New Assistant: Dan Engelstad [Official]
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I cant imagine him being here by the time this kid is in school. If he is, then its looks like a hell of a bargaining chip for another head gig.
i doubt he ever sees a D1 college floor, he’s going to get way too tall and his body won’t stand up to the demands of basketball
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I’m gonna need to see some documentation on the 12-year-old in question.
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Starting to wonder if he's also interim back-up plan if things go full-on dumpster fire for Red this year or next.
Smart move to have an experienced HC on the staff either way.
Have no idea how he's helping Red or their working relationship, howev.
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I’ve been wondering the same… certainly has not been anything on the court that shows we have an experienced HC on staff.
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Doubtful a low end D1 coach who was brought in partly because he and Red were friends is our backup plan.
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Who would you put in as interim if an interim is needed?
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We aren’t firing anyone in season.
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I sure as heck hope not, but if our win total is in single digits, who knows...
It was more for if this year is bad and next year it is going the same.
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What does Engelstad do here? How does he make the team better?
Defense? Offense? Guards? Bigs? Recruiting?
Each assistant should have an important skill/role that's easily defined. Example: Straughn = recruiting.
I follow this program 365 days a year and I legit have no idea what his role is. Maybe he's super important and I just don't know it - that's why I'm asking.
Defense? Offense? Guards? Bigs? Recruiting?
Each assistant should have an important skill/role that's easily defined. Example: Straughn = recruiting.
I follow this program 365 days a year and I legit have no idea what his role is. Maybe he's super important and I just don't know it - that's why I'm asking.
Ask Red? I’m at a point where I think he could make this specific team a bit better if he was the interim head coach right now.
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What does anyone on that coaching staff do? Including the head coach?
Straughn was tabbed as a top-flight recruiter - our recruiting of freshmen has been fine (though I would argue nobody cares about that much unless you get the Cooper Flagg types).
Other than that, Griffin has been on staff for nearly a decade - probably the worst collective stretch of Syracuse basketball in program history.