Well said. I used almost exact same words before hiring Straughn.I want someone who can teach D. Team D specifically - our guys had no concept on how to play team defense and if we are going to be man based we need to break it down and build it up. Fundamental concepts of how to play defense need to be taught.
Roosevelt BowieDefinitely want a big man who can coach big men, and hopefully recruit too.
Personally, I don’t want him to move on, I want him to shift to guards and get a better big man coach/recruiter.Anyone advocating for Griff to move on right now is basically lacking brain cells. GMac just got a HC gig. Bad scenario to lose your top two assistants right now. I think it was time for GMac to move on. Griff being here for a while longer is a good thing. I’d like to see him improve his recruiting, but I don’t want to see him go right now.
No, because it’s a completely different facet of the game than a guard. You don’t have to be a big man to know it or teach it…but, you do have to learn it. And, it’s a lot to learn.Recruiting or offensive minded coach.
This big man coach stuff is wild. These are professional coaches that have been around basketball or studied basketball most of their lives. You’re telling me they are not qualified to teach the game to centers because they are not tall?
BingoI want the best recruiter money can buy. Period. We need tons of talent to get back where we were.
This is an internet message board. We don’t have time for your well-thought-out, reasoned and rational points.Bernie Fine was known as one of the best coaches for big men in his day. Same with Pete Newell who held camps for bigs and taught other coaches how to develop big men and he was 6’2”. Everyone is talking about UConn - one coach was a 6’4” guard in college, the other 2 assistants never even played college ball. Every assistant on Duke was a guard in college. Playing the center position in college has no correlation to their expertise on teaching the skills. Usually it’s people who have become real students of the game. It doesn’t mean that being tall, having played center means you can’t teach the center position, however for some reason they are very rare.
Ridiculous. But I’ll play your game. Jessie Edwards. Did he come to Syracuse as a Top 10 Center recruit? No. Did he leave Syracuse as one of the best Centers in college basketball? Yes.No, because it’s a completely different facet of the game than a guard. You don’t have to be a big man to know it or teach it…but, you do have to learn it. And, it’s a lot to learn.
I’m not playing a game. Jesse came here good. He improved incrementally. Credit Griff…ok. Credit his national team..sure. Did he develop post moves he didn’t come here with, I don’t see it.Ridiculous. But I’ll play your game. Jessie Edwards. Did he come to Syracuse as a Top 10 Center recruit? No. Did he leave Syracuse as one of the best Centers in college basketball? Yes.
Bottom line. A dedicated big man coach isn’t making our team better. Better players and a better half court offensive system is making our team better. Talent wins games in college basketball.
JesseRidiculous. But I’ll play your game. Jessie Edwards. Did he come to Syracuse as a Top 10 Center recruit? No. Did he leave Syracuse as one of the best Centers in college basketball? Yes.
Bottom line. A dedicated big man coach isn’t making our team better. Better players and a better half court offensive system is making our team better. Talent wins games in college basketball.
How many times do you see a baby hook in the college/nba game nowadays? It's almost non-existent
All the rest is semantics really.I want the best recruiter money can buy. Period. We need tons of talent to get back where we were.
Have not. I hope he is OKIf you’ve seen Danny Schayes lately, he’s not getting up and down the court much these days. I’m not sure he can demonstrate much footwork!
I don't know what the hell she was thinking.This is an internet message board. We don’t have time for your well-thought-out, reasoned and rational points.
That’s a huge assumption on your part - that I was thinking.I don't know what the hell she was thinking.
Mike Boyton?Who do we want?
For me, I want heavy connections with agents/northeast aau programs and new england prep scene (which has been lacking bigtime since Hop left) . Digging thru names now
It would also help if JAB over the years didn't have a weird fetish for recruiting 7'1 175 pound Centers, or Centers from Africa who played organized basketball for 2.5 years. Hard to mold something out of clay when your parameters are such...Honestly, if you put on ESPN+, you'll find Bigs in the CAA, A10, American conference etc who are shorter in stature but weigh 240 pounds...They're tough on the Boards and have a physicality that we've lacked since maybe Christmas or Onuaku...A couple of years back, Old Dominion had a 6'7'' power forward named Austin from Chicago (forgetting last name) that had a 23 rebound performance with like 10 points...Thought he would be a perfect Grad transfer to bring in etc...Recruiting or offensive minded coach.
This big man coach stuff is wild. These are professional coaches that have been around basketball or studied basketball most of their lives. You’re telling me they are not qualified to teach the game to centers because they are not tall?
It was his dumb desire to recruit length over strength for the 2-3 zoneIt would also help if JAB over the years didn't have a weird fetish for recruiting 7'1 175 pound Centers, or Centers from Africa who played organized basketball for 2.5 years. Hard to mold something out of clay when your parameters are such...Honestly, if you put on ESPN+, you'll find Bigs in the CAA, A10, American conference etc who are shorter in stature but weigh 240 pounds...They're tough on the Boards and have a physicality that we've lacked since maybe Christmas or Onuaku...A couple of years back, Old Dominion had a 6'7'' power forward named Austin from Chicago (forgetting last name) that had a 23 rebound performance with like 10 points...Thought he would be a perfect Grad transfer to bring in etc...
Have to get out to those corners.It was his dumb desire to recruit length over strength for the 2-3 zone
Same LOL. Clingan missed most of them at least.I'm actually amazed at how many hook shots I've seen tonight since reading this post earlier. It's alot more than I would have thought. Alot more