(03-30-2017 10:58 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  Anthony Grant named coach at UD, and Pasternack the leading candidate at UCSB.

Even though Grant played for Dayton and will likely make twice what we can pay in a far better conference and a far more successful program, if only Bass had contacted him and locked him down early, he would be at UNCW already.

We suck.

(03-30-2017 08:49 AM)Dash Rip Rock Jr Wrote:  This behind the scenes has turned into a Kelly Mehrtens search. I do not feel good at all about what is going to happen. We easily could have hired a good coach early last week. I am now also convinced that we will not be able to retain the core of the team.

(03-30-2017 11:03 AM)82hawk Wrote:  What evidence do you have there is dysfunction? There seems to be a desire to find or focus on negatives when there is zero evidence to support it. Someone said this "feels" like the Mehrtens search....are you f'in kidding me?

I have no evidence of dysfunction, that is why I used the word IF. I think you misinterpreted my post as being negative when I was simply asking for Dash to clarify his assertion that it was turning into a cluster and that we aren't going to be able to maintain our current core.

(03-30-2017 11:23 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 10:58 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  Anthony Grant named coach at UD, and Pasternack the leading candidate at UCSB.

Even though Grant played for Dayton and will likely make twice what we can pay in a far better conference and a far more successful program, if only Bass had contacted him and locked him down early, he would be at UNCW already.

We suck.

Dude, you're trying too hard. His name was mentioned on this board as a possibility. It's noteworthy to confirm that Grant is officially not a candidate (even if he was always unlikely) and that UD no longer has an opening. I also posted yesterday when UMass filled their position with a candidate that was never considered here, either officially or speculatively. I stated only facts. Don't try to make more of it than that.

Getting played by Joe Dooley is the most Merhtens thing ever

I don't feel like we were played by Dooley. There are compelling reasons to interview him and there are compelling reasons why he would be interested in the move:

http://www.scout.com/college/florida-gul...ed-to-uncw

(03-30-2017 11:23 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 10:58 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  Anthony Grant named coach at UD, and Pasternack the leading candidate at UCSB.

Even though Grant played for Dayton and will likely make twice what we can pay in a far better conference and a far more successful program, if only Bass had contacted him and locked him down early, he would be at UNCW already.

We suck.

LMAO!

The last three years is going to make it hard for all of us to adjust. We lost what, six games last season? Millennial sir not, there's going to be times of frustration. Luckily this board has a good core group that keep each other in check and emotionally flogged when we get too cranky pants.

(03-30-2017 11:31 AM)Dash Rip Rock Jr Wrote:  Getting played by Joe Dooley is the most Merhtens thing ever

Getting played?

Lol.

C'mon man. Look at what FGCU is paying him. I'm not saying they're beneath us, but financially we have the advantage. Relax. If nothing is settled by this time next week then perhaps we can all start worrying.

(03-30-2017 11:14 AM)SEA33HAWK Wrote:  Some of you guys are acting like true mellenials.

I'm not a Mellenial thank you :)

Didn't say anyone was a mellenial.

A lot of the same Dooley information repeated, but there's a little more detail in this article: http://www.news-press.com/story/sports/c.../99744206/

Various Tweets:

Per @AlexRileySN's reporting, would seem the UNCW job is down to Joe Dooley of Florida Gulf Coast and UNC assistant C.B. McGrath. #CAAHoops

Been doing lotta surfing this aftnoon: I see Joe Dooley and C.B. McGrath both up for UNC Wilmington job. I have the highest regard for both.

Just spoke with #FGCU AD Ken Kavanagh. He remains optimistic Joe Dooley will stay in #SWFL, despite the interview w/ #UNCW yesterday. @NBC2

Mull throwing a little shade at Bass for not considering Christian:

A guy who is a candidate for the #UNCW job and a guy who should've been one of the top ones, but wasn't.

(03-30-2017 12:03 PM)SEA33HAWK Wrote:  Didn't say anyone was a mellenial.

I'm offended.

At this point I'm hoping it's Dooley, but I wouldn't be disappointed with any of the three options. All of them are gonna need our top support and I'm ready.

The same thought crossed my mind about Dooley. I wouldn't be surprised if he used us to stay at FGCU with a pay raise. He's got a good team returning and it's probably easier to get back to NCAA tournament at FGCU. We should be good next year but Charleston will likely be the preseason favorite.

(03-30-2017 12:13 PM)Coast2Coast Wrote:  The same thought crossed my mind about Dooley. I wouldn't be surprised if he used us to stay at FGCU with a pay raise. He's got a good team returning and it's probably easier to get back to NCAA tournament at FGCU. We should be good next year but Charleston will likely be the preseason favorite.

We could flat out double his salary. Our budget is small, but we still easily outspend FGCU. On top of that, FGCU is the 27th best conference in basketball. The CAA hasn't been great in comparison to our past, some would say awful, and we are still top 15. That's a huge step up for him with the ability to succeed at UNCW and get looked at by P5s. Look at the current ACC. There are three previous CAA head coaches leading ACC teams now, two of which made their name at UNCW.

We're not the short stack at a poker table with FGCU.

(03-30-2017 12:17 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 12:13 PM)Coast2Coast Wrote:  The same thought crossed my mind about Dooley. I wouldn't be surprised if he used us to stay at FGCU with a pay raise. He's got a good team returning and it's probably easier to get back to NCAA tournament at FGCU. We should be good next year but Charleston will likely be the preseason favorite.

We could flat out double his salary. Our budget is small, but we still easily outspend FGCU. On top of that, FGCU is the 27th best conference in basketball. The CAA hasn't been great in comparison to our past, some would say awful, and we are still top 15. That's a huge step up for him with the ability to succeed at UNCW and get looked at by P5s. Look at the current ACC. There are three previous CAA head coaches leading ACC teams now, two of which made their name at UNCW.

We're not the short stack at a poker table with FGCU.

Now I'm wanting pancakes.

(03-30-2017 12:29 PM)SEA33HAWK Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 12:17 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 12:13 PM)Coast2Coast Wrote:  The same thought crossed my mind about Dooley. I wouldn't be surprised if he used us to stay at FGCU with a pay raise. He's got a good team returning and it's probably easier to get back to NCAA tournament at FGCU. We should be good next year but Charleston will likely be the preseason favorite.

We could flat out double his salary. Our budget is small, but we still easily outspend FGCU. On top of that, FGCU is the 27th best conference in basketball. The CAA hasn't been great in comparison to our past, some would say awful, and we are still top 15. That's a huge step up for him with the ability to succeed at UNCW and get looked at by P5s. Look at the current ACC. There are three previous CAA head coaches leading ACC teams now, two of which made their name at UNCW.

We're not the short stack at a poker table with FGCU.

Now I'm wanting pancakes.

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(03-30-2017 12:37 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 12:29 PM)SEA33HAWK Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 12:17 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  

(03-30-2017 12:13 PM)Coast2Coast Wrote:  The same thought crossed my mind about Dooley. I wouldn't be surprised if he used us to stay at FGCU with a pay raise. He's got a good team returning and it's probably easier to get back to NCAA tournament at FGCU. We should be good next year but Charleston will likely be the preseason favorite.

We could flat out double his salary. Our budget is small, but we still easily outspend FGCU. On top of that, FGCU is the 27th best conference in basketball. The CAA hasn't been great in comparison to our past, some would say awful, and we are still top 15. That's a huge step up for him with the ability to succeed at UNCW and get looked at by P5s. Look at the current ACC. There are three previous CAA head coaches leading ACC teams now, two of which made their name at UNCW.

We're not the short stack at a poker table with FGCU.

Now I'm wanting pancakes.

I'm offended, i think you should get a warning.

I agree we are a more attractive job than FGCU but realistically we are both 1 bid leagues. Making the NCAA tournament is how you really make your mark if you want to move to a P5 job; even more so if you win some NCAA tournament games.

I'm not saying he's using us...I'm just saying I wouldn't be shocked if he stayed at FGCU.

(03-30-2017 11:31 AM)Dash Rip Rock Jr Wrote:  Getting played by Joe Dooley is the most Merhtens thing ever

If Dooley is hired by UNCW, were we played? If Pasternack ends up somewhere else, were we played? If you interview more than one coach, and you can't come to terms with them, were you played? Were we "played" by Keatts?

Sorry Dash, do you have ANY form of a business background? Do you have a clue what it entails to hire sought after recruits/candidates who have multiple options and who don't NEED to work for you? Was Keatts "played" by recruits he went after, brought to UNCW, and then they decided to go elsewhere? That's the game bud. Everyone is looking out for their own best interests and they operate in that manner. Get out of here with that ignorance.

Dash sure is sounding like our old buddy Ms. Cottonball to me. Resurfaced just in time to do some Jimmy bashing at the first opportunity.

FGCU would probably max out at about 400k for Dooley. Don't see money being a factor at all there. He'd have to like coaching there a lot to turn down this job.