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<blockquote data-quote="gtphd" data-source="post: 887639" data-attributes="member: 4269"><p>I wasn't in favor of firing him, but we shouldn't have extended. We would let his contract run out then make the decision to extend or not. The argument that it hurts recruiting or that someone might steal him is just an agent trying to get GT to negotiate against itself.</p><p></p><p>If you think 6 seasons isn't enough time to evaluate a coach, or that one NCAA Tournament Birth* per decade is sufficient, or that a sub 0.500 winning record is the best we can do, then that's your opinion and I disagree. </p><p></p><p>Look at the Hewitt years. We fired that coach and he's universally loathed. 11 seasons. 5/11 NCAA tournament appearances. NCAAT Runner up. 0.542 win ratio. And we thought we should be doing better. That's the GT fans I miss.</p><p></p><p>And - yes - when the AD sees the fans supporting CJP by stating that we need to be patient, it reduces the pressure on him to take action. If we protested outside his office and set couches on fire (as other fans do), he'd be more likely to take action. It's a cycle:</p><p></p><p>Fans accept CJP's performance --> AD not under pressure --> (cycle starts) AD does not replace CJP --> GT continues to miss NCAAT --> Fans become apathetic and do not attend games or donate --> GT has no money --> GT cannot afford to replace CP --> (cycle continues) AD does not replace CJP </p><p></p><p>The one thing that breaks the cycle is not accepting failure, no matter how nice the coach is.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>* we needed the ACC Title to make the tournament, won the ACC title after the #1 team forfeit a game to us, and still only managed a #10 seat and a first round exit with the best Tech team of the last 15 years</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gtphd, post: 887639, member: 4269"] I wasn't in favor of firing him, but we shouldn't have extended. We would let his contract run out then make the decision to extend or not. The argument that it hurts recruiting or that someone might steal him is just an agent trying to get GT to negotiate against itself. If you think 6 seasons isn't enough time to evaluate a coach, or that one NCAA Tournament Birth* per decade is sufficient, or that a sub 0.500 winning record is the best we can do, then that's your opinion and I disagree. Look at the Hewitt years. We fired that coach and he's universally loathed. 11 seasons. 5/11 NCAA tournament appearances. NCAAT Runner up. 0.542 win ratio. And we thought we should be doing better. That's the GT fans I miss. And - yes - when the AD sees the fans supporting CJP by stating that we need to be patient, it reduces the pressure on him to take action. If we protested outside his office and set couches on fire (as other fans do), he'd be more likely to take action. It's a cycle: Fans accept CJP's performance --> AD not under pressure --> (cycle starts) AD does not replace CJP --> GT continues to miss NCAAT --> Fans become apathetic and do not attend games or donate --> GT has no money --> GT cannot afford to replace CP --> (cycle continues) AD does not replace CJP The one thing that breaks the cycle is not accepting failure, no matter how nice the coach is. * we needed the ACC Title to make the tournament, won the ACC title after the #1 team forfeit a game to us, and still only managed a #10 seat and a first round exit with the best Tech team of the last 15 years [/QUOTE]
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