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Post by Tony on Jan 24, 2013 10:47:08 GMT -5
I Siena does not have the best on campus basketball facility. Many other schools have basketball only facilities for their players to get shots up etc. But throwing out all the ones that use that same venue as their "home arena" Farfield currently trumps us having a basketball practice facility. when did Fairfield build a basketball practice facility? is it something new? last I knew the ARC/MAC was far and away the best practice facility in the MAAC- the new 30,00 sq foot addition will put Siena far beyond anything in the MAAC and on par with the programs Siena wants to be recruiting against scratch that just saw FF built WALSH ATHLETIC CENTER in 2010..not sure its better than current ARC/MAC set up Siena has now..don't forget Siena added new lockers rooms audio visual ( media room) etc in I think 2006. But it certainly puts FF on par with what Siena currently has.
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Post by mrsiena on Jan 24, 2013 13:33:16 GMT -5
I think Clifford would be a good choice. My 1st choice is still Jerry McNamara. Again, I reiterate; I parallel him to Sean Miller, a very good offensive marksman and a heady player and son of a coach. Watching Iowa St. last night Fred Hoiberg also was a very good college player and pro and now coaches the Cyclones. I know the war cry will be he doesn't have D1 head coaching experience. Well, neither did Paul Hewitt. I rest my case.
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Post by MTS on Jan 24, 2013 13:49:57 GMT -5
I think Clifford would be a good choice. My 1st choice is still Jerry McNamara. Again, I reiterate; I parallel him to Sean Miller, a very good offensive marksman and a heady player and son of a coach. Watching Iowa St. last night Fred Hoiberg also was a very good college player and pro and now coaches the Cyclones. I know the war cry will be he doesn't have D1 head coaching experience. Well, neither did Paul Hewitt. I rest my case. No chance. Just because you're a good player doesn't make you a good coach (see the Duke guys too). In fact the best coaches usually were not great players. Siena cannot gamble with this selection. Sean Miller was an assistant for many years when Xavier hired him as head coach. McNamara is not even 30 and has only been on SU's bench for a couple of seasons. We will go for a head coach with experience at a lower level mid-major. Or maybe a BCS head coach that gets fired who had success at a mid-major and still wants to coach. But I doubt (and hope) they even go the Hewitt/Lanier - route way too risky.
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Post by OneIndian on Jan 24, 2013 13:57:19 GMT -5
MTS is spot on. Need a coach who has extensive head coaching experience.
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Post by hoopjunkie on Jan 24, 2013 13:57:20 GMT -5
I think Clifford would be a good choice. My 1st choice is still Jerry McNamara. Again, I reiterate; I parallel him to Sean Miller, a very good offensive marksman and a heady player and son of a coach. Watching Iowa St. last night Fred Hoiberg also was a very good college player and pro and now coaches the Cyclones. I know the war cry will be he doesn't have D1 head coaching experience. Well, neither did Paul Hewitt. I rest my case. G-Mac isn't ready. He's only in the middle of his 2nd year.... as the 3rd assistant. Miller was an assistant for 11 years before he got promoted within at Xavier to head coach.
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Post by greenblood on Jan 24, 2013 14:06:55 GMT -5
I agree on the G-Mac issue. I am very confident that there will be a LONG list of applicants. There is only one way to go for a new regime at Siena and that is UP!
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Post by SaintMisbehavin on Jan 24, 2013 14:26:07 GMT -5
NSFW - I'm sorry but as a Cuse fan I have to post this. Boeheim's reaction during the Big East tournament when Jerry McNamara was hitting game-winner after game-winner:
I agree he isn't ready to be handed a D1 coaching gig yet, but it's short-sighted to say he won't be a good coach because "the best coaches weren't great players." He's barely got his coaching feet wet yet, a little early to sell his career short.
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Post by mrsiena on Jan 24, 2013 14:27:15 GMT -5
How much head coach experience did Mike Deane have before he came to Siena? 0! I don't buy all you front runner bandwagon jumpers so called knowledge.
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Post by section2 on Jan 24, 2013 14:30:29 GMT -5
I think Clifford would be a good choice. My 1st choice is still Jerry McNamara. Again, I reiterate; I parallel him to Sean Miller, a very good offensive marksman and a heady player and son of a coach. Watching Iowa St. last night Fred Hoiberg also was a very good college player and pro and now coaches the Cyclones. I know the war cry will be he doesn't have D1 head coaching experience. Well, neither did Paul Hewitt. I rest my case. If McNamara is going to remain your choice, at least learn his name. It's Gerry. Unless you know some other McNamara the rest of us don't. Gerry McNamara would be a horrible choice.
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Post by mrsiena on Jan 24, 2013 14:37:04 GMT -5
[quote Gerry McNamara would be a horrible choice. You're just the type person that doesn't know his elbow from his butt about sports.
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Post by CellarRat on Jan 24, 2013 14:38:17 GMT -5
I think Clifford would be a good choice. My 1st choice is still Jerry McNamara. Again, I reiterate; I parallel him to Sean Miller, a very good offensive marksman and a heady player and son of a coach. Watching Iowa St. last night Fred Hoiberg also was a very good college player and pro and now coaches the Cyclones. I know the war cry will be he doesn't have D1 head coaching experience. Well, neither did Paul Hewitt. I rest my case. If McNamara is going to remain your choice, at least learn his name. It's Gerry. Unless you know some other McNamara the rest of us don't. Gerry McNamara would be a horrible choice. Section8 is such a ball buster! Sent from my iPhone using ProBoards app
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Post by hoopjunkie on Jan 24, 2013 14:43:44 GMT -5
How much head coach experience did Mike Deane have before he came to Siena? 0! I don't buy all you front runner bandwagon jumpers so called knowledge. You asked: 6 years as a D-3 assistant, then 2 years as a D-3 head coach at Oswego, and then 4 more years as the top assistant at Michigan St. before coming to Siena. So 12 years total before we got him. I don't care if it's HC experience as much as it's a lot of years on the bench learning...somewhere. G-Mac will be a great candidate someday, just not now. He needs a few more years of experience.
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Post by yoda1977 on Jan 24, 2013 14:45:50 GMT -5
I think Clifford would be a good choice. My 1st choice is still Jerry McNamara. Again, I reiterate; I parallel him to Sean Miller, a very good offensive marksman and a heady player and son of a coach. Watching Iowa St. last night Fred Hoiberg also was a very good college player and pro and now coaches the Cyclones. I know the war cry will be he doesn't have D1 head coaching experience. Well, neither did Paul Hewitt. I rest my case. Maybe Siena could make McNamera an associate head coach ! It would give him more experience, help the guards and help with recruiting !
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Post by brian on Jan 24, 2013 18:57:41 GMT -5
Clifford was a finalist for the Trailblazers job this past offseason. He's not coming to Siena.
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Post by sienadan on Jan 24, 2013 21:38:48 GMT -5
Jerry McNamara will never be a D-1 head coach.
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