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New Coaching Position Suggestion
As we all know, the GW Men's Basketball coaching staff is a lean operation in need of expansion.
While that may be tongue in cheek, the need to do something differently isn't.
It's not luck that causes us to blow, or nearly, blow close game. It's self-induced.
Now, that CC has coached for a while and has some years of stability ahead in his contract, it's time as
several of us have called for, to put an experienced coach on the bench. To put it politely, balance
out the good qualities but lack of experience by some of those on the staff.
Think I saw one of the younger assistants instructing the team in the huddle in the last minute or so
on Friday. Players may ignore his good ideas and do their own thing, which seems to be the only end of game
play we use. But given our last-minute heartburn rate, perhaps we can get someone who's been there and back.
For example, Mark Schmidt, seemed to be able to take advantage of the end of regulation combination
of our ineptitude and the Bonnie's ability to exploit it. He would be an ideal candidate if the powers in Olean
are dumb enough to let him go--and he had no other quick landing spot. There are often a number of veteran coaches who find themselves out of work at the end of a season.
Let's call in an End of Game Coach. If you want to get fancy, we can call the position Closing Game
Coach.
It's not like we have an aversion to hiring staff. In fact, we could add Layup/Closing At The Rim Coach.
And an Appropriate Substitution Coach.
Couldn't hurt, because whatever we are doing now, absent running the A-10s, isn't working to perfection.
And seriously, we need to do something different before the needless drama kills off not only the few dedicated fans we have, but our chances of ever becoming relevant again.
- Gwmayhem
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Re: New Coaching Position Suggestion
While well-intended, I think about the worst thing you can do is force an experienced Assistant onto CC's bench. It's one thing if that's something he wants or feels he needs. It's totally another to implement this against his will.
This happened twice during the Karl Hobbs era. The first time, GW was on the upswing coming off its first A10 Championship and they hired Phil Rowe who had coached at UNH for six seasons. Rowe stayed just one year and that was the 27-3 season in 2005-06. The other came in 2009-10 when Hobbs had undergone two disappointing seasons. They hired former Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe who had been out of coaching for years and was clearly being thought of as a possible head coach in waiting. Simply put, Hobbs welcomed Rowe and it worked. He did not welcome Ellerbe and though the team showed some improvement, it was just a terrible look for all involved.
Now if CC doesn't want an experienced HC on his bench, that doesn't make him any less accountable. His job security is predicated upon winning enough games, period. But what he does with his bench should definitely be left up to him and him alone.
- Mike K
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Re: New Coaching Position Suggestion
jf wrote:
As we all know, the GW Men's Basketball coaching staff is a lean operation in need of expansion.
While that may be tongue in cheek, the need to do something differently isn't.
It's not luck that causes us to blow, or nearly, blow close game. It's self-induced.
Now, that CC has coached for a while and has some years of stability ahead in his contract, it's time as
several of us have called for, to put an experienced coach on the bench. To put it politely, balance
out the good qualities but lack of experience by some of those on the staff.
Think I saw one of the younger assistants instructing the team in the huddle in the last minute or so
on Friday. Players may ignore his good ideas and do their own thing, which seems to be the only end of game
play we use. But given our last-minute heartburn rate, perhaps we can get someone who's been there and back.
For example, Mark Schmidt, seemed to be able to take advantage of the end of regulation combination
of our ineptitude and the Bonnie's ability to exploit it. He would be an ideal candidate if the powers in Olean
are dumb enough to let him go--and he had no other quick landing spot. There are often a number of veteran coaches who find themselves out of work at the end of a season.
Let's call in an End of Game Coach. If you want to get fancy, we can call the position Closing Game
Coach.
It's not like we have an aversion to hiring staff. In fact, we could add Layup/Closing At The Rim Coach.
And an Appropriate Substitution Coach.
Couldn't hurt, because whatever we are doing now, absent running the A-10s, isn't working to perfection.
And seriously, we need to do something different before the needless drama kills off not only the few dedicated fans we have, but our chances of ever becoming relevant again.
Couldn't have said it better myself.