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Post by spcfan on Mar 26, 2011 8:51:31 GMT -5
Per Tony Graham of the AP Press John Dunne interviewed at Monmouth yesterday. They feel a Vandy assistant may now be the leader for that job. Per Graham Dunne is primarily interested in the Fairfield job.
Hard to believe John would move within conference or down to the NEC level but the money is probably far better at both places.
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Post by loyal on Mar 26, 2011 9:19:20 GMT -5
I think if Fairfield pays 2x or 3x SPC's salary, JD would have to take it, if offered. He's be nuts not to.
Given the Stags will be loaded for the next few seasons, JD can probably help maximize their potential over the short term. Marlon would probably recruit well there. However, given Fairfield is poised for a nice run, I suspect JD will have very, very strong competition for the Fairfield gig.
Kudos to JD. We all so much appreciate the "lightning in a bottle" Bridgeport run and how SPC was put back on the road to respectibility during his tenure.
As long as PE moves quickly (signing period issue, critical need for front line players, blah, blah, blah) and hires the right guy (I am a Boyle advocate; SPC grad, he will get players others won't) the Peacocks will be just fine.
Should be an interesting three weeks. If his best move is to move on, best of luck to Coach Dunne.
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Post by spcfan on Mar 26, 2011 9:59:15 GMT -5
I agree Loyal on all counts. I still feel it would be a black eye for the program to lose a coach in conference or to Monmouth.Fairfield reportedly paid Cooley 300k,hard to believe at our level.If Monmouth is looking at an SEC assistant they would have to be over 150k since thats about what they pay a top assistant at that level.
I also agree with you on Boyle for the reasons stated above. Would hate to lose John who is a great face of the program for the school and a fine person but you cant fault someone if he triples his salary in the case of Fairfield and takes over a team built to win immediately.
Monmouth situation is far different i believe. Though they will pay more than SPC and have the campus and facilities the league situation is very poor and a failure to win there in short order would be a career killer.
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Post by figgyprez on Mar 26, 2011 13:21:39 GMT -5
For what it's worth. I was at NCAA Regionals last night and the guy sitting behind me is a Monmouth season ticket holder who tells me that Calloway was getting $130 and that the school is actually looking to go DOWN from there. Could be BS esp given the new facility etc but who knows the internal finances of a small private school?
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Post by oldtimer1 on Mar 26, 2011 15:16:48 GMT -5
The Fairfield board has 13 pages of opinion of whom there head coach should be. The names mentioned are Roberts, Hurley, Simon, Skinner, Johnson, Cormier and a few other. JD is not really considered except in one or two posts.
Now, before someone reminds me that these are just fans expressing their opinion, one or two of these guys are insiders. For example, it was revealed that Simons interviewed for several hours the other day. The fact that JD's name is not mentioned prominently leads me to believe that he's not in the top tier of choices...for whatever reason. Good news!
Regarding Monmouth, JD's name is mentioned prominently. Not the frontrunner but in the mix. I respectifully disagree that Monmouth would not be an interesting situation for JD, if offered. Many MAAC schools and fans look down at the NEC as an inferior Conference...which it is, at this point. However, schools like Quinnipac, CCSU, Sacred Heart, Monmouth and even Wagner have facilities better than the majority of MAAC schools. LIU, who we defeated, had a higher RPI than us all year and gave North Carolina a better game than we did Purdue. The NEC is poised to upgrade their status like it or not.
JD's won/lost record is definitely not impressive. His reputation, at this point, is that of a Program builder. Boy does Monmouth need that! Bottom line, I'm not too worried about JD being offered the Fairfield job (although surprises can happen) but slightly worried about Monmouth. Luckily, the Monmouth job is drawing quite a bit of interest and "names", maybe we'll dodge a bullet.
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Post by bergenbird on Mar 26, 2011 16:24:29 GMT -5
Loyal;
I am not sure about Boyle's ability to recruit ( "he will get players others won't") at SPC.
I remember that was going to be Leckie's strong suit, i.e., connections. Outside of the renegade transfers, that never happened as HS coaches quickly forgot who he was and I don't think Boyle is universally loved by his peers either.
Wagner is a different case as they are helped for now by a legend, but once he retires from coaching and running camps and fades away the same situation will occur. His boys are probably looking to move on eventually, and might if their current recruiting efforts and name bring instant success.
After all, the last time I looked we are still located on the blvd. which is probably the weakest link in our recruiting efforts
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Post by artejohnson on Mar 26, 2011 18:21:46 GMT -5
Regarding the future of the NEC and LIU in particular, there was an article in the Post this week mentionining that LIU was applying (whatever that means) to play part of their home schedule in the new Brooklyn arena the Nets are building.
I'm thinking LIU is sitting pretty.
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Post by eport on Mar 26, 2011 20:18:27 GMT -5
There's no doubt the NEC and LIU are on the upswing and the MAAC is basically stagnant. I wish we could do something similar and get out of Yanatelli, which is a total embarrassment for a college facility. I'd at least like to see some more games at the Armory and the Prudential Center.
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Post by Peacock on Mar 28, 2011 15:24:14 GMT -5
Loyal; I am not sure about Boyle's ability to recruit ( "he will get players others won't") at SPC. I remember that was going to be Leckie's strong suit, i.e., connections. Outside of the renegade transfers, that never happened as HS coaches quickly forgot who he was and I don't think Boyle is universally loved by his peers either. Wagner is a different case as they are helped for now by a legend, but once he retires from coaching and running camps and fades away the same situation will occur. His boys are probably looking to move on eventually, and might if their current recruiting efforts and name bring instant success. After all, the last time I looked we are still located on the blvd. which is probably the weakest link in our recruiting efforts Leckie was not considered to be well connected. He was nothing more than a favorite son of many supporters. He made many enemies as a HS coach and little AAU contacts. In fact he would tell you his best friend screwed him in a recruiting battle for a kid named Bell. He also did not work hard on the recruiting circuit. You need to remember Leckie was chosen because of some alumni boosters and no other candidate had a chance. In fact Loughran would not authorize his salary for his first year and the alumni made up a portion of the difference because they had to pay Blind his salary for that year. Boyle has enemies but he works hard and still has many decent contacts. The two can not be compared. Boyle could fail, but Danny Hurley showed that contacts got him some decent recruits his first year. |
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Post by jajk on Mar 29, 2011 11:44:26 GMT -5
HoopsHaven nominates Dunne for COY on his all-metro ballot over Lavin and Ferry . Only one guy's opinion but quite the honor for JD and SPC given the great jobs that Lavin and Ferry both did . Seems he was logically consistent since he nominated Glover for first team and POY and Machado for second team . We only get Wes as third teamer so I guess Carino thought that was helluva coaching job in MAAC tourney . Can't disagree strongly though I think our players were underestimated by most .
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