Buzz has always said he doesn’t like the idea of staying in one place too long. He would be a big time get, but I’m curious what he would want considering they have no clue what the vision of the next AD is. I definitely see him playing the same cards Willard played as far everything spelled out with dotted i’s and t’s crossed in his contract.
Buzz is a different dude. It was nuts to leave Marquette for VT.
And he’s said he likes to change every few years. Bringing his gospel preachy style to schools far and wide.
"because we couldn't drop off a bag equal in size." or had bookmakers paying to recruit players as they did at a Big Ten school beginning with M.
The fascination is simple. 70 years is not a short time. We've had about 10-12 coaches in that time. Only 3 have been to multiple NCAA tournaments, only 2 have ever made back to back tournaments. It's not like people are walking in the door and putting us on the map on a regular basis.
Willard never got to the Sweet 16. He under achieved with some very good teams. Granted, Covid took away perhaps the best team he had. But he still woefully underachieved. Amaker in the Sweet 16 in year three.
You can't talk about someone underachieving and then bring up Amaker as someone who over achieved. Amaker had as much a capital behind the scenes as any SHU coach. That's why he got the players he got and got to the NIT with his best team. A team that was top 10 in the beginning of the year.
And then had a catastrophic year four and left. And Amaker never got to the NCAA in seven- eight years at Michigan. C’mon man.
Tommy Amaker coached perhaps the most disappointing season in Seton Hall history. He took a team with two first round NBA draft picks, including a lottery selection to a first-round NIT loss.
Because he was not on the list originally. When they knew they weren’t getting Odum and then Collins, he got on the list (because of Jay). But keep beating a dead horse.
Fact is that Amaker achieved something Willard never did.
Of course Amaker achieved something Willard didn’t. If it wasn’t for covid Willard would have achieved something pj never did 5 straight tournaments. That wouldn’t make Willard the better coach because I can cherry pick 1 thing someone achieved that another didn’t.
Sure does and this guy was reveling in MD taking Willard from us and it being a done deal for weeks. He was the inside scoop outlet. Now, MD fans are suddenly outraged.
I think it's a very good hire for them. When you contrast Willard's background to what was available, he's the best option. He's a Big East guy. He's taken Seton Hall and Maryland to 8/10 NCAA Tournaments, won a couple conference titles and made a Sweet Sixteen. He built up some very good teams in that stretch too at both schools.
Steve Pikell just had a Tommy Amaker type of season. The difference is; Pikell isn’t going anywhere. Literally and figuratively.
Do you know if the kids like it down there? If they don’t, is he to say I can only move once with the kids? Or is it a one time move and if they don’t like it suffer in silence?
What were Villanova’s alternatives? That’s the best way to view how good of a hire this is for them. They’re weren’t many great choices. Richard Pitino? Chris Collins? Willard is no worse than those guys to say the least.
And that tells you if they’re happy there? I could give you 1,000 reasons why it could be in the best interest of any family to move. Thousands of families move more than they ever intended for work purposes. You talk like they’re the first family to plan one thing only to change course a few years later. That very well may have been the plan to only move once. Life happens. I think the saying is I plan, God laughs.
