Mitch Henerson would be a home run. A winner in every sense of the word and he can flat out coach.  He has experience recruiting high character players and he has built a fantastic culture.  Additionally, he is not scared half to death to play tougher opponents. Lukewarm on Wade due to past allegations.  Mack allegedly is a hard ass like Dambrot and word on the street is that players hate him.  We need a sizeable shift in character, culture and roster stability and a coach like Mitch Henderson fits the bill perfectly.  Mitch Henderson is my Candidate #3!

WashPaRick wrote:

Where did Alston's kid go to school?

 
Boise St, was very successful.

levon1975 wrote:

I’m not thrilled with Mack.  He struggled at Louisville in the wake of Pitino, and had everything at his fingertips. 
Why would Henderson leave Princeton for Duquesne?  He has a ranked program in a league he can compete to win every year.  He can recruit the kind of players who fit that system.  Good athletes, who are fundamentally sound, and smart. 
With that said, I think Duquesne should look for a Coach who can coach a system that recruits the type of player who fits that system.  Face facts that we aren’t getting 5,4, or even 3-star players, so recruiting to a system allows you to find those guys who might not jump out as the most talented D-1 players, but can thrive in your system. 
Will Wade is a pipe dream.  He re-entered coaching at a low level but like other lawless coaches like Pearl, Sean Miller and Kelvin Sampson he’ll soon be back at a P-5 program!

You poked holes in my suggestions, which is fine, but who are your perspective list of possible candidates ? By the way as far as Will Wade being a pipe dream, how about, Martin for UMass came from South Carolina and Kansas State. Ford from Oklahoma State to St Louis, Grant from Alabama to Dayton and Miller from Indiana to Rhode Island. All power 5 conference schools to the A10. Not too much of a pipe dream in my book, Going from McNeese St to Duquesne. It’s called climbing back up the ladder.

Last edited by Wildwood13 (2/25/2024 7:51 am)

After the money spent on the facilities/salaries, KD's run of respectable teams, & the university's demonstration of patience by giving Dambrot 7 years; the pool of high quality, interested candidates has to be considerably deeper than the last 3 hiring cycles. Doesn't it just have to be?

Don’t forget we were without a home court for 2+ seasons. All those non-con games were road games! Haha.

phil95 wrote:

I thought a quick check on that last post was worthwhile. 2+ seasons seemed wrong to me.

The Dukes played their last game at Palumbo on 3/6/20 the last scheduled regular season game of that season. The A-10 Tournament was canceled 2 days later ending everyone's season.

The Dukes played 5 home games elsewhere in the 20-21 season. Their first game at The Coop was on 2/2/21. There were 2 more at The Coop that season.

Am I wrong about this?

phil95, the last home game at Palumbo was played on 3/9/19; the first game at the Coop was on 2/2/21 in front of no fans (they also had another game at the Coop later that month). The best team in the Dambrot era (2020) did not have a home court.

phil95 wrote:

That seems right but the DU website  clearly shows the Dukes losing to Richmond at Palumbo on 3/6/20.
https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2019-20

PhoenixRising2 wrote:

phil95 wrote:

I thought a quick check on that last post was worthwhile. 2+ seasons seemed wrong to me.

The Dukes played their last game at Palumbo on 3/6/20 the last scheduled regular season game of that season. The A-10 Tournament was canceled 2 days later ending everyone's season.

The Dukes played 5 home games elsewhere in the 20-21 season. Their first game at The Coop was on 2/2/21. There were 2 more at The Coop that season.

Am I wrong about this?

phil95, the last home game at Palumbo was played on 3/9/19; the first game at the Coop was on 2/2/21 in front of no fans (they also had another game at the Coop later that month). The best team in the Dambrot era (2020) did not have a home court.

phil95, that game was definitely at PPG. I remember being there, watching Richmond methodically take the Dukes apart. I had thoughts in my mind that Richmond would be a good team to pencil in on my NCAA bracket for a win or two. Also, if you check the recap of that game, it says that the game was played at PPG (box score location is wrong).

phil95 wrote:

After the money spent on the facilities/salaries, KD's run of respectable teams, & the university's demonstration of patience by giving Dambrot 7 years; the pool of high quality, interested candidates has to be considerably deeper than the last 3 hiring cycles. Doesn't it just have to be?

If the Dambrot hire did one thing, it got us out of that "Coach's Graveyard" image that we have been since they stupidly dumped John Carroll.  Dambrot took them out of the "Maybe we can  win 15 games this year" to being a solid middle of the pack A 10 team, above .500 every year but one if I recall.  We are no longer radioactive to a coach on the rise, and I guess that is something.
 

Classic DU athletic department incompetence. Heaven forbid fans have an easy time tracking the team's results.

luckymcd wrote:

phil95 wrote:

That seems right but the DU website  clearly shows the Dukes losing to Richmond at Palumbo on 3/6/20.
https://goduquesne.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2019-20

And if you look a couple weeks earlier according to the same site we had over 7,000 in the  Palumbo center against Dayton. Why would we expect our own website to have accurate information on our home courts?

Wildwood I agree with much of what you have said except I have to push back on Will Wade. IMHO his actions while coach at LSU would have warranted him coaching high school before he got another chance. 

KD knew he wasn't wanted by some at Akron. He disagreed with the criticism there that he lost the ambition to win. And I think he wanted to win here more than he did. Furthermore there hasn't been any scandal here. Only one player staying from start to finish isn't a good look but hardly a scandal. Whenever he leaves, the program will be in better shape than he found it.

NapaDuke wrote:

DUMgr wrote:

NapaDuke wrote:

 Akron only gave this ******** 

Totally uncalled for!. Disappointed in you, NapaDuke.
 

My apology. I cleaned up my post. 

I did not see the original post as I do not spend much time here on this Board anymore.  The season has been disappointing but the constant hijacking of threads to go on rants about Ron and KD has become intolerable and unnecessary.  My guess is that there is a 0% chance KD will get a contract extension unless he goes on a run and gets this team to the NCAA.  If that is the case God bless him he will deserve it, if not let's wish him well and move on.  Let's see how the rest of the season plays out.