The Holy Land of Hoops

Speechless. Stunned. Pick pretty much any adjective along those lines.

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DePaul and Dave Leitao's reps are working on specifics of a deal. Barring hiccup, he will return as head coach, multiple sources told ESPN.

what is interesting is the 2nd tweet Katz had
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Leitao did fine at DePaul from 2002-05. Went to 1 NCAA (last one for DePaul) and 2 NITs. He left for UVA. If it gets done, makes sense.

Wow. I'd love to be optimistic for you, Demon fans, but when Hurley and Drew are out there and you get Leitao, I just can't say anything other than "wow."

One thing saw on a board was folks speculating that maybe Hurley and Drew were using the DePaul job as leverage- they didn't want to come there.

and it was done:
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DePaul has agreed to deal in principle with Dave Leitao, sources told ESPN. He will return to Chicago.

I'm sure I'll be able to view this rationally in a few days, but right now It's like having the bases loaded and nobody out and hitting into a triple play followed by the stadium catching on fire and the franchise announcing that they're ceasing operations.

I'm sure our inevitable move the Horizon League is right around the corner.

Hoyas wrote:One thing saw on a board was folks speculating that maybe Hurley and Drew were using the DePaul job as leverage- they didn't want to come there.

You know what... then I want my f***ing money back from the "Search" firm that they paid tens of thousands of dollars to, only for them to come up with the guy who did a decent job 10 years ago. Don't bring me candidates to interview who have no f***ing interest in taking the job.

Demon22 wrote:

Hoyas wrote:One thing saw on a board was folks speculating that maybe Hurley and Drew were using the DePaul job as leverage- they didn't want to come there.

You know what... then I want my f***ing money back from the "Search" firm that they paid tens of thousands of dollars to, only for them to come up with the guy who did a decent job 10 years ago. Don't bring me candidates to interview who have no f***ing interest in taking the job.

DePaul wouldn't be the first program to be used by a coach like that before. And won't be the last either.

How the heck is Dave Leitao 3rd on a list that includes Bobby Hurley and Bryce Drew?

I'd have rather hired Ty Corbin, and I wanted pretty much nothing to do with Ty Corbin. There had better be a really friggin' big 2nd shoe that's ready to drop here.

Gary Parrish from CBS reporting this as well:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... paul-again