MattFancy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Not a MD fan, but Gary was a very good coach and helped bring UMD back to the National picture. However, he wasn't a very good recruiter and that was ultimately what hurt his Maryland teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I'm gonna throw a crazy name out there.... Jay Wright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Forget Duke and UNC. He was getting killed by G-Town. Hell you could argue that Maryland wasn't even in the top 5 in the DC/VA/MD area. Georgetown, VCU, George Mason, Old Dominion, and Richmond all had more talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I'm gonna throw a crazy name out there.... Jay Wright. That's an interesting one. I like it. Relatively young and a very good recruiter who typically raids the D.C. area for talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 That's an interesting one.I like it. Relatively young and a very good recruiter who typically raids the D.C. area for talent. Is Maryland willing to pay that much though? Maryland seems to have a very Walmart approach to running its Athletic Programs right now. Is there a young assistant on Georgetown's staff? That's a program that seems to be doing everything right at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 The Sports Junkies are very close to Mike Brey and they've been saying for years that MD is the only job he'd leave Notre Dame for.It's really a no brainer. He loves MD, is a great recruiter, runs a clean program and is a great coach. MD would be competitive immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 At least a few people are guessing that the Jordan Williams/Gary Williams leaving thing happened in the opposite chronology. That is, Gary informed Jordan that he was going to retire, so Jordan signed with an agent. Speculation is rampant, but that makes some sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Is Maryland willing to pay that much though?Maryland seems to have a very Walmart approach to running its Athletic Programs right now. Is there a young assistant on Georgetown's staff? That's a program that seems to be doing everything right at the moment. Most of G'Town's staff is relatively new. They've lost a few assistants in the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBash Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Sad day for me. He's the only coach I've ever known on my favorite sports team to watch. Next year is going to be really different. Different Coach Different playing style Differernt attitude and motivation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 While the past few years haven't been too great, Williams has brought us Maryland fans some great memories, including the 2002 National Championship. Good luck to you in the future, coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 At least a few people are guessing that the Jordan Williams/Gary Williams leaving thing happened in the opposite chronology. That is, Gary informed Jordan that he was going to retire, so Jordan signed with an agent. Speculation is rampant, but that makes some sense. Nope. That's wrong. Jordan Williams had no intention of returning to MD...no matter what. He hasn't attended class since the season was over. Been working out in Las Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Most of G'Town's staff is relatively new.They've lost a few assistants in the last few years. G'Town's staff does not look particularly appealing. For one, I don't think that style of play meshes with the ACC. Also, I don't expect them to land some baby for this job. Maryland is a premier coaching position based on league, history, and recruitment base. Its surpassed in prestige only by a very few: Duke, UNC, UCLA, and maybe Indiana and Kentucky. Its on the next level, at worst after that. I expect a big name and a big coach to come in. Or, I expect one of Gary's former assistants to take over: Patsos, Dickerson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 G'Town's staff does not look particularly appealing. For one, I don't think that style of play meshes with the ACC. Also, I don't expect them to land some baby for this job. Maryland is a premier coaching position based on league, history, and recruitment base. Its surpassed in prestige only by a very few: Duke, UNC, UCLA, and maybe Indiana and Kentucky. Its on the next level, at worst after that.I expect a big name and a big coach to come in. Or, I expect one of Gary's former assistants to take over: Patsos, Dickerson. Again...will Maryland pay? I don't care how much Mike Bray loves Maryland. He ain't leaving a Top Ten program to rebuild Maryland for a lot less money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Again...will Maryland pay? I don't care how much Mike Bray loves Maryland. He ain't leaving a Top Ten program to rebuild Maryland for a lot less money. Since when is Maryland considered stingy? I think the CBS quote hits it right on the head though that this would be a big get for any potential coach. ---------- Post added May-5th-2011 at 05:18 PM ---------- Also... what about Rick Barnes? Former Gary protege... not the best coach but a great recruiter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I was worried about this. Nick Faust is a future star. http://dc.sbnation.com/maryland-terrapins/2011/5/5/2156073/gary-williams-retire-maryland-basketball-recruiting-nick-faust-sterling-gibbs Gary Williams Retires, Prompts Top Singees To Reopen Their RecruitmentThe news of Gary Williams' retirement from Maryland is less than an hour old and already the fallout has started. Two of the school's top signees have announced they will reopen recruitment following Williams' announcement on Thursday. Both Sterling Gibbs and Nick Faust will reopen their recruitments, according to Adam Zagoria. "Yes, I will reopen with Nick Faust," Gibbs, a point guard out of Seton Hall Prep, said by text. Faust, a 6-6, 175-pound shooting guard from Baltimore City College High, originally picked Maryland over Oregon State, Florida State, Marquette and Villanova. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound Gibbs also considered DePaul, Indiana, Pitt, Rutgers, St. John's and Seton Hall. Since they both signed letters of intent, Gibbs and Faust will have to get permission from Maryland before they are able to look elsewhere. Gibbs is a three-star point guard from West Orange, NJ; Faust was a Top 75 recruit from Baltimore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Get Kevin Plank on the phone. He wants Maryland to be UnderArmour University. He helped them push Fridge out. Now he can help them find a nice replacement who can endorse the UA brand too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 IMO, this had more to do with the new AD than anything else. First Fridgen goes and now Gary. IMO, It could've come to a point where Gary would've have been forced out, but I'm glad he's leaving on his own terms. Also, we also lose another great basketball coach. First Laranega and now Williams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 IMO, this had more to do with the new AD than anything else. First Fridgen goes and now Gary. IMO, It could've come to a point where Gary would've have been forced out, but I'm glad he's leaving on his own terms. Also, we also lose another great basketball coach. First Laranega and now Williams. Gary is staying on staff as an Assistant Athletics Director though... doesn't make much sense. I think he's old and tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Gary helped HIRE the new AD. He was on the search Committ. This is about being burned out and not being willing to put in the work needed to run the program. I really believe that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Yea. I find it hard to believe that Gary worked for Debbie Yow for all those years and now suddenly decides he can't work with the AD. He hated Debbie Yow with the fury of a thousand suns. I think he would have found Stalin to be an improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Thank god...now hopefully we can get someone who knows how to recruit in this area...I've seen so many friends and teammates go to other schools due to Gary's ****ty recruiting style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAVEONAWARPATH Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/29091989 The Maryland job is now the biggest available job from this offseason.Coaches widely consider it to be one of the nation's best jobs because of its natural recruiting base. "The right guy there will kill it," a source told CBSSports.com. "If they get the right guy, they'll win really big." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goingforburgundy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 http://gary-parrish.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6271764/29091989 But who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 But who? Why not just go ****ing big. Go to Indianapolis and park a Brinks truck in Brad Stevens driveway. He's estimated to make about $1 million. You could almost double that and still being paying less than you did to Gary to go to the NIT. All Maryland needs is a good coach who is not a toxic recruiter. Georgetown proves what happens when you have a coach that the locals don't hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goingforburgundy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Why not just go ****ing big.Go to Indianapolis and park a Brinks truck in Brad Stevens driveway. He's estimated to make about $1 million. You could almost double that and still being paying less than you did to Gary to go to the NIT. Brad Stevens would be an unbelievable hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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