wondering why so many people have him pegged as their #1? To me, he seems to be an average coach and recruiter at best.
Why the love affair with Danny Hurley?
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Hurley will be a candidate for jobs when most ACC, Big East and Big Ten coaching spots open. Eddie Jordan could not get another head coaching job in organized basketball.
I can't take anybody who says they'd rather keep Jordan seriously. People underestimate Danny Hurley if they'd go as far as keep Jordan over Hurley. Wow.
And Bobby's struggling but I remember when people said he would never get a high major gig.
He's not a magician and the last name helps but he's won at all three stops. He recruits. He's competitive. If that's not something Rutgers is interested in that's fine. If we hire Al Skinner ill wait and watch Rome burn. Skinner has a better "resume" than Hurley who's still young, but no one can tell me Skinner would do better than Hurley.
Show me a low-energy (channeling my inner Drumpf) HC in college basketball. It's a crazy profession and few of these guys have much control over their emotions during the games.
A low-major HC with experience as an assistant under Bill Self would do better than Hurley? Lets see Dooley's record at Rhode Island or let's see him turn St. Benedict's into a powerhouse with multiple lottery picks.
I love Bryce Drew, but lets see him recruit all the local talent we all want On the Banks.
The American East coaches intrigue me but they don't have A10 experience. No history recruiting top 100 recruits or developing relationships with top prep school coaches, the guys you need to befriend when you are a "power 5" program like Rutgers.
This rambling probably is a moot point. Which says a lot about Rutgers and Hurley.
And Bobby's struggling but I remember when people said he would never get a high major gig.
He's not a magician and the last name helps but he's won at all three stops. He recruits. He's competitive. If that's not something Rutgers is interested in that's fine. If we hire Al Skinner ill wait and watch Rome burn. Skinner has a better "resume" than Hurley who's still young, but no one can tell me Skinner would do better than Hurley.
Show me a low-energy (channeling my inner Drumpf) HC in college basketball. It's a crazy profession and few of these guys have much control over their emotions during the games.
A low-major HC with experience as an assistant under Bill Self would do better than Hurley? Lets see Dooley's record at Rhode Island or let's see him turn St. Benedict's into a powerhouse with multiple lottery picks.
I love Bryce Drew, but lets see him recruit all the local talent we all want On the Banks.
The American East coaches intrigue me but they don't have A10 experience. No history recruiting top 100 recruits or developing relationships with top prep school coaches, the guys you need to befriend when you are a "power 5" program like Rutgers.
This rambling probably is a moot point. Which says a lot about Rutgers and Hurley.
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Honestly, I would rather have no HC next season than have EJ running the program for another year.
At least hiring Bob Hurley Sr posts have stopped .
Can't wait till Bob Sr's grand-kids get into coaching, bet their names pop up if RU needs to look for a HC
I'll throw Danny's sons Danny Jr and Andrew into the mix , for future reference
Also Bobby's son Bobby (Jr. or III ?) needs to be considered for a future RU MBB hire as well.
Can't wait till Bob Sr's grand-kids get into coaching, bet their names pop up if RU needs to look for a HC
I'll throw Danny's sons Danny Jr and Andrew into the mix , for future reference
Also Bobby's son Bobby (Jr. or III ?) needs to be considered for a future RU MBB hire as well.
Young former Big East assistant who's won at low/mid-major level.
Characteristics some of the members here were advocating for in a HC.
I'm sorry but doesn't Hurley match the qualifications you mention in another thread?
He does. It doesn't mean you hire anyone on the list.
Do you like Danny Hurley as coach?
yes he has......he went from 8 wins to 14 to 20 something, I posted this the other day...clearly the program hit rock bottom when Baron was fired, they had nothing. Downfall this year due to injuries so they probably would have had at least 3-4 more wins
What about Mullin at St. John's (8-22)? Didn't we have some posters who swore he would coach them up. They have several 20+ losses and Mullin got thrown out of a game recently. Face it guys, Hurleys are average at best and they wouldn't be doing any better than Coach Jordan at this point. Plus they don't give a damn about RU. There is no savior out there. RU needs to invest in the program and give Coach Jordan some modicum of a chance to be successful.
Bet Mullins doesn't win 6 games two years from now. And investing in the program with Jordan is throwing good money away - time to start over with a real coach
Or if you didnt follow his career, he just had a bad year. Previously at Rhodie he went 19-12, 20-14 and 6-22 then reloaded and went 14-14, 19-14, 21-12, 23-11 etc. At St. Bonnie went 17-15 had a bad year of 14-15 and then went 21-10 and 18-12.
The idea that the Rhode program hit rock bottom after one bad year after averaging almost 23 wins per year for four years straight is just silly.
RU needs to invest in the program with a new coach. We know Jordan isn't the answer already. A fresh start to end the cultural of losing and to reenergize the fanbase for donation time.
7-24 when he was fired, Hurley has nothing to do with what happened before that, he was hired to clean up a 7-24 season. Has he not improved the program from that stench season..yes or no
C'mon guys, we're too good for Danny! Jordan Era, four more years!
Which is better over last four years at Rhode Island? 76-59 or 61-62? Positive or negative?
We can do much better with someone much more proven if a change is made.
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The Hurley name. That is the only reason he is so high on people's list.
Hurley's name helps. But that's just part of the package.
After Sendek, Greenberg or Lonergan, he's right there. And he's probably the best recruiter
People should stop bringing up Fred Hill Jr. with Hurley. Danny crushes Hill's resume.
Has Hurley been ejected from his dad's basketball game a la Hill Jr. at Rutgers baseball?
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Revised my post. And I'm on record explaining why he's a good hire. Not hard to find.
Hurley would attack the job like Chris Ash. Is that attractive to you?
Don't think a p5 assistant from the Midwest has an idea what Rutgers is like and what it needs to do in order to succeed.. That knowledge matters.
The guy with a checkered past who flipped off a crowd this year and just signed an extension?
How about domestic violence? Other violent episode accusations? How about the actual conduct of his team with fights and poor sportsmanship shenanigans? Not in amillion years would Rutgets hire him.
I'm sure King Rice will swear on a stack of Bibles that he won't do it again.
Just saying, if it was so bad, then why didn't Monmouth fire him. Instead they gave him a raise and an extension.
Because they hired him after the violence and after alcohol rehab and they're Monmouth in the MAAC. Not the state university in the Big Ten who was just scandalized by a Coach Rice with a perceived temper problem. if you're going to tout him at least know a little something about the guy's history.
Not my first choice. Probably not my 2nd, either, but he'd be "in the mix."
Exactly. Everyone deserves second chances but we aren't removed enough from scandal to be the place. Especially with the flipping off the crowd thing coming this year.
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7-24 when he was fired, Hurley has nothing to do with what happened before that, he was hired to clean up a 7-24 season. Has he not improved the program from that stench season..yes or no
Baron had 7 of his 11 years at RI winning ones with 2 of his 3 losing seasons in his first 4 years.
Fifth year was 14-14 with the next 5 having 19 or more wins each year.
7-24 when he was fired, Hurley has nothing to do with what happened before that, he was hired to clean up a 7-24 season. Has he not improved the program from that stench season..yes or no
Baron had 7 of his 11 years at RI winning ones with 2 of his 3 losing seasons in his first 4 years.
Fifth year was 14-14 with the next 5 having 19 or more wins each year.
Rhode Island is playing with seven men tonight.
The are up 28-8 on Umass late in the first half.
The are up 28-8 on Umass late in the first half.
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