Dildy to Northwestern

[M]

Best of luck to Coach Dildy as he has left Valpo and taken the same job at Northwestern.  Who will fill his spot?

[crusader05]

He was our Chicago Area guy, right?

Maybe someone who has a similar footprint? No clue who is available.

[FieldGoodie05]

Best of luck to Coach Dildy as he has left Valpo and taken the same job at Northwestern.  Who will fill his spot?

This is more of a threat to Freeman's commitment to Valpo.  Combine this with the signing of 3.7* Eron Gordon and there are some nerves.  But so be it, we need players that want to be here at Valpo -vs- are here for "other" reasons.

[FieldGoodie05]

Best of luck to Coach Dildy as he has left Valpo and taken the same job at Northwestern.  Who will fill his spot?

This is more of a threat to Freeman's commitment to Valpo.  Combine this with the signing of 3.7* Eron Gordon and there are some nerves.  But so be it, we need players that want to be here at Valpo -vs- are here for "other" reasons.

Suppose the upside is that Northwestern appears to have no more open scholarships for next year.

[VUGrad1314]

Maybe it's time to give Lottich's good buddy up in Milwaukee a call? Or see if Tonagel is interested in moving up to D1 with an eye toward a future coaching job somewhere?

[justducky]

This is more of a threat to Freeman's commitment to Valpo.  Combine this with the signing of 3.7* Eron Gordon and there are some nerves. 

Worrying too much isn't good for your health.  Eron Gordon will not play in 18-19 and I wouldn't bet on him being a regular starter in 19-20 either.

[M]

Our guys aren't leaving because an assistant coach leaves.  Although if they ever become grad transfer eligible then it could come into play. Hopefully they find someone with strong Chicago ties, if that is Tonagel that would seem pretty perfect.

[VUGrad1314]

Chris Artis's response to Oren's tweet has me wondering if perhaps this will be a short coaching search. I think Artis would be a strong hire for the position.

[vu72]

Our guys aren't leaving because an assistant coach leaves.  Although if they ever become grad transfer eligible then it could come into play. Hopefully they find someone w

ith strong Chicago ties, if that is Tonagel that would seem pretty perfect.

Given that our current roster is made up of one guy from Chicago and six from Indiana, I would think a person with strong Indiana ties might make more sense. That could be Greg.

[FWalum]

Best of luck to Coach Dildy as he has left Valpo and taken the same job at Northwestern.  Who will fill his spot?

This is more of a threat to Freeman's commitment to Valpo.  Combine this with the signing of 3.7* Eron Gordon and there are some nerves.  But so be it, we need players that want to be here at Valpo -vs- are here for "other" reasons.

Why is anyone questioning the Javon Freeman-Liberty commitment. This is all conjecture, without any facts to back it up, started by a poster with a total of 10 posts on this board. His post should not even have been dignified with a response.

[VUGrad1314]

I agree with 72.  As nice as having an inroad into Chicago's talent bed is (and for that may I suggest Tracy Dildy) I think with our stated goal of being the region's team a guy with strong Indiana ties makes a lot of sense.

[VUGrad1314]

FW has a point  after further reflection I don't think we have anything to worry about on that front. I remember reading a story back this fall or early winter that JFL was getting excited about possibly playing in a camp where he would doubtless be watched by other schools including P5s and his father quickly quashed that telling him that he committed to Valpo and that he needed to honor that commitment. That was back when his commitment was merely verbal I believe so how much stronger must that feeling be now that he has signed a LOI?

[bbtds]

Maybe it's time to give Lottich's good buddy up in Milwaukee a call? Or see if Tonagel is interested in moving up to D1 with an eye toward a future coaching job somewhere?

GT made it fairly clear he doesn't want to be an asst coach at Valpo.

[M]

Artis would be worth an interview. I think Bo Patton would be worth an interview as well.

[NativeCheesehead]

As assistant with some basketball knowledge this late in the process?

Only one name comes to mind.

[FieldGoodie05]

This is more of a threat to Freeman's commitment to Valpo.  Combine this with the signing of 3.7* Eron Gordon and there are some nerves.

Worrying too much isn't good for your health.  Eron Gordon will not play in 18-19 and I wouldn't bet on him being a regular starter in 19-20 either.

Curious, why don't you see Gordon being a regular started in 19/20?  I think that's precisely what he expects.  No snark, just like to get other viewpoints.

[may know]

I was the one who made the post. All I heard was a certain P5 was trying to pull a fast one - never heard anything on mutual interest so I asked if anyone here heard anything. No one has so that's telling.

Considering he favorite'd Eron Gordon's tweet, his mom congratulated Eron, & he's scrimmaging with the team - I wouldn't even sweat about it. There's no facts or even conjecture *he's* reconsidering.

Actually the Dildy news explains everything. Someone caught wind he might be NU-bound, deduced there might be a window, and smelled blood in the water. This is common college recruiting.

And nothing came of it. Because JFL clearly isn't interested given his action on the court and on social media. Book closed.

[VU2014]

Ideally the guy who replaces Coach Dildy would have strong Chicago recruiting ties, but I don't think it's critical because Coach Lottich is well respected on the Chicago recruiting circuit. But recruiting Chicago is still critical going forward and having multiple coaches who can recruit the area would be nice.

A list of of potential names:
-Jevon Mamon (currently Loyola's DOB): I'm not just naming him because Loyola's recent success. He could be a young rising star in the coaching ranks and he'd definitely reaffirm Valpo's commitment to recruiting Chicago hard. Very strong recruiting ties to the CPL and AAU scene. The con is his lack of experience in college coaching. I think he'd be my 1a or 1b choice to replace coach Dildy.

-Tracy Dildy (former Chicago State HC): Tracy is Coach Dildy's cousin and is extremely well respected in Chicago basketball circles. I think he'd be a homerun hire but I'm not sure he'd be willing to take an assistant coaching position after being a longtime HC and even served as interim AD at Chicago State. CSU may have had some mixed results on the court, but I don't hold that against him. I think he did the best job possible out of a really tough situation at CSU. I was very surprised when CSU let him go. I know he and Coach Gore are friends.

-Bo Patton (Merrillville Coach): I think Coach Patton is another potential future star in the business. He has very strong ties in the region and in the Indiana basketball scene. He doesn't have any experience working on a College Basketball Program, which is a little bit of a concern. Ideally I'd like to see him become a Director of Basketball Operations first and then eventually promote him to an assistant (if someone doesn't poach him from your staff first).

-Chris Artis: Has coaching experience and is one of our own. CA would be another one who would likely have recruiting ties to the region.

-Joel Zimba (DOB): Would Valpo consider promoting from within?

-Greg Tonagel: I'm throwing his name out there but I highly doubt he'd leave his current position to become an assistant. He was offered a job to become Lottich's assistant when ML got the job but he turned it down. He'd be a great assistant but I don't see it happening. Greg wants to be a head coach.

-Kevin Easley

[may know]

Tracy would be a big get. He's a legend in South Side circles. Had 3* Kezo Brown and top JC scorer Darrell Riley committed to a 1-win Chicago St before his firing. He can recruit. His top player Fred Sims declared early for the draft. Won't play NBA but will professionally.

[justducky]

This is more of a threat to Freeman's commitment to Valpo.  Combine this with the signing of 3.7* Eron Gordon and there are some nerves.

Worrying too much isn't good for your health.  Eron Gordon will not play in 18-19 and I wouldn't bet on him being a regular starter in 19-20 either.

Curious, why don't you see Gordon being a regular started in 19/20?  I think that's precisely what he expects.  No snark, just like to get other viewpoints.

Who do you think he might start in front of?

In 19-20 Bradford, Evelyn, Kiser and Golder will be seniors with sophomores Sakey and Freeman-Liberty having a lot of playing time under their belts. We should have a surplus of 3's, some interchangeable depth at the 2, and 3 people with experience at the point.

Don't get me wrong because Gordon should find plenty of playing time but I would look for Fazekas, and Evelyn to be the top scorers with Smits, Sorolla, Golder, Freeman-Liberty and Gordon all competing for the 3'rd, 4'th, 5th, 6'th and 7'th leading scorer positions.

If Eron Gordon comes to Valpo thinking he might need to carry the team then he may as well check his saddle in at an Indy storage locker. 

[FieldGoodie05]

This is more of a threat to Freeman's commitment to Valpo.  Combine this with the signing of 3.7* Eron Gordon and there are some nerves.

Worrying too much isn't good for your health.  Eron Gordon will not play in 18-19 and I wouldn't bet on him being a regular starter in 19-20 either.

Curious, why don't you see Gordon being a regular started in 19/20?  I think that's precisely what he expects.  No snark, just like to get other viewpoints.

Who do you think he might start in front of?

In 19-20 Bradford, Evelyn, Kiser and Golder will be seniors with sophomores Sakey and Freeman-Liberty having a lot of playing time under their belts. We should have a surplus of 3's, some interchangeable depth at the 2, and 3 people with experience at the point.

Don't get me wrong because Gordon should find plenty of playing time but I would look for Fazekas, and Evelyn to be the top scorers with Smits, Sorolla, Golder, Freeman-Liberty and Gordon all competing for the 3'rd, 4'th, 5th, 6'th and 7'th leading scorer positions.

If Eron Gordon comes to Valpo thinking he might need to carry the team then he may as well check his saddle in at an Indy storage locker. 

All solid points, most importantly so many upper class men.  I'm only looking at the players today and I see a lack of size (think Tevonn and JOSEPH) and rebounding. 

We all can agree starting is one thing, but minutes is more telling.  I suppose starting wise the seniors will undoubtedly dominate.  But right now we are quite stringy and slender at the G position.  Watching his high light videos (believe from high school) and I see a man.  Javon aspires to weight 170 lbs.  I think we will find scrappy doesn't count for much in the MVC.

Admittedly, I am laser focused on a SG that can bump and play for rebounds (shooting is the cost of entry).  Right now Bakari is our only bruiser at guard.

Micah, Javon and Sackey need to eat their Wheaties in this conference.  We are talking Michael Phelps-esque caloric diets with workouts and lifting.

Golder is too badly needed at SF/F to take G minutes on this roster.

[M]

I think you're too worried about 1,2,3,4,5...I'd like to get to a point of positionless basketball. Run out your best 4 or 5 guys who can defend and switch screens.

[FieldGoodie05]

I think you're too worried about 1,2,3,4,5...I'd like to get to a point of positionless basketball. Run out your best 4 or 5 guys who can defend and switch screens.

Small ball etc, sure it exists.  But the point approach (albeit not necessary at all times) remains the most widely used for quick reference.  And for clarification purposes it's a metric crap ton easier to type "stretch 3" instead of "somewhat tall man child who can play with their back to the basket but can shoot from range while guarding quicker moderately tall offensive players".

The fact remains that the point system gives the reader the understanding of size in a short and succinct manner.  Just a thought from a fan who still thinks we need a stretch 3 in this signing class!!!

[bbtds]

If Eron Gordon comes to Valpo thinking he might need to carry the team then he may as well check his saddle in at an Indy storage locker.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/saddle&ved=2ahUKEwijwOT3vpjbAhWms1kKHQxtCcIQqa4BMA56BAgDEAI&usg=AOvVaw2u7zflb2CvqSUD9CUyeC-n


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Eron did complain that saddles aren't cheap.

[VU2014]

I forgot Tracy Dildy is going to be the coach of Lavar Ball's JBA team if that things ever gets off the ground. So it sounds like we can cross off Tracy as a option.

https://twitter.com/michaelsobrien/status/988562708160241669