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Post by HC92 on Feb 2, 2019 12:15:50 GMT -5
With the recent suspension and reported lack of a contract for Gibbons for next year, it seems appropriate to talk about coaching candidates. AM is obviously one and how the team responds over the next month will impact how much consideration she gets. If we go outside, Carla Berube from Tufts would be a home run but she’s been at Tufts for 16 years with a winning percentage near .800 so it doesn’t seem like she wants to go anywhere at least until Geno leaves UConn
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Post by WorcesterGray on Feb 2, 2019 12:22:32 GMT -5
Melissa Hodgdon has had a good amount of success in her sixteen years as head coach of Wheaton, though the team has struggled last couple of seasons. Thought she was a solid recruiter here during her four seasons as an assistant, understands the culture, high quality person. She should get some consideration.
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 3, 2019 1:45:03 GMT -5
With the recent suspension and reported lack of a contract for Gibbons for next year, it seems appropriate to talk about coaching candidates. AM is obviously one and how the team responds over the next month will impact how much consideration she gets. If we go outside, Carla Berube from Tufts would be a home run but she’s been at Tufts for 16 years with a winning percentage near .800 so it doesn’t seem like she wants to go anywhere at least until Geno leaves UConn If you are going to talk about Berube, why not talk about the second best women's coach in College Basketball in the last 12 years? Amherst head coach G.P. Gromacki who is 347-26 and has two national championships the last two years without losing a game?
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Post by HC92 on Feb 3, 2019 5:27:20 GMT -5
With the recent suspension and reported lack of a contract for Gibbons for next year, it seems appropriate to talk about coaching candidates. AM is obviously one and how the team responds over the next month will impact how much consideration she gets. If we go outside, Carla Berube from Tufts would be a home run but she’s been at Tufts for 16 years with a winning percentage near .800 so it doesn’t seem like she wants to go anywhere at least until Geno leaves UConn If you are going to talk about Berube, why not talk about the second best women's coach in College Basketball in the last 12 years? Amherst head coach G.P. Gromacki who is 347-26 and has two national championships the last two years without losing a game? Believe it or not, I don’t follow D3 women’s hoops very closely. I only know Berube because of the UConn connection. If Gromacki or any other coaches out there with a .930 winning percentage at any level of college hoops wants to come, sign me up.
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 3, 2019 18:41:06 GMT -5
If you are going to talk about Berube, why not talk about the second best women's coach in College Basketball in the last 12 years? Amherst head coach G.P. Gromacki who is 347-26 and has two national championships the last two years without losing a game? Believe it or not, I don’t follow D3 women’s hoops very closely. I only know Berube because of the UConn connection. If Gromacki or any other coaches out there with a .930 winning percentage at any level of college hoops wants to come, sign me up. I was just making the point, there was a better option even in her conference
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Post by unhfan on Feb 4, 2019 9:21:20 GMT -5
With the recent suspension and reported lack of a contract for Gibbons for next year, it seems appropriate to talk about coaching candidates. AM is obviously one and how the team responds over the next month will impact how much consideration she gets. If we go outside, Carla Berube from Tufts would be a home run but she’s been at Tufts for 16 years with a winning percentage near .800 so it doesn’t seem like she wants to go anywhere at least until Geno leaves UConn Nice to see Holy Cross give AM a second chance after her public issues at Maine.
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Post by gks on Feb 4, 2019 9:23:50 GMT -5
I would be shocked if Berube and the Amherst coach would make the move to HC. Those D3 schools pay very well, they don't have to beg, plead, and grovel to get players in and they basically have lifetime job security.
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Post by coachrt on Feb 4, 2019 9:30:40 GMT -5
I agree. Those NESCAC coaches are competing for national championships. The best you can do at Holy Cross is win the conference and get a 14-16th seed in the NCAA's and maybe hope to upset someone one day. Also, if you have a down year in the NESCAC, there is nobody breathing down your neck about your job security.
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Post by timholycross on Feb 4, 2019 9:56:27 GMT -5
I agree. Those NESCAC coaches are competing for national championships. The best you can do at Holy Cross is win the conference and get a 14-16th seed in the NCAA's and maybe hope to upset someone one day. Also, if you have a down year in the NESCAC, there is nobody breathing down your neck about your job security. The challenge of coaching at a higher level. See "Paulsen, Dave".
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Post by rgs318 on Feb 4, 2019 9:58:40 GMT -5
I agree. Those NESCAC coaches are competing for national championships. The best you can do at Holy Cross is win the conference and get a 14-16th seed in the NCAA's and maybe hope to upset someone one day. Also, if you have a down year in the NESCAC, there is nobody breathing down your neck about your job security. Of course those 14-16th seeds would probably murder some of the D3 "championship" teams. IMHO, the quality of play does make some difference for players and for coaches.
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Post by coachrt on Feb 4, 2019 10:14:29 GMT -5
Fair point. Some might want to coach at a higher level. However, when you get older job security is #1 and bot GP and Berube have families.
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Post by lou on Feb 4, 2019 10:20:27 GMT -5
I agree. Those NESCAC coaches are competing for national championships. The best you can do at Holy Cross is win the conference and get a 14-16th seed in the NCAA's and maybe hope to upset someone one day. Also, if you have a down year in the NESCAC, there is nobody breathing down your neck about your job security. It appears job security for the WBB coach at Holy Cross hasn't been an issue for a long time, about as secure as you can get, till now maybe
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 4, 2019 10:30:14 GMT -5
Took the words right out of my mouth. We have demanded results from our men's coaches over the last 10-15 years - not so much from our women's coach - A double standard but maybe the school wanted it that way for some reason.
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Post by gks on Feb 4, 2019 10:33:52 GMT -5
IMO only D1 job Berube would want is UConn. No clue about the Amherst guy but looking at his overall career record he's not going anywhere.
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Post by lou on Feb 4, 2019 11:24:30 GMT -5
Took the words right out of my mouth. We have demanded results from our men's coaches over the last 10-15 years - not so much from our women's coach - A double standard but maybe the school wanted it that way for some reason. Agree, a clear double standard, unfair to the athletes IMO
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Post by bison137 on Feb 4, 2019 12:26:28 GMT -5
IMO only D1 job Berube would want is UConn. No clue about the Amherst guy but looking at his overall career record he's not going anywhere. That's probably right. Not even sure she'd want the UConn job since she is very introverted and might not want to deal with the press and pressure of the UConn job. Also I'm not sure UConn would want to hire someone who has never coached/recruited at the D1 level.
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Post by classof83 on Feb 4, 2019 13:29:34 GMT -5
I am not sure she has coached beyond the AAU level, but a local girl who had a lot of success at UCONN and WNBA - Kara Wolters. Wasn't she recruited by HC? I think her brother played at Assumption
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 4, 2019 13:36:07 GMT -5
I am not sure she has coached beyond the AAU level, but a local girl who had a lot of success at UCONN and WNBA - Kara Wolters. Wasn't she recruited by HC? I think her brother played at Assumption You know there are coaches outside of UConn alums right? ;-)
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Post by bison137 on Feb 4, 2019 14:00:57 GMT -5
I am not sure she has coached beyond the AAU level, but a local girl who had a lot of success at UCONN and WNBA - Kara Wolters. Wasn't she recruited by HC? I think her brother played at Assumption Yes, she has not coached at all, other than coaching her daughter on an AAU team. Unlikely she;d have any interest in college coaching and unlikely HC would have any interest in someone who has never coached. You are correct that her brother played for Assumption. And her sister played at URI.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Feb 4, 2019 15:12:51 GMT -5
And dad, of course, played for Cousy at BC.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Feb 4, 2019 15:58:52 GMT -5
With the recent suspension and reported lack of a contract for Gibbons for next year, it seems appropriate to talk about coaching candidates. AM is obviously one and how the team responds over the next month will impact how much consideration she gets. If we go outside, Carla Berube from Tufts would be a home run but she’s been at Tufts for 16 years with a winning percentage near .800 so it doesn’t seem like she wants to go anywhere at least until Geno leaves UConn She is from Oxford, just down the road.
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Post by bigfan on Feb 4, 2019 16:29:43 GMT -5
What about Sherry Levin from Worcester Academy?
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Post by HC92 on Feb 4, 2019 16:36:28 GMT -5
I am not sure she has coached beyond the AAU level, but a local girl who had a lot of success at UCONN and WNBA - Kara Wolters. Wasn't she recruited by HC? I think her brother played at Assumption No chance she’d be considered for a D1 job at this point.
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Post by hchoops on Feb 4, 2019 16:49:45 GMT -5
And dad, of course, played for Cousy at BC. I played against Willie Wolters when he played for Bishop Loughlin in Brooklyn
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