Kevin Wall

Not sure what the #Habs 21-22 season will bring so I'll pin this tweet so whenever I feel down I can come back to it and feel great joy

@TheRealTimPremo @CMB49ers Unlike someone else Coach K actually did something to help his successor make the transition

@CMB49ers @kwallcuse Did you just use an NFL analogy? I can use a lot of analogies of historic franchises that kept it in the family. One of which you probably watched today. One who spent less time as an assistant than some of these other guys and is probably going to win National Coach of the Year

Today doesn’t change my opinion. Next time the job opens we can talk.

@DrakeFantasy Most NIL isn’t well spent but Nike and Red Bull will be making money with him beyond this year

BYU paid $7 million to AJ Dybantsa. He led the nation in scoring. Cool. They finished 10th in the Big 12 and were a 6-seed in the NCAA Tournament after losing a key guard to injury. They lost to an 11-seed Texas team that finished 10th in the SEC. Is that NIL $ well spent?

@TheRealTimPremo @CMB49ers Didn’t say he can’t coach or is a bad coach. I’d prefer an outsider at this point.

@kwallcuse @CMB49ers I think everyone thinks anyone that worked for Boeheim can’t coach and is the same as Jim was in his final seasons because Autry made a better assistant here than a HC. So far from the truth. At least the probable National COTY agrees…

@TheRealTimPremo @CMB49ers He had a sub .500 season with an all alum staff. We don't need to go back to trying to win with a 2-3 zone and no offensive system

@kwallcuse @CMB49ers The Boeheim era was the best era of Syracuse basketball. We took a dip when Hop’ left and then another dip when G left. Don’t really know what Engelstad and Straughn provided. The 2 outside hires….

@TheRealTimPremo @CMB49ers Look it's time for a reset. Let the Boeheim era go

@kwallcuse @CMB49ers We know why it slid. It wasn’t on Gerry. C’mon man, you always have good takes. This isn’t it.

@TheRealTimPremo @CMB49ers He was also on the bench as the program started it's slide. I'd like to see a bit more from him

@kwallcuse @CMB49ers I think Gerry coached at a successful school too, and has out performed expectations out on his own. Gerry has been a part of a lot of winning himself…

@Garrett96245210 Maybe if he's already in a P4 job

@kwallcuse If they pass on him now and in a year or two he’s one of the top options in country, you think he’d feel a little slighted? Genuine ? cause I’m not sold on Gmac either. But the thought has crossed my mind

@drewcuse @CMB49ers He's been mentioned by a couple of reporters so something seems to be there about him being open to a move

@kwallcuse @CMB49ers Where is this Otzelberger stuff coming from?

@TheRealTimPremo @CMB49ers That's my argument. He's been at a successful SEC school so he has an idea of what you need to win

@kwallcuse @CMB49ers I just don’t see how Hodgson’s career so far is lightyears ahead of Gerry’s. One could argue he’s done more with less and been an assistant for a more prestigious program and knows the ropes here much better….

@cuseguysteve Or you hire a good HC and they get 10m from a SEC school...

@kwallcuse Next time it opens? If GMac is available it’ll likely mean the next SU coach bottomed out after 3 years or Gerry will be making a lateral move. He might not even be interested.

@CMB49ers Of names we've heard I like Hodgson, Martelli, Jr and Luke Murray. If Otzelberger was actually an option, he'd be my clear #1. I'd be happy with Holloway too.

@kwallcuse What’s your top 3 then ? I’m with you but need a name to be excited about

@Steve_Neikam There are guys out there. Just not ones with big names well except for TJ

@kwallcuse I still would like to know what the hell happened that we couldn’t close Hodgson. But with him off the board I’m just not sure who we can get that’s “proven” significantly more

@Steve_Neikam Did he prove it though? I’d like to see more like going to the American or bigger league and doing it. Tobin Anderson beat a 1

@kwallcuse Man idk. I’ve been pretty staunchly against this but I think he’s proven he can coach. I will say now: IF they are convinced he can bring in considerably more NIL than somebody that’s not him, I think I’m ok with it

@Steve_Neikam I would want guarantees from all these former players stumping for him and not an assumption that a certain guy would be suddenly throwing real NIL money in

@kwallcuse And also IF they genuinely explore all other options and decide he’s the best (including NIL considerations) and don’t just hand it to him automatically

@chriswallenberg @Koooool_Jones I'd argue that returning to the Boeheim way of doing things isn't the way to solve it either

@Koooool_Jones @kwallcuse Going in a random direction is not the way to solve the Cuse basketball coaching problem.

I’ll keep saying it but Phil Martelli Jr should be in the mix

@wwecuse How about we see where it goes before we make sweeping generalizations

@kwallcuse I hope this is a wake up call on what it takes to get good coaches/players here. “We need top tier athletics” - chancellor elect. “Proven ability to evaluate talent, develop players, exciting style of play and success on both ends of the floor” - this costs money

@TheAndrewRush Lyke. Damnit.

@kwallcuse I’m in wait and see mode too. Can’t freak out over “sources” that clearly have agendas.

@TheAndrewRush I will say that some of the freak outs are pretty funny. Same people who last week were crying about Luke ruining athletics

@Shue_Box The fact that they didnt hire Lyke or Carparelli has me thinking maybe things are changing a bit. I’m in wait and see mode but you do you

@kwallcuse At this point I’m not sure it matters. If they couldn’t do enough to land him and they’re going to lose out to USF or PC, I think it shows the university isn’t actually serious about winning and being a top program in college basketball at all.