Dave Paulsen

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https://bustingbrackets.com/2020/10...-all-357-d-i-head-coaches-for-2020-21-season/:

"146. Dave Paulsen (George Mason) (Last year: 145)
  • Overall record: 216-176
Paulsen is a talented head coach who’s already on his fifth gig, leading Williams to a D3 title before winding up at Bucknell. Two NCAA Tournaments later, he took the George Mason job in 2015 and is in the midst of a grueling task to turn things around. His Patriots have been winning games but were just 12th place in the A-10 this past season, leaving plenty of work left for Paulsen and his staff in the tough mid-major league."
 

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https://bustingbrackets.com/2020/10...-all-357-d-i-head-coaches-for-2020-21-season/:

"146. Dave Paulsen (George Mason) (Last year: 145)
  • Overall record: 216-176
Paulsen is a talented head coach who’s already on his fifth gig, leading Williams to a D3 title before winding up at Bucknell. Two NCAA Tournaments later, he took the George Mason job in 2015 and is in the midst of a grueling task to turn things around. His Patriots have been winning games but were just 12th place in the A-10 this past season, leaving plenty of work left for Paulsen and his staff in the tough mid-major league."
Seems like a fair assessment. I'm surprised he only dropped one spot after a 12th place finish though.
 

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My .02

Really hard to rank coaches because you don't have a level playing field across the board. That said, I know that list had Steve Pikiell rated 13/14 in the Big Ten. To rate someone who took probably the worst power 5 basketball program and turn them into a good basketball team means you probably should be ranked a little higher. If it's anyone who can do more with less its him. Him and Dave are very similar in how they carry themselves, but it seems as if Pikiell has figured things out more so while Dave has not been able to.

That said, Dave probably is about a middle of the road basketball coach. You can do a lot worse, but you can do better. We'll see if he continues to struggle at the A10 level.
 

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FYI: Entering the 20-21 season DP is:

82 - 82 (.500) Overall
39 - 51 (.433) in A10 regular season play.
4 - 4 (.500) in A10 tourney play.
43 - 55 (.438) overall in A10 play.
48 - 35 (.578) at home.

Breakdown by team including tournament play:

Davidson 2 - 4
Dayton 2 - 3
Duquesne 1 - 4
Fordham 4 - 2
GW 4 - 7
LaSalle 3 - 2
UMass 8 - 2

Rhode Island 1 - 4
Richmond 6 - 4
St. Bonaventure 1 - 7
St. Joe's 6 - 2
St. Louis 2 - 6
vcu 3 - 8
 
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Woo Mediocrity- Care to break down the last 3 years or so, just so we can see where things have improved?
 

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Last three years:

Davidson 0-3
Dayton 2-1
Duquesne 0-3
Fordham 2-1
GW 3-3
LaSalle 2-1
UMass 6-1

Rhode Island 1-2
Richmond 2-4
St. Bonaventure 1-5
St. Joe's 5-1
St. Louis 1-2
vcu 2-3
 
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