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[GMU79]

It pains me to say this but vcu is closer to being Gonzaga of the east than any other school. Gonzaga is on a level by themselves but if anyone on the east is close, it would be vcu.

That, I can go along with.

 

[GMUgemini]

It pains me to say this but vcu is closer to being Gonzaga of the east than any other school. Gonzaga is on a level by themselves but if anyone on the east is close, it would be vcu.

It would have been Memphis until very recently (unless you don’t consider Tennessee to be “east”).

And let’s be clear, vcu is a stepping stone school too. They’ve gone to 4 NCAA tournaments in the last 5 years with 3 different coaches. Odom lasted 1 year there. Martelli is probably gone in no more than 3 years.

If you want to copy their success, we should be figuring out how they keep hiring great coach after great coach.

 

[Portlandian]

Something to aspire to as a program. Send some spies down to Richmond and find out their secret sauce.

 

[GMU79]

It would have been Memphis until very recently (unless you don’t consider Tennessee to be “east”).

And let’s be clear, vcu is a stepping stone school too. They’ve gone to 4 NCAA tournaments in the last 5 years with 3 different coaches. Odom lasted 1 year there. Martelli is probably gone in no more than 3 years.

If you want to copy their success, we should be figuring out how they keep hiring great coach after great coach.

Actually, Knoxville is about 300 miles farther east that Memphis. But yeah.

 

[gmujim92]

It would have been Memphis until very recently (unless you don’t consider Tennessee to be “east”).

And let’s be clear, vcu is a stepping stone school too. They’ve gone to 4 NCAA tournaments in the last 5 years with 3 different coaches. Odom lasted 1 year there. Martelli is probably gone in no more than 3 years.

If you want to copy their success, we should be figuring out how they keep hiring great coach after great coach.

It has very little to do with the individual coaches, who have been fairly hit or miss in their careers after leaving vcu. Their administration provides such incredible resources and they’ve had so much success that the program basically recruits itself now. You could probably win 20 games a season there.

 

[FullyChargedPatriot]

It is more of a school wide/administration/fan base/students dedication to men's basketball at vcu. GMU could be very good with the right coach, staff, and admin support. It is not that hard in men's basketball if you are in the right place.

 

[gmujim92]

Something to aspire to as a program. Send some spies down to Richmond and find out their secret sauce.

Straight cash homey

 

[Portlandian]