Official Hoops Coaching Search Thread - Welcome Danny Manning!!!

[Biff Tannen]

Our super users have been useless over the past week.

 

[MiamiDeacFreak]

just got an alert from espn: DM to decide between staying at Tulsa or a accepting Wake job in next day.

 

[GardenStateDeac]

Full court press on Mack I would imagine.

Turner would be an option then......

Any idea why Mack was not a serious option? Honestly, outside of the "home run" candidates, he seemed like the perfect fit.

 

[CHillDeac]

I'll go ahead and predict that a press conference is going to be announced at 2 and held at 4.

You don't think that he'd want to tell his team that he's leaving before he gives a Wake presser?

 

[ArlingtonDeac]

Once you get past Smart, Marshall, & Howland - those were really the only possible home run hires, it becomes a crapshoot. Why not take a shot at the coach with a "big name" and pedigree.

Miller - caught lightening in a bottle and got to play tOSU & Syracuse on their downslope and then another high seed. His run was somewhat lucky. His record at Dayton until that run was very Purnell/Gregory like.
Amaker - does well at Harvard with recruiting advantages and that's probably perfect for him. don't believe his success there would translate to Wake
White - couldn't win the conference tournament
Turner - couldn't win the conference tournament
Masiello - UK grad not quite; also does not like coaching against Pitino

I could keep going, but anybody other than the top 3 is a somewhat risky hire. I think Manning is more risky than some of the others, but the higher the risk, the higher the potential reward (as well as bust).

Sanity. If you're mad Wellman chose Manning over Howland, that's fine. But can we please stop pretending Manning is an awful ACC coaching candidate, or that Howland was risk free? Neither are true. And now our petulant fan base seems about to give our new, promising young HC a terrible reception. We're as bad as they say we are. #ManUp #SeriouslyManTheFuckUp

 

[Milhouse]

just got an alert from espn: DM to decide between staying at Tulsa or a accepting Wake job in next day.

thank you for sharing

 

[Tiger_Deac]

Sanity. If you're mad Wellman chose Manning over Howland, that's fine. But can we please stop pretending Manning is an awful ACC coaching candidate, or that Howland was risk free? Neither are true. And now our petulant fan base seems about to give our new, promising young HC a terrible reception. We're as bad as they say we are. #ManUp #SeriouslyManTheFuckUp

This.

 

[daaberry]

That is all Wellman needs now is a public turning down the job by Manning.

 

[morrison2951]

Any idea why Mack was not a serious option? Honestly, outside of the "home run" candidates, he seemed like the perfect fit.

RW probably thought that it was too many times to the X well.

 

[Say Hey Deac]

I'll go ahead and predict that a press conference is going to be announced at 2 and held at 4.

You think today or tomorrow?

 

[WFU Lurker]

Side note, don't like how Manning and / or his agent are handling themselves with respect to leaks.

 

[Wakeforest22890]

Any idea why Mack was not a serious option? Honestly, outside of the "home run" candidates, he seemed like the perfect fit.

I don't think Mack wants to come here after the Dino situation.

 

[IAppreciateIt]

I KNEW IT. You FILTHS were jumping the gun AGAIN.

 

[deacvision7]

Any idea why Mack was not a serious option? Honestly, outside of the "home run" candidates, he seemed like the perfect fit.

I wonder if Wellman feared looking "lazy" in going back to the same coaching tree?

 

[CreamyGoodness]

He could just be a finalist?

More importantly, have we gotten a definite "no" from Shaka yet? (I kid....sort of)

Shaka hasn't said no yet. We have been balls to the wall after him the past couple of weeks. He's dragging his feet and we needed a contingency plan. There is still a small chance Shaka has a revelation and becomes our coach. A Very small chance.

 

[Harpua]

I hope he turns us down. Fuck it, lets get nuts.

 

[ipitytheblue]

169th in offensive efficiency against terrible competition. Woof.

it's adjusted to an average defense

 

[GardenStateDeac]

Side note, don't like how Manning and / or his agent are handling themselves with respect to leaks.

Agreed. Honestly, the way he is handling this makes me think it is a ruse to get more money out of Tulsa.

Sigh, I wish this went down like the Clawson situation.

 

[RJKarl]

Sanity. If you're mad Wellman chose Manning over Howland, that's fine. But can we please stop pretending Manning is an awful ACC coaching candidate, or that Howland was risk free? Neither are true. And now our petulant fan base seems about to give our new, promising young HC a terrible reception. We're as bad as they say we are. #ManUp #SeriouslyManTheFuckUp

Stop being sensible.

 

[Why the Deac Not]

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...sits-wake-forest-demon-deacons-decision-looms

Goodman's been pretty reliable. And Beck's sources said that Manning was NOT on campus recently. Perhaps it is just a formality, but maybe this isn't a done deal after all?