(03-07-2018 04:07 PM)DownEastPirate Wrote:  

(03-07-2018 12:33 PM)shock Wrote:  

(03-07-2018 06:57 AM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  

(03-06-2018 11:18 PM)shock Wrote:  

(03-06-2018 10:39 PM)k-vegasbuc Wrote:  Ok, I'll bite. There certainly can be an argument to be made about the level of competition that they play in their conference. That being said as far as what has done at FGCU? He's won 66% of his games, won 3 conference championships (finishing 2nd the other 2 years) and gone to the post season every year. Compared with what we had with Lebo, I think it's night and day. As an assistant he was ranked the number 4 recruiter in the nation, I think he could really elevate our recruiting particularly when it comes to bringing in bigs which is what we sorely need. While nothing is guaranteed, we could do a lot worse than Dooley, all this assuming we can land him since it appears several schools are reaching out.

My bad. I thought schools in the AAC were committed to excellence. Hiring Dooley would be committing to mediocrity. But you’re right; he is marginally better than Lebo.

Let me ask you, then, what realistic candidates do you think we should pursue that would be "committing to excellence?" You'll be hard pressed to find another low to mid-major coach with his resume, including working 10 years as an assistant to one of the best coaches in the country with a national championship ring.

Dooley took over a 26-11 team and turned in seasons of 22-13, 22-14, 26-8, 23-11. Not a builder, he is a sustainer at best.
Earl Grant took over a 14-18 team and turned in 9-24, 17-14, 25-10, 26-7. Builder.
Steve Forbes took over a 16-14 team and turned in 24-12, 27-8, 25-9. Builder.

Lol you can't penalize Joe Dooley for taking over a job that isn't a dumpster fire. Was Roy Williams not a good coach at Kansas cause he took over after Larry Brown won a Natty? I guess he was just a sustainer at best. Or for that matter is Bill Self just a sustainer cause he took over after a 30-8 Roy Williams season?

That is just a flawed argument. The guy is averaging 23 wins a year, been to 5 straight post season tournaments and hasn't finished below 2nd in his conference. Give me a break.

Not to say the other two wouldn't be great choices here but to minimize the job Dooley has done at an otherwise obscure school is impressive. If anything Dooley is the builder, one great season from Andy Enfield does not constitute building something. Dooley won with Enfields kids and kept on winning once they were all his kids.

Biiiiiiggg difference in conference/program there. I get it though. We had programs like ECU in the Valley, too, who scoffed at effort. Hell, most of them just hired each others coaches when they were fired. Getting back with an ex though, I don’t think any of them cared that little.