Breaking News - Lombardi to High Point

[GMURaider]

"After 7 great years at George Mason, tomorrow will be my last day. I have accepted a job offer at High Point University to work for Coach Cherry as the Director of Basketball Operations. I look forward to this new opportunity but will always have great memories from working with so many great people at George Mason. I can't thank Coach L and Coach Hewitt enough for the opportunities that they gave me to work at such a great institution. Go Patriots! I'm pulling for you all!" - Scott's Facebook

 

[GSII]

Paul, how could you let Scott leave like that? I cant believe High Point could give him such a great deal. Like the Raiders, ya dont know what to do with talent even if you were given a manuel. Sad day for GMU bball.

 

[GMURaider]

Paul, how could you let Scott leave like that? I cant believe High Point could give him such a great deal. Like the Raiders, ya dont know what to do with talent even if you were given a manuel. Sad day for GMU bball.

How about instead of taking potshots at members of the coaching staff you support Mason basketball!

 

[A.-Siegfried]

Sarcasm at its finest there.

 

[GSII]

I support mason basketball like its my own child. And right now we are in a 3 year "timeout".

 

[Five Two]

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When I saw the title of the thread, I thought he had gotten an assistant coach position at High Point. I didn't think he was making a lateral move. But is that the norm? Do most Dir of Operations need to take two of those jobs before getting a coaching spot?

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

Probably had the nerve to say something isnt working. Oh well, didnt see him do much either.

Might come back with Cherry Cherry, why ya buggin.

 

[masonjoe]

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When I saw the title of the thread, I thought he had gotten an assistant coach position at High Point. I didn't think he was making a lateral move. But is that the norm? Do most Dir of Operations need to take two of those jobs before getting a coaching spot?

Think about it, long term he has a shot at being an assistant with his old pal Cherry. Why stay here and be in limbo when Hewitt gets fired?

 

[mkaufman1]

All the best for Scott. On another related note, Tyler Jorns who was director of player development is going to work with the Utah Jazz.

 

[sigmanorm]

Maybe Edwards is sending him down to recruit a new staff...hahaha

 

[Pablo]

All the best for Scott. On another related note, Tyler Jorns who was director of player development is going to work with the Utah Jazz.

Do we want to see a former Patriot like Tony Skinn join this staff?

 

[gmu05]

Do we want to see a former Patriot like Tony Skinn join this staff?

No, we need real coaches, not a familiar face

 

[GMURaider]

Think about it, long term he has a shot at being an assistant with his old pal Cherry. Why stay here and be in limbo when Hewitt gets fired?

You say WHEN like it's set in stone.

 

[GSII]

Paul, relax, you've been fired before.

 

[gmujim92]

If our program is a sinking ship, does that make Lombardi a rat ... or just smart?

 

[masonjoe]

You say WHEN like it's set in stone.

You're expecting a lifetime contract or something?

 

[GMURaider]

You're expecting a lifetime contract or something?

Hypothetically let's say he gets us to the NIT in 2015. Is a 2 year extension till 2018 with the understanding that we expect an NCAA bid and preferably a win in that 3 year window(16,17,18) unreasonable ?

 

[gmujim92]

Hypothetically let's say he gets us to the NIT in 2015. Is a 2 year extension till 2018 with the understanding that we expect an NCAA bid and preferably a win in that 3 year window(16,17,18) unreasonable ?

No, I think an NIT bid gets Hewitt an extension, especially given the fact that he and the staff are recruiting well (seemingly) and we've moved up into perhaps the best basketball-focused league in the nation.

Anything less and he's gone, IMHO.

 

[Vurbel]

I hate to play Johnny Rain Cloud, but our recruiting has been "ok" at best. We're getting good players, but then again so is every other team, so it's a wash. It's not like we're getting guys who turned down North Carolina and Indiana to come to our school (cough cough that "black and yellow" art school 2 hours below us).

 

[Dawgs99]

vcu is out recruitng every other school in the league by a wide margin, not just us. I like the players Hewitt has brought in since the A10 move. The arguement that other schools are getting good players too, in an attempt to down play our recruiting, seems silly. Everyone knows how well vcu is doing in all facets of their BBall program, but it sure would be nice not to have to read about it on our message board all the time.