Queen is a projected lottery pick. I’m sure he’ll get a couple of guys, but everyone is a Free Agent, so you never know who the highest bidder will be.
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Both exits were just so clumsy. But at least he got his money’s worth out of this year’s team, rather than let the distraction torpedo its ambitions as in 2022.
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No it wouldn’t you know why? Because PJ has a Final Four, a Final Eight and Sweet 16 appearances. That’s why.
And to the other poster who said Amaker had the most disappointing year. That’s not true either. The most disappointing year was PJ’s 1993 year when Western Kentucky knocked off the best Seton Hall team we may have ever had. That’s. Final Four team that got knocked off in the second round to Willard’s father.
Willard had inherited some good talent and did nothing with them. He blew an NCAA Tournament appearance by losing two games to bottom feeders Rutgers and DePaul. His teams got blown out in the NCAA tournament by teams like Woford. Most of us wanted him to leave here and were thrilled to get Shaheen in. We were all pissed off when Amaker left because we knew he had something special going here.
Think this is great for Big East combined with Pitino to X. Let's get our House in order.
Since we know these coaches look 2 steps ahead this bodes well for the future of the BE
Has Maryland hired a new AD yet? Puts them further behind if they haven’t because no one is signing on without knowing who their boss will be.
Yeah you all thought players would be lining up for Shaheen and nobody thought we would be 3 years without a tournament appearance. You’re really raising the credibility here.
Enlighten us on what was going to be special about the 2001-2002 season under Amaker. He chose John Allen over Ben Gordon that year. MTE was never the player we expected due to his injuries. That’s no knock on those guys. I loved their years in pirate blue but that’s what you’re basing special on. Interestingly enough Amaker was out right around the time Brennan and Koz had their problems. Curious if he could’ve kept the recruiting up when SHU loses 2 big donors
Players would of lined up for She “if” the dollars were there.
He should do well there but he’ll be whining about something in a few years, maybe less if the House settlement blows up.
Players would be lined up for you or me to coach if the dollars were there. LOL
The fact that he was recruiting and bringing in top 50 recruits was special. Amaker had it going here. Were you not pissed off when he left? I can guarantee that you were. Were you pissed the same way when Willard left ?
As far as Shaheen goes, he unfortunately came to Seton Hall in the wrong era of NIL. Money talks, nothing else matters. I have criticized Sha for the staff around him and not being good on program issues. Always thought he should have brought in a veteran coach and I would have preferred it to be Mike Rice. But, you can’t judge Shaheen when you don’t have any money. This NIL era just sucks.
I was pissed when both guys left. Money always talked. It's why we had to hire assistants to get top talent. People are living in a dream world that money is new. It's larger for sure. It's more out in the open. Tyreke Evans, Kyle Anderson didn't choose other destinations because Gonzo and Willard were second choices. They chose for the money. Comical to read that Sha can't be judged because we don't have money. We lost to Hofstra, Fordham, and Monmouth.
This was cowardly...he says to rodney rice he will be back now can't even meet the team in person has to do a zoom call...hope congressional terminates his membership
I’m not going to judge Willard for the career decisions he’s made but you have to wonder if he will look back and regret the way he’s handled his exits from both SHU and UMD when it’s all said and done.
I didn’t think it could get any sloppier after the way he left SHU but these last two weeks have been a fiasco and it’s almost entirely self inflicted on his part.
I didn’t think it could get any sloppier after the way he left SHU but these last two weeks have been a fiasco and it’s almost entirely self inflicted on his part.
Definitely a mess. But, he will be playing at Pine Valley soon I am sure.
guy is smug and can never admit he's wrong. his sources clearly aren't as close as he thinks.
I don’t think that’s fair. He has a good source at a Villanova, but it’s not like that guy’s first priority is to keep @HALL85 looped into the latest development. The tip aged as they sometimes do, and things change,
The dollars would be there if we had an AD with a clue and a university that knew the importance of fundraising and how to actually go about it. Get the right people in place and we’ll be fine. We need to stop being afraid of success.
You can’t compare eras. NIL with no sit out year is something completely different. This is semi pro basketball without a contract.
Holloway got ripped off of an NCAA tournament appearance in 2024. This year He had a bad year but he had really bad players. Is it his fault, yes to a certain degree. But he did go to a Final 8. He must have forgot how to coach? No. But his manner of building and molding players over 3-4 years was valued back than. Now, he will never be able to do that again. Players jump year to year. So you can’t judge him in the NIl era. He may be a bad coach for the NIL era. But he can still coach. His strength of a coach has been taken away from him by NIL
Being a northeast school in the Big 10 is murder. The travel alone time and costs.
Williard can now spend more time golfing since nova can now bus to half its opponents...
Williard can now spend more time golfing since nova can now bus to half its opponents...
Got ripped off. Please the expectations were we weren't even going to be on the bubble. If Willard got left off the bubble you'd be saying you can't be on the bubble. You'll be bring up his bad losses to end the season in 2012 but ignore the 25 point drubbing at Nova and the 19 point loss in the BET.
Strength???? Calling TT's mom 400 times?
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he is also a march madness buzzer beating moment away from no sweet 16 and underwhelming 3 years
2 first round wins in 3 years is underwhelming. I'll be overwhelmed at this point just making the tournament in year 4 here.
I don’t doubt the initial information was correct. But when basically the entire media/insider world has Willard as an option, he continually told them they were wrong. Probably would have been wisest to either not comment or check for an update.
You are not wrong but that is not how the fan base thinks in Maryland.
We can't judge him in the NIL era???? So do we just keep going along and say well it's year 8, we still can't judge him we don't have the funds. Give him another extensions until the NIL era is over (which may be never). Or do we at some point say we need to make it to the dance or find someone who will make it to the dance with what we got. Only Blaney took over a program with the consistent regular season success. He didn't get very long here.
You’re right. I just thought the overall characterization of the poster was way off base.
if he ever got offered that job he should take it
We could only be so lucky. Unfortunately (but rightly for them), Maryland should bring in far better.
