Actually, the argument should be made for neither.
Willard took a bad team and made them good again. Pecora did the same thing in a tougher conference.
Still, I want a guy from a high major program who's had experience competing against the type of team we have not been able to beat.
Seth Greenberg is on the lower half of "home runs' candidates, but as of late, he's done very well at Va Tech. Billy Donovan, Rick Pitino etc. These are the names we should be starting with.
Agreed?
Great post,posion. These guys are aiming too low. St Johns is going to need a big name to consistently contend
Quite frankly, I'm not that interested in Greenberg, either. I think he'll do a reasonable job, but I have a hard time believing we'll consistently be a top 5 team with Greenberg.
We'll probably hover right below that level, with an occasional top 5 finish. I'd take Pecora and Willard over Greenberg. And, those guys are actually in my second tier of coaches I want at St. John's. I also think those two guys have higher ceilings than Greenberg at the moment.
The guys who I really want are McCaffery, Donahue, Gregory or Donovan. I know Donovan is probably more of a longshot, but he's at the very, top of my list (followed by Donahue, McCaffery and Gregory).
Go after those four coaches and then shift attention elsewhere, if they turn it down.