Butler head coach Brad Stevens has been hired as Celtics coach.

http://carolinasportsthoughts.blogspot.c...coach.html

http://www.butlersports.com/sports/m-bas...0703gp8h85

Wow. Talk about a surprising move.

How long does Butler stay relevant, my guess is not very. Xavier is on a down turn and Creighton next year after McDermott leaves will be down. Maybe this new shell of the old BE won't be quite as good as some people expect. Think maybe there were some other programs that were a better long term solution. Dayton,VCU,SLU,etc.

Wow. That's pretty crazy. I really didn't see this coming.

Who does Butler go after? Wichita St. coach Greg Mashall and Gonzaga coach Mark Few come right to mind. Butler now is in a better league and can offer more money and better exposure than either of those two schools.

Big East stock falling

(07-03-2013 05:08 PM)UCbball21 Wrote:  Big East stock falling

Butthurt much? Still better than the AAC.

(07-03-2013 05:06 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  Who does Butler go after? Wichita St. coach Greg Mashall and Gonzaga coach Mark Few come right to mind. Butler now is in a better league and can offer more money and better exposure than either of those two schools.

Marshall is someone that Butler should call.

Few has no reason to leave Gonzaga. He has a well-established program there, they're always at the top of the conference, they're in the NCAAs every year. Going to Butler doesn't improve Few's situation.

Ben Howland is a possibility, and would be a good fit there.

(07-03-2013 05:06 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  Who does Butler go after? Wichita St. coach Greg Mashall and Gonzaga coach Mark Few come right to mind. Butler now is in a better league and can offer more money and better exposure than either of those two schools.

They will probably hire from within, it is too late in the season to poach from another school. I doubt either Marshall or Few would even return Butler's call anyways...

(07-03-2013 05:24 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:06 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  Who does Butler go after? Wichita St. coach Greg Mashall and Gonzaga coach Mark Few come right to mind. Butler now is in a better league and can offer more money and better exposure than either of those two schools.

Marshall is someone that Butler should call.

Few has no reason to leave Gonzaga. He has a well-established program there, they're always at the top of the conference, they're in the NCAAs every year. Going to Butler doesn't improve Few's situation.

Ben Howland is a possibility, and would be a good fit there.

Oh Howland! I forgot about him. Do an interim for this season maybe then hire him? Though I don't think it's too close to the season to hire someone new.

(07-03-2013 05:25 PM)gogogo Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:06 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  Who does Butler go after? Wichita St. coach Greg Mashall and Gonzaga coach Mark Few come right to mind. Butler now is in a better league and can offer more money and better exposure than either of those two schools.

They will probably hire from within, it is too late in the season to poach from another school. I doubt either Marshall or Few would even return Butler's call anyways...

Marshall would probably take a look as he's seeing his chances at his dream job (South Carolina) fading further away as the years tick by. Going from Wichita State in the MVC to Butler in the NBE is certainly a step up.

(07-03-2013 05:25 PM)gogogo Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:06 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  Who does Butler go after? Wichita St. coach Greg Mashall and Gonzaga coach Mark Few come right to mind. Butler now is in a better league and can offer more money and better exposure than either of those two schools.

They will probably hire from within, it is too late in the season to poach from another school. I doubt either Marshall or Few would even return Butler's call anyways...

Making more money and being in a better league would mean they would answer the call. Definitely Marshall. Whats holding him in the now 1 bid MVC?

(07-03-2013 05:32 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:24 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:06 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  Who does Butler go after? Wichita St. coach Greg Mashall and Gonzaga coach Mark Few come right to mind. Butler now is in a better league and can offer more money and better exposure than either of those two schools.

Marshall is someone that Butler should call.

Few has no reason to leave Gonzaga. He has a well-established program there, they're always at the top of the conference, they're in the NCAAs every year. Going to Butler doesn't improve Few's situation.

Ben Howland is a possibility, and would be a good fit there.

Oh Howland! I forgot about him. Do an interim for this season maybe then hire him? Though I don't think it's too close to the season to hire someone new.

No need for an interim. Howland is currently unemployed.

...and he's just the tip. People have been saying Coach Wright's days at Villanova are probably numbered. And Philly's still without a coach...

The Big East may have two flops out of the gate...

(07-03-2013 05:41 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  ...and he's just the tip. People have been saying Coach Wright's days at Villanova are probably numbered. And Philly's still without a coach...

The Big East may have two flops out of the gate...

Oh the haters are coming out of the woodwork! hahaha

Oh and your coach leaving for one of the premiere coaching jobs in all of basketball is NOT a flop.

(07-03-2013 05:44 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:41 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  ...and he's just the tip. People have been saying Coach Wright's days at Villanova are probably numbered. And Philly's still without a coach...

The Big East may have two flops out of the gate...

Oh the haters are coming out of the woodwork! hahaha

Oh and your coach leaving for one of the premiere coaching jobs in all of basketball is NOT a flop.

Umm...reading comprehension? It's Butler and maybe 'Nova being a flop, not Stevens or Wright.

Also, get over yourself...MVC a one-big league? Snob.

AAC guys are so jealous of the NBE and their TV Deal. Even it the league sucked they are still making lots more money than the AAC.

(07-03-2013 05:51 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:44 PM)NJRedMan Wrote:  

(07-03-2013 05:41 PM)The Cutter of Bish Wrote:  ...and he's just the tip. People have been saying Coach Wright's days at Villanova are probably numbered. And Philly's still without a coach...

The Big East may have two flops out of the gate...

Oh the haters are coming out of the woodwork! hahaha

Oh and your coach leaving for one of the premiere coaching jobs in all of basketball is NOT a flop.

Umm...reading comprehension? It's Butler and maybe 'Nova being a flop, not Stevens or Wright.

Also, get over yourself...MVC a one-big league? Snob.

Oh reading comprehension or you not knowing how to actually structure a sentence?

Yes, the MVC is now a one bid league.

John Gianni the La Salle coach as an outside shot?