NYRaider Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 I was hoping we'd go after Brad Stevens but damn, Jon Scheyer is the best we could do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Seems like a lack luster hire if true. Figured this time was coming soon. Izzo and Boeheim will likely be out in the next couple of years too. Some major changing of the guard in college hoops coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Sllim Pickens said: Seems like a lack luster hire if true. Figured this time was coming soon. Izzo and Boeheim will likely be out in the next couple of years too. Some major changing of the guard in college hoops coming. Agreed. Scheyer has been an assistant since 2014 and the associate head coach since 2018 but he has zero head coaching experience. He'll be 34 when he takes over the program. I was hoping we'd pursue Brad Stevens or Mike Brey but it is what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Jon Scheyer is my 2nd most hated Duke player ever, so this won't improve relations at all 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sllim Pickens Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, NYRaider said: Agreed. Scheyer has been an assistant since 2014 and the associate head coach since 2018 but he has zero head coaching experience. He'll be 34 when he takes over the program. I was hoping we'd pursue Brad Stevens or Mike Brey but it is what it is. This is th exact way that Tom Izzo was hired with similar experience (more years as an assistant but similar roles). But these situations just don't seem to work out well. Its hard to follow a legend, especially when you are someone with no experience. Stevens would have made sense but looks like he is stepping away from coaching now. But still are a few other names out there I would have expected to have a shot at this job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Just now, MikeT14 said: Jon Scheyer is my 2nd most hated Duke player ever, so this won't improve relations at all 😆 It's just such a weird hire too, I can't believe it. This entire thing seems rushed, not sure why we wouldn't wait and look for candidates throughout the season. Especially since Brad Stevens moved into a front office role with Boston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanSlim Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 We’ll see but I always thought Scheyer would be the best of K’s disciples to become a head coach. I’m excited to see a youth movement with him and Nolan Smith leading our coaching staff. Wonder what Kyle Singler is up to these days.,,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, Sllim Pickens said: This is th exact way that Tom Izzo was hired with similar experience (more years as an assistant but similar roles). But these situations just don't seem to work out well. Its hard to follow a legend, especially when you are someone with no experience. Stevens would have made sense but looks like he is stepping away from coaching now. But still are a few other names out there I would have expected to have a shot at this job. This "keep it in the family" approach likely won't work out well for Duke or North Carolina. Scheyer is said to be our best recruiter and guys seem to love him but it will be nearly impossible for him to continue the recruiting success with K retiring. Although we are moving into a new era of college basketball with the overtime league, G-League, and NBA likely to change the one-n-done rule. Duke paid Coach K more than double what Boston was paying Stevens, we could've handed any coach in the world a blank check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeT14 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Just now, NYRaider said: It's just such a weird hire too, I can't believe it. This entire thing seems rushed, not sure why we wouldn't wait and look for candidates throughout the season. Especially since Brad Stevens moved into a front office role with Boston. I mean, if you wanted to stick with ties too, I'd get Johnny Dawkins or Jeff Capel (not that they have incredible track records, but still, they've coached). Amaker would have made sense, and I am sorry that's out. Mike Brey? He's been good at ND. Bobby Hurley? Woj? There were so many options. I get why you and other Duke fans aren't going to be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, MikeT14 said: I mean, if you wanted to stick with ties too, I'd get Johnny Dawkins or Jeff Capel (not that they have incredible track records, but still, they've coached). Amaker would have made sense, and I am sorry that's out. Mike Brey? He's been good at ND. Bobby Hurley? Woj? There were so many options. I get why you and other Duke fans aren't going to be happy. Apparently it isn't official but he's the leading candidate. I guess the only benefit of having a coach in waiting is that we can still pursue 2022 recruits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 Jeff Capel dropped the bag harder than any coach in sports history. He could've been the next head coach at Duke had he just remained on the staff but chose to go to Pitt and will likely be fired in the next year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11sanchez11 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 K is washed, good time to retire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDez Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Did Coach K ever flirt with an NBA job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanSlim Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, DirtyDez said: Did Coach K ever flirt with an NBA job? I think he considered the Lakers job post Phil. Can’t remember if it was right after Phil left in 04 or sometime between 06-07. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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