Keno Davis out at Providence

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burt07

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Mar 11, 2011 4:17 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6206151

Didn't see a thread about this, mildly surprised at this. He definitely regressed after going to the NIT the first season but then again, it's Providence. You would think a guy would get a little bit more time to develop a program when you're going up against some of those top teams in the Big East.
Mar 11, 2011 4:17pm
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CinciX12

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Mar 11, 2011 4:32 PM
Little odd I agree. I guess he created too high of expectations his first year.
Mar 11, 2011 4:32pm
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Azubuike24

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Mar 11, 2011 4:34 PM
I don't know. He has a really young team, I think I heard it was one of the top 10 youngest in the country. Then again, they did finish 14th in the Big East and defensively they were awful. They allowed 80+ points 13 times, 90+ points 3 times.
Mar 11, 2011 4:34pm
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Laley23

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Mar 11, 2011 4:41 PM
They waited till today, cause yesterday was his birthday. No joke. lol
Mar 11, 2011 4:41pm
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burt07

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Mar 11, 2011 4:46 PM
Laley23;708163 wrote:They waited till today, cause yesterday was his birthday. No joke. lol
haha, I guess that's somewhat of a courtesy, didn't pull a Chicago Bulls Christmas firing.
Mar 11, 2011 4:46pm
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Mar 11, 2011 5:43 PM
I think I called this one on the hot seat thread a couple of weeks back. Providence has been awful the last 2 seasons. You only get time to prove yourself in a conference like the Big East if you are showing at least some improvement.

They jumped on his bandwagon way too quickly anyway. He only had 1 season as a head coach under his belt.
Mar 11, 2011 5:43pm
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Mar 12, 2011 3:06 PM
Andy Katz tweets that the buzz in MSG(Big East tourny) is that Herb Sendek is the front runner. He used to coach at Providence under Rick Pitino. What exactly has he done at ASU to make him worthy of this job? Not saying its a better job but it has to be that his familiar to the college.
Mar 12, 2011 3:06pm
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Mike Plant

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Mar 12, 2011 4:11 PM
sportswizuhrd;709191 wrote:Andy Katz tweets that the buzz in MSG(Big East tourny) is that Herb Sendek is the front runner. He used to coach at Providence under Rick Pitino. What exactly has he done at ASU to make him worthy of this job? Not saying its a better job but it has to be that his familiar to the college.

wonder why in the heck Herb would ever consider that move? Unless he doesn't think his gig @ ASU will last much longer.
Mar 12, 2011 4:11pm
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Mar 12, 2011 5:02 PM
Herb is a Pittsburgh native. He had spent all of his time on the East coast. The Big East is 5 times the better conference than the Pac 10. Why wouldnt he be interested?

The Providence job is much better than the ASU job. IMO
Mar 12, 2011 5:02pm
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Mar 12, 2011 5:26 PM
It's a better job, but he couldn't handle the expectations (even though they were unrealistic) at NC State and bolted. Why would the Big East pressure be something that appeals to him?
Mar 12, 2011 5:26pm