Fire Autry

[IthacaMatt]

One of the more baffling decisions along with hiring Dan Engelstad to replace GMac.

Well, I think they thought that hiring Dan would get them Dakota Layhew, and he wound up going elsewhere for a bigger bag.

 

[grepal]

At this rate I feel like he will be back next year.

I don't think so. When so many of our former great players say they are frustrated, when very good, not great, but very good money was spent, when we have the best player we have had in at least a decade on this team and our record is mediocre at best something should change. I believe in patience but I would really need to be sold to keep Red. I respect JAB tremendously. When he says it takes 5 years I listen. That being stated I see more talent and worse results. Just don't see Red back.
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[CU44SE]

I don’t know where people think there was happiness when red was hired. The board was not happy. Everyone was in agreement a national search needed to happen.

However, people started to talk themselves into it after his press conference and liked what he said.

 

[SUbear]

I don't think so. When so many of our former great players say they are frustrated, when very good, not great, but very good money was spent, when we have the best player we have had in at least a decade on this team and our record is mediocre at best something should change. I believe in patience but I would really need to be sold to keep Red. I respect JAB tremendously. When he says it takes 5 years I listen. That being stated I see more talent and worse results. Just don't see Red back.
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5 years with good coaching, Red has been far from good for all of his three years. Stick with this and SU continues a downward spiral of mediocrity.
I have had more than enough of poor preparation, failure to perform basic offensive tasks, and whatever Red thinks is an offense. Not to mention totally undisciplined players.

 

[FloridaCuse]

From the peanut gallery ar UConn:

 

[FloridaCuse]

 

[elimunelson]

Gerry was his first choice. Not Autry. This is well known.

So if boeheim had so much juice wildhack thought the guy who was incompetent and terrible was the pick?

Then this is on John more than I thought.

 

[elimunelson]

Truth hurts on the big east comment

It hurt us a lot. Our identity was the big east.

 

[MSOrange]

So if boeheim had so much juice wildhack thought the guy who was incompetent and terrible was the pick?

Then this is on John more than I thought.

I think Matt had a really good point with this post.

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Tuesday at 2:33 PM

"We know the Autry hiring was dictated by JB"


We were told here that JB lobbied for Gerry... not Autry.

Yes, and they couldn't hire Gerry over Autry when Autry had seniority and is a person of color without facing a shitstorm of bad publicity for passing over the Associate Head Coach to hire somebody with noticeably less experience.

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[Charbroil]

From the peanut gallery ar UConn:

The “Syracuse (or Jim Boeheim) would have never won a championship without Carmelo Anthony” thing is so stupid for many reasons, but 2 in particular:

First, you need good players and typically at least one great player to win a championship. Take the best player off of the last 25 National champions and how many still win the championship? There’s only 2 that I can think of. (07 Florida and one of the recent UConn teams)

Secondly, Syracuse has had more heart break over the years in the tourney than good luck. The Keith Smart jumper in 87, AO’s injury in 2010, having to play one of the greatest teams of all time in 96. It’s not hard to imagine a universe where Syracuse has 2 or 3 championships. So I’m not going to apologize for Carmelo Anthony being the biggest factor in winning Syracuse a championship in 03.

Rant over.