levon1975 wrote:

duq81 wrote:

ElDuque wrote:

C'mon Iron Duke. We're all (or mostly; a few posters make me wonder) on the same side.

No Duquesne coach is in the hall of fame and the pinnacle of our existence in basketball is the 1955 NIT. Three years before I was born. Calipari is a cheater who has had NCAA Tournament teams vacated at two different schools. S. Miller is a ​ head. No one loves the city of Pittsburgh or its people more than me, but the answer is not going to be found within the city limits any time soon.

Peace.

Chick should be in the Hall. Guys from his era get penalized because they don't have a bunch of trips to the NCAA Tournament, which didn't exist during most of his run.
 

Ridiculous that Chick Davies isn't in the HOF, Hard to believe, no way that can be justified!

I don't know how the basketball Hall Of Fame makes it's selections, but Chick is a no brainer selection. His record is truly outstanding.

Qunnipac fired their coach today - maybe their A.D. will do us a favor -  Make his buddy Jim Ferry an "offer he can't refuse" -  One of the Ten Year Variety!!!!

CLK wrote:

A site that keeps up to date on coaching changes

https://twitter.com/Sideline_Hoops

Read Sideline Hoops:  "Ferry likely done at Duquesne"

townsonkid wrote:

i only got 2 words for ya.......

HIRE SCHEYER!
 

Can we afford to gamble on a 29 year old? It's not like any of Coach K's guys have become elite coaches.
 

townsonkid wrote:

i only got 2 words for ya.......

HIRE SCHEYER!
 

Yeah no way I would go after him. He's still cutting his teeth. Kevin Keates! At least take a shot

duq81 wrote:

LeVelle Moton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfaZhQgk0mk
I saw this guy mentioned as a possible candidate at NC St. I don't think they would hire a low major coach, but compare how quickly he got things going, to how long it took Ferry. Definitely a guy to put on our list.
 

I don't know if he is the best fit but I like what I see of this guy's teaching ability.  Looks like he is a high intensity guy with a very nice track record.  I can see why Harper might put him on the list

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVelle_Moton




 

I tried to compile a list of all the coaches mentioned in this thread, hopefully it makes it easier to read or comprehend

• King Rice – Monmouth HC
• Earl Grant – College of Charleston HC
• John Pelphrey – Alabama assoc.
• John Becker – Vermont HC
• Becky Hammon – San Antonio Spurs asst.
• Nancy Lieberman – Sacramento Kings asst.
• Anthony Grant – OKC Thunder asst.
• Jeff Capel – Duke assoc.
• Mike James – fmr. player
• Billy Clark – fmr. player
• Joe Dooley – Florida Gulf Coast HC
• Matt Driscoll – North Florida HC
• Matt Gottfried – fmr. NC State HC
• Billy Donlon – Michigan asst.
• Pat Kelsey – Winthrop HC
• Baker Dunleavy – Villanova assoc.
• Tim Cluess – Iona HC
• Kenya Hunter – Nebraska asst.
• Levelle Moton – NC Central HC
• Kevin Keatts – UNC Wilmington HC 

This may be the school shooting it's best shot. They won't be spending a million bucks on a prospect, so forget about guys like Kenya Hunter. One million might be enough to land Becker, or someone like him, which is what they need to do.
I bet one million will have the retreads tossing their hats in the ring.

Last edited by duq81 (3/13/2017 7:06 pm)

CLK wrote:

duq81 wrote:

This may be the school shooting it's best shot. They won't be spending a million bucks on a prospect, so forget about guys like Kenya Hunter. One million might be enough to land Becker, or someone like him, which is what they need to do.
I bet one million will have the retreads tossing their hats in the ring.

Been thinking about this.  Got to wonder if Brian Gregory is on Harper's radar with the Dayton connection.
 

I'd have to think there's interest at that money from Gregory.  He did a good job at Dayton, but not great.  He is not someone who excites me.
 

rittersdiner wrote:

No head coach of any stature is coming here. If you haven't noticed, this is where careers come to die.

Alright, I was starting to get worried that this short period of optimism was going to go untested. 

Gregory does not excited me at all.

Grupp of the Trib advocates for Matt Driscoll. DK Pittsburgh Sports actually listed Ron Everhart as a possible candidate, along with Mike Rice.

Zeise came out with this today - http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/zeise-is-right/2017/03/13/jim-ferry-firing-duquesne-coaching-search-carousel-mike-rice-brian-gregory-bruiser-flint/stories/201703130174

His points are well made.  But, how much longer was Harper supposed to 'work with Ferry to help him be successful'?  Five more years?  I don't think he gives the present administration enough credit for making a difficult decision that had to be made.  Also, Mike Rice?  Would any player want that temperament in their next coach?
 

Last edited by indygjm (3/13/2017 8:14 pm)

indygjm wrote:

Zeise came out with this today - http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/zeise-is-right/2017/03/13/jim-ferry-firing-duquesne-coaching-search-carousel-mike-rice-brian-gregory-bruiser-flint/stories/201703130174

His points are well made.  But, how much longer was Harper supposed to 'work with Ferry to help him be successful'?  Five more years?  I don't think he gives the present administration enough credit for making a difficult decision that had to be made.  Also, Mike Rice?  Would any player want that temperament in their next coach?
 

Duquesne should have hired Flint when they got rid of Porter. I doubt that he would have made us a power, but I bet he would have done about as well as he did at Drexel, which was a lot better than Nee did. That said, I wouldn't bring him in now. They have to aim as high as they can. I hope they can do better than the recycle bin.