Gerry McNamara needs to be the next coach

[jncuse]

The part of G-Mac that I don't have the answer but that can't be ignored as a big factor to is how much of a boost to NIL would hiring McNamara have over rando with promising resume but no Syracuse ties (i.e. Phil Martelli Jr.).

Would it be a massive boost? Is it the thought that big boosters are still looking for a connection to the past in making NIL Contributions? They are not moving towards a fresh start approach and national hire? I'm not saying your wrong, I'm just basing things on my gut perspective.

Even if its a short term NIL boost with GMac, which I'm not sure is true or untrue, what will really boost NIL is winning ... after year 1 or year 2. To me that has to be focus if we are looking at it from an NIL lens.

The only difference is if its a massive NIL cheque, far, far above anything else, came with a specific coach.

 

[bnoro]

Settling is going for Hop. Who didn’t improve his team while Gmac obviously did. If u r talking bennett or Jay Wright or even pearl im with ya. Hodg has a year more head coaching so what’s the difference. Tell me it wouldn’t be EPIC for Gmac to turn us around into top ten school every year if he could. Dome would be nut so.

It would be epic if he turned us around. I just don't believe he has the ability to do it.

Hodgson coached two years at the Sun Belt (20th ranked league via NET rankings) and then a year in the AAC (10th ranked league), while Gerry coached two years in the MAAC (25th ranked league).

It's easier to jump from the 10th ranked league to the 4th (ACC) when you have the experience of making a jump before. Jumping from the 25th (where you have a significant advantage in NIL over the other teams) to the 4th is much different.

 

[shu 49]

It would be epic if he turned us around. I just don't believe he has the ability to do it.

Hodgson coached two years at the Sun Belt (20th ranked league via NET rankings) and then a year in the AAC (10th ranked league), while Gerry coached two years in the MAAC (25th ranked league).

It's easier to jump from the 10th ranked league to the 4th (ACC) when you have the experience of making a jump before. Jumping from the 25th (where you have a significant advantage in NIL over the other teams) to the 4th is much different.

Ur not wrong. I’m good with either one. Would Mac be a 1 b if we don’t get hodge

 

[Fly Rodder]

Would it be a massive boost? Is it the thought that big boosters are still looking for a connection to the past in making NIL Contributions? They are not moving towards a fresh start approach and national hire? I'm not saying your wrong, I'm just basing things on my gut perspective.

If they weren't supporting the program before Gerry left and were caught behind the eightball and were still struggling to catch up even last year ... I don't see how hiring Gerry would result in a huge influx of dollars. Were donors avoiding giving Red money or was Gerry not advocating for money while on Red's staff?

 

[jncuse]

If they weren't supporting the program before Gerry left and were caught behind the eightball and were still struggling to catch up even last year ... I don't see how hiring Gerry would result in a huge influx of dollars. Were donors avoiding giving Red money or was Gerry not advocating for money while on Red's staff?

I don't know enough about the donor community to confidently assess whether that poster was correct or not -- but your thoughts seem to match my view from a not fully informed outsider perspective. I just don't see that it would be a massive boost.

 

[AngryOtto]

Ur not wrong. I’m good with either one. Would Mac be a 1 b if we don’t get hodge

I just don’t see why Gerry would want to put his family through it at this time. If he’s hired a majority of the fan base will be upset or unease about a continuation hire. If he’s does not take SU to the tournament in the first year the pitch forks will come out not just for Gerry but Blair and Hayne. Whether it’s fair or not there will not be a grace period with the fans or media for a legacy hire right now without immediate success.

 

[jncuse]

I just don’t see why Gerry would want to put his family through it at this time. If he’s hired a majority of the fan base will be upset or unease about a continuation hire. If he’s does not take SU to the tournament in the first year the pitch forks will come out not just for Gerry but Blair and Hayne. Whether it’s fair or not there will not be a grace period with the fans or media for a legacy hire right now without immediate success.

Just getting a contract with Syracuse would be life changing money for his family, even if he is released in his first contract.

There is no guarantee that what happened at Siena this year is sustainable, so this could be the best opportunity he would ever have to strike.

Yes there would be stress, but if you are asking for a reason why Gerry would consider that would be it.

 

[tptcuse]

Looks like this thread is going to be active.

 

[AlaskaSU]

Lots of dreamers here. We are never going to out recruit the established ACC teams. How are the old northern BE teams doing in the ACC? Success would be a fairly consistent low seed team in the big dance. The good old days are not coming back.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Lots of dreamers here. We are never going to out recruit the established ACC teams. How are the old northern BE teams doing in the ACC? Success would be a fairly consistent low seed team in the big dance. The good old days are not coming back.

Retire this tired act

 

[SuFTW]

Just getting a contract with Syracuse would be life changing money for his family, even if he is released in his first contract.

There is no guarantee that what happened at Siena this year is sustainable, so this could be the best opportunity he would ever have to strike.

Yes there would be stress, but if you are asking for a reason why Gerry would consider that would be it.

Not really if he only lasts 3 years as head coach at SU. He will have to scramble for a head coach job at a lower level or an assistant coach somewhere. He could probably stay at Siena for 10+ years if he wants at $400-$500k a year I am guessing.

 

[shu 49]

I just don’t see why Gerry would want to put his family through it at this time. If he’s hired a majority of the fan base will be upset or unease about a continuation hire. If he’s does not take SU to the tournament in the first year the pitch forks will come out not just for Gerry but Blair and Hayne. Whether it’s fair or not there will not be a grace period with the fans or media for a legacy hire right now without immediate success.

Well I agree but same for hodge. Any coach here is gonna get that. If Mac is a competitor, he would love the challenge cause if he pulls it off he will be an icon for years. The thing most guys aren’t talking about is his assistants. Ao as a bigs coach is perfect. Blackwell as forwards also awesome cause these guys worked hard to get where they got. Like Jordan or Magic coaching, they don’t see why the player doesn’t do what they do naturally. It’s not taught to them. These guys were tough as nails and learned without Jordan type talent.

 

[Crusty]

Hear me out. Gerry knows how to be a coach. He has proven his chops at Siena. In two years he has taken them from a 4 win season to a winning season with a team that might make the tourney. He should have been chosen over Red but politics forced him out. As far as I know, he went graciously and left the town that he and his family truly loved.

I know many here think we should get some kind of established coach from a major program. But taking a coach from a mid-major, one who is hungry and has the coaching chops, has proven to be quite successful in college basketball. Or even football. Look at Indiana!

Gerry is an outstanding person who is uniquely qualified to be the head of our faltering program. He inspires loyalty and confidence. He bleeds Orange. He is beloved. And I believe he has what it takes to lead our program back to real gosh-darned good-ness, if not greatness. Let’s go, Orange!

Happy New Year.

I actually agree with you. He has proven he can coach. He should have been the coach after JB. He knows Syracuse and would be a keeper. Not sure we could keep some of the other names mentioned.
Probably won't happen
. We already took a shot at the South Florida guy and missed. Could happen again if guys use us to get contract extensions. That's the only way we would wind up with GMAC.

 

[PoppyHart]

The big difference is before Donovan they had gone to a Final Four, a tournament, and then had a losing season that got their coach fired. We've had 5 years in the wilderness (3 of which Gerry was partially responsible).

When Donovan took over, he had two under .500 seasons before getting Florida to the tournament.

If Gerry came in and had two straight losing seasons with the way this program is currently, he'd be fired.

For the record, Kruger wasn’t fired.