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What if we’d hired Beilein instead of Skip in 2001?

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I would love to see the parallel dimension in this here multiverse where that happened.
 
He was at Richmond and board sentiment of the day was that he would be a uninspired choice.
 
Folks I know at u of r said he and his family were packed and ready to fly to Winston when Skip said yes.
 
would never have traded any coach for Skip -- this is not about w/l's he was "the" right man and we are all better for his association with Wake Forest
 
Wouldn't trade the man Skip was for anyone.

Patrick Beilein (John's son) just won his D2 conference tourney though. Also, Michigan is significantly more talented than Wake right now. The fact that Michigan is a top 10 defense given their style is what makes them lethal.
 
deaconnor said:
Kind of disrespectful to discuss. Skip was the right choice.
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Skip was never a good tournament coach and never coached defense. Sorry. He was also on his way out most probably as he finished in dead last 12th place in 2006 & tied for 11th in 2007. He won originally with Odom's players & recruits and made some hay with 1 great local ballplayer--CP3.
 
DeacInVermont said:
He would have been smoten instead, because God hates Wake Forest.
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This is the correct answer. Anyone thinking of an alternative reality where Wake loses in the championship game in 2013 or makes the Elite Eight in 2018 is doing it wrong. Instead, Beilein has been dead for ten years and all of his children are stricken with super gonorrhea.
 
Was Beilein still at UR when Skip flirted with Pitt? Looked it up. Beilein was hired at WVU in 2002 and Dixon was hired at Pitt in 2003. Good grief, all of that was 15 years ago?
 
“Tournament coach” is such a stupid distinction. Tony Bennett must not be a “tournament coach”.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
“Tournament coach” is such a stupid distinction. Tony Bennett must not be a “tournament coach”.
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You mean the coach who won the ACC Tournament?

Patrick Beilien. Good for him. Can guarantee he’ll never coach at Wake. He was on that WVU team. He was even Gansey’s roommate.
 
PhDeac said:
You mean the coach who won the ACC Tournament?

Patrick Beilien. Good for him. Can guarantee he’ll never coach at Wake. He was on that WVU team. He was even Gansey’s roommate.
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So did Dave Odom. Doesn’t make him a tournament coach. Good coaches eventually win in tournaments.
 
TheReff said:
Skip was never a good tournament coach and never coached defense. Sorry. He was also on his way out most probably as he finished in dead last 12th place in 2006 & tied for 11th in 2007. He won originally with Odom's players & recruits and made some hay with 1 great local ballplayer--CP3.
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Says the only person out of 7 Billion that Skip didn't like.
 
Deacfreak07 said:
So did Dave Odom. Doesn’t make him a tournament coach. Good coaches eventually win in tournaments.
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Sure. Randolph Childress and Tim Duncan were tournament players. The Duncan fellow won a few tournaments.
 
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