Fire Dave Paulsen / Hire Tony Skinn

[Pablo]

Remember Dave even saying early on that he wouldn't have accepted the job in the first place if he had known the abysmal shape of the program beforehand.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3d3PECJUOA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBK21nc_Lm0

 

[gmubrian]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3d3PECJUOA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBK21nc_Lm0

I believe there is a Jollay sighting in the first video.

 

[Pablo]

I believe there is a Jollay sighting in the first video.

There were multiple posters at Paulsen's introductory press conference.

 

[gmubrian]

There were multiple posters at Paulsen's introductory press conference.

The big question is: was Pablo there?

 

[GM Logo Guy]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3d3PECJUOA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBK21nc_Lm0

I dont know why, but Brad rubs me the wrong way.

 

[Pablo]

I dont know why, but Brad rubs me the wrong way.

I'm guessing that some people at Jacksonville U. would agree with you:

"AD Edwards Leaves JU after 22 Months; He Takes Same Job ...
https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1G1-371983232/ad...
Edwards, who is leaving after just 22 months, had applied for several AD jobs recently (South Florida, UNLV, Stony Brook, among others) and was targeted by the Parker search firm in Atlanta for the …"

 

[JimP]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...le-of-search-firms-in-college-coaching-hires/:

"When Edwards returned to Washington, he knew Bucknell Coach Dave Paulsen was his man, most of the broad strokes – expectations, requests, terms of a five-year contract – already agreed to in Atlanta. Confidence, though, costs money: in this case $50,000 paid to Parker Executive Search, one of the most influential players in the high-stakes and mysterious world of coaching search firms."

Thanks Pablo. What a racket. Should just pay the staff at giantkiller the small fee of $2006 and have them conduct the next search.

 

[By George.]

Thanks Pablo. What a racket. Should just pay the staff at giantkiller the small fee of $2006 and have them conduct the next search.

*Signs Tony Skinn*

 

[gmubrian]

I watched that whole second video Pablo posted above since the boards are pretty boring this morning to get my entertainment (these boards are pretty boring right now). I don't know that this has any bearing since you can't take that interview in a vacuum, so this is just a hypothetical for the fun of it.

If Brad sticks by his words in that interview, I don't see how he could justify getting rid of Paulsen. To paraphrase, he makes a statement that as long as Paulsen sticks to the plan that Brad will have Paulsen's back. He even references building via the draft (4 year recruits) versus free agency (transfers). It seems to me that Paulsen has stuck to the plan. He has stuck to recruiting freshman, has run a clean program with no short cuts, so that would seem to mean Paulsen has a very long leash regarding the on court performance.

 

[GM Logo Guy]

I watched that whole second video Pablo posted above since the boards are pretty boring this morning to get my entertainment (these boards are pretty boring right now). I don't know that this has any bearing since you can't take that interview in a vacuum, so this is just a hypothetical for the fun of it.

If Brad sticks by his words in that interview, I don't see how he could justify getting rid of Paulsen. To paraphrase, he makes a statement that as long as Paulsen sticks to the plan that Brad will have Paulsen's back. He even references building via the draft (4 year recruits) versus free agency (transfers). It seems to me that Paulsen has stuck to the plan. He has stuck to recruiting freshman, has run a clean program with no short cuts, so that would seem to mean Paulsen has a very long leash regarding the on court performance.

I agree, and that’s why Edwards rubs me the wrong way. He doesn’t seem to care about the results. He just wants a clean program.

Trust me, I want a clean program too. But I equally care about winning.

plus a clean program doesn’t use tax dollars to pay your friend 100k to do nothing.

 

[FreeGunston12]

I (previously one of Paulsen's biggest defenders, maybe second to only Jim) have been on the Fire Paulsen train for a while now. However, I did not understand the call to hire Skinn. After recent events, I think I get it. Seems like the last hope to capitalize on 2006. The risk of a young, first time head coach is worth a chance at reconnecting the program to its former success. Count me in.

 

[Patriot8]

I (previously one of Paulsen's biggest defenders, maybe second to only Jim) have been on the Fire Paulsen train for a while now. However, I did not understand the call to hire Skinn. After recent events, I think I get it. Seems like the last hope to capitalize on 2006. The risk of a young, first time head coach is worth a chance at reconnecting the program to its former success. Count me in.

It’s not just his Mason connection though. It’s the relationships in the DC area, and now in the NY/NJ area. He’s relevant in several ways.

 

[JimP]

*Signs Tony Skinn*

$2006 the right number then

 

[sleeperpick]

It’s not just his Mason connection though. It’s the relationships in the DC area, and now in the NY/NJ area. He’s relevant in several ways.

brings the best of both worlds. The 2006 fans that left after the L and have stayed gone thru the Hewitt and Paulsen years might come back with a familiar face most adore. And the folks that could give 2 shits about 2006 (me) get a nice up and coming coach that can actually recruit like I have asked for since after Coach L. win-win to me

 

[mkaufman1]

I emailed Brad and Dr Washington's office today. I don't expect to get a response, but if anyone does and would like to share anything around it please do.

 

[mkaufman1]

brings the best of both worlds. The 2006 fans that left after the L and have stayed gone thru the Hewitt and Paulsen years might come back with a familiar face most adore. And the folks that could give 2 shits about 2006 (me) get a nice up and coming coach that recruit like I have asked for since after Coach L. win-win to me

Also, a lot of the 2006 era alumni/fans (me!), also are growing up and settling into full grown adulthood with families etc, it's not even that they left. Its that they grew up and don't have time/resources to dedicate to a program that just really isn't worth that much time etc. I have friends from that era who still follow as they can, but they would probably just laugh if they heard that Mason lost to Norfolk State. Friend of mine went to the game on Saturday, and while he's pretty casual and doesn't know the magnitude of how bad the loss was, he wasn't happy to watch it.

 

[GM Logo Guy]

I (previously one of Paulsen's biggest defenders, maybe second to only Jim) have been on the Fire Paulsen train for a while now. However, I did not understand the call to hire Skinn. After recent events, I think I get it. Seems like the last hope to capitalize on 2006. The risk of a young, first time head coach is worth a chance at reconnecting the program to its former success. Count me in.

Right there with you. I didn’t see it at first, but I’m coming around to it!

 

[Patriotsince81]

I watched that whole second video Pablo posted above since the boards are pretty boring this morning to get my entertainment

Sorry to hear you are bored, perhaps this will help.

How do you get a vcu grad off of your front porch? Pay him for the pizza.
How does a vcu grad get a Mason grad off of their front porch? Honor the search warrant and let them in.
Where do vcu grads hold class reunions? At truck stops on I95.
Hear about the fire at vcu's library? The crayons melted.

 

[The Great PATSby]

The big question is: was Pablo there?

I'm pretty sure Pablo is not an actual person but a program that uses a sophisticated logarithm to search twitter and news pages to find anything Mason related and auto posts it to the boards. With that being said I do appreciate whomever created him and think it's a great asset to the boards.

 

[gmubrian]

Didn't know where to put this, but since Paulsen takes a lot of the blame, I'll put it here...

Funny thing I just noticed: if you click on the location below my avatar which is "The State of Basketball Mason Basketball Apathy" it takes you to a google map located at the university.

I also noticed from the map that there is a Steak n Shake on campus. I LOVE Steak n Shake. I am going to have to make a trip to campus in the near future for a burger and shake!