http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketba...green-wave

Dunleavy was on the Houston Rockets team with Moses Malone that finished 40-42 in the regular season but went all the way to the NBA finals where they lost 4-2 to Boston. Rudy Tomjanovich was also on that Bill Fitch coached team. A reserve, Bill Willoughby, like Malone, was one of the first players to jump from HS straight to the pros.

a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

(03-25-2016 07:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

Why is hiring a former NBA player and coach bizarre?

Its a big recruiting plus.

(03-25-2016 07:43 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 07:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

Why is hiring a former NBA player and coach bizarre?

Its a big recruiting plus.

he's not coached at all in 6 years... very much outside the box....

(03-25-2016 07:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

Slam dunk hire for Tulane. The only thing bizarre is you calling it a bizarre hire.

I like this hire. Tulane, like ECU, needs to build their program to beat Connecticut and Memphis. This is a great hire.

(03-25-2016 07:47 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 07:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

Slam dunk hire for Tulane. The only thing bizarre is you calling it a bizarre hire.

This is a home run hire. They need something to get excited about down there. Last time the Green Wave made the NCAA tourney? 1995.

Just in time for our Big 12 invite too

(03-25-2016 09:00 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 07:47 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 07:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

Slam dunk hire for Tulane. The only thing bizarre is you calling it a bizarre hire.

This is a home run hire. They need something to get excited about down there. Last time the Green Wave made the NCAA tourney? 1995.

Tulane needed to make a big wave, rocket red, laker yellow, whatever color the bucks are these days. Otherwise they will never get a green one. They are just deep in the hole and have been since they dropped basketball.

It's hard to think of a less relevant NBA franchise.

(03-25-2016 07:43 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 07:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

Why is hiring a former NBA player and coach bizarre?

Its a big recruiting plus.

This. Great hire by Tulane. Even better if he pulls his son from Villanova.

(03-25-2016 07:47 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(03-25-2016 07:41 PM)stever20 Wrote:  a bizarre hire IMO. although given Tulane, maybe try anything for them??? Nothing else has worked....

Slam dunk hire for Tulane. The only thing bizarre is you calling it a bizarre hire.

Tulane definitely deserves credit for thinking outside the box and bringing in a new and fresh, yet experienced, voice. However, I'm not sure you can classify this as a "slam-dunk." Dunleavy had a 613-716 (.461) NBA head coaching record. He finished nine of his seventeen coaching seasons with a losing record, and only made the playoffs seven times.

Everyone was excited at Rutgers when they hired Eddie Jordan, who - like Dunleavy - brought NBA credentials and experience. However, that experience brought a disaster because Jordan never coached in college before, much like Dunleavy, and, like Dunleavy, didn't amount to much in the NBA other than a few winning seasons and playoff appearances. It will, as always, come down to how well Dunleavy can recruit and develop the young players - something he has never done before in his career.

Dunleavy's hire is also nothing like that of Larry Brown or Kelvin Sampson, both of whom were proven winners in college (albeit in the controversial way) but also brought NBA experience and exposure. I think there was also a reason that Dunleavy hasn't been coaching for nearly six years (since 2010). He was never going to get another NBA head coaching job, and this was likely his last opportunity to get a position like this.

(03-26-2016 12:59 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  Tulane definitely deserves credit for thinking outside the box and bringing in a new and fresh, yet experienced, voice. However, I'm not sure you can classify this as a "slam-dunk." Dunleavy had a 613-716 (.461) NBA head coaching record. He finished nine of his seventeen coaching seasons with a losing record, and only made the playoffs seven times.

Everyone was excited at Rutgers when they hired Eddie Jordan, who - like Dunleavy - brought NBA credentials and experience. However, that experience brought a disaster because Jordan never coached in college before, much like Dunleavy, and, like Dunleavy, didn't amount to much in the NBA other than a few winning seasons and playoff appearances. It will, as always, come down to how well Dunleavy can recruit and develop the young players - something he has never done before in his career.

Dunleavy's hire is also nothing like that of Larry Brown or Kelvin Sampson, both of whom were proven winners in college (albeit in the controversial way) but also brought NBA experience and exposure. I think there was also a reason that Dunleavy hasn't been coaching for nearly six years (since 2010). He was never going to get another NBA head coaching job, and this was likely his last opportunity to get a position like this.

It's a much more sound choice than Chris Mullins (sp on purpose) who just brought a name. That was the epitome of outside the box.

(03-26-2016 01:07 PM)BigEastHomer Wrote:  

(03-26-2016 12:59 PM)GoldenWarrior11 Wrote:  Tulane definitely deserves credit for thinking outside the box and bringing in a new and fresh, yet experienced, voice. However, I'm not sure you can classify this as a "slam-dunk." Dunleavy had a 613-716 (.461) NBA head coaching record. He finished nine of his seventeen coaching seasons with a losing record, and only made the playoffs seven times.

Everyone was excited at Rutgers when they hired Eddie Jordan, who - like Dunleavy - brought NBA credentials and experience. However, that experience brought a disaster because Jordan never coached in college before, much like Dunleavy, and, like Dunleavy, didn't amount to much in the NBA other than a few winning seasons and playoff appearances. It will, as always, come down to how well Dunleavy can recruit and develop the young players - something he has never done before in his career.

Dunleavy's hire is also nothing like that of Larry Brown or Kelvin Sampson, both of whom were proven winners in college (albeit in the controversial way) but also brought NBA experience and exposure. I think there was also a reason that Dunleavy hasn't been coaching for nearly six years (since 2010). He was never going to get another NBA head coaching job, and this was likely his last opportunity to get a position like this.

It's a much more sound choice than Chris Mullins (sp on purpose) who just brought a name. That was the epitome of outside the box.

Absolutely - Chris Mullin brought zero college experience when he was hired. All he had was NBA credentials and experience. However, he hired Barry Rohrssen, John Calipari's top assistant, and Matt Abdelmassih, the top Iowa State recruiter, and together they brought in a combined 6 4* recruits and 3 3* recruits in the past 12 months alone - an impressive turnaround since nearly the entire St. Johns team left or transferred once Lavin was dismissed. Now, they had a terrible year - but next year will start to show how well Mullin adapts and grows as a collegiate coach. Again, it all comes down to recruiting and player development - and that will define how well Dunleavy adjusts to the collegiate level.

At once again, Homer, you try and turn a discussion into an AAC vs. Big East fight. Let it go, man...

Any time you have a hire like this- it's a gamble. There is no lock that Mullin is going to do well with St John's. One major difference though is Mullin is from NYC and has repaired in large part the relationship with NYC schools that had been broken with Lavin. But the jury is still out on him as a coach for sure....

On Dunleavy's record, remember, he coached some of the worst franchises in the NBA, especially the Clippers. Even the Lakers, following Magic Johnson's retirement, were on the decline and he may have had a better record if they had more patience. He coached 3 teams to the conference finals and should have had 2 NBA Finals appearances had the Blazers not fallen asleep at the wheel in 2000's WCF Game 7.

He's a highly credentialed coach and should do well there, probably elevating them to an NIT level program.

(03-26-2016 02:11 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  On Dunleavy's record, remember, he coached some of the worst franchises in the NBA, especially the Clippers. Even the Lakers, following Magic Johnson's retirement, were on the decline and he may have had a better record if they had more patience. He coached 3 teams to the conference finals and should have had 2 NBA Finals appearances had the Blazers not fallen asleep at the wheel in 2000's WCF Game 7.

He's a highly credentialed coach and should do well there, probably elevating them to an NIT level program.

Keep an eye on his staff.

Larry Brown mapped out the blueprint.

the thing that I think is Tulane had to do something like this, as nothing else has worked... haven't been to the NIT even since 2000. 4 winning seasons since 1997-98 season. 2 of those- 16-15 and 15-13.

That guy has one hell of a great last name! :)