Bobby Gonzalez Fired!

[TallTitan34]

Was the armed robbery charge on his player the DAGGER for Bobby Gonzalez?

[AlumKCof93]

When the administration at Seton Hall reviewed BG, were there any positives to discuss.  Underperforming team and scumbag coach.  This was an easy one.

[T-Bone]

Awesome.  Nothing else to describe it. 
For years he's been coaching his kids to be thugs.  It's a bad image for Seton Hall to project and not representative of what, I would imagine, the administration wants to project.

[GGGG]

Seton Hall's women's coach has also resigned.  Normally, I wouldn't care, but her last name is Mangina.

http://www.thesetonian.com/sports/mangina-steps-aside-as-women-s-head-coach-1.1268200

Phyllis Mangina...what a name.

[patso]

A woman's basketball coach named mangina is simply too much.

[Funky Cold Medina]

Seton Hall's women's coach has also resigned.  Normally, I wouldn't care, but her last name is Mangina.

http://www.thesetonian.com/sports/mangina-steps-aside-as-women-s-head-coach-1.1268200

Sounds like it took place in an episode of Seinfeld.

[goodgreatgrand]

Mike Hopkins confirmed he was contacted by SH. He said he won't discuss the job until after the tournament is over.

[Fullodds]

How do you think her brother Harry feels?

Phyllis Mangina...what a name.

[wildbill sb]

Mike Hopkins confirmed he was contacted by SH. He said he won't discuss the job until after the tournament is over.

What about Dickie V. as a candidate?  Famous alum and all. 

[groove]

What about Dickie V. as a candidate?  Famous alum and all. 

He will only be able to see half the court.

[GGGG]

Mike Hopkins confirmed he was contacted by SH. He said he won't discuss the job until after the tournament is over.

Hopkins wouldn't leave SU would he?  Isn't he the coach in waiting up there???

[schubert33]

Todd Bozeman, could be his return to a major conference!

[goodgreatgrand]

Hopkins wouldn't leave SU would he?  Isn't he the coach in waiting up there???

Heard he is the highest paid assistant in the BE, maybe the country. He's been offered the opportunity to interview at other programs in recent years but has turned them all down. This is def the first time he at least hasn't crap down an opportunity. Maybe the Syracuse AD wouldn't mind him getting some head coaching experience since Boeheim isn't going anywhere for awhile.

[dsfire]

http://setonhall.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=330&tid=132395999&mid=132395999&sid=959&style=2

Alleged armed robbery.

Wow:

A Pirates player, Robert Mitchell, was arrested in Newark on Tuesday and charged with kidnapping, robbery, burglary and possession of a weapon, according to a law enforcement official in Essex County. Mitchell was accused along with another person of breaking into a home in South Orange, duct-taping eight people and stealing cash and personal items. The police have not identified the other person.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/sports/ncaabasketball/18gonzalez.html

[96warrior]

I was about to speculate that they wre shutting down the few remaining athletic teams....WOAH, this ain't good.

[BrewCity83]

"Police have not identified the other person."

Were the victims punched in the nuts?  

[SERocks]

With Seton Hall imploding before our eyes, perhaps DePaul won't be the doormat of the Big East next year.  Seems they have the most to gain by SH's implosion. 

[TallTitan34]

Looks like the arrest is why Gonzo was shown the door.  That and him being an assclown on the court.

Patrick Hobbs, the university law school dean who has been overseeing the athletics department since July, said Wednesday that Gonzalez was let go for reasons other than his coaching record.

"Performance and success are not measured solely by wins and losses, but also in the conduct of those associated with the program," Hobbs said.

"We have expectations as to how our coaches and players will conduct themselves, and they are expected to treat everyone they interact with, whether officials, the press or our students, with the utmost respect, maturity and professionalism. Those core expectations must be met."

http://www.tsn.ca/ncaa/story/?id=314399

[4everwarriors]

How do you think her brother Harry feels?

Or her father, Curly?

[texaswarrior74]

Looks like the arrest is why Gonzo was shown the door.

That and the fact that all three recruits for next year are not yet academically qualified. Seems he was setting the bar pretty low from both an academic and character perspective. It looks like SHU really had no other choice but to fire him.

I'm not going to miss the whiner....hated to watch his antics.

[Shack]

Talk about the ego on Bob Hurley as well...

"I had an unusual relationship with Coach Gonzalez," longtime St. Anthony coach Bob Hurley said Wednesday. "There never really was a comfort zone. I thought his focus was always on the New York City players and that didn't include us. I had a comfort zone with Seton Hall, sending many players there in the past, but not recently. Whoever gets the job will personality-wise be different than Coach Gonzalez. I would consider sending our players there."

Like it's your choice jag.  It's no mystery that you convinced Taylor to go to Kansas, even after the solid relationship he had with Buzz.   That quote should read "I'll consider selling our players to the program that offers me the most money"  Slimeball.  

[MARQKC]

http://setonhall.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=330&tid=132395999&mid=132395999&sid=959&style=2

Alleged armed robbery.

And then some. the New York Times reports:

Also Tuesday, a Pirates player, Robert Mitchell, was arrested in Newark and charged with kidnapping, robbery, burglary and possession of a weapon, according to a law enforcement official in Essex County. Mitchell was accused along with another person of breaking into a house in South Orange, duct-taping eight people and stealing cash and personal items. The police have not identified the other person.

[BrewCity83]

deja vu

[ecompt]

I've never seen a high school coach thrust himself into the press more than Bob Hurley. God, what an ego. By the way, Bob, did you notice the graduation rates in today's papers? MU 100 percent again. And in the tournament again.

[DCWarriors04]

The icing on the cake for Gonzo probably came after he protested Pope's ejection last night for punching Cohadarevic in the baby maker.