OT: 2021 Coaching Carousel

[JWags85]

@joehoopsreport: According to multiple sources, #DePaul has zeroed in on Oregon associate head coach Tony Stubblefield, who is in his 11th season with the Ducks, to be its next head coach with sources saying "it's close to being done."

Anytime you can hire a 50 something nomadic assistant who spent the vast majority of his career in the West/Southwest to coach a Big East program in Chicago, you gotta do it.  2-12 as interim for Lou Henson at NMSU is glowing as well.

[Billy Hoyle]

Any by zeroed in he means, the first 10 people they asked said no.

Well, it worked out well for Oregon. Maybe DePaul is hoping it works in reverse.

This makes no sense...other than it's DePaul we're talking about.

[Uncle Rico]

Well, it worked out well for Oregon. Maybe DePaul is hoping it works in reverse.

This makes no sense...other than it's DePaul we're talking about.

If they were going to go the assistant route, there had to be someone younger with more upside out there, no?  This is an underwhelming hire at best

[avid1010]

Either DePaul has a reason for liking this guy more than anyone could assume from a resume....or....they are such a mess that all they can get is someone willing to take the job for additional income prior to retirement knowing they don't plan to use DePaul as a stepping stone because it's nearly impossible to win there.

[Silkk the Shaka]

Either DePaul has a reason for liking this guy more than anyone could assume from a resume....or....they are such a mess that all they can get is someone willing to take the job for additional income prior to retirement knowing they don't plan to use DePaul as a stepping stone because it's nearly impossible to win there.

Gonna go with Occam's Razor on this one...

[Pakuni]

#donedeal
Stubblefield to DePaul.
FWIW, the guy really is considered a top assistant and ace recruiter. Oregon was paying him $500K a year.
Whether that makes him head coach material remains to be seen.

[The Sultan]

Sounds like he is Oregon's version of Kenny Payne.  For better or worse, the AD has prioritized someone with a reputation as a great recruiter versus someone with head coaching experience.

[Uncle Rico]

Sounds like he is Oregon's version of Kenny Payne.  For better or worse, the AD has prioritized someone with a reputation as a great recruiter versus someone with head coaching experience.

Sounds like he isn't afraid to spread the cash around.  That's good, at least. 

[The Sultan]

Sounds like he isn't afraid to spread the cash around.  That's good, at least. 

There has to be a reason they aren't spending it on a head coach right? 

[Dr. Blackheart]

Sounds like he isn't afraid to spread the cash around.  That's good, at least.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2018/10/phone_records_link_oregon_duck.html

[Galway Eagle]

#donedeal
Stubblefield to DePaul.
FWIW, the guy really is considered a top assistant and ace recruiter. Oregon was paying him $500K a year.
Whether that makes him head coach material remains to be seen.

Top assistant and ace recruiter. Where have I heard that line for an incoming Big East coach before

[Scoop Snoop]

Top assistant and ace recruiter. Where have I heard that line for an incoming Big East coach before

I should probably be putting this under the things I was wrong about thread but I foolishly thought that DePaul would finally get their crap together and pony up for an experienced coach so that they would not be the perennial cellar dweller.

[brewcity77]

Wow. Stubblefield was implicated in the Brian Bowen bag dropping recruitment and recruited players accused of gang rape. Not sure this is the smartest hire.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2018/10/brian_bowen_sr_cant_remember_i.html

https://twitter.com/phillipshoops/status/1377615141768982528?s=21

[Uncle Rico]

Wow. Stubblefield was implicated in the Brian Bowen bag dropping recruitment and recruited players accused of gang rape. Not sure this is the smartest hire.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2018/10/brian_bowen_sr_cant_remember_i.html

https://twitter.com/phillipshoops/status/1377615141768982528?s=21

Here's the link to the story about the "issues" at Oregon

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/oregons-run-to-2017-final-four-has-disturbing-backdrop-that-cant-be-overlooked/

[rocky_warrior]

Here's the link to the story about the "issues" at Oregon

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/oregons-run-to-2017-final-four-has-disturbing-backdrop-that-cant-be-overlooked/

So, basically Altman = Buzz. 

[Pakuni]

Wow. Stubblefield was implicated in the Brian Bowen bag dropping recruitment and recruited players accused of gang rape. Not sure this is the smartest hire.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2018/10/brian_bowen_sr_cant_remember_i.html

https://twitter.com/phillipshoops/status/1377615141768982528?s=21

Recruiting players accused of gang rape? You don't say ...

[GooooMarquette]

DePaul with yet another head-scratching hire.

Wonder what the DePaul fan thinks of this.

#sleepinggiant

[Dr. Blackheart]

DePaul with yet another head-scratching hire.

Wonder what the DePaul fan thinks of this.

#sleepinggiant

Nine out of the last 10 are not renewing their tickets.

[Billy Hoyle]

So, basically Altman = Buzz.

Without the shameless self promotion.

[The Sultan]

DePaul with yet another head-scratching hire.

Wonder what the DePaul fan thinks of this.

#sleepinggiant

The half dozen people who post on their 247 board seem pleased given that they know DePaul isn't going to spend a lot of money on this.

[The Sultan]

Whoa.  Roy Williams retiring from UNC.

[cheese ball chaser]

Not an April Fool's Joke, Roy is retiring https://twitter.com/UNC_Basketball/status/1377626749903761426?s=19

[cheebs09]

Whoa.  Roy Williams retiring from UNC.

I saw Schefter's tweet first and thought it was April Fool's.

Losing to Wojo must have been the final straw.

[lawdog77]

Recruiting players accused of gang rape? You don't say ...

On a completely unrelated note, watching the UCLA, they had a player with the same name as someone who was here under Buzz. So I had to look him up.
http://www.thunderbasketball.ca/content/dave-singleton---overtime-grind

I guess I can say I played with some former NBA players too. Had a few pickup games with some NBA guys.

[GooooMarquette]

Whoa.  Roy Williams retiring from UNC.

It's North Carolina! It's North Carolina!