Dayton's Brian Gregory talked to BC athletic director Gene DeFilippo, who received permission to talk to him, but has declined to visit Boston for an interview, according to a source close the situation.
Sources: Gregory out of running at BC (ESPN Boston)
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easy there NIT Champ
if he refuses to come to boston to interview, i am assuming he is not interested in the job. Confirmed- he doesnt want it. See College Basketball home page, espn.com.
Mike Davies anyone? I like how UAB has been playing. I think he got a raw deal at indiana.
If GDF wants a teacher of the game
Then why not go after an ex-NBA coach who’s still young or and NBA Assistant
by Jiftastic on Apr 5, 2010 3:25 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I’m going to have to disagree here.
If you are looking for a “teacher of the game,” I’m going to assume for a moment you don’t like the current trio of candidates (or see serious flaws in each’s candidacy). That’s fair enough, but to find fault with the current trio of candidates and instead look to the NBA? Say what you will about recruiting in the Ivy League (or the MAAC or America East), but in my opinion, college head coaching experience with recruiting trumps NBA coaching experience.
I will be honest and profess much NBA ignorance … but I can’t think of one example of an NBA head coach or assistant whose career took the reverse route of NBA first, then college who was successful. I’m generally curious though if you guys have examples.
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But you might be underestimating the recruiting ability, we could get really good guys with NBA talent if the coach points out he knows what it takes to be at that level.
by Jiftastic on Apr 5, 2010 8:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sounds good in theory, but I can’t think of an example in practice. To me, if you’re taking your career from the NBA to college, your career is going in the wrong direction.
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College --> NBA usually unsuccessful
NBA—> College unproven
we’ve seen winners in college go to the nba and not win, and come back to college to win and possibly recruit better. John Calipari, Rick Pitino, Tim Floyd
I know Brian thinks of it as more of a theory, but coaches with established NBA connections and previous NBA experience is very attractive to the top D-1 recruits. They want to make it to the NBA, that’s why a lot of them play the game.
Its valuable just like playing in a power conference that gets a lot of TV time is important to kids.
I dont think we go this route, but i’d be interested to see if any of the top NBA assistants or people who are visibly associated with the NBA are interested. I know Mark Jackson was interested in St. John’s and the Knicks at one time.
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