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While I was trying to find any more rumblings on twitter about the next 48 hours, I came across this: I know this isn't Akron related, but for me, I may be watching if this turns to be a dumpster fire or a genius hire to see if this starts a trend on the Women's side.

Here's what I'll say: If it's John Loyer or Jamion Christian, I'll buy season tickets. If it's Anthony Stewart or Russell Turner, i'll have to see his staff but I'll probably buy season tickets. Groce will be just single game tickets. If it's Jim Christian, the university will owe me season tickets. And if it's a curveball and my favorite, Nick McDevitt, as the next head coach, I'll buy myself season tickets and a random ZN.o poster season tickets

What coaching search?

Success is still success to me. Doesn't matter if it's at a lower level or not. Just as long as they're the head coach, and not an assistant coach.

Do you think so? Jamion Christian and Nick McDevitt fit those 2 qualifications. And those are just the two that I know.

I don't even know if that one inbounds play is even considered an inbounds play. It's more like, "just get the ball in because I don't trust you to score off of an inbounds play" situation.

Someone with - young successful DI head coaching experience - open minded in X's and O's of basketball - willing to make changes within the program when needed - be involved in the community - Energetic, young coach that is looking to move up EDIT: Forgot to add one last one Willing to play a tough non-conference schedule, but not a suicidal non-conference schedule.

well then... Welcome to Akron, Coach Groce!!!!!!!!!!

That's okay, because there's a lot to the general basketball fan that's hard to figure out zone and man because of the principles of man defense where a solid man-man team with help-side defense could look like a zone, and then you have matchup zones that look a lot like man-man defense because of their matchup tendencies. What gets fun at the high school level is fooling opposing coaches, which happens a lot more than you may think. We've had coaches thinking we're running man when we're actually running a zone, and vice versa. Or they think we're running a specific zone, and we're running an entirely different zone altogether. As long as you get everyone in the program to buy in, it's a treat to watch in the eyes of the general basketball fan and the basketball coaching fans.

I'm coming around to Jamion Christian and Russell Turner. I wouldn't mind Loyer or Stewart either. But if my guy isn't going to be in the running, my next two would be Christian and then pick'em between Turner, Loyer, and Stewart. Groce and Jim Christian are re=treads. I don't want them. I much rather have Groce. Like I showed in my preference list, I'd rather be the coach of the Zips than Jim Christian.

It's okay, you should look at it as a blessing. As a high school basketball coach, there were too many moments where I was freaking out because we weren't making the right adjustments, matchups, etc. Especially in the MAC tournament. Those are the moments I wish I didn't know what switching/hedging ball screens, slip screens, "L" cuts, "V" cuts, zipper cuts, etc. meant so that I can enjoy games more with teams that I have a rooting interest in college basketball and other basketball. Zips could win by 15 and the normal Zip fan would love the win while I'm the one freaking out about something that could kill us in a closer game. Just the life of coaching the sport I love along with rooting for the teams I love on a daily basis. Definitely not good for my health.

What about the A-10 or American Athletic Conference? Does Anyone think they would take a soccer-only Akron member?

Jobs now opened in order of basketball budget New Mexico Akron Furman LIU-Brooklyn Portland State Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Alabama A&M Coppin State Grambling State

Georgetown now off the list.

Ironically, Turner was one of the 34 names I originally gave to AD Larry Williams in an email. He didn't make my top ten though, because I didn't think he would leave the West Coast. I would be happily surprised if he decided to come to Akron. Groce, Turner, and Jamion Christian were all on the list of 34 names I gave to the AD. Keeping my eye on the other names as well just in case this is a curveball, That twitter account missed on the Cleveland State, Miami(OH), and Duquesne hires. Did mention the right names for the Dayton and Indiana jobs. I think the person with that twitter account being in Phoenix this weekend along with our AD being there, I don't think that tweet is a coincidence. Just wondering if any names were left out on purpose...

Remember, This person didn't have Jack Owens in his list of names for the Miami job. So there still is a chance that our next head coach is not in that tweet. However, I think McDevitt might be staying at UNC-A or might be going to Furman. Russell Turner is a former coach at Wake Forest and is the current head coach at UC-Irvine. I much rather have McDevitt than Jamion Christian, but I understand what Jamion has done at Mount St. Mary's is enticing. If I had to rank that list, it would have to be this: John Groce Russell Turner Jamion Christian Anthony Stewart John Loyer Me Jim Christian

Thanks for the clarification. I took that first post as you only wanted someone with an Akron connection.

I will say this: If Groce is our next head coach, expect balloons to be banned from the JAR

Agreed. That's why I posted what I did when I saw this quote by LAZipFan "KD's replacement just can't be some random person with no connection to UA that Williams just knows "is gonna be great"... stakes are way way way too high..."

Here's a few...

I think this is spot on because almost everything I see from Hoosier fans on twitter is "If Groce doesn't get the Akron job, he's going to be Indiana's third assistant." They all think Groce isn't going to be anywhere else but head coach at Akron or assistant at Indiana. With that many mentioning Akron with Groce's name, someone has to have some connection with Groce or current staff there to know this and that Groce is a serious candidate.

So you much rather have a coach with Akron connections that may not have proven himself yet as a head coach compared to a coach without Akron connections that has proven to be a solid head coach?

We wait, unfortunately. Or we could always finish the Boals recruiting talk

Georgetown may not be open for long...

So between everything, these are the openings(by basketball budgets according to another topic on here) : New Mexico Akron Furman LIU-Brooklyn Portland State Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M Alabama A&M Coppin State Grambling State UPDATED: 2:50pm ET on 4/3 after Patrick Ewing is hired at Georgetown.