legend11 32 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 To put it bluntly: "You don't need friends, you need wins." UVA, i'm starting to agree way to much with you, but again, you are right on the mark! Everyone seems to want family in here, but if Tech goes out and tries to hire Dell Curry, Bimbo Coles or anyone with previous ties to the program, it will fail. I see no one with the experience to move Tech to the next level. Dell Curry would look like on paper to be a great hire, but he has no experience. Hokie basketball needs wins, period! I believe Va.Tech can be a top 20 Basketball program in the future, but it starts with the coaching staff. Tech has the facilities to move forward, now we need the Coach to get us there. Exactly. The idea of VT hiring Dell Curry to run a D-I, ACC basketball program has UVAO jumping for joy I bet. What an awful, awful idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum 678 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Dell Curry would look like on paper to be a great hire, but he has no experience. Curry was offered (and briefly accepted, IIRC) a spot on the Charlotte Bobcats coaching staff. So from at least a conceptual standpoint, his consideration as a candidate isn't completely illogical. Personally, I agree that it would be a bad move. And I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I'm not a huge Curry fan. In my few personal interactions with him, I found him to be an insufferable a--. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChampIsHere 10 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 what about Bruce Pearl Jam?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 what about Bruce Pearl Jam?? There is his unfortunate suspension and NCAA show cause order to deal with sadly. Great coach, lousy cheater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCFan 10 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 How about Allan Bristow? Played at Tech way back and had a successful tenure in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) To put it bluntly: "You don't need friends, you need wins." UVA, i'm starting to agree way to much with you, but again, you are right on the mark! Everyone seems to want family in here, but if Tech goes out and tries to hire Dell Curry, Bimbo Coles or anyone with previous ties to the program, it will fail. I see no one with the experience to move Tech to the next level. Dell Curry would look like on paper to be a great hire, but he has no experience. Hokie basketball needs wins, period! I believe Va.Tech can be a top 20 Basketball program in the future, but it starts with the coaching staff. Tech has the facilities to move forward, now we need the Coach to get us there. Scary that we're agreeing, ain't it? ;) As a UVA fan, I'd love nothing more for you all to hire Coles or Curry. That should say something. Exactly. The idea of VT hiring Dell Curry to run a D-I, ACC basketball program has UVAO jumping for joy I bet. It wouldn't be as glorious as following up Frank Beamer with Jim Druckenmiller, but... ...I might just wet myself... Edited April 25, 2012 by UVAObserver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjhokies 47 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 The Hokies should just write out a big check and hire Steve Prohm today! The last coach we hired from Murray State worked out pretty well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend11 32 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 The Hokies should just write out a big check and hire Steve Prohm today! The last coach we hired from Murray State worked out pretty well. He seems like he'd be a good coach, right? That's my initial impression of him after watching three or four games of theirs this past season. It's tough to tell though, considering he has one year of head coaching experience with someone else's recruits. Yes it was wildly successful, but I wish we had a bit more of a sample size by which to judge him. Can he recruit against ACC and Big East schools, let alone at all? Can he take the rigors of being in the premiere conference in college basketball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend11 32 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 what about Bruce Pearl Jam?? Ha, I bet he's looking for an opportunity to take those garish orange blazers back out of his closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 The Hokies should just write out a big check and hire Steve Prohm today! The last coach we hired from Murray State worked out pretty well. Probably wouldn't even need to be that big of a check...he makes $350,000/year at Murray St...he could easily "double up" and both sides would be satisfied... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Probably wouldn't even need to be that big of a check...he makes $350,000/year at Murray St...he could easily "double up" and both sides would be satisfied... He's probably the best fit for VT's budget. You're taking a gamble with him. I like his Xs-and-Os, but that Murray State team was built for success before he took over. I think it'd be worth it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChampIsHere 10 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Ha, I bet he's looking for an opportunity to take those garish orange blazers back out of his closet. Actually I thought he was great for the things he did at UT, if he wasn't under a show cause and NCAA suspension it wouldn't be that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 He's probably the best fit for VT's budget. You're taking a gamble with him. I like his Xs-and-Os, but that Murray State team was built for success before he took over. I think it'd be worth it, though. As a Murray St. alum, I watched them probably a dozen times this year. (Thanks ESPNU). My biggest concern is that he does lack a track record. One great year does not make a great coach. One thing he does have is a good history of finding talent, which is critical if you aren't a marquee program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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