After watching what he did tonight I would be very comfortable with him taking over when K hangs it up. His kids executed the game plan very well and in my opinion it was a great plan. Kudos to him and UCF. They played outstanding.
Johnny Dawkins
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In my opinion Johnny was the most important player Coach K ever recruited. To me he defines the Coach K era in Duke basketball. I'm not saying he's the best player Coach K ever recruited but he set the standard for all those great ones that followed. Johnny Dawkins is Coach K Duke basketball. OFC
No he’s fine at the level he’s at but he’s already proved he can’t run with the big boys
Johnny did a masterful job in preparing his team to face Duke. We would be in good hands if he was the choice.
He was hamstrung while at Stanford with recruiting. I do not think he fell on his face while there.
One tourney appearance the whole time? You don’t think he’d have trouble recruiting at duke?
Johnny is a heck of a coach and a great guy. What he’s done in UCF just reinforces how bad things are at Stanford
Coach k was very emotional talking about him after the game. Our coach loves his players and gives himself fully to each of them. It’s never easy to have to do what K did.
Feel really bad for Jonny and his son. UCF played really tough. How cool would it have been if UCF and Washington were switched and the Dawkins duo knocked UNC out!
How come Montgomery was able to so well at Stanford?
How come Montgomery was able to so well at Stanford?
Next head coach at Duke because of 1 good game that he lost? Makes sense.
UCF can be a year to year winner there under JD.
I don't see why not. The difference between UCF and West Coast teams, is they're actually invested in basketball. An up and coming program with nice weather and the largest student enrollment in the country? Yeah, I'd say UCF has some potential there.
As far as Dawkins being the next Duke coach, maybe, but I don't see it. I say K goes another 4 years and sees his grandson graduate before hanging it up. Dawkins would be 60 years old at the start of his Duke tenure in this scenario. If he was a little younger, I could see it. But he's in the same boat as Mike Brey. Both are much more likely to retire from coaching basketball in their current positions than they are to jump ship and go elsewhere.
Trouble recruiting? No -- not at all.
College:
NPOY
2x All American first team
2x ACC first team
His scoring record at Duke held for 20 years
His number is retire
NBA:
Drafted 10th -- 1st round
Played 9 seasons
Average 11+ points and 5.5 assists per game
Coaching:
2x NIT Championship
2 appearances in NCAA -- Sweet 16 and a heart-breaker to #1 in tournament
156-115 Stanford
67-34 UCF
I'm thinking he would have credibility just about anywhere he goes.
Who do the "current youngins'" go to? Means a lot to some of us? How long have you been a Duke fan?
Pisgah, sure it did, it’s Stanford dude. His recruiting pitch/advantage changes 10 fold at Duke.
Lol still. You want him? Capel is way better and has been a more successful coach
This isn't about Capel. It's about Dawkins.
So your a recuit. You have a visit on campus. You walk on the court. You look up. There's Dawkins' jersey. You look in the Duke Basketball Hall of Fame. There's Johnny Dawkins scoring record. There is a championship banner while he was an assistant. There is Nolan Smith's relationship. As a recruit OR a recruit's parents do you look at that say, "Yeah, I'm not seeing it"?
Is his record perfect at Stanford? No.
Is Dawkins my top pick for Coach K's replacement? No.
BUT, I would say that he would do _very_ well as the next Duke coach.
Hey guys, what do you think about Brad Stevens though? Every thought about him taking over for K? Just a thought I had.
Also he’d be nearly 60 and have won nothing as a head coach. If it goes to him that’s fine we’re duke and he would be a fine guthridge for us but nothing else. You don’t hire Dawkins to build success that’s a placeholder hire
Nobody and I mean nobody was talking about him till yesterday but I almost think it could be him now. He clearly means more to K than any other player he’s had so who knows.
Take Johnny D in a heartbeat as our next coach. I think Johnny is a better coach than Capel, perhaps not as good a recruiter. I am sure Duke is also watching Jeff to see if he can oversee a CLEAN PROGRAM at Pitt. He wasnt responsible for violations at OU, but they occurred on his watch.
OFC
He's 55. He spent 9 years in the NBA and 10 years as a Duke assistant.
And you're right about no one talking about it. Look, he would not be my #1 choice. My guy is the other former Duke player with his jersey retired that is coaching....