Coach Search Options after Autry

[Mr. M]

Mookie Jones is coaching high school basketball, maybe he wants to move up a level? We should make sure to interview him

Great point. I know Billy Edelin used to train kids too.. here’s my wish list for next coach lineup:

Center: Sean Williams the Cat Rescuer, and Dayshawn Wright
Forward: Mark Konecny, and Ethan Cole
Forward: Devin Brennan-McBride, and Greg Davis
Guard: Dior Johnson, and Jalen Carey
Guard: Josh Wright, and Kaleb Joseph
Bench: Dashonte Riley, Mike Jones, and James Theus

 

[bballbeadle]

I understand money talks but dang I was really optimistic and genuinely excited for Hodgson and his explosive offense and the resurrection of cuse bball. If it is Hopkins, which it sounds like it will be, I just don't feel it. I'll support whomever it is, but man I'd be lying if I didn't say I had serious concerns with likelihood of a Hopkins led hoops transformation even with all this supposed influx of money.

I haven’t been on this thread in a couple days - or maybe just a day! - but damn, things have changed suddenly. I cannot believe we are not going with Hodgson.

 

[23Zone]

Great point. I know Billy Edelin used to train kids too.. here’s my wish list for next coach lineup:

Center:Sean Williams the Cat Rescuer, and Dayshawn Wright
Forward: Mark Konecny, and Matt Gorman
Forward: Devin Brennan-McBride, Mookie Jones
Guard: Dior Johnson, and Jalen Carey
Guard: Josh Wright, and Kaleb Joseph
Bench: Greg Davis

What about Tony Scott?

 

[kingtidge]

I haven’t been on this thread in a couple days - or maybe just a day! - but damn, things have changed suddenly. I cannot believe we are not going with Hodgson.

That isn't certain, but things have gotten strange... or maybe just sadly predictable.

 

[GHLF]

I haven’t been on this thread in a couple days - or maybe just a day! - but damn, things have changed suddenly. I cannot believe we are not going with Hodgson.

This is a great example of someone taking what someone said, creating their own perception and literally turning it into a definitive decision. Literally feed the masses with misinformation. Whether or not Coach Hopkins is hired or not. And then people provide likes wowza

 

[ManleyRocks]

Serious thought….it would strike me that some degree of Newhouse’s success can be traced to the arc of success of SUMBB from the 1970s through the recent past. Newhouse grads had street cred as they came from a school that had a showtime atmosphere on game night for generations (and Manley was showtime too). If this is in fact true…the BOT and the University are putting one of their Crown Jewels at risk allowing this decision to become chaotic, undisciplined and a power struggle. If I am the BOT, I am strongly requesting (with economic incentives) that JW and HE stay two years to see this through…I just can’t believe all of these highly successful individuals as stewards of the institution are unable get control of the situation and make decisions in the best interests of the university.

 

[RedtheGOB]

Serious thought….it would strike me that some degree of Newhouse’s success can be traced to the arc of success of SUMBB from the 1970s through the recent past. Newhouse grads had street cred as they came from a school that had a showtime atmosphere on game night for generations (and Manley was showtime too). If this is in fact true…the BOT and the University are putting one of their Crown Jewels at risk allowing this decision to become chaotic, undisciplined and a power struggle. If I am the BOT, I am strongly requesting (with economic incentives) that JW and HE stay two years to see this through…I just can’t believe all of these highly successful individuals as stewards of the institution are unable get control of the situation and make decisions in the best interests of the university.

I agree with you for the record firstly that the decisions should be more clear to just hire the best candidates. Wins and losses mean BH and def not Lyke.

I’m going to give some of my thoughts on what the board may be thinking or at least some of them.

College sports in general terms is a broken system. Week after week, month after month for years now crazier and crazier things have happened along with the quality of the sport going to the toilet.

It’s the Wild West and there is no end in sight. Legislation nope, common sense nope, NCAA = joke, and player collective bargaining years away.

I can see alot of the board just saying I don’t know what the crap to think or do so I’m just going with the safe choice. let’s be real BH altho the better candidate has not stayed anywhere more than a few years and has some unknowns.

The safe choice for the board for those that want to play it safe is the dude that spent 25+ years working for the program already.

Yup sucks for us wanting a change but I can see it coming like a freight train.

 

[TommyA13]

I understand money talks but dang I was really optimistic and genuinely excited for Hodgson and his explosive offense and the resurrection of cuse bball. If it is Hopkins, which it sounds like it will be, I just don't feel it. I'll support whomever it is, but man I'd be lying if I didn't say I had serious concerns with likelihood of a Hopkins led hoops transformation even with all this supposed influx of money.

How does it sound like it’ll be Hopkins?

 

[djorange1989]

How does it sound like it’ll be Hopkins?

It doesn’t. It’s possible but no way does it sound like some sure thing

 

[Cusefan0307]

Hop’s first year in Washington he let his point guard shoot 189 three’s while making just 56(28%)

His second year Matisse Thybulle shot 46-151(30%)

The Isaiah Stewart team shot 22 3’s a game and shot 32%.

He has two guys shoot 4 threes a game that finished under 30% for the season on the team that went 5-21.

His 5th year they shot 31% as a team on 20 attempts. One guy shot 33%.

His sixth season once again he had one guy over 33% on 20 team attempts where they shot 31%.

His last season he had two guys take multiple attempts per game that were under 30%.

Just god awful shooting year after year after year. Please end this madness.

 

[tptcuse]

I haven’t been on this thread in a couple days - or maybe just a day! - but damn, things have changed suddenly. I cannot believe we are not going with Hodgson.

We might be going with Hodgson. There are other rumors. Nothing has been determined.

 

[Brian Orange]

I understand money talks but dang I was really optimistic and genuinely excited for Hodgson and his explosive offense and the resurrection of cuse bball. If it is Hopkins, which it sounds like it will be, I just don't feel it. I'll support whomever it is, but man I'd be lying if I didn't say I had serious concerns with likelihood of a Hopkins led hoops transformation even with all this supposed influx of money.

1000% this.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

I haven’t been on this thread in a couple days - or maybe just a day! - but damn, things have changed suddenly. I cannot believe we are not going with Hodgson.

I'm still optimistic that sanity will prevail. Hopefully what's been shared here has been an object lesson for the powers that be in how badly Hop would be received at this time.

 

[dasher]

I haven’t been on this thread in a couple days - or maybe just a day! - but damn, things have changed suddenly. I cannot believe we are not going with Hodgson.

No one knows yet. This is very much open

 

[Briancuse]

I understand money talks but dang I was really optimistic and genuinely excited for Hodgson and his explosive offense and the resurrection of cuse bball. If it is Hopkins, which it sounds like it will be, I just don't feel it. I'll support whomever it is, but man I'd be lying if I didn't say I had serious concerns with likelihood of a Hopkins led hoops transformation even with all this supposed influx of money.

I'm really down on hiring Hopkins too but you are getting way ahead here, this is pure speculation.

 

[JaySU22]

I don’t get the Chris Mack love. The guy had one good year in 4 at Lville and got fired. 2017 is a long way away from when he had a great year at Xavier. I mean he coaches at college of Charleston now

Killed it at Xavier. First 2 years were tournament years at Lville (year 2 was Covid cancellation though), year 3 they were a surprise ncaa snub, then year 4 was it after the weird extortion thing with Dino Gaudio.

Not saying he’s my #1 but think he’s worthy of getting some high major interviews.

 

[sweetpea]

What about Tony Scott?

John Karpis, Mike Jones, Chuck Gelatt, Pete Wynne

 

[dwilmont44]

Can someone make up a rumor? Getting kinda slow in here.

 

[phreddie]

What about Tony Scott?

Total non sequitur: I remember, back in the day, reading in one of the pre-season mags about SU's incoming class, and they said this about Tony Scot, "...another of Boeheim's flying, soaring, scoring machines"

Man, those were the days.

 

[Briancuse]

Can someone make up a rumor? Getting kinda slow in here.

Melo called me last night and told me he will give me 50 mil a year for nil to coach the team. My staff will be Jay Wright, Brad Stevens, Bruce pearl and Dan Mullen.

 

[CusefanATL]

Oh, so I'm a moron if they stay with the Boeheim coaching tree? LOL
Yeah, I'm the only guy here who is saying that.

As I said you aren’t the only 1. I clearly said that. Verbatim.

And I don’t even know if I disagree with you.

But if you think a national search is the only way… when almost every hire we have made is a national hire (your post was so ridiculously wrong, I had to question if you even follow Syracuse sports)… and Hopkins is guaranteed to fail? Yes moronic. There is almost zero difference between Hop and any other hire other than what happens after the hire.

If everyone knew how to hire, there would be zero up and downs and everyone would win. And other than OSU football… every program, regardless of sport, in the country has suffered ups and downs.

Our best hire of all time and the reason cuse bball avoided ups and downs for 40 years was a in family hire.

That being said, I’m team Lally and team Hodgson. Doesn’t make me right or wrong. But if Hop comes in with $30 mil, I’m gonna root for the team.

It’s not complicated. Other than hiring coaches is a crapshoot. Nick Saban once said they needed their 9/11. After failing with the dolphins.

But terrible of me to compare something to 2000’s coach. I’m a moron.

 

[CusefanATL]

Different worlds

OK, but you can take off Marrone and Fran Brown, because they recruited Syracuse, not the other way around. But, yes, they have done this a few times before. So let's hope they don't screw it up.

It doesn’t mean there wasn’t a national search. It just means they got the job. What are you talking about?

 

[Franz69]

Can someone make up a rumor? Getting kinda slow in here.

Heard from a reliable source(the voices in my head), the leading candidates are Sam Elliott for Chancellor, Snoop Dogg for AD, Bryan Hodgson's Wife for Hoops Coach and Sydney Sweeney for Head Cheerleader.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Sydney Sweeney for Head Cheerleader.

The jokes just write themselves.

 

[Cusefan69]

This thread has definitely gone