Deacon Dump 4/8: With Dino out, what is next?
by Martin Rickman on Apr 8, 2010 10:28 AM EDT
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PrintWe're going to try and put our heads together to try and make as much sense of this as we can. Obviously, this was a possible outcome, but I think most of us are still scratching our head at the timing. Ron Wellman must have had a name squarely on his mind, or he and Dino got into a pretty big logistical argument. I'm inclined to believe the former. Regardless, the web is buzzing with speculation on the new head coach and the fallout, so there's plenty to read up on.
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Wake Forest. With today’s firing of Dino Gaudio after three seasons and two NCAA trips, it’s clear that Demon Deacon AD Ron Wellman has bigger things in mind. The school has a small but passionate fanbase that would hire the Easter Bunny if they thought he could beat Duke and Carolina on a regular basis. Wake has money to spend, but there’s no bottomless pot of (black and) gold of which Wellman can draw from like Oregon. Still, the ACC is still the most prestigious basketball league in America, and Wake is a prime situation for the right coach.
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Before We list some Demon Deacons candidates, I’m going to get on a soap box for Dino Gaudio: * 19-17, 24-7, 20-11 X’s and O’s aside, enough said. Now some possible names:
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I’ll say this about Ron Wellman. When he makes up his mind, he moves on it.
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"We’re going to sit tight and figure out what our options are," Andrew Desrosiers said. "The coaching staff at Wake Forest was very impressive to us, but we also liked the campus and the players especially. Two parts of that equation still exist."
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"Coach Gaudio had a great relationship with the players," Harris said. "He's a real cool guy. He's a coach that really wants you to get better, will push you to get better. He always has your back. I love Coach Gaudio, and I wish the best for him." Harris had talked to Gaudio yesterday morning during individual workouts at Miller Center. "Everything was fine, just happy go lucky," Harris said. "He was joking around, just laughing and having fun. I'm sure he didn't know it was coming either."
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Wellman deserves credit for honesty and decisiveness when a lot of other programs would have settled for the status quo. What he didn't do, though, was guarantee Wake Forest's future is any better.
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According to Nault, Desrosiers is willing to heed that advice for the time being. "As of right now, Carson is sitting still," said Nault. "A lot of other schools who were in the hunt before have started calling Carson, but he’s not leaning in any direction. He is going to wait and see what happens."
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I am beginning to believe that there was a personality conflict between Dino and Ron. Ron is the boss, so he wins the battle, but perhaps will lose the war.
As I listened to his remarks at the press conference, it was apparent that Ron felt the need to explain his actions. If the firing was the correct course, no explanations would be necessary…however if it was personal…………….
Stating that post season play was the reason for Dino’s dismissal sets up a precarious precedent. Using that logic, there are several hundred coaches out there who would fail to meet the expectations of Wake’s athletic department.
Won-Loss record, graduation rate, moral character, etc. no longer bring value to the demands of our athletic department. The bar is now set that not only must the basketball coach at Wake make the NCAA’s, but he better have substantive success in the tournament.
I believe that Ron Wellman has lost sight of what makes Wake a special place.
come on olddeac, bottom line, dino wasn’t getting the job done…RW, the student body, and all alums demand success…im proud of that
by lets-go-dea-cons on Apr 8, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Totally disagree!
Dino’s a good guy and a superstar recruiter, but with half the talent, he would have been a cellar dweller easy. A decent coach last year and we make the elite 8. The National media even thought we had the talent to go to the final four or even win the tourney.
This year proved that last years, flame out wasn’t a fluke. Dino starts the team out hot with defense and we’ve won with defense but that’s all he has. We’ve had no half court offense, poor free through shooting, horrible decisions and piss poor development of his 1st standout recruiting class.
While he’s got the recruiting down for 2-3 years, that wouldn’t even last if he continues to flame out year in and out during the ACC and NCAA tournament.
This is a hard decision, but the right decision.
Listened to Charlotte sports radio yesterday
Wellman was on. He said that the team didn’t peak at the right time and continued to crash and burn in March. He said it was a culture that Dino had created. Said Dino was a classy guy and took the firing respectfully. Short meeting. Said Dino was actually caught off guard but didn’t seem to argue much.
Sounded like Wellman has a master plan or some cash at hand to nab a big time prospect.
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new coach
Wake has a tradition of starting fast and fading. Remember when we would win Big Four and then lose in ACC tourney? New coach definitely needed after going from #1 after Clemson 09 to late season losses in 2010 and 2011.
I think Ish was one of the most fun guards we have had after Frank Johnson and Randolph Childress.
I wonder if Frank is available
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