Georgia Tech’s new coach: Unsexy-yet-solid Brian Gregory
Talkin' 'bout the new man in town: B.G. of GT (AP photo)
On Friday night Georgia Tech denied it had made an offer to Dayton’s Brian Gregory. By Monday morning Tech apparently had. The Dayton Daily News reports that Gregory has accepted the job.
And I know what you’re saying: This isn’t the sexy hire. This is actually the anti-sexy hire. Gregory is neither hot not particularly young. (He’s 44.) His teams haven’t made the NCAA tournament since 2009. But sizzle is no longer the issue. The question now: Can the guy coach?
The answer: Yeah. He did good work — not great work, but good — at a mid-major that takes roundball very seriously. (Check back and you’ll note that the Dayton Flyers were the NCAA runners-up in 1966-67, Year 1 of Lew Alcindor’s reign at UCLA.) He learned under Tom Izzo, who’s among the very best, and his teams bear that signature Izzo toughness. This is not a terrible hire by any means.
Neither, it must be said, is it a slam dunk. Gregory’s last Dayton team fell short of the NCAA tournament — it was beaten in the Atlantic 10 final by Chris Mooney’s Richmond — with a talented roster. Indeed, freshman point guard Juwan Staten had already announced he was leaving, owing to differences with Gregory. If you’re hearing sighs of “good riddance” regarding Gregory emanating from southern Ohio, there’s your reason. His last team was a relative dud. But it still went 22-14.
Gregory has a chance to make Tech a habitual winner, and that would be a departure. Not since 2005 have the Jackets had back-to-back winning seasons, which is the reason there was a job here for Gregory to take. He will bring a consistency that this program, for reasons unclear, had come to lack. Indeed, the greatest criticism of him in Dayton was that his teams played the same way all the time. After years of wild mood swings, that sort of sameness could become a blessing at the Flats.
Could the Jackets have waited on Gregg Marshall of Wichita State or even Shaka Smart of VCU? Sure, they could have. But there would have been no assurance either man would have taken this job, and to have gone deep into April without a coach would only have devalued Tech’s position. And clearly money was an issue; Tech could never have outbid North Carolina State or Oklahoma or Missouri for the last Hot Coach standing.
We’ll discuss this more as the day goes along, but for now it’s enough to say: Tech has a coach. He might not be the hottest or youngest coach around, but he’s a pro. And now the Jackets move forward.
By Mark Bradley
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Buck Commander
March 28th, 2011
8:22 am
Monday Morning First!!
Rickster
March 28th, 2011
8:24 am
Dang! Second.
Rickster
March 28th, 2011
8:25 am
But I had a dream last night that MB had passed away. So I’m definitely glad that he’s here.
mrb
March 28th, 2011
8:29 am
Not sexy? Who cares, it’s basketball, not Victoria Secret!
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
8:29 am
Kudos, Buck Commander.
Scary dream, Rickster.
GTT
March 28th, 2011
8:30 am
How is this different than Paul Hewitt?
CJ
March 28th, 2011
8:30 am
Please tell me he didn’t get a rollover contract
DawginLex
March 28th, 2011
8:31 am
Good solid hire. If he learned from Izzo, his teams will be more fundamentally sound than anythign seen at Tech since Whack or maybe even further back.
The thing I saw lacking from Tech that the teams in the NCAA’s had this year was toughness. Not so much physical but mental. Izzo is a master at that.
If he truly learned, you have yourself a good one.
Gordon
March 28th, 2011
8:31 am
Initial reaction is disappointment, but I’m sure I’ll warm up to him and he will get my full support. I do wonder why he was chosen over the Tulsa coach and Marshall wasn’t even given consideration.
GTT
March 28th, 2011
8:31 am
Gregory @ GT = Lon Kruger @ Hawks.
good work Mark
March 28th, 2011
8:31 am
Enter your comments here
sugarpikegang
March 28th, 2011
8:32 am
Go Jackets! Now, let’s get to business!
bigguy
March 28th, 2011
8:32 am
You woke me up to tell me that????
DBH
March 28th, 2011
8:34 am
Solid hire. But can he recruit? That’s the question.
jj
March 28th, 2011
8:34 am
Ask the Dayton fans are they sorry he is leaving? Enough said.
Walker, Texas Ranger
March 28th, 2011
8:35 am
We’ll probably look back on this hire like we did the hire of Mark Fox
Wow, Sexy
March 28th, 2011
8:36 am
So, this is a guy that Tech went into denial mode about on Friday, then settled for on Sunday night? Great vote of confidence. Is he getting a multi-year deal?
and
March 28th, 2011
8:37 am
Bet he does not use all his times-out early! If he really wants to make Tech fans feel good…hire a Tech guy as an assistant.
RomeDawg
March 28th, 2011
8:37 am
Not sexy is not the same as a bad hire! Wow! If I am a Tech fan I am left to wonder what happened. A VERY AVERAGE coach. Tech missed completely on this one. UGA hiring Fox doesn’t seem like such a bad hire anymore does it?
Vols/JacketsFan
March 28th, 2011
8:39 am
Vols get Counzo Martin, an up and coming sleeper coach, under an NCAA cloud and the best Tech can do is “solid” Gregory?
UGASlobberknocker
March 28th, 2011
8:40 am
Fox hire for Ga wasn’t that sexy of a hire and it is working out fine.
RomeDawg
March 28th, 2011
8:40 am
Also note that not one ACC school in the final 4 but there is a team from the weak SEC. Maybe the ACC and Tech don’t have the same basketball luster as yester year?
lanier
March 28th, 2011
8:40 am
hey he beat Ole Miss this year lol, anyway Tech is a football school or it used to be
Goldenrod
March 28th, 2011
8:41 am
Oh good lawd, first I wake up to thunder, lightning and torrential downpours and now I see D-Rad went out and hired a no-name loser. This sucks a nut.
al davis
March 28th, 2011
8:41 am
airball
spider
March 28th, 2011
8:41 am
i hope he does a good job here, i will not run him into the ground until like some are till he has proven he cant do the job.
JW
March 28th, 2011
8:42 am
This recap of the Dayton season could have been written about us. Except we did not have 2 players transfer out. Goodbye Mr. Royal.
http://www.udpride.com/forums/showthread.php?s=751 0dd8fd674378431187d7be7036b4e&t=17761
Gordon
March 28th, 2011
8:43 am
Well Mark, now we know why you were asking us last night how we would feel if Gregory was hired.
Let’s just admit it folks – GT isn’t the top 20 job we thought it was and the ACC isn’t the basketball conference we thought it was. Times change. Let’s just pull hard for our team and enjoy whatever success we have.
HelluvaEngineer
March 28th, 2011
8:43 am
Well said, MB. Definitely not a sexy hire, but orders of magnitude better than what we had. Let’s give him a shot and back the gym next year!
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
8:44 am
Maybe they could have done better. But they sure could have done worse.
DHD
March 28th, 2011
8:44 am
They weren’t wanting to have sex. They needed a basketball coach. What’s up with these weird headlines lately? Just report the news.
spider
March 28th, 2011
8:45 am
at 8.45 ESPN.com does not show this yet, i wonder if it is because they figure GT to be a non story
shoulda just hired this guy
March 28th, 2011
8:45 am
This guy was a better choice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQZGMcNdF7c
Chris
March 28th, 2011
8:47 am
Everyone should read his resume before being too disappointed. This guy can coach. I like the hire, he’s proven. Averaged 20 wins a season, and WON the NIT last year.
al davis
March 28th, 2011
8:51 am
give paul johnson all the money and cancel the new arena
JW
March 28th, 2011
8:52 am
“That’s the reaction I had once the 2010-11 Flyer basketball season abruptly ended in Charleston, SC, with a first round exit in the NIT. The defending champs were out, the NCAA tourney hopes already vaporized, and the roller-coaster season finally over. But not before things went completely off the rails this week with the announced departures of Juwan Staten and Brandon Spearman, two recruiting coups in a freshmen class that were supposed to take UD to the proverbial next level. In some ways it was a fitting exclamation point to a season that seemed irreparable from the start. The chemistry was poor, the execution suspect, the game plans tired, and the patience of 13,000 fans completely used up. It was a season in need of a mercy killing, but the patient was left to suffer on the operating table until the bitter end. Why and how it went so wrong is the question we’re all asking.”
JIMBOB (aka James Robert)
March 28th, 2011
8:54 am
As an MPB sufferer, I must say that he has a remarkably nice head of hair. Sexy? Can’t say, but thumbs up on the coiffure.
wreckmaniac
March 28th, 2011
8:55 am
NC State is probably going after Smart and/or Stevens
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
8:57 am
The word from Dayton is that the negativity there was getting to Gregory, who needed a fresh start. Well, he’ll get one.
peacengrits75
March 28th, 2011
8:58 am
Hmmmmm…. doesn’t exactly “ignite my fan base”
Is what it is… hopefully Price will get an offer as an assistant. That would be pretty cool. Rad even…
wreckmaniac
March 28th, 2011
8:59 am
I’ll warm up when I see a 10-6 conference season.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:00 am
I should probably note yet again that I had touted Gregory for the Georgia job in 2009, although Anthony Grant was my first choice. And I had him on both my Tech lists, meaning the February version and also the updated March installment. Though in the latter I called him “probably a fallback choice.”
Kareem
March 28th, 2011
9:01 am
Rome Dawg, we’ll see how your program does after Leslie, Thomkins, and Fox leave in the next month.
Jamaaliver
March 28th, 2011
9:02 am
FYI, he did win the NIT last season by beating UNC in madison Square Garden. So at least he can compete with the Roy Williamses of the world.
Rickster
March 28th, 2011
9:04 am
Final “Fiasco” tally:
Rickster: 122 points (Rank: 671)
Mark B: 74 points (Rank: 5,338)
After a performance like that… any demise of Mark Bradley would have been self-inflicted.
Bobby Cremins
March 28th, 2011
9:05 am
OMG Tech has hired Tom Bergeron as our new head basketball coach!
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:05 am
Then again, Paul Hewitt won his last four games against Carolina.
Macon Jacket
March 28th, 2011
9:05 am
The key thing is we didn’t waste a lot of $$$ on some lame sport.
It will come in handy at the end of FB when we go shopping for defensive coordinator who understands you can run a 3-4 defense with undersized, unathletic nose tackles.
GT fan
March 28th, 2011
9:07 am
Prediction: Shaka Smart will be the next Paul Hewitt. Remember all the hype about Hewitt in 2004? Smart should take the big job somewhere after next Monday, or sign a “Hewitt-type” contract at VCU!
Macon Jacket
March 28th, 2011
9:07 am
can’t
GGC Jim
March 28th, 2011
9:08 am
Well…he’s not Shaka Smart but his résumé seems decent; seems like a solid choice. But when $7.5 million goes to a bum who has no idea what he’s doing, a “sexy” hire isn’t going to happen.
ormewood
March 28th, 2011
9:08 am
RomeDawg,
Easy with your one-year proclamation that the SEC is superior to the ACC. Kentucky, the conference bell cow, just qualified for their first Final Four in 13 years. Since that time, the ACC has won five championships by three different teams, including the last two seasons.
DawginLex
March 28th, 2011
9:09 am
Mark,
Lexington still standing after yesterday, barely.
Lots of fun up here in Cat Land.
These people are crazy about hoops
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:09 am
Kentucky folks like basketball? Live and learn.
PawleysIslandJacket
March 28th, 2011
9:10 am
A major league mistake by DRAD. No need for a new arena because there won’t be anyone attending. We just hired a tired loser.
Tech82
March 28th, 2011
9:11 am
His first test – keeping Julian Royal. If he fails that test, he is going to receive a luke warm reception at best. Hopefully, DRAD has picked a diamond in the rough. Let’s give the man a chance before declaring him a bad hire
2009
March 28th, 2011
9:11 am
Dayton 63
Tech 59
Nuff said
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:14 am
Yes, I recall that score, 2009.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:15 am
And that was with Hewitt’s best team of his final six seasons.
Road Scholar
March 28th, 2011
9:17 am
As long as he teaches fundamentals and teamwork, Tech will improve. I wonder who will be on his coaching staff? Get somone who can develop players! Coach, welcome to Tech! For all the naysayers, we’ll see in a year or two. Also, just who the hell do you think we would get? With “fans” like you, I’m surprised we got anyone!
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:18 am
Tom Izzo tends to emphasize fundamentals. Brian Gregory worked under Izzo.
Hirsutedawg
March 28th, 2011
9:19 am
And if this coaching thing doesn’t work out he can go back to hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos.
Road Scholar
March 28th, 2011
9:20 am
He shows more “fire” in the 8 pictures posted than Hewitt did in 8 years!
Tim
March 28th, 2011
9:21 am
Thank you. As a Flyer fan we are happy to see him go. His system may have success with the type of players he can recruit at GT but he had worn out his welcome at Dayton. He has a tendency to not make players better over their career.
DawginLex
March 28th, 2011
9:21 am
Good one Mark
I had the Cats in the FF in my bracket.
Did you?
come on, did you represent your school???
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:22 am
Gregory was part of the staff on Michigan State’s 2000 NCAA champions — Mateen Cleaves, Charlie Bell, Mo Peterson, Andre Hutson and A.J. Granger were the first five.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:22 am
No. I picked Ohio State. I didn’t think UK could beat the Buckeyes.
Dawglasville
March 28th, 2011
9:23 am
This sounds like a wait and see hire. The guy coached under Izzo, who I agree is one of the very best. As a Georgia fan I do think Tech has found stability and that is not the best news for us.
DawginLex
March 28th, 2011
9:23 am
Lots of folks wearing Jorts to work today…………
Dawglasville
March 28th, 2011
9:25 am
Izzo develops players too. Not too many one and dones. That has to make Tech fans happy.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:26 am
Dayton fans complained about player development under Brian Gregory. I should mention that.
collegeballfan
March 28th, 2011
9:27 am
From the Dayton Flyer website:
“Gregory’s 150 wins are the most by a UD coach in his first seven seasons, and his .652 winning percentage is second in UD’s modern era only to Tom Blackburn, whose winning percentage was .714. When the Flyers climbed into the national college basketball rankings in December, 2007, it signaled a benchmark for Gregory.
In less than five seasons at the Hilltop, and in his first with all his recruits on the team, Gregory had put together a Top 25-caliber program. In the three seasons since, Dayton has won 75 games, advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament and won the NIT.”
OK, I agree with Bradley – solid.
Questiion: Did Tech make Brad Stevens say NO?
If not, why not?
I promise this is my last mention of Stevens.
gtkenz
March 28th, 2011
9:27 am
Let’s say he is a better coach than Hewitt. Can he recruit like Hewitt? I personally doubt it, but we’ll see.
PMC
March 28th, 2011
9:28 am
Well I think they did beat Tech early 2 years ago in a preseason tournament when Tech had all that NBA “talent” that left way too early for their own good. So he’s got that going for him…which is nice.
TechFan
March 28th, 2011
9:28 am
I agree with Bradley that while this might not be the big splash hire, it is a solid hire given the Hewitt buyout. Shaka Smart scares me – his team had 11 losses in a weak weak to mediocre conference. Sure they are having a nice run in the tournament, but so did Hewitt in 2004 and look how that turned out.
Hopefully Gregory will give Mark Price a shot at an assistant position so that he can work help teach the team how to play solid fundamental team basketball.
PMC
March 28th, 2011
9:28 am
Should be a solid hire. Best of luck to him.
Nazan Yar
March 28th, 2011
9:29 am
Mark, two questions – 1) Can you breakdown Gregory’s “style”? 2) Everything I read says Gregory would like to end up in the Big Joke (I mean “10″). Is this a 4-5 year hire?
Hold up
March 28th, 2011
9:31 am
I remember a certain Auburn Head Coach getting the same “positive” comments when came to the Plains. In just two years he has a National Title. Yes, I know, different sport. But you just never know. Give Gregory time to coach and recruit.
5150 UOAD
March 28th, 2011
9:33 am
The real question is? What does HEWITT FAN Think? Will Tech be getting the Famous Atl CELTICS now?
Mark Bradley please write nice about this new coach so Hewitt Fan will keep TECH waste deep in Atl Celtics.
Not real happy about this hire. It depends on the money and years on the contract.
If Price wants to coach at TECH he needs to see if he can join this staff to get experience.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:33 am
The Gregory style is pretty basic. (Too basic, thought some Dayton fans.) He’s not one of those 40-minutes-of-havoc coaches. He’s a defend-and-rebound guy.
And I don’t know if it’s a short-term hire: How many coaches leave the ACC for better jobs? (I’m not sure Herb Sendek to Arizona State and Oliver Purnell to DePaul count.)
Paul N Destin
March 28th, 2011
9:33 am
GT should have known what they know now and that is their program is just not great! The fact the AD would have signed a BB coach to a 7 mill buyout shows he is not a very good business person. BB coaches are a dime a dozen in college because the players make the coach for the most part. Any buyout more than 1 mill is stupid on part of the college.
David Appelblatt
March 28th, 2011
9:37 am
Good coach. Problems at UD included some prima donnas whose on the court performance didn’t come close to the hype. Another problem at Dayton: a lack of a big man who can score and rebound. The center position at Dayton was a big impotent mess.
Gator Mike
March 28th, 2011
9:38 am
Enter your comments here
bags
March 28th, 2011
9:39 am
I like the hire from a recruitng standpoint I think he can recruit 3-4 year players that he can develop into good teams.
Gator Mike
March 28th, 2011
9:40 am
Mark, Good article!
By the way, when will Tony Barnhart return to the daily fray? Has he taken a permanent vacation?
Also, I am pulling for your Kentucky Wildcats.
NGaTechFan
March 28th, 2011
9:41 am
O.K. DRAD, now go after Price as an assistant to aid recruiting and get some experience just in case this hire doesn’t work out as expected.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:41 am
Thanks, Gator Mike.
spider
March 28th, 2011
9:43 am
im still curious at 9.45 am why ESPN or USATODAY is not reporting this story, is GT program so bad now that they are a non story???
Woody Bass
March 28th, 2011
9:46 am
wow… dumb dumb dumb.
I will say it for the 5th time.. Tech should have backed a bank vault up to brad stevens front door.
Buckeye
March 28th, 2011
9:47 am
MB,
Either you ARE Buck Commander or you give him a tweet/two minute warning. Fess up.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:48 am
Tech doesn’t have a bank vault, Woody. That’s the point.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:48 am
And I am not Buck Commander. I’m nobody but me.
mowreck
March 28th, 2011
9:50 am
Personally, I like the hire. The man has won 20+ games the last four years. He also went 22-14 with, by Dayton’s standards, not so hot a team. Plus, he has coached with Tom Izzo for 4 years, and I know Izzo can coach.
Woody Bass
March 28th, 2011
9:50 am
Puhleeze. They have some of the wealthiest Alums in all of NCAA……… if Rado isnt able to tap into that…… THAT is what is holding Tech back.
Go Vols
March 28th, 2011
9:52 am
Interesting hire, but then so was the UT hire last night. This “hot young coach” thing may not always work, so an under the radar hire might be good, though I think we picked the guy with more upside than Tech did…not that we were in a battle with each other, by any means.
tired alum
March 28th, 2011
9:53 am
Think it is an omen he lost his last game at Dayton to Cremins? I am very disappointed that Noodles wasn’t announced. I will be watching the new guy (on TV).
MatthewH
March 28th, 2011
9:54 am
I don’t think it’s fair to talk about the fact that he has missed the tournament. Since he coaches (or used to coach) in the A10, only one team from that conference will go to the tournament. If he beats Richmond in the A10 final, he’s the sexy hire and Mooney isn’t being discussed.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:54 am
Tech is paying its former coach $7 million not to work.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
9:55 am
The A-10 is more than a one-NCAA-berth league. That’s another sore point with Dayton folks. If Temple and Richmond and Xavier could get in this year (and all did), why couldn’t UD?
O'Brien
March 28th, 2011
9:58 am
Mark,
Do you think the Xavier and Temple coaches were options?
MatthewH
March 28th, 2011
10:01 am
Well, Mark-you got me there.
ormewood
March 28th, 2011
10:06 am
Mark, Rick Barnes left an ACC gig for a better job.
J W
March 28th, 2011
10:10 am
We are Georgia Tech. We don’t need (nor do many “want”) a so-called sexy hire. Integrity, intelligence, and a steady, guiding hand, common sense, back-to-basic, learn the game and utilize abilities you have approach will rebuild and reestablish this program to admirable standards. Now is the time to forget old wounds and band together; hire good recruiters and counselors and produce a proud, winning product.
dobearsbare
March 28th, 2011
10:10 am
For the life of me, I can see how this is different from hiring Hewitt was. But then, it was always going to be a “get what you pay for” kind of deal. This is sports in Atlanta these days. The Braves and Hawks are perennially trying to see how they can get more with less. Now Tech is too. Oh well. There’s always the Falcons. Oh yeah, lockout. Great. Hmmm … There’s always the Clayton State women’s team.
Bodybuilder Granny
March 28th, 2011
10:16 am
Mr. Bradley, you gotta admit, Coach Gregory is sexy and solid, doesn’t he have great hair too?
GIVE ME A BREAK
March 28th, 2011
10:18 am
Boring. Very disappointed. Gregory’s last loss was to Bobby Cremins.
Buzz Me
March 28th, 2011
10:19 am
YAWN…….should have tried SHaka and if not gone with Neal. Price Anderson team
PMC
March 28th, 2011
10:20 am
Wait, defend and rebound? Good luck with that.
Kevin
March 28th, 2011
10:21 am
Mark, what’s your opinion on Royal after this hire?
J Revelos
March 28th, 2011
10:22 am
Georgia Tech is getting a good coach. Brian Gregory was the best coach UD has had since Don Donoher. Ran a clean program and filled the arena. Academically UD is too tough for many recruits, so maybe BG can get some better players..
Dollar Bill
March 28th, 2011
10:22 am
Yea there is the player development deal about him. Chris Wright said it was not the coach though. Also heard he is a pretty strong recruiter and was given a lot of credit fo MSU recruiting while he was there. I think if we get enough sweet tea in him – he can lose that mid west accent and will do just fine.
Kevin
March 28th, 2011
10:23 am
If Trey leaves, that leaves no big men. Seems to me that it would be Royal’s job to lose with a very solid backcourt already set up in Ware, Robinson, and Caldwell-Pope
Go Cats!
March 28th, 2011
10:24 am
Decent hire. Bobby Cremins Charleston team did destroy them 2 weeks ago.
Dollar Bill
March 28th, 2011
10:27 am
Gregory has videos all over YouTube. They will give you some insight. They are promo videos so watch with both eyes open. He WANTS to run uptempo. His point guard this year kind of wanted the ball more and to get his points – that was some of the drama up there this year.
groundfog
March 28th, 2011
10:27 am
Excited by the hire. If Tom Izzo supports him, I sure do. I consider Izzo about the best coach in college basketball.
Buzz Me
March 28th, 2011
10:28 am
Have we gotten the approval from Royals daddy yet????????????????
indigo
March 28th, 2011
10:29 am
Craig Neal will make some team a helluva coach. There was a stretch of games when he played at Tech where he lead Tech in the most exciting games ever at Tech- all out fast breaks at super fast speed.
Buzz Me
March 28th, 2011
10:31 am
A Friend of mine at Dayton just texted me and said there is a sense of relief there. Said he is a nice guy who did not live up to expectations. Didn’t we just fire a guy like that?
GTBob
March 28th, 2011
10:33 am
I like the hire. I’m not ecstatic but I like it. I’m more of a fan of his style of basketball then Mooneys. Time will tell, but i’m excited to see what he can do.
GT Alum
March 28th, 2011
10:34 am
The word from Dayton is that the negativity there was getting to Gregory, who needed a fresh start. Well, he’ll get one.
If he left to get away from criticism, he obviously didn’t talk to Hewitt about this job.
GT65
March 28th, 2011
10:37 am
Welcome to GT Coach Gregory. Looking forward to watching GT get back to a top BB program.
Everyone asking about Royal…I’m sure Coach Gregory will talk with him soon and Royal can play with Gregory’s up tempo style. get it done ..Go Jackets.
Damn Big improvement of Hewitt!
GT65
March 28th, 2011
10:40 am
over Hewitt..sorry.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
10:43 am
DAWGINLEX
This is a terrible hire! This guy has 1 wining season in the atlantic 10 in 6 years! He has averaged 7th place finish in his 6 years at dayton in the atlantic 10. If he can’t finish in the top half of the atlantic 10, what does that say about his chances in the ACC??
The datyon fanbase on their rivals board is going nuts! THEY ARE EXCITED! You should see how happy they are to get rid of gregory and we are taking him? WOW! This is the ACC not the ‘LEARN ON THE FLY” type job and nor should it be at GT. This guy has his top 2 players leaving dayton already whom claim they don’t like him. Not just 1 player but another one as well. Is this good…NO! Their is nothing about this hire that excites me and i’m sure UGA fans are excited! This doesn’t exactly put chills down mark fox spine!! This is a pitiful time for GT hoops program simply put.
Mooney never came to atlanta to interview but did talk with DRAD and he must have heard something that just didn’t get him excited. There was no need to panic and hire this guy now. Take a shot at smart and hire this bum next week if needed, i mean who was beating the door down to get gregory? NOBODY! This is paul hewitt 2.0 all over again. Way to DRAD, is this the “ELITE COACH” you promised the fans?? Enjoy the new AMC half empty, you did 0 to get us excited to come back. The guy did little at dayton…enough said!
gt's
March 28th, 2011
10:44 am
Buzz Me…what the hell buzz? u trying to cause more BS ?Its better that Bewitt. U sound like a dawg.
gte
March 28th, 2011
10:44 am
maybe you demonized loser fat hogs, Jackets2011 and Full Metal, may want to go over to ESPN blog and talk your C##p on it. There isn’t any positive comments on it at all and the Dayton people are having a field day. So when you two are finished pointing your fat fingers at the Price/Neal supporters you can start on the Dayton people although a good deal of their comments are true and make sense. But I am sure you two morons will come up with something to take control of that blog too.
NOT
T3
March 28th, 2011
10:48 am
Bradley:
A better way of speaking of Hewitt would be to say that GT is paying Hewitt $7Million…..
To stop DESTROYNG the B-Ball program.
Geori
March 28th, 2011
10:49 am
The new AMC is going to stay empty. Awful hire considering who else we could have gotten.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
10:50 am
GT65
Big improvement of hewitt? Are you an idiot? Look at how he has finished in each of his past 6 years in the atlantic 10, and come back and tell me that he is a BIG improvement. If you call going from about 11th in the ACC to about 7 or 8th a big improvement…then you may be the next gomer pyle!!! What are some of you people smoking? A bunch of 7 and 8th place finishes for gregory in the atlantic 10! Thats the BOTTOM HALF of his conference if nobody has noticed! BIG IMPROVEMENT? Geez, put down that crack pal!
Rickster
March 28th, 2011
10:54 am
Enough about the Fiasco… or unimportant college athletics!
Next week is MASTERS WEEK!
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
10:55 am
I don’t, O’Brien. Chris Mack apparently turned down Tennessee, which is spending more than Georgia Tech.
I have heartburn
March 28th, 2011
10:56 am
From the Dayton newspaper about this year’s Univ. of Dayton season:
This year was not unlike most other seasons. Were it an aberration or act of God, fans would digest it easier and cast it aside as a fluke; things happen and sometimes the wheels come off for any number of reasons. But the wheels come off every year when it counts – in the league and in the final eight games of the regular season when the best teams are hitting their stride. By mid-February, the only stride UD hits is the stride of irrelevance and another 8th place (or worse) finish in a non-BCS conference.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
10:59 am
GTE
There is nothing positive about this hire for our fans! The AMC will stay empty because this does not restore any confidence considering gregory has no accomplishments in 6 years!!! I don’t care if he was an assistant to adolph rupp, he has nothing but a bunch of 7th and 8th place finishes. He was a bottom feeder in a conference that is weaker than the ACC! Some people need to wake up! Do we need to be positive just for the sake of being positive when our hoops program is like a car heading towards the cliff?
This guy has 1 winning season in conference play in his career there and this journalist wries SOLID HIRE?? What, because of who he sat under as an assistant? The validity he runs on is his record not the record of his former boss! Gregory=HOT GARBAGE
Pathetic hire DRAD!
dyslexicbunny
March 28th, 2011
11:00 am
I’ll post this on Doug’s and Jeff’s articles too but hopefully one of you will get a chance to do this. Doug had an article about Tech fans having unrealistic expectations. Any chance you could interview Gregory to see what his expectations are for his contact length?
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
11:01 am
Prediction: If Brian Gregory wins games, Tech fans will like him.
Funny how that works.
Coach Johnsons Paul
March 28th, 2011
11:01 am
Please explain further why Tech could not afford to wait on Smart or Marshall???? Me thinks nobody was beating down Gregory’s door! Why not take a flyer, wait and see? Unless the Tech job was already “devalued” and money (to pay) is the reall issue.
Time will tell.
Buzz Me
March 28th, 2011
11:02 am
just telling it like it is gt’s…not a dawg
Buzz Me
March 28th, 2011
11:02 am
D’Rad literrally took a flyer on this one!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
11:03 am
Because the worst thing for Tech would have been to wait on those guys and still get turned down. Then anybody you hired would have seemed like your third or fourth choice.
Julian Royals Daddy
March 28th, 2011
11:04 am
HUH? WHO? Julian get over here…we got some travelin to do!
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
11:06 am
If Tech loses a recruit, then so be it. There’ll be others
T3
March 28th, 2011
11:06 am
To all the dawg fans here on the GT blog,
Thanks for caring so much.
rob
March 28th, 2011
11:07 am
How is this different from Paul Hewitt? Well for starters it isn’t Paul Hewitt.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
11:08 am
@Bradley
I can’t believe you see this as a solid hire?? This points to the credibility issues you have as a writer in my view. If 7th and 8th place over an over again is SOLID in your book…i would hate to see what you write on a coach who finished dead last about every year and accepting a new job in a major hoops conference! This is the ACC mark, not the bowling league on tuesday nights! Goodness
Who cares who served under izzo? He isn’t izzo! Gregory record speaks for it’s self and it surely doesn’t scream the word SOLID!!! C’mon mark!!!!! Like i said, we could have hired gregory anytime, instead we punted on 2nd down!!! Nobody was beating down this guys door! Drad panicked! Perhaps he will realize this when he looks around the AMC at empty seats. Fans won’t come back until wins pile up and we have seen what a bottom feeder can do at GT…NEXT!
Tech Guy
March 28th, 2011
11:13 am
Tech people should not be surprized at the new Baketball coach hire as we could not afford a “hot” coach. GTAA is borrowing $90 million and will have a debt load of almost $14 million per year. They will be paying Gailey and Hewitt several million more. Football season ticket prices are up 40% which, coupled with a losing seaon last year, will hurt ticket sales. Basketball ticket sales will still be a problem. GTAA has to button down the financial hatches. You have to wonder if we would have faced these problems if Bill Curry had been given the AD job.
Yurtle_the_turtle
March 28th, 2011
11:13 am
MB….you comment that “if Brian Gregory wins games, then Tech people will like him”. What suggests to you that he will win games? His track record at Dayton is not inspiring at all…
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
11:15 am
Rob, it may not be paul hewitt…but it’s pretty close to hewitt 2.0! If you would argue that gregory’s record as a bottom feeder is that much more elite than hewitt..well, maybe you should put down the kool aid.
Live in Dayton
March 28th, 2011
11:16 am
The consensus in Dayton is that Gregory can recruit but has problems developing players. Chris Wright was a top 100 recruit, as was Juwan Staten. Wright did not improve in 4 years and his pro prospects were better last year than they are now. Obviously, Staten and Gregory had problems as Staten is leaving.
GT will get a guy who will make sure players play defense and rebound, but the offense is stagnant and difficult to watch. The program will be clean and organized, but I’m not sure Gregory has done enough in 8 years at Dayton to warrant a promotion.
SEC Fan
March 28th, 2011
11:20 am
Hey look, we have dummies at first AND second posts!
DawginLex
March 28th, 2011
11:21 am
joe dirt,
What were the other options?
This guy has been on Izzo’s staff. He has a solid resume. Did Tech have a better option? It doesn’t sound like it.
GTBob
March 28th, 2011
11:23 am
Last year Gregory beat us head to head even when we had much superior talent. This year his team destroyed Charlotte by 18 points on their home court while our team lost to Charlotte on our home court. Gregory is 97-45 in the last 4 years making postseason play 4 times and winning the NIT last year. GT is 62-65 the last 4 years, only making postseason play once. How you guys can’t see this as a possible upgrade is beyond me.
Dollar Bill
March 28th, 2011
11:23 am
No. 21 Dayton rallies past No. 19 Georgia Tech in Puerto Rico
The Yellow Jackets (1-1) trailed the Flyers 31-22 at the half, but rallied with a string of dunks and layups by Derrick Favors and Gani Lawal.
A 3-pointer by Brian Oliver gave Georgia Tech its first lead of the second half at 49-47 and a layup by Zachery Peacock on an offensive rebound with 4:37 to play gave them a 57-50 lead.
Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt said Dayton’s energy was the key to its comeback.
“We had a little flow going and then we got a little frantic, gave them some life,” Hewitt said. “The turnovers really hurt us, but you have to give credit to Dayton’s energy.”
Yurtle_the_turtle
March 28th, 2011
11:24 am
I hope so….nothing in this hire is “sexy”. Gregory’s resume eerily mirrors that of Hewitt, with criticism’s like “players not being coached up in their years at Dayton, a good recruiter, a bunch of 7th or 8th place finishes in the conference, only 2 NCAA Tournament appearences in 8 years, and under-achieving team…Ouch! This may be the “poor man’s” version of Hewitt! Double Ouch!
IL Jacket
March 28th, 2011
11:25 am
Welcome to the Flats, Coach Gregory. We are all wishing you the best of success as Tech’s new coach. Go Jackets!!!
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
11:27 am
Solid hire. Not a Calipari or a Pearl. Hopefully won’t pursue the prima donna one-and-done, AAU-pimped “me” players.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
11:28 am
@tech guy
Here is the difference…DRAD came out in public and LIED!! He told GT fans that money WAS NOT an issue!!! He said the hewitt buyout won’t effect a new coach! He said we can hire an ELITE COACH! False!!!
A) Gregory is not elite!
B) Don’t tell GT fans one thing and we come to find out it was simply not true!
C) It’s clear that hewitts buyout has crippled us indeed but where were our alums and boosters at the end of the day?
Look, i can’t believe bradley writes an article claiming this is a strong hire because of izzo!? Gregory isn’t izzo no more than pippen was jordan! Mark, the validity here is gregorys own record and less about what coaching tree he came from! Look at his record, STRONG does not go behind his accomplishments mark! You lose that argument all day! You act like he might win at GT but half of his wins at dayton were vs inferior teams. That BS goes out the window in the ACC!
Gary williams, coach k, roy williams and hamilton will all clean gregory clock as this guy is nothing more than a bottom feeder from the atlantic 10. Even the damn dayton fans are excited today! Pitiful
Wesley Chandler
March 28th, 2011
11:29 am
Mark,
Will Neal or Price be asst. coaches?
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
11:30 am
Who would you have hired, UGA Really?
T3
March 28th, 2011
11:30 am
Bill Curry is among the highest caliber individuals anywhere.
However, he had ZERO “BUSINESS” experience.
GT needed a SERIOUS “business” guy as AD.
Curry, for all his outstanding qualities wasnt that.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
11:30 am
I can’t imagine Neal will be, Wesley. Don’t know about Price.
Buzz me
March 28th, 2011
11:37 am
Wes just interviewed the guy who announces the Dayton games and he had high praise for Gregory. Said the first thing he did when he got Dayton job was reach out to former Dayton player to get them back in the fold and involved in the program. Let’s see if he reaches out to MArk Pricve, Kenny and D Scott. If he does, this could work
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
11:37 am
Remember friday that GT put out that basically the gregory thing was not true because it was so unpopular with the fans? They took the time to put out a statement. What makes them think GT fans would be anymore pleased with gregory on monday? The announcement on friday was greeted in the same fashion by which we would all treat mr hanky as we would flush him down the toilet.
They come out and deny it then hire him monday? Like i said, we punted on 2nd down here. Nobody is after this clown and we could have down better than this without question.
JM
March 28th, 2011
11:40 am
Most acket fans would be thrilled if a 22-14 season was considered a “relative dud”
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
11:40 am
Which “elite” coaches have their names in play for new jobs?
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
11:44 am
Boo-hoo. I wanted Thad Matta. Why didn’t Tech get Thad Matta? He’s elite. Woe is me!
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
11:45 am
@ mark
Why not look at dave rose at BYU who we could afford? Did we even look his direction? Why not wait until Wichita st is knocked out and shaka smart as well. Look, it doesn’t mean either of them come to GT but you can’t rush into this either! You do understand what punting on 2nd down means mark? How can you argue that GT didn’t panic? Why did they tell the press that money was not an issue and that we can hire an ELITE COACH? Would you call BG ELITE?
My point is that we could have WAITED a little longer and if drad felt we were striking out everywhere,he could hire BG anytime! Mark, who was gonna swoop in and take BG from gt IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS??NOBODY! We could have done batter than this and DRAD mislead the GT fan base also.
jojo sunshine
March 28th, 2011
11:46 am
Not excited. Wanted Brad Stevens for 3 years now. Have the opportunity to at least ask and we…don’t ask. Wow. I will get on board, but I am not excited. I hope this huy can turn me around and help me see why he was hired. I will remain hopeful until hope is lost.
Skeezix
March 28th, 2011
11:48 am
Huh? I am underwhelmed and disappointed. It’s like they went for the quickest option available. Look for Tech to end up having a season next year like Wake did this year.
Y3ll0wjacket
March 28th, 2011
11:48 am
Not sure about this hire, but willing to wait and see. I’m pretty confident that the other coaches being mentioned weren’t/aren’t as interested in Tech as we all seem to think they should be. Recruiting may be all that matters.
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
11:51 am
Call Brad Steven’ agent’s phone number. The message says, “Press the # sign if you’d like to speak to Coach Stevens with a job offer.” Click-click. “Goodbye.”
flyers
March 28th, 2011
11:51 am
HAHAHAHA you can have him! I’m a freshman at UD and I already know he’s worthless. No one here likes him and he hasn’t done anything for the team or the school. This is a down grade to say the least. But hey, maybe he can help you guys out to be a mediocre team like us. That’s what he’s good at.
GT
March 28th, 2011
11:51 am
Yes, but can he beat Kennesaw State?
Flyer Fan
March 28th, 2011
11:52 am
You got yourself a great man and a very good basketball coach. As a UD fan, I’m very sad to see him go (much sadder to see him go then I was to see Oliver Purnell go). BG recruits well. His teams will always play hard, play good to great defense and be one of the best rebounding teams in the country. He brought the first NCAA win to UD in 19 years. It’s not easy to win at Dayton. Don’t listen to the Flyer fans bashing him. They are too unrealistic in their expectations. They expect Dayton to be Xavier, Butler and Gonzaga. UD is not those programs and probably will never be. Oregon and Iowa wanted BG within the past couple of years. I’m sad to see him go and it worries me as a UD fan. He’ll be hard to replace. You guys will be consistently in the NCAA tourney or on the bubble once he gets his guys in there. Georgia Tech will be just fine.
UD Fan
March 28th, 2011
11:54 am
Thank you Georgia Tech!!!
NoDawgsAllowed
March 28th, 2011
11:55 am
So we’ve hired someone who has developed a reputation for failing to develop players and for tanking in conference play. It’s hard not to wonder why they didn’t just keep the last guy with those problem & save the cash. Given the miserable failure of the Coach Paul Useless era It would have been virtually impossible to make a lateral switch … darned if DR didn’t manage to pull it off.
The most interesting thing about GT athletics at this point (other than the women’s basketball team success) is wondering who the new AD will be. With this hire, hope for the current one is all but doused afaic.
GT Dude
March 28th, 2011
11:55 am
This dude is OK with the hire…
He has statistically a better coach than Hewitt and appears to be a disciplinary which is what we need for the players on this team
GT Dude
March 28th, 2011
11:57 am
Oh and by the way
I would love to have an off year with 22 wins!!!
Veteran Fan
March 28th, 2011
11:57 am
Good coach, good program, good pedigree, Good Hire! This coach will work hard and put a tough competitive team on the floor every night! That is all this grad and soon to be season ticket holder is asking! This is why we stopped going to the games, Coach Hewitt’s teams did not compete every night! No, he doesn’t have to win the conference every year, just compete hard and when he has a good team don’t throw it away! We will be at every game next season and look for all true Tech basketball fans to join us!
UD91
March 28th, 2011
11:58 am
Hey Flyer Fan, why can’t Dayton be a Xavier?
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
12:01 pm
@Delbert
Ask DRAD in reference to who was elite, those were HIS words…not mine! I assume any coach that was not a bottom feeder in his career could be more elite than BG! Woe as you eh? That will be the rally cry when you enjoy watching GT not make the NCAA tournament and getting thumped around the ACC under this guy as we did with hewitt! You don’t seem concerned but maybe you were a hewitt homer to begin with. You seem delusional IMO. If we wanted a guy who could recruit well, not make the NCAA often, run a clean program, finish near the bottom of conference play…why fire hewitt then smart guy? Hewitt did that for us! Look at these records in the mirror between the 2 and i see a twin! If you disagree, write something with substance behind to back it up pal.
2 ncaa berths in 8 years of coaching? Hewitt did better than that! Hewitt put more into the NBA as well! How does this hire excite GT fans gomer…i mean delbert pyle?
Coach K and Roy Williams
March 28th, 2011
12:02 pm
Great!! Now we can count on easy wins at both Wake and Ga. Tech.
Veteran Fan
March 28th, 2011
12:04 pm
Good coach, competitive teams, and a good pedigree, Good Hire! We will be at every game next season and expect all true Tech basketball fans to be there! Watch him be above 500 his first season with the same players that Coach Hewitt had! He will bring toughness, rebounding, and competitive fire to our program and we will compete every night! No we did not want cheaters like Calipari, Pearl, and Sampson!
Hayseed Dixie
March 28th, 2011
12:05 pm
The bottom line with Hewitt: there was no incentive for him to do well.
You could argue there was a greater incentive for him to get fired. You actually could, with 7 million reasons.
I hope you guys have learned that *incentive* plays as big a part in this as anything.
What’s Gregory’s incentive? What’s obvious is being competitive against Williams and K.
As far as the contract? As far as his *personal* incentive? I don’t know. But I’m willing to give D Rad the benefit of the doubt.
Mark: between Bill Campbell and Dave Braine- those two jokers left a swath of destruction in our fair city, didn’t they?
UD fan in ATL
March 28th, 2011
12:06 pm
I grew up in Dayton and have followed UD Basketball since the 70’s, the last 20 years while living in ATL. It was time for BG to move on. He can recruit with the best of them, but teams finished in the middle of the pack in A-10 play. Tech fans, sound familiar?
gte
March 28th, 2011
12:08 pm
why do the Delberts of the world as well as Jacket2011 and Full MetalJacket constantly on all these AJC blogs guarding all post and condemning all those that oppose them? Why not just make your points and get off and shut up.
No, you 3 cannot because you are cyber bullies. And not one of you could possibly attend any games even if they were in your backyards because you have to be on these blogs 24/7 in case someone says something that doesn’t agree with you people.
Guess this is your new profession. Makes you feel good about yourselves.
Nothing against Gregory even though most of the Dayton people seem estactic he is leaving, but why you 3 would bash Mark Price is beyond me. What did he do to any of you? Sorry bunch of losers
mrb
March 28th, 2011
12:11 pm
@Tech Guy-
First of all, “hot coaches” are over rated. I’m impressed by the run VCU is on, but does that mean Shaka Smart is the next great coach? Hardly!
Second, I love Bill Curry, but give me a break. Given that Bill Curry had zero administrative experience, I think it’s safe to say Tech would be in far worse shape were he our AD. You do realize it was the previous AD, not DRad, that signed the Gailey and Hewitt contracts, right?
Finally, and this is for all my delusional Tech friends, get off the Brad Stevens thing. Even if we had the kind of money it would take, he wasn’t leaving Butler for Tech. He may not ever leave Butler. Why would he? If he does leave, it will be to one of the traditional basketball powerhouses, probably in the mid west.
Come in off the ledge, folks. Get on board and let’s give the man a chance.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
12:13 pm
You guys will be consistently in the NCAA tourney or on the bubble once he gets his guys in there
Dayton fan, this is not the standard ACC teams HOPE for in reference to being a bubble team! We always have talent at GT and have for many years! We had 2 1st round picks last year and ask me how many ACC road wins we had with them?
BG guys won’t be anymore stronger than what hewitt got as hewitt did recruit but couldn’t coach X and o’s! How can you say BG will lead us to the NCAA tourney but took you only twice and he did bring in some talent there i know! The record doesn’t match the verbiage that you are using to be honest. Sorry, finishing near the bottom of a conference that is much weaker than the ACC top to bottom, doesn’t excite me! Why are so many in your fan base excited he is leaving for GT on your Dayton rivals board? Man, they are living it up like the prince song 1999 all over again!! Given what he has accomplished, losing 2 top recruits as well, i could see why Dayton fans want him out. You remind me more of Hewitt fan on our blogs. BG is garbage man, sorry.
Mark Bradley
March 28th, 2011
12:15 pm
I get caught up in the “hot coach” thing, too. But let’s ask ourselves: How’d Todd Lickliter — he was the Butler coach before Brad Stevens — do at Iowa? How did Dan Monson — he was the Gonzaga man before Mark Few — do at Minnesota?
Peyton
March 28th, 2011
12:22 pm
I can’t tell the future, but this looks like a horrible decision, because DRad’s first goal should have been to energize the fanbase. With this hire, he’s done the exact opposite of that. Craig Neal would have done that, and I have no doubt that he would have recruited well too. Craig Neal hasn’t had an opportunity to prove he is a great head coach or even a good one, but why not give that opportunity to a beloved alumni rather than hiring a guy who has already proven he is mediocre?
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
12:23 pm
gte – Didn’t you detect even a little bit of sarcasm in my “boo-hoo” post? Okay, to the point: Who were the big-time coaches that were interested in making a move? Boeheim? Barnes? Dixon? Turgeon? Huggins? Calhoun? Forget about the $3 million+ guys. I think “elite” in Drad’s context meant guys who have a record of solid performance and would be a good fit. Ergo, the ones who were on his list.
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
12:27 pm
As to the anti-Price and “cyber-bully” comments against me, this is my final post on MB’s blog last night:
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
12:11 am
Neal-Price; I think it could happen. Price is not just window dressing. He has been committed to basketball for a long time, especially in player skills *and* character development.
I’m checking out for tonight, ‘bye all.
UGA REALLY STANDS FOR JOE DIRT
March 28th, 2011
12:29 pm
@ UD FAN IN ATL
You are right man! Any dumb a** can just look at the record it self and should conclude if they had more than mush between their ears…that BG is a terrible hire period! Heck, we got a journalist who things it’s a strong hire and some even with the proof staring them in the face, can’t comprehend that he has been near the bottom every year in conference play. Also, look at many of the inferior teams whom he has a large amount of wins against! He clearly can beat the cup cakes but struggles vs better competition without a doubt. There isn’t 1 solid post any GT fan can post to suggest that BG is much different than what Hewitt did at GT! It defies logic because once you look at how similar both coaches are and how they have failed more than breed success…you can’t deny with any legit reason.
We fired a guy who was more a bottom feeder in the ACC over the past several years to hire a guy who has been middle to bottom of a weaker conference than ours??? Drad has failed us on the “EXCITING THE FANS” claim he touted period! How stupid does he really think some of us are? I’m willing to listen if someone can explain all this in way that makes any sense.
chalkdawg4
March 28th, 2011
12:37 pm
Just heard the interview on 790 with Tom Izzo. He seems to think a lot of the guy. Ga. fan but I still support Tech as I grew up in Atlanta. Could be a good hire. Izzo says he is a hard worker with a lot of good ideas. At least is is a change.
headley lamar
March 28th, 2011
12:37 pm
http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/tech-baseball-player-skole-856270.html
Why is Matt Skole getting a free pass???
Can you imagine if this were a UGA football player?
Has Skole even missed a game?
Peyton
March 28th, 2011
12:39 pm
Mark, I certainly understand your “hot coach” point, but how many “average” mid major coaches have had success when they get a bigger gig? I guess it would be hard to find many examples, because “average” coaches like Gregory don’t usually get a bigger gig.
GT Alum
March 28th, 2011
12:43 pm
MB, “hot coach” is one thing, but a guy with a record of success is another thing. Yes, his teams have won 20+ games the past few seasons, but against what kind of competition? The fact that Dayton’s struggled only been above .500 in conference once in the past 6 years isn’t exactly encouraging. That’s exactly the kind of thing that got Hewitt fired.
The main high point to this hire is he should be cheap and easy to fire if he doesn’t have success. Maybe this is just a short term hire until we can finish paying Chan and open the new arena and get a few years of Hewitt’s buyout paid off.
Rickster
March 28th, 2011
12:43 pm
I only got one of four of the final four. Of course that’s one more than both Mark Bradley and our esteemed president.
YoungDawg
March 28th, 2011
12:45 pm
WOW! This is not an upgrade at all! They just brought in a different guy (voice) who runs a different system. Hewitt was more successful in the mid-majors so maybe this is even a downgrade! WOW! He was crumbling under the pressure at Dayton so your hiring him to coach in the ACC & recruit against a on the rise UGA & possibly GA ST?!? WOW! Right now I’ll have to say this hire is good for the Dawgs & frankly I’m more concerned about the new GA ST HC on the recruiting trail. Just WOW! GO DAWGS!
Ted M
March 28th, 2011
12:46 pm
I don’t know anything about Brian Gregory. I hope it works out.
Good Luck Brian.
Mark, how long is his contract?
UGA=YAWN
March 28th, 2011
12:47 pm
Dude 44 is young for a head basketball coach.
souppysales
March 28th, 2011
12:52 pm
Basketball is the ulimate in SEXY sports. Just ask ESPN, Sports Illustrated and this idiot writer guy. It’s all flash and jewelry, rapp and crap.
This is why nobody in the media talks about Hockey. Its too blue collar. Its an exiciting sports but when the game is down you dont have all the fireworks surrounding it. SI hasnt had a National hockey cover in at least year!
GT Alum
March 28th, 2011
12:53 pm
Ted M -
I assume we won’t know the contract details until the press conference this afternoon.
Flyer Fan from Dayton
March 28th, 2011
12:54 pm
My recent post in the Dayton Daily News. . .I’m as big of a “homer” for UD BALL as anyone else is for their school or their hometown sports team. Even so, in my mind, this is a good move for everyone…it was time. BG gets a chance to coach in the ACC and UD gets a chance to achieve more success in its BBALL program. UD’s been “stuck”, so to speak, in the mid part of the “mid majors” for quite sometime…XU, Butler, VCU, Richmond, Gonzaga and probably a whole host of others have achieved more national notariety than has UD over the past decade or so. They’ve been a very good team at home. . mostly against lesser mid-majors, but at times, against some of the “biggies” as well. I think this trend would have continued under more of BG. UD has been unsuccessful on the road, over the course of many, many seasons. I didn’t see that changing with more of BG. So, agin, in my mind, it was time for a change…for a rejuvenation to both parties…BG made us proud most of the time…UD made BG proud most of the time…what a great thing. Now, it’s over and done with. Time to quickly move to a new HC. Guessing and hoping the Wabler already had his list of 5 preferred choices to replace BG. The UD job is an easy “sell” to most mid-major HC’s and to most major asst. HC’s. If Wabler has been doing what he should have been doing, the new UD HC should be in place before tax day. Thanks BG and best wishes. Okay UD “brass”, make us better.
gt3
March 28th, 2011
12:55 pm
Another perspective from dayton:
http://www.wingam.com/Inside-the-Flyers/5706537
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
12:57 pm
As to the comment about my “bashing Mark Price,” here’s what I posted last night at 12:11 a.m.
“Neal-Price; I think it could happen. Price is not just window dressing. He has been committed to basketball for a long time, especially in player skills *and* character development.”
UD Season Ticket Holder
March 28th, 2011
1:00 pm
Basketball fans in Dayton are serious, we regularly sell out a (42) year old 13,000+ seat arena, so our expectations are high. In his eight years here, Brian Gregory’s teams have been exciting to watch, unfortunately, we have not done well away from home and until last year (NIT Champs) we did not have much of a post season presence. The Flyers did have a great run in the A10 tourney this year (beat UMass, Xavier, and St. Joes before losing to Richmond in the championship match). While his departure is not a big surprise to most Flyer fans, coach Gregory will certainly be missed by some as he is an above average D1 coach and a classy individual. I wish all the Georgia fans, their team, and Mr. Gregory the best of luck.
It Ain't Rocket Science
March 28th, 2011
1:03 pm
One thing I do know about the game of basketball is it is a team sport. Look at the final four for examples. They worked as a team on the court and though they had some obvious go to players on each team, you saw for the most part, a great team effort for those left standing. If tech. fans get behind their coach, I bet he will be successful there. I did watch both UGA and Tech. play this year and I saw a serious lack of team work on the court. More so, even in UGA, where it is obvious, they had a minimum amount of talent to make a good team, but almost equally on tech. where it seemed, guys looked a little selfish on the court. In other words, a lot of NBA showcasing and not a lot of team play.
This coach just might be able to elevate tech. and get them to play as a team. Hopefully, he can retain your top recruit to play on the team. I am sure he took on the job for the prestige of coaching a team in the ACC, as well as a decent pay raise. He may do great things for your school and turn out to be a outstanding coach. Tech. fans, give him a chance.
One more thing in ending. How many of you have been to Ohio at Dayton? Bet you would want to leave as well as he did. They have to scrape to get the players they do get. 66-67 was a long time ago.
Voice of Reason
March 28th, 2011
1:05 pm
Drad knows what he is doing and he knows the parameters of this situation both from a financial standpoint and based on where he wants the team to be once the new stadium is in place. I’ll bet the contact is carefully and deliberately worded to reward Gregory’s success through this dynamic time period and conversely allows an “escape” if it turns out he’s not the right fit. Give Gregory a chance; Hewitt had to go.
ignition
March 28th, 2011
1:05 pm
Let’s see..
Paul Hewitt 5 NCAA appearances, 1 National Championship appearance, 1 NIT appearance.
Bryan Gregory 1 NIT Championship, 2 NCAA appearances
Umm now how is this an improvement..
Sonny Clusters
March 28th, 2011
1:08 pm
Learned from Izzy? Is that the little blue fella from the Olympics?
Voice of Reason
March 28th, 2011
1:11 pm
Hewitt lost his will to win so serves no purpose to continue sitting on the sidelines. He was a good caoch in his prime but that time has passed. Let’s see if coach Gregory can produce an upward trajectory in a new city with more talent. He is young…maybe the next 5 years will be his best, if not, I presume Drad has this scenario covered in the contract.
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
1:14 pm
Interesting site I found while looking for info on action taken by Georgia Tech on Jake Skole:
arrestnation.com
Lists arrests (since August 3, 2010) by sport, teams/schools, college and pro.
I didn’t find anything via Google except for a March 1st post, and AJC’s Feb. 28 article.
GTBob
March 28th, 2011
1:16 pm
ignition,
Last 4 years
Paul Hewitt: 62-65, one NCAA tournament
Gregory: 97-45, one NCAA tournament, 3 NIT tournaments
In GT’s one NCAA season, Brian Gregory beat them head to head. How is Gregory not an improvement? At least he could probably beat Kennesaw State and Charlotte. Oh wait, he did beat Charlotte this year by 18 points on their home court.
StingerSplash
March 28th, 2011
1:18 pm
If he learned from Izzo, then Tech’s teams will know how to rebound. They were not taught rebounding fundamentals the past 11 years.
Jeff from Dayton
March 28th, 2011
1:20 pm
Congrats GT, you are getting a good coach and a good person.
For the love of God, do not read the comments on the Dayton Daily News website. Most of those people are not UD fans. In most cases, they are Xavier or Wright State trolls. The Staten and SPearman situation was unfortunate. Both were highly touted, but Staten (or more accurately, his dad) was a cancer to this year’s team. Sadly, Spearman was Staten’s roommate and I believe got caught up in the Staten drama. Had Staten not announced a transfer, he was most likely going to be asked to leave.
You are getting a good recruiter. BG works hard and has an eye for talent. Some people knock him for “player development,” but those same people ignore 95% of the people who have played for him and only point to Chris Wright. Sadly, they also ignore that Chris Wright has made vast improvement in his four years even if his stats don’t show it. He has been the focus of every opponent defense since his 2nd year with little surrounding fire power, yet his stats continued to improve.
A lot of people are sorry to lose BG. Most ust don’t spew on internet message boards.
BuzzGT
March 28th, 2011
1:26 pm
I just want to know if he has a good inbounds play.
UD Fan
March 28th, 2011
1:29 pm
As a rabid, life-long Dayton fan I can tell you BG is a good hire. First, the guy is one of the top recruiters in the country. If he can consistently recruit major-level talent in the A-10, with the prestige of the ACC to back him up, he should be able to kick his recruiting up a couple of more notches. Secondly, he’s a stand-up guy who runs a clean program and graduates his players. Over the last 4 years he has won 23, 27, 25 and 22 games, and he’s notched wins over teams such as Pitt, Louisville, North Carolina, Illinois…even a Georgia Tech team with Favors. So the guy can recruit and he’s a decent (though not great) bench coach. My major knock on him is he didn’t seem to develop players to their maximum potential. The knock that he had two players transfer isn’t a huge thing to me…those two guys had an inflated sense of self-worth and thought they shouldn’t have to run an offense, rather break guys down one-on-one, like they were in the NBA already. So, overall, you got a great recruiter, good coach and a good human being.
The UD Kman
March 28th, 2011
1:30 pm
Thank you GT,
The Dayton Flyers thank you for saving us from a big contract buyout. If you love a three man weave offense that never passes inside and settles for outside jumpers despite being a terrible outside shooting team….BG is your man. If you love a team who shoots 35% and 60% from the foul line…BG is your man. If your a fan who doesn’t care for solid PG’s who can shoot or a big man or two who average more than 4 ppg….BG is your man. End of game management? Out of bounds plays? Player development? Nah, no need in the ACC. However, you will get a polished coach who has a nice motivational recorded speech about working hard, improving and being great leaders.
Thank you GT. After 8 years of failed expectations, a flat line of progress and recruits who never improve (see Chris Wright) we are ready for a change. Especially after the our two best recruits in years decided to leave due to his style of play and lack of development.
My advice, schedule 10-13 easy non-conference games to start the season. When you blow up in the A-10 league and bubble burst for the tourney, you can show a resume that says 22-12. Steal from the UD media guide and make ridiculous statements like BG has coached 20 NBA players. Don’t read the fine print that says….0 as a head coach. All 20 were under Izzo.
Enjoy GT fans. Thank you. Hopefully this frees up the money we need to hire a solid young coach who can recruit, develop and make adjustments to his offense to fit his players.
THANK YOU!
AlabamaRamblinwreck
March 28th, 2011
1:31 pm
Well, I must say I am underwhelmed, but after yesterday, I knew where this was going…Braineless still killing us with his previous financial decisions.
Anyway, welcome to Coach Gregory….If you can play sound, fundamental basketball, like in-bounds plays, shooting FT’s, running a semblance of a half-court offense, defending the 3-ball, etc., you will be a major improvement over what we just had. Please bring discipline and smarts to our team…we can stand some losing (for a short while) if our team plays smart….Thank you and good luck Coach
Tech Forever
March 28th, 2011
1:34 pm
Mark Bradley
Prediction: Brian Gregory is not going to win very many games. DRad has miscontrued the emotions of the fanbase. He’s thinking we’re in the same state as when Gailey was let go. WRONG!! Gailey numbed everyone into complete apathy. Rolling out a cardboard cutout of Bobby Dodd would have gotten people excited and returned some sense of enthusiasm. With the basketball program people aren’t apathetic…..THEY’RE ANGRY. Angry at Hewitt, angry at Braine, angry period. When hiring a coach in this environment you don’t bring on “the safe choice.’ You have to bring on someone who will turn the anger into passion and vigor. The emotion is already there, it needs to be directed. With the football program after Gailer there was very little emotion…..people had thrown in the towel.
Brian Gregory, unfortunately, is going to take this job and start his first season without a huge portion of the fanbase believing in him and a certain percentage who will never believe in him. DRad is thinking we’re apathetic and he’s thinking he has just injected some good wholesome positive excitability to help it. Wrong. He should have injected some RESULTS to temper the anger and turn it. Fortunately for the football program we got both; positive excitability with results in Johnson. As it is Brian Gregory may get absolutely steamrolled by this fanbase. He better win…..quickly, early, often, and A LOT next year. I smell a eerily simialr situation as Dino at Wake Forest brewing here.
Tech Forever
March 28th, 2011
1:35 pm
UD Fan
Honest question. If was getting such great talent at Dayton why has the program basked in mediocrity floating at a .500 conference reconrd for the last 8 years?
you can't fix stupid
March 28th, 2011
1:39 pm
Maybe Coach Gregory is ready for a change-up in the available talent pool from which to recruit (Atlanta Celtics need not apply). And maybe after going through all the drama with Juwan Staten (self-aggrandizing neophyte), he’s ready for a fresh start and a recruiting regimen that includes kids who WANT to stay at GT for multiple years and learn the fundamentals of the game.
Only time will tell, of course, but on the surface I think its a good hire.
BuckheadBill
March 28th, 2011
1:40 pm
I had Big Blue in FF. Did not have Butler & VCU.
Tech Forever
March 28th, 2011
1:45 pm
Flyer Fan from Dayton
After reading your post how exactly is this a “good move for everyone”? Sounds to me,based on your comments, like Georgia Tech and it’s fans have gotten hosed.
NCFlyer
March 28th, 2011
1:53 pm
Gregory is a classy guy and will represent your school well. The major complaint from UD fans, besides player development, is that he’s one dimensional and doesn’t (or can’t) adapt, which is important in conference play. He has great record against BCS programs but they don’t see his style year in, year out. This is why his conference record is so poor.
gt's
March 28th, 2011
1:53 pm
Enter your comments here
Delbert D.
March 28th, 2011
1:54 pm
Hewitt’s teams did not play with consistency, and they often showed poor fundamentals (including getting the ball inbounds).
Capsule of past 2 seasons:
Last year, 7-9 in conference with Favors and Lawal (and Peacock), yet beat Duke at home. Pushed Duke to the limit in ACC Tourney. Won 1st round In NCAA tourney, lost to Ohio State in 2nd.
This year, with less talent, started 3-3 in conference, finished 5-11. Pushed to OT by Clark-Atlanta, lost to Kennesaw St. by 17, lost to Siena, lost to Northwestern by 21, lost to UNC-Charlotte, beat North Carolina by 20, beat VT by 15, lost to Vt by 25, lost to VT by 16 in ACC tourney.
UD Fan
March 28th, 2011
1:56 pm
@GTBob: To add on to what you are saying, in the last four years UD has spanked top 5 rated Pitt by 25 points, and that was the last major team to agree to play UD at UD Arena. On the road UD has beaten Louisville, Marquette, Cincinnati, Illinois, Ole Miss, Seton Hall, and on neutral sites beaten West Virginia, UNC, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss (again).
Of course, I know the ACC is about as tough a road in college basketball as you can travel, but it’s not as if BG hasn’t had to coach any big games. With Xavier, Temple, Richmond, Dayton, etc., the Atlantic 10 isn’t a premier league, but they’re hardly slouches, either.
Putting it another way, BG replaced another UD coach hired into the ACC, Oliver Purnell at Clemson. BG, in my opinion, is a better all-around coach than Purnell, and if Purnell can turn a pure football school like Clemson into a 25, 24, 23 win school (his final three seasons), BG can turn a basketball-rich program like GT into a yearly 20+ win team with more trips to the NCAA tournament than you’ve been used to in recent years. Your new coach is a good one.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 28th, 2011
1:58 pm
Wow, a lot of Dayton fans posting on here. You Tech fans should read what they have to say. Most have been giving good, honest, reviews of this coach. They have spent 8 years watching this coach fill up their 13k seat arena. That fact that they even bother to find this site and make the effort should tell you something. 13k fans? That double what the Tech football program brings in on any given Thursday night.
KevinM
March 28th, 2011
2:00 pm
I’m fairly confident he won’t have the ego to actually schedule a game AT Kennesaw State. What actually was Hewitt looking to gain from that agreement? You don’t go to Georgia State and you don’t go to gyms against teams you have no business playing home and home games.
Perhaps Gregory can recruit and keep some Georgia kids home. And to compare to Fox, no ties to the Southeast and recruits in Georgia.
The ajc article today about high school kids in Georgia tells me Fox hasn’t improved on this so far. These kids should be staying home instead of going to Vandy, Virginia, and Tennessee.
You keep Georgia kids in their home state, you should be able to make the tournament on a regular basis. And as we have seen, being in the First Four is not a negative.
And since Shaka was at Clemson for years under Purnell, he might have been the better fit here. Time will tell.
Fox/Gregory Round 1 is coming up quick…get your tickets now!
Mark Richt, Paul Hewitt, Damon Evans
March 28th, 2011
2:00 pm
It doesn’t who Tech hires. They’re losers.
lumberjacket
March 28th, 2011
2:01 pm
like the hire. As a Tech fan and long time season ticket holder I support it. The reaction from the Tech fan base surprises me. I think we had a better response to the Hewitt hire, because nobody knew anything about him. Its strange.
What’s the reason, he wasn’t our rumored first choice? So what? Brad Stevens wasn’t walking through that door. Is Mooney’s resume really that much better than Gregory? Would Mooney have been a “sexy” hire? Really? Or any of the other Rumored coaches? Martin that went to Tenn? Not even close to the same resume. Shaka Smart? Not even close. Two seasons as a head coach? One magical run. Not saying he won’t be or isn’t a great coach, but he would have been much more of a risk.
I don’t think money was as much an issue as people are making it out to be. I think after a few interviews, DRAD got who he thought was the BEST fit and coach for Tech. Of the realistic candidates.
10 years from now, we will be glad and proud.
KansasJayhawk.com
March 28th, 2011
2:10 pm
Haters needed.
Top pay and benefits.
We need help running our loser coach Bill Self out of town.
We ought to have 5 championships, not one.
Overtime » Blog Archive » Quick Thoughts on Gregory to Georgia Tech
March 28th, 2011
2:20 pm
[...] Hewitt on Sunday, March 13. Hewitt had a 190-162 record in 11 seasons, and had middling success after taking his Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Tournament Championship in 2004. According to the Dayton Daily News, the school failed [...]
UD Fan
March 28th, 2011
2:21 pm
@TechForever: UD has struggled in the A-10 for a couple reasons: 1. The A-10 is a much better conference than they’re given credit for being. If you take away the bottom-feeder programs in the A-10 (Fordham, St. Bonnie, LaSalle), the A-10 would rank higher, more in the range of the lower BCS conferences in any given year. Whether it’s Xavier, Temple, Richmond, Dayton, St. Joe’s, George Washington…whoever, in any given year…the A-10 usually has success in the Big Dance despite generally not being seeded appropriately, or having the cache of being in an elite conference. Short story long, I’m basically saying the A-10, while no ACC by any means, is a tough conference.
2. The other part of the equation (and bigger part of the equation) as to why UD has struggled in conference play: match-ups. The A-10 has a lot of grind-it-out teams who like to slow things down and play a solid half-court game. UD under BG was more of a push-the-tempo team who liked to get out and run. UD was a very average (at best) team in the half-court, so the other A-10 teams had UD figured out: Slow them down, make them play in the half-court and you have a chance of winning. Temple, with their matchup-zone D, was always a nightmare for UD. This is a valid thing to worry about with BG as your coach. He recruited great athletes, but not always great shooters. Hopefully at GT he can get athletes who can shoot. BG’s style: tough D, Rebound, get out and run. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think of the ACC as having teams who like to run a bit with scores generally in the 70’s and 80’s. In the A-10 the games are often in the 50’s and 60’s. BG’s teams are more comfortable playing into the 70’s, but with their tough D, can lock down opponents under that 70 point threshold more often than not.
Honestly, I’d be concerned about Gregory’s A-10 record, too, if I was you. He’s not a perfect coach, but I think he’ll fare decently well in the ACC, especially if he can recruit well.
wreckbone
March 28th, 2011
2:42 pm
It was his first year…..Macon Jacket. Basketball a lame sport? I’ll take it over basebal and gymnastics. And by the way, if hoops is so lame, ten why waste your time commenting? I don’t even spend time commenting on or reading about things I hate. I’m just saying.
PA Flyer
March 28th, 2011
2:48 pm
I’m a lifelong Dayton fan and I can tell you I’m absolutely thrilled Tech took Gregory off our hands. On the plus side, he and his players will not embarrass Tech off the court. On the negative side, he and his players are very likely to embarrass Tech ON the court. He is a clueless in-game “coach”, he can’t develop players, and he has absolutely no clue how to design effective offensive schemes. Roy Williams and Coach K are going to very much enjoy eating Tech’s lunch every chance they get. The Dayton AD had blundered badly by extending Gregory’s contract to 2018. Most UD fans thought this was a death sentence. Thanks for granting us a pardon!
5150 UOAD
March 28th, 2011
2:51 pm
I Want To Hear From HEWITT FAN
HEWITT FAN where are you? We know you have something to say on the subject.
Coach Gregory
NO CELTICS FOR YOU
Hewitt Fan aka “The Atl CELTICS Nazi” (like Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi) will never NEVER send another Celtic to TECH we did not follow HIS RULES when ordering a recruit.
Jacketbacker
March 28th, 2011
2:56 pm
Welcome Coach Gregory! I’ll actually start following basketball again.
Go Jackets!!
Jacketbacker
March 28th, 2011
2:59 pm
oh….he also graduates players….every senior that played for him at Dayton received their degree….I’m sure that was important to DRad after Hewitt’s lame record in that category….I think this will end up being a good fit for Tech….
wxwax
March 28th, 2011
3:02 pm
Mark, without using the word “mediocre”, that’s pretty much how you described this guy.
His record suggest GaTech will be a middle-of-the-pack team under his leadership.
I say he lasts 5 years. That’s when Tech stops paying Hewitt and money comes available again.
5150 UOAD
March 28th, 2011
3:09 pm
Jacketbacker
Tech doesn’t have many players stay to be seniors that actually play in the games.
How many Dayton players were going to be beating down the NBA door in the first place? At TECH if Gregory is good, then he will have kids that will be good enough to leave for the NBA. If he can get them to graduate then I will be impressed.
Mark Bradley`s Booster
March 28th, 2011
3:13 pm
At least GT did not listen to the fans or media. They made the decision and just let the fans and media ramble on and on about something they know nothing about. I am pleased that the hiring of Coach Gregory displeases most of the fans.
Tech Forever
March 28th, 2011
3:44 pm
Ken Pomeroy Rankings of offensive and defensive efficiency
2011:
Dayton – 100th
Georgia Tech – 89th
2010:
Dayton – 26th
Georgia Tech – 27th
2009:
Dayton – 78th
Georgia Tech – 93rd
2008:
Dayton – 70th
Georgia Tech – 49th
2007:
Dayton – 120th
Georgia Tech – 17th
2006:
Dayton – 137th
Georgia Tech – 96th
2005:
Dayton – 104th
Georgia Tech – 19th
2004:
Dayton – 67th
Georgia Tech – 7th
5150 UOAD
March 28th, 2011
4:12 pm
I really think Drad F.ed this one up. I hope I am wrong, but I fear a bad few years. God I hope it is a short relatively cheap contract.
Gregory had better have a few good assistants read to hire. They better not be the ones he had at Dayton.
I am not sure who would be better. I think there were better and more exciting choices.
Greg
March 28th, 2011
4:33 pm
1 NCAA tourney in his past 7 years at Dayton? Hmmm
Here’s a pretty good analysis of the hire…
http://www.tomahawknation.com/2011/3/28/2077052/seminole-slant-evaluating-georgia-techs-coaching-hire
ACC Fan
March 28th, 2011
4:39 pm
All of you judging Brian Gregory should go to Dayton’s website and look under their basketball program to find a complete bio on him. Very impressive in many ways.
cpaman
March 28th, 2011
5:02 pm
Mark Bradley column title 4 years from now.
GREGORY NEEDS TO ADJUST OFFENSE TO TALENT. WERE IS THE IMAGINATION.
This guy will not win. Trust me on this one.
Drexel Gal
March 28th, 2011
5:30 pm
I can tell you all you need to know about Brian Gregory. Go to the Website, “http://www.firebriangregory.com”. Its content is a singel line, reading, “Brian, Please go to Georgia Tech.” Enough said.
Skeezix
March 28th, 2011
5:38 pm
Mark: 90% of Wake fans would disagree with you about Gaudio’s coaching abilities. For the record, Gaudio’s won-loss percentage at Wake was 66%, not what I would describe as horrible. Hewitt, was horrible and one could argue, had better talent. Gregory’s won-loss % is comparable to Gaudio’s record at Wake, but Dayton is in a weaker league.
David Stern
March 28th, 2011
5:39 pm
CLANK –off the rim!
Skeezix
March 28th, 2011
5:41 pm
What’s done is done and for Tech and the ACC, I hope Gregory does well.
Kareem's mom
March 28th, 2011
5:41 pm
Just reading a story the other Day that Karreeem Abdul Jabbar was still waiting for his first chance as a head coach Ga State and Tech instead went with guys no one every heard of -and probably won’t again till their fired.
Kareem's momWolverines
March 28th, 2011
5:47 pm
Ok Izzo just went 19-15 with a team many picked to win it all. and that’s the good part of this hire?
5150 UOAD
March 28th, 2011
5:54 pm
Kareem’s mom
I thought Kareem was doing speaking engagements and writing books. Being INTERESTED in coaching and really coaching are 2 different things. Mark Price is in the same boat. No Freaking EXPERIENCE.
Kareem’s Mom tell your boy to put in the work on the bench if he wants a JOB in COACHING.
Hiring your son as a coach would be like Hiring Obama for President. They both have about as much experience for the job they want which is NONE.
GT FAN
March 28th, 2011
5:55 pm
why god why?
5150 UOAD
March 28th, 2011
6:02 pm
At first glance it is going to look like the old TV show “The White Shadow”.
fatboyslim
March 28th, 2011
6:05 pm
Why does Gregory have gray hair in the picture above and dark hair in the news conference?
Cremins era alum
March 28th, 2011
6:06 pm
Pardon me if I don’t read through 250+ comments, but has anyone noticed that Gregory’s last game at Dayton was lost to Bobby Cremins?
Mark Richt, Paul Hewitt, Damon Evans
March 28th, 2011
6:29 pm
Not solid. Another person who will be given a free ride, like Richt. Another headache for the state of Georgia.
Mrs. GT
March 28th, 2011
6:34 pm
This person isn’t proven enough to come into our program. Should we have kept Hewitt.
Mrs. GT
March 28th, 2011
6:34 pm
Enter your comments here
gt's
March 28th, 2011
6:54 pm
Man at the D-a@@’s on today. Sure not fans.
Max deal
March 28th, 2011
7:07 pm
Tech’s broke from all the hewitt millions and had to hire a small-time, no name coach. The big coaches wanted a lot more than tech can pay. This new coach will get them to the ncaa every now and then, but isn’t the answer if they want to play big time ball.
ACCJacket
March 28th, 2011
7:12 pm
And I thought Jacket fans were being unreasonable….the crowd over at NC State are still talking about hiring Billy Donovan, Rick Pitino, Rich Barnes, and company. OF course they’re also mentioning Shaka Smart in the same sentence with those guys. I can’t wait till Gregory takes us into Raleigh and whips their money boy on a regular basis.
ACCJacket
March 28th, 2011
7:13 pm
Welcome to the ACC and especially welcome to Georgia Tech, Coach Gregory.
It Ain't Rocket Science
March 29th, 2011
11:00 am
With the talent available in the area, that a good recruiter should be able to tap into, an average coach should be able to return GT back to it’s glory days. Give the guy a chance tech. fans. I bet he will surprise you. If he can get dedicated, good players, not already seeing a big bucks NBA career in thier star studded eyes, Tech. will be just fine. They will always struggle to remain in the elite status in the ACC, because that is one BB crazy and tradition rich BB conference. I am an old fart and throughout my entire life, the ACC has always been the BB conference of the country and it isn’t going to change when I am pushing up daisies.