define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); carmen maciariello – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:54:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Providence’s Cooley Rules http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/12/cooley-rules/ http://rushthecourt.net/2011/12/12/cooley-rules/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:35:53 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=51159

When Providence hired Keno Davis as head coach in April 2008 its president, Reverend Brian Shanley, called him a “Godsend.” As they say, God works in mysterious ways. While mysterious is not the word most Friar fans would use to describe Davis’ tenure, that is just what happened. Shanley turned out to be right. Just not quite as intended. Davis was a Godsend because his hire and tenure represented the mistake Shanley, along with Athletic Director Bob Driscoll and the other decision makers at Providence College, learned from. It was a painful and public lesson, but one that led to Ed Cooley.

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