Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:32 amPage 1 of 3
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:32 amRe: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:03 am1st reax to this IMO is underwhelming. What do you guys think?
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:20 amWhen he was at Butler, I thought the three best coaches in the conference were Wright, Mack and Holtmann. But I haven't followed him since he went to Ohio State. He can certainly get Depaul out of the bottom of the Big East standings.
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:50 amI guess I'd best describe myself as cautiously optimistic.
If you had asked me to come up with a list of qualities I'd look for in an ideal candidate, I'm not sure Holtmann would check all of the boxes. Then again, I'm not sure anyone would -- at least not anyone who would realistically come to DePaul.
That said... about a year and a half ago, I would have told you that Chris Holtmann was a really, really good head coach.
So, that's where I am... he isn't my perfect candidate, but I still think it has a reasonable chance of working out well. And all I'm really asking of him at this point is to make us respectable.
If you had asked me to come up with a list of qualities I'd look for in an ideal candidate, I'm not sure Holtmann would check all of the boxes. Then again, I'm not sure anyone would -- at least not anyone who would realistically come to DePaul.
That said... about a year and a half ago, I would have told you that Chris Holtmann was a really, really good head coach.
So, that's where I am... he isn't my perfect candidate, but I still think it has a reasonable chance of working out well. And all I'm really asking of him at this point is to make us respectable.
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:46 amNot feeling that hire.
In the deep cellar that DePaul finds itself they needed a titanic hire to get em out ala St. John's. But I guess it also comes down to who is available out there.
I don't think Holtmann will generate enough excitement and buzz to drive better recruits to DePaul. I hope I'm wrong though!
In the deep cellar that DePaul finds itself they needed a titanic hire to get em out ala St. John's. But I guess it also comes down to who is available out there.
I don't think Holtmann will generate enough excitement and buzz to drive better recruits to DePaul. I hope I'm wrong though!
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:48 amTo me, i think Holtmann would be a great hire. Really super news for DePaul. Changes everything for the conference. I think i like him better than Moser.
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:13 pmGood hire. A proven HC that just fits the BE a lot better than the B1G, similar to Shaka & the BE/Big 12. With healthy NIL, there's some real hope here.
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:23 pmI guess this one's legit with Trilly having confirmed it.
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:29 pmHusky_U wrote:Good hire. A proven HC that just fits the BE a lot better than the B1G, similar to Shaka & the BE/Big 12. With healthy NIL, there's some real hope here.
Good point about fitting the BE better than the B1G.
Congrats on today's game. Like I just posted in the other thread, you guys have a very special team/mix this year.
Re: Chris Holtmann to DePaul
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 2:40 pmRothstein and Norlander just confirmed it. Norlander called it a massive offer.