Our NEW Basketball HC is....

[JTrue]

3 minutes ago, macphisto said:

That 76-86 record was at GT.  He had to rebuild the program and went from 11 to 21 wins during his tenure.  

He went 172-94 at Dayton before that.  

They got a guy with experience as a head coach this time.  GT took a step back after they didn't renew him.

Took a step back? They finished 17-15, 11th in the ACC (8-10), and made the NIT. That's a step forward.

[Jugurtha]

1 minute ago, macphisto said:

That 76-86 record was at GT.  He had to rebuild the program and went from 11 to 21 wins during his tenure.  

He went 172-94 at Dayton before that.  

They got a guy with experience as a head coach this time.  GT took a step back after they didn't renew him.

He wasn't even good at Dayton. Finished 1st and 2nd in the A-10 in his first two years with Purnell's left over players, and then finished 11th, 7th, 7th, 2nd, 7th, and 8th with just one tourney appearance.

GT took a step back because they graduated four senior starters.

[GaUSFBull]

Just now, Jugurtha said:

GT took a step back because they graduated four senior starters.

Yeah, 3 top 25 wins with a new coach, including a top 10 over FSU and a top 5 over UNC, and making the NIT is a step back.  

Dammit, I hope USF with Gregory can backpedal towards that outcome.  

[BullFan98]

Our basketball program is a huge undertaking with a long road of recovery ahead, not exactly the most glamorous HC gig.  As alum and fans we all have high expectations, but I think our expectations need to be dialed down a bit based on our current state of affairs.

[JTrue]

2 minutes ago, BullFan98 said:

Our basketball program is a huge undertaking with a long road of recovery ahead, not exactly the most glamorous HC gig.  As alum and fans we all have high expectations, but I think our expectations need to be dialed down a bit based on our current state of affairs.

I've haven't run into a USF basketball fan in years that has ANY expectations anymore.

[BullFan98]

2 minutes ago, JTrue said:

I've haven't run into a USF basketball fan in years that has ANY expectations anymore.

Reading these posts...I beg to differ.

[macphisto]

5 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

Say what?  His replacement, Josh Pastner is ACC Coach of the Year this year, his first year at Tech.  GT had a couple of huge Top 25 wins over FSU and UNC.  They didn't make the NCAA tourney but they were close.  They're in the NIT as a #6 seed.

I'd say they took a major step forward.  

They won 21 last year and 17 this year while scoring 6 less points per game.

 

They beat FSU and UNC and also got blown out by Tennessee and Georgia. They lost by over 50 points to Duke (110-57).  Lost by 12 to Wake.  Lost by 12 to Clemson.

Seems like they got up for some big opponents but then took a lot of games off.

Last year they won 21, beat Virginia and ND, and beat the #1 seed in the NIT (South Carolina).

So Panther won coach of the year with Gregory's players by winning a few big games but losing big in games his team should've won.  

I don't see how they're better off.  They won the first two rounds of the NIT to get to 21.  We'll see how the new guy does. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bullsbucsfan426]

18 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

Say what?  His replacement, Josh Pastner is ACC Coach of the Year this year, his first year at Tech.  GT had a couple of huge Top 25 wins over FSU and UNC.  They didn't make the NCAA tourney but they were close.  They're in the NIT as a #6 seed.

I'd say they took a major step forward.  

They went 17-15. Pastner is basically taking advantage of Gregory rebuilding the program. GT was in the same situation we were in before Gregory came in. 

Gregory went to the NIT quarterfinals in his last year as coach and upset #4 Virginia and also beat FSU. Let's not jump all over this hire yet, we have a rebuild and if Gregory can accomplish it why not. This is a job that is going to take a lot of time and patience. We weren't going to get a hot hire. A steady hand will have to do. 

[macphisto]

19 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Took a step back? They finished 17-15, 11th in the ACC (8-10), and made the NIT. That's a step forward.

They made the NIT last year and went 19-14 in the regular season.  They won the first two rounds in the NIT last year, taking out the #1 seed in their bracket.

The new coach did have to deal with graduating seniors but is still using players that were recruited by his predecessor.  

GT last by over 50 to Duke this year.  Last year they only lost by 9.  They got blown out multiple times this year.  Seems like the new coach can get the guys motivated for big games, but he can't do it every time.

Our new coach is not perfect, but we don't get the pick of the litter.

BTW, he won 25 his last year at Dayton with players he recruited and did not inherit.

The cupboard was bare at GT when he got there and he had to build from scratch. The new guy benefitted from that.  

So he can at least provide a stable recruiting cycle and grow the program to prepare for someone and make the program more desirable. 

Who else would we have gotten?

[CousinRicky]

46 minutes ago, JTrue said:

Boom. Any time you can get a 50 year old head coach with a 76-86 record who never finished higher than 11th in the conference at his previous job and who's been unemployed for a year, you've gotta pull the trigger.

Looks like GaTech is going to pay him $500k next year, too. This might be our new hiring strategy for all new coaches. 

JTrue dat.