Remember the jay wright lovefest a few years ago

[CorduroyG]

They were making deep tourny runs, we had back to back nit's, i remember a bunch of people wishing we had jay wright over jb. Im thinking theyre having a change of heart now.

 

[Cusefannotindc]

All teams fall on hard times, it doesn't mean the coach is bad. If JB were to leave and there wasn't a succession plan in place, Wright would be in my top 5 to be a replacement.

 

[NKR1978]

JB's bad is never as bad as Nova is this year.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Maybe Jay Wright and Jamie Dixon both sold their souls to the Devil around the same time, and now he's come to collect.

 

[cuseclappy]

well pitt just lost to depaul...eeeeesh...

 

[Cusefannotindc]

JB's bad is never as bad as Nova is this year.

We are a bigger program, we get better recruits, our falls should be less than theirs. Remember we were a 4 day GMAC rampage away from 3 straight NITs.

 

[All4SU]

We are a bigger program, we get better recruits, our falls should be less than theirs. Remember we were a 4 day GMAC rampage away from 3 straight NITs.

Except we HAD that 4 day GMac stretch to avoid the NIT, and one of those NIT seasons definitely should have earned an NCAA bid.

 

[NKR1978]

We are a bigger program, we get better recruits, our falls should be less than theirs. Remember we were a 4 day GMAC rampage away from 3 straight NITs.

In 2007 UConn didn't even make the NIT. UNC had a 20 loss season within the last 10 years. Our bad seasons are 20-23 wins and an NIT. As much as those suck, they're not that bad.

 

[rrlbees]

I know I never said I'd rather have Wright than JB, but Wright is a damn good coach just as Dixon is. We've had some stinker seasons ourselves and maybe with more talent.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

We are a bigger program, we get better recruits, our falls should be less than theirs. Remember we were a 4 day GMAC rampage away from 3 straight NITs.

We were two NCAA snubs away from not missing the tourney in over a decade.

I'll give JB a ton of credit, his worst years are NCAA bubble years where we end up in the NIT. Never had a losing season. Has failed to win 20 games only 3 times in his career. That's pretty damn impressive. As an SU fan for 30 years, I feel lucky to have had a coach as consistent has JB leading my favorite team.

 

[cuseattle]

Duke had a sub-500 year too when coach K was having health problems.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Except we HAD that 4 day GMac stretch to avoid the NIT, and one of those NIT seasons definitely should have earned an NCAA bid.

Also, we were pretty much in the NCAA after day 2 of the BET that year (when we beat #1 UConn our RPI jumped into the top 20). The BET championship was just the icing on the cake.

 

[Cusefannotindc]

Looking at the Pomeroy stats over the last 10 years, this years Nova team and 03 Nova team were the worst, than our 06 team, then a few more Nova teams. Nova's 05 team has the highest Pyth based on Pomeroy, except when I calculate the formula I come up with this years SU team has the best. Over the last 10 years I have SU having a .91 Pyth avg and Nova a .88. Is that due to better players or a better coach, I don't know, anyone care to weigh in with recruit stars?

 

[SaintTristan]

They were making deep tourny runs, we had back to back nit's, i remember a bunch of people wishing we had jay wright over jb. Im thinking theyre having a change of heart now.

Wright is a good coach, but he needs to leave Nova now. Needs to go to a BCS program.

 

[Marsh01]

Wright is a good coach, but he needs to leave Nova now. Needs to go to a BCS program.

I think that is going to happen very soon. He knows he has to leave.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Wright is a good coach, but he needs to leave Nova now. Needs to go to a BCS program.

Are you suggesting he switch to coach football?

 

[omniorange]

Wright is a good coach, but he needs to leave Nova now. Needs to go to a BCS program.

He should have went after the Maryland gig, imho. He was crazy not to even consider it.

Cheers,
Neil

 

[SaintTristan]

He should have went after the Maryland gig, imho. He was crazy not to even consider it.

MD would be a good gig. but i think there is a lower ceiling on how much he can earn there vis a vis other BCS programs.

Why not PSU? wright can go to any program and get it to Nova's level overnight. even though PSU sucks lemur balls now, e could turn the program around quickly.

someone once told me that Wright wants to replace coach K as the nat'l team coach and finish his career just doing USA basketball (and TV work on the side).

 

[Rossco123]

Wright is a good man and a fine coach. He has a young team and recruiting may be an issue ongoing. Time to go.

 

[Dcuse]

Wright is a good coach, but he needs to leave Nova now. Needs to go to a BCS program.

A BCS program? You know he's not a football coach,right?

 

[MyMeloMyMan]

Jay Wright will have no shortage of suitors, anytime he wants to leave Nova. Good programs have clunker years..it happens.

 

[Oakland]

Wright is a good coach, but he needs to leave Nova now. Needs to go to a BCS program.

I think he needs a good season to go anywhere.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

He should have went after the Maryland gig, imho. He was crazy not to even consider it.

Cheers,
Neil

I agree. Maryland is just as high profile as 'Nova, he wouldn't have had to move far, he'd make much more money than at 'Nova, etc.

 

[DoctorBombay]

His recruiting classes, although highly ranked, just haven't panned out.
Yarou hasn't developed past a serviceable level, Wayns is a ballhog, Armstead transferred, & Dominic Cheek is effectively a bust.
He also seems to only recruit smallish bigs & guards, guards, and more guards.
The BEast has gotten bigger & badder just in the last few years- that "little ball" crap doesn't cut it against the big boys.

 

[Oakland]

The good news is that I won't overestimate Villanova and Pitt this season and have them ruin my NCAA brackets, like they have the last 3, 5, or 7 years.