(03-14-2019 08:17 AM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(03-14-2019 08:09 AM)Gary Miller Wrote:  

(03-14-2019 07:36 AM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  Well, now is as good a time as any to debate who the next coach at WM will be.

If they don't land a massively good hire here there's gonna be trouble in the 'Burg.

Looking at the numbers 82hawk posted... in order for "something big is happening..." to work out, they need a Rick Pitino level splash.

Nathan Davis (Bucknell HC) would be a great fit. He has the perfect coaching background to succeed at a school like W&M. John Thompson III is the "big" name that is being floated around, but I think that is unlikely. Jamion Christian (Siena HC) would be my third name to throw in the hat, he's a former Shaver assistant that has had a lot of success on the low major level.

All of those would be good hires. I don't think hiring ANY of them would justify firing Shaver though, and paying him 1.7 million NOT to coach either.

Just wild. What a situation. WM board is littered with folks speculating on their current players too. Reported that vultures are already circling on Pierce (Northwestern coaches "followed" him and he "followed" back -- I assume that's a twitter reference). There's obvious concern they'll lose Knight.

This is important to us, as WM is a strong "southern" member, but more so in the middle geographically. Regardless, we should be hoping this turns out better for them then some of our coaching changes in the past. A weaker WM only hurts the CAA worse than it's current state.

While I understand your "W&M is important to us" take, its hard to root for the success of a school that pulls a stunt like this. While I hope they hire a decent coach, it would serve the administration right losing guys like Knight and Pierce. At this point I would hate to see a guy win with Shaver's recruits.