Coach Donlon takes over as head coach of UMKC. Yet another open spot on the Cats' bench for next year...
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Disagree. Can't have one former B1G head coach working for another. The dynamics would never work. It would be clear that Miles was just in a holding pattern until the next job opened.Though he has been a head coach every season for forever, I'd put a call into Tim Miles. The results weren't consistently there for Nebraska, but he far outperformed his predecessor and his demeanor would be a positive for the program.
Coach Donlon takes over as head coach of UMKC. Yet another open spot on the Cats' bench for next year...
Disagree. Can't have one former B1G head coach working for another. The dynamics would never work. It would be clear that Miles was just in a holding pattern until the next job opened.
Disagree. Can't have one former B1G head coach working for another. The dynamics would never work. It would be clear that Miles was just in a holding pattern until the next job opened.
Gates is available...It’s a pipe dream but getting Hardy or Baldwin back would be amazing. I know Baldwin is a HC but supposedly under fire. And Hardy is probably just as unlikely as he has settled in as HC out east.
Gates is available...
Almost any good assistant should be in a holding pattern till the next job. Donlon, Baldwin, and Gates all were. That's a good thing when coaches on the staff get new roles. Certainly doesn't bother me if an assistant moves on.
The Brian Jameses of the world are rare exceptions.
Coach Donlon takes over as head coach of UMKC. Yet another open spot on the Cats' bench for next year...
Glad to see Donlon go. It was downhill ever since he arrived. How about bring Brian Macintosh back and have him work with the point guards.
Happy, in a way to see Coach Donlan come here to Kansas City. But, this job is a graveyard. First of all, there aren't (consistently) a lot of players in the Kansas City area. Secondly, they really have no venue to call home. There on-campus facility is really like a high school field house. And when they played downtown at the Municipal Auditorium they could only sell about 1500/2000 of the 10,000 capacity venue. Finally they play in a horrible conference for a mid western school.I think that Texas-Rio Grande might be the closet conference opponent. Hard to get much interest in Kansas City for Seattle U., Cal-Bakersfield and Southern Utah--plus, think of the travel costs!
Hope he does well and maybe he received some commitments from the Administration that will make the "gig" more attractive.
Ha.... that's funny you say that. I know nothing about Donlon the adult, but I have distinct memories of him being kind of a snotty little brat when he was a kid ballboy at Welsh Ryan when his dad was a coach here.But his ever-present, sneering, sideline body language ... I ALWAYS thought, "How does anyone ever listen to that guy? How effective can he really be?"
Does Bryant have a brother?Glad to see Donlon go. It was downhill ever since he arrived. How about bring Brian Macintosh back and have him work with the point guards.
Happy, in a way to see Coach Donlan come here to Kansas City. But, this job is a graveyard. First of all, there aren't (consistently) a lot of players in the Kansas City area. Secondly, they really have no venue to call home. Their on-campus facility is really like a high school field house. And when they played downtown at the Municipal Auditorium they could only sell about 1500/2000 of the 10,000 capacity venue. Finally they play in a horrible conference for a mid western school.I think that Texas-Rio Grande might be the closet conference opponent. Hard to get much interest in Kansas City for Seattle U., Cal-Bakersfield and Southern Utah--plus, think of the travel costs!
Hope he does well and maybe he received some commitments from the Administration that will make the "gig" more attractive.
Of course, I don't know spit about the day-to-day value of Donlon. And his resume speaks a library more of substance than this message-board idiot offers.
But his ever-present, sneering, sideline body language ... I ALWAYS thought, "How does anyone ever listen to that guy? How effective can he really be?"
Here is the glass half empty take from collegefootballnews.com....excerpts:
The mass exodus from Evanston continues.
A troubling trend of departures from the Northwestern men’s basketball program infected the coaching staff today, as it was reported that assistant coach Billy Donlon is expected to become the next head coach of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Donlon leaves behind a decimated Northwestern program that has seen the entirety of its core that propelled the team to its first-ever tournament bid just two years ago depart.
https://collegefootballnews.com/201...stant-billy-donlon-hired-away-head-coach-umkc
I agree. I just found it interesting that the story was so doom-and-gloom biased. Donlon's move has zero to do with the transfers IMHO.why is it troubling that an assistant coach took a job as a head coach?
that's just a stupid basis for an article
had Donlon gone from an assistant at NU to, say, an assistant at Lake Forest College we'd be concerned about this
why is it troubling that an assistant coach took a job as a head coach?
that's just a stupid basis for an article
had Donlon gone from an assistant at NU to, say, an assistant at Lake Forest College we'd be concerned about this
... especially young and nance. his legacy will be left with those 2 players.
Wait a minute. Billy Donlon arrived a year earlierOh, that's right!! Nance was down to Michigan and NU, right? Donlan takes the NU job. And wasn't it only a couple days later when Nance commits?
Good memory. Donlon hire was reported on 6/25/17, Nance committed on 6/29/17 per Rivals' database.Oh, that's right!! Nance was down to Michigan and NU, right? Donlan takes the NU job. And wasn't it only a couple days later when Nance commits?
I'm not sure, but I believe that when Molinari was between jobs during the Carmody years, at one point he took some time to volunteer to come in and assist with some defensive stuff.I like Molinari very much. He's bright, I think a decent person, and has proven bona fides with recruiting Chicago.
Two q's...
* Does NU need more recruiting....issue now seems to be admissions more than getting kids to want to come here;
* Donlon was a big add to coaching defense....how is that replaced....does Moinari have that?
Real question is how is he as a recruiterThough he has been a head coach every season for forever, I'd put a call into Tim Miles. The results weren't consistently there for Nebraska, but he far outperformed his predecessor and his demeanor would be a positive for the program.
As long as you get a better one to replace themAlmost any good assistant should be in a holding pattern till the next job. Donlon, Baldwin, and Gates all were. That's a good thing when coaches on the staff get new roles. Certainly doesn't bother me if an assistant moves on.
The Brian Jameses of the world are rare exceptions.
Molinari took NIU to 25-6 and WIU to 22-7. Those are fantasy seasons at those places.
I think development of players - you know, coaching - will become increasingly more important.Real question is how is he as a recruiter
I like Molinari very much. He's bright, I think a decent person, and has proven bona fides with recruiting Chicago.
Two q's...
* Does NU need more recruiting....issue now seems to be admissions more than getting kids to want to come here;
* Donlon was a big add to coaching defense....how is that replaced....does Moinari have that?
Is this the same Jim Molinari who was a long time assistant at DePaul during their hay day and then Head coch at Bradley? If so, very good coach.