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Post by hchoops on Feb 28, 2023 17:48:25 GMT -5
That was Anthony Lamb now on the Warriors
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Post by spenser on Feb 28, 2023 18:04:23 GMT -5
That was Anthony Lamb now on the Warriors Yes.
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Post by cmo on Feb 28, 2023 18:07:09 GMT -5
Never say never. It's a crazy business. You never know how a search will turn out. The Becker dream forgets two important factors. The UVM job may be a better one than ours. The guy has a successful program and he’s established a life for he and his family in Burlington. Secondly, who is to say that the same factor that interfered with him getting the UMass job don’t arise again. The effect on his family etc. Not to mention the uproar at HC. i can see the demonstrators sitting on the floor of mahogany row now. UVM job may be better than ours ?
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Post by bringbackcaro on Feb 28, 2023 18:11:16 GMT -5
Never say never. It's a crazy business. You never know how a search will turn out. The Becker dream forgets two important factors. The UVM job may be a better one than ours. The guy has a successful program and he’s established a life for he and his family in Burlington. Secondly, who is to say that the same factor that interfered with him getting the UMass job don’t arise again. The effect on his family etc. Not to mention the uproar at HC. i can see the demonstrators sitting on the floor of mahogany row now. I believe he may also have some family in Worcester... Call me crazy, but Becker doesn't really do it for me. He has won a ton of regular season games (beating up on the bad America East), but has lost the America East Tournament 3 times as the #1 seed, and has not gotten them over the hump with a win in the NCAA Tournament. Does he have the chops to beat more talented teams, or does he rely on assembling a talented roster that can beat up on weaker opponents? The latter will only get you so far at HC. Of course he's be better than what we've had, but it feels like he may have hit his ceiling at the low/mid-major level, and I'd rather swing for the fences.
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Post by spenser on Feb 28, 2023 18:14:05 GMT -5
The Becker dream forgets two important factors. The UVM job may be a better one than ours. The guy has a successful program and he’s established a life for he and his family in Burlington. Secondly, who is to say that the same factor that interfered with him getting the UMass job don’t arise again. The effect on his family etc. Not to mention the uproar at HC. i can see the demonstrators sitting on the floor of mahogany row now. UVM job may be better than ours ? Hard as it may be to believe.
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Post by HC92 on Feb 28, 2023 21:30:26 GMT -5
I don’t know anything about Becker as a coach but seems like a very bad idea to have a couple coaching your men’s and women’s hoop teams. If there’s an issue of any sort that involves one, you have an issue with the other.
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Post by classof83 on Feb 28, 2023 22:08:49 GMT -5
With Mike Brey stepping down at Notre Dame, CBS Sports is reporting that Matt Langel is considered a candidate to replace him
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 28, 2023 23:47:22 GMT -5
I don’t know anything about Becker as a coach but seems like a very bad idea to have a couple coaching your men’s and women’s hoop teams. If there’s an issue of any sort that involves one, you have an issue with the other. True in any industry
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Post by HC92 on Mar 1, 2023 7:07:53 GMT -5
With Mike Brey stepping down at Notre Dame, CBS Sports is reporting that Matt Langel is considered a candidate to replace him Assume Brey is strongly pushing for SK behind the scenes.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 1, 2023 9:13:18 GMT -5
I don’t know anything about Becker as a coach but seems like a very bad idea to have a couple coaching your men’s and women’s hoop teams. If there’s an issue of any sort that involves one, you have an issue with the other. True in any industry ....especially where the woman involved had her ex-husband on her coaching staff at her previous place of employment. One way or another, that couldn't have ended well. If I were Mr. Becker or Ms. Magarity, I would not want to work at the same place and make a relationship between consenting adults everyone's business versus nobody's business.
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Post by coachrt on Mar 1, 2023 10:44:31 GMT -5
The Becker dream forgets two important factors. The UVM job may be a better one than ours. The guy has a successful program and he’s established a life for he and his family in Burlington. Secondly, who is to say that the same factor that interfered with him getting the UMass job don’t arise again. The effect on his family etc. Not to mention the uproar at HC. i can see the demonstrators sitting on the floor of mahogany row now. I believe he may also have some family in Worcester... Call me crazy, but Becker doesn't really do it for me. He has won a ton of regular season games (beating up on the bad America East), but has lost the America East Tournament 3 times as the #1 seed, and has not gotten them over the hump with a win in the NCAA Tournament. Does he have the chops to beat more talented teams, or does he rely on assembling a talented roster that can beat up on weaker opponents? The latter will only get you so far at HC. Of course he's be better than what we've had, but it feels like he may have hit his ceiling at the low/mid-major level, and I'd rather swing for the fences. I saw this last night and just had to respond. The fact that you are dismissing Becker's accomplishments is laughable. You should be so lucky to land a guy like this at Holy Cross. He just secured his 11th 20 win regular season last night. Has the team playing for an NCAA bid every year and his players develop under his leadership. The average person doesn't really understand how hard the coaching profession really is and the ability to sustain success. He should be in the conversation for a higher level job. You know what his big drwback is: not having a big name in his corner to go to bat for you. He doesn't have a Calhoun or Pitino advocating for him. He was jsut an average guy who was in the right place at the right time when he came to Vermont. The administration was smart enough to realize they had their man already on staff. You would be doing cartwheels if Holy Cross hired someone with similar credentials. BTW when was the last time Holy Cross won a first round game? Probably can't remember since your busy finishing in the last place the past decade. But seriously, you don't have to worry because there is a 99% chance he won't be coming to HC. Vermont is a better job and Holy Cross is a lateral move at best for him.
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Post by bringbackcaro on Mar 1, 2023 11:02:29 GMT -5
I believe he may also have some family in Worcester... Call me crazy, but Becker doesn't really do it for me. He has won a ton of regular season games (beating up on the bad America East), but has lost the America East Tournament 3 times as the #1 seed, and has not gotten them over the hump with a win in the NCAA Tournament. Does he have the chops to beat more talented teams, or does he rely on assembling a talented roster that can beat up on weaker opponents? The latter will only get you so far at HC. Of course he's be better than what we've had, but it feels like he may have hit his ceiling at the low/mid-major level, and I'd rather swing for the fences. I saw this last night and just had to respond. The fact that you are dismissing Becker's accomplishments is laughable. You should be so lucky to land a guy like this at Holy Cross. He just secured his 11th 20 win regular season last night. Has the team playing for an NCAA bid every year and his players develop under his leadership. The average person doesn't really understand how hard the coaching profession really is and the ability to sustain success. He should be in the conversation for a higher level job. You know what his big drwback is: not having a big name in his corner to go to bat for you. He doesn't have a Calhoun or Pitino advocating for him. He was jsut an average guy who was in the right place at the right time when he came to Vermont. The administration was smart enough to realize they had their man already on staff. You would be doing cartwheels if Holy Cross hired someone with similar credentials. BTW when was the last time Holy Cross won a first round game? Probably can't remember since your busy finishing in the last place the past decade. But seriously, you don't have to worry because there is a 99% chance he won't be coming to HC. Vermont is a better job and Holy Cross is a lateral move at best for him. Holy Cross is a more difficult job than Vermont, no? (Typically a more competitive league, actual academic requirements, in the dumps for the past 13 years, etc.) So how would you expect him to perform better at HC than he has at Vermont? Of course he would be a step up from what we've had in the past four coaches, but that is not the bar we should be setting. I want someone who can get us where RW had us (and win a game in the NCAA), and Becker's resume suggests that he ain't it. Yes this is a high bar, but that's what we should be shooting for. When RW was at a place sort of like Vermont (Western Kentucky), he went to the Sweet 16.
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Post by Ignutz on Mar 1, 2023 11:13:05 GMT -5
As far as I can tell, none of the Webcams include a shot of "the chimney" at Luth..
Does Crossports have someone on-site to watch for Black or White smoke?
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Post by newfieguy74 on Mar 1, 2023 11:13:58 GMT -5
"You would be doing cartwheels if Holy Cross hired someone with similar credentials. BTW when was the last time Holy Cross won a first round game? Probably can't remember since your busy finishing in the last place the past decade. But seriously, you don't have to worry because there is a 99% chance he won't be coming to HC. Vermont is a better job and Holy Cross is a lateral move at best for him. "
Deep breath, coachrt. UVM is a fine school in a beautiful location (a neighbor's son is a student there now and loves it), with a really solid basketball program. I don't know much about Becker but it appears there are a number of reasons why he wouldn't, couldn't, shouldn't be coach at HC.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Mar 1, 2023 13:34:00 GMT -5
With Mike Brey stepping down at Notre Dame, CBS Sports is reporting that Matt Langel is considered a candidate to replace him McCrybaby also reportedly in the mix.
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Post by Ray on Mar 1, 2023 13:36:55 GMT -5
With Mike Brey stepping down at Notre Dame, CBS Sports is reporting that Matt Langel is considered a candidate to replace him McCrybaby also reportedly in the mix.
As we all remember, Mrs. McCryBaby is an ND alum.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 1, 2023 16:09:08 GMT -5
With Mike Brey stepping down at Notre Dame, CBS Sports is reporting that Matt Langel is considered a candidate to replace him McCrybaby also reportedly in the mix.
Shame, shame on old Notre Dame if that happens.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 1, 2023 16:11:18 GMT -5
I believe he may also have some family in Worcester... Call me crazy, but Becker doesn't really do it for me. He has won a ton of regular season games (beating up on the bad America East), but has lost the America East Tournament 3 times as the #1 seed, and has not gotten them over the hump with a win in the NCAA Tournament. Does he have the chops to beat more talented teams, or does he rely on assembling a talented roster that can beat up on weaker opponents? The latter will only get you so far at HC. Of course he's be better than what we've had, but it feels like he may have hit his ceiling at the low/mid-major level, and I'd rather swing for the fences. I saw this last night and just had to respond. The fact that you are dismissing Becker's accomplishments is laughable. You should be so lucky to land a guy like this at Holy Cross. He just secured his 11th 20 win regular season last night. Has the team playing for an NCAA bid every year and his players develop under his leadership. The average person doesn't really understand how hard the coaching profession really is and the ability to sustain success. He should be in the conversation for a higher level job. You know what his big drwback is: not having a big name in his corner to go to bat for you. He doesn't have a Calhoun or Pitino advocating for him. He was jsut an average guy who was in the right place at the right time when he came to Vermont. The administration was smart enough to realize they had their man already on staff. You would be doing cartwheels if Holy Cross hired someone with similar credentials. BTW when was the last time Holy Cross won a first round game? Probably can't remember since your busy finishing in the last place the past decade. But seriously, you don't have to worry because there is a 99% chance he won't be coming to HC. Vermont is a better job and Holy Cross is a lateral move at best for him. If there is a relationship there that some have implied (and claim to know about), that disqualifies him, pure and simple. If not, would be thrilled to have him here.
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Post by HC92 on Mar 1, 2023 16:35:10 GMT -5
I think they’re openly dating. Not a secret.
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Post by Ray on Mar 1, 2023 16:37:46 GMT -5
If there is a relationship there that some have implied (and claim to know about), that disqualifies him, pure and simple. If not, would be thrilled to have him here. Why would such a relationship disqualify him as a candidate? It's not like the men's hoop coach reports to the women's hoop coach, or vice-versa. There's no HR conflict. And colleges frequently accommodate dual job seekers from the same household. (IIRC, Amaker's wife has a position at Harvard.)
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Post by trimster on Mar 1, 2023 16:46:50 GMT -5
One thing that has become evident today based on the number of people on the men's hoop website at any given time, is there are still a number of people out there who care about our men's hoop program.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Mar 1, 2023 17:05:47 GMT -5
Not that Hoopdirt is the most credible site for scooping changes, but a little tease for us at the end of this minute+ blurb.
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Post by jaredcurry on Mar 1, 2023 17:11:07 GMT -5
Hoopdirt/ Coach Nelson (HC hoop Assitant 98/99) wants nothing but the best for the Cross. In the world of College basketball, he is consider a big time “insider”, and yes I’ve been annoying him all day.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Mar 1, 2023 17:14:51 GMT -5
Here’s how I see the PL:
We know there will be changes:
- Bucknell - Holy Cross
There should be changes:
- American - Loyola (unless Loyola’s late season run has drummed up enough good feelings?)
There could be changes:
- Colgate (Langel getting an offer that entices him?) - Lafayette (did Jordan misbehave badly enough that he’s done?) - Navy (DeChellis retiring?)
Reed, Jones, and Allen all seem like they’ll be back.
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Post by hchoops on Mar 1, 2023 22:31:09 GMT -5
I saw this last night and just had to respond. The fact that you are dismissing Becker's accomplishments is laughable. You should be so lucky to land a guy like this at Holy Cross. He just secured his 11th 20 win regular season last night. Has the team playing for an NCAA bid every year and his players develop under his leadership. The average person doesn't really understand how hard the coaching profession really is and the ability to sustain success. He should be in the conversation for a higher level job. You know what his big drwback is: not having a big name in his corner to go to bat for you. He doesn't have a Calhoun or Pitino advocating for him. He was jsut an average guy who was in the right place at the right time when he came to Vermont. The administration was smart enough to realize they had their man already on staff. You would be doing cartwheels if Holy Cross hired someone with similar credentials. BTW when was the last time Holy Cross won a first round game? Probably can't remember since your busy finishing in the last place the past decade. But seriously, you don't have to worry because there is a 99% chance he won't be coming to HC. Vermont is a better job and Holy Cross is a lateral move at best for him. Holy Cross is a more difficult job than Vermont, no? (Typically a more competitive league, actual academic requirements, in the dumps for the past 13 years, etc.) So how would you expect him to perform better at HC than he has at Vermont? Of course he would be a step up from what we've had in the past four coaches, but that is not the bar we should be setting. I want someone who can get us where RW had us (and win a game in the NCAA), and Becker's resume suggests that he ain't it. Yes this is a high bar, but that's what we should be shooting for. When RW was at a place sort of like Vermont (Western Kentucky), he went to the Sweet 16. Wait ! Exactly how is Western Kentucky sort of like Vermont ?
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