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Post by RUFresh on Feb 19, 2007 17:20:26 GMT -5
I'm going to sticky this thread so all of our visitors have one place for the list of possible candidates.
In the list below are names of coaches who have been rumored to be candidates or may end up being candidates for the job:
Brad Greenberg (currently an assistant @ Virginia Tech)
Steve Robinson (played @ Radford ... currently an assistant @ UNC)
Don Burgess (played @ Radford ... currently an assistant @ High Point)
Chris Hawkins (played @ Radford ... currently an assistant @ Buffalo)
Robert Lineburg (played @ Radford ... assistant @ Southern Methodist (twice), James Madison, and UNC Greensboro)
Scott Cherry (currently an assistant @ George Mason)
Mike Maker (currently an assistant @ WVU)
Myron Guillory (played @ Virginia Tech ... currently an interim head coach/assistant @ Colorado State)
Frankie Allen (played @ Roanoke ... former Radford assistant, former VT head coach ... currently an assistant @ UMBC)
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ru1985
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Post by ru1985 on Feb 19, 2007 17:32:44 GMT -5
That's an interesting list. Where did all those names come from?
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Post by RUFresh on Feb 19, 2007 17:43:03 GMT -5
various newspapers and such.
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Post by winthropeaglefan on Feb 19, 2007 18:01:14 GMT -5
I'd think Burgess or Greenberg would be good hires.
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Post by ru1985 on Feb 19, 2007 18:32:10 GMT -5
I don't know much about Greenberg and I can't imagine Robinson leaving Carolina. I have a soft spot in my heart for Burgess since he was there when I was in school, same for Hawkins. I'm not sure what kind of regional recuiting contacts Hawkins would have being in Buffalo. I don't remember Lineburg. He was a Highlander? Is he at SMU now? I don't see him on their webpage. Don't know anything about Cherry or Maker. Allen seems a bit old to me to be a serious candidate.
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Post by vabigpoppa on Feb 19, 2007 19:07:01 GMT -5
here is all i could find for greenbergs resume
2003-Present Associate Head Coach Virginia Tech 2001-2003 Director of Basketball Operations South Florida 1996-1997 Vice President of Basketball Operations 76ers 1992-1995 Vice President of Player Personnel Portland TrailBlzers 1989-1992 Director of Player Personnel Portland TrailBlazers 1986-1987 Assistant Coach New York Knicks 1984-1986 Assistant Coach Los Angeles Clippers 1978-1984 Assistant Coach St. Joseph's
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Post by RUFresh on Feb 19, 2007 21:01:17 GMT -5
I don't know much about Greenberg and I can't imagine Robinson leaving Carolina. I have a soft spot in my heart for Burgess since he was there when I was in school, same for Hawkins. I'm not sure what kind of regional recuiting contacts Hawkins would have being in Buffalo. I don't remember Lineburg. He was a Highlander? Is he at SMU now? I don't see him on their webpage. Don't know anything about Cherry or Maker. Allen seems a bit old to me to be a serious candidate. Lineburg is working in Houston, I believe, nonetheless it's not in basketball. I don't know how good of a coach Cherry is X's and O's wise, but the tv network I work for did an interview with him and he was pretty solid. I don't know much about Maker, other than that West Virginia has been solid the past few years and he must have something to bring to the table. I, too, feel that Allen probably wouldn't be the best fit (because of his age).
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Post by jackbauer on Feb 21, 2007 0:22:41 GMT -5
I've always been a diehard WVU fan but I haven't heard too much about Maker. I'll ask around, though, so people here (including myself) can get a better feeling for who the guy is.
My money's on Greenberg winning the position, though.
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Post by SlyFox on Feb 22, 2007 12:22:51 GMT -5
Lineburg's in Houston? That's where I live. What's he doing these days.
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Post by RUFresh on Mar 4, 2007 21:25:11 GMT -5
Now that the season is over, I will touch on a few things.
>I think Brad Greenberg would be a good choice. He knows the area and it sounds like he has a plan. I'm not sure how much of the X's and O's he knows, but he's been around basketball for a while - both on the professional and collegiate levels. With the connections he has up the road at VT, we're sure to pick up a few good recruits.
>I don't think Steve Robinson will come back, solely because of the money issue. He could probably bring in some big recruits, but I don't think it's realistic he'd come back.
>Honestly, it would be great if we could go hard after Don Burgess. And here's why: -Former Radford standout -Knows the area -A great recuiter -Very energetic, passionate coach -I'm sure he's hungry for his 1st head coaching job -Genuine guy -Would be a fan favorite just like his days as a player
I was lucky enough to meet Coach Don before VMI-Radford game a few years back and he was a solid guy. He is everything a school like ours should want in a basketball coach (partially because he went there).
I hope he's the coach we sign. If not, they better make a damn good offer to him for being the associate head coach.
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Post by ru1985 on Mar 5, 2007 11:15:24 GMT -5
Fresh, the more I think about it, the more I'm with you on this one.
Don Burgess is absolutely the guy RU should hire. Though, I've never met him, I did get to watch him play for RU when I was at school. He was one of the smoothest players I've ever seen. Maybe some of you remember that RU beat LSU way back when and DB made the big play to seal it. He's the one guy we've mentioned that actually excites me.
It seems to me that a young, energetic coach looking to make his mark is exactly the type of guy we need to turn things around. He certainly knows the Big South.
I wonder if he'd even be interested in being an assitant at RU if he doesn't get the head coaching job?
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Post by RUFresh on Mar 5, 2007 12:06:52 GMT -5
I don't think we should sit back and find out.
Now that I think about it, I really think he should be the next head coach of Radford basketball.
As you said, he knows the league, knows the community, he has all the characteristics of a basketball coach I want here.
I think he'd do a great job in getting fans to come out to the games b/c of his energy, his name and because he is one of the nicest guys in the business that I've met.
He's an excellent recruiter and has found some of the best talent in the Big South of the past few years.
First a player, now a coach ... it's time to bring Don Burgess back to where he belongs: Radford!
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Post by marvhartigan on Mar 5, 2007 15:49:09 GMT -5
With all due respect but are you guys completely insane? Just who has Don Burgess recruited at any of his three stops in the Big South? Not Torrey Butler at Coastal, not Reggie Williams at VMI, and certainly not AZ Reid at High Point. All of those guys were already committed to their schools before he got there.
This feeling of "Radford owes a former player a special exemption to be its next head coach" is the same kind of thought process that brought RU the disaster of Byron Samuels. It's just plain stupid!
Burgess has zero head coaching experience and RU would be nuts to allow its current job to become nothing more than a testing ground for a new head coach! RU needs a proven guy who actually has an idea as to what it takes to rebuild a program. We are already three years behind all of the other BSC programs that also had to rebuild because the administration allowed the circus act of Samuels to hang around the Dedmon center for five years.
Burgess is one of the great RU players of all time and a hell of a nice guy but he has jumped around the BSC as an assistant without rising to a bigger league. Let him go and get some experience at a D2 school for a few years as a head coach and then come and talk to us when the time comes.
Let's think bigger here and give ourselves a little credit for being a school that is worthy of a proven head coach!
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Post by vabigpoppa on Mar 5, 2007 18:30:09 GMT -5
although i see everyones points about burgess, im still on the greenberg bandwagon. i just dont think we can pass on somebody w/ greenbergs experience.
but, even though burgess has never been a head coach, neither had jeff caple who did a great job at vcu, and is now coach of oklahoma. also with being an alum, he will have that extra passion for wanting radford to succeed.
so i guess overall, I wouldnt be disappointed with either candidate, but the greenberg/burgess combo would be the winning formula in my opinion. but i doubt that will happen.
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Post by ru1985 on Mar 5, 2007 20:00:47 GMT -5
Marv:
You obviously never saw Burgess play. He was one of those guys that when you watched him run up and down the floor, you just knew that he was just meant to coach the game of basketball. He was what I like to call a "thinking-man's player." He always seemed to be one step ahead of the defense. The game came to him naturally. You never saw him force it.
I think that is one of the rare qualities you only find in the elite coaches, like coach K, Dean Smith or - although nobody will probably agree with me - Dave Odom at SC. They see the game from a different perspective than the rest of us. I live in Columbia, and I can't tell you how many times I've heard Odom speak after games and point out nuances that I just never thought of before. That's the feeling I get from Burgess - that he's on the cusp of starting a very special career and what better place for him to get that start than at his - and my - alma mater.
As for DB becoming an assistant at RU if he doesn't get the head job - heaven forbid! - I can't see him accepting a job as an assistant when he would have been passed over the the head coaching job. Sorry, I think its all or nothing for DB at RU.
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