LZIp Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Sad day in Zips nation, but we might as well get this one started. Who do you want to target? A name I threw out in the other thread was John Groce. Rick McFadden seems like an obvious name to throw in as well, but honestly if he wasn't good enough for Cleveland State or YSU, not sure why he would be good enough for us. I'm not a die hard CBB fan so I'm not all that aware of up and comers in other smaller conferences. Time to prove your worth, Larry. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, zippy5 said: Boals You just managed to name my entire list of candidates. Amazing. 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) They're not going to pay well enough to get Groce or Boals. With our budget and facilities, UA is not much of an upgrade to Stony Brook right now. Whoever it is, they'd better expedite it as each day brings more kids that will transfer out. Edited March 28, 2017 by clarkwgriswold Quote
zippy5 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, kangaroo kid said: LaMont Paris anyone? I could dig it. Need someone with a little recruiting savvy. Quote
LZIp Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Posted March 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: They're not going to pay well enough to get Groce or Boals. With our budget and facilities, UA is not an upgrade to Stony Brook right now. Whoever it is, they'd better expedite it as each day brings more kids that will transfer out. Boals is only getting paid like 250k right now. Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, LZIp said: Boals is only getting paid like 250k right now. Good info. Though he was getting more. Net says- $258,968. Quote
ZipsWin Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 I would be okay with Jeff Boals, John Groce, Jim Christian....long shot Dru Joyce? Quote
dirtyolcrowe Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 10 minutes ago, LZIp said: Boals is only getting paid like 250k right now. $250K??? Living on Long Island?????? back up the wagon to get him to Akron!!! Quote
akronzips71 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said: $250K??? Living on Long Island?????? back up the wagon to get him to Akron!!! Cops make more than that on Long Island! 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Oh hell, break the bank and go get Tom Crean. Quote
Valpo Zip Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 Thank you coach Dambrot and best of luck at Duquesne. This is Larry Williams' opportunity to shine. I hope he doesn't go the cheap and lazy way promoting any of the current assistant coaches. I know that others have listed these names before me. But my list of people that should be interviewed in my opinion is (in that order): 1 - John Groce 2 - Jeff Boals 3 - Lamont Paris 1 Quote
mes102 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) This is more of a joke than an actual idea for the coaching search, but.... With having a former Marquette athletic director, maybe we have a chance at a certain former Marquette head coach? Maybe use that LeBron-Dwayne Wade connection to get Dwayne Wade to convince that coach to come to Akron since he is now unemployed(but getting paid big with his buyout)? Jokes aside, Boals would be my first choice. After that, it's a long list that I'll put together in a little bit. EDIT: Looks like clarkwgriswold and I had the same thought lol Edited March 28, 2017 by mes102 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 How about an assistant from one of the top mid-majors the Zips aspire to emulate? Quote
LZIp Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Posted March 28, 2017 7 minutes ago, mes102 said: This is more of a joke than an actual idea for the coaching search, but.... With having a former Marquette athletic director, maybe we have a chance at a certain former Marquette head coach? Maybe use that LeBron-Dwayne Wade connection to get Dwayne Wade to convince that coach to come to Akron since he is now unemployed(but getting paid big with his buyout)? Jokes aside, Boals would be my first choice. After that, it's a long list that I'll put together in a little bit. EDIT: Looks like clarkwgriswold and I had the same thought lol Buzz Williams is at Va Tech. Unless you are talking about somebody else. Quote
zippy5 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, LZIp said: Buzz Williams is at Va Tech. Unless you are talking about somebody else. Crean. Tom Crean 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 6 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: How about an assistant from one of the top mid-majors the Zips aspire to emulate? Wouldn't hate a MTSU, Wichita, Gonzaga assistant. But I think they'd have to have some sort of Midwestern ties for recruiting. Quote
GJGood Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 What about Travis Steele, Associate Head Coach under Chris Mack at Xavier? Quote
K92 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 We will probably hire Joe Jakubic away from Mansfield St. Peter's. 1 Quote
UAZippers Posted March 28, 2017 Report Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, GJGood said: What about Travis Steele, Associate Head Coach under Chris Mack at Xavier? I have heard a lot of great things about him. If UA wants to get a truly fresh start with someone who doesn't have connections to the school, I think he would be a perfect hire. Quote
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