Georgia Tech Head Coach Hot List

[iceeater1969]

This is a big shift from "Furman coach locked in" to "Damon Stoudamire off the top rope with a piledriver" (sorry to mix a wresting ref in)

Love the star player who made to NBA and has been coaching.
Give him
- low pay first year but big NIL
- commit to bigger $ for ASSTANTS AND ANALYSTS.
- ladder performace bonuses 5 years.

 

[leatherneckjacket]

Not sure what ties to Atlanta ties Stoudamire so if someone could feel me in. And I know Pacific is seen as a very hard job but it'd be hard for me to get excited by someone who's college win% as head coach is 48% and conference win percentage is 42% regardless, especially since everything about him screams west coast guy. It was reported he was a leading candidate for the Arizona job so sounds like he's highly thought of though so there's that.

Yeah, I am ambivalent to Damon Stoudamire. There are definitely some things to really like, but his record at Pacific does leave a lot to be desired. I say give him an interview, but I still would prefer Richey.

 

[travgt01]

Yeah, I am ambivalent to Damon Stoudamire. There are definitely some things to really like, but his record at Pacific does leave a lot to be desired. I say give him an interview, but I still would prefer Richey.

Why do we have a hard on for former zona players?

 

[57jacket]

AJC on potential coaches : https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-...ch-could-consider/QCOWGMCAHZGGFHQVOMSAG63WV4/

 

[dtm1997]

AJC on potential coaches : https://www.ajc.com/sports/georgia-...ch-could-consider/QCOWGMCAHZGGFHQVOMSAG63WV4/

Behind a paywall. Will you please provide the names?

 

[kg01]

I dunno. The Stoudamire thing smells a bit like the Danny Manning to Wake thing.

 

[Buzzbomb]

McKay from Liberty. Kelsey, Richey, Abdur-Rahim, Hunter, Rhoades.
ETA- From the AJC article, the six names.

 

[Buzzbomb]

I really like this guy, making the Tournament 3 of the last 5.

2021. Mike Rhoades $1,700,000(before bonuses)
2020 Mike Rhoades $1,500,000(before signing the extension)

Additional Compensation: Coach is entitled to all revenues received in connection with operation of summer camps.
Notes: $459,000 in base salary, $1,041,000 in supplemental compensation
Max Bonus: $542,500 plus $4,000 per student-athlete who graduates by summer of completion of eligibility, $2,000 per student-athlete who graduates within one year after completion of eligibility and $3,500 per national television appearance
Buyout if Fired Without Cause: 100% of remaining base salary ($2,754,000), supplemental compensation ($7,146,000) and employer-portion of benefits for the remainder of the term
Buyout if Coach Terminates Contract: $1 million
Contract Term Ends: April 30, 2025


2019 Mike Rhoades $1,200,000
2018 Mike Rhoades $1,200,000

 

[dtm1997]

Yeah, I am ambivalent to Damon Stoudamire. There are definitely some things to really like, but his record at Pacific does leave a lot to be desired. I say give him an interview, but I still would prefer Richey.

His record ends up similar to Abdur Rahim. Went to a tough place to coach and had them winning games by the time he left. In this case, makes sense to consider the progression rather than the overall.

Saying this to put him forth as a very justifiable candidate, rather than state my view on where I'd place him in a pecking order.

 

[Buzzbomb]

Personally, I would be happy with Bob Richey from Furman or Andy Kennedy or Pat Kelsey or Mike Rhoades.

Although, I was a Willie Fritz guy through and through.

 

[leatherneckjacket]

His record ends up similar to Abdur Rahim. Went to a tough place to coach and had them winning games by the time he left. In this case, makes sense to consider the progression rather than the overall.

Saying this to put him forth as a very justifiable candidate, rather than state my view on where I'd place him in a pecking order.

Yeah, I would him behind Abdur Rahim, because of the lack of experience at a school like Tech and the fact her has not recruited here. but, yes, similar profile.

 

[majorQ9]

 

[dtm1997]

I'm in on this.

 

[kg01]

Dang. Today? Like, today today?

Shiiii, there goes my productivity again.

 

[leatherneckjacket]

I'm in on this.

If we do this, I hope we more than double our pool of money for assistant coaches so we can get him the coaching support he will need to be successful.

But this hire would be a huge win for recruiting and NIL funding.

 

[lv20gt]

I really just don't understand this at all. If the argument is for increased NIL and recruiting, where is the basis for that based on the hire?

 

[TooTall]

No buyout for Stoudemire which is a plus.

 

[mstranahan]

Just heard that it is apparently a done deal. Source is usually pretty accurate, so I guess we opted for Stoudamire over the other options

 

[slugboy]

I hate to ask a dumb question, but I remember when the Atlanta Hawks were coached by Lenny Wilkins, and they told him that “if you keep winning, you’ll make the hall of fame” (Wilkins was already in the NBA HOF). They didn’t really know who their coach was, and you would think NBA players would know the hall of famers

Do 16 year olds get Damon Staudamire, or are his playing days too long ago?

 

[leatherneckjacket]

So, looking at his record at Pacific more carefully. He took over a team who had fired their previous coach for violations and was coming off sanctions. He took them to a winning team in year four and was WCC CoY in 2021. A lot of transfers from community colleges and lower level programs.