(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:  

(03-06-2018 10:09 PM)shock Wrote:  What has Dooley done with FGCU? He would blue ball you to death because he would never be able to get you over .500 in conference play.

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.

Both are good candidates but I don't see a massive difference to classify them as excellence but not Dooley. That being said Forbes just signed an extension with a $500,000 by out, basically saying he is not leaving until a big offer comes his way, so he is not a "realistic" candidate for us. That leaves Grant and Dooley on the list. I'm not going to argue either since both have very good records but they do have a different style of play. Dooley plays a much faster pace relying on high percentage shots which I do think favors our situation a little bit more than Grant but I would be really happy with him too.

Interesting fact, both Grant and Dooley played Wichita this year. Grant lost 81-63 and Dooley lost 75-65 with the score being tied with a little over 4 minutes left in the game.