Cdizzle wrote:Didn't Giac come from Gonzaga and have some idea what success looked like?
Yes, but his trajectory at Drake was very similar to his previous head coaching gig at Utah. Each season was worse than the one before.
Cdizzle wrote:Didn't Giac come from Gonzaga and have some idea what success looked like?
DUBulldog wrote:Cdizzle wrote:Didn't Giac come from Gonzaga and have some idea what success looked like?
Yes, but his trajectory at Drake was very similar to his previous head coaching gig at Utah. Each season was worse than the one before.
Cdizzle wrote:DUBulldog wrote:Cdizzle wrote:Didn't Giac come from Gonzaga and have some idea what success looked like?
Yes, but his trajectory at Drake was very similar to his previous head coaching gig at Utah. Each season was worse than the one before.
Just saying the previous comment about the AD wasn't necessarily reason for confidence.
Cdizzle wrote:IMO, Drake would be more successful trying to emulate Grinnell than UK or GU. Both in that I think D2 or D3 is a better idea, and that even if not, running a gimmicky scheme might be their best way to attract talent above their current level. You might actually be able to find some decent talent that would want to play a fun run-and-gun style, or 40 minutes of hell, or something. D+ wasn't attracting anyone.
Play Angry wrote:Who would Drake fans like to see interviewed?
Drakey wrote:CDizzle: Your contempt for Drake is obvious, but you really don't have any idea what you are talking about. I'm not sure that anybody would think East Tennessee State id a better job than Drake other than you. Forbes base salary was less than half of what Giacoletti was making at Drake. They play in one of the weakest conferences in the country. (Southern) I agree that he is in a better position NOW, but that is because he recruited a bunch of good players and is a good coach who has made the team good in two years. Des Moines is the third largest market in the Valley I believe, and you can't really count Chicago as larger since they have no interest in college sports, especially mid-major sports. It would take no time at all for Drake to be among the attendance leaders in the Valley if they were to put a good product on the floor. It only took a few weeks into the last good season Drake had to cause every game to be a sellout for the remainder of the season. If Drake had played in a 12,000 seat arena, they would have filled that too. Des Moines is certainly a more attractive city than Wichita, and Drake is by far a better school by any objective standard. All that is missing is a basketball coach, and an AD that can hire a basketball coach. Drake is the most similar school in the Valley to Creighton. Their basketball programs and attendance were almost identical until the mid 90's. Their is no reason Drake can't do what Creighton did if the president of the university has any commitment to do so.
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