I seriously believe that Coach Collins

[FloridAlum]

Was just about the best person we could have hired, the right guy in the right place at the right time.

 

[NJCat]

Was just about the best person we could have hired, the right guy in the right place at the right time.

Interesting comment that there were 5 other candidates who are currently coaching in the NCAA Tournament. We got the right guy.

 

[FloridAlum]

Interesting comment that there were 5 other candidates who are currently coaching in the NCAA Tournament. We got the right guy.

I really have no idea at all who else we were considering for the job.

 

[NJCat]

I really have no idea at all who else we were considering for the job.

That's what Dr. Jim said today.....

 

[FloridAlum]

That's what Dr. Jim said today.....

Do you know who any of them were?

 

[julescat]

Oh come on. There was no other candidate. CC would have been CCC if Phillips had gotten his way much earlier.

 

[NJCat]

Do you know who any of them were?

Nope.

I'm guessing Izzo and Coach K. Obviously not Crean or Groce!

 

[Sec.112]

Did he say they were currently head coaches or tournament head coaches at the time?

I was going to grab at look at that tournament.

 

[NJCat]

Did he say they were currently head coaches or tournament head coaches at the time?

I was going to grab at look at that tournament.

Current.

 

[Sec.112]

But the other candidates were all head coaches at the time, right?

 

[NJCat]

But the other candidates were all head coaches at the time, right?

Correct. Chris was the only assistant coach at the time.

 

[olshin]

We're facing one on Thursday, right?

 

[PURPLECAT88]

Oh come on. There was no other candidate. CC would have been CCC if Phillips had gotten his way much earlier.

Too bad he didn't.

 

[FrancisSearle75]

We're facing one on Thursday, right?

during phillips' press conference, a reporter (sounded like teddy greenstein) asked him if bryce drew was one of the coaches that was interviewed for the job at the time. he replied with a "no comment." after a long pause, he then jokingly asked if "no comment" meant yes to the media folks.

 

[DkeCat]

Do you know who any of them were?

Bryce Drew, Dave Paulsen and John Giannini are three per an article I read

 

[FrancisSearle75]

Bryce Drew, Dave Paulsen and John Giannini are three per an article I read

in addition to those two, there were some articles speculating that brett reed (lehigh), bob mckillop (davidson), and tommy amaker were also potential candidates at the time.

 

[Styre]

Current.

I'm pretty sure he said that at the time he targeted 5 head coaches that were in the NCAAs, two that weren't, and one assistant (Collins). The "one assistant" line wouldn't make sense if he was talking about their current statuses.

 

[NJCat]

I'm pretty sure he said that at the time he targeted 5 head coaches that were in the NCAAs, two that weren't, and one assistant (Collins). The "one assistant" line wouldn't make sense if he was talking about their current statuses.

Yeah, I was wrong. Phillips made it clear in his interview after the event that it was coaches in the tournament in 2013. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[Walker Fan]

Bryce Drew - Valpo, Brett Reed - Lehigh, Dr. John Giannini - LaSalle, Dave Paulson - Bucknell and my guess is Florida Gulf Coast's Andy Enfeld were on the list. Enfeld, Drew and Paulson are in the 2017 tourney. Collins was by far the perfect choice for NU.

 

[NJCat]

Bryce Drew - Valpo, Brett Reed - Lehigh, Dr. John Giannini - LaSalle, Dave Paulson - Bucknell and my guess is Florida Gulf Coast's Andy Enfeld were on the list. Enfeld, Drew and Paulson are in the 2017 tourney. Collins was by far the perfect choice for NU.

Enfield's wife would not have been a bad addition to the NU family though......

 

[Walker Fan]

Correction - Paulson took the George Mason job and is not currently at Bucknell.

 

[Cat Fan in Buckeye Land]

I thought I had read somewhere that Al Skinner had been interviewed as well.