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Next year Coach Decisions - poll

What Coaching direction would you like Syracuse basketball to head next

  • Keep Red for another season with higher expectation

    Votes: 9 4.8%

  • Give money to a somewhat proven younger coach who moved up the ranks ..Like Holloway..etc

    Votes: 76 40.6%

  • Hire Gerry off the NCAA tourney bid

    Votes: 17 9.1%

  • Mid Major coach with success like Speedy Claxton or Matt Langel... etc

    Votes: 85 45.5%
  • Total voters
    187
A proven Mid-Major HC is not only what is most likely, it's one of the best ways to go. Many programs have recently become successful after doing that.

With that said, Murray might be a future star so he deserves a look. Apparently he's responsible for Uconn's elite offense, so he's an Xs and Os guy, and he's young and lives nearby. Hope JW kicks the tires.

0.01% chance of getting Nate Oats at this point, but with that said I still hope JW puts together the best package possible and calls him, because what's the harm in him saying no (which I assume he would). Not interested in a power conference coach who hasn't been elite. And of course the elite ones are expensive so it's likely not viable.

In summary, elite mid-major hc makes sense to me.
 
I will support Red if he could beat Clemson, the first ACC game on the schedule. Clemson is not that good this year and this game will be held on our home court.
 
Speaking of a coach who has his team rolling—Mark Madsen. I just watched California handle by 18 a solid Columbia team that beat Hofstra. Cal is 12–1 and they play with a lot of discipline.
Not that we get this guy but an example of good coaching with decent talent — not elite.
 
DomeFoam44 said:
Entertaining a coach from UConn is where I draw the line. There are certain traditions you don’t spit on and hiring a Husky to run Syracuse basketball is one of them. That’s not thinking outside the box that’s forgetting who we are.

Let’s pump the brakes on this Murray hype train. He’s an assistant on a staff that’s been stacked for years, working under a head coach who’s the actual architect of that offense. Being in the room where good things happen doesn’t make you the reason they happen.

If we’re talking about the next Syracuse head coach, the bar should be a lot higher than “young guy who lives nearby and might be good someday.” This isn’t a developmental internship. This is a program with history, expectations and a rivalry with UConn that should disqualify their staff on principle alone.

Some lines you just don’t cross.
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I don't have direct knowledge of what happens at Uconn, but it's been reported that Murray is the one who changed the offense. Not sure he's just a guy in a room.

I hate Uconn. With that said, I'd literally take anyone who could turn this into a championship-caliber program. We are not in a position to turn our nose up at anyone.
 
DomeFoam44 said:
Entertaining a coach from UConn is where I draw the line. There are certain traditions you don’t spit on and hiring a Husky to run Syracuse basketball is one of them. That’s not thinking outside the box that’s forgetting who we are.

Let’s pump the brakes on this Murray hype train. He’s an assistant on a staff that’s been stacked for years, working under a head coach who’s the actual architect of that offense. Being in the room where good things happen doesn’t make you the reason they happen.

If we’re talking about the next Syracuse head coach, the bar should be a lot higher than “young guy who lives nearby and might be good someday.” This isn’t a developmental internship. This is a program with history, expectations and a rivalry with UConn that should disqualify their staff on principle alone.

Some lines you just don’t cross.
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Hurley did nothing until Murray joined his staff. Absolutely nothing.
 
Cusefan0307 said:
Hurley did nothing until Murray joined his staff. Absolutely nothing.
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Hurley at Uconn:
Year 1: 16-17 (no tournament)
Year 2: 19-12 (covid)
Year 3: 15-8 (first round loss)
**Offseason Hires Luke Murray to reinvent the offense (also recruits and develops bigs well)**
Year 4: 23-10 (first round loss)
Year 5: 31-8 (National Champion)
Year 6: 37-3 (National Champion)
Year 7: 24-11 (Second Round lost by 2 pts to eventual champion)
Year 8: 12-1 so far and ranked #5

That timeline can't be ignored. Luke Murray should get a look by JW.
 
Sbucketball said:
A proven Mid-Major HC is not only what is most likely, it's one of the best ways to go. Many programs have recently become successful after doing that.

With that said, Murray might be a future star so he deserves a look. Apparently he's responsible for Uconn's elite offense, so he's an Xs and Os guy, and he's young and lives nearby. Hope JW kicks the tires.

0.01% chance of getting Nate Oats at this point, but with that said I still hope JW puts together the best package possible and calls him, because what's the harm in him saying no (which I assume he would). Not interested in a power conference coach who hasn't been elite. And of course the elite ones are expensive so it's likely not viable.

In summary, elite mid-major hc makes sense to me.
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"A proven Mid-Major HC is not only what is most likely, it's one of the best ways to go. Many programs have recently become successful after doing that." Agree. Look at what Mark Byington has done at Vandy in two years. The guy can coach, has been dead-eye on portal commits, and has a top-level HS recruiting class signed for next year
 
Fly Rodder said:
He should definitely get a look. That said, I would hope that he can run a whole team and not just the offense. That's the gamble with assistants until they show that they can.
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Getting insight into who comes with him and how he builds his staff etc would be key. That said he absolutely should get a look. I would want to hear from former players under him etc too.

I think there will be multiple options that could work well for us honestly.
 
Is there any chance that Wildhack decides to fire Red before the end of the season? We are winning games against lower competition in the worst possible way. I believe a lot of this has to do with poor coaching and leadership. How many losses will it take for a change to be made before the offseason?
 
llandz said:
I'd like to see this season through or more of the season before answering this poll. But I will say a hard no to Gerry.
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Yes, until we see 10 games with Donnie, with the way the rest of the team has been playing without him - which is honestly pretty good, IMO - then we don't know what this team looks like. End of January / Mid- February, we'll know whether Autry is the right guy or not.
 
IthacaMatt said:
Yes, until we see 10 games with Donnie, with the way the rest of the team has been playing without him - which is honestly pretty good, IMO - then we don't know what this team looks like. End of January / Mid- February, we'll know whether Autry is the right guy or not.
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I'm genuinely curious what makes you think Red is the right guy for the job? We're not missing a top 5 draft pick. You could make the case this team has gotten worse. They have defensively. We can't get much worse offensively.
 
DomeFoam44 said:
Entertaining a coach from UConn is where I draw the line. There are certain traditions you don’t spit on and hiring a Husky to run Syracuse basketball is one of them. That’s not thinking outside the box that’s forgetting who we are.

Let’s pump the brakes on this Murray hype train. He’s an assistant on a staff that’s been stacked for years, working under a head coach who’s the actual architect of that offense. Being in the room where good things happen doesn’t make you the reason they happen.

If we’re talking about the next Syracuse head coach, the bar should be a lot higher than “young guy who lives nearby and might be good someday.” This isn’t a developmental internship. This is a program with history, expectations and a rivalry with UConn that should disqualify their staff on principle alone.

Some lines you just don’t cross.
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They hired a chancellor from Georgetown
 
benjams77 said:
Lets project some here and see where people are with their coach search expectations... In theory lets say
-Red Misses NCCAA tourney again but team improves its record
-Gerry leads Siena to MAAC title and NCAA tourney

Can only do 4 choices.. Other choice would be hire and Old Head with limited years like Pitino
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What about Jay Wright or Tony Bennett?
 

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