Toggle sidebar

[RUMOR] Scheyer to Pitt...

V

vcugreg

Sophomore
Feb 4, 2011
861
127
0
Just saw this on twitter and taking it with a grain of salt, but thought it was interesting!

 
D

Duke Bluu

All-Conference
Nov 7, 2017
3,601
2,481
113
You can do better young man. Wait for Illinois to come open and go home like Collins did.
 
F

FearTheBeard_rivals208808

All-American
Jul 28, 2010
7,841
6,980
0
Also, I wouldn’t be surprised if he took Nolan to be an assistant. Who replaces them at Duke? It would be cool to see Nolan and Jon as successful HCs at big name programs in 10 or so years. Imagine the story if they go up against each other in the tournament.
 
V

vcugreg

Sophomore
Feb 4, 2011
861
127
0
Obviously, this could all just be rumors but man, not sure why anybody would want to fill that position and guarantee yourself playing duke, uva and unc every year. Tough one.
 
D

Duke1783

All-Conference
Mar 23, 2017
3,038
3,117
0
Pitt is a classic example of how a bad hire can set a program back for a while. Never thought Stallings was a big time coach and he certainly proved that
 
D

Dattier

All-American
Sep 1, 2003
9,374
5,634
0
I don't buy this for a second. He has 4 years of being an assistant under his belt and just became a new dad. Wojo and Collins were both assistants for more than a decade each before accepting jobs that made sense. Pitt does not make sense.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ioliva and vcugreg
D

df64

All-Conference
Feb 2, 2006
2,702
1,934
0
Pittsburgh is a cooler town than many would guess. Relatively cheap to live there too. If, and I mean if he could do reasonably well ther, he would be king for as long as he wanted to stay. He would need someone who could recruit a major area like DC, NYC. Hard, but not impossible.
 
C

crazyduke3

All-Conference
Mar 28, 2010
40,929
2,564
0
It wasn't too long ago that Pitt was sporting some really good teams. The right coach and some patience can do a lot for a program.
 
S

skysdad

Heisman
Mar 3, 2006
42,753
22,653
0
Pitt's not the place for him right now. If he were the greatest coach ever it would take him 6 years or more to win there. It took Coach K like 4 or 5 years to win at Duke and he inherited a better program. I think wes miller out of UNC-G would be a good fit because hof coach roy williams would have another buddy like Stallings at Pitt and if Pitt did have some good players that hof coach roy williams needed he could persuade miller to let them transfer to unc. OFC
 
  • Like
Reactions: Dukeman
M

Mac9192

Heisman
Jan 25, 2017
9,958
14,006
107
No idea about this, but if a kid can leave for the nba that may not be ready, how do we know how Jon, or anyone else will do as a head coach?
If this is true, Pitt can't do any worse than they have the last few years.
Honestly, if I was Pitt, I'd go after him hard.
 
D

DukeDenver

All-American
Nov 21, 2010
8,249
8,451
0
An ACC job at his age? I might take the risk. No one is expecting much and you get great exposure and great fans. I just don’t buy it. Jon isn’t ready for that kind of position yet.
 
  • Like
Reactions: pisgah101
5

500HP_Devil

All-Conference
Mar 17, 2016
2,267
3,274
0
df64 said:
Pittsburgh is a cooler town than many would guess. Relatively cheap to live there too. If, and I mean if he could do reasonably well ther, he would be king for as long as he wanted to stay. He would need someone who could recruit a major area like DC, NYC. Hard, but not impossible.
Click to expand...

The Burgh is a VERY cool town! We go there every year to visit and have a complete blast - so much to do and you’re right the cost of living is incredibly low.

That being said I wouldn’t want the job. The program is in terrible shape in the toughest conference in in the country. The AD seems lost also. I think I’d wait for something better. I don’t think it turns around anytime soon.
 
D

Dukeman

Senior
Dec 21, 2001
872
934
0
Would not like the idea of having to compete against a former Duke player and assistant coach in the same conference.
 
I

Ioliva

All-Conference
Jul 30, 2009
41,395
2,578
113
Dattier said:
I don't buy this for a second. He has 4 years of being an assistant under his belt and just became a new dad. Wojo and Collins were both assistants for more than a decade each before accepting jobs that made sense. Pitt does not make sense.
Click to expand...

My thoughts as well
 
D

df64

All-Conference
Feb 2, 2006
2,702
1,934
0
500hp good point about the AD. You need a good AD. One of the most important consideration regarding any position.
 
D

dbav

All-American
Mar 14, 2014
8,042
5,875
0
It's an attractive offer if he gets it. It's also my understanding that he's and excellent recruiter. Could potentially turn things around there.
 
W

Willcampbell

All-Conference
Oct 20, 2004
2,480
2,137
0
When Hurley left URI, I thought that Jon would be a good fit there. They have a good team coming back, so the pressure would not be there right away.

Haven't heard Capel's name mentioned for any openings. Did he announce he's not available or do other schools just assume he's waiting to be K's replacement?

OFC
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Devils Illustrated

Latest

  1. 01 Devils Illustrated Basketball Duke's Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje will take time to adjust (or maybe not)
  2. 02 Devils Illustrated Football Recruiting Recruit visitors: These players will be in Durham on Saturday
  3. 03 Devils Illustrated Basketball How Jon Scheyer has processed last season’s ending
  4. 04 Devils Illustrated Basketball Drew Scharnowski out, “working through” knee injury
  5. 05 On3 College Business Attempts to cap athlete and coach pay strike at the heart of the current college athletics mess
Top Bottom