2023 Coaching Carousel

[Hards Alumni]

No, media still has a job to get and report news to keep people informed.

The only gentleman’s agreement would be no candidate contacts until the tournament ends.  But then most of new coaches who took their school to the dance are way behind recruiting, putting next season’s team together, assembling their staff, etc..  So that’s not feasible either. 

It’s not a good situation for the kids like Providence, but it is what it is and has been like this forever.  They won’t be scarred for life.

Yes, agreed.  It would irresponsible to not ask.

[DegenerateDish]

Will Wade suspended first five games of next season by McNeese State.

I don’t think they’ve even officially introduced him yet.

[avid1010]

Will Wade suspended first five games of next season by McNeese State.

I don’t think they’ve even officially introduced him yet.

Hilarious...get caught paying players and you end up at a school paying $200k per year with a suspension and restrictions.

Get caught in a domestic abuse issue bad enough for your employer to cut you loose...and you land on your feet making millions. 

In any game there always had to be a loser...may it always be Ole Miss and Chris Beard.

[Oldgym]

Gonna go recheck my picks on PC-UK...

[JWags85]

Hilarious...get caught paying players and you end up at a school paying $200k per year with a suspension and restrictions.

Get caught in a domestic abuse issue bad enough for your employer to cut you loose...and you land on your feet making millions. 

In any game there always had to be a loser...may it always be Ole Miss and Chris Beard.

Its not that deep.

Will Wade:
5 top 25 classes (2 top 5, 1 top 10, 1 top 20), 5 5* and 10 4*....
1 NCAA win (he was suspended when Tony Benford took them to the S16)
1 conference title. 

Including his time at VCU, he only has 2 NCAA wins.

Chris Beard-
TTU
2 Top 20 classes 0 5* and 7 4*
9 NCAA wins (1E8 and 1 Runner Up)
1 conference title

Texas
Top 3 class, 2 5* and 1 4*
1 NCAA win
#2 ranked team when he lit his life on fire

Will Wade, with his cash, was a better version of Wojo.  Great recruiter with middling results for it.

Chris Beard is a MUCH better who accomplished far more with "lesser" recruits and then quickly started building a monster at a top program.

Thats why Beard gets a much nicer landing than Will Wade.  Has nothing to do with each of their crimes.

[MU82]

The Great Ed Cooley had a future All-American point guard playing HS ball in his backyard and ignored him.

[Gato78]

The Great Ed Cooley had a future All-American point guard playing HS ball in his backyard and ignored him.

Cooley tried to get him from transfer portal. He called TK at 12:01am the first day he was allowed. Glad that didn’t work out. 

[MU82]

Cooley tried to get him from transfer portal. He called TK at 12:01am the first day he was allowed. Glad that didn’t work out.

Maybe Kolek was still ticked off that Cooley had no interest in him when he was ballin' in high school.

And a big thumbs-up to your last sentence, Gato.

[Herman Cain]

Commentary on Pitino from a college basketball writer

https://twitter.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1634994830743949313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1634994830743949313%7Ctwgr%5Eda7d4c0c61f402b13c94b82ac82d5a0a7ce8f4f0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-41838895523666730634.ampproject.net%2F2302271541000%2Fframe.html

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Looks like Stan getting looked at for the California job. That’s a tough gig but I doubt he could say no if offered. https://twitter.com/coachingchanges/status/1636067276192358409?s=46&t=HLoNtkTVfvSoDEzJafqc2g

[MU82]

The Athletic's Dana O'Neil muses that if Cooley bolts to Georgetown, Pitino might be at least as interested in Providence as he would be in St. John's.

[cheebs09]

The Athletic's Dana O'Neil muses that if Cooley bolts to Georgetown, Pitino might be at least as interested in Providence as he would be in St. John's.

I thought Iona’s biggest selling point was he was able to live at his home on Winged Foot. He could still do that at St John’s. Maybe he’d still be able to do that in the offseason at Providence.

[SaveOD238]

The Athletic's Dana O'Neil muses that if Cooley bolts to Georgetown, Pitino might be at least as interested in Providence as he would be in St. John's.

I'll admit, I had this thought myself.  Why not go back to where it all started?

[Ellenson Guerrero]

For whatever this is worth: https://twitter.com/bigeastbets/status/1636711689101119488?s=46&t=HLoNtkTVfvSoDEzJafqc2g

[LAZER]

Looks like Stan getting looked at for the California job. That’s a tough gig but I doubt he could say no if offered. https://twitter.com/coachingchanges/status/1636067276192358409?s=46&t=HLoNtkTVfvSoDEzJafqc2g

He should seriously think about saying no to Cal.

[StillAWarrior]

He should seriously think about saying no to Cal.

If Cooley doesn't happen, I'd like to see Stan at Georgetown.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

He should seriously think about saying no to Cal.

Why? Opportunities don’t around often.

[JWags85]

Why? Opportunities don’t around often.

Its a tough job and the admin hasn't been super supportive as of late from what I understand.  He'd be taking over a dumpster fire with limited resources.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Its a tough job and the admin hasn't been super supportive as of late from what I understand.  He'd be taking over a dumpster fire with limited resources.

Pretty risky when you make a living in a conference with Gonzaga and St. Mary’s.

[LAZER]

Pretty risky when you make a living in a conference with Gonzaga and St. Mary’s.

I just don't think it's a no brainer to take the Cal job. It's probably the worst high major job right now. It all depends on how Stan is looking at his career and I don't think it's an easy decision.

[JWags85]

Pretty risky when you make a living in a conference with Gonzaga and St. Mary’s.

He got buzz and looks by getting to LMU to a 4th place finish.  He doesn't need to win the WCC.  Hell, the last 2 coaches at USF got high major jobs at better places than Cal and neither even finished top 3.

[GoldenEagles03]

https://twitter.com/TroyBenjamin06/status/1636780445462413347?t=NbKe7U03jSAGkK0hHwD3_g&s=19

Take random Tweets with a grain of salt, but if true...Cooley is gone. Providence can't match that.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

He got buzz and looks by getting to LMU to a 4th place finish.  He doesn't need to win the WCC.  Hell, the last 2 coaches at USF got high major jobs at better places than Cal and neither even finished top 3.

Kyle Smith took a gig at a job worse than Cal and Todd Golden actually made the tournament.

It’s just a risky move if you slip.  If you go to Cal and it doesn’t work, you can get a Loyola type mid major job and have more money in your bank account.

[JWags85]

Kyle Smith took a gig at a job worse than Cal and Todd Golden actually made the tournament.

It’s just a risky move if you slip.  If you go to Cal and it doesn’t work, you can get a Loyola type mid major job and have more money in your bank account.

WSU at the time wasn’t a worse job than Cal is now.  Like was mentioned, it’s probably the worst P6 job in the country right now.

Otherwise, agree to disagree.  Stan returns a decent amount of pieces.  Finish top 4 in the WCC again, win 20 games, he’ll have plenty of looks

[asdfasdf]

WSU at the time wasn’t a worse job than Cal is now.  Like was mentioned, it’s probably the worst P6 job in the country right now.

Otherwise, agree to disagree.  Stan returns a decent amount of pieces.  Finish top 4 in the WCC again, win 20 games, he’ll have plenty of looks

I don't think there's any rush for Stan to take the Cal job. He should absolutely use Cal to get a raise, or force other interested schools to come forward. Worst outcome is he stays at LMU, gets a raise, and waits for the right opening.

Stan has no connections to Cal. To much risk taking a job at a school with so many unknowns in the immediate future.