If Hewitt goes, who might Tech target? Glad you asked
Both of these men are Tech legends, but they're not on my list. (AJC file photo)
I believe Georgia Tech will be in the market for a basketball coach within the month. I do not know this for a fact, but I work today on that assumption. But before I offer a half-dozen (or so) candidates I’d consider to replace Paul Hewitt, I should explain why some major names aren’t on the list.
• Brad Stevens isn’t on it because I’ll believe he’ll leave Butler only when I see it, and maybe not then. The same goes for Mark Few of Gonzaga.
• Tubby Smith isn’t on the list because the Tubby’s-coming-back-to-Georgia-to-coach-somebody rumor has become such an annual occurrence as to be discounted. (Didn’t take the Hawks job back in 2004, did he? Didn’t return to UGA in 2009, did he?) And Tubby Smith — who is, I should stipulate, among my all-time favorites as both a man and a coach — will turn 60 in June. I’m not sure you start over with a 60-year-old.
• Mark Price isn’t on the list because he hasn’t been a collegiate head coach and isn’t currently working in college basketball. (He’s the shooting coach for the Golden State Warriors.)
• Lon Kruger of UNLV isn’t on the list because he’s 58. Fran Dunphy of Temple isn’t because he’s 62. Blaine Taylor of Old Dominion isn’t because he’s 53. (Which is younger than I am, for the record.)
• Bobby Cremins isn’t on the list because you can’t go home again.
• Bobby Knight isn’t on the list because the great lure of Georgia Tech basketball — it plays in a prestigious conference and is based in the capital of a state that produces a slew of big-time basketball players (Dwight Howard, Josh Smith, Derrick Favors, Trey Thompkins) — would be rendered null and void. Because no big-timer would play for Bobby Knight.
• Randy Bennett of Saint Mary’s isn’t on the list because he has never worked east of the Mississippi. (Though he did spent two years as Lorenzo Romar’s assistant at St. Louis, which is pretty darn close to the Mississippi.)
• Jamie Dixon of Pitt and Jay Wright of Villanova aren’t on the list. I’d love it if they were, but they have better jobs. And the Big East is a hotter conference than the ACC.
Which leads me to this: Three ACC programs hired new coaches last spring, and none elicited a “Wow!” Clemson hired Brad Brownell of Wright State. Boston College hired Steve Donahue of Cornell. Wake Forest hired Jeff Bzdelik of Colorado. This isn’t to say any were bad hires — Brownell and Donahue have done well — but none had the sizzle of Bob Huggins heading to West Virginia or John Calipari going to Kentucky. (FYI, Calipari was interested in the Tech job back in 2000.)
There’s the preface. Here’s my list:
That's Mike Anderson is on left. On the right is Tony Greene, the Atlantan who's the best ref in the business. (AP photo)
Mike Anderson, Missouri: He’s close to Dixon/Wright status in that he presides over a Top 25 program in a major conference. (And Missouri can throw money at him to stay.) But he grew up in Birmingham and coached at UAB and worked under Nolan Richardson at Arkansas, and he might have a hankering to return to the South. And I for one would love to see his full-tilt style shake up the rather staid ACC.
Scott Drew, Baylor: He coached under his famous dad Homer at Valparaiso and has worked since 2003 in Waco, where he inherited a program leveled by a scandal involving the murder of a by a former player. He’s 84-43 over the past three-plus seasons. Last spring he took the Bears to the Elite Eight, after which he signed a 10-year extension. Not sure he’d leave for Tech, but how much longer is a coach this young (40) and skilled apt to stay in Waco?
Brian Gregory, Dayton: He doesn’t fit the definition of a Hot Young Guy. He’s 44, which isn’t that young, and his Flyers are 5-6 in the Atlantic 10, which isn’t hot. But he’s 167-89 in seven-plus seasons at a mid-major that takes the sport seriously, and he apprenticed under Tom Izzo at Michigan State.
Cuonzo Martin, Missouri State: Here’s your Hot Young Guy. Martin was Glenn Robinson’s wingman at Purdue when the Big Dog was the best player in college basketball. Martin played in Europe and survived non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and has become a coach of growing portfolio. He won 24 games last season at Missouri State, which as Southwest Missouri State perpetrated a memorable NCAA tournament upset of Clemson at the old Omni. Martin’s latest Bears are 20-6, tied with Wichita State atop the Missouri Valley Conference. Another reason to like Martin: He worked under Gene Keady at Purdue, and Keady assistants do well. Think Kevin Stallings at Vanderbilt, Bruce Weber at Illinois and now Matt Painter with the Boilermakers.
Chris Mooney, Richmond: Good young coach — he’s 38 — at another pedigreed mid-major. He played under the legendary Pete Carril at Princeton, which means, surprisingly enough, that he runs the Princeton Offense. Mooney led the Spiders to the NCAA tournament last season, but they were upset (Richmond was actually the better seed) by Bennett and Saint Mary’s. Richmond is 20-6, tied with Temple for second in the Atlantic 10 . Possible disqualifier: Richmond played Tech in December and lost. If you go by RPI, that’s the Spiders’ worst loss of the season.
Mark Turgeon, Texas A&M: Played under Larry Brown at Kansas, coached under both Brown and Roy Williams there. Turgeon also signed a contract extension after last season, in which he took the Aggies to the NCAA tournament for the third time in three tries. This appears to be his best A&M team — it’s 19-5 and ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press poll. Not sure he’d leave for Tech, either, unless he just wants out of College Station and into the ACC. (A&M is rumored to be bound for the SEC, which might or might not be a consideration.)
OK, there are six candidates, three of whom would surely see Tech as a step up. And you’ll notice I included only current head coaches. This kept me from including assistants Mark Montgomery of Michigan State, Steve Masiello of Louisville and Joe Dooley of Kansas, all of whom should be head coaches soon. But there’s one assistant coach who bears special consideration, and he is …
Good ol' days: That's Craig "Noodles" Neal in the background, his hand on Mark Price's head. (AJC file photo)
Craig Neal, New Mexico: Known as Noodles when he played at Tech, where he first served as Price’s backup before becoming an outstanding point after Price departed. He has been Steve Alford’s chief assistant in Albuquerque since 2007, and last season the Lobos were 30-5 and entered the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed. This year they’re 17-8. I cannot imagine a circumstance in which Neal would not crawl to Atlanta for a chance to coach his alma mater.
Oh, and one more name, this one a long shot but nonetheless intriguing:
Herb Sendek, Arizona State: He’s the dullest guy in the world, and he’s not a great recruiter. He left N.C. State in a snit because Wolfpack fans weren’t satisfied with five consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. But things haven’t gone great for him in Tempe — he’s 85-70 in four-plus seasons and has reached the Big Dance only once — and his Sun Devils are 9-15 and hold last place in the Pac-10. There’s a chance Sendek could get fired this season. It’s not often a big-time program hires a coach who has just been canned at another school, but Sendek does have a history of winning in the ACC. He was 46-34 in league play his final five seasons at State.
And that’s it — a long post regarding a short list. And if you’re asking which of these names fascinates me the most, I’d think really hard and say:
Cuonzo Martin.
By Mark Bradley
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rawdawg
February 15th, 2011
3:20 pm
first
GTHorsie
February 15th, 2011
3:21 pm
The problem is that GT won’t be able to afford a “Hot Young Guy”. I vote for bringing Price in for the rest of this season, and start grooming.
GTHorsie
February 15th, 2011
3:21 pm
The problem is that GT won’t be able to afford a “Hot Young Guy”. I vote for bringing Price in for the rest of this season, and start grooming.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
3:24 pm
rawdawg returns with a kudo’ed vengeance.
Steve
February 15th, 2011
3:27 pm
My vote would be Doug Libscomb, Wheeler High Schools head coach. Even he could do better then Hewitt right? Heck, even Schultz or Bradley could!
norman
February 15th, 2011
3:27 pm
whoa, Bradley. You are writing so many articles recently, I can’t hardly keep up with you. Are you behind in your articles?
Mark Price's Mom
February 15th, 2011
3:33 pm
Don’t be so sure Mark. When my boy puts his mind to something, its as good as done.
Phil
February 15th, 2011
3:34 pm
I’d love it if they approached Cremins with an offer to coach 3 seasons, then “retire”.
He wouldn’t be a long-term fix but would generate excitement and fill a new arena – bringing back the fans Hewitt has lost – until Tech finds a replacement to take us into the future.
Bill
February 15th, 2011
3:34 pm
Bradley- Look up Rick Byrd of Belmont University. He would be an excellent selection.
SohaniGT
February 15th, 2011
3:38 pm
@GTHorsie, what are you talking about?
We’re paying Hewitt 1.7 million dollars a year now, that’s not much less than coaches like Roy Barnes ($2 million/year) and Mike Krzyzewski (2.2 million/year).
Atlanta is a hot recruiting area for basketball, coaches would love the opportunity to work here.
JoeFan
February 15th, 2011
3:38 pm
If GT does replace CPH, then whoever they select, lets hope that person is driven to succeed and is does not have a complacent personality.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
3:40 pm
I know about Mr. Byrd, Bill. Saw his team almost beat Duke in the NCAA back in 2008.
NOVAJacket
February 15th, 2011
3:40 pm
Noodles would be my choice.
DawginLex
February 15th, 2011
3:43 pm
Hire one of the Duke assistant coaches like Collins or Wojo.
That would keep it in the family.
Ole Miss’s coach Andy Kennedy would leave Oxford in a heartbeat to coach in the ACC.
Innocent Bystander
February 15th, 2011
3:43 pm
I would hope we could do better than Herb Sendek. Craig Neal would be a good hire from the standpoint that he would assuredly re-unite our fanbase. Whether he could actually coach is another story. I have a feeling that DRad wants to hire someone with a proven track record as a head coach, much like he did with CPJ.
And I agree, Cuonzo Martin would most certainly be one of the more intriguing picks, and I for one would be very happy with him.
GTBob
February 15th, 2011
3:44 pm
Pretty good list. I say bring in Cuonzo Martin or Brian Gregory. Either would be a good place to start. Gregory already showed last year that he is a better coach then Hewitt.
Marlon
February 15th, 2011
3:46 pm
Mark,
The best young coach in the country is at Morehead State and his name Donnie Tyndall. How you could not include him on this list? He has done the greatest rebuilding job in college basketball! He is a proven recruiter and his kids graduate! Take some time and do your homework on him.
Dan
February 15th, 2011
3:49 pm
Scott Drew may look like a choir boy but there is a lot of smoke arising from his recruiting practices in the Big 12 -would be surprised if Tech would want to buy into that image and hire a Calipari wannabe
Mark Bradley`s Booster
February 15th, 2011
3:50 pm
Mark: You have obviously done some good work compling this
list of possible names and leaving off those who are not
likely candidates. Do you plan to share with Drad and talk privately with him about these names. Also, you might want to bill for services rendered to the one selected by GT.
Tech '81
February 15th, 2011
3:52 pm
I hope we go all out for Mike Anderson at Mizzou!
Reality Check
February 15th, 2011
3:54 pm
GT Basketball is in for a rude awakening when it comes to hiring a new coach. Even with a lot of cash the campus is not attractive and this has been a lower tiered program 60 or 70% of the time. Just like UGA, youre gonna get a lowered tier coach or assistant. The ACC still has Duke and UNC but that is it. NO ONE else in the conference is an attractive job at all.
New Coach's
February 15th, 2011
3:55 pm
Craig Neal would be awesome for the job. Should I renew my season tickets now?
RAMBLE ON!!!
February 15th, 2011
3:56 pm
I’ll take Noodles out of that list.
JB
February 15th, 2011
3:59 pm
Any of these willing to work for 36,900 a year….That’s about all that will be left unless they can convince Hewitt to take a say 10-12 year payout rather than 7.
Joey
February 15th, 2011
4:00 pm
Your kidding yourself if you think Brad Stevens or Mark Few will ever be in Atlanta other than to visit. Georgia Tech is not a national brand in anything so even some of those other coaches you mentioned I think are a long shot. Is Tech really an upgrade?…..No.
jugdish
February 15th, 2011
4:03 pm
Joey, you could use a course in reading comprehension.
Yup...
February 15th, 2011
4:05 pm
Mike Anderson or Martin would be great. I’m a UT student and saw Martin’s team take us down to the wire earlier this year. They are fundamentally sound and give themselves a chance to win every game.
Side note: I laughed a bit at the man who suggested Lipscomb. He’s a great coach, but he’s been turning down college assistant oppurtunities for awhile now. I know for a fact he’ll be at Wheeler at least until all his kids graduate from there. Which I believe is still 4-5 years down the road. He can recruit Atlanta area though as we’ve seen through his ability to play the ATL transfer game with the best of them.
TomB
February 15th, 2011
4:07 pm
Why is Sean Miller not on this list? Anderson turned down UGA so not sure he wants to come back south. From this list, I would take Turgeon or Drew. Martin is too big a risk in my opinion especially after Hewitt’s Siena resume. How about the one coaching Furman?
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
4:09 pm
I feel certain that Mr. Radakovich could, if necessary, compile an even better list on his own. He’s a pro.
Tech82
February 15th, 2011
4:09 pm
Some interesting names on that list. I wouldn’t count Tubby out but the age is a factor. That said, I think he would be happy to coach another ten years in the ACC and ten years is a long tenure for a coach in this day and age.
Nutty Waters
February 15th, 2011
4:10 pm
I hope we get a coach who realizes that Shumpert is like Joe Johnson. They are both problems because they hog the ball, miss a lot of shots and all the other players think they are supposed to give them first dibs on a shot. Neither are team players.
Gordon
February 15th, 2011
4:10 pm
What about Chris Mack from Xavier?
Buckhead Dawg
February 15th, 2011
4:11 pm
Keep Hewitt! He’s the best!
Delbert D.
February 15th, 2011
4:13 pm
Somebody who will never sign one-and-done type players. Make that a contract stipulation.
blazer
February 15th, 2011
4:13 pm
if Jay Wright won’t come then Anderson or Drew or Noodles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the Princeton Coach would do it!!
TomB
February 15th, 2011
4:14 pm
Sorry, meant Davidson’s head coach, not Furman’s.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
4:14 pm
All Xavier coaches are good coaches. (Sean Miller, Thad Matta, the late Skip Prosser, even Pete Gillen before he came to Virginia.) But Chris Mack has only been the head coach at X a year and a half.
yellarjacket
February 15th, 2011
4:14 pm
Mike Anderson would be a perfect fit. Up tempo style of basketball and will press you relentlessly for 40 minutes. With the type of athletes coming out of the Atlanta area, Anderson would have a field day recruiting the type of player to fit his scheme. With the UAB experience, he has recruiting connections in the southeast.
Mark – do you know the terms of his existing contract? How much do you think we would need to offer to lure him to Tech?
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
4:15 pm
And Donnie Tyndall of Morehead State was an intriguing thought, and I say this as someone who grew up following the Ohio Valley Conference.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
4:17 pm
I’m not sure Tech could afford Anderson, yellarjacket. Missouri is a very wealthy school that cares about basketball. I put him on the list, but I’m not sure he’d come if asked. (Same with Drew and Turgeon.)
One Hit Wonder
February 15th, 2011
4:18 pm
Wasn’t Hewitt a “Hot Young Guy” back in the day? Look where that has gotten us. Stay away from the unproven one hit wonder guys. Especially the “one-hit wonders” like Stevens at Butler. Everyone overreacts when a guy makes a championship run (Hewitt, Stevens) then sign him to a ridiculous contract the next year.
Butler is nowhere close to as good as they were last year. Yes Hayward went to the NBA, but these one-hit wonder coaches get way too much love. Go with a guy who knows how to run an offense and plays sound defense. Not a style that leaves us running all over the court like maniacs (Missouri’s coach).
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
4:20 pm
I’m not sure Brad Stevens was a one-hit wonder. Butler was pretty darn good before last season, you know.
freshd
February 15th, 2011
4:20 pm
If Hewitt is replaced, GT should make a call up to Knoxville and grab Tony Jones who filled in for Bruce Pearl when he had to sit out for 8 games. He did a great job, and he proved he is ready to be a head coach.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
4:21 pm
I thought about Tony Jones, freshd. But he might be the next head ball coach at UT.
Gordon
February 15th, 2011
4:22 pm
Let me eliminate some from your list:
Noodles Neal – too risky, we need a proven head coach.
Chris Mooney – we have Paul Johnson, we don’t need another special offense.
Scott Drew – if he just signed a 10 year extension, there must be a big buyout. Have you checked into that for any of these head coaches?
Turgeon – see Drew.
Herb Sendek – dull, last place in Pac-10, can’t recruit. I remember you wrote something negative about him in Hewitt’s first year. No way.
That leaves Anderson and Martin. I’ll bet we can’t afford Anderson, but he would be my first choice. Martin wouldn’t be a disappointment.
I hope all of this isn’t premature. God help us if March 16th comes and goes.
GT in CT
February 15th, 2011
4:23 pm
I’m wondering how the choice would be dictated by the finances. Would we not be able to afford a proven coach and have to take a chance on somebody like Neal because he’d be cheaper?
jfreak13713
February 15th, 2011
4:27 pm
Noodles Neal would be a great idea! I’m mean I’m sure there are other guys with better or more experience but what the heck sometimes just do what feels right!
I’m really sorry to see that Hewitt has done such a poor job but sports is a results type business and his results just haven’t been good. It is time to move on and once Tech is assured of not making any post season they should fire Hewitt start the rebuilding.
Jim in Murray
February 15th, 2011
4:28 pm
If you grew up watching OVC basketball, then the best coach in the OVC is Billy Kennedy at Murray State University. Has been a head coach at three different schools and has ACC experience since he was an assistant at Univ of Miami for a year. Tyndall is charismatic but not the best coach.
LHRJacket
February 15th, 2011
4:30 pm
Pretty good list Mark. Anderson, Gregory, or Drew would be terrific hires. In spite of being near 60, I would welcome Lon Kruger or Tubby Smith as well (Kruger is my first choice). We need to get Tech back to respectability, and while the latter two guys might not stay beyond 4 or 5 years, they will get us back to respectability with absolute certainty. I also like Steve Alford at N.M State. Cuanzo Martin is intriguing, but I don’t want to hire anyone based on one great year (which got us in the predicament we are in today).
Bark Madley
February 15th, 2011
4:31 pm
I specialize in low blows.
WDE
February 15th, 2011
4:32 pm
Is basketball a sport?
GTHorsie
February 15th, 2011
4:33 pm
@sohaniGT — What I mean is that if we have to pay Hewitt $7M+ to leave, we won’t be able to afford a hot young coach. GT doesn’t have that kind of cash laying around the program. I think this is our last year of paying off Chan, too. The program is just strapped for cash right now.
PHIL GADOMSKI
February 15th, 2011
4:35 pm
I think we should hire a tall Polish woman to coach our team.
drew
February 15th, 2011
4:37 pm
At this point, I don’t really care who we get. I just want the Hewitt nightmare to end.
LHRJacket
February 15th, 2011
4:38 pm
Darryl LaBarrie is a slam dunk!
GT Alum
February 15th, 2011
4:39 pm
I take it you guys had a hard time finding a picture of Noodles in a Tech uni?
ANDREW GAST
February 15th, 2011
4:41 pm
I never even went to Auburn!!
War Scam Feeble!!!
TONE
February 15th, 2011
4:43 pm
Julian King Head coach at TC williams high school in Virginia should be on the short list.
he is a young talented coach and his salary would be low enough to help get over the hewitt contract
JM
February 15th, 2011
4:43 pm
Please say no to Sendek
Allied Van Lines
February 15th, 2011
4:43 pm
What time are we supposed to arrive at the Hewitt Residence?
Shooter
February 15th, 2011
4:44 pm
Might Tech be able to lure Coach Norman Dale away from Hickory? A good coach, a real disciplinarian, and a great assistant staff is just what Tech needs.
T-Bone
February 15th, 2011
4:45 pm
Go hard after Anderson, with Noodles as a close second.
Whiskey Clear
February 15th, 2011
4:47 pm
Georgia fans, just so we’re clear: Just because someone turned down a job at Georgia, does not mean that they will turn it down at Tech. In case you’re unaware, the tradition, prestige, and overall importance of Georgia Tech basketball is much greater than Georgia. We have twice the number of NCAA Tournament appearances as you, almost 4 times as many Sweet Sixteens, and we’ve put many more successful players into the NBA than Georgia. Let’s get real. You may have us in football (right now), but you don’t have us in basketball (ever).
floridajacket
February 15th, 2011
4:49 pm
Wayne Tinkle head coach of the University of Montana, a good X’s and O’s head coach who knows how to coach up post players.
Gatech87
February 15th, 2011
4:53 pm
I think DRad has shown he is willing to pay the bucks. Heck he pays Machelle Joseph $400k.
For a revenue sport he will bring in someone he knows can win. It will have to be someone who has won in the past. It won’t be a reach. And someone he knows can probably win in the ACC against Rat Face, Roy, Gary W.
The ‘A’ list is probably not long and my guess is he already has feelers out…
GT FAN
February 15th, 2011
4:53 pm
Craig Neal would be a fine hire. He learned from Bobby Cremins as a player.
Mike Straus
February 15th, 2011
4:56 pm
How about hiring Bobby Crimins to come back for 3 years with either Mark Price or Craig Neal as his chief assistant and the Coach in waiting. This way Bobby will mentor one of his boys to run the program. They do that in football, so why not let Bobby get things started and then turn it over to Mark Price or Noodles.
Blewitt
February 15th, 2011
4:57 pm
I would not count Mark Price out. I have heard lots of whispers from big time supporters that he is the guy they want.
Ted Striker
February 15th, 2011
4:59 pm
Dollars to donuts the next guy won’t receive a six-year deal with an automatic annual rollover.
Yeah, yeah, I’m brilliant.
ArkyTech
February 15th, 2011
5:00 pm
I’ve been wondering what ever happened to Noodles!
Rich
February 15th, 2011
5:00 pm
When the St. Johns thing came up last year, I lobbied for Mike Anderson as the first choice, and I would still stand by that. He did turn down Oregon last year after turning down Georgia before that, but the ACC and Atlanta might just be enough, especially with the Big 12 future looking a little shaky. Missouri was nearly a member of the Mountain West.
With respect to the Noodles mention, why not have Steve Alford on the list. That would bring Neal back to Atlanta without quite so much risk. I would think Point Guard U might be back in operation with Alford and Neal. Tech has got to be a step up from New Mexico, and I think Alford might well be interested. His track record at Iowa and New Mexico is pretty solid.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
5:02 pm
A lot of Georgia Tech supporters lobbied hard for Bill Curry as athletic director, too.
Mark Bradley`s Booster
February 15th, 2011
5:03 pm
Promote Michelle Joseph and give her a raise. She has done a great job with the GT ladies. There are men coaching women`s teams sucessfully (Uconn for starters) why not the other way around?
Buzzzed
February 15th, 2011
5:05 pm
If Price wants it, let him try it out for a year or two. You’ll know if he can coach after 1 season. He gave Tech so much that I couldn’t be too disappointed if he flopped. I can’t see the program getting too much worse at this point. He probably won’t be out to drain Tech’s bank account either.
Blewitt
February 15th, 2011
5:06 pm
Agree with you on Curry, but right now with this buyout hanging over our heads I think the folks on the hill are more inclined to listen.
Ted Striker
February 15th, 2011
5:08 pm
You may have us in football (right now), but you don’t have us in basketball (ever). – “Whiskey Clear,” February 15th, 2011
Dude. Dude. Dude.
How’s that win streak in Athens, Georgia going for Tech basketball?
Dude. Seriously?
http://bit.ly/dUJoSV
Whiskey Clear
February 15th, 2011
5:08 pm
Mark – Do you think if/when Hewitt is let go, Shumpert will leave early for the draft?
Whiskey Clear
February 15th, 2011
5:11 pm
Ted – When was the last time Georgia made it to the tournament as an at-large, or without cheating? 2001? We’ve done it 5 times since then, including a NC appearance. You’re not on our level bro.
MtnWasp
February 15th, 2011
5:19 pm
Two more names:
Cliff Warren (doing good things at Jacksonville since he left.)
Lawrence Frank. He’s a Celtics assistant now. Good pedigree, good Xs & O’s guy, relates well to players. Not sure if he can recruit.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
February 15th, 2011
5:22 pm
DAVE ROSE AT BYU ALL DAY!!!!
Innocent Bystander
February 15th, 2011
5:25 pm
Georgia Tech has as many regular season SEC basketball championships as does Georgia. Pretty impressive, given that Tech left the SEC almost 50 years ago.
When you think GT basketball, you think of greats such as Mark Price, John Salley, Bobby Cremins.
When you think UGA basketball, you think of…? Dennis Felton? Mark Fox?
Tech Stinger
February 15th, 2011
5:26 pm
It just shocks me how all of you thuga fans invade our blogs 24/7? Are you guys that bored with the arrests and criminal activity that you losers can’t see that your teams suck. Both Football and Basketball teams in athens suck. When is the last time a player from thuga got drafted in the NBA? Must be sad to suck that bad.
yellarjacket
February 15th, 2011
5:26 pm
I agree with Mark about Missouri being a wealthy school who cares about basketball. Missouri could throw big bucks at Anderson to stay and they’d be dumb not to if Tech came calling.
However, I would imagine it would be much easier to lure a recruit to Tech rather than Missouri. The promise of playing in the most prestigous conference in college basketball, playing on national TV, playing at a program known for putting guys in the NBA, and a high quality education. The talent pool to choose from is enormous in the south, especially in Georgia. Plus you said he might return to the south to coach.
Other than Duke and UNC, the ACC is up for grabs in the near future. With all the new coaching faces joining the conference, Anderson could quickly take this team to the upper level of this conference. In the Big 12, he’s having to contend with great coaches Bill Self, Rick Barnes, not to mention the other really good coaches Frank Martin, Scott Drew and Mark Turgeon year end and year out. Right now in the ACC, other than Coach K and Roy Williams which coach has any “wow” factor? Gary Williams is a very good coach, but he’s getting old and his recruiting hasn’t been very good since his national title in 2002. Leonard Hamilton is a good recruiter, but I think he’s underachieved at FSU with the talent he’s brought in. Seth Greenberg can’t even make the NCAA tourney. Frank Haith can recruit but Miami is really a football school. Sidney Lowe will be fired at the end of next year. The jury is still out on all the other new faces. My point is Anderson could come in and turn Tech into an ACC contender and make us a fixture in the NCAA tourney right away. Spend the money and bring him here.
Paul in RDU
February 15th, 2011
5:28 pm
I don’t know who should be the next HC at GT, but I know who shouldn’t be – Bobby C, Mark P, Noodles and Herb Sendek.
I love what Scott Drew has done at Baylor, but I am not so sure he would leave. The coaching carousel is going to be interesting come March. D-Rad is going to be competing with Debbie Yow for a new coach. He can offer a better city and much lower local competition. She can offer much more money, a greater tradition and a more fanatical fan base.
MtnWasp
February 15th, 2011
5:28 pm
One thing is for sure, the feeling of unanimity that Tech fans feel about wanting a replacement will not be shared when the new guy is named.
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5:34 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Steven Little and Daily Tech, WarriorsFanZone. WarriorsFanZone said: If Hewitt goes, who might Tech target? Glad you asked: (He's the shooting coach for the Golden State Warriors.) … http://bit.ly/gOOJra [...]
catsFly
February 15th, 2011
5:40 pm
Jeff Capel would get every recruit in the state of Ga. and Va.
Larry
February 15th, 2011
5:47 pm
Craig Neal
Ted
February 15th, 2011
5:50 pm
King Rice at Vandy
SuperB
February 15th, 2011
5:51 pm
MARK BRADLEY is being such a JERK with regard to this. It is Bradley who is starting a “Get Rid of Hewitt” campaign and should be ashamed of himself.
You are talking about a man’s life and his livelihood and seem to have no regard for this. Shame on you!
The Anti-BuzzDraft
February 15th, 2011
5:53 pm
No Hewitt, No Royal.
Shot Clock Violation
February 15th, 2011
5:54 pm
Again, I am glad we have DRad to make the choice. I like CPH as a man. But I have to admit, I don’t follow GT basketball anymore. So I guess it does become a business decision. So many people here blame Hewitt for his contract, saying he should just walk away for nothing. Get real, how many people have walked into their boss’ office and offered to work for less money. He had one great year and was smart enough to parlay that into one of the best contracts ever. I may not like the effect of the contract, but I certainly don’t blame CPH for it.
Ted Striker
February 15th, 2011
5:55 pm
Whiskey Clear — Was just having a lil’ bit o’ fun since you brought up the idea of Tech’s clear superiority and dominance to UGA in basketball.
(Despite the fact they haven’t won a game in Athens since Jimmy Carter’s first year in the White House.)
(And have exactly the same number of national basketball championships)
(And are trending downward in performance while UGA is trending upward).
However all that aside, I’d still buy you a drink because you’re a loyal Tech guy and talking smack to UGA even when your program is down. I can respect that.
please not another BCA
February 15th, 2011
5:56 pm
poster child.
havent we learned that they can run fast and they can jump high but they cant coach!
lobojacket
February 15th, 2011
5:57 pm
As a Tech Alum and Albuquerque resident who follows New Mexico BBall, I can tell you that Craig Neal would be an excellent choice. He is an excellent recruiter and outstanding coach. He would bring a dedication, passion, and on court discipline to Tech basketball that appears to have been lacking in recent years when seen from afar. Would hate to lose him from UNM, but he would be a great catch for Tech.
GT FAN
February 15th, 2011
5:57 pm
Why would we want curry, he left us. SCREW CURRY!
3-4
February 15th, 2011
5:59 pm
Hewitt specializes in losing seasons
JR from VR
February 15th, 2011
6:00 pm
I think Mike Anderson would be the best choice from the list you have but dont know if he would leave Missouri for Tech. Thinking outside the box a little bit…..Duggar Baucom of VMI. His style of play I think would attract some good athletes and would definantly bring the fans back
jwill
February 15th, 2011
6:01 pm
I’d like to see Bob Hoffman interviewed.No talent at Mercer U but the guys play like a team.
Robbie
February 15th, 2011
6:01 pm
GT doesn’t gave the cash flow to get turgeon. $$$
3-4
February 15th, 2011
6:03 pm
I’ve often thought of bringing in Lon Kuger. Jay Wright could bolt a very strong big east to win in a mediocre ACC conference. Don’t be surprised if we make a run at Jay Wright or even Jamie Dixon….just saying….The ACC might not be strong this year but they do have tradition and Atlanta is a hot bed for big time recruits.
Chuck
February 15th, 2011
6:03 pm
As a Purdue grad and Atlanta native, I think Cuonzo (who also played briefly for the Hawks, IIRC) would be a great choice. There has been a lot of discussion in Boilermaker country about when Cuonzo would get a major coaching position. He’s done great at Missouri State and will make the leap soon. He’s a good recruiter–he helped build Painter’s Purdue teams before leaving–and emphasizes solid defense.
Chuck
February 15th, 2011
6:06 pm
Worth noting: Steve Lavin (UCLA and St. Johns) is also part of that Keady coaching tree.
okiemon
February 15th, 2011
6:07 pm
My choices, since this all just the opinions of those of us who won’t be making the decision anyway: 1) Jamie Dixon (yea, he’s on your “no way” list, but wouldn’t he be great? 2) Craig Neal.
NoCoach Blewitt
February 15th, 2011
6:08 pm
I have been screaming this since 2006. Worst coach in the history of basketball. I see coaches on 6 yr olds able to form a game plan, unlike F HEW.
But complete apathy set in a few years back so meh.but then I got amped when I found out the Blewey was “taking” the job at St Johns. However, once is wife bossed him out of it complete apathy set back in within seconds.
Meh.
NoCoach Blewitt
February 15th, 2011
6:08 pm
Nudge me when it actually happens please
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
6:12 pm
Iman Shumpert’s NBA stock isn’t terribly high, Whiskey Clear. This surprises me a bit, but it isn’t. I’m not certain he’d get drafted if he leaves after this season no matter what happens at GT.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
6:13 pm
About Jeff Capel: He went 13-18 last season and is 12-12 this season. That’s why he’s not mentioned.
MtnWasp
February 15th, 2011
6:19 pm
Mr. Bradley: We always hear about the “meteoric rise” of a public figure. But Meteors fall, and so has Hewitt. If you ever get a chance, a piece studying “what happened” to Hewitt would be interesting reading. His collapse has been dramatic. Hidden here must be some kind of cautionary tale, a manual of “how NOT to handle success.”
Just an idea for when a change is made….
Smarty Pants
February 15th, 2011
6:23 pm
Jeff Capel didn’t have every recruit in Ga and Va at Oklahoma. He’d get them at Tech.
Marlon
February 15th, 2011
6:23 pm
Lon Krueger is not a good choice. He inherited Rolando Blackmon at Kansas State and Vernon Maxwell in Florida. He has never built or maintained a program. Jim In Murray I agree that coach Kennedy has done a great job at Murray State but he inherited and has maintained a winning program. Donnie Tyndall has built the Morehead State program. Coach Tyndall was a successful recruiter at Idaho State, LSU and Middle Tennessee. Tyndall is the choice!!!!
louisville slugger
February 15th, 2011
6:28 pm
Anderson would be my first choice; Masiello at Louisville would be my second (and not just because I live here now and have adopted the Cards as my second college team). I went to school with Noodles, and I always thought he’d be a good coach, but I’m not sure the timing is right.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
6:29 pm
Kruger didn’t have Maxwell at Florida. Maxwell entered the NBA in 1988. Kruger took the Gators job in 1990.
Derek
February 15th, 2011
6:33 pm
Mark, I think you are wrong about Mark Price. He has sufficient coaching experience on many levels. No one would excite the base more than Mark Price. He is the total package. Young, experienced, talented, proven and good character. Would rep. GT well and would win many games. It is the logical choice and as rumors swirl he is a strong contender for the job.
ACC Fan
February 15th, 2011
6:40 pm
Price – A shooting coach in the NBA – Exactly who Tech needs.
collegeballfan
February 15th, 2011
6:40 pm
Noodles Neal is an intriguing name. I could live with that. If he could teach “point” as well as he could play it, that alone would make GT a better team.
I would make Brad Stevens say “NO” before I offered anyone else.
Question: after paying off Hewitt, will GT have enough money to hire anyone but Cremins or Price at a dollar a year?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
6:42 pm
Derek, you still haven’t revealed what these “many levels” of coaching experience MP has. The powers that be didn’t fall for the pressure to hire Curry as AD; God willing, they won’t fall for any similar pressure to hire MP as coach. Most TRUE and KNOWLEDGEABLE Tech basketball fans have enough sense NOT to want him.
Gordon
February 15th, 2011
6:47 pm
Let’s all meet and discuss this in section 16 at AMC tomorrow night at 7:30. I think there will be a game or something going on then but I don’t think that will distract us as we go over these candidates. My wife’s book club will be meeting there as well but I think they are in section 11. I’ll tell them to hold it down so they don’t bother us.
Marlon
February 15th, 2011
6:56 pm
Correct on Krueger at Florida he took the 93-94 team to the Final Four. Missed that one! If Morehead State win the OVC tournament in Nashville the first week in March, that will be the third straight year that the Eagles have won 20 games and Tyndall will be a hot ticked that GT can not overlook!
BringBobbyBack
February 15th, 2011
6:56 pm
If Blaine Taylor is off the list at 53 how is Mike Anderson on the list. Coach Anderson is over 53
Marlon
February 15th, 2011
6:57 pm
hot ticket!
Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
7:00 pm
lol Mark Bradley you are funny, No way Mike Anderson,Scott Drew, or Mark Turgeon leave..Tech will have a hard time filling this job, they will hire a mid major coach who has never got a chance…no top coaches come to the ACC…NC was Roy’s dream job…Look at the last 3 hires in the ACC…they were all no name coaches…..
Jeff Bzdelik..colorado had 3 losing seasons in a row before getting the Wake job
Brad Brownell…Wright State…never won his conference..no ncaa’s clemson
Steve Donahue..Cornell..decent hire..not a big spalsh
No one wants to coach in the Coach K conference…No program has improved at all in the ACC in the last 6 years…Oliver Purnell did a great job, then he left the first chance he could..he got robbed numerous times…Remember the Duke game?
Lou Brown Major League
February 15th, 2011
7:01 pm
[...] If Hewitt goes, who might Tech target? Glad you asked – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) But before I offer a half-dozen (or so) candidates Iâd consider to replace Paul Hewitt, I should explain why some major names arenât on the list … years as Lorenzo Romarâs assistant at St. Louis, which is pretty darn close to the Mississippi.) Feb 15, 2011 7:17pm [...]
Gary Genest
February 15th, 2011
7:01 pm
What about Cliff Warren at Jacksonville U.? Used to be a Tech assistant & has turned the Dolphins program around…
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
7:02 pm
Mike Anderson is 51.
Blewitt
February 15th, 2011
7:03 pm
Supersize – What you are missing is the marketing side of hiring Mark Price. He is very popular among the Tech faithful. He will fell the the seats with minimum risk money wise for Tech. The chances of us landing a big name coach with PH buyout hanging over our heads is zero. A no name up and coming coach will not have the immediate impact hiring Mark Price would. Think about it.
Mark Bradley
February 15th, 2011
7:04 pm
Cliff Warren has done a nice job at Jacksonville. I just don’t know if you want to hire a former Hewitt assistant to replace Hewitt himself.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
7:08 pm
Blewitt, winning will fill seats. We don’t need to fill them based on personality and then lose them if that personality doesn’t produce. And don’t think Tech doesn’t have the money. I am sure the 7 million to buy out CPH isn’t coming from the athletic fund, but from concerned contributors. I believe Tech can and will afford to get just about anybody they want. And, that’s right, Mark, we don’t need anybody even remotely associated with CPH.
NoLion
February 15th, 2011
7:09 pm
Is Roy Barnes really making 2 million per year?
O'Brien
February 15th, 2011
7:10 pm
Mark,
Didn’t the hawks hire woody’s assistant of 6 years to replace woody?
BTW, That’s me taking a shot at rick and the ASG.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
7:12 pm
Not that I will ever be able again to afford season tickets, plus gas, plus lodging anyway, but I would be a lot more likely to bite the bullet for a PROVEN established coach than for a TOTALLY UNPROVEN “celebrity” coach, which is what MP would be.
TLanceB
February 15th, 2011
7:13 pm
Noodles Neal pants me at Tech basketball camp in the mid 80s. For this alone, I hope he gets the job.
William Satterwhite
February 15th, 2011
7:17 pm
I haven’t gone through all the comments to see if anyone has mentioned him yet but how about Greg Marshall from Wichita St? Unlike a lot of the other “hot” mid-major coaches, he’s at least got a history of consistent success at multiple schools.
lee
February 15th, 2011
7:18 pm
jesus christ bradley, do you whip this article out every february??? i cant wait for your may article on the braves going to the world series or your ever popular october piece on the falcons going to the super bowl. give it a rest.
devils advocate
February 15th, 2011
7:19 pm
Fox has been anointed the best coach in Georgia. He prolly would just love to leave “little a” to coach in Big Atlanta. If he is so good in UGa, he would be fantastic in the ACC. Would that just make all the dogs bark!
ps: no Herb!
just saying
February 15th, 2011
7:19 pm
Mark Price should be on the GT bench whether he is head coach or not, magic happens with him, you just weren’t around to know that. Cremins can come back too, GT doesn’t need your permission if they went that route
Brandon Cox
February 15th, 2011
7:19 pm
The brightest young coach in the business: Clarence Moore of your Kentucky State University Thorobreds!!!
Paul in RDU
February 15th, 2011
7:20 pm
Hewitt Fan
How are the math skills coming along? Still want to tell us how Gary Williams has a losing record in the ACC in the last 11 years?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
7:22 pm
Paul, haven’t seen Hewitt Fan in here today. Hope we don’t too. lol
Paul in RDU
February 15th, 2011
7:31 pm
Supersize – he posted at 7:00PM.
The guy really seems to have an attitude. To read his posts, every game in the ACC is fixed for the betterment of Duke. Every coach wants to leave, especially the African-American ones – he even claimed that Roy Williams is going to quit at NC soon. His claim about Roy has to be hands down the most ridiculous post of the year so far.
fan
February 15th, 2011
7:34 pm
who the ajc going to get to replace bradley
TallyDawg
February 15th, 2011
7:36 pm
I am DAWG fan but I think Stan Jones at FSU would be a good head coach. He is the coach behind this team.
Greg
February 15th, 2011
7:36 pm
Mark, what a great analysis. Do they give the Pulitzer prize for this kind of reporting? (Maybe not if your initial premise is false: wasn’t it you yourself who said not long ago that “the money just isn’t there” to get rid of PH?)
AWhiteCoach?
February 15th, 2011
7:42 pm
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AWhiteCoach?
February 15th, 2011
7:44 pm
I’ll stir it up a little. Can’t we get a white coach to coach here? No candidates? Not politically correct? None available? I think that’s what the Tech money people really want, don’t you?
C U Later
February 15th, 2011
7:46 pm
Why is Mark Bradley always trying to get someone fired. He worked tirelessly to get the ax lowered on Mark Richt during football season and now he’s trying just as hard to get PH fired. The only one that needs to be fired in my opinion is Mark Bradley or any other journalist that takes pure pleasure in trying to destroy people when he has no authority or expertise to make those attempts. The AD’s at the schools make 10X the money you do to make the right decision. Let them do their job and you do yours. I hope the readers will do as much to try and destroy your career as you are trying to destroy the careers of these coaches.
AWhiteCoach?
February 15th, 2011
7:48 pm
Hey C U Later, take a walk, a long walk. Then come back and tell Bradley what you really think.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
7:52 pm
C U Later, Bradley is only reflecting what obviously the majority of Tech basketball fans have said for the past 3 years. To be fair to him, he held out a LONG time on agreeing with us. But there comes time when it’s up to the press to state the obvious, and he has FINALLY done it.
StingerSplash
February 15th, 2011
7:55 pm
Herb Sendek is to dull what the Titantic is to boating mishaps.
Give me Liberty
February 15th, 2011
7:56 pm
I agree with Supersize and I HOPE that maybe one day the press will realize that tax, borrow, and spend is not the way to build (or rebuild) an economy, and quit agreeing with and pandering to everything the damn radical left say and do.
AWhiteCoach?
February 15th, 2011
7:56 pm
Still waiting for that white coach candidate. Any suggestions among the Tech money folks?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
7:57 pm
well, that was an interesting response. LOL
No Mo Hewitt
February 15th, 2011
7:59 pm
Oh please, oh please, any of them would be better than Hewitt. This jerk has got to go.
AWhiteCoach?
February 15th, 2011
8:00 pm
Hey “Give me Liberty” try to describe the radical left without using talk radio mishmash. Betcha can’t. Go ahead and try anyway.
rxdawg79
February 15th, 2011
8:02 pm
@Whiskey Clear: Actually, UGA made the tournament in 2008, when Dennis Felton’s penultimate team managed to string together enough good games to win the SEC tournament. A fluke, certainly, but there it is. Sorta bad that it happened, because it postponed his firing by a year. Anyway, not 2001 as you guesstimated.
As for UGA being on Tech’s level, the argument can be made that it is Tech that is below UGA–at least with Hewitt in charge. He’s coached against 3 different UGA coaches and has a losing record against them all.
Me, I long for the Omni games in the 1980s that had the old joint rocking. It’s just much better when both teams are good.
Freddy D
February 15th, 2011
8:06 pm
What about Jim larranaga at George Mason?
Would love Brian Gregory from Dayton are
Neal, are Anderson……….any of the four.
AWhiteCoach?
February 15th, 2011
8:16 pm
What Mark Bradley at AJCU? He seems to know his X’s & O’s. Or how about Bradley Mark at Bradley U? Same for him.
William Satterwhite
February 15th, 2011
8:17 pm
“Herb Sendek is to dull what the Titantic is to boating mishaps.”
And that exact type of thinking has worked out very well for NC State. I don’t think he’s going anywhere at all (prior to this season AZ St had 3 straight 20 win seasons and postseason appearances) but if there were a chance Tech could land Sendek, it would be a great move. He might not move the excitement meter much but we Tech fans need to ask ourselves what’s more important- a coach who brings excitement and flashes of brilliance (mixed in with flashes of something else) or a coach who might be boring but nevertheless provides consistent success.
Dadgum.....
February 15th, 2011
8:21 pm
Mark…..I mentioned this last week and again recently in a Robertson blog. Hewitt will be fired on or before March 14th. My sources around the GT program are solid. Have been for about 40 years. Put it this way I knew about Cremins’ about face via a phone call before it was ever announced back in the day. Also I will say you have mentioned the odds on favorite as the new coach. Won’t say who but you can cross off both Mooney and Sendek and raise Mark Price’s stock a bit. The new coach will be a young energetic type that can recruit but affordable. You are correct it ain’t Knight or anyone just south of his ilk. In other words don’t read a Roy Williams type.
Oh, and let me add also that there is no way Hewitt saves his job via a fast finish. It is a done deal but the replacement isn’t. Gonna be exciting. The Good Word……..
tar and feathers
February 15th, 2011
8:23 pm
the ajc is now paying its hacks by the word, so all the opinion writers are cutting and pasting like crazy, see cindy lou’s blog. Oh yeah, fire J now!
Kurdt Kobain
February 15th, 2011
8:23 pm
What about Geno Auriemma?
Just a thought.
Freddy D
February 15th, 2011
8:24 pm
Don’t give a flip about race, are boring…just get a winner with up side that fans, students and State will be proud of. Not another Bewitt.
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
8:24 pm
Dan
What the hell are you talking about. The other Big 12 teams out here (I live in TX) get mad at Drew and Baylor b/c he’s beating the pants off them for recruits. He has had two recruiting “issues” neither of which broke ANY rules….just made other coaches mad….one of which was Knight so I say good for him.
Scott Drew would be #2 on my list behind Turgeon.
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
8:30 pm
Mark,
There’s one thing you’re forgetting about Anderson. If A&M and Oklahoma bail for the SEC then GT lines up to be one of the schools (along with FSU I believe) to be offered a mirroring SEC East spot. That would leave Kansas, KSU, Mizzou, Baylor, Iowa State, TT, and Oklahoma State all in limbo.
I think with this very real possibility Scott Drew and Anderson are very real candidates. Plus Drew only makes $900k per year with a $1M buyout. Taz can handle that all by himself for the 1st year.
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
8:36 pm
Mark Turgean at A&M’s new salary is $1.5M per year. Has a $1M buyout.
aw
February 15th, 2011
8:36 pm
Tommy Amaker Harvard Coach (I think has baggage though)
I like Murray State and Missouri’s coaches
WORLD WIDE WESLEY ($ man for Calipari) you would have great players!
Realistically, I believe if GT offered paying around $2 million with some nice benefits or a long term deal they would have a real shot at New Mexico’s Steve Alford.
Tech Man
February 15th, 2011
8:37 pm
Hewitt is like Reggie Ball. Our competition loves them because they always find a way for Tech to loose.
bob
February 15th, 2011
8:38 pm
Mark Fox, all blades need two sides.
blazer
February 15th, 2011
8:40 pm
Stansbury would leave Miss. St.
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
8:43 pm
Tech is going to try and make an offer to someone in the $1.2M range with some excellent benefits. Now one would say oh then that leave Anderson and Turgeon on out of the mix. Not necessarily. The ACC’s TV contract is about $13.5M per school. The Big 12 is about $8M per school. This means more money is coming into the coffers as a whole which means a coach like Anderson and Turgeon coulod take less in salary and more than make up the difference in benefits, show contracts, camps, etc. because the ACC has a much more higher profile perception than the Big 12.
Jim in Murray
February 15th, 2011
8:43 pm
Marlon – When Kennedy came to Murray State, he had two returning players from the previous year. He has recruited well and coached well to keep the program going. As to Tyndall, he may be a good coach but Morehead does have some tradition. And other than Fareid, what above average player has he brought to Morehead? And last I looked, he has 8 recruits for next year. That is worse than the oversigning problems in football.
Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
8:44 pm
Paul in RDU ,
No my friend, you are wrong….After the 2002 season Gary did not have a WINNING season for 3 years, after that he had 2 more losing seasons…2 over 500 conference records in 7 seasons..This is great for the big bad ACC huh?
2003-04 Maryland 20 12 .625 7 9 .438 6th NCAA Denver Regional Second Round (1-1)
2004-05 Maryland 19 13 .594 7 9 .438 T-6th
2005-06 Maryland 19 13 .594 8 8 .500 6th
2006-07 Maryland 25 9 .735 10 6 .625 T-2nd NCAA Midwest Regional Second Round (1-1)
2007-08 Maryland 19 15 .559 8 8 .500 T-5th
2008-09 Maryland 21 14 .600 7 9 .438 T-7th NCAA West Regional Second Round (1-1)
2009-10 Maryland 24 9 .727 13 3 .813 T-1st
Butts Wagner
February 15th, 2011
8:46 pm
Mike Anderson would be fun. If DRad wants fans back quickly, that’s a great hire. That doesn’t mean he’s the best hire overall though. I don’t know that answer.
I think this is a good list of names to consider. I wouldn’t be super thrilled with a princeton offense, but, at least the team would be getting coached in a specific style of play and look like there is a plan in each game as opposed to looking lost 90% of the time.
AWhiteCoach?
February 15th, 2011
8:46 pm
Albion State Junior College has a sleeper. Jumper Pentangeli. Look him up.
NERDS!!! 42-34!!! 73-72!!! 14-7!!!
February 15th, 2011
8:55 pm
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Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
8:58 pm
@Paul in RDU
you are part of the problem with this program..no matter who GT hires next..No matter what COLOR, always stand up for your Players and Coaches..If Hewitt was white, i know everyone would have complained about the refs.. last year In the Acc championship game Singler(a jump shot shooter) shot more free throws than the entire GT team including #2 pick Derrick Favors..The Ajc worte an article with Favors explaining he could not deal with ACC officiating..no one read it..you all said he was overated….The refs in the ACC are terrible…And you dont care…you dont mind playing for 3rd every year behind Duke and NC.evn though GT has more talent..Big Luc was a nice young man who Hewitt developed into a good college center..GT fans never ever stood up this guy…Hewitt stood up for the kid….Its not coaching..No one in the ACC wins other than Duke and NC, i guess no one can coach in the ACC..
Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
9:02 pm
we made it to the Coach K conference championship game….You and i both know the refs was not about to let Duke get beat..so, they put them on the line…A lot
Official Basketball Box Score
Georgia Tech vs Duke
03/14/10 1:00 pm at Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum
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VISITORS: Georgia Tech 22-12
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 Shumpert, Iman…… * 4-9 2-6 2-3 1 4 5 2 12 5 4 0 0 33
13 Bell, D’Andre……. * 2-3 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 1 18
14 Favors, Derrick….. * 8-14 0-0 6-7 4 7 11 3 22 2 3 2 0 36
31 Lawal, Gani……… * 3-8 0-0 0-1 3 2 5 0 6 0 4 1 0 22
41 Rice, Glen………. * 2-2 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 5 3 2 0 1 26
00 Udofia, Mfon…….. 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
03 Miller, Maurice….. 3-7 2-4 2-2 0 3 3 1 10 2 2 0 0 27
11 Oliver, Brian……. 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 15
35 Peacock, Zachery…. 0-6 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 3 0 0 2 1 1 22
TEAM……………. 1 1
Totals………….. 22-50 5-13 12-16 13 22 35 20 61 13 17 4 3 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 8-23 34.8% 2nd Half: 14-27 51.9% Game: 44.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-6 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-7 42.9% Game: 38.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 8-8 100 % Game: 75.0% 1
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HOME TEAM: Duke 29-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
02 Smith,Nolan……… * 7-13 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 2 16 2 2 0 0 30
12 Singler,Kyle…….. * 3-15 0-2 14-16 3 3 6 3 20 2 2 0 1 39
30 Scheyer,Jon……… * 4-13 2-9 6-8 1 2 3 1 16 1 1 0 2 38
42 Thomas,Lance…….. * 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 0 3 0 1 23
55 Zoubek,Brian…….. * 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 5 9 4 2 2 1 1 2 28
05 Plumlee,Mason……. 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 17
20 Dawkins,Andre……. 3-5 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 7 0 1 0 0 13
21 Plumlee,Miles……. 0-2 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 12
TEAM……………. 2 2
Totals………….. 18-51 5-17 24-28 13 18 31 17 65 8 10 2 6 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-29 41.4% 2nd Half: 6-22 27.3% Game: 35.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 29.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd Half: 21-23 91.3% Game: 85.7% 2
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
9:06 pm
Hewitt Fan
You’ve made the same tired post for three straight days now but not once have you told us what the answer is. You’re quick to point out it doesn’t matter who coaches at Tech because the refs in the ACC are so bad. So what do we do then? Keep Hewiit? What?
kbrab
February 15th, 2011
9:13 pm
I love the idea of Noodles, but he would be a good pick only if he was guaranteed to have a very good assistant coach at his side. For that, I’d bring in Sendek.
some sense
February 15th, 2011
9:17 pm
Tech, old Atlanta, alums won’t hire a guy named Cuonzo.
Marlon
February 15th, 2011
9:20 pm
Jim in Murray
Leon Buchanan, Demonte Harper, Maze Stallworth have been All OVC second team players. Morehead State has never had back to back 20 win seasons. I lived on the floor with the team that went to the NCAA tournament in 83 and 84. It took Murray State’s best team in history to beat us last year in the title game or the Eagles could be looking at 3 straight trips to March Madness. You gotta great coach! I think he would do great at GT! I think the OVC is very underrated right now. I am partial of course to Donnie but I would love to see an OVC coach get a chance and clear the way for others.
Marlon
February 15th, 2011
9:24 pm
Jim at Murray
Why didn’t Kennedy move up after last year’s success? The Racers killed Vandy and had Butler but couldn’t hang on. Last year’s team was the best the OVC has had since the Western KY teams of Clem Haskins and Jim McDaniel.
Paul in RDU
February 15th, 2011
9:29 pm
Hewitt Fan
There you go again. You were posting all day yesterday that Gary Williams had an overall losing record in the ACC during the last 11 years. You even posted Gary’s record that clearly showed that you were wrong. Now you are changing it to saying that he has had several losing records since MD won the NCAA championship.
If you pull out your calculator and add up the results for 2003 to 2010 you will find that Williams is 60-52 with a regular season ACC championship.
Let me give you the regular season ACC records of each school since expansion in 2005 – doesn’t include 2010-11. I’ve put them in order from best to worst records.
Duke 59-21 with a best of 14-2 and 4 winning seasons in conference
UNC 55-25 – best 14-2, 4 winning seasons
MD 46-34 – best 13-3, 2 winning seasons
FSU 43-37 – best 10-6, 3 winning seasons
Clemson 42-38 – best 10-6, 3 winning seasons
BC 40-40 – best 11-5, 3 winning seasons
VT 40-40 – best 10-6, 3 winning seasons
WF 35-45 – best 11-5, 2 winning seasons
UVA 32-48 – best 11-5, 1 winning season
NCSU 30-50 – best 12-4 (under Sendek), 1 winning season
Miami 30-50 – best 8-8, 0 winning seasons
GT 28-52 – best 8-8, 0 winning seasons
Some people would interpret these numbers to say that GT under CPH has been the worst performing team in the ACC since expansion.
Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
9:30 pm
@Tech Forever
Do you care? When Gt hires the new coach what makes you think things will change? look at that box score i posted, we were bigger, faster and more skilled but we lost..how does it make you feel to see your student athletes not given a fair chance?
Axe Grinder
February 15th, 2011
9:31 pm
This makes 3 posts in a row re: Hewitt. Has this gotten personal for you, Bradley?
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
9:36 pm
Hewitt Fan
Again, what is your solution to the problem? A new coach? Keep the coach? Petition the ACC to make wholesale changes to their officials? What?
This is what I believe will change if Tech hires a new coach. I believe our shooting will improve. I believe our free throw shooting will inprove. I believe our inbounding the basketball will improve. I believe our assist to turnover ratio will improve. I believe all the areas that HAVE NOT IMPROVED ONE IOTA under the current coaching leadership in the last 10 years will in fact improve. THAT is what I expect out of Georgia Tech Basketball. I don’t expect to win every game or even win the ACC….ever. I expect our kids to be coached at the highest level possible and to perform at the highest level possible. Period. If we can’t win because of officiating then that’s a whole separate issue.
Now stop acting like a leftwing victim and start demanding some excellence with the GT Basketball Program.
Jacket Backer
February 15th, 2011
9:37 pm
Please, no coach named Cuonzo…….Mark Price gets my vote!
Go Jackets!!
Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
9:39 pm
@Paul in RDU
I proved my point…In the last 7 years Gary Williams has 2 winning seasons….you posted GT has never had a winning season in ACC under Hewitt..but…. GT WENT TO THE NATIONAL TITLE GAME AND STILL DID NOT HAVE A WINNING RECORD IN THE ACC…That has to seem strange right….Just use that good ole thinking cap sometimes…How does a national title caliber team, full of NBA players not be over 500 in the ACC…Only in the coach K conference..stand up for your next coach Paul
GT hulk
February 15th, 2011
9:42 pm
Noodles Neal would be the man!!!!, GT grad, great recruiter and young!!!! Can relate with the kids—not no Al Groh
Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
9:47 pm
@Tech Forever
I watch or ATTEND 95% of GT games.. most games GT lose are due to bad calls..Last year was terrible, Bosh only year was terrible..Best team he had..He complained, you guys did not support him…I know you probaly have not, but have you noticed how Hewitt subs in and out?its for a reason. ..Did any one other than me see the Virginia tech game..It was terrible..but any way..you refuse to answer my ?s…Why only 2 teams (Maryland 2 over 500 seasons in 7 years do not qualify) win in the ACC? How many bad coaches do you see in the ACC?
Hewitt Fan
February 15th, 2011
9:49 pm
@Tech Forever
You seem like a true GT fan, how does box score make you feel..did it make you mad?
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
9:53 pm
Hewitt Fan
I don’t answer your questions because they have nothing to do with improving GT basketball and that is what I care about; Tech being as excellent as can be on the hardwood…and we are FAR OFF that benchmark, regardless of officiating.
Please, do me a favor, I want to be there the day you walk up to CPH and whine about the officiating after a loss.
Cremins
February 15th, 2011
9:53 pm
When Hewitt goes we can name the toilet floor in the men’s restroom “Hewitt’s Court”.
William Satterwhite
February 15th, 2011
9:54 pm
“we were bigger, faster and more skilled but we lost.”
“Bigger, faster and more skilled” don’t automatically equal “better”, it should be noted. Put last season’s Tech team on the court with Butler, West Virginia and maybe Michigan St and I dare say Tech would have had “bigger, faster and more skilled” players than the rest of the Final Four as well but they would not have been a better TEAM. That comes down to coaching, pure and simple.
Quick question- Did Jared Sullinger come into this season that much better a player than Derek Favors was at the beginning of last season? They’re both the exact same type of player yet one has been a National POY candidate while the other couldn’t even make All-ACC.
andre
February 15th, 2011
9:56 pm
bradley your talking about tech like its not a good job why wouldnt those guys leave to coach in acc and be able to recurit top notch talent thats in ga. Maybe you should leave with hewitt you traiter.
Tech'84
February 15th, 2011
9:57 pm
Love to speculate. I like some of your suggestions, Mark, but I think the absolutely best choice has the initials ABH: Anybody But Hewitt. Go Jackets!
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
9:59 pm
I remember commenting on the officiating of the game and I do think that a lot of times Duke and UNC get the “Larry Bird Treatment”. But I’m smart enough to know officiating has nothing to do with shooting below 65% from the FT line, avergaing 15+ turnovers per game, and not being able to run a simple inbound play. All of those are a result of poor coaching. We had two big men anyone in the country would have wanted and neither averaged 14 ppg…..poor coaching. Hewitt blamed their lack of chemistry for the Lawal/Favors problems, that lack of chemistry is a result of…..poor coaching.
Paul in RDU
February 15th, 2011
10:00 pm
Hewitt Fan
How does EVERY team in the ACC have a better conference record in the last 5 years than GT?
Tech'84
February 15th, 2011
10:01 pm
With all due respect, andre and fellow Tech fans, Mark is being realistic in suggesting that there are some limitations in the Tech position, namely the willingness and ability to pay really big bucks to a top-tier candidate. DRad can do some creative compensation structuring, I am sure, and the league and location are certainly appealing, so I believe we can get a good guy…but we can’t get into a bidding war with another strong Div. I school.
Derek
February 15th, 2011
10:02 pm
Just a few things about MP. There is much more than this to MP coaching abilities. He should be named asap as the GT coach.
Mark Price began his coaching career during the 1998-99 basketball season as a community coach under head coach and friend Joe Marelle at Duluth High School for the varsity boys team. After Marelle discovered he had non-Hodgkins lymphoma, Price became a primary factor in the team’s return trip to the final four of the class 5A GHSA state tournament. It was the first time Duluth High School returned to this point in the state tournament in 16 years. Price then went on to be an assistant coach to Bobby Cremins at Georgia Tech during the 1999-2000 season.[9]
After Cremins retired from coaching at Georgia Tech, Price then went on the following year to be the head coach at Whitefield Academy in Atlanta for the 2000-01 season leading the team to a 27-5 record and the final eight teams of the state Class A tournament, a 20 win improvement over the prior season and 27 win improvement two seasons before Price arrived.[10] NBA player Josh Smith also played at Whitefield Academy the same season Price was coach.[11] [12]
In 2003, Price was a consultant for the NBA’s Denver Nuggets before moving on to become a NBA television analyst and color commentator for both the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks.
In March 2006, Price was named the inaugural head coach of the Australian NBL’s South Dragons, a new franchise for the 2006–07 season, for a short period of time before the position was taken over by player Shane Heal, in a controversial decision made by majority owner Mark Cowan. Heal was fired the following year after the Dragons finished last in the NBL for the 2007-08 season.[13]
Price was the shooting consultant for the Memphis Grizzlies for the 2007-08 season and named the shooting coach for the Atlanta Hawks for the 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons.[14] Price helped to improve the Hawks offensive output in their first return to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals in nearly 10 years during the 2009 NBA Playoffs.[15] Price also trains other NBA players in partnership with the Suwanee Sports Academy, one of the largest basketball training facilities in the United States, during the basketball off-season in Atlanta specializing in shooting and point guard skills.
Price is credited with helping Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo improve his jump shot. Rondo’s scoring was a key factor in the Celtics reaching the 2010 NBA Finals, where they pushed the Los Angeles Lakers to a full seven game series.[16] For the 2010-2011 season, Price joined the Golden State Warriors as an assistant coach with the primary task of improving the Warriors shooting and free throw percentages.[17]
Price was a key factor in developing the overall teaching philosophy for On Court Player Development [18] – a basketball skill development and character building program – in 2006 held at the Suwanee Sports Academy. The academy is also home to the Mark Price Shooting Lab.[19]
Tech'84
February 15th, 2011
10:04 pm
I like Andy Kennedy from Ole Miss, who’s about 90-40 over the past few years, mostly with inferior talent in a pretty tough conference. He’s a former player in the ACC and has the fire to win. He also has a little baggage from a couple of years ago which may lower his value, but he seems to have put it all behind him now.
NCJacket
February 15th, 2011
10:04 pm
Hewitt Fan,
On one point I agree…there are SOME games the refs become the problem and cause the issues. But that is not Hewitts career. ALL of the fans complain (except Duke). His results are his results and they are POOR. Its time to move on. Anyway, IF the officiating is as bad as you say…its not even worth watching the sport. That is worth considering BUT its no excuse for Hewitts 11 year results
GT89MEAW
February 15th, 2011
10:05 pm
Hewitt Fan
I don’t know where you get the if Hewitt were white, we’d complain about the refs. We’ll complain about the refs no matter the color of our coach just like any fan at any school from rec league to the pros.
What is amazing is citing refs as an excuse when the numbers over the long haul of Hewitt’s career at GT and in the ACC scream failure (as cited in Mark Bradley’s article today and as summarized by Paul in RDU above).
You are correct when you state “even though GT has more talent”. Good coaches work talent, develop talent, orchestrate talent, and be successful when provided talent. You don’t blame the refs over a career. Hewitt can’t get the production out of the talent we have had at GT and that’s just plain inability to be a complete coach which doesn’t cut it in the ACC.
As far as the big red head goes, I have attended GT games for about 13 years and do recall fans cheering him on. Maybe his first two years when he resembled a match stick they didn’t, but he had a good fan base as he developed.
Hewitt seems to be a nice guy. I withheld casting my vote much longer than a lot of GT fans I know, but after the last couple of years I jumped on the Hewitt has to go bandwagon. He should have take the SJ offer and left last year. This has got to be an embarrassing time for him. I know it’s embarrassing for GT and GT fans.
Hewitt Fan – my seats are the ones on the front row center court, the ones that have been empty most of the season, maybe I will let you borrow them so you can get an up close look at your guy and how not to coach a basketball team. Hey – you can see the refs up close as well, see who loses the game for us, will you.
Tech Forever
February 15th, 2011
10:08 pm
Paul in RDU
Simple….the refs are meaner to Tech than everybody else.
William Satterwhite
February 15th, 2011
10:08 pm
“How does a national title caliber team, full of NBA players not be over 500 in the ACC”
Because the team underachieved during the regular season, as has just about every other Paul Hewitt coached GT team? When Maryland had talent they have no problem winning in the ACC, when Wake Forest had talent they had no problem winning in the ACC, when NC State had talent and a competent head coach they had no problem winning in the ACC- how is it possible that every other ACC team can find ways to win in the ACC except for Georgia Tech under Paul Hewitt?
Paul in RDU
February 15th, 2011
10:09 pm
Dereck
Give it a rest on Mark Price. HC in the ACC is not an entry level position.
Tech'84
February 15th, 2011
10:11 pm
Of Mark’s suggestions, I think Noodles Neal may be our best choice: familiar, accomplished, and affordable. I agree with MB that Price, as much as I love and admire him and his place in Tech history, just doesn’t have the Div. I Head coaching experience. Also, to be honest, many of the upstanding qualities I respect in Price might hinder as much as help him as a HC. Finally, Price seems to have bounced around a good bit, for whatever reason, since his NBA retirement.
Derek
February 15th, 2011
10:17 pm
Paul, the case is rested. Price will be named GT coach in the next month. Far from an entry-level candidate. I want a guy that used to shoot 500 free throws before bedtime everynight–with that kind of discipline–to be the GT coach. Tech will show some vision in hiring MP–young, talented, experienced, ready for the big-time.
vidalia kid
February 15th, 2011
10:21 pm
jon barry comes to miond.
Charles
February 15th, 2011
10:21 pm
Mike Anderson wouldn’t give Tech a second look – the Jackets are too broke to lure him, and Mizz is a better situation by far. Better program, better facilities, better conference, etc. Georgia Tech is going to have to pay someone just north of a mill and hope they find a great, unproven coach.
Schlazz
February 15th, 2011
10:34 pm
I second the vote for Gregg Marshall. John Kresse assistant. Did great at Winthrop, brought Wichita St back.
He may want to come back to the Southeast.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
10:43 pm
Derek, none of what you listed as previous positions for Mark Price qualify him in any way whatsoever to be a Division 1 NCAA college basketball coach—not at Tech, not anywhere. The fact is he hasn’t paid his dues; he hasn’t done anything to indicate that he would be good at anything other than an assistant coach.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
10:47 pm
Hewitt Fan, if you have, as you said, attended Tech basketball games the past several years, then please tell us how an inability to inbound the ball (5 times against Miami), atrocious free throw shooting (although somewhat improved this year), an inability or unwillingness to drive the lane and at least attempt a layup, settling instead for pulling up at the 3-point line and hoisting a brick….how does poor officiating relate to any of those things? All of them are TRADEMARKS of Hewitt-coached teams. Yeah, Coach K gets all the calls, so did Dean Smith; it’s always been that way. But it didn’t prevent Cremins from beating them. And what does the fact that Duke and UNC get the breaks have to do with the fact that we can’t beat anybody else in the ACC either?
reality
February 15th, 2011
10:51 pm
GT would do better to try and convince an asst coach from a proven program to come to Atlanta. No head coach worth a darn would be willing to take over with the pathetic shape our program is in right now. Throw in how tough the ACC is in basketball and how horrible a city the Atl is with its high crime rate and sprinke in the non existance fan base GT is known for and thats a serious recipee for career suicide. Ask Hewitt. At least we made him a really rich man for not producing. This whole fiasco has made our once proud program into the biggest joke in the ACC.
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slobberknocker
February 15th, 2011
10:54 pm
Don’t forget about Harrick’s. Jim might be kind of old now but he’s a proven recruiter who could deliver players and build a winning program for Jim Jr. to takeover in 3-5 years or just before the NCAA steps in. Oh, and Jim Jr. graduates his players.
MiamiJaCKET
February 15th, 2011
10:55 pm
If we include another $7 million buyout for the next coach, we might be able to get Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams, or Jim Boeheim.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
10:55 pm
There is enough (undeveloped) talent on that team right now to beat every team in the conference except Duke on a consistent basis. Just because they don’t play worth a damn as a team because of Hewitt’s inability to coach doesn’t mean that a smart coach can’t come in here and build a winner from the start…..NOT a national championship contender, but certainly one that wins all the home games and enough of the away games to be above .500, AND to get back to beating the mutts every year, like we used to do.
Thomas
February 15th, 2011
10:56 pm
Bradley, I would recommend you for the Job or another of the Hewitt haters on this blog. You have had a full press on for Hewitt to be fired for more than a year so your stupid article is not surprising.
If the AJC was of any worth you would have been fired long ago.
Beesball Jacket
February 15th, 2011
10:57 pm
Just GO! Even with no plan in place we’re better off. This guy has no incentive to win. He gets paid regardless. His record proves it. Thanks Dave Braine.
No Haters
February 15th, 2011
10:59 pm
No one here hates Hewitt. He’s like Gailey – a nice guy just in the wrong job. He’s a victim of his own devices. He isn’t or won’t coach to win.
reality
February 15th, 2011
11:02 pm
Supersize that order. You are a perfect example of that idiot fan base I mentioned. Morons like you who never attended a class at Tech much less graduated who are more concerned with beating the morons in Athens than with teams in the ACC.
Do you even understand what conference we are in genius? Your silly little online name was slightly funny the first time I saw it, but now it’s just pathetic. The puppies own us in football and basketball right now and with your pitiful comments you make the real GaTech fans look as stupid as you are.
GT BB Fan
February 15th, 2011
11:04 pm
I’m all for Cuonzo Martin being the new man at GT because I’m a graduate of MO ST and it would be good to see his style of BB in person rather than on ESPN!
slobberknocker
February 15th, 2011
11:07 pm
For real, if Mark Price would take the job, give it to him ASAP.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
11:10 pm
reality, here is the actual reality. I have a BS and an MS degree from Tech. I have been a season ticket holder in football for the past 45 years, and in basketball for 10 years (until this current year). THUGa has won more games in football than have we in the past 35 years, but I do NOT concede that they OWN anybody; that, my friend, is a totally defeatist attitude. As far as “owning” us in basketball, nothing could be further from the truth; just look at the series record. They have Hewitt’s number, but Cremins’ teams had a winning record against them, as, obviously, did Hyder. The failure to win in Athens since 1976, although inexcusable, overlooks the fact that for several years we didn’t even play them in Athens; we either played at the OMNI or (if I remember correctly) not at all. Now, what exactly was it that I said in my last two posts that would indicate that I am more interested in beating the mutts than anybody else? I said we currently have enough talent, though undeveloped, to beat all the ACC teams AND THUGa on a consistent basis, with the possible exception of Duke.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
11:11 pm
and HELL NO, we don’t need Mark Price !!!!!
sports
February 15th, 2011
11:11 pm
I told you Hewitt is on his way out…and one of the main reasons is Mark Fox. The “techies” can’t stand it because Georgia is having some success and Georgia Tech is going down the sewer.Your haughtiness is hilarious blowflys!
Supersize that order, mutt
February 15th, 2011
11:14 pm
sports, actually it is you mutts who are being rather prematurely haughty. Fox has been there two years, and is currently having an OK season—certainly not a great one. He may well succeed, but even if he does, he will jump ship just like Tubby did. No decent basketball coach will stay in Athens, given a chance to move on. It’s always been like that, and it always will be.
MtnWasp
February 15th, 2011
11:19 pm
It won’t be Price so fans should put that out of their heads right now. He was an assistant here briefly and he never went out to recruit. He has no practical experience in recruiting. Like a surgeon who only has experience doing half an operation, he simply isn’t qualified for an ACC level head coaching job.
If he has aspirations he needs to take on a full duty assistant coaching job and move up the way it is done.
Paul in RDU
February 15th, 2011
11:20 pm
sports
I agree that Fox is a good coach and that UGA appears to be on the rise. However, that is not the reason why the GT fanbase wants CPH replaced. In basketball, we want GT to be competitive in the ACC. That means having some degree of success against Duke, UNC, MD, NCSU, Clemson, FSU, VT and the rest. The first 4 teams I mentioned have something in common – care to guess what?
techster
February 15th, 2011
11:39 pm
Enter your comments here
techster
February 15th, 2011
11:41 pm
I vote Noodles or Drew. Scott has done a miraculous job at Baylor and is well connected.
ToccoaDawg
February 15th, 2011
11:52 pm
Keep Hewitt
ToccoaDawg
February 15th, 2011
11:54 pm
GT is too hard of a school for dumb players to get into
reality
February 15th, 2011
11:54 pm
Supersize It’s amazing how many people hold multiple degrees on msg boards. I never doubted you held a BS degree but I’m sure everyone here knows it’s the type associated with bulls and not with any college.
ToccoaDawg
February 15th, 2011
11:55 pm
GT players have to go to class its not Hewitts fault
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
12:04 am
reality, sorry to disappoint you, but I, for one, do not lie. I doubt that you have a degree from anywhere, however. And you certainly haven’t said anything to make anyone think that you know anything about college athletics. And you didn’t respond to my question about what was wrong with what I said either. You’re just a typical mutt posing as a Tech fan but ignorant of facts.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
12:10 am
S’paw. Noodles was fun to watch, because of his enthusiasm, but he was sometimes very undisciplined. He had an easy layup in some game at the OMNI (either THUGa or a NCAA regional), but instead of laying it up, he tried to slam it, and it came out. Cremins was livid.
S'paw_99
February 16th, 2011
12:20 am
Thanks for the insight. I don’t know much about him, but I have a gut feeling that assuming Hewitt is gone he’ll be the top target b/c he has Collegiate coaching experience (only as an assistant) & he’ll be fairly cheap, he may even be willing to take a hometown discount to come back to your alma mater.
I think Shooter is another intriguing one b/c of the alumni factor, can teach fundamentals like shooting, etc. But he would need to be an assistant for a few yrs, it’d be an impossible situation to come in as an ACC HC w/ NO Coll. experience, especially on the recruiting trail.
Paul in RDU
February 16th, 2011
12:24 am
Supersize
I think you are thinking of the GT-Duke ACC final in 1986.
The following year in Cameron the Duke students held up a sign saying “Thanks for the Championship, Neal”
Jim in Murray
February 16th, 2011
12:25 am
Marlon
The problem with the OVC is that it is three decent teams (Murray, Morehead, Austin Peay) and then lots of flotsam and jotsam. The flotsam drags down the RPI of the top teams, even though the top teams are competitive with the other conferences.
I do not know why Kennedy did not move up after last year’s season. (And I agree the Morehead team last year was very good.) I have not asked him why he did not leave, though it was reported that he had offers. Here is my speculation: (a) he got a raise for himself and his assistants at Murray so it would have taken a *big* offer from somewhere else for him to move; (b) none of the “higher” openings were in places he wanted to go (my guess is he wants a program in a top 10 conference like ACC, SEC, Conference USA that is in the South – preferably near Louisiana); (c) he knew Murray would be good for the next two or three years so he could be patient and wait.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
12:26 am
who do you mean by Shooter? Mark Price? I’ve never heard that nickname applied to him, although he was definitely a shooter. And because of his inexperience at doing any coaching at the collegiate level, he should not even be considered. I’m undecided about Neal (Noodles); he COULD be a good choice, but personally I would rather have a current head coach from somewhere. Tech has more money than the mutts who post on here think, and an ACC school in Atlanta that already has a basketball tradition is pretty attractive to most affordable current coaches.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
12:28 am
Paul, you may be right, but I THOUGHT I was at the game in question, and I’ve never been to an ACC tournament game. Too many years ago now lol
cattle dawg
February 16th, 2011
12:36 am
How bout hire the head coach at Milton High? He seems to recruit really good,and think of all the transfers tech would get.
S'paw_99
February 16th, 2011
12:54 am
When I say “Shooter” I mean Mark Price. I thought that’s what his nickname was, I know John Salley was “Spider”.
I definitely understand preferring someone w/ HC experience, taking someone w/o it is High Risk, high reward.
A few are successful, in the NFL Mike Tomlin w/ the Steelers has done great, but many great assistants fail as HC’s.
Of anyone on Bradley’s list, I like Mike Anderson from Mizzou. He’s a proven winner, good recruiter, & I love his up-tempo style, I think that’d be a breath of fresh air & get people excited.
jiggy
February 16th, 2011
12:57 am
Where’s the article on Buff re-signing?
cattle dawg
February 16th, 2011
12:57 am
Was Anderson a candidate for the UGA job? I remember his name coming up I think.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
1:07 am
S’paw, those were great days to be a Tech fan. And it was really incredible when Tech played the mutts at the soldout 15000 seat OMNI, and the Tech fans outnumbered the mutts by probably 3-1.
foster joiner
February 16th, 2011
1:49 am
I would recommend the Tulsa coach. He is a former Duke player and assistant so he knows how to recruit this territory.
Kenneth M. Potter
February 16th, 2011
2:33 am
Chris Mooney of Air Force and Richmond is one smart coach! He runs the Princeton Offense when it is called for, but he runs when the opportunity is there. On top of all that he is a gentleman. This is something lacking in many of these candidates! Ayerst-Robins in Richmond is one of the leading employers of Tech graduates in the Mid-Atlantic region. There has been a long standing connection here!
Buzz Tech
February 16th, 2011
3:17 am
hewitt’s taken tech’s program so far down, it will be hard to get a good coach. They may have to bring back cremins for a few years, get the new arena, then search for a big time coach.
Dr. Warren
February 16th, 2011
3:46 am
With my 44th birthday two weeks away, MB just put it all in perspective for me: “He’s 44, which isn’t that young.”
Buzz Me
February 16th, 2011
5:38 am
Hey Mark,
I don’t think Tech will fire Hewitt this year as much as I would like them to. What new coach wants to come to a team that cant win on the road and essentially plays all road games next year. Why not make a big splash the following year…new coach and new arena? Thoughts?
Notsp Fast
February 16th, 2011
5:46 am
Great to at least talk about change. We do need the best man available but we have to make a change. When you are in the ACC and not the best team in you city much less your state, then you got trouble. We got trouble.
MoTimeFoeTwits
February 16th, 2011
5:53 am
i think it’s no coincidence that ”first” and ” moron,, have the same number of letters. wGAD if you are first if that is all you say?
Ray Man
February 16th, 2011
6:46 am
My choice, if not Mike Anderson, then Kevin Willard of Seton Hall.
gt45
February 16th, 2011
7:14 am
Craig Neal told me last year he would be here on the next plane!
Little Girl
February 16th, 2011
7:14 am
I have the latest news concerning the coach:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmLbmxbi8fM
Alabama Jack
February 16th, 2011
7:19 am
Watched Mike Anderson at UAB. He is a stud coach. Would definitely shake up the ACC.
Golden White
February 16th, 2011
7:24 am
I am not a Tech alum . I do not belong to any Georgia Tech organizations . I am a Tech Fan . Have been for 47 years . Paul Hewitt has to go now . I pledge $ 100. oo toward his buy out . Who is with me ?
TD
CPJisthebomb
February 16th, 2011
7:35 am
Surprised that Mark didn’t list Paul Johnson, since he thinks CPJ is the greatest coach of any sport ever.
JimO
February 16th, 2011
8:16 am
Look at St. John’s second choice – nice job he is doing. Betcha they are very happy not getting PH!
Great article, good insight. We need a young stud, like Bobby was, not one of the older great coaches. Hard to understand why it would be difficult to recruit to tech except for the academics – and the great players don’t stay to the really tough courses.
What is the average number of scouts attending a tech game, vs alabama, uga or fsu? probably one reason bynum, west and morrow are in the nba – not high profile names, but they were seen many many times and so when a team has a specific need they come to mind. a super plus for tech being in atlanta – nba city and major airport hub,
But regardless, we do need to sit PH down and bring in new blood. hopefully this time our contract negotiator will have his head where it belongs. The recruiting class two years ago was highly ranked even without Favors – so the talent is there. unfortunately PH doesn’t seem to recruit what he needs. Too many big men one year, lack of point guards most of the time, etc.
brent cunningham
February 16th, 2011
9:01 am
mark price would make an excellent coach, and could also teach them how to shoot the rock. With some good assistants he should be the choice
Bucket
February 16th, 2011
9:05 am
I am a UGA fan and have wondered why Hewitt was re-upped the last time. However, I think this article is a low blow. Compiling a list for a coach’s replacement and publishing it before he has been fired? Really? You do understand the guy has a family, right?
gt
February 16th, 2011
9:12 am
Tech has unusual circumstances. Basketball is not a rural sport. College basketball can compete with a pro team in the same town, such as New York or Philly. The state is loaded with un recruited talent, unlike football which is very over recruited. The type of guy that can win coaching basketball, like a New York transplant will find the atmosphere favorable for his type. What we need to guard against is the subtle attitude problem I perceive in Hewitt. I think Hewitt recruits well because he is a little like the players he recruits. The problem is they and he are not working towards being a unit with each other or the school. Tubby Smith understands the PR part of the game, Bobby C understands it. You see both of them at more events in Atlanta than the local guy Hewitt. I was at Reynold Plantation in a shopping center one day a few years ago, Bobby Cremins stops his car full of people and ask me directions to a golf course like he was one of the crowd. Made me write em down for him and teased me that if this wasn’t right he would be back to get me. I have two pictures of Tubby and myself, one at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes dinner held here in Atlanta and one at an airport waiting area where he and I talked basketball like normal people both excited about the subject. “Bobby and Tubby” lets get a name like that, someone who doesn’t take himself too seriously, loves the game of basketball, loves his kids, and they love him. Respectful of the institute that hired him. No sullen or over dressed, no selfishness or isolated, the school and the conference still recruits itself, we just need someone who appreciates what they have here. And maybe that someone can bring a real assistant coach with him, or hire one here. Great teams have great and loyal assistant coaches, check it out. Learn from this, basketball is close and get to know you. I wouldn’t recognize many of the better coaches in college or pro football in an airport, not sure I would recognize Drew of the Hawks, but I would recognize that mug of Roy Williams or Coach K. Lets get back to some real people, the kind that made the ACC, even made the Tech program.
Tech Guy
February 16th, 2011
9:21 am
Bradley smells blood! He’s a shark.
Best Idea
February 16th, 2011
9:21 am
Bring Cremins in for 3 years and make Mark Price an assti. Bam!!!
GTGuy44
February 16th, 2011
9:22 am
Homer Rice always said he would never hire a head coach who had not proven he was a good head coach. I would make an exception for Mark Price. He is such a class act I know he could recruit great and clearly he knows how to coach. To me it would be a very small risk.
coachx
February 16th, 2011
9:22 am
Good list of candidates MB. GT would do well to get any one on your list. GT should alwayse be a very attractive job.
I was hoping for Drew or Anderson to come to UGA but of course we are all very happy Fox is the guy now. GT would probably have a better shot at them then UGA did 2 years ago.
Craig Neal would be very interesting just from a nostalgia stand point.
russ78
February 16th, 2011
9:27 am
Nolan Richardson–40 minutes of Hell. Herb Sendek and the Princeton is like watching paint dry.
Yurtle_the_turtle
February 16th, 2011
9:27 am
I’m praying for a Chatanooga win tonight over my beloved Jackets! This would go a long way in helping us rid Phewitt once and for all.
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
9:28 am
Buzz Me…..As I mentioned earlier on this blog, Hewitt will be fired on or before March 14th. My connections within the GT community are long standing and I have accurate info. Paul Hewitt is gone regardless of how he finishes.
Let me also address the Mark Price scenario. Many of you on here are dismissing him from the equation. Reality is that at least 3 huge GT supporters have already taken some action to have him come to the flats. Not saying that will get it done or that he is perfect for the job. Guarantee one thing though, he will be on Drads list and at least get an interview. Ditto Neal.
While I am at it allow me my take. GT I am told will hire a coach that is fairly young and cheap. I am taking that as a given. Watching Richmond games and having met Mooney on a couple of occasions, you have to come away very impressed with the guy. Gotta believe when he enters a recruit’s home he will be able to sell the GT program. Ask any college coach and that is the number one criteria to being successful in coaching. Experience certainly is a factor but not the most important at all.
GT must reenergize the fanbase and bring someone in who can teach basketball skills at a high level. Frankly, you will be hard-pressed to find anyone better at that than Mark Price. He has a plethora of experience at the key points needed as mentioned. He has been successful at all his jobs whether it is instruction, coaching, or recruiting. Sure he hasn’t been at the helm of a midlevel team but he has the pedigree to succeed. Give me someone who can recruit and coach them up and I will give them a pass on head coaching experience. Think about it like this, here is a guy who is a former NBA all-star and one of the best pure shooters ever and is being hired to coach shooting in the NBA and walks into a recruits home saying that he will put the kid in an environment that gets national exposure and make him a better player and coach him up all the while winning over every parent listening to him preach his message. That is powerful. Do you really think that recruit is going to care about head coaching experience? Not a chance.
Again, I am not saying he is the perfect candidate but I know this, he is already on the short list you can bank on it. I also know that Hewitt is gone by March 14th. The Good Word!
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
9:33 am
Bradley may smell blood but he is correct. Well, some of the time anyway.
E Ivery
February 16th, 2011
9:34 am
Bradley smells blood? At this point, I think anyone with half a brain (and a functioning nose) could smell blood.
Best Idea
February 16th, 2011
9:40 am
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richtfan
February 16th, 2011
9:46 am
GT is really a big time program? give me a break.
asuram92
February 16th, 2011
9:51 am
The first person I ask is Chris Collins at Duke, because if/when Coach K retires, either him or Wojo is going to be pretty disappointed if they dont get the job. How long are they willing to wait for that job to open up, especially if Tech comes calling?
Next is Mike Anderson, who may want to come back down south and can recruit the type of kids needed for his system within 25 miles of campus instead of 120 miles to Kansas City and St. Louis.
Then I call Mark Price, but the caveat is that he needs to hire a proven college recruiter/assistant to help guide him through the minutiae of being a D1 Head Coach. I dont doubt that Price will excel with the player development/strategy part of the job.
I think if they ask Price, he takes the job
GoJackets!
February 16th, 2011
9:51 am
I’m on a Mark Price bandwagon. Here are reasons why he would work.
1. He’s a genuine Tech guy. I’ve seen him numerous times at AMC. He’ll dedicate himself to make the team better.
2. He knows where this program stands. Tech has to pay Hewitt $7+ million to make him go away. He won’t ask for significant amount of money just because it’s in a major conference.
3. He doesn’t have much coaching experience. It’d be a learning experience for him too. If he can’t deliver good results then he can move on with no hard feeling.
4. Whether he works out or not it’ll give a couple of years to payoff Hewitt’s rollover. Then either Tech gives him a raise for good results or pay someone else if Price fails.
5. He can’t be worse than Hewitt. I was talking to a huge Carolina fan the other day and even he was joking that a high school basketball coach could do better than Hewitt.
I think there’s nothing to lose by trying Price out. Especially, next year will be a total transition year with new renovation taking place. I’ll actually go to several games to Gwinnett Arena and Phillips to check out how he does.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
9:56 am
richtfan, GT basketball is more of a big time program than THUGa can ever dream about being. Hewitt’s record agains the mutts notwithstanding, Tech owns THUGa in basketball; just check the records.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
9:58 am
Bucket, Hewitt stands to get 7.1 million dollars if he is fired. You think his family is being hurt by articles by Bradley or anyone else??? Hell, if someone gave me 7.1 milllion dollars, I don’t think my family would give a damn what they said about me.
BYRDDAWG
February 16th, 2011
9:58 am
Craig Neal’s a nobrainer! None of the others would want to coach the WRECK!!!! Just sayin……
ormewood
February 16th, 2011
10:07 am
I believe that GT is the third or fourth best job in the ACC, which is definitely a compliment. Extremely fertile recruiting ground, decent tradition, new arena on the horizon. GT should aim high on this one. Mark’s list has some really solid coaches on it.
V1-Tech E
February 16th, 2011
10:12 am
Bring in Kenny Andersen—he needs a job and can recruit in the hood.
Blewitt
February 16th, 2011
10:20 am
Dadgum – I have also been told he is on the short list. It has come up several times this year and seems to have the backing of some pretty key supporters. I would not count Price out.
Hewitt Fan
February 16th, 2011
10:25 am
I am very heavy involved in AAU basketball..I personally know of 5 players who loved GT and Hewitt, but have already marked GT off their list due to the Coach k conference rules…I have known Derrick Favors since he was young, watched him developed…He wanted to stay 2 or 3 years in college..He left due to the refs in the ACC…The AJC wrote an article about it, no GT fans cared..You all said it was Hewitt’s fault…The ACC is a joke..everyone is bad except……DUKE
ormewood
February 16th, 2011
10:37 am
I don’t think Mark Price, as revered a player as he is, will work out. See example in Raleigh: Lowe, Sidney.
Go figure
February 16th, 2011
10:38 am
Mark Bradly you and people like you is what is wrong with the world today. Always looking for the next young great coach or CEO. Oh and it is OK if lives are destroyed or people are hurt cause he has to go through a growing process.What is wrong with a seasoned head coach who will not make rash decisions. One who looks out after his players and the program instead of the next chance to jump at a better job. You are pathetic. You know he is probably younger than you but Chip Towers is the best AJC sports writter.
Jake
February 16th, 2011
10:38 am
What about Cliff Warren at Jacksonville University? You can argue that Tech basketball has gone downhill since he left and he’s done a lot with very little at JU.
Buzzzed
February 16th, 2011
10:46 am
@Hewitt Fan, Everyone knows the ACC is run by a bunch of Good Ole Boys from North Carolina. The the good ole boys tell refs who will win and they make the calls appropriately. Letting Duke win is good for business. Doesn’t matter who is coaching, Tech will always be the red-headed step child in the ACC and will always get the shaft by the refs especially against Duke. This is the main reason I would jump to the SEC in second. I know injustice when I see it. BTW, Hewitt needs to go.
J W
February 16th, 2011
10:51 am
The only name(s) mentioned here that I would support: Craig Neal (Coach Cremins and Price, also)
Most mentioned would simply serve to drive me farther away from the program – no matter whether any success ocurred or not.
dyslexicbunny
February 16th, 2011
10:54 am
It’s all just stupid speculation. The more important question is deciding what the expectations are for the GT program. Drad needs to decide his thoughts and then the fans have to accept those goals. Sendek made NC State a pretty decent program but the fans had man sausage envy with Duke and UNC next door and booted him. Look where they are now.
I think our goal should be to consistently make the tourney as well as finish top 5 in the conference. One of my friends tossed out the St John’s coach’s name. I was thinking much cheaper since we gotta buy out Hewitt – Cliff Warren at Jacksonville (old asst coach).
The problem we have with recruiting is that there really aren’t any cupcake degrees athletes have to put no effort into. And if we’re going to recruit the way Hewitt does, we’re not going to keep anyone long term. That being said, Duke manages to keep guys for 3-4 years pretty easily. I think the recruiting approach just needs to change. Find players that look college good but not NBA good with a solid work ethic (Mario West had one).
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
10:58 am
GTJacket…..you hit the nail on the head dude. Aside from the pitiful record Hewitt has produced the fact that GT is going into a transition year and building the new arena is the prime reason Hewitt will be let go. They can’t show his contract on the balance sheet. Let me also state that even a respectable year he would be let go. By the way, Hewitt knows it as well. Don’t feel sorry for him at all. I don’t think he has to look for loose change. He will be fired on or before March 14th.
Smarty Pants
February 16th, 2011
11:05 am
How’s about Huschul, just bring the basketball personality out of him.
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
11:13 am
Duke is good for the conference!!! You have got to be freakin kidding me! The stronger you are at the top the worse you are as a conference. I contend the strength of a conference lies in the strength of the lower half. Simply put the ACC is weaker than it should be in the lower half. The Big East is a perfect example. That league and dare i say Big 12 has totally turned the table on the ACC. As long as the league and officials play nepotism with Duke and Carolina it will continue to slide. It is almost irrelevant in football with Virginia Tech trying single-handedly bail it out. As for basketball, when ratface K leaves Duke and they come back to the rest of the pack and the lower tier gets better then you will have a stronger conference. Right now the ACC is in transition and a perfect time for GT to be bringing in a young coach.
Smarty Pants
February 16th, 2011
11:14 am
The problem is that Tech is in the state of Ga , which has problems getting teams into the NCAA. Heck , the state of NC has 3 teams that have won multiple NCAA BB titles.
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
11:18 am
I am going to make a phone call about Cremins but from what I understand he is happy in Charleston. My guess is you can pretty much scratch Cremins off any list.
MC
February 16th, 2011
11:18 am
Mark where will a low rent program like Tech get the money for Hewitt’s huge buyout and pay the next coach. The GT Athletic Department is not exactly flush with cash. Maybe McGarrity over at UGA will float them a loan. He can probably cover the entire amount out of the petty cash drawer.
Paul in RDU
February 16th, 2011
11:18 am
ormewood
I agree with you about not bringing Price in as HC and Sidney Lowe is a good example of how it can go wrong. You could also have used an example from your favorite team – Doherty, Matt
Doherty’s replacement seems to have worked out much better.
Doug
February 16th, 2011
11:24 am
Why would anyone leave Charleston for GT. Charleston vs the ghetto. That one’s a no brainer.
Paul in RDU
February 16th, 2011
11:25 am
Some people may think that the reasons that Duke and UNC are successful are because they have great head coaches and bring in highly regarded players – many of whom end up playing in the NBA.
I didn’t realize that Swofford was orchestrating a great conspiracy to make sure that they win the conference. He must also have a great deal of influence with the NCAA as Duke and UNC have won 3 out of the last 6 championships.
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
11:31 am
Smarty….. No, the problem is that you GT, NC State, Wake, Virginia, Miami, Boston College, and pretty much Clemson that have pretty much been irrelevant on the national scene for quite a while. That is over half the freakin conference. You need look no further than VT as a prime example of how the ACC ranks. Last year VT finished with 10 conference wins and won 23 games but were not invited to the dance. It wasn’t long ago that those numbers were automatic entry into the tourney and probably no worse than a 6 seed.
Let me also add the ACC is even worse this year. To wit: prior to Jan. 1st the ACC collectively lost 51 games to non-conference opponents. Think about that one. What makes it even worse is that was with Duke at #1 during that time. The ACC is in big trouble and until the lower half gets better it will continue to languish on the national scene.
JimO
February 16th, 2011
11:48 am
A major problem with bringing in Mark Price (other than his lack of experience in being a head coach and recruiting) is that like NC State, if he doesn’t work out, how do you fire a legend?
GoJackets!
February 16th, 2011
11:59 am
If Mark Price doesn’t work out, he’ll resign himself. He actually cares about this program like many former players under Cremins do. He would never put Tech in an uneasy situation like Hewitt has been doing. All the Hewitt supporters would be really surprised how those players think of Hewitt. If it’s up to them, Hewitt would never set a foot on Cremins Court again.
And Hewitt Fan, please do not post lies. You can depend Hewitt all you want and that’s fine. But saying Favors wanted to stay more than a year is flat out lie. He wouldn’t even have come to Tech for a year if NBA didn’t have that age limit.
Paul in RDU
February 16th, 2011
12:02 pm
Dadgum..
While I agree with you that the ACC as a conference is in trouble (this is the worst year I have ever seen) I have to quibble a little with your assesment that the teams at the bottom need to improve.
The Big East has some real dogs (DePaul, USF, Seton Hall, Providence, Rutgers) but the top half of the conference is so strong that that is all anyone thinks about when they think of the conference. In the ACC, the 6 teams immediately behind Duke and UNC need to improve and be consistently good. MD, FSU and VT look like they have the coaching to do it but much of the rest of the conference have major issues.
Brit Massey
February 16th, 2011
12:05 pm
It must be a Coach that is comfortable attending our Tickle Piles. That tradition is not going to change.
UGA=YAWN
February 16th, 2011
12:10 pm
Hewitt should have gone 4 years ago! I really don’t care anymore. And, regarding your list . . . I never heard of any of them! Get a coach from the Big Ten. Even though they won’t admit it publicly, the ACC is a step up and Atlanta is the jewel of the South. Anyone would want to coach here.
Doug
February 16th, 2011
12:21 pm
Getting robbed or mugged on campus on your way to work probably isn’t on any good coaches agenda. And GT can’t afford to kick in an armor plated SUV and bodyguards.
TaterJacket
February 16th, 2011
12:42 pm
How are Mark Price and Bobby Knight not on your list?
Price was a candidate to coach the Hawks last year and I think would really consider coming to his alma mater to take a head job. I think he could recruit some great shooters and build a playbook that would get those guys open. It’s very open as to what he could bring.
I think Knight would be the basketball version of Paul Johnson. Recruit lesser-known players (but better than you’d think since he’ll have ATL and the ACC as leverage; you’d think academic standards would be a deterrent but it’s not) and build a program that consistently wins on gameplan rather than just talent. He’s fiery like PJ and would be a student-exciting coach. Personally, I think he’s a perfect hire (just like PJ was).
JoeFan
February 16th, 2011
1:03 pm
Price will unify the fanbase. Only concern is whether he has the drive and energy for the job.
greenjacket
February 16th, 2011
1:11 pm
i think Price will be the choice. There will be no debating his passion for the program and his skills as an instructor. just a question of recruiting.
Blewitt
February 16th, 2011
1:25 pm
With a good set of assistants, Price would not have an issue with recruiting.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
1:31 pm
Price was a great ball player and I admire and respect him tremendously, but I would not start buying tickets again if he is hired. There is not the unity among the fan base that some of you think there is regarding Price as coach. We need somebody with experience on the collegiate level, either a current head coach, or an outstanding relatively young assistant.
HBTD
February 16th, 2011
1:33 pm
Sad times down on the flats………….again! Ahahahahahahahaha!! The powers that be down there apparently don’t have a clue as to how to run a succesful athletic program. Kinda funny watching all the nerds whine.
Montrell
February 16th, 2011
1:38 pm
Tech needs to bring in another African-American coach to get the players from the minority communities to come to Tech. If they hire mark price, he will not be able to recruit in the African-American areas very well.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
1:39 pm
HBTD, you can call it whining if you want to, although I haven’t seen any whining going on here. Nevertheless, don’t you wish you had a basketball program that anybody gave a damn about? Even if Fox is any good, he won’t stay in Athens. Nobody ever has before; why would anybody now? And that’s pretty bad when even the coaches you hire don’t give a damn.
The Anti-BuzzDraft
February 16th, 2011
1:48 pm
Whoever the new coach is I think they need to keep Daryl Labarrie on staff. I loved watching him play at Tucker High and at Tech. He is a local player and coach that can continue to recruit the Atlanta area. I saw a quote from Hewitt that said Labarrie was a key reason for Julian Royal coming to Tech. Labarrie also won a State Championship playing for David Boyd. Tech needs to keep that pipeline open because Boyd can recruit talent.
ga_tech_92
February 16th, 2011
1:52 pm
SuperB – False. Mark B did not start this. Most of the bloggers have been screaming for someone (like Mark) to HELP us keep this going. Hewitt is horrible as a coach. He is a great recruiter, seems like a nice guy, but horrible x’s and o’s guy who doesn’t have the honor that Coach Cremin’s did to leave when he’s killing the program.
ga_tech_92
February 16th, 2011
1:54 pm
Montrell – I want us to hire someone who seems to have GT Basketball as their number one goal, not someone who’s number one goal is putting minorities into coaching, the NBA, or anything else. I don’t care if the guy is purple, black , or white, but I want his number one focus to be GT basketball. (Hewitt for example, seems to have the black coaches association and putting guys in the NBA as his number one goal.)
bvga
February 16th, 2011
1:55 pm
I truly think if the current coach of Tech was white, he wouldn’t be here…That being said, the next coach will be…Too many old crackers donating money to have another black guy come in and run “our” program…Keep Coach Hewitt one more year to lead, but put stipulations on his re-hire for the following season (20 wins, tourney bid, three road ACC wins) and if he doesn’t meet the goals, he goes.
GssiT
February 16th, 2011
2:26 pm
Dip (Darren) Metress w/his Va/Australia pipeline. Shock the world,DRad.
Jay
February 16th, 2011
2:30 pm
What about bringing in BOTH Price and Noodles? Not sure who would be the head or assistant but it sure would be interesting.
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February 16th, 2011
2:54 pm
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Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
4:00 pm
GssiT, I LOVE that idea, but no division 1 school will ever hire a division 1 coach. The man CAN recruit and coach though, can’t he?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
4:16 pm
correction, no division 1 school will ever hire a division 2 coach. Dip Metress coaches at Augusta State in Augusta
BYRDDAWG
February 16th, 2011
4:18 pm
Supersize, how’s the pocket protector your boyfriend gave you for Valentine’s day doin?? Fox will be @ UGA for a LONG time!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
4:29 pm
BYRDDAWG, the only way Fox will be at THUGa for a long time is if he’s no good. You have an ok team this year, but the jury is still out on just how good he is. And if he IS any good, why would he want to stay there and play in a barn in a no-count basketall conference? KY is the only consistently decent team in the conference. THUGa has never been a basketball school and never will be.
BYRDDAWG
February 16th, 2011
4:41 pm
Supersize, you’re correct that UGA & the SEC will NEVER be basketball first. Football is and will always be #1…notice the 5 consecutive National Championships! That generates revenue which allows to hire and fire big name basketball coaches! Truthfully would you not swap Hewitt for Fox given the chance???
Doug
February 16th, 2011
4:44 pm
They sure manage to take down your basketball team don’t they Supersize that order, mutt ? And GT is a basketball school. Damn sure isn’t a football school. So what is your claim to fame Superdumb…I mean Supersize?
Doug
February 16th, 2011
4:45 pm
No he wouldn’t BYRDDAWG. He’s too damn dumb.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
4:46 pm
BYRDDAWG, yes, I probably would swap Hewitt for Fox, but if Hewitt does indeed get fired, I don’t think Fox would be at the top of the list of candidates, even if he were not in Athens. Hell, you would probably be better than Hewitt, and I don’t even know you. lol
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
4:49 pm
Doug, it’s true that Hewitt has fared miserably against the mutts, but look at the series history. Until Hewit arrived, Tech owned THUGa in basketball; Tech still leads the series by about 20 games, I believe. Since that’s such a bragging point for you mutts in football, then it’s just as valid a bragging point for Tech in basketball. As far as the fact that Tech hasn’t won in Athens since 1976 under anybody, that is a little bit misleading, because for about 10 of those years, either Tech and THUGa didn’t play at all, or they played in the OMNI. And when those games were played in the OMNI, which was about 15K in capacity, Tech fans outnumber THUGa fans about 3-1 each year.
gt4ever
February 16th, 2011
5:32 pm
If we were lucky enough to get Bobby Knight, he would have NO problem recruiting………. I can hardly understand the statements about one of the best Coaches to ever coach the game….. My suggestion to YOU Mark…… Don’t talk about things you obviously have NO clue…… It just makes you look silly!
gt4ever
February 16th, 2011
5:36 pm
Mark Price would be a perfect hire…..
Joe
February 16th, 2011
5:38 pm
Why on earth would Tubby Smith leave the Gophers for Georgia Tech? It’s like leaving Google to be a gym teacher.
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
5:40 pm
Don’t fool yourselves into believing Mark Price can’t recruit. He is well connected. Indeed his assistants will do a lot of the recruiting but the head coach goes after the big recruits. Price would do just fine in that role. not saying he will be selected but that if he is I am not worried about recruiting in the least.
And to whoever mentioned Knight as a possibility, well, seriously? Probably the very single last person in the order of candidates. Exactly what Tech doesn’t need. At all. Seriously!
gt4ever
February 16th, 2011
5:40 pm
Joe,
You shouldn’t start drinking so early, it will destroy your life…. GT is a HIGH profile job… The Gophers, not so much….
BYRDDAWG
February 16th, 2011
6:04 pm
Rueben Houston said you’re right gt4……to the tune of some 90 lbs!!!!!! gt is high…..puff puff!!!
Joe
February 16th, 2011
6:05 pm
Not sure what makes the Georgia Institute of Technology so much more HIGH profile than the Gophers, but fans will be fans. Since ‘94 Minnesota’s been to the tournament more times and had an equal number final fours. Anyways, no need to get too deep into this. Suffice to say there’s no reason to go through all the strife and pain for what at best would be a small step down.
gt4ever
February 16th, 2011
6:10 pm
Joe
It has nothing to do with being a fan…… It’s all about basketball IQ…. But you keep drinking that kool aide…. Minnesota is a nice school, but it’s not the ACC, and it’s not GT….
gt4ever
February 16th, 2011
6:13 pm
thanks byrddawg…..90 lbs….. that would be a very good payday…. lol…
Joe
February 16th, 2011
7:09 pm
The Big Ten’s not the ACC? OK, I’m the one drinking KoolAid.
GR82BAG8R
February 16th, 2011
7:16 pm
Joe, consider this: Minnesota in January vs. Atlanta in January.
Now, you would have a point if Tubby has the freedom to go after any athlete he wants for Minnesota. He would not have that option at Tech. Even Duke has less challenging majors to attract, and keep, the best athletes. Perhaps that is why even Cremins could not build a deep bench when he was at Tech, and why he prefers Charleston. If you want to win you have to have the ability to recruit any athlete you think will fit your system. Hewitt is facing that problem today.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
7:27 pm
GR82, Cremins did not want to build a deep bench at Tech. That was his style, as learned from Frank MacGuire at South Carolina. It was awesome to watch when he had players with the stamina and ability to work, but a key injury or a lazy player would ruin it. Not too many players today, at least whom Hewitt has recruited, could survive Cremins’ style of play.
GR82BAG8R
February 16th, 2011
7:32 pm
As far as Duke and UNC working the refs to their advantage, their may be some truth to that. Since 2001, Duke has led the ACC in free throws twice, been second three times, and only finished as low as 7th one time, in 2006-7. UNC has led the ACC in FT twice, was second three times, third twice. Tech has never been higher than fifth, finished 9th three times and is 10th this year. All things being equal, it gives the appearance that Duke and UNC work the refs to their advantage.
GR82BAG8R
February 16th, 2011
7:33 pm
oops….change their to there.
GR82BAG8R
February 16th, 2011
7:36 pm
Super, that system also falls apart if as Hewitt fan suggests, the strategy of the other coach, with help from the refs, is to get your key players in foul trouble early. Without a deep bench, you are in trouble.
GR82BAG8R
February 16th, 2011
7:38 pm
Hewitt’s troubles are fundamentals. I remember a game when Tech had problems getting an inbounds pass play executed against a press. That is something taught in middle school.
GR82BAG8R
February 16th, 2011
7:41 pm
The Size Integer Conference needs to decide what it is going to call itself.
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
7:43 pm
GR82, don’t you think it’s funny that, in spite of what Hewitt Fan says, Cremins, with his system, beat Duke and UNC FAR MORE than Hewitt has done, and the refs didn’t ever do Cremins any favors either. And GR82, you only have to look back as far as the Miami game this year when there were FIVE times when Tech couldn’t inbound the ball. Amazingly though, Miami had even more times than that when Tech’s press prevented them from inbounding. THAT was something I never thought I would see.
Tech'84
February 16th, 2011
7:49 pm
I was amused to hear a local radio sports b.s. show talking about the new controversey of Mark Bradley Vs. Paul Hewitt. There is no controversey: Hewitt is (and for some time, has been) a lousy coach and Bradley has simply documented his performance over the years. If anything, Mark Bradley and the AJC staff have been overly generous in their treatment of and patience with Hewitt. Indeed, Tech fans have been more than patient with Hewitt, hoping his earlier promise and success return. Hewitt has driven down the program and even directly insulted fans.
GR82BAG8R
February 16th, 2011
7:51 pm
As far as Hewitt being replaced after this year, isn’t Tech still paying Gailey? When does that end?
Supersize that order, mutt
February 16th, 2011
7:52 pm
Apparently the Gailey payoff has ended, or ends this year. At least that’s what has been posted on here by several posters.
Tech'84
February 16th, 2011
7:55 pm
Oh, Hewitt’s still here? I’ll check back in a couple of hours. But, seriously, here’s hoping that DRad is already making behind-the-scenes inquiries and that the moment the season is over the axe falls and interviews begin.
Wilson Dunkit
February 16th, 2011
8:02 pm
We don’t need another BCA wannabe activist/politician as head coach, and whatever color he is, his only agenda and top priority needs to be rebuilding the Tech basketball program. Hewitt got distracted at some point in the last five or six years, and whether it was his BCA presidency or his numerous social causes, he neglected the young men in his charge and the program and Institute they represented.
Wilson Dunkit
February 16th, 2011
8:04 pm
Hewitt has squandered all the good will he built up early in his career at Tech and the last straw was his attack on the fans via Twitter last year.
Dadgum.....
February 16th, 2011
8:05 pm
Hewitt will be fired on or before March 14th. You can bet the behind the scenes searching has begun.
Joe
February 16th, 2011
8:09 pm
Perhaps Krzyzewski or Bill Self. They’re about as easy to get as Tubby Smith.
pcb mike
February 16th, 2011
9:41 pm
Mark Price as head coach with Noodles as assistant head coach. If Price isn’t interested, offer Noodles the job. A Tech man would be a nice change.
brent cunningham
February 17th, 2011
6:02 am
who
pay the money
February 17th, 2011
11:47 am
tech needs to get tubby smith–for a ton of money he would come to atlanta from minnesota.
Spearpark
February 17th, 2011
12:24 pm
Mark Price could give rebirth to the program again, like he did in the 80’s. He was not highly recruited then, but look how he ended up. A second time around at GT would be awesome for the fans.
Ce J
February 17th, 2011
1:41 pm
Mike Davis at UAB is the guy Georgia Tech needs. He is about to lead UAB to it’s FOURTH consecutive 23-24 win season. He can recruit. He was about to sign Demarcus Cousins(Kentucky) AND Bledsoe(Kentucky) before UAB administration screwed that up. He took Indiana to National Championship game in only his second season(Knight hadn’t done it in the previous decade). He is a great offensive coach though he doesn’t get enough credit for it. He wants back in a big time conference. He needs SERIOUS consideration. The only reason they haven’t been to NCAA’s lately is due to conference and nobody hardly in America could beat Memphis. This year Conference USA is good and deep. Mike Davis is the guy!
Spearpark
February 17th, 2011
5:55 pm
Anyone who thinks Mark Price can’t recruit is WRONG!! He can recruit because he has played at the highest level. If you were a talented high school player, wouldn’t you want to play for someone who knows how to develop your skills and knows what it takes to play in the NBA? He wasn’t just a player, he was an All Star. Mark has worked with Rajon Rondo, Lou Williams, Al Harford, Thaddeus Young and 25 other active NBA players. Doc Rivers sends his own son to Mark. If Mark Price were coaching at GT, the players would be improving. Wouldn’t that be a nice change?
T-man
February 17th, 2011
7:28 pm
Mark Price is the best choice out there. Don’t mess around and not use the best.
The Anti-BuzzDraft
February 17th, 2011
8:20 pm
If Price is the hire, Tech will be the laughing stock of college BB. Real coaches will remember that Tech overlooked all current bead coaches and all current assistant coaches in college. The coaching profession is a close-knit community. Coaches start as grad assistants and then become assistants at a small school and work their way up from there. You five are going off of emotion with this Price nonsense. He would not be a good hire.
Big Fan
February 17th, 2011
9:33 pm
GT was a laughing stock before Bobby Cremins, Mark Price and team showed up and turned the program around. I have seen what Mark Price did at GT and with the Cavs. I am a believer.
Big Fan
February 17th, 2011
9:46 pm
So it is better to be a grad assistant and work at a small school than be a point guard leading and coaching your team from the floor at the highest level? What does a point guard in the NBA do? Convey what the coaches want the team to do to the players on the floor – 100 games per season. That sounds like it might help someone work his way up the ladder. Working as an assistant in the NBA with the best players in the world in player development doesn’t count as working your way up? You were probably one of the ones who also said that Price could never make it as a player in the NBA.
The Anti-BuzzDraft
February 17th, 2011
9:48 pm
There is a huge difference between being a player and a coach. Stop thinking like a fanatic a start thinking about what is the right thing for the school and program. He has no success as an assistant coach or as a head coach overseas. You think he would be great because you read it on the hive or TOS. That group is a small population with very little sports management knowledge or athletic skill. They are also fanatics like most posting on Bark’s blog.
The Anti-BuzzDraft
February 17th, 2011
11:01 pm
Fan you are missing the point because your emotions are getting in the way. I never said anything about him not making it in the NBA. Emotions once again mate.
gtfan
February 17th, 2011
11:11 pm
If i win the mega drawing Sat night I’ll glad give GT 7 million to fire Paul Hewitt. That stupid Coach needs to be locked up for stealing GT’s money.
gtfan
February 17th, 2011
11:13 pm
If I win the Mega drawing Sat night I’ll give GT the money to fire Paul Hewitt.
garrett
February 18th, 2011
12:15 am
http://georgia.mugshotlist.com/roth-matthew-richard/
Stan the Man
February 18th, 2011
9:09 am
How about Tech putting together a package deal:
1) Bring back Bobby C as head coach for three years, as previously suggested,
2) Bring on both Mark Price and Craig Neal as assistant coaches to groom for the head coach position when Bobby’s contract is up. (This might have problems depending on their egos, but it would make for an interesting dog fight (sorry GT fans)to see who would prevail.)
3) Other possible assistant considerations – Dennis Scott, Brian Oliver, Matt Harpring or John Salley (I’m sure there are others). Old time Tech supporters would probably enjoy this situation and relive the past glory days of GT Basketball.
Something has got to be done now. It is really sad and frustrating to go to a home game, where the stands are half (or more)empty. It is especially discouraging to attend an ACC game (North Carolina) where the visiting team’s followers seem to be in the majority and more vocal than the home crowd (???), until Tech broke away for a great win.
On another note – the Tech Band is one of the best and most entertaining in the country. All Tech fans need to experience the fun and enthusiasm of the band, as they, at jolt at full speed and intensity,to spread out in the Thriller Dome to play the post game finale – those dancing students who remain are a pure joy to watch. If only we could find a way to instill the same effort and intensity with the team and its coach. Keep up the good work. You provide a great diversion to a disappointing situation. GO JACKETS!
Stan the Man
February 18th, 2011
9:49 am
Mark Strauss – sorry about repeating your suggestion. I just read your blog – and am in total support of your choices – I guess great minds think alike.
Bill
February 18th, 2011
5:59 pm
Know you think Stevens isn’t interested, But I sure would make him number one on my “Things-to-do-List”. Fits all of your criteria. Money well spent if you can get him. Dooley and Neal would be nice choices. Both would be able to recruit Georgia and have national ties. Don’t think Anderson will leave Missouri, but Martin isn’t going to come here.Forget any Big East coach with zero ties to ACC, They won’t leave BEast. Jay Wright isn’t going to replace his friend Hewitt…..Hewitt has killed the lure of Tech being a big time program. Wonder how many of you remember how close Tech was to hiring Purnell right before Hewitt came here?
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BBall Idiots
February 19th, 2011
2:30 pm
Tubby Smith was totally foolish in leaving UGA for Kentucky. He could have built UGA into a basketball power. I’m a Tech fan but I really thought at the time Tubby was making a huge mistake leaving UGA. He had their program on the right track, but instead chose to leave. Sometimes building a dynasty is better than leaving for one . He could have have made a huge name for himself. It was sad to watch how the Kentucky fans treated him. Now for the subject at hand. I would chose Mark Price. Even though he’s never coached before he’s been around B ball long enough to know how to do the job. Be honest ,how many of you thought he would make it in the NBA? I bet none of you bloggers. I believe he could do anything he put his mind to and be sucessful. I vote for Mark Price hands down.
bh
February 19th, 2011
5:38 pm
what do we need to do to let our alien AD know that we tech fans are not happy with our basketball program and NEED A NEW COACH?
Don’t slow down the discussion, Techies!
GT is in trouble
February 20th, 2011
9:33 am
B ball coach about to be dumped and next year, after a 5-7 season or another 6-6, CPJ will be too. History reveals that GT goes through football coaches every 4.3 years and CPJ is beginning year # 4. Since Dodd in 67, after Florida ran him off in the Orange BOwl, there have been about 11 coaches, counting him. Sad.
GT is an unstable program right now.
TheUniversityofGeorgia Tech
February 20th, 2011
6:42 pm
out of coaching option: Bobby Knight! – he can’t get the best players….well mark last time i checked hewitt was getting the players…lets get a coaches coach!
nba option: Sam Mitchell – he was the nba coach of the year!
Assistant Coach option: hire Wojo from Duke or Chris Collins
Off the wall options: Bring back Cremins! or Harrick! – both will get you wins!
From the lower ranks: Donnie Tyndal is a great name from morehead state but what about even lower yet very successful: dip metress, augusta state
Former Tech Hoops Fanatic
February 20th, 2011
11:28 pm
Sad to say that I was once an intense GT hoops fan – I even camped out for ACC tix back in the day and shelled out $$$$ for season tix as an alum. However, Hewitt has killed my spirit as a fan of the game I loved at the college level. His 2004 run was a flux, and we were embarrassed in the final game. His wins today raise an eyebrow, that’s all. His tenure is past due by about 3 years. To rekindle interest, DR will have to get Craig Neal or a blockbuster name like Rick Pitino.
To GT is in trouble, you are insane. “GT goes through” means the same thing when Curry leaves to fail at Bama, Ross leaves for NFL, Lewis gets fired, O’Leary leaves for ND resume-gate, Gailey gets fired…? Go back to your board Dawg.
The General
February 21st, 2011
1:30 am
Bobby Knight wants back into coaching and will take the tech job for only a few mil per year. The Tech AD needs to make the call and get the General in Atlanta!
oskar
February 21st, 2011
8:23 am
Mark, Sendek would at least be great for his honest and erudite interviews (I’m pretty tired of “Our shots didn’t fall.”) I never understood how the fans in Raleigh hated Sendek and loved Chuck Amato.
....
February 21st, 2011
10:12 am
Mark – I’ve never been more reminded of your lack of college basketball knowledge than after reading this article. Wow. You really have no idea what you’re talking about do you? When will you wake up and realize that it is extremely difficult to win at Tech. They had a wonderful coach in Bobby who took them to a final four and then when he hit a rough spot (which everyone does) they forced him out. Now you have a coach in Hewitt who has had some success but also hit a rough spot and surprise surprise, they want him out.
You will understand how hard it is to win at Tech when the next coach experiences the same ups and downs that Hewitt and Cremins did before him. Maybe, HOPEFULLY, then you will shut up about things that you are not educated on.
VJacket
February 21st, 2011
2:54 pm
Just let Paul Johnson coach the basketball team.
jay
February 21st, 2011
11:51 pm
I would like to see Steve Fisher. Been there, done that coach, making magic at San Diego State, formerly of Michigan, a winner all around. A little older, but…
BBall Fan
February 22nd, 2011
9:00 am
Dip Metress…Augusta State. Has had the most successful basketball program in the state of Ga for the past 5 years bar none. If Tech wants a winner the would do well to consider him. To say no way they would hire or consider a D2 coach would be ignorant and a mistake.