Zelda Zonk
2022 Iggy Winner: ACC Tourney Record
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I agree with a lot of that, but...My whole thing is how many games did Hubert Davis win as a college coach before he got the gig? ZERO. They could have gone anywhere and they hired within.
Jon Scheyer has won ZERO games as a head coach and they could have gotten anyone and they hired within and recruiting is at an all time high for them
People that think Syracuse is going to land a coach who makes millions of dollars more at other schools are completely delusional.
I’m not saying Red is the best choice but you don’t know what you don’t know. And when you look at 2 programs like Duke and UNC who could pay anyone in the world and get anyone in the world, how can you not say it’s okay to hire from within? And we aren’t them, they have more resources more money more prestige and yet they chose to stay in house. I’m putting some merit into that
• Hubert Davis is a recognized name. A former NBA pro. And NC is still NC. They're still The GOAT's team and almost the walking Jordan Brand.
• Scheyer... that's a closer comp, but Duke wasn't down when they chose him. Continuity for them comes from The King anointing the Prince. And they still have all the NBA players and Cameron and the culture and the hype and the jedi mind trick and Vitale. They could have chosen a grad student and if K said he's the guy, they would still continue to recruit... for a while, until the guy proved himself not to be the guy.
Red has no NBA legacy. He's known to us because we're us. To the outside world, his name has no caché, and he represents more of the same, and the same is .500 to any player we hope to sign, because those kids were zygotes when we were a top 10 team. GMac's 45 points or 6 3s in the NCAAs and his BET triumphs... they were a long time ago. Does the Melo Center have those clips playing on a loop? If not, they're kinda moot to anyone we're recruiting outside of Scranton.
I totally agree: you don't know until you know, and even then you don't 'know' know. My only objection to Redmac comes from my supposition that we'll continue to be a zone team. If that weren't true, and without a clear outside option, fine—Red is basically what Hopkins was years ago. Coaching isn't rocket surgery. It's about dedication, opportunity, hustle, passion, recruiting, and happenstance.