Ron Hunter to Tulane!

[zephyr]

GAST was over a barrel. Hunter was mad in October he wasn't offered an extension. Think the first glance he got from another program, he was gone. It just happened to be Tulane. Private university with deep pockets. Tulane could be the next Liberty, Wofford, Gonzaga, Butler, etc. Odds are, they won’t.

Lots has been said about Marlin and Broadhead getting raises/extensions. Hunter had already gotten one, was expecting a second. It's a tricky business, beyond my pay grade.

Hey, at least Hunter had 3 NCAA appearances in the last 5 years and a sweet 16 to claim for his extension.

[VObserver]

GAST was over a barrel. Hunter was mad in October he wasn't offered an extension. Think the first glance he got from another program, he was gone. It just happened to be Tulane. Private university with deep pockets. Tulane could be the next Liberty, Wofford, Gonzaga, Butler, etc

Lots has been said about Marlin and Broadhead getting raises/extensions. Hunter had already gotten one, was expecting a second. It's a tricky business, beyond my pay grade.

As big a critic as I am of Marlin and his refusal to bring decent teams in to play us, if he had had the level of success that Hunter had in conference and post season, I would not be calling for his firing.

That said, even with Hunter gone, Marlin is still an average coach and a below average judge of talent, especially as regards the translation of HS results to the upper mid-major level of competition. I dont expect results much different than he has had in the past.

[zephyr]

As big a critic as I am of Marlin and his refusal to bring decent teams in to play us, if he had had the level of success that Hunter had in conference and post season, I would not be calling for his firing.

That said, even with Hunter gone, Marlin is still an average coach and a below average judge of talent, especially as regards the translation of HS results to the upper mid-major level of competition. I dont expect results much different than he has had in the past.

We are consistently mediocre.

[VObserver]

We are consistently mediocre.

Exactly.

[zephyr]

Exactly.

Notice I didn't say decent..

[VObserver]

Notice I didn't say decent..

Duly noted. Lol

[CajunEXPRESS]

Lots has been said about Marlin and Broadhead getting raises/extensions. Hunter had already gotten one, was expecting a second. It's a tricky business, beyond my pay grade.

You’re confusing tournament championships with 4th place finishes.

[zephyr]

You’re confusing tournament championships with 4th place finishes.

And conference championships.

[ZoomZoom]

And conference championships.

Well, the bar is zero conference tournament or regular season championships.

[CajunEXPRESS]

Well he’s actually got one of each, just not in the same season.

[Million$Mullet]

I’d like to add to the list of excuses for this year. Corey Davis jr. does not play for us

[HoustonCajun]

R. Hunter made the same move most SBC MBB coaches would do if given the opportunity. Go to a 4 bid conference instead of remaining in what is now a one bid conference. Remains to be seen if his teams will attain an NCAA bid in AAC.

He will be stepping up in competition and will be touger to recruit academically. The kind of basketball that he plays will not do well against teams like Houston, Cindy, Memphis and UConn. Personally, I hate that type of basketball and it is ruining the sport. Look at GA State and Buffalo. They got manhandled by superior competition that played defense and had a passing game vs isolation 3 point shooting. He would do better upgrading to a public university over a private school like Tulane. It will be a career mistake, IMO.