"I'm not interested in short-term enthusiasm at the expense of long-term substance." -Bates
— BC Athletics (@BCSportsNews) March 18, 2014BC needs a strong hire. The basketball program is a mess. Needs to be rebuilt by someone with vision and energy.
— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixSI) March 18, 2014The last 5 @BCHoopNews head coaches previous jobs were head coaches at Cornell, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, American & Lafayette.
— James Paquette (@ADJPaq) March 19, 2014#AskBradBates Did you get a mod?
— Grant Borgen (@GBorgen) March 18, 2014Was Donahue fired because he interviewed with the Jets? #AskBradBates
— Kyle Egan (@kylepegan) March 18, 2014How pissed is Phil Jackson that he rushed into the Knicks job not knowing the Boston College job would open up?
— Mark Ennis (@Mengus22) March 18, 2014Just sayin' #BCEagles @BCBradBates didn't let us down here, earned benefit of the doubt with Daz. pic.twitter.com/9Dng7grg1w
— BCMike22 (@BCMike22) March 18, 2014
Jim Calhoun...
ReplyDeletehttp://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10645781/jim-calhoun-interested-vacant-boston-college-coaching-job
It will be great hire if possible, but the problem is how much can we afford to pay him.
ReplyDeleteGreat hire? BB says long term and Calhoun is 71.
ReplyDeleteAlso,
"We won't play BC after they leave here. I have no desire to play Boston College," Calhoun was quoted as saying in The Hartford Courant. "Not for the fact that they are leaving, but how they did it. I will not play Boston College as long as I'm here.''
No no and no.
ReplyDeletePeople were worried about Pearl running a clean program, and Calhoun isn't laughed out of the building?
ReplyDeleteBoo hoo! Calhoun was quoted he wouldn't play BC 10 years ago.
ReplyDelete1999, 2004, 2011.
I am more than OK with Calhoun chasing a fourth NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP at BC. If Bates can get someone better, then great, but BC can do a lot worse than a proven winner.
Joseph
ReplyDeleteIt will be his final job and he will not use BC HC job as a stepping stone. Other young candidates might go for interview after getting some success here like Jags did. He will groom his assistant like Kevin Ollie and the assistant can take over upon retirement of Calhoun.
Also, that comment he would not play BC again was 10 years ago and now a lot of schools have moved another conference for better revenue including Uconn.