Chris Carrawell named assistant coach

[Blackhat]

Two sides to a coin.....has this guy ever recruited?

[brandx]

What's so good about this cat?   Looks like he couldn't hack it at Duke and was at some semi-pro team the last three years.

Much better prospects for assistants in DI, imo.

Awwww....  Are we still pouting because Howland isn't our coach? You can put down your blankie and come out from under the bed now.

[WadeATKBurton]

Awwww....  Are we still pouting because Howland isn't our coach? You can put down your blankie and come out from under the bed now.

Lol right

[Wade for President]

Possibly the worst ACC POY ever, but apparently a good guy and battled hard on the boards playing 4/5 early in his career at 6'6" for undersized teams.  

Chris has been working with Duke forever but never as full assistant.

I'm perfectly fine being Duke West.

[TJ]

North Carolina played in San Antonio, TX this year  

Chicos you're better than that.  One example does not tell the story.  Duke was in Raleigh (!) this year, but you conveniently left that out.  In the last 10 years UNC has played the first round in NC for 6/9 tournament appearances; Duke has played in NC for 7/10 appearances.  The original question is valid and your flippant response is bs.

Last 10 years:

UNC
2014 - 6 seed - San Antonio TX
2013 - 8 seed - Kansas City MO
2012 - 1 seed - Greensboro NC
2011 - 2 seed - Charlotte NC
2010 - DNP
2009 - 1 seed - Greensboro NC
2008 - 1 seed - Raleigh NC
2007 - 1 seed - Winston-Salem NC
2006 - 3 seed - Dayton OH
2005 - 1 seed - Charlotte NC

DUKE
2014 - 3 seed - Raleigh NC
2013 - 2 seed - Philadelphia PA
2012 - 2 seed - Greensboro NC
2011 - 1 seed - Charlotte NC
2010 - 1 seed - Jacksonville FL
2009 - 2 seed - Greensboro NC
2008 - 2 seed - Washington DC
2007 - 6 seed - Buffalo NY
2006 - 1 seed - Greensboro NC
2005 - 1 seed - Charlotte NC


My opinion is that the two teams usually earn a top 3 seed and therefore deserve to be in the closest site most years (Duke in Raleigh is a bit of a stretch though).  My beef is with the NCAA for awarding a hosting site in NC 80% of the time - that's ridiculously often.

[ChicosBailBonds]

Chicos you're better than that.  One example does not tell the story.  Duke was in Raleigh (!) this year, but you conveniently left that out.  In the last 10 years UNC has played the first round in 

I didn't conveniently leave it out.  I've said Duke was in Raleigh in at last 2 other threads the last few days as people were crying about UW-madison playing in Milwaukee.  Duke was a 2 seed, it's a POD system, they deserved to be in Raleigh.

Look at the data you provided....1 seed, 1 seed, 1 seed, 2 seed, 3 seed, etc, etc,

The POD system was designed to reward teams with top 5 seeds.  They've done nothing wrong but go out and earn those seeds and those locations.  Pretty simple.

[TJ]

I didn't conveniently leave it out.  I've said Duke was in Raleigh in at last 2 other threads the last few days as people were crying about UW-madison playing in Milwaukee.  Duke was a 2 seed, it's a POD system, they deserved to be in Raleigh.

Look at the data you provided....1 seed, 1 seed, 1 seed, 2 seed, 3 seed, etc, etc,

The POD system was designed to reward teams with top 5 seeds.  They've done nothing wrong but go out and earn those seeds and those locations.  Pretty simple.

I accidentally posted before I was finished.  See my commentary on the numbers:

My opinion is that the two teams usually earn a top 3 seed and therefore deserve to be in the closest site most years (Duke in Raleigh is a bit of a stretch though).  My beef is with the NCAA for awarding a hosting site in NC 80% of the time - that's ridiculous.

[Pakuni]

What's so good about this cat?   Looks like he couldn't hack it at Duke and was at some semi-pro team the last three years.

Much better prospects for assistants in DI, imo.

Not everybody can be Scott Monarch.

[HoyaPotter]

Grant Hill just gave a shout out to Chris Carrawell & Marquette on the TruTV March Madness wrap up show.

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Grant Hill just gave a shout out to Chris Carrawell & Marquette on the TruTV March Madness wrap up show.

That's because Wojo made a call.  And do you know what he used to type in the numbers for that phone call?   That's right...... his pimp hand. 

[HoyaPotter]

That's because Wojo made a call.  And do you know what he used to type in the numbers for that phone call?   That's right...... his pimp hand. 

Get with the times.  Siri and Google voice, Wojo doesn't even need to use his hands.

[Lennys Tap]

I didn't conveniently leave it out.  I've said Duke was in Raleigh in at last 2 other threads the last few days as people were crying about UW-madison playing in Milwaukee.  Duke was a 2 seed, it's a POD system, they deserved to be in Raleigh.

Look at the data you provided....1 seed, 1 seed, 1 seed, 2 seed, 3 seed, etc, etc,

The POD system was designed to reward teams with top 5 seeds.  They've done nothing wrong but go out and earn those seeds and those locations.  Pretty simple.

Why have a pod system to reward the top seeds and make their paths easier? Woundn't it be more fun if they just made it a crapshoot?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Why have a pod system to reward the top seeds and make their paths easier? Woundn't it be more fun if they just made it a crapshoot?

Every 2nd grader knows it is a crapshoot, or so I have been told.

[MikeDeanesDarkGlasses]

Get with the times.  Siri and Google voice, Wojo doesn't even need to use his hands.

Your voice activated dialing can kiss my dark glassed ass. 

[brandx]

Why have a pod system to reward the top seeds and make their paths easier? Woundn't it be more fun if they just made it a crapshoot?

Why bother playing a regular season then? These "Home" games aren't given to any school - NC and Duke, included - they are earned by the team's play.

Are you suggesting that a team that goes 16-0 in the NFL play it's playoff games on the road instead of being given home field advantage?

[TJ]

Why bother playing a regular season then? These "Home" games aren't given to any school - NC and Duke, included - they are earned by the team's play.

Are you suggesting that a team that goes 16-0 in the NFL play it's playoff games on the road instead of being given home field advantage?

I think the Pod System is fine; the problem is that there has been a site in North Carolina hosting tournament games in 8 of the last 10 years.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I think the Pod System is fine; the problem is that there has been a site in North Carolina hosting tournament games in 8 of the last 10 years.

They support hoops and they have the infrastructure for it.  Other cities need to step up which probably isn't happening.

[MUHoopsFan2]

Excellent hire...in Chris Carrawell.

[Wade for President]

Possibly the worst ACC POY ever, but apparently a good guy and battled hard on the boards playing 4/5 early in his career at 6'6" for undersized teams.  

Chris has been working with Duke forever but never as full assistant.

I'm perfectly fine being Duke West.

[TedBaxter]

Possibly the worst ACC POY ever, but apparently a good guy and battled hard on the boards playing 4/5 early in his career at 6'6" for undersized teams.  

Chris has been working with Duke forever but never as full assistant.

I'm perfectly fine being Duke West.

Yes, he's been working forever at Duke other than the 7 years of professional basketball he played after Duke and his two years as an NBA Developmental League assistant coach.  So he's been been out of school 13 or 14 years and the 4 years at Duke constitutes "forever".

That new math gets me every time.

[willie warrior]

Looks more like Duke Midwest. Hope we start pulling in Duke type recruits soon. Let me know when Dookie V gets a permanent office at MU.

[T-Bone]

What's so good about this cat?   Looks like he couldn't hack it at Duke and was at some semi-pro team the last three years.

Much better prospects for assistants in DI, imo.

*crickets*

Does anyone have something good to say about Carrawell??  Other than he was at Duke...

I agree that there doesn't seem to be much of substance, but very willing to be proven wrong.

[texaswarrior74]

What's so good about this cat?   Looks like he couldn't hack it at Duke and was at some semi-pro team the last three years.

Much better prospects for assistants in DI, imo.

Every HC has to have at least one assistant he trusts beyond any doubt- his guy. Plus if you're going to institute a new system you need more than one person who grew up in it and knows it like the back of his hand. Makes the other hires easier.

Wojo can't be teaching ALL of his assistants his system and philosophy and be teaching the kids at the same time.

Hire makes a lot of sense on a lot of levels.

[Golden Avalanche]

*crickets*

Does anyone have something good to say about Carrawell??  Other than he was at Duke...

I agree that there doesn't seem to be much of substance, but very willing to be proven wrong.

Nolan Smith said players will love to be at Marquette under Wojo and CWell. On twitter, Smith said CWell one of the best player development guys he's been around and that both CWell and Wojo have passion and brains.

Only one opinion but Smith did end his career at Duke as an All-American.

[T-Bone]

On twitter, Smith said CWell one of the best player development guys he's been around and that both CWell and Wojo have passion and brains.

That's kind of what I thought - having been involved with the D-League.  There's doesn't seem to be lot indicating that he is a development guy other than that, though I rarely pay attention to anything D-League.

His outreach days.  "Duke University recently hired former men's basketball player Chris Carrawell as its new Athletics Outreach Coordinator. Carrawell will organize and carry out all aspects of the Verizon Read with the Blue Devils program, keep track of all of Duke athletics' community service hours and activities, assist coaches and teams in implementing community service initiatives, communicate the community service efforts to other departments in athletics and accompany student-athletes to major service events."
- So mentoring the players and keeping them in line.

And I agree having a right-hand guy is big for any head coach. 

Anything else that people really like about him?