Re: The Coaching Carousel
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:35 pm
C'mon Ace, you know you like Rams better than Huskies
DH is a great coach, but behind every great coach their is an assembly of masterminds. Cox is one of them. He’s studied behind Jamie Dixon, JT3, Mike Rice (the good side) and now DH. I’d trust him at the reigns. He’s coached some of the most talented players in the world, check his resume. I’m prepared to fully support Coach Cox if we lose a great coach/man/mentor in DH.bigappleram wrote:Using the Jerry D example, and equating that to Cox is not fair to Cox nor to the current administration and situation we are in. Jerry D was a moron, Coach Cox is on the precipice of getting a HC gig whether it is here or elsewhere, is an adult with a presence, and strong ties to one of the biggest talent hotbeds in the country (DMV). He recruited 3 of the 4 kids in our current Top 30 class. Plenty of schools have successfully hired assistants (ie Butler, Xavier) and kept the train moving. To build a program you need continuity, there is no better way to assure continuity than by retaining as much talent as possible from current and future roster. Head and shoulders better hire than our 2 former Rams. Both of them need to prove they can run a program first, either as an associate HC at a major program or HC at a low major.Cameron_Dollar wrote:A coach should never be hired because of his relationship to the current roster. That is short term thinking. Evidence...Jerry D. I believe the Bryant job is down to two, Tom Moore and Brian Blaney. Preston and don't discount Antonio Reynolds Dean are both in great situations; but I'm sure both would jump at the opportunity to coach their alma mater. I am a big fan of Preston's but Antonio also has some strong credentials.
I can’t imagine why he wouldn’t be on the Bryant short list.TruePoint wrote:Would Preston be a candidate at Bryant? I heard that they are interested in finding a younger coach with upside as opposed to an experienced retread. I feel like Preston could recruit at the level they would need to be successful right away.
I hope Martin takes the job. He could move back into the Captain Willet Apts. Come home Frank!Cameron_Dollar wrote:My comment about the beach was meant to put things in perspective. This is not called the silly season for nothing. We want Dan to stay so we are grasping for any reason to justify it. Lighten up and let the process play out. This forum loves to attack anyone that doesn't drink the Kool Aid. As for the coach that visited UCONN, many believe it is Frank Martin.
This is a bit of a fairy tale.twisted3829 wrote:He left Wagner because despite winning 25 games, including at Pitt, they couldn't even get an at large into the NIT
Once upon a time this fan base had a deep hatred of all things UConn. Do we all of a sudden feel bad for them that they are in a similar conference and the state is having worse money troubles than RI? I repeat my statement - if he goes to UConn he should be banned from the state.Seawrightspostgame wrote:LOL Syracuse blue blood, but Uconn is filth. Come on. Syracuse is looking up at Uconn.
No way. Syracuse is a better job that UConn.Seawrightspostgame wrote:LOL Syracuse blue blood, but Uconn is filth. Come on. Syracuse is looking up at Uconn.
Disagree. I think it would be close to a 50/50 call. Love Cox, love the idea of continuity with what we have right now. But Oats has done it as a HC and he’s done it in a situation very similar to what the situation would be here if Hurley were to move on. Considering Oats is hot right now, saying it’s close between him and Cox is a huge compliment to Cox since he hasn’t had his own program yet.DC_Rams wrote:Pass on Oats, we need sustained continuity ala VCU after Smart to Wade.
Ha what? This is very super wrong in almost every imaginable way.Seawrightspostgame wrote:LOL Syracuse blue blood, but Uconn is filth. Come on. Syracuse is looking up at Uconn.
Good job doing your part in trying to get Dan to stay and I like the idea of writing a letter. Coach K was halfway to LA in 2004 when a fan letter, among many others he received, swayed him to stay at Duke. Link to that story below. We all should write a letter this week.Weldinhall97 wrote:Just got back a little while ago from an amazing weekend in pitt. The amount of rhody fans was absolutely amazing. The university even rented out a bar and had amazing pregames and post games. I actually got to talk to dan in the lobby of the double tree before the team left last night. I told him how much rhody fans appreciate him and everything he has done for the program. He just kept apologizing to my buddy and I saying he let us all down in the game. We obviously told him he did not let us down and we are so appreciative for him and all he does. Then andrea came down and was crying. Right as they left I said to Dan - Please stay - please make this the gonzaga of the east and told him how I drive 2 hours each way from ct for almost home game and also travelled to pitt this weekend while my wife is 8 months pregnant (cant believe she let me go). He didnt respond either way when I said a couple of times, please stay but he just kept saying how he is so amazed at the growth of the program and fan base. I also said to andrea - Please keep him here and she said I know, I will try. They both were extremely emotional and you could tell how much they love this place. Then they left.
I got to thinking on my early morning flight today, what if anything can I do as a very passionate fan, alumni, and season ticket holder. I came up with 2 things. a.) I plan on donating to the program/athletic dept this week and b.) I decided I am going to type up an email with my thoughts and everything and thank him again for everything. I thought I would send that to Thorr (unless someone here has dan's email) and I thought I would ask Thorr to forward it for me. Will it do anything? Who knows but it is all I could come up with. So if others want to email Thorr and flood his email box with passionate emails to send to Dan, maybe it puts his decision over the top? Maybe maybe not but it is what I am going to do. Let me know if any of you have thorr or dan's email?
Ps - here is a pic of dan, my buddy, and I talking to him near the elevator after the game. Go rhody....
For #2 that’s written in the contract of every VCU coach. If they leave they need to schedule a home and home with VCU. I learned that from someone who covers VCU.Rhody15 wrote:1. Syracuse is 1000000 times a better job than UCONN
2. I wonder if in Dan’a contract it says he needs to play one game at Rhody, a la Texas at VCU this year.
I don't think he would want to come play at URI if he were to leave for UConn and you're right that he doesn't want to play Bobby, but I don't think he would refuse to play Oats or Cox if it would be good for his program. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but that's my sense.reef wrote:If DH goes to UConn I don't think he will schedule URI he doesn't like to play against his friends like Bobby Oats and cox if he gets URI job
We should go back in time and try to sabotage that letter so that Coach K leaves and coaches 81point scoring Kobe and we don't have to face the formidable opponent we faced yesterday.jmck wrote:Good job doing your part in trying to get Dan to stay and I like the idea of writing a letter. Coach K was halfway to LA in 2004 when a fan letter, among many others he received, swayed him to stay at Duke. Link to that story below. We all should write a letter this week.Weldinhall97 wrote:Just got back a little while ago from an amazing weekend in pitt. The amount of rhody fans was absolutely amazing. The university even rented out a bar and had amazing pregames and post games. I actually got to talk to dan in the lobby of the double tree before the team left last night. I told him how much rhody fans appreciate him and everything he has done for the program. He just kept apologizing to my buddy and I saying he let us all down in the game. We obviously told him he did not let us down and we are so appreciative for him and all he does. Then andrea came down and was crying. Right as they left I said to Dan - Please stay - please make this the gonzaga of the east and told him how I drive 2 hours each way from ct for almost home game and also travelled to pitt this weekend while my wife is 8 months pregnant (cant believe she let me go). He didnt respond either way when I said a couple of times, please stay but he just kept saying how he is so amazed at the growth of the program and fan base. I also said to andrea - Please keep him here and she said I know, I will try. They both were extremely emotional and you could tell how much they love this place. Then they left.
I got to thinking on my early morning flight today, what if anything can I do as a very passionate fan, alumni, and season ticket holder. I came up with 2 things. a.) I plan on donating to the program/athletic dept this week and b.) I decided I am going to type up an email with my thoughts and everything and thank him again for everything. I thought I would send that to Thorr (unless someone here has dan's email) and I thought I would ask Thorr to forward it for me. Will it do anything? Who knows but it is all I could come up with. So if others want to email Thorr and flood his email box with passionate emails to send to Dan, maybe it puts his decision over the top? Maybe maybe not but it is what I am going to do. Let me know if any of you have thorr or dan's email?
Ps - here is a pic of dan, my buddy, and I talking to him near the elevator after the game. Go rhody....
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... id=1835262
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t think of that yesterday.Dre3000 wrote:I'm assuming Zags is tweeting this because he's heard what I have heard.
Stay tuned folks.
Yeah, no. Its literally what happenedSeawrightspostgame wrote:This is a bit of a fairy tale.twisted3829 wrote:He left Wagner because despite winning 25 games, including at Pitt, they couldn't even get an at large into the NIT
God you're dense.Dre3000 wrote:I'm assuming Zags is tweeting this because he's heard what I have heard.
Stay tuned folks.
yup...Roy Williams to Pitt (or UConn) - heard it here firstDre3000 wrote:I'm assuming Zags is tweeting this because he's heard what I have heard.
Stay tuned folks.
I thought the same thing. Hard not to think they were talking about something extra, possible about their next chapter together somewhere else.NJ03 wrote:Got home this morning after a terrific 5 days in Pittsburgh. The pride from our fan base in the city this weekend was overwhelming. It seemed that every bar, restaurant, or store I went into I ran into someone wearing Keaney Blue and was greeted with a fist pound or some quick conversation about the team. Was really great to see. It showed to me that this fan base is passionate, loyal, and proven to support this program in anyway necessary. It seems we won over most of the other fan's in town as well, especially the Villanova fans who would comment to me that our team reminded them a lot of Wrights teams through the years with our gritty style of play and heavy guard system. We were good enough to be a second weekend team this year, we just got an unlucky draw. Duke was probably the biggest mismatch for us out of all the 68 teams in the tournament. If we were in any other region I'd like our chances to be playing next weekend.That's just the breaks.
In regards to Hurley. I just watched our games vs Oklahoma and Duke this morning that I recorded. I'll fully admit that I'm probably looking far deeper into this than I should be but I wanted to see if anyone else had a take on this or if it was already discussed. Towards the end of the Duke game when Dan was pulling players out of the game so the 5 seniors can be on the floor together I noticed Dan gave an especially large and emotional hug to Fatts. Now I know DH is extremely close with all of his players, and I've heard that he has an especially close relationship with Fatts, sort of like he had with EC. Probably because he sees Fatts as the new star that's going to lead the next group and be the face of the program the same way EC was for this group. But there was still something about that huge, emotional, hug that seemed a bit odd. It seemed have the same emotion that he had when the seniors were leaving the game, and there was a part of me that maybe thought it was somewhat of a "goodbye and good luck". Again, I understand that it was a long season and he has a close bond with everyone so he probably was just filled with emotions. But did it strike anyone else as a little odd?
........no, I read that as ‘stick with me kid, we’re going places......’. Need to edit, by going places, I mean advancing the Rhody program.....NJ03 wrote:Got home this morning after a terrific 5 days in Pittsburgh. The pride from our fan base in the city this weekend was overwhelming. It seemed that every bar, restaurant, or store I went into I ran into someone wearing Keaney Blue and was greeted with a fist pound or some quick conversation about the team. Was really great to see. It showed to me that this fan base is passionate, loyal, and proven to support this program in anyway necessary. It seems we won over most of the other fan's in town as well, especially the Villanova fans who would comment to me that our team reminded them a lot of Wrights teams through the years with our gritty style of play and heavy guard system. We were good enough to be a second weekend team this year, we just got an unlucky draw. Duke was probably the biggest mismatch for us out of all the 68 teams in the tournament. If we were in any other region I'd like our chances to be playing next weekend.That's just the breaks.
In regards to Hurley. I just watched our games vs Oklahoma and Duke this morning that I recorded. I'll fully admit that I'm probably looking far deeper into this than I should be but I wanted to see if anyone else had a take on this or if it was already discussed. Towards the end of the Duke game when Dan was pulling players out of the game so the 5 seniors can be on the floor together I noticed Dan gave an especially large and emotional hug to Fatts. Now I know DH is extremely close with all of his players, and I've heard that he has an especially close relationship with Fatts, sort of like he had with EC. Probably because he sees Fatts as the new star that's going to lead the next group and be the face of the program the same way EC was for this group. But there was still something about that huge, emotional, hug that seemed a bit odd. It seemed have the same emotion that he had when the seniors were leaving the game, and there was a part of me that maybe thought it was somewhat of a "goodbye and good luck". Again, I understand that it was a long season and he has a close bond with everyone so he probably was just filled with emotions. But did it strike anyone else as a little odd?
Fatts was referring to flying home on a private charter flight I believe and saying he needs to take it in because he might not get a ton of chances to fly on one again.Rhody15 wrote:I thought the same thing. Hard not to think they were talking about something extra, possible about their next chapter together somewhere else.NJ03 wrote:Got home this morning after a terrific 5 days in Pittsburgh. The pride from our fan base in the city this weekend was overwhelming. It seemed that every bar, restaurant, or store I went into I ran into someone wearing Keaney Blue and was greeted with a fist pound or some quick conversation about the team. Was really great to see. It showed to me that this fan base is passionate, loyal, and proven to support this program in anyway necessary. It seems we won over most of the other fan's in town as well, especially the Villanova fans who would comment to me that our team reminded them a lot of Wrights teams through the years with our gritty style of play and heavy guard system. We were good enough to be a second weekend team this year, we just got an unlucky draw. Duke was probably the biggest mismatch for us out of all the 68 teams in the tournament. If we were in any other region I'd like our chances to be playing next weekend.That's just the breaks.
In regards to Hurley. I just watched our games vs Oklahoma and Duke this morning that I recorded. I'll fully admit that I'm probably looking far deeper into this than I should be but I wanted to see if anyone else had a take on this or if it was already discussed. Towards the end of the Duke game when Dan was pulling players out of the game so the 5 seniors can be on the floor together I noticed Dan gave an especially large and emotional hug to Fatts. Now I know DH is extremely close with all of his players, and I've heard that he has an especially close relationship with Fatts, sort of like he had with EC. Probably because he sees Fatts as the new star that's going to lead the next group and be the face of the program the same way EC was for this group. But there was still something about that huge, emotional, hug that seemed a bit odd. It seemed have the same emotion that he had when the seniors were leaving the game, and there was a part of me that maybe thought it was somewhat of a "goodbye and good luck". Again, I understand that it was a long season and he has a close bond with everyone so he probably was just filled with emotions. But did it strike anyone else as a little odd?
His comment also struck me when Hurley said about Fatts after the OU game, “He’s going to do great things with me...and us.” Interesting word choice there.
Lastly, (probably looking too much into this) on Fatts’ Instagram story someone is heard yelling “Take it all in,” and Fatts replies with “Yea you got to, it might be my last time on a Providence...” I couldn’t make out the last word he said after Providence.
Just something to ponder.
I think he said "it might be my last time on a private plane." I understand reading into everything to try to figure out what's going on - that's like hard wired into human beings - but I think we should try to not do that so much. There are many different ways to interpret anything based on context, and from the outside looking in we just don't have the context to do it so it's just an exercise in getting worked up about nothing.Rhody15 wrote:I thought the same thing. Hard not to think they were talking about something extra, possible about their next chapter together somewhere else.NJ03 wrote:Got home this morning after a terrific 5 days in Pittsburgh. The pride from our fan base in the city this weekend was overwhelming. It seemed that every bar, restaurant, or store I went into I ran into someone wearing Keaney Blue and was greeted with a fist pound or some quick conversation about the team. Was really great to see. It showed to me that this fan base is passionate, loyal, and proven to support this program in anyway necessary. It seems we won over most of the other fan's in town as well, especially the Villanova fans who would comment to me that our team reminded them a lot of Wrights teams through the years with our gritty style of play and heavy guard system. We were good enough to be a second weekend team this year, we just got an unlucky draw. Duke was probably the biggest mismatch for us out of all the 68 teams in the tournament. If we were in any other region I'd like our chances to be playing next weekend.That's just the breaks.
In regards to Hurley. I just watched our games vs Oklahoma and Duke this morning that I recorded. I'll fully admit that I'm probably looking far deeper into this than I should be but I wanted to see if anyone else had a take on this or if it was already discussed. Towards the end of the Duke game when Dan was pulling players out of the game so the 5 seniors can be on the floor together I noticed Dan gave an especially large and emotional hug to Fatts. Now I know DH is extremely close with all of his players, and I've heard that he has an especially close relationship with Fatts, sort of like he had with EC. Probably because he sees Fatts as the new star that's going to lead the next group and be the face of the program the same way EC was for this group. But there was still something about that huge, emotional, hug that seemed a bit odd. It seemed have the same emotion that he had when the seniors were leaving the game, and there was a part of me that maybe thought it was somewhat of a "goodbye and good luck". Again, I understand that it was a long season and he has a close bond with everyone so he probably was just filled with emotions. But did it strike anyone else as a little odd?
His comment also struck me when Hurley said about Fatts after the OU game, “He’s going to do great things with me...and us.” Interesting word choice there.
Lastly, (probably looking too much into this) on Fatts’ Instagram story someone is heard yelling “Take it all in,” and Fatts replies with “Yea you got to, it might be my last time on a Providence...” I couldn’t make out the last word he said after Providence.
Just something to ponder.
Syracuse - ACCSeawrightspostgame wrote:LOL Syracuse blue blood, but Uconn is filth. Come on. Syracuse is looking up at Uconn.
word up to that, will be easier to build the infrastructure needed for that with DH here I'd imagine.jcru wrote:It's tough to tell a bunch of rabid fans "don't dwell on it", but...
don't dwell on it.
This is a great job now, in a large recent measure, thanks to Dan. But, no matter what happens, this University needs to be prepared to always act like Xavier used to, and replicate the same process that brought us Dan in the first place, to the best of their ability. Here's hoping that won't be necessary, but if it is, then they need to use cool heads and remember what got us here in the first place.
I actually sent Hurley a heartfelt email the other day letting him know how much he means to the university, the fan base and most importantly the players. Will he actually read the email? Your guess is as good as mine. I just figured it couldn’t hurt to reach out. You can email him directly. His address is listed on the staff directory on the URI website.jmck wrote:Good job doing your part in trying to get Dan to stay and I like the idea of writing a letter. Coach K was halfway to LA in 2004 when a fan letter, among many others he received, swayed him to stay at Duke. Link to that story below. We all should write a letter this week.Weldinhall97 wrote:Just got back a little while ago from an amazing weekend in pitt. The amount of rhody fans was absolutely amazing. The university even rented out a bar and had amazing pregames and post games. I actually got to talk to dan in the lobby of the double tree before the team left last night. I told him how much rhody fans appreciate him and everything he has done for the program. He just kept apologizing to my buddy and I saying he let us all down in the game. We obviously told him he did not let us down and we are so appreciative for him and all he does. Then andrea came down and was crying. Right as they left I said to Dan - Please stay - please make this the gonzaga of the east and told him how I drive 2 hours each way from ct for almost home game and also travelled to pitt this weekend while my wife is 8 months pregnant (cant believe she let me go). He didnt respond either way when I said a couple of times, please stay but he just kept saying how he is so amazed at the growth of the program and fan base. I also said to andrea - Please keep him here and she said I know, I will try. They both were extremely emotional and you could tell how much they love this place. Then they left.
I got to thinking on my early morning flight today, what if anything can I do as a very passionate fan, alumni, and season ticket holder. I came up with 2 things. a.) I plan on donating to the program/athletic dept this week and b.) I decided I am going to type up an email with my thoughts and everything and thank him again for everything. I thought I would send that to Thorr (unless someone here has dan's email) and I thought I would ask Thorr to forward it for me. Will it do anything? Who knows but it is all I could come up with. So if others want to email Thorr and flood his email box with passionate emails to send to Dan, maybe it puts his decision over the top? Maybe maybe not but it is what I am going to do. Let me know if any of you have thorr or dan's email?
Ps - here is a pic of dan, my buddy, and I talking to him near the elevator after the game. Go rhody....
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... id=1835262
Why is Ace mad at me? I tried to provide legitimate information, which may or not be useful, and he says not to pay any attention to me. I don't post unless I am reasonably certain of what I'm posting, and have never attacked URI on this board. Check my posts on the recruitment of Tate, Harris, and Fatts if you don't believe me.ace wrote:People I would pay no attention to regarding URI coaching rumors: a dude who stays lying about a person even when corrected (I stay mad for years, apparently), a PC fan, the UConn message board.
Dan’s and Thorr’s email are public on uri.edu. danhurley@uri.edu tbjorn@uri.eduWeldinhall97 wrote: I got to thinking on my early morning flight today, what if anything can I do as a very passionate fan, alumni, and season ticket holder. I came up with 2 things. a.) I plan on donating to the program/athletic dept this week and b.) I decided I am going to type up an email with my thoughts and everything and thank him again for everything. I thought I would send that to Thorr (unless someone here has dan's email) and I thought I would ask Thorr to forward it for me. Will it do anything? Who knows but it is all I could come up with. So if others want to email Thorr and flood his email box with passionate emails to send to Dan, maybe it puts his decision over the top? Maybe maybe not but it is what I am going to do. Let me know if any of you have thorr or dan's email? ....
A little Bob Ballard meets Bob Hurley type situation? This I could get into.Seawrightspostgame wrote:Why does everyone always talk about more private jet money or practice facilities. How about a Rhody yacht! That would be something unique! Other programs can have pool tables. URI can just go hang out on a yacht on nice days.
The yacht would lead to some circuitous recruiting trips, especially for players in Ohio.Puck Frovidence wrote:A little Bob Ballard meets Bob Hurley type situation? This I could get into.Seawrightspostgame wrote:Why does everyone always talk about more private jet money or practice facilities. How about a Rhody yacht! That would be something unique! Other programs can have pool tables. URI can just go hang out on a yacht on nice days.
You can also call the foundation and set all donations you make to men's basketball. I did that and it worked fined.Rhody83 wrote:Here is what I got.ATPTourFan wrote:You can definitely donate online to men’s basketball if you don’t want to send generally to athletics via the RAMS fund.
It is right after RAMS Fund and called Men’s Basketball ( Fast Break).
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The requested URL /uri/site/Donation2 was not found on this server.
Can you post a link or web site?