A new list of Tech possibilities, this one including Amaker
Tommy Amaker: A Harvard man to lead Tech? (AP photo)
Last month I offered a list of possible replacements if Georgia Tech fired Paul Hewitt. Today, with Tech actively seeking a head coach, I offer a slightly amended list.
Mike Anderson of Missouri has been dropped because I don’t think the Jackets can afford him. (Having to pay its former coach $7 million doesn’t help in the effort to find a successor.) Scott Drew of Baylor has been dropped because his program just had a player ruled ineligible by the NCAA. And Craig Neal, the Tech alum and New Mexico assistant, isn’t on the list because I’ve discussed him elsewhere. And with that, I give you another six-pack:
Tommy Amaker, Harvard: Has rebounded from his Michigan misfire — he was dumped after six non-NCAA seasons — to make the Crimson an Ivy League power. (Harvard missed the NCAA tournament because Princeton hit a last-second shot in a tiebreaker game.) Played and coached at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski. Did nice work at Seton Hall, his first stop as a head coach. If not atop Tech’s in-house list, he’s probably near it.
Brian Gregory, Dayton: Caused a slew of bubble teams to break into a sweat when his Flyers crashed the Atlantic 10 final. Has had five 20-win seasons in eight years at Dayton but only two NCAA tournament appearances. If he’s on Tech’s list, it’s probably as a fallback.
Gregg Marshall, Wichita State: Did a masterful job at Winthrop, leading that program to six NCAA appearances in eight seasons. Pulled a Bobby Cremins when he accepted the College of Charleston job in 2006 only to recant after the introductory press conference. (Whereupon Charleston hired Cremins, who had in 1993 done a similar thing at South Carolina only to return to Georgia Tech 3 1/2 days later.) Has worked at Wichita for four seasons but hasn’t lifted the Shockers to the Big Dance. Figures to be high on Tech’s list.
Cuonzo Martin, Missouri State: Hot young coach might have cooled because his Bears lost the Missouri Valley Conference final to Indiana State by four points and missed the Big Dance despite an RPI of 44. (Life at a mid-major can be, er, a bear.) Remains an attractive candidate for any opening, though. As noted, former Gene Keady assistants — Kevin Stallings, Bruce Weber, Matt Painter, even Steve Lavin — fare rather well.
Chris Mooney, Richmond: His Spiders have reached the NCAA for the second year running. Played under Pete Carril at Princeton. (Fun fact: Carril told me he thought my description of Princeton — “moves like a glacier” — was hilarious.) Runs the Princeton offense. Surely near the top of Tech’s list.
Mark Turgeon, Texas A&M: Not really sure he’d be interested in the Tech job, having played and worked at Kansas and spent most of his professional life in the Midwest. But he’s a fine coach — his Aggies are a No. 7 NCAA seed — and it would be worth giving him a call.
And that’s it: No Cremins, no Mark Price, no Tubby Smith. (And no Jeff Capel. You can’t hire a guy Oklahoma just canned.) Tech athletic director Dan Radakovich has said he’s open to anything, but financial considerations could leave Tech fishing from the mid-major pond. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
By Mark Bradley
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Craig Neal: An alum who merits consideration as Tech's coach | Mark Bradley
March 14th, 2011
1:02 pm
[...] And for an amended list of six (head) coaches who might be possibilities at Tech, click here. [...]
JB
March 14th, 2011
1:10 pm
First
Andrew
March 14th, 2011
1:10 pm
First of all, Amaker was fired after six seasons as Michigan’s coach, which is far too long for anyone to coach at any school and not make the NCAA Tournament. Tech would be absolutely foolish to go after him. He’s terrific recruiter, but just a horrible in-game coach. Moreover, in six season’s as Michigan’s head coach, not a single player — not one — was measurably better as a senior than he was as a freshman. He showed no ability to help his kids improve whatsoever. Not the guy that Tech needs
Mark Bradley
March 14th, 2011
1:10 pm
JB takes the kudos. And not for the first time.
Mark Bradley
March 14th, 2011
1:13 pm
There was a reason Tommy Amaker wasn’t on the original list, Andrew. But I now believe his work at Harvard should make us reconsider.
Bobby Knight
March 14th, 2011
1:15 pm
I’ll take the job
Andrew
March 14th, 2011
1:16 pm
Yes, he has done much better at Harvard — though was profiled in some shady recruiting articles by the NY Times last year.
On the other hand, Jeff Capel, who was just fired by Oklahoma, is a guy with ACC ties that I’d definitely be looking at if I were Radakovich
Starting Over
March 14th, 2011
1:16 pm
Tommy Amaker is an interesting candidate. I have to believe he would love to be in the ACC. The team has talent. I would love to see what CTA could do with this team. Regardless, DRad does not act without a plan. Just as the decision to fire CPJ was made and approved prior to the tournament, DRad is likely targeting 2-3 candidates… including Chris Mooney and (hopefully) Tommy Amaker.
Goldtimer
March 14th, 2011
1:16 pm
Your list sounds fairly unimpressive. Surely D-Rad can do better than anybody on this list.
Jon Koncack
March 14th, 2011
1:17 pm
I would like to throw my name into the proverbial hat.
Mark Bradley
March 14th, 2011
1:17 pm
Awfully hard to sell your new coach when he has just been canned by somebody else.
William Satterwhite
March 14th, 2011
1:18 pm
This is a good and realistic (outside of maybe Turgeon, but like you said, a phone call can’t hurt) list and I think any of these candidates would be a great fit. I’ve been big on Marshall for a long time but watching Mooney’s team in the A10 Finals yesterday, he’s started to grow on me- I think it would be pretty intriguing for Tech to be known as a school that runs a unique offense in both football and basketball.
Tree Rollins
March 14th, 2011
1:18 pm
Heck if Jon wants the job then I do too. I’ll even work for cheap.
Born2Buzz
March 14th, 2011
1:20 pm
I like Mooney from Richmond. He has the look of a winner and the record to back it up.
Gordon
March 14th, 2011
1:23 pm
Mark,
If you go back to the press conference, you will hear that Radakovich said the new coach’s salary will not be affected by the Hewitt payout. I think that means donors have taken care of Hewitt like they did with Gailey. I think Tech CAN afford Anderson if that is who they want to go after.
I think Mooney, Marshall, and Turgeon are the best choices on your list, and I would not rule out Anderson yet.
John
March 14th, 2011
1:23 pm
Hire Tommy Amaker
Armond Hill
March 14th, 2011
1:24 pm
That whistling noise you just heard was my hat flying into the ring
CK
March 14th, 2011
1:30 pm
Ouch. Has tech dropped that bad? I figured some better names than that! Capel just got fired!
Jim in Murray
March 14th, 2011
1:32 pm
Said this on a previous blog: one of the best mid-major coaches is Billy Kennedy at Murray State. Helped revive dormant programs at Centennary and Southeastern Louisiana to go with the back-back conference titles at Murray State. Plus, he has been an assistant at Cal (recruited the likes of Jason Kidd) and has one year of ACC experience at Univ of Miami in the mid-2000s.
Hewitt Fan
March 14th, 2011
1:33 pm
Tommy Amaker..lol…GT will never get another Celtic if that guy is hired!
BravesFan79
March 14th, 2011
1:38 pm
NO to Tommy Amaker! The LAST thing GT needs is a coach known more for his recruiting than his coaching… and Michigan was AWFUL.
I say give Neel a chance, he would be smart enough to bring in ex head coaches as assistants to help him along.
If GT wanted a black guy that could recruit, but couldnt coach worth a lick, they woulda stuck with Hewitt!
Bill Murray
March 14th, 2011
1:38 pm
Mark-your column offers a lot of current head coaches and that is great, but what about Steve Wojciechowski as a possibility as someone who perhaps is not a head coach but very well could be a head coach. Do you think he would leave Duke for Tech?
GTJason
March 14th, 2011
1:40 pm
Why are we not including Belmont’s coach, Rick Byrd??? He’s taken a no name team to the tournament and done really well with nothing. Also Belmont (Tennessee) is in the area. Oakland’s head coach, Greg Kampe should also be in the mix. These are PROVEN HEAD COACHES, not unproven assistants or people with questionable performances…
Gordon
March 14th, 2011
1:40 pm
The problem with any Duke assistant is that if they do well at Tech they will return to Duke the minute K retires. If they don’t do well it was a bad hire.
Reggie Ball
March 14th, 2011
1:43 pm
I’ll coach… and play? Please…
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 14th, 2011
1:43 pm
Mark, drad has said a couple times he can spend the money to land an ELITE coach and pay the assistants well. I don’t understand why the media keeps claiming GT is on a tight budget if drad is claiming he can spend big if needed? The money was raised to buyout hewitt and i don’t think it will have any effect on who drad hires at all.
Mooney is reportedly interested in the GT job and GT is said to be after anthony grant of alabama also who has done a great job in a short time over there. He was very successful at VCU and a study of donovan at florida where he spent many years as an assistant. SHAKA SMART at VCU is also under consideration i have heard.
Plenty of buzz with anthony grant and GT will have to pay him since he already gets 1.8 now. Grant is the guy many GT fans want so this will be interesting. If indeed it’s true GT is willing to pay well to land a hot new coach, then grant could be the man if he is willing to leave bama for the ACC. Who wouldn’t want to challenge coach K and roy williams with the history the ACC offers as well? I say grant is my top choice and mooney would be 2nd.
I wish GT would look at dave rose over at BYU. 5 straight years of 20 plus wins over there. He built it from crap when he took over. Good coach and recruits well.
Blewitt
March 14th, 2011
1:44 pm
Only one guy on that list is a true candidate, and he will have to do one hell of a sales pitch to get the job.
Buckhead Dawg
March 14th, 2011
1:45 pm
NO!! Oh the humanity. Why fire Hewitt?!? We loved him!
Hewitt Fan
March 14th, 2011
1:45 pm
@BravesFan79
Duke is protected by the refs..all of the assistants from Duke ruin programs that hire them..Mark Bradley please stop…this will set GT back 10 years!
really?
March 14th, 2011
1:45 pm
Really Mark?
Finances aren’t an issue since ALL of the 7 mil was raised my alumni. DRad even alluded to this when he said that finances wouldn’t be an issue when considering a new coach.
really?
March 14th, 2011
1:45 pm
by alumni**
Paul Johnson
March 14th, 2011
1:46 pm
Let me coach’em! I will run a version of the triple option with the point guard, shooting guard, and a forward! Heck, Nesbitt will even play… what ya say?
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 14th, 2011
1:47 pm
@Gordon
Coach k will not retire within the next 10-15 years man. He is going nowhere anytime soon period. He has plenty of years left in the tank. Gt not likely to hire an assistant anyway.
All fingers point to a proven head coach that can excite the fan base again. Hiring a guy who has never been a head coach is not exactly going to fire up as many people considering an assistant has never won a game. Drad will hire a HC.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 14th, 2011
1:48 pm
Here comes hewitt fan i mean TROLL crying about refs again!
Dogs Smell
March 14th, 2011
1:49 pm
Butler has a coach ripe for the taking !
Blewitt
March 14th, 2011
1:49 pm
Grant is better then anyone on that list. We will never get him though. Alabama will pull out the check book if talks get serious with Tech. Mooney deserves consideration.
Hewitt Fan
March 14th, 2011
1:50 pm
@UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
If K is so great why has all of his assistants failed..Capel was fired today
Mr GT basketball
March 14th, 2011
1:51 pm
from Golden State Warriors website:
Mark Price begins his first season as the Golden State Warriors shooting coach in 2010-11. This marks his fourth season in such a role with an NBA team, as he served as a shooting consultant for the Atlanta Hawks the last two seasons after spending the 2007-08 campaign with the Memphis Grizzlies in a similar position.
Price enjoyed an outstanding 12-year playing career in the NBA – amassing career averages of 15.2 points and 6.7 assists per game, while shooting 47.2% from the field, 40.2% from three-point range and 90.4% from the free throw line in 772 regular-season games with Cleveland, Washington, Golden State and Orlando. A four-time NBA All-Star, he was named All-NBA First Team in 1992-93 and earned All-NBA Third Team honors three times.
The NBA’s all-time leader in free throw percentage in the regular season (.904) and in the postseason (.944), Price led the league in free throw percentage three times during his career, finished in the top-10 in free throw shooting seven times and shot better than 90.0% from the foul line in seven of his 12 seasons. In 1993, he made 77 consecutive free throw attempts, which was one shy of the NBA record at the time. The Cavaliers’ all-time leader in assists (4,206), he also ranks 19th in NBA history for career three-point percentage (.402) and was a two-time winner of the NBA’s three-point shootout (1993, 1994).
Prior to joining the NBA, Price put together a stellar career at Georgia Tech where he was a three-time All-American and was named First Team All-ACC three times. He was the Associated Press ACC Player of the Year in 1984-85. In addition to having his number retired in both Cleveland and at Georgia Tech, the basketball arena in his hometown of Enid, Oklahoma is named after him.
Since retiring as a player, Price has also worked as an assistant coach at his alma mater (under Bobby Cremins), served as a community coach for Duluth High School and was head coach at Whitefield Academy in Smyrna. In 2006, Price opened the Mark Price Basketball Academy and Shooting Lab at the Suwanee Sports Academy.
He lives with his family in the Atlanta area.
ron
March 14th, 2011
1:53 pm
Mr. bradley i will say again i don’t give a shoot tech hires as head coach they will never win on a regular basis in the acc. come on mr. bradley like coach hewitt the next coach isn’t going to get any calls espceially against duke, maybe north carliona and on the road against other teams and you know this you just won’t admit it for some reason. there is no way duke and carliona have more talent than everybody in the acc every year heck duke has limited talent and north carliona has talent more talent than duke they don’t have more everybody every year. lets face it north carliona has had bad yeas from time to time but duke never does and it because of coach k they refs don’t call nothing on duke in cameroon or on the road. so mr. bradley please lets face it the next coach at tech dose’nt stand a chance on regular basis in the acc. it will always be in the pecking order 1.duke 2.unc and everybody else.
Casey
March 14th, 2011
1:53 pm
Having the option offense in football and the Princeton offense in basketball would certainly be unsual. – if we hired Mooney.
Blewitt
March 14th, 2011
1:55 pm
Mooney is a good coach. I just don’t know if he can recruit with the big boys.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 14th, 2011
1:55 pm
Tommy amaker coming to GT is a joke. No way we even call him. Why would we? I can’t imagine drad calling amaker even to discuss the weather. He is garbage and don’t need him at GT period.
spiderman
March 14th, 2011
1:56 pm
i am a Richmond grad and know its just a matter of time until we lose Mooney. I think we just upped him last year to the 750k range so he would be extremely affordable. we are losing four really good seniors this year so it might be a good time to head to greener pastures. that being said, alot of talented underclassmen still remain. If we lose him, i would hire his long time assistant to stay there and run the same offense.
Casey
March 14th, 2011
1:58 pm
It would be tough to recruit against the other ACC teams when you’re pitching that kind of offense. NC State has done it, but look at where they usually end up.
DawginLex
March 14th, 2011
1:59 pm
If you want an up and coming coach who teaches toughness and fundamentals, DRAD should crawl to Morehead Kentucky and ask Donnie Tyndall to come coach Tech
yellerjacket
March 14th, 2011
2:00 pm
Brad Stevens of Butler.
jkmckay
March 14th, 2011
2:02 pm
You are high!
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 14th, 2011
2:02 pm
I think mooney has done a great job at richmond and his wins back that up. CPJ ran the TO and people said he couldn’t win in the ACC. He won 9 then 11 games including an ACC title in his first 2 years people. I don’t know if mooney could duplicate that same success so fast as Paul johnson did but he does win regardless. His teams play hard and shoot pretty well from behind the arc and on the free throw line and his teams are not prone to a high number of stupid turnovers as we all have seen over the hewitt tenure. He is the exact opposite of hewitt in terms of x’s and o’s. That would work for me!
If he can win at richmond, why couldn’t he at GT? Have we not seen enough mid major coaches turn out to do a great job in elite conferences? I prefer grant but mooney i think would do a nice job at GT as well no matter what system he runs. It is a modified version of the princeton offense but not the exact same old school princeton style.
Charles
March 14th, 2011
2:02 pm
Must be someone approved and endorsed and probably paid by the Tech alums. they are big on Tech men leading the charge.
RambleOn84
March 14th, 2011
2:02 pm
“Hewitt Fan,”
Give it a rest buddy. No one gives a crap about your little rec league team.
jkmckay
March 14th, 2011
2:03 pm
Thats for Mark, not you yellerjacket…
yellerjacket
March 14th, 2011
2:04 pm
Turgeon from A&M would seem like a jump for the coach. Maybe it’s the GT bball arrogance, but if you’re not Kansas or Texas in the Big 12, the ACC seems like a jump to me. I would imagine recruiting would be a little easier. Talking kids in to Atlanta and only in state recruiting against one major program versus College Station and recruting against Texas, Baylor, and Texas Tech seems a lighter load.
dan
March 14th, 2011
2:05 pm
I don’t know much about it but just reading along, it seems like a money crunch to me somewhere…. I mean Techs basketball attendance is down now and lordy when they play next ever how long in some dinky arena, to be named later, it may look like a highschool games followering. So given that football funds other sports, maybe CPJ can sell more seats next year and years ahead. How about a free football with each ticket sold, and or a big mac meal…….Something may work…..Just thinking out loud….But what if CPJ can’t attract a sell out for the exciting running jackets? What if? Just wondering……
Boz
March 14th, 2011
2:05 pm
Chasing after people like Anderson and Grant is a complete waste of time. There is no money to hire them, even for one year. And when they do leave their current jobs, it will be for a big multiyear deal. The last thing–the very last thing–Tech needs right now is to make another huge multiyear coaching commitment.
When Grant–and especially Anderson–leave their current jobs, it will be because they’re upgrading. Georgia Tech is not an upgrade. They might listen, though–good chance to hold up their current schools for more money. But GT ends up looking like chumps.
The best move is to go ahead and hire a proven coach who can build from the ground up. And do it before someone else jumps on the right guy.
So far as Radakovich’s statement that money is no object: are you kidding me? What did you expect him to say?
ron
March 14th, 2011
2:06 pm
Also mr.bradley one of the reasons favors and lawal left last year and they said this is they tired of not getting any calls in the acc. you know and i know the next coach will be fighting to get calls here and the great bobby cremins only won 1 acc regular title so that should tell you.
yellerjacket
March 14th, 2011
2:06 pm
Thanks for clarifying mckay. I do wonder why Stevens name hasn’t really come up. I would imagine he’d be fairly affordable although I know nothing about his contract.
Jeff
March 14th, 2011
2:06 pm
Spiderman – I wouldn’t exactly call inheriting a struggling GA Tech team “greener pastures”
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 14th, 2011
2:07 pm
@yellarjacket
Stevens has already turned down 2 ACC jobs in WF and BC to remain at butler. He might leave for a kansas or UCLA type job but i doubt it for GT. He is a fine coach. Mark few won’t leave the northwest either. He could have had the arizona job years back and rejected a nice salary and that was a high profile job. Some coaches just won’t leave no matter what carrot you dangle. Grant could walk away with a huge raise from bama for just flirting with GT. It will all be interesting to see what unfolds.
NCAA Bound Dawg
March 14th, 2011
2:07 pm
You GT folks need to face reality and realize, your view of yourselves is vastly exaggerated as regards who you actually are as a program and how you are viewed by others. You are NOT a top tier program in the ACC, nor across the country for that matter. You are a mid to lower tier program in a major conference. You’ve had some nice runs over the last 20 years, however in the ranking of who’s who amongst collegiate basketball programs you are not one of them.
With Arkansas and Oklahoma in the market for new coaches, and with both having significantly more money, fan support, tradition, and overall better facilities than GT, one would conclude both have a better chance at hiring a high profile coach than GT. If Anderson leaves Mizzou it will be for Arkansas which can afford to pay him $2.7 million per year or more. GT’s best chance is going to be a mid-major, and if past history is an indicator, you’ve done quite well going that route. Cremins and Hewitt weren’t exactly household names when they were hired but I’m sure you will agree both brought success to GT basketball like never before. A name I’ve not seen mentioned is Brad Stevens of Butler, I would keep that name in mind, he would be a terrific hire. The GT athletic program is not in good financial condition, that is well documented, paying Hewitt’s contract of $7.2 million plus paying a new coach is going to be a tough nut to crack. The hire may not be made as quickly as hoped for considering the financial situation as well as candidates teams may still be playing and thus they will not interview so long as they are playing.
GT fans should listen closely to Coach Hewitt in his interview with Randy Waters, he made some excellent points on a wide range of items not the least of which was about the tepid support for the program. I wonder how many of you posting actually attended a game. I’m sure DRad will hire the best man he can for the job and I’m just as sure you will be happy with anyone not named Paul Hewitt.
yellerjacket
March 14th, 2011
2:08 pm
I would call a 100% raise and coaching in the ACC, greener pastures.
nickj0321
March 14th, 2011
2:09 pm
please hire someone who can coach offense!
yellerjacket
March 14th, 2011
2:09 pm
Thanks Joe Dirt; I didn’t realize he had been offered Wake and BC. I think it would be worth a call though.
RambleOn84
March 14th, 2011
2:11 pm
Bound Dog (someone call PETA),
Tech is in the ACC and in the middle of Atlanta. The only thing that Tech does not have is recent success. But make no mistake, this is a sleeping giant. Much like Georgia football…
RambleOn84
March 14th, 2011
2:12 pm
Support was down the past couple years because we chose not support Hewitt. And guess what, it worked! The new arena will be packed, you can bet your life on it.
ormewood
March 14th, 2011
2:13 pm
I think Tech potentially is the 3rd best job in the ACC and accordingly should aim in their search. Arkansas and Oklahoma are inferior jobs to Ga Tech because of the fertile recruiting ground right in Tech’s backyard.
Oh, and let’s please move on from the Mark Price idea. Hring an unproven coach, once a player in the program’s glory years does not work. Example: Lowe, Sidney.
Boz
March 14th, 2011
2:14 pm
One other thing. Tech should hire the search firm that found Mark Fox.
Steel City
March 14th, 2011
2:15 pm
If as DRad states money will not be an issue I would like to see Sean Miller of Arizona added to the list of potential candidates. He was very successful at Xavier and has carried over to Arizona. Has turned that team around in two years there. He might listen, I feel the ACC is a notch above the PAC 10 as a league and he is a western PA. guy and played at Pitt.
back atcha
March 14th, 2011
2:20 pm
Break the mold…hire Pat Summit. The best coach in America!
Bob Knight
March 14th, 2011
2:20 pm
Alright alright, for cryin out loud I want the job NOW!!! Hire me quick or else I will start throwin chairs!!! Lots of em!!
Jacketbacker
March 14th, 2011
2:26 pm
I intentionally did not support bball because of Hewitt. That will change for me and I’m sure many others with the right hire. I like the sound of both Mooney and Tyndall. Both should be affordable and will bring some discipline and toughness to our team. As always, Go Jackets!!
RambleOn84
March 14th, 2011
2:26 pm
Umm…no. The difference in the men’s game and the women’s game is that there are more than 10 men in the country actually capable of playing basketball at a high level.
And men can jump.
RambleOn84
March 14th, 2011
2:28 pm
I like Cuonzo Martin. He is very young and has taken his team from the bottom to the top of the MVC, a VERY good mid-major conference.
Nathan B
March 14th, 2011
2:28 pm
That list of candidates–very mediocre. Tech can do a lot better. Some big names will be applying soon.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 14th, 2011
2:29 pm
@ boz
Eddie fogler is heading the search for the next GT coach per DRAD.
@HEWITT FAN
Who gives a sh*t about duke assistants and what they did? They are not coach k you idiot! You have the most warped logic i have ever seen on a thread. Kinda like saying why couldn’t UNC ever find a guy as talented as Michael Jordan again? There was only 1 MJ if you can comprehend the logic buddy. Good grief you make no sense! You sure are an ALL-STAR at comparing apples to oranges. Every day that you open your mouth, people yawn. Take it some place else and take a box of tissues with you.
gtforlife
March 14th, 2011
2:31 pm
tech doesnt need another coach who can recruit, but is like helen keller when it comes to coaching. blind to the game and deaf ears when assistant coaches give their input. we need someone that knows x’s and o’s and brings in guys with talent, but will stick around. the one and done’s have killed the program
Born2Buzz
March 14th, 2011
2:42 pm
Wow, HewittFan and I agree on something. We don’t need any Coach K assistants. The loyalty will never be there.
Mooney is the man.
Grant would be a great choice also but I agree that Bama will up his pay to keep him. He might use us to get more $.
Gordon
March 14th, 2011
2:42 pm
NCAA Bound Dawg,
Couldn’t we say the same thing about UGA football?
GTGuy44
March 14th, 2011
2:42 pm
Mark I cannot believe that you do not have Mark Price on your list. He has pro coaching experience and not college, but everyone I have talked to in the business feels he would do a great job. He would bring Craig Neal with him as his top assistant and Craig told Mark he will come if Mark gets the job.
GTGuy44
March 14th, 2011
2:47 pm
Ormewood your logic is illogical. Just because Sidney Lowe did not do a great job has no bearing on whether Mark Price would be a winner. There have been plenty of ex players who with little or no college coaching experience have done really good jobs. Steve Alford and Bobby Cremins are two good examples.
ACC Fan
March 14th, 2011
2:50 pm
Someone describe the features of the Princeton offense.
ffjsisk
March 14th, 2011
2:50 pm
Tommy Amaker??? If you want another fired loser than why not Billy Gillispie?
Jim in Dallas
March 14th, 2011
2:50 pm
I coached five years in the Paulding County Recreational league. I’ll do the job for only a half mil a year.
Jon Adare
March 14th, 2011
2:51 pm
As a Kentucky fan may I suggest The Tubster, aka Orlando “Tubby” Smith. He would do wonders to drive your program further into the ditch. Hurry before Minnesota rewards him for losing 10 of the last 11 games. He will do you proud. By the way, the suggestion is free, no charge.
William Satterwhite
March 14th, 2011
2:55 pm
“It would be tough to recruit against the other ACC teams when you’re pitching that kind of offense. NC State has done it, but look at where they usually end up.”
NC State was arguably the most consistently successful team in the ACC after Duke and UNC when Sendek was there running the Princeton Offense, he finished his run there with 5 straight NCAA appearances. Sydney Lowe scrapped the Princeton Offense when he took over. Also, Georgetown has done very well in the Big East running the Princeton Offense.
black bee
March 14th, 2011
2:56 pm
I would take a shot at Few from Gonzaga, it is a possibility, arm him with an Assistant with Southeast ties and you have a double winner. Few will never get the respect he deserves. Just like the guy at Boise St. in football.
P HEWITT
March 14th, 2011
2:58 pm
Large lot of gold ties for sale
Cheap
MadDaug
March 14th, 2011
2:59 pm
What’s wrong with Billy Gillispie? He had great teams before Kentucky, and he’s had a few years off to reflect. I’d talk to him, if Texas Tech doesn’t snatch him up.
3 at the Buzzer
March 14th, 2011
3:02 pm
Are you sure Mark Price isn’t on the list. The way I read the article with DRad after the firing, something gave me the indication that he might be considering it. Trying to remember now… perhaps it was that he listed 3 categories: Current head coaches, Assistant coaches, and OTHERS. That plus saying they wanted someone to united the Tech base. To me, that sounded like Mark Price. In addition, most likely he would be less expensive than the others. .
Marlon
March 14th, 2011
3:04 pm
Mark,
What have you got against Donnie Tyndall at Morehead State. Most of those candidates are not in the tourney but Morehead State is. He is as good or better than any of those candidates. I can’t believe you don’t have him on this list! Get in the game pal! He has been a top assistant. He has taken a team twice to the dance. He has rebuildt a program from the bottom and graduates kids, What do those candidates have that he doesn’t have. 3 straight 20 win seasons. He recruits GA like no other and has already signed two more from this state. He will be on 790 the Zone tomorrow with Dimino. They talk and promote coaches that are in the dance.
Boobie Bowden
March 14th, 2011
3:08 pm
Imagine roundball commentary from one of herrick’s hounds. Too funny.
Tattoo's for Rings
March 14th, 2011
3:09 pm
Blaine Taylor…Donnie Tyndall…Chris Mack
jsmith
March 14th, 2011
3:10 pm
i think tech should hire an asian born coach who is fluent in ebonics for obvious reasons
Ron Roberts
March 14th, 2011
3:11 pm
Here’s a name I don’t see in the column (not reading through 2 pages of posts to see if anybody’s mentioned him or not), but how about…
….Dip Metress @ Augusta State University?
Now I’m a BULLDOG, so I’m fine if Tech swings and misses with their next hire, but Metress deserves consideration after basically pulling Augusta State University out of Division II basketball obscurity to a national power, year-in, year-out.
They’ve been a top 20 power the last four years, the last two making it to that level’s “Elite 8,” and once all the way to the DII championship game. This year was supposed to be a re-building year after losing NBA player Garrett Siler and others to graduation, and instead, they’re the 3rd ranked team in the nation, playing for the southeast region’s championship, and another “Elite 8″ berth, along with their conference regular season and tournament championship.
Dude can coach.
Mark in ATL
March 14th, 2011
3:12 pm
Oh god no….we might not get another Celtic…the word is going to end….
Tech Man
March 14th, 2011
3:13 pm
Whoever even mentioned Bobby Knight’s name should get their head examined. Who in their right mind would ever think about hiring this old kog. He would probably kill someone before it’s over.
Ron Roberts
March 14th, 2011
3:15 pm
http://jaguarsroar.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/index
Jim in Dallas
March 14th, 2011
3:16 pm
O.K., I’ll do it for $400K.
WTF
March 14th, 2011
3:17 pm
Hey Yeckies,
Just saw in another article that Kenny Anderson wants to coach at Yech and has the necessary college degree. Is St. Thomas University a part of the Yech system that prides itself in its academic prowess? Why didn’t he come back to Yeck to get his degree. Oh wait, he was too busy blowing $60 million after he bailed on his school from greener pastures. Pleae hire Kenny Anderson!
ormewood
March 14th, 2011
3:18 pm
GTGuy44, your examples defeat your argument. I’m not saying former players can’t be good coaches. I’m saying hiring an alum with little to no head coaching experience is risky. Lowe is an obvious example. The two examples you cite, Alofrd and Cremins, did not and have not coached at their alma mater, unless you count Bobby’s two-day dalliance with South Carolina. Also, both earned their chops coaching at the mid-major level. Price is a poor idea. It’s like saying UNC should hire Michael Jordan or James Worthy, Duke hiring Christian Laettner.
Supersize that order, Mutt
March 14th, 2011
3:20 pm
First of all the “Supersize that order, mutt” posting at 1:21 is NOT the original; I AM. Secondly, I would NEVER suggest that Bobby Knight should or would be hired or even considered. Thirdly, DRad said in his original statements that the 7 million being paid CPH would not be a factor in negotiations with a new coach. That says to me that the 7 million is coming from someplace other than the operating budget at Tech. Finally, I agree with Ron Roberts the Dip Metress should at least be considered. I doubt that any division 1 school would hire a head coach out of division 2, but as Ron said, “Dude can coach.” There is no doubt about that, and he can recruit too, in circumstances actually more difficult than recruiting in division 1. It won’t happen, but Dip should at least be on a long list of candidates.
Jim in Dallas
March 14th, 2011
3:20 pm
$250K ?
5150 UOAD
March 14th, 2011
3:29 pm
Chris Mooney from Richmond. I like. Add Mark Price to his staff & I would like Price in that role.
Pete Alday
March 14th, 2011
3:30 pm
What about Johnny Dawkins? How is he doing anyway?
Tattoo's for Rings
March 14th, 2011
3:30 pm
I’m down with Dip!! http://www.hiredip.com
5150 UOAD
March 14th, 2011
3:36 pm
Please HEWITT FAN go to another blog. You have said the same thing for a month now.
You are making me change my name to P.O.A.H.F or maybe P.O.A.A.C.
If you don’t know the P.O.A part I will not repeat the Tech Cheer against UGA, but now you can add the beginning the name Hewitt Fan or Atlanta Celtics. I really don’t think you kids are that great. So far most have proven to be a fit for the NBA style game (ME ME ME type of BALL) but they have not been all that great in the NBA either.
Please take All your ATL CELTICS and head to ATHENS, PLEASE go to the DAWGS. STFU and get on the DAWG Blogs and sell your Bag-o-Crap.
5150 UOAD
March 14th, 2011
3:42 pm
Mr GT Basketball
and in all that BIO what says he is a PROVEN HEAD COACH that is ready to take on the ACC? I love the guy, but he has done NOTHING to be a Head Coach. He has never put a staff together. Never had to deal with NCAA compliance, Never had the time demands on his personal life like the TV and Radio stuff.
MARK PRICE is not ready to be a HEAD COACH in the ACC.
Eli Palmyre
March 14th, 2011
4:10 pm
I agree with another post. Break the mold. Hire Pat Summit.
GT hulk
March 14th, 2011
4:30 pm
Get a Duke assistant–someone thats been with a winning program and has had academics and gets player that stay 4 years.
ga tech 92
March 14th, 2011
4:31 pm
Hire the best X’s and O’s guy. Get Mark Price for our shooting coach. ATL, the ACC, the coach and Mark Price will all be good recruiting factors and unit the GT fan base in a balanced way.
Chris
March 14th, 2011
4:35 pm
I would go after Steve Lavin from St. John’s. This guy knows how to recuit, and win. He has proven himself in the Big East. If you get him, we could compete with Duke, UNC
JacketBacker
March 14th, 2011
4:41 pm
Please let it be the Richmond coach…we’d have an unusual basketball offense to go with our football team. I for one would welcome the change back to fundamental basketball and would instantly purchase season tix wherever we decide to play. Haven’t been but to 2 games the past three years simply because I could not understand the direction of our play while the game was underway. Run up the court and shoot regardless of defense. Why pass? Why learn foul shooting? I do realize we finally improved free throw shooting but little else.
IL Jacket
March 14th, 2011
4:52 pm
Wow!! I was wrong in backing Hewitt for so long. Bloggers on this site were right! I can’t believe these superstar coaches that are coming out for the Tech job and apparently at very reasonable amounts-only $1.8 mil. a year. Let’s see, over 5 years that is only $9 million.
Dunwoody Don
March 14th, 2011
4:52 pm
Ditto the above. GT will never out-recruit UNC and Duke for one-and-done prospects; D-Rad knows that. As he did with Paul Johnson, he needs to look for a coach who has a system in which second echelon players can thrive. Chris Mooney is the obvious choice.
T-Bone
March 14th, 2011
5:00 pm
Steer clear of the Princeton offense. It is too slow–”moves like a glacier.” It won’t attract the talent.
Jim in Dallas
March 14th, 2011
5:04 pm
Final offer: $7.25 per hour and a wardrobe allowance.
dcp
March 14th, 2011
5:05 pm
How about the coach from Belmont? Everyone seems very enthralled with the style and tenacity that they play. I am sure if he wins an NCAA game via upset, his stock will go up.
IL Jacket
March 14th, 2011
5:07 pm
T-Bone is absolutely right. Princeton offense will not be attractive to talent needed to play in ACC.
dcp
March 14th, 2011
5:10 pm
Jacket Backer – you forgot to add that we call meaningless time outs at spots that make no sense – after a made basket to set up a defense, right before a media timeout. I’ve had season tickets for the past 6 years and it has been awful these past 3 years, including last year with Favors and company. Hewitt was unbelievably predictable, most times in a bad way.
mario
March 14th, 2011
5:19 pm
I say bring Bobby Cremins back!!!!!!
atlhoopfan
March 14th, 2011
5:22 pm
Sidney Lowe isn’t the only ACC alum to struggle at his alma mater. Does anyone remember Matt Doherty at UNC?
Mountain Dawg
March 14th, 2011
5:23 pm
BFD !
headley lamar
March 14th, 2011
5:24 pm
Why would anyone take the Tech Job?
Its not like its Duke or Kansas
You guys better take what you can get.
William Satterwhite
March 14th, 2011
5:27 pm
T-Bone and IL Jacket- That’s kind of the whole point of the Princeton Offense, you don’t need elite McDonald’s All-American-type talent to be successful. Again, look at Herb Sendek at NC State and John Thompson III at Georgetown, you can be successful in a major conference running it (and if I’m not mistaken, JT3 has nevertheless had some good success in recruiting).
headley lamar
March 14th, 2011
5:27 pm
Steer clear of the Princeton offense. It is too slow–”moves like a glacier.” It won’t attract the talent.
Sort of like Paul Johnsons offense.
Einsteindawg
March 14th, 2011
5:37 pm
If Tech wants to win quickly, hire Jim Harrick, sr. He’ll even bring along Jim jr., so you’ll have a top notch recruiter. With Tech’s admission requirements, I’m thinking NCAA final four in ‘12.
mrincredible
March 14th, 2011
5:44 pm
Don’t post here unless you can tell who should be contacted. Anyone can talk who shouldn’t be the coach. This article is about who should be the coach. If not Tommy Amaker, who? If not Chris Mooney, who? I’m watching.
Not A Hewitt Fan
March 14th, 2011
5:46 pm
Mark your new list SUX!
Hewitt Fan…why are you still here?
Skeezix
March 14th, 2011
5:53 pm
The Butler coach is the best available but he has been very firm in stating that he loves where he’s at and has already turned away other lucrative offers. I doubt any current or former Coach K. assistant would want to coach in the ACC….. but if one of them would, Quin Snyder might (now an NBA assistant coach for the 76ers). I like everyone on Mark’s list-especially the Texas A&M coach. I also really like Anthony Grant-the current Alabama and former VCU coach; but don’t know if he’s available. One more name who is definitely available and had Wake Forest ranked #1 about two years ago–Dino Gaudio. Dino was mentored by the late Skip Prosser.
IL Jacket
March 14th, 2011
5:54 pm
WS-JT3 seems like a wonderful man and a good coach, but 8th out of 16 teams with barely a conference winning record does not sound like great success to me. Georgetown is a tough place undoubtedly, but at least they have the Catholic recruiting angle. Apparently, the Wolfpack didn’t think much of Sendak’s offense either-and that is a large state school with a rich basketball heritage.
Princeton Offense=NIT Champion
tech-fan
March 14th, 2011
5:57 pm
Mark:
Can’t be serious about someone running the Princeton offense at Tech!!! Look at JT 3 and the kids he sends the pros. Not many skilled guys getting drafted running the Princeton because it doesn’t feature the things NBA needs to see.
We have always been able to recruit here at Tech and the implemenation of the Princeton offense will set us back further. Let’s keep that system out of ATL
Thx
Skeezix
March 14th, 2011
5:57 pm
Of course if Tech can get Cremins back they should – he still has the touch having done great work at the College of Charleston.
I thought they should have gone after Lavin last year–probably too late to get him now.
IL Jacket
March 14th, 2011
6:13 pm
Calipari is not coming to Tech. No inside information, just insight.
Paul in RDU
March 14th, 2011
6:15 pm
I thought Sendek did a good job at NCSU but the Princeton Offense was extremely unpopular with the fans by the end of his tenure.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
6:22 pm
I’ll tell you who should be the next basketball coach at Teck……Paul Johnson. He’s the best coach in the country and wants to play for championships. He always gets the top talent in the country and all the boys major in engineering, not the easy stuff. He’s a great gameday tactician and would welcome the chance to show up some of the pretty boys. Roi Williams at NC is a dud. Same with Mike Kreyschegffk…..Kruzcheffski…..Shu-chef-ski. He’s better than all of them. Turn him loose….he’ll show the rest of the country he’s the best coach in the world.
D
March 14th, 2011
6:24 pm
Enter your comments here
Mark Bradley`s Booster
March 14th, 2011
6:27 pm
Mark: Still your booster but I do not believe your list or and other suggestions made by the media and fans will influence DRad and his search team in making their decision.
Larry
March 14th, 2011
6:28 pm
Any body but Amaker, never has , never will
Dollar Bill
March 14th, 2011
6:29 pm
I am not sure Mooney runs the full Princeton offense.. he may run parts of it. I am quite sure Mooney can adapt his offense up a couple of notches if he has the personnel. Plus I bet our recruits played with Anderson of Richmond and can get the low down on the coach. Amaker. We can watch Amaker Tuesday at 6:30pm and then he will be available to talk right after the game UNLESS he is a really good coach. Butler coach – can he be enticed? Byrd from Belmont?. I would like to see Mooney here but as soon as Harvard lost against Princeton I thought Amaker will be the next coach at Tech.
devildog0300
March 14th, 2011
6:31 pm
We don’t need anymore Dayton aholes in Atlanta.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
6:35 pm
Why not get the kansas coach? Who would want to live in Kansas when they can live in the heart of peaceful Atlanta, GA. The kansas program is in a wreck and I’m sure the coach would love to coach at tech for what, $1 or $2 million a year. I guarantee he’d come just to be in the ACC.
GTFAN
March 14th, 2011
6:35 pm
I like Mark’s list except Amaker. Anthony Grant..He!! Yes…. really like–Gregory, Mooney, Marshall any order. Get it done..Thanks Drad for moving JH out.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
6:37 pm
Go get the Navy head basketball coach. We’ve had great success with their football coach so I’m sure the guy would be successful in Atlanta. And here’s the biggest perk, he would be coaching very intelligent, top-quality kids rather than the deadbeats in Annapolis.
Jackets 2011
March 14th, 2011
6:41 pm
Mooneeey, Mooneeey, Mooneeey from Richmond, Please.
GTFAN
March 14th, 2011
6:43 pm
thats PH not JH
William Satterwhite
March 14th, 2011
6:45 pm
IL Jacket, 8th in a loaded Big East is nothing to sneeze at and that’s ignoring the fact that he’s been in the postseason every year at Georgetown and been to a Final Four. Regarding Sendek, I don’t think the stupidity of NC State fans who think a bit too highly of their basketball heritage should really be used as a knock against a coach who had nothing but solid results.
Sic'em
March 14th, 2011
6:46 pm
MARK PRICE IS THE MAN FOR THIS JOB. DENNIS SCOTT CAN BE THE SHOOTING COACH, BRIAN OLIVER CAN BE THE STRENGTH AND CONDITONING COACH, AND KENNY ANDERSON CAN BE THE ASSISTANT.
W Reid Whitaker
March 14th, 2011
6:51 pm
What about Mike Rice from Rutgers. Coached a scrappy team, has energy, young, and appears to be a class guy.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
6:55 pm
What about Joe Hamilton? Great QB at teck.
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
6:55 pm
Thanks for kick-starting the replacement chatter, Mark. It’s the most fun we Tech fans will have this basketball season. I like your list, though I’d have to say Mooney and Neal are my clear favorites, depending on how Fogler and Radakovich like them, of course. I don’t care for Amaker because of his difficulty before the Harvard gig (which I don’t think is a good indicator for ACC performance, personally). I’ve heard that Grant from Bama has made some overtures, but we can’t afford him and I’m not sure we want him. Neal and Mooney both seem to have the youth, energy, and experience that we need, and should be affordable though not cheap.
Dawg 1
March 14th, 2011
6:57 pm
UGA took their time and paid “good, but not rediculous” money to get CMF. (Granted that’s coming). Tech has a fine A.D. They’ll make a solid decision here.
For what it is worth, CPH has been ‘nothing but class’ from what I can see. But I guess if I had $7MM coming to me and I could go play golf – I wouldn’t have too hard of time with it either.
New building coming, new coach – the alumni should see this as a time to re-energize. Might cost you a recruit or two in the beginning, but ‘long-term’ should be the mentality.
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
6:58 pm
Always amusing to see UGA fans who’d rather follow Ga. Tech blogs and athletics than their own teams. Do they even realize that they are in the NCAA tournament? IF they know it, they still seem more interested in Tech’s administrative issues than in their game vs. Washington.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
7:02 pm
Why not Stephon Marbury? He knows what it takes to be a teck man and he knows the value of an engineering degree.
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
7:02 pm
Cuonzo Martin is too much like the Hewitt hire: successful but limited experience. No significant ACC ties or NCAA Major Conference experience. I would question his ability to recruit here, also. Marshall got a long look from NC State before they hired Lowe in 2006, and has done well since. He should get a call from Radakovich because I’m sure he’ll be getting one from NCSU soon. (I am surprised no announcement about Lowe has been made by today. Have you heard anything Mark?)
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
7:04 pm
TTF: you’d better get off your momma’s computer before she gets home from her shift at the Waffle House.
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
7:06 pm
Mark: I just saw that Eddie Fogler once coached for Wichita State, so there might be a little connection there to Marshall.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
7:07 pm
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
7:04 pm
The Waffle House? So you’re the jerk co-worker she talks about all the time who harasses her.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
7:08 pm
How ’bout Jack Bolton as head coach?
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
7:14 pm
Yeah, FullMetalJacket, do like supersize asks and get off the Tech board please.
Ty
March 14th, 2011
7:34 pm
I’m sure it’s been said (not going to spend an hour reading the whole blog) . . but, my ‘wild theory’ is to go after Bobby Knight for a 2 year gig!! Reasons are simple: 1) He definitely knows how to coach (both players and the game management), 2) He builds character and programs, 3) He’s afraid of NOBODY (I relish the idea of Bobby at Cameron when his protege starts his antics with the referees!!!), 4) He’d see the challenge to return the program to the elite tier with no pressure long-term (who CARES if he calls the ACC refs jack#@@es and gets disciplined . . he’s not looking long term anyway and we’d back him like our best friend!), 5) He’d fill EVERY arena during the transition, and 6) We’d let Bobby get to steer who takes his place after Tech moves back onto the Flats . . . with the only exception being we wouldn’t let him put his son in as coach.
Why not!?!?! . . he’d see the challenge, the ACC would quake in its boots, the fan base would be energized, and we’d be proud of the program he left us with when he re-retired . . . . just sayin’
Bogus
March 14th, 2011
7:38 pm
Typical Tech Fan = supersize that order, mutt = FullMetalJacket
All same person, blogging to himself
NYJacket
March 14th, 2011
7:38 pm
We need to get someone who has proven the ability to win with good players when he is playing other schools with similar talent. The problem with mid-major candidates is that they can win simply by out recruiting their opponents as opposed to X’s and O’s.
COACH1
March 14th, 2011
7:44 pm
He cant be no worse than the awful coaching in Atlanta. braves. Birds, Thrasher, u name it
Paul in RDU
March 14th, 2011
8:04 pm
William Satterwhite
Regarding the “stupidity of NC State fans who think a bit too highly of their basketball heritage” – when Valvano left in 1990, NC State had 10 ACC tourney championships (1 less than UNC at the time; 2 more than Duke) and 2 NCs (same number as UNC, 2 more than Duke). NC State fans have plenty of basketball heritage to think highly of.
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
8:23 pm
I would be appalled if Tech tried to hire or approach Calipari and amazed if he was interested in the position (unless UK is about to can him for more improprieties). We don’t need a slick, ethically dubious coach, and I doubt that DRad would even consider it.
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
8:30 pm
I am obviously not a UGAgger, nor am I “supersized…mutt.” Clearly, however, Bogus IS bogus. Like other Tech posters here, I enjoy sharing ideas, picking up the occasional insight, and even getting or giving a rare inside tip every now and then. As I stated previously, I respect and enjoy MB’s analysis, and I find the pitiable UGA bloggers who pollute such sites amusing at best, absurd usually, and occasionally offensive. Likewise, while I may check out the competition by reading UGA blogs, I don’t stoop to waste their time or my own by posting there. Good natured ribbing is one thing; impetuous stupidity and vapidity is quite another thing.
FullMetalJacket
March 14th, 2011
8:37 pm
Paul in RDU is right on about NCSU, my bro in law’s alma mater. NC State is the recently forgotten member of the Tobacco Trio due to a few down years, but their athletic heritage rivals any in the ACC. They pretty much “invented” the ACC Tourney (notice how the first dozen or so were in Reynolds Colesium?) when their coach drew on his previous experience in Indiana. O’Brien has their football back on track, and I am sure they will bounce back quickly with a good hire after Lowe. Marshall from WSU and the coach at Arizona are among their likely targets. Their new chancellor and AD are loaded for bear and very proactive in supporting athletics.
Mike Oxbig
March 14th, 2011
8:39 pm
What about that computer who beat those guys on Jeopardy? I think his name is Watson. He seems to be the perfect fit for you nerds
William Satterwhite
March 14th, 2011
8:56 pm
Paul in RDU and FullMetalJacket, I didn’t mean to down NC State’s basketball tradition, my main point was that NC State had a good coach who was doing as well as could be expected and they ran him off mostly because they thought big time coaches would jump at the chance to coach there and not because he wasn’t successful. If people are going to be worried about a guy like Mooney running the Princeton Offense because it supposedly can’t be successful in the ACC while pointing to Sendek as an example, my argument is that’s simply not true.
Bitter grassy knoll
March 14th, 2011
9:09 pm
how-bout BOBBY COX—–beeesssss—–dream on—-majic coach therory
Peter in Scottsdale
March 14th, 2011
9:11 pm
Mark,
Do some research on Dip Metress and see what you think. A poster earlier mentioned him but he will be a coaching star somewhere. He’s got fire, enthusiasm, is great with a quote and the man just wins. Tech should get him while he is available (coming from a Dawg fan, what am I thinking?)
Paul in RDU
March 14th, 2011
9:27 pm
William Satterwhite
No harm, no foul.
Brian
March 14th, 2011
9:32 pm
Anyone know if Julian Royal is going to de-commit becaue of the firing??
Tokyo jacket
March 14th, 2011
9:33 pm
Mark, do you see any opportunity for two of the names on this list? It doesn’t happen often in basketball, but assistants REALLY drive the football bus. Could you see Tech going after a guy like Grant, but then also going after Price or Anderson as an assistant to help rebuild the brand?
Delbert D.
March 14th, 2011
9:38 pm
Dip Metress’ work has been in Div. II. He was Whack Hyder Georgia Coach of the Year for 2008-09. Googled, of course.
messin with sasquatch
March 14th, 2011
9:52 pm
well i guess we won’t be hiring a final four coach since the decision will be made before the game………crap…..
GssiT
March 14th, 2011
9:57 pm
With the financial situation and no building next year, why not go out I-20 to Augusta State and offer the job to Dip Metress? He has both a system and a network. Step up, DRad.
jomo
March 14th, 2011
10:01 pm
Why not Cremins ?????? he can still coach. he can still recruit. everyone in Atlanta loves him ????
cattle dawg
March 14th, 2011
10:01 pm
Mark, are you and jeff going to have a texas death match?
Dubious
March 14th, 2011
10:23 pm
Grant would be great; Mike Davis at UAB is worth considering…..But how about John Thompson III at Georgetown? He has deep D.C. ties but , who knows, he might consider a move…. If Tech is going to consider coaches like Jeff Capel, I offer up these:
Craig Esherick
Larry Eustachy
Chan Gailey
Mark Gottfried
Mike Jarvis
Pat Knight
tech86
March 14th, 2011
10:29 pm
Mark, you and everyone are missing the boat, you need to look at Donnie Tyndall. 29-3 at home last 2 years, 2 trips to NCAA in 3 years from OVC, raised Morehead State’s RPI from 321 to 84, beat Bobby C by 20, beat Indiana State, Competitive against Florida and Ohio State, has an All American and Wooden Finalist on his team, the guy can Coach. We need a guy who has the enthusiasim to win and work hard for this program. Th guy can coach as well if not better than those other guys and he recruits Georgia.
Robert
March 14th, 2011
10:34 pm
One name to think about is King Rice at Vanderbilt. King Rice has been assistant with Kevin Stallings for multiple years.
Robert
March 14th, 2011
10:37 pm
King Rice was a point guard at UNC and played for DeanSmith.
perk
March 14th, 2011
10:37 pm
I’m a Dawg – still interested in the hire. How bout Bobby Hurley? Heard him speak this morning – Coach K disciple. Good Fit for GT…..just sayin!
IL Jacket
March 14th, 2011
10:43 pm
Brian, I read the comments of Julian Royal and his father in the AJC yesterday and my clear take is they were going to wait to see who the coach is, still liked Tech, but wanted to see how Julian fit into the new coach’s system. To me, it sounds like if it is Mooney they will be looking to reopen the recruitment and I would imagine he is gone.
intheknow
March 14th, 2011
10:46 pm
Add Billy Kennedy, Murray State, to the mix that tech hasn’t officially announced…
jimmy
March 14th, 2011
10:49 pm
Donnie Tyndall from Morehead State should be the next GT Head Coach. He’s straight shooter, hard working young coach who is driven to WIN. Look up his record and you’ll realize he’s the guy for tech
Charles
March 14th, 2011
10:50 pm
Tech wants Anthony Grant. If they can afford him, he’ll listen because he’ll always play second fiddle at Bama. I don’t think they can, but Grant would be hell recruiting in Atlanta.
Guys like Brad Stevens and or Mike Anderson were always pipe dreams. The Jackets are broke and the job isn’t top shelf. Good but not great due to the financial limitations of the AD.
IL Jacket
March 14th, 2011
11:01 pm
William Satterwhite, to pick up the thread I guess you have drunk the Kool-Aid. I just don’t believe the hype of the Big East. They seem to underperform in the Big Dance. Additionally, the bottom of the Big East had some really weak sisters this year-Seton Hall, Rutgers, Providence, South Florida and DePaul were easy wins for the rest of the conference.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
11:01 pm
Charles, “he’ll always play second fiddle at Bama.”
If Grant comes to tech he’d play second fiddle to paul johnson, the greatest college coach in the land.
GTFAN
March 14th, 2011
11:02 pm
Charles, Rads said money was not a problem……just get the right man.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
11:03 pm
Tubby Smith would be interesting, but he’d be playing second fiddle to paul johnson.
T3
March 14th, 2011
11:04 pm
Once again, the TOP candidate is not even on this list.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
11:04 pm
Nero would definitely set the program on fire, but he’d play second fiddle to….um….to….never mind.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
11:06 pm
Gene Hackman……now THAT guy can coach a team to play waaaaay above its talent level.
GTFAN
March 14th, 2011
11:06 pm
and who would that be T3?
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
11:08 pm
GTFAN
March 14th, 2011
11:06 pm
Pat Summit….she’s probably tired of the UT gig.
Hire the General
March 14th, 2011
11:09 pm
Bobby Knight is available and ready to turn this sorry program around. He will not come cheap, but will be worth all the millions Tech would have to pay. He’ll clean house, revamp the roster and get his type of players on board. In a few years, tech would be in the final 4.
GTFAN
March 14th, 2011
11:10 pm
Hell she’ll die there..one foot in grave now!
IL Jacket
March 14th, 2011
11:10 pm
TTF, that was hilarious.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
11:15 pm
Charlie Daniels. He has no coaching experience, but he would play second fiddle to NO ONE.
chem
March 14th, 2011
11:17 pm
Mike Woodson!
derek
March 14th, 2011
11:30 pm
It is well known in among the upper crust of Tech folks that Mark Price is the #1 target. Young, experienced, visionary. Great choice for Tech. Expect the announcement soon.
larry drew
March 14th, 2011
11:39 pm
sure===he’s been a bust with the hawks but he knows the game and can recruit the inner city.
Typical Tech Fan
March 14th, 2011
11:40 pm
derek
March 14th, 2011
11:30 pm
I agree with your post except for the “experienced” claim. Has he ever coached and been successful?
techster
March 14th, 2011
11:43 pm
mark
how about the guy at belmont?
jim
murfdawg
March 15th, 2011
12:05 am
Where can GT find a coach who can compete with Coach K, Roy Williams, Gary Williams, etc? Why would a successful coach leave his position and go to the ACC? Good Luck Tech!!
p.s. Hewitt is the smartest man on North Ave. He will be receiving $120,000 per MONTH for the next five years. I hope he keeps Blaine and D-Rad on his xmas card list.
William Satterwhite
March 15th, 2011
12:20 am
IL Jacket, I think we might just have to agree to disagree on this one, Depaul and South Florida were really the only truly bad teams in the Big East- Providence, Seton Hall and Rutgers were all fairly good teams who just suffered from getting beat down on by the big boys up top. Also, because of the way the Big East schedule is set up, the “good” teams at the top generally play 2 games against each other with just one against most of the “bad” teams- the league basically plays a schedule geared towards producing as many television friendly games as possible. As an GT fan/ACC supporter I love pointing out the Big East’s Big Dance shortcomings as much as the next guy but the fact still remains that coming out of the Big East regular season at .500 or above is an accomplishment if you play Georgetown’s schedule. And again, it’s not really fair to just look at Thompson’s worst seasons in order to judge how well his system works without also taking into account his best seasons as well.
Kenneth M. Potter
March 15th, 2011
4:38 am
Chris Mooney and Jeff Capel are both real gentlemen! Who says you can’t hire a guy Oklahoma jusy fired! He took several VCU teams to the dance before landing the Sooners job! No one will work any harder at this stage of the game! Would be a perfect recruiter for the hot bed of Atlanta high school hoops! Chris Mooney of Richmond might have to go out of Georgia to the New Jersey and New York markets! Both look like winners!
W.D.
March 15th, 2011
8:16 am
I find it interesting that few of the current “Top Dollar” coaches are being mentioned. What about Billy Donovan (Florida), Rick Pitino (Louisville), Rick Barnes (Texas), or Jay Wright (Villanova). Although I do like the Brad Stevens mention, if money is truly not a limiting factor then let’s go get a proven winner and dominate the ACC. Wasn’t it Milton that said “better to rule in hell than serve in Heaven”–One thing for sure is that it’s better to rule in Hell than to serve in Hell.
Big GT Fan
March 15th, 2011
8:38 am
The Vanderbilt Coach is going to be a finalist. They have been keeping it a secret and he is looking forward to getting out of Memphis and Tennessee’s Back Yard and dominating the State of Georgia!
O-me
March 15th, 2011
8:41 am
WD, I’ll take Heaven but I understand your opinion. To he!! with Milton!
Carolina Gator Lover
March 15th, 2011
8:54 am
What we really need is a list of the top 5 sportswriter to replace Mark Bradley. How I miss the good old days with Jesse and Furman.
T3
March 15th, 2011
9:01 am
GT’s TOP candidate is someone that NO ONE is expecting.
And if GT comes calling, he will DEFINITELY take the job.
Anthony Grant to Tech? Great name, but where's the money? | Mark Bradley
March 15th, 2011
9:03 am
[...] to come coach Georgia Tech. You’ll have noted that I didn’t include Grant on my (slightly redrawn) short list of names for the Jackets, and I didn’t for a simple reason: I don’t think he’d take the [...]
Mark Price
March 15th, 2011
9:04 am
Look, here’s the situation. I’ve done high school, semi-pro and NBA coaching. I’ve trained players to become NBA players and I’ve trained NBA players to be better players. I can coach at my alma mater and I will do a good job…… count on it. Throw my hat in the ring.
Steven Mcarthur
March 15th, 2011
9:09 am
Why not Bobby Cremins? There is a recruiting and re-building process that has to be instituted here. Bobby is a fantastic recruiter and a great tournament coach. Why not give him his just reward and let him finish what he started. 4 or 5 years in a contract and he could very well get Tech back in the mix. It would be exciting again and I guarantee he would put fans in the seats at the new arena. It would be great if one of his assistants could be mentored by him during those years and then step up into the head coach position in Bobby’s retirement. It makes sense to me, but what do I know, I’ve only been a Yellow Jacket for 50 years.
Freddie Blassie
March 15th, 2011
9:09 am
That picture of the Haaaaaavard coach makes me want to bitch slap the pencil neck geek.
IL Jacket
March 15th, 2011
9:11 am
Willian Satterwhite, a good resolution-we agree to disagree. Having said that, if Georgetown gets their guard back, they may surprise a team or two.
Americus Jacket
March 15th, 2011
9:26 am
I’m still rooting for Craig “Noodles” Neal. I really think he could have been a “small college” HC but stayed with Alford as an “Assistant Head” coach. It shows some loyalty and desire to build a program long-term. He would be cheaper in the short run, but if he does have success, he can be paid more money as the pain from paying off Hewitt lessens. I talked to my buddy from Iowa who raved about Neal while also thinking that Alford was not the answer in Iowa. When Alford was fired from Iowa, he said that Neal was his #1 choice. The reason: He knows how to coach the x’s and o’s. I loved Cremins — and I didn’t hate Hewitt — but wouldn’t it be exciting to have a team that actually “outcoached” another team at Tech?
So let’s just say Neal is an x’s and o’s kind of coach. Can he recruit? You cannot compete in the ACC without good players. I think that of all the colleges that he could coach, Neal would have the best opportunity to recruit at Tech. AND, he got his degree from Tech.
The Tech program needs to be repaired, and I truly think a former player is the one to do it. I tend to discount Price’s desire to be a head coach, and I think Neal is the only one with the pedigree to take on the job of repairing the problems with the fan base.
wrecker
March 15th, 2011
9:49 am
You should add John Pelphrey to the list.
Danny
March 15th, 2011
9:58 am
Mark Price all the way. He would run a clean program. He is well known around the area. Would help with ticket sells. And he knows coaching and the game of basketball.
FullMetalJacket
March 15th, 2011
10:14 am
Just read Satterwhite’s earlier posts and I agree completely with his assessment of Sendek at NCSU. I think many at NCSU have recently been regretting running him off, though after eventually canning Lowe I am sure they will make a good hire and come storming back.
FullMetalJacket
March 15th, 2011
10:21 am
While I could get behind almost any selection made by Radakovich, I am not really excited by any one of the candidates mentioned thus far. It’s still early in the process, which while they hope to make a quick hire, still has to play out and run its course. Tech is not an elite program now, but it is a very attractive position and so far seems to be the best overall opening thus far this year. It may not be the best paying gig outright, but the opportunity and potential to succeed rank with the best openings. I don’t think Radakovich is targeting a huge name from a huge program with huge salary demands and downsides (forget about Calipari, Grant, and co.). Likewise, I don’t think we are so poor that he’d take a big gamble with an unknown/experimental pick.
UGASlobberknocker
March 15th, 2011
10:24 am
If Tech hires the coach at Richmond …They will win the NCAA Fan Snoozer Award by default.
Football…You’ve got the CPJ wishbone thing going ..nothing like watching 65 running plays out of 70 total to charge up the fan base. Boring even if they win. Skill position recruits hate it.
Basketball–Princeton offense..Wow . Why don’t we just bring back the 4 corners and eliminate the shot clock.? Get back to those classic 22-20 ACC games in the early 70s. If Tech hires the Richmond coach,every game will be 41-40. Top Recruits would rather go to BYU than to play in an offense where you walk it up every time.
one word: FAN-TASTIC
FullMetalJacket
March 15th, 2011
10:29 am
Whether or not you like Paul Johnson as Tech’s coach (and I do), most would admit he is a true football coach in the old school sense, with a strong work ethic and character. If DRad goes the same way with the basketball HC hire, we can eliminate big names from big schools, and unknowns from small schools. I think DRad realizes the next coach needs to be decidedly different from Hewitt in his background and approach to the game. I would expect the next coach to be more concerned about the product on the floor than the name brands he was wearing or the political causes he was representing.
JUSTAFAN
March 15th, 2011
10:35 am
Had Bruce Pearl not made that HUGE mistake with the recruits at Tennessee,he would be hands down the lead canidate for this position.Admit it,he CAN coach,and gets all he can from the talent that he has.Can you imagine the talent we WOULD keep in state.(hell he already got 3 or 4 guys on the VOLS Squad now)
As for Bobby Knight as a choice,he’s a very good coach,but a much bigger IDIOT !!! The other night I’m watchin a game on ESPN when a young guy dunks on another,turns and stares at the guy he dunked on and gets a technical.Bobby Knights’comment was,”There is no room for that in college basketball”……..Ahhhhhhhh, SERIOUS !!!!Bobby Knight said THAT !!!
FullMetalJacket
March 15th, 2011
10:37 am
UGA Slobber: Paul Johnson’s offense looks pretty good and I’ll take a boring victory over an exciting defeat any day. Victory is always more entertaining. I agree that in basketball some of the slow-down approaches are a bit boring, but the key is whether you consistently win with it. I don’t care how we beat UNC and Duke as long we beat them often enough. Hewitt made inbounds plays and late game collapses very exciting indeed, but we’re looking for wins first, thrills second. That said, I believe Radakovich is savvy enough to know the next coach has to appeal to the fanbase on many levels including the kind of team and style of play he employs.
Bama Dawg
March 15th, 2011
10:40 am
Yeah, man. Roddy Jones looked a bit too exciting running down the sidelines in Sanford a couple of years ago. We don’t care who Tech hires, as long as we can beat him as easily as we beat Paul Hewitt.
FullMetalJacket
March 15th, 2011
10:45 am
Has Mark Price even expressed interest in the Tech job…at any point? Neal obviously has. I don’t know if either is a viable candidate, and I would support either if chosen by Radakovich, but if you go with an alum you need to go with one who is both qualified and who burns for the job.
Frank Martin
March 15th, 2011
11:12 am
What about me?
jojo sunshine
March 15th, 2011
11:51 am
Brad Stevens, Larry Brown-he said he wanted to coach again and was a great college coach at Kansas, Belmont’s coach, Steve Fischer from San Diego State. This is my list. I have more but it will come from smaller programs.
FY
March 15th, 2011
1:18 pm
Who ever Mark Bradley wants DO NOT TAKE THEM. He like every person from the AJC graduated from UGA with journalism and want Tech to fail. Hence that 100% of their articles about Tech sports have been negative for the last 4 and a half years.
sk
March 15th, 2011
1:26 pm
Considering that the Sacramento Kings in the early 2000s ran the Princeton offense, the slow-down part of it is not the defining trait. Did Georgetown score 17 points in a row in OT in the Final 8 over the mighty Heels by being boring? The Princeton attack is defined by the cuts and the reads – and having a post guy who has skill.
Chris Mooney makes a lot of sense in that he would bring an Xs and Os background to the job, something that is not wholly dependent on the quality of recruits. Hewitt knew nothing about coaching offense – and seemed too reliant on the talent he had to just fend for themselves.
Xander
March 15th, 2011
1:52 pm
Butler is a significantly better job than Tech, that’s not happening.
Stephens makes more than a million a year into sometime in the 20s at a place where he’ll make the tournament every year and win games
That does look like a Georgia Tech tie, doesn’t it? (AP photo) | GeorgiaNewsPress.com
March 15th, 2011
1:58 pm
[...] probability to come manager Georgia Tech. You’ll have remarkable that we didn’t embody Grant on my (slightly redrawn) brief list of names for a Jackets, and we didn’t for a elementary reason: we don’t consider he’d take a [...]
IL Jacket
March 15th, 2011
3:38 pm
Unfortunately, UGASlobberknocker has it right, competitors will use Mooney’s offense against us in the recruiting wars. We have traditionally been able to recruit well, why put ourselves behind the eight ball against our competition. To compete we need players who are looking to play on the next level and those players are not interested in the Princeton Offense.
Princeton Offense=NIT Champion
GT93
March 15th, 2011
3:42 pm
Tommy Amaker is a younger version of Hewitt … good recruiter, well-dressed, well-spoken … but CLUELESS when it comes to teaching b-ball fundamentals and how to play as a TEAM! No Thanks … NEXT!
Tyler
March 15th, 2011
3:45 pm
Oh, no. Please no. I was a student at Michigan during the waning years of the disaster that was the Amaker Era there. After watching Paul Hewitt’s teams squander huge amounts of talent by playing uninspired basketball in an offense with no apparent plan whatsoever, I simply can’t do the same again. Watching Amaker’s teams crushed my soul and sapped my love for the game of basketball. How does creating an Ivy League power outweigh six straight non-Tournament years at a school that was once a basketball powerhouse? For the love of all that is good and holy, Mr. Radakovich, please have mercy on me. I just can’t do it again.
IL Jacket
March 15th, 2011
4:06 pm
Don’t worry Tyler, I can’t see it
being Amaker. There have been enough issues regarding Ivy League recruiting issues that I don’t see him being a viable candidate for Tech.
blazer
March 15th, 2011
4:52 pm
no Ex-Dukies!!
Morgan
March 15th, 2011
5:31 pm
I like Rick Barnes of Texas. He’s on the hot seat over there so he might be looking to get out. I still remember his time time at Clemson when he went face to face with Dean Smith at half court. He turned Clemson around in 3 years from absolute nothing.
sk
March 15th, 2011
6:17 pm
clearly the Princeton offense has held Georgetown back …
Bout Time
March 15th, 2011
11:32 pm
GT should give the head coach of the JU Dolphins a look……….
deltarob
March 16th, 2011
4:28 am
Tech can pay me 50 thousand a year and ill take the job.
Georgia State should take Dip; KSU needs (the other) Matta | Mark Bradley
March 16th, 2011
9:59 am
[...] that end, I offer two more bits of advice. (I’ve already done my bit to help Dan Radakovich at Tech.) Here’s who GSU and KSU should [...]
Would Tech be smart to hire Smart? Or does it need a Buzz? | Mark Bradley
March 21st, 2011
9:22 am
[...] (And also Kennesaw State. But no longer Georgia State, which has hired Ron Hunter of IUPUI.) To our Tech short list of last week, we attach Shaka Smart of VCU and Buzz Williams of Marquette. But we affix asterisks to [...]
gomabman2
March 21st, 2011
12:29 pm
We have seen the hypothetical short list of Tech coach candidates. A couple of names are reasonable. The over the weekend successes have brought to mind even more potential coaching candidates. We must be realistic and understand that some of these coaches have sentimental reasons not to leave their successful programs. Seriously. Former players at Tech just wont do. As much as we would like it, they do not have the experience. Tech is going to have to ramp it up for this hire. This coaching hire cannot be a “bandaid on a gushing wound”. We cant go into this one thinking that if it does not work out, we will hire another coach. That will only damage the program further. The bottom line is that Tech will have to fork out as much as it takes to get the coach for the future, so to speak. In reality, Smart, Williams, Mooney, and Amaker probably should stay put. These coaches are in position to grow their programs over the next 5 -10 years with little pressure. Coming to Tech will be a much more daunting task with little room for error, especially with these “buzzing” fans (sorry for the pun). A relative young, experienced coach will be needed at Tech to manage recruiting, alumni, media, and fans.