worlds better than Red, not sure how he would compare to Gerry.
But again Hop cant be all that bad if he won 2 coaches of the year in Washington.
They dont give those things out as door prizes.
You have to earn it.

I'm going to break this down, beacuse I think you are right. But let's see. Here are the teams Siena has beaten this year, with their 2025-2026 record to date:

Bryant 8-19
Brown 9-15
Albany 10-18
Holy Cross 10-19
Longwood 15-15
American 16-13
Maine 7-21
Niagara 7-21 -beat them twice
Canisus 9-20 -beat them twice
Rider 4-23
Mt. Saint Mary's 14-15
Manhattan 12-17
Fairfield 18-11
Marist 18-10 -beat them twice
Iona - 16-13
St Peter's 15-11

I stand corrected about it only being one team. Still...

 

[Cappy3]

This may be what the kids call a hot take, but let’s remember Hop did win the PAC 12. It may not be the American or whatever conference Arkansas St is in but I trust that with the right resources, Hopper can compete.

And impressed Washington so much they canned him a couple years later.

 

[LAorange44]

I trust Melo and JB in that I believe they have the best interest of the program at heart. I don’t trust other big donors with no connection to basketball inserting themselves into basketball affairs for the first time. If the administration opts to go with Hopper, backed by a large coalition of donors and stakeholders, then let’s ride!!!!’ Hop 2027!!!!!

 

[hoopsupstate]

If you can somewhat justify your “NIL Money”, you can use less of the revenue share that can go to women’s hoops or football. This also makes the University take a different look at things.

 

[LAorange44]

And impressed Washington so much they canned him a couple years later.

Actually it got him a great extension and they canned him a few years later because they couldn’t afford the buyout

 

[sufan59]

If you can somewhat justify your “NIL Money”, you can use less of the revenue share that can go to women’s hoops or football. This also makes the University take a different look at things.

True and the men's basketball brand is so huge, it should be able to operate independently.

 

[Cappy3]

I take it you weren't a math major.

Well, 100% of something is all of it. 200% is twice as much. It is mathematically impossible to reduce something by more than 100%

 

[5OutFred]

Ask Georgetown fans how they're feeling about the job Cooley has done with a $10m+ roster this year.

 

[Cuseloyal]

This may be what the kids call a hot take, but let’s remember Hop did win the PAC 12. It may not be the American or whatever conference Arkansas St is in but I trust that with the right resources, Hopper can compete.

To plays devils advocate it was a down year in the league. UCLA Arizona USC all around .500 records for the year

 

[orangepassion]

Just received a reply from Wildhack. Based on his reply - which I won't share here - I have some hope that we may avoid the doomsday scenarios.

Publicly, Autry still has the job.

 

[Sherman20]

This may be what the kids call a hot take, but let’s remember Hop did win the PAC 12. It may not be the American or whatever conference Arkansas St is in but I trust that with the right resources, Hopper can compete.

Hey, one out of seven tries ain’t bad. Good grief. The PAC 12 was also awful and he made a total of one tourney.

 

[Ggaenzle]

Skipped ahead 30+ pages since last night. Can't keep up.

The one thing I loved about this thread is that it shows the passion we all have for Syracuse basketball, and that we all really do care who the next coach is.

Or we have no lives…

 

[hoopsupstate]

Ask Georgetown fans how they're feeling about the job Cooley has done with a $10m+ roster this year.

We all wanted their Harvard point guard and he’s been below average.

 

[007]

Well, 100% of something is all of it. 200% is twice as much. It is mathematically impossible to reduce something by more than 100%

Yup. Except we are not talking about a reduction. If I make $100 (close) and you make 555% more than me, do you make nothing?

 

[orangepassion]

Old white people making huge decisions with the only thing in mind is how much money they can collect, rather than doing what’s best. What a shocker!

If they hire Hop, I’m done with this program. Unserious.

Who knew Melo was an old, white guy?

 

[RF2044]

I trust Melo and JB in that I believe they have the best interest of the program at heart. I don’t trust other big donors with no connection to basketball inserting themselves into basketball affairs for the first time. If the administration opts to go with Hopper, backed by a large coalition of donors and stakeholders, then let’s ride!!!!’ Hop 2027!!!!!

I don't.

We have recent evidence to suggest that JB had his OWN best interests in mind, and acted accordingly.

I don't think altruism was demonstrated when he was forced to step down -- at all. In fact, the threat of him NOT acting in the best interests of the University / basketball program was one of the reasons we're in this predicament now.

 

[powdersmack]

555%? So the average assistant makes less than zero? Or you using Trump math?

 

[MSOrange]

I don't.

We have recent evidence to suggest that JB had his OWN best interests in mind, and acted accordingly.

I don't think altruism was demonstrated when he was forced to step down -- at all. In fact, the threat of him NOT acting in the best interests of the University / basketball program was one of the reasons we're in this predicament now.

 

[sufan59]

I have an idea, we pay Hodgson 2 million a year to be Hopkins AHC and instills the Oats offensive system and he takes over when Kiyan graduates? Good compromise?

 

[hoopsupstate]

Just received a reply from Wildhack. Based on his reply - which I won't share here - I have some hope that we may avoid the doomsday scenarios.

Great news. Shertz must be finally coming around to his senses

 

[orangepassion]

Ask Georgetown fans how they're feeling about the job Cooley has done with a $10m+ roster this year.

I actually heard Patrick Ewing is one of the NBA guys paying to get Hop here.


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[dwilmont44]

If you could guarantee the money would get Syracuse 1st in the ACC and at least a Final Four it would be hard to turn down.

But college basketball is so high variance nothing is ever guaranteed. Better to have a long period of sustained success and maybe we can build the funds up to go all in when we have a solid base.

 

[Cappy3]

Actually it got him a great extension and they canned him a few years later because they couldn’t afford the buyout

They fired him because they couldn’t afford the buyout? I thought his pathetic record might have been the reason. The buyout was why he lasted as long as he did!

 

[5OutFred]

Just received a reply from Wildhack. Based on his reply - which I won't share here - I have some hope that we may avoid the doomsday scenarios.

I implore others to do the same - Wildhack, while having a pulse of the fanbase, isn't sitting around sourcing message boards (anymore). This fanbase is the program; make yourselves heard.