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How about this name for the long-shot category - Tony Dobbins. Played at UR under Beilein and JW - so no ties to Mooney. I think he won A10 defensive player of the year twice. And given defense is a key weakness of ours, he could help in this area. He played overseas for about 15 years - so he could help players on that journey as most pro players our of UR will be going to Europe, and not the NBA. And he has spent the last 2-3 years on the Celtics staff under Brad Stevens, so you know he has picked up a thing or two from him.
I think Dobbins is now in his second year as an assistant coach with Celtics, and also spent 1 year as a film person for them before that. So yeah - light on the coaching experience, but I think the 15 year pro career has to help with that. Agree - assistants would be key for him. But I got a feeling he has some connections along the way that could help with that.
No, but I bet every 18 year old basketball players has heard of the many players she has coached in the NBA.
Honestly, I think if Nancy wanted to coach at a college program, she would have had the opportunity already. We certainly have a great inside connection and certainly that call should be made but would she take the job if offered? I don't know.
That would be awesome for us to hire the first female head coach in D-1. We would be the talk of the town, ESPN would want us on TV a lot and while some recruits wouldn't be comfortable with a women's head coach, she could draw a level of recruit that Mooney could only dream of. She quite simply would instantly put our program on another level that frankly we couldn't achieve any other way.
And for Queally, a man who has drawn the ire of pretty much everyone on campus in regards to his stances on diversity, hiring a the first women's head coach, would mend a lot of fences.
There is a lot to like about this. I suspect that AD knows if they have a chance with her or not. I can't imagine this hasn't been discussed over late night cigars and bourbon or whatever the hell John Hardt and his co-horts drink (I'm suspecting wine coolers).
That would be awesome for us to hire the first female head coach in D-1. We would be the talk of the town, ESPN would want us on TV a lot and while some recruits wouldn't be comfortable with a women's head coach, she could draw a level of recruit that Mooney could only dream of. She quite simply would instantly put our program on another level that frankly we couldn't achieve any other way.
And for Queally, a man who has drawn the ire of pretty much everyone on campus in regards to his stances on diversity, hiring a the first women's head coach, would mend a lot of fences.
There is a lot to like about this. I suspect that AD knows if they have a chance with her or not. I can't imagine this hasn't been discussed over late night cigars and bourbon or whatever the hell John Hardt and his co-horts drink (I'm suspecting wine coolers).
The first women's head coach in Division 1 history comes with its own recruiting advantage. There are going to be players who want to do that, just to be a part of history. She can also role out a whole array of NBA stars as her surrogates if she wants to as well.
Lets put the Nancy talk to bed. She is not coming to coach at UR. Her only ties are through her son - she grew up in New York and coached in the WNBA, NBA, and was an analyst on TV as well. She really has no ties to college at all. And she is 63 years old. She has no reason to come and coach UR. And if we are saying Dobbins is light on experience, she fits that mold as well - only having coached pro men and women for short stints.
I just don't see it happening. You probably got a better shot of offering JB 1.5 million dollars a year and he might leave the PIstons for one last stop with the Spiders. But even that would be a short term solution as he is 69 years old. And not sure if would really want to "fix" a program again at that age, for that amount of money, when he probably have a very cushy job with the Pistons and gets a nice paycheck to watch practice and games.
I just don't see it happening. You probably got a better shot of offering JB 1.5 million dollars a year and he might leave the PIstons for one last stop with the Spiders. But even that would be a short term solution as he is 69 years old. And not sure if would really want to "fix" a program again at that age, for that amount of money, when he probably have a very cushy job with the Pistons and gets a nice paycheck to watch practice and games.
You all should delay talk of the next coach, until Chris Mooney retires, which is 16 years from now, at the earliest. That gives him a tenure of 33 years and a retirement in 2038. At that point, the Administration might was well give him 7 more years, for an even 40 years at Richmond. Look for Coach Mooney to retire in 2045.
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and when you are merely a decade away from 50 at that point you have to go for the half-century contract. What a celebration that would be!
Look - I have nothing against TJ or his mom, but if your looking to get away from Mooney and that style, then I would probably look outside that tree of former players. If your looking for someone with a connection to UR - look for someone not connected to Mooney - like a Dobbins, or Winiecki, Mike Jones (UNCG), etc. Otherwise - won't we expect to see the same results if we hire within that tree as that is what they know?
It would be great if he could achieve 800 or 900 wins.
Would a win at LaSalle be 300?
Would losses to URI & VCU make 240 losses?
And a career at UR of .55555555555555555555555555555?
8legs1dream
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Let's see, in the 17 years as a D1 coach before this one he had 306 wins which is 18 wins per season. We will just assume that average for this season as well so 324 wins at season's end. Following this projection it would take 26.4 more seasons to reach 800 wins and 32 more years to reach 900. And why not go nuts, to reach 1000 wins would take 37.6 years.
By my calculations, the future is VERY bright!
Mooney is a young guy. I think 1,000 wins is doable. How many coaches could could claim 700 wins, let alone 1,000? That would be amazing.
And he'll be a spry 88 years old when he hits the milestone!
8legs1dream
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Barring something totally unexpected Boeheim will reach 1000 and Coach K is already there but how would you like that, having Coach Christopher Mooney on the college basketball Mt Rushmore! All he has to do is coach until he is 88 years old.
just because a guy played college in a certain system and respects his coach doesn't mean he'd coach the same way. TJ's post-college career away from UR has likely been formative.
that said ... I don't think he's done playing. and when he is, don't know for sure that he wants to coach. and if he does he'd have to get experience as an assistant.
I like Mike Jones, the UNC-G, former Radford coach. Started off slow at Radford, but got it rolling. Seems like a good recruiter, twice coach of the year in Big South. Has more former players active in the NBA then Mooney (OK 1 
). I think a name we should consider.
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I still have trouble keeping up with the (Mike) Joneses…I like Mike Jones, the UNC-G, former Radford coach. Started off slow at Radford, but got it rolling. Seems like a good recruiter, twice coach of the year in Big South. Has more former players active in the NBA then Mooney (OK 1
Head Coach at UNC-G
Assistant Coach at VPI
and the dreaded player at Davidson…
Need to look at any coach who is showing success in a smaller conference. That is really the only formula I see consistently working when hiring a new coach. Perfect example is Steve Forbes at Wake. Killed it at East Tennessee St. and is bringing that same winning formula to Wake. There are so many examples historically. I would never hire a coach with little experience even though they may be a name. That has very rarely worked. Mullin, Manning, Ewing, they all suck as a coach.
Don't forget the reporter and the rapper...
49ers' Mike McDaniel shows respect to Houston rapper Mike Jones
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Agree with this. Look at JB here, kept winning at every level - until the NBA of course. Some fail, see Umass coach. But I agree, I want a guy that has banged his head at the D1 level and figured it out. Like the guy he replaced at unc-g, Wes Miller. Miller had bad records, thought he could implement the UNC system without the same players, but learned and grew, and picked other coaches brains, never resting. Never resting and doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and thinking he was smarter than everyone else like Mooney. And over and over and over and over and over. You get the picture, we need a coach that has tasted some success and wants more and wants a stop in the A10 to prove himself before that ACC or Big10 job. And knows he has to recruit every year, not depend on the same guys for 5 years and then try again.
WHO?Don't forget the reporter and the rapper...
49ers' Mike McDaniel shows respect to Houston rapper Mike Jones
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Ritchie McKay
Liberty (ASUN Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 Liberty 29–7 14–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2019–20 Liberty 30–4 13–3 T–1st NCAA Canceled*
2020–21 Liberty 23–6 11–2 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
Liberty (ASUN Conference) (2018–present)
2018–19 Liberty 29–7 14–2 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2019–20 Liberty 30–4 13–3 T–1st NCAA Canceled*
2020–21 Liberty 23–6 11–2 1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
It’s pretty telling of our administration that this post was made over 3 years ago and we still have the same ol’ MoonMan.
Any chance Casey Alexander would come here? Feels like a huge no to me as at this point would be lateral at best and probably a downgrade. But, we could back up the Brinks truck - and he knows he can get a two decade run just by being mediocre.
Matt McMahon is intriguing too but I’m very worried he was carried by Morant similar to how Mooney was carried in the tourney runs (which was before my time)
Any chance Casey Alexander would come here? Feels like a huge no to me as at this point would be lateral at best and probably a downgrade. But, we could back up the Brinks truck - and he knows he can get a two decade run just by being mediocre.
Matt McMahon is intriguing too but I’m very worried he was carried by Morant similar to how Mooney was carried in the tourney runs (which was before my time)
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Morant has been gone for at least 2 years and Murray St is 30 in the NET, first place in OVC, I believe. I think MCMahon is currently sustaining the pace. I guess the truer test is the upcoming conference move, but he seems to be doing fine to me.
It’s the 13-13 last year that I’m not able to shrug off yet although it certainly has an asterisk next to it. They look like they’re for real this year, 12-2 against D1 teams, only one bad loss. Talking myself into it, thank you lol
I dont think he would come here. Too successful and looking for something bigger. Mooney has even made coaches weary.
McKay is a good one, but the issue there is money. Liberty has enough money to pay him whatever they want. They have him locked up through 2028, and I would not be surprised if he is getting close to 1 million at Liberty. So he can be pulled away - but it would take a lot of money, something I don't UR is interested in doing.
I'm not sure any coach with a "winning is important" attitude would want to come here with our current administration's attitude of "athletics aren't important, only image".
Rocco is/was correct....
Rocco is/was correct....
I think our only chance at a good coach is find a young one looking to climb the ladder. Pay them well - 700K-1 million for 5 years and hope they make an NCAA tourney in that time, and when they do - let them leave to the bigger schools and find the next one. But this strategy assumes we have a competent AD and staff to hire someone or most likely go out an hire Jim Millers consulting search firm to find the coach for us.
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