Mike Waters - personal reason why Hop left

[orangedave]

The personal reason Mike Hopkins left Syracuse basketball to go to Washington

Really interesting article by Mike Waters. Hop says one reason for leaving was his dad is in early stages of dementia. Mike wanted to be near him and be where his dad could see him coach.
Another example of Hop being a class act.

 

[triplethrea]

And Boeheim stringing him on for a decade probably had something to do with it too.

 

[Jake]

The personal reason Mike Hopkins left Syracuse basketball to go to Washington

Really interesting article by Mike Waters. Hop says one reason for leaving was his dad is in early stages of dementia. Mike wanted to be near him and be where his dad could see him coach.
Another example of Hop being a class act.

This is a significant factor.

 

[Millhouse]

i think having a coach with real life perspective like this is a good thing. boeheim is smarter with his time than other coaches who will work 24/7, i think.

hop can give his dad memories while he still has the capacity, be a hero at UW, then come back with UW's blessing and continue here with a similarly intelligent perspective about how hard to make everything

 

[CuseFaninVT]

i think having a coach with real life perspective like this is a good thing. boeheim is smarter with his time than other coaches who will work 24/7, i think.

hop can give his dad memories while he still has the capacity, be a hero at UW, then come back with UW's blessing and continue here with a similarly intelligent perspective about how hard to make everything

After reading the article, and making some major assumptions, I assume that coming back to SU will either never happen, or only happen after his father (at the minimum) has passed. You don't make a decision like this to be closer to family only to back out on that later.

 

[SUOrangeSU]

Hop will be back. He just has to stay decent at UW and not get fired (which I dont think he will at all). With him running the show, watch out!!

 

[realorange]

Hop will be back. He just has to stay decent at UW and not get fired (which I dont think he will at all). With him running the show, watch out!!

Realisticly, why would he come back?
He has said that he wanted to establish his own program with his own culture.
If he came back to Syracuse, it would still be JB's program that he would be taking over.

 

[SUOrangeSU]

Realisticly, why would he come back?
He has said that he wanted to establish his own program with his own culture.
If he came back to Syracuse, it would still be JB's program that he would be taking over.

Why would Roy go from KU and being in the title game to UNC? Something to be said to coach the school you went to. Also, going from UW to Cuse is a big stepping block. It's not going to happen tomorrow obviously but I truly believe Hop will be back. Might not be the first coach that replaces JB but I do think he comes back

 

[TinyManInside]

Hop will be back. He just has to stay decent at UW and not get fired (which I dont think he will at all). With him running the show, watch out!!

These articles are leaving out some of the behind-the-scenes stuff that may not be easy to repair.

If I had to guess I'd say that he never coaches at SU, but things can obviously change. I wouldn't chisel that prediction in stone, but I don't think it's overly likely either.

 

[TinyManInside]

And Boeheim stringing him on for a decade probably had something to do with it too.

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[CuseFaninVT]

Why would Roy go from KU and being in the title game to UNC? Something to be said to coach the school you went to. Also, going from UW to Cuse is a big stepping block. It's not going to happen tomorrow obviously but I truly believe Hop will be back. Might not be the first coach that replaces JB but I do think he comes back

I love SU hoops, but SU ain't UNC in terms of jobs. It's just not.

 

[SUOrangeSU]

I love SU hoops, but SU ain't UNC in terms of jobs. It's just not.

You're missing the point of my reference to that...It was an example..KU and UNC were on par with each other as far as "jobs" and Roy made the change..

 

[Dcuse]

I love SU hoops, but SU ain't UNC in terms of jobs. It's just not.

And Washington isn’t Kansas. In actuality this step up would be monumental compared to Williams so I don’t understand your point.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

You're missing the point of my reference to that...It was an example..KU and UNC were on par with each other as far as "jobs" and Roy made the change..

I guess.

I just don't see it happening. And unless Hop wins the PAC every year for about 10 years, there are certain portions of the fanbase who'd rather open it up to a nation-wide search until we can convince Jay Wright to coach at SU.

 

[NateW]

I love SU hoops, but SU ain't UNC in terms of jobs. It's just not.

UW ain’t exactly Kansas either.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

And Washington isn’t Kansas. In actuality this step up would be monumental compared to Williams so I don’t understand your point.

Fair enough. How about this? Roy was born in NC. Hop's not a native NYer.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

UW ain’t exactly Kansas either.

Thank you Capt. Obvious!

Sorry to lash at you, but that point was made.

 

[NateW]

Thank you Capt. Obvious!

Sorry to lash at you, but that point was made.

Yeah at about the same minute I posted...

You sure are ornery today. Jeesh.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Yeah at about the same minute I posted...

You sure are ornery today. Jeesh.

Yeah. You could say that. Been a crappy week. Thank God for the Red Sox or it would be complete loss.

 

[NateW]

Yeah. You could say that. Been a crappy week. Thank God for the Red Sox or it would be complete loss.

Keep ur head up bro. Ride the wave.

 

[elimunelson]

He'll come back if we want him and pay him to do so. Syracuse is a top notch job in college hoops. It sounds like the reason he finally went west was for his dad. Admirable decision. Life changes constantly and the opportunities to coach blue blood programs are near and far.

Of course if he kills it at Wash he may have the shot to stay out west and coach UCLA at some point too. It'll be interesting how it plays out.

 

[HoustonCuse]

I read this and the companion article about whether Hop would ever come back as: he ain't ever coming back. Absolutely not while his dad is living. But most likely never. He was even putting caveats on a "never say never" statement about coaching Syracuse. SU had the chance to have Hopkins as its coach and the opportunity was lost (for a variety of reasons). It won't happen now.

 

[MadNY3]

Hop will be back. He just has to stay decent at UW and not get fired (which I dont think he will at all). With him running the show, watch out!!

He has the potential to become UW's Boeheim. Good for him, he's off to a great start.

 

[Millhouse]

After reading the article, and making some major assumptions, I assume that coming back to SU will either never happen, or only happen after his father (at the minimum) has passed. You don't make a decision like this to be closer to family only to back out on that later.

his dad is ailing, unfortunately it happens fast.

 

[bdstwin]

hopefully he gets a few more wins and then comes back to coach Syracuse