Haspula Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Wouldn't mind if this program went after a coach like Shaka Smart or Gregg Marshall Quote Link to comment
Comish Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Wouldn't mind if this program went after a coach like Shaka Smart or Gregg Marshall An early rumor has a short list of Marshall, Ammaker (sp?), and Altman....no idea of it's veracity... Quote Link to comment
It'sNotAFakeID Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 We may not have the talent, but with new facilities on the way--I think the job should be plenty attractive for coaches who want to seek a bigger challenge of leading a team to a BCS conference title Quote Link to comment
T_O_Bull Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Smart is on the Illinois short list. I'd still take a shot though. I like this guy too. Jimmy Pastos of Loyala Maryland Patsos served as an assistant coach to Gary Williams at the University of Maryland for 13 years. Patsos took over at Loyola after they suffered a 1-27 season under former coach Scott Hicks. Patsos was the 20th head coach of Loyola men's basketball. In his first season as coach in 2004, he guided them to a 6-22 record. In his second season, they reached 15-13, the first time they had a winning record since the 1993-94 season, the year they reached the NCAA Tournament under Skip Prosser. On Dec. 22, 2009 a Patsos led Loyola team recorded the greatest regular season win in program history defeating the Indiana Hoosiers 72-67. The Hounds led by as many as 22, before the Hoosiers rallied to take a late lead. Senior Guard Brett Harvey led the Hounds back scoring 9 points in the final 3 minutes.[2] He has guided the Greyhounds to multiple 3rd place MAAC finishes, finishing with 18 wins in 2006-07 and a tied a school record with 19 wins in 2007-08. Patsos has sought local talent in his coaching staff. Former players from Maryland, Terrell Stokes and Matt Kovarik are former assistants at Loyola.[3] On his staff, Patsos currently has G.G. Smith, son of Minnesota Coach Tubby Smith, former Greyhound Greg Manning, and Luke D'Alessio, former head coach at Division II school, Bowie State.[4] Patsos received a contract extension from Loyola on July 9, 2008. Per Loyola policies, details of the contract were not released.[5] T_O_B G>B>R Quote Link to comment
husker B-rent Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Larry Eustachy has my vote. Great coach ready to move back up, 9 years sober. Quote Link to comment
bball_backer Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Shaka is almost as unreasonable as Brad Stevens. Unfortunately Gregg Marshall is trending that way also. Hearing T.O. say money won't be an issue has me very excited. Honestly, I think I'm changing my mind a little bit on what Tom should look for; I'm starting to think it wouldn't be so terrible to get a big name that will leave in a few years for greener pasture AS LONG AS there is an obvious assistant being groomed to take over. Still not completely sure I'm sold on that idea, but the more I tossed it around today the more I decided it wouldn't be terrible. Quote Link to comment
PaulCrewe Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Greg Marshall and the word a-hole have been used a lot from former schools fan and alumni bases Quote Link to comment
Omaha-Husker Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Greg Marshall and the word a-hole have been used a lot from former schools fan and alumni bases Maybe its time for an a-hole, the nice guys haven't been working. Quote Link to comment
cscott2win Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Not a lot of candidates that would even consider a move to Nebraska without some big bucks attatched. New facilities and such may help but it will take some really deep pockets to get this fixed along with a massive ego thinking they can. At least I personally am interested in mens bball again. Guess that's a start. Quote Link to comment
redout22 Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I still want Pearl.. If Kansas can go out and get Weis then we can get Pearl. 1 Quote Link to comment
Fuzzy Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I'm also looking forward to knowing who the next victim will be. Quote Link to comment
Husker John Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 A list of coaches from the Yahoo Sports Article "Shaka Smart, and five other names that could surface quickly in Illinois coaching search". (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger-college-basketball-blog/shaka-smart-five-other-names-could-surface-quickly-191415596.html). My favorites for the Huskers in order of preference: 1.Shaka Smart, VCU head coach 2.Brad Stevens, Butler head coach 3.Steve Alford, New Mexico head coach Quote Link to comment
mrandyk Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I hear Bruce Weber is out of a job. Quote Link to comment
Husker John Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Lincoln Journal Star's list of possible candidates http://huskerextra.com/sports/huskers/mens-basketball/article_d1544074-87a9-5651-b14c-ee75267803ad.html Quote Link to comment
flatwaterfan Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 The way I read this is they will try to get the big splash coach to put butts in the seats & energize the fan base. A guy that will be able to recruit nationally. So that means it's going to be a big name or a very hot commodity that is well known nationally with a lot of recruiting ties. I think that narrows this list down a bit. If they can get the candidate to visit Lincoln then I think we have a good shot. http://my.journalsta...votal_hire.html Quote Link to comment
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