(03-07-2018 01:25 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(03-07-2018 01:09 PM)WsU Tang Clan Wrote:  

(03-07-2018 12:51 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(03-07-2018 12:46 PM)NBPirate Wrote:  

(03-07-2018 11:20 AM)WsU Tang Clan Wrote:  John Thompson III

Lol, no, no thank you.

LOL at ECU fans saying no thank you to JT3.

He had a pretty good track record at G'town.

He missed the tournament and finished 8th and 9th in the league his last two years at a school with the 2nd highest budget in all of college basketball. He played an uninspiring brand of Princeton basketball that was making it difficult to recruit top-flight talent.

ECU needs a hungry up and comer, not a retread.

JTIII could recruit players. However, he started recruiting guys who, while talented, didn't fit his system. Consequently, his teams struggled. That said, I don't think he would be a good fit at ECU. You aren't going to attract a stream of top 100 kids to ECU. Need a guy that can get players that fit his system. Doesn't have to be a slow it down guy. Would be nice if the coach had some connections in the area. Unfortunately, a lot of hot low mid-major guys are in the midwest.

TJ Otzelburger at SD State would be a coup. However, he is a midwest guy and I think he is looking for a higher profile program for his next job. The guy at Drake did an incredible job this year (Drake's second winning conference record in the past 32 years) Previously, he was the head guy at Furman for a number of years and had a lot of success there. But, I don't think he would leave Drake for ECU after only one year. Smith at South Dakota also has done well over the passed few years, although he may be in line for the Colorado State job. I would stay away from the guy at Loyola, even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. One good year after years of failure are not a good sign. The guys at Ashville and Charleston seem to be hot right now. Either one may be a good hire.