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Post by marshotel on Apr 9, 2024 18:55:28 GMT -5
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Post by MTS on Apr 9, 2024 19:19:44 GMT -5
Gerry sounds a lot like Fran.
Not putting the pressure on him lol but he has a presence without the BS.
Maybe we can organize a chat with him on the board this summer?
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Post by siena7127 on Apr 9, 2024 19:21:31 GMT -5
Just stop comparing…let Gerry be Gerry!
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Post by johndoh12 on Apr 9, 2024 19:29:39 GMT -5
I get more and more excited about the future of Siena basketball reading about him, listening to him, and can't wait to learn more about the staff, his first roster, and everything leading up to next season.
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Post by CellarRat on Apr 9, 2024 19:58:30 GMT -5
Maybe we can organize a chat with him on the board this summer? That’s a stupid thing for a coach to do. I’m surprised Carm did it. |
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Post by saints15 on Apr 9, 2024 21:54:10 GMT -5
A few things that stood out that were great to hear….
- His comments about relationships. Don’t see him throwing the players under the bus for every failure. Just listening to him you can tell he is the type of coach the kids will want to play hard for.
- How much importance he is placing on fund raising in these first few weeks. Have to believe that includes AW.
- Staff is finalized, just need contracts to be done before they are formally announced and they are people he has relationships (that word again) with, so hopefully the staff doesn’t turn over every year. They already have kids lined up for visits. I would expect we start to hear about more commitments after this weekend.
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Post by hoopdad on Apr 10, 2024 17:30:58 GMT -5
The more I see, the more I read and the more I hear from Coach GMAC the more excited I am about him being the Saints HC. Clearly a significant upgrade from his predecessor. Expecting big things over time from him and the Saints.
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Post by hoopsforever on Apr 10, 2024 17:30:59 GMT -5
I called today and renewed my season tix, and the report is that the place has been jumping ever since they hired GMac. People are renewing, people are calling, new season tix holders are signing up. Just a month ago, Siena was one of the worst five colleges in D-1, and today the place is getting respect back just for the hire they made. I think MVP will once again come alive this next season, and all the things GMac said on the interview back up that enthusiasm!! It is April, and I am already thinking basketball, .................. Go Saints!!!!!!!
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Post by sienasoup on Apr 10, 2024 17:45:27 GMT -5
Maybe we can organize a chat with him on the board this summer? That’s a stupid thing for a coach to do. I’m surprised Carm did it. Agreed, leave him alone. You want a Q&A with the coach, go pay for a plate and attend one of them. |
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Post by Papi on Apr 10, 2024 21:12:25 GMT -5
That’s a stupid thing for a coach to do. I’m surprised Carm did it. Agreed, leave him alone. You want a Q&A with the coach, go pay for a plate and attend one of them. Absolutely. Price of being a fan is going to go up. If you want to be big time be prepared to pay. |
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Post by orange77 on Apr 17, 2024 20:16:50 GMT -5
A few things that stood out that were great to hear…. - His comments about relationships. Don’t see him throwing the players under the bus for every failure. Just listening to him you can tell he is the type of coach the kids will want to play hard for. - How much importance he is placing on fund raising in these first few weeks. Have to believe that includes AW. - Staff is finalized, just need contracts to be done before they are formally announced and they are people he has relationships (that word again) with, so hopefully the staff doesn’t turn over every year. They already have kids lined up for visits. I would expect we start to hear about more commitments after this weekend. Any word on what's holding up the announcement of assistants? |
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Post by saints15 on Apr 18, 2024 6:50:53 GMT -5
A few things that stood out that were great to hear…. - His comments about relationships. Don’t see him throwing the players under the bus for every failure. Just listening to him you can tell he is the type of coach the kids will want to play hard for. - How much importance he is placing on fund raising in these first few weeks. Have to believe that includes AW. - Staff is finalized, just need contracts to be done before they are formally announced and they are people he has relationships (that word again) with, so hopefully the staff doesn’t turn over every year. They already have kids lined up for visits. I would expect we start to hear about more commitments after this weekend. Any word on what's holding up the announcement of assistants? Good question. Hasn’t this happened before and someone mentioned something about waiting till the end of the school year for them to be signed/announced? Maybe they have to wait for the old assistants contracts to expire, but I’m guessing they are working. |
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Post by IndianSaint on Apr 18, 2024 10:25:14 GMT -5
A few things that stood out that were great to hear…. - His comments about relationships. Don’t see him throwing the players under the bus for every failure. Just listening to him you can tell he is the type of coach the kids will want to play hard for. - How much importance he is placing on fund raising in these first few weeks. Have to believe that includes AW. - Staff is finalized, just need contracts to be done before they are formally announced and they are people he has relationships (that word again) with, so hopefully the staff doesn’t turn over every year. They already have kids lined up for visits. I would expect we start to hear about more commitments after this weekend. +1 I also liked how he said Siena has a Rockin’ arena and he considers one of the best in the country. He wants to put fannies in the seats. It’s be great if we could get back to that winning period similar to 2006-2010 and get the avg game attendance up to that 7K+ total again. Then the place will be Rockin’ even more!!! He has that down to earth (relationship talk) about him. Listening to the clip it sounded like he really cares and I could feel his relationship with the radio guy and us listening. |
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Post by OneIndian on Apr 18, 2024 11:40:56 GMT -5
Any word on what's holding up the announcement of assistants? Good question. Hasn’t this happened before and someone mentioned something about waiting till the end of the school year for them to be signed/announced? Maybe they have to wait for the old assistants contracts to expire, but I’m guessing they are working. Why wait for a contract expiration and yet another month? Carm is gone. The prior staff can’t possibly be productive. Based on what we pay assistants how much is a one month buyout on these guys? MAAC teams and every other program are actively recruiting. If Gmac doesn’t have assistants under contract are they working for free? Can they even represent the College officially? Trying to field a roster which is currently depleted is a lot to ask of one guy. Once again I can’t help but feel we’re behind the 8-ball. It seems like over the last 5 years we’ve been down assistants during peak recruiting cycles. |
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Post by lakeshore7778 on Apr 18, 2024 13:04:07 GMT -5
Good question. Hasn’t this happened before and someone mentioned something about waiting till the end of the school year for them to be signed/announced? Maybe they have to wait for the old assistants contracts to expire, but I’m guessing they are working. Why wait for a contract expiration and yet another month? Carm is gone. The prior staff can’t possibly be productive. Based on what we pay assistants how much is a one month buyout on these guys? MAAC teams and every other program are actively recruiting. If Gmac doesn’t have assistants under contract are they working for free? Can they even represent the College officially? Trying to field a roster which is currently depleted is a lot to ask of one guy. Once again I can’t help but feel we’re behind the 8-ball. It seems like over the last 5 years we’ve been down assistants during peak recruiting cycles. Baby steps. I just took a look at the basketball home page. Assistant coaches have been removed. sienasaints.com/sports/mens-basketball/coaches |
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