Kolek planning to go pro
I thought when we hired him, it was said he turned down Dayton. Which really made me trust his judgement.
You mean the Dayton Flyers who are currently ranked #7 in all the land?I have never understood the dislike for Dayton. Personally, I wish my beloved Warriors were ranked in the Top 10 of all college basketball. Hell, I wish we were ranked.
I believe the correct term for the bolded section is, "welded to the bench."
Personally, I wish my beloved Warriors were ranked in the Top 10 of all college basketball.
conference records the past 5+ seasons (includes Wojo's year 1)listed by total winsNCAA success of current coaches: Jay Wright 15 NCAA wins, LaVall Jordan, Kevin Willard, Ed Cooley 1 NCAA win80-17 Villanova, Jay Wright 15-3 in NCAA, 2 National Championships11-14 Xavier, Travis Steele 0 NCAA appearances47-25 Xavier, Chris Mack 5 NT wins20-23 Butler, LaVall Jordan 1-1 in NCAA34-20 Butler, Chris Holtmann 4-3 in NCAA54-43 Seton Hall, Kevin Willard 1-4 in NCAA52-46 Providence, Ed Cooley 1-4 in NCAA47-51 Marquette, Steve Wojciechowski 0-2 in NCAA47-51 Creighton, Greg McDermott 0-2 in NCAA16-27 Georgetown, Patrick Ewing 0 NCAA appearances24-30 Georgetown, John Thompson III 1-1 in NCAA 2- 6 St. John's, Mike Anderson first season20-52 St. John's, Chris Mullin 0-1 in NCAA10- 8 St. John's, Steve Lavin 0 NCAA appearances17-62 DePaul, Dave Leitao 0 NCAA appearances 6-12 DePaul, Oliver Purnell 0 NCAA appearancesnames in purple no longer at school.
I found an article stating he could have gone to Dayton.https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/steve-wojciechowski-is-off-to-an-unbelievable-start-at-marquette/I actually don’t mind Dayton. Just their fans.
Agreed, tower. Nevertheless, I do think it is fair to expect a postseason win -- or three, or more -- in 6 years as a head coach at Marquette. Each of his four predecessors did so, and in less time.Bottom Line for me:++ Get into the tourney, get to the Sweet 16, and come back with that fine recruiting class (one that has a realistic chance to get even better), and I will be back in full-on Projo mode.++ Get into the tourney and win one NCAA game, and I will remain in leaning Projo mode.++ Get into the tourney but again fail to advance, and I'll be in Wojo's Gotta ShoMo mode.++ Fail to reach the tourney, and I'll be leaning Nojo for the first time.Yes, it takes some good fortune to win in March ... but to NEVER win in March suggests something more than simply bad luck. Frankly, I can't name a single coach I'd consider "good" who failed to win an NCAA tournament game in his first half-dozen years at a major program.
wadesHe is a .500 coach in the BE, that is a fact. Sub .500 if you count his first season.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
.500 in the BE is good. Not great but good. I believe good often turns into great given time and development.
It's been six years. How long should it reasonably take? How many coaches improve considerably after six years at a P6 type school?
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
McDermott is probably my best comparison for Wojo. After this season he'll have made the NCAA tournament 6/10 times at Creighton and is 3-6 in the tournament. His teams have consistently won 20+ games and have more or less been around .500 in the BE.
Show of hands: which Scoopers will be happy if Marquette can reach the Creighton level?
LennySadly, we probably are on par with Creighton.