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If Clemson wants him....he's gone. Hate to say it and that is ONLY my opinion. But it's "home" for him. It's not a rebuilding job as there is plenty of talent there to to work with. This situation is similar to the one Turgeon left us for. All I have to say is I hope they don't want him. -
That is always a problem with hiring a good coach from another part of the country , they usually want to get closer to home .Comment
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BUilding for the Future
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He couldn't possibly do any worse. Talk about upside...
He just better keep his hands offa Jerrance.Comment
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Something tells me that this is a mediocre hire especially for a school that was looking to make a big splash with a new hire. It appears that he runs a offense that is a little unique to college basketball these days and recruits players who will fit this system. Personally, I think that Depaul would have been better off if they hired an energetic assistant from a major school who could put his personal stamp on the program.Bradley 72 - Illini 68 Final
???It??™s awful hard,??™??™ said Illini freshman guard D.J. Richardson, the former Central High School guard who played prep school ball a few miles from here and fought back tears outside the locker room. ???It??™s a hometown thing. It??™s bragging rights.??™Comment
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This sounds like a chicken$4!t and classless move by Purnell...............
Purnell's decision stunned the Tigers, who went 21-11 this season. He had signed a two-year extension with Clemson in June and was making more than $1.3 million a year, but his buyout was only $250,000.
Clemson athletic director Dr. Terry Don Phillips said during a news conference he was shocked by Purnell's decision to leave. He said he learned of the move during a phone call from the coach at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.
"I'm not sure I know what to say," Phillips said. "I'm in a little bit of shock. ... I'm as surprised as anyone."
Phillips said Purnell left South Carolina without addressing his players, many learning via text message and on Twitter before interim coach Ron Bradley officially notified them at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting.Comment
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I know what you mean, but Brian Kelly addressed his players when he left Cincinnati, and they were still mad at him. So you can't win either way. But with that being the case, I would at least say something.Originally posted by Braves4Life View PostThis sounds like a chicken$4!t and classless move by Purnell...............
Purnell's decision stunned the Tigers, who went 21-11 this season. He had signed a two-year extension with Clemson in June and was making more than $1.3 million a year, but his buyout was only $250,000.
Clemson athletic director Dr. Terry Don Phillips said during a news conference he was shocked by Purnell's decision to leave. He said he learned of the move during a phone call from the coach at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.
"I'm not sure I know what to say," Phillips said. "I'm in a little bit of shock. ... I'm as surprised as anyone."
Phillips said Purnell left South Carolina without addressing his players, many learning via text message and on Twitter before interim coach Ron Bradley officially notified them at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast meeting.Onward and Upward!
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Hmm...
Anyone wanna get Booth and Webster on the phone and start their Bradley pitch
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I would not mind having both of them, they bring more experience in coaching and recruiting then what we have on staff now, it would give us the best chance at landing Chicago area players since Dick Versace left years ago.Originally posted by SaintLouBrave22 View PostHmm...
Anyone wanna get Booth and Webster on the phone and start their Bradley pitchComment
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A number of Chicago high school coaches have been very vocal in condemning the hire of Oliver Purnell by DePaul. They are upset that DePaul didn't hire someone with connections to the Chicago public league coaches.
Today, Oliver Purnell got on the phone and called several CPL coaches to try to introduce himself and begin building a relationship with them.
Or should we call it "kissing up".Comment
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That is because they are crooked! They want to know "what's in it for me". It's all about the Benjamins and the ego strokin' with those CPL coaches.Originally posted by Da Coach View PostA number of Chicago high school coaches have been very vocal in condemning the hire of Oliver Purnell by DePaul. They are upset that DePaul didn't hire someone with connections to the Chicago public league coaches.
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Unbelievable the arrogance and classless comments by some of these coaches. I don't know how much more self-serving you can get. Anyone with a brain can see this is just posturing to try and get their palms greased from the start. The Tracy Webster comment is just classic. The few Public League coaches who are actually in it for the kids frown on this type of behavior, but as always it's the vocal minority that gets the attention. Purnell doesn't need the CPL to win at DePaul, just like Lon Kruger didn't need the CPL to win at Illinois. Yes, there's a number of talented kids that play in the CPL, there are many more that play elsewhere. Out of the 4 best college players this year that hail from Chicago (Jon Scheyer, Evan Turner, Demetri McCamey, Sherron Collins), only Sherron Collins is a CPL product. You can even add Sam Maniscalco to that list. There are several more too.Originally posted by Da Coach View PostA number of Chicago high school coaches have been very vocal in condemning the hire of Oliver Purnell by DePaul. They are upset that DePaul didn't hire someone with connections to the Chicago public league coaches.
Today, Oliver Purnell got on the phone and called several CPL coaches to try to introduce himself and begin building a relationship with them.
Or should we call it "kissing up".Onward and Upward!
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I have long heard stories that the only way to get kids out of the Public League in Chicago, is to indeed
kiss some butts big time and grease some palms...or hire one of them as an assistant...
This does explain why we don't get them and the only ones we do have a shot on are the lower tier, under-the-radar kids...
In fact...it's a foregone conclusion that if you are getting the upper tier Chicago kids, then you gotta be playing their game....and look how it's already failed and backfired at other Valley schools in Illinois who paid the price with arrests, players booted, and terribly underperforming & inadequate results.
Personally, I can't see where the Chicago Public school kids that have come to the Valley have actually helped their teams get successful...they might have put up some numbers, but they have hurt their teams.
also - one quote from the link above shows a little of how clueless the writer is...
"When it comes to big men, Andre Brown, Mac Koshwal and Calvin Brock
are about the best the Public League has had to offer in recent years."
Mac Koshwal hasn't played in the CPL since his freshman season in 2004, Calvin Brock is more of a guard and not a "big man", and Andre Brown graduated from Chicago Leo (which is not a public school) way back in 2000!
If they are counting all the way back to 2000, then Aaron Spears (went to Illinois & St. John's), Marcus Arnold (Illinois), Ollie Bailey (Rutgers), Isaiah Martin (Indiana State), Clay Holloway (Louisville), Tyrone Kent (Toledo), DeAndre Thomas (Indiana), Phillip Jackson, Paul Bunch and many others are better big men than this guy mentions...Comment
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DePaul's Mac Koshwal declares for NBA draft, and cannot pull out as this is the 2nd time he's declared..
these Chicago Public League coaches are really a bunch of jerks...Originally posted by tornado View Post
now they are acting like a bunch of union bosses making threats at NIU!!
"Chicago Public League furious
The one thing Anderson, DiNunno and Fakuade have in common is where they played in high school:
the Chicago Public League. How these moves will affect NIU??™s recruiting in Chicago remains to be seen.
But according to Carter, who is the president of the Chicago Public League Coaches Association, the CPL is not happy.
???This whole coaching thing, it??™s all about relationships,??? Carter said. ???Now, I??™m not saying I??™m Mr. Big Shot,
but you??™re jerking around two kids from Von Steuben. You??™re jerking around Jake Anderson from Carver.
Obviously, all of the CPL coaches are going to talk about it. I??™m not saying we??™re black balling Northern
or that Northern isn??™t going to get anymore kids [from Chicago] but if someone were to come up to me
asking for a recommendation about what school to go to, I doubt Northern is going to be mentioned.???
Evans was not as calm in reaction to how the CPL is handling the roster shake up.
???We??™re putting the word out on [Patton],??? Evans said. ???Northern will never get a Chicago kid as long
as [Patton]??™s there. There??™s no way in the world.???
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David Booth has been rehired at DePaul by Oliver Purnell, as most expected would happen...after all, he's a legend there, their all time leading scorer, and running him out would have clearly gotten Purnell in hot water right off the bat...Originally posted by SaintLouBrave22 View PostHmm...
Anyone wanna get Booth and Webster on the phone and start their Bradley pitch
However...Purnell hired as actual assistants, the three guys he had at Clemson...and he sorta demoted two of the other three guys...
David Booth, Billy Garrett, and Brandon Bailey -- to lower level positions...
Booth is retained but now fills the newly created (non-coaching) position of...
"Director of Community, Corporate and Professional Relations"
In the end they chose not to retain Tracy Webster who was in the position titled "Interim Head Coach"...
despite the threats coming from Chicago high school coaches saying...
"If they don't keep Tracy Webster, they can't come over here to recruit my kids,"
threatened Simeon coach Robert Smith in an interview with ..the Chicago Sun-Times."
Tracy Webster was 1-15 as interim head coach at DePaul.Comment
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