Siena Basketball: GMAC / Blackwell / AO

[BrookhavenCuse]

Agreed, I think I would like to see more success from him, and I’ll say the same about Hodgson.

I like Skinn, but his offense worries me. They wear people down, but at some point you need to score by design.

Back to GMAC. I’d like to see him get the Penn St gig, exhibit some success and potentially be a candidate down the road. We can wiggle him free from PSU if need be.

I think we’re headed in a direction where we’re going to be looking for a guy who can win right away, right the ship and reputation, and if he leaves, he leaves.

In a perfect world, GMAC would replace him and have a long run - we’ve never been the “get a new guy every 3 years” kinda school, nor should we aspire to be.

I would not want to see GMAC go to ND next- there are only 2 outcomes there. He either fails, and is not a future candidate for us, or he succeeds - and I don’t think we can lure him back if that happens.

Bottom line, I think he can coach, but I think we need more proof.

Can’t say I disagree with the gist of your post but I am not sure anyone can have success at Penn State. Someone else posted a week or so ago about the challenges that come with playing fourth or fifth fiddle in the hierarchy of athletic programs.

What does success even look like in Sappy Valley… a game or two over 500, mid-pack in the Big 20, maybe a NIT bid every few years? Lightning in a bottle is always possible but the Big 20 is a tough conference to have sustained success for an under supported team. For the Nittany Kittens to even make the NCAA’s is a monumental achievement.

Rhoades is making some serious loot and probably not going anywhere just yet. They didn’t get GMAC as a player so they might as well try to get him as their coach, it would be tough to turn down that amount of money if offered a job no matter the circumstances.