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(03-16-2021 02:37 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(03-16-2021 02:17 PM)odu09 Wrote:  When they cite "Four winning campaigns but no NCAA or NIT berths" I'm not sure how open they would be to a JJ hire and buying out his contract here.

George Mason joined the A10 for the 2013-14 season, the same time that JJ became ODU coach. In that time:

George Mason had one 20-win season, three seasons with at least 21 losses and, other than a CBI bid in 2016-17, no postseason (they haven't had an NCAA/NIT trip since beating Villanova and getting ethered by Ohio State in the 2011 NCAAs).

ODU had four 25-win seasons, no 20-loss seasons (the only losing season was 13-19 last year), an NCAA trip, an NIT Final Four, a CBI Final Four and, most importantly, the inaugural (and final) Vegas 16 title.

Obviously Mason is in a better conference and that informs their record to a degree, and for the past two seasons both programs have been fair-to-middling. But I think a fairly easy argument can be made that JJ is an upgrade over Paulsen. Whether that means he's the best pick for the job, or that they'd pay to break his contract, is another issue altogether.

Be interesting to see the wish list come out.

You must be delusional. There is a 0% chance they want to hire JJ. There is a 0% chance that nearly anyone wants to hire JJ.

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