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I dont know maybe Lavin is now looking for a certain level of comfort with the person especially after his health thing last year.
When my partner at work retires I'm going to replace him and hire another junior partner and be extremely selective and if I have to wait a year or 2 or 3 to find the right person I'll wait.
Obviously it's 2 completely different lines of work that we do but in both cases it's our reputations on the line and I know at least in my case trust means more to me than anything else in the world and I dont trust a lot of people even though I might get a long with them
Heck I was hoping for that guy from the pacers anyway but I'm cool with Yoda
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I was with you until you essentially inferred Coach Allocco was a 'wash out'. Too each his/her own. I wouldn't call an offer foolish to a good Coach no matter where he lived.I'm definitely in the minority here if this comes to fruition. Nobody can question his knowledge of the game. However age is a major factor. As an adviser he didn't have to be around ALL the time. This will be lots of practices, late nights, recruiting if he even makes that part of his responsibilities and if not then thats a big concern being a man down on the road. We have reaped the benefits of his great basketball mind the last 2 yrs. I see no reason to continue in the same roles and try to find a coach.
So for all those who think I worship all things Lavin here is another example of me having criticisms of him
Blaney seems to have worked out pretty well at yukon. If this indeed going to come I'm sure both Lavin and Keady have evaluated the situation in all its aspects and Gene wouldn't be taking it on if both of them thought it wasn't going to work out.
Quite a plum to offer recruits, a HOF coach and another assistant (Rico), who has experience in getting pros ready.
Blaney is 73 AND has been there for the last 11 years in that role. Not the same to me.
Again I'm in minority here I know it. Just not a fan of the move. There are positives and negatives to every move
I know it was before your time Moose but Al LoBalbo was an assistant to Louie until he was 77.
Calhoun at 70 and Blaney at 72 is not exactly a youth movement for 2013 and 2014 recruits! LOL!
I think the offer to Frank Allocco was foolish as he and his family would never move east IMO, especially at age 60.
There are others in the mix but hot assistants do not move to other D1 schools to be assistants.
Coach Keady for a year or two is better than some wash out from another school. Don't forget we still have a good BB mind behind the scenes in Moe Hicks also.
I think things will shake out very soon.
I never implied coach Allocca was a wash out!!!! I said coach Keady was better than some wash out from another D1 college. Coach Allocca is a high school coach.
Although he has ties to NJ, moving a high school coach with a family in the Bay area is not an easy proposition. I could be wrong but as I said, it was just an opinion.
Meet John Moore, head men's basketball coach at Westmont College. Besides his coaching duties, Moore serves as an Associate Athletic Director and is also an Associate Professor of Kinesiology whose classes include KNS 166 Movement: Pedagogy and Leadership.
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http://blogs.westmont.edu/athletics/mens-basketball/mens-basketball-coaching-staff/
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http://blogs.westmont.edu/athletics/mens-basketball/mens-basketball-coaching-staff/
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The Moore's live an idyllic life in Montecito. Why would he leave with two teen daughters?
I would never work with my brothers-in-Laws......never! LOL!
I'm definitely in the minority here if this comes to fruition. Nobody can question his knowledge of the game. However age is a major factor. As an adviser he didn't have to be around ALL the time. This will be lots of practices, late nights, recruiting if he even makes that part of his responsibilities and if not then thats a big concern being a man down on the road. We have reaped the benefits of his great basketball mind the last 2 yrs. I see no reason to continue in the same roles and try to find a coach.
So for all those who think I worship all things Lavin here is another example of me having criticisms of him
Blaney seems to have worked out pretty well at yukon. If this indeed going to come I'm sure both Lavin and Keady have evaluated the situation in all its aspects and Gene wouldn't be taking it on if both of them thought it wasn't going to work out.
Quite a plum to offer recruits, a HOF coach and another assistant (Rico), who has experience in getting pros ready.
Blaney is 73 AND has been there for the last 11 years in that role. Not the same to me.
Again I'm in minority here I know it. Just not a fan of the move. There are positives and negatives to every move
How is it not the same? Keady's about the same age isin't he? And there is no way you can compare Blaney to Keady as far as their records as head coaches.
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I'm definitely in the minority here if this comes to fruition. Nobody can question his knowledge of the game. However age is a major factor. As an adviser he didn't have to be around ALL the time. This will be lots of practices, late nights, recruiting if he even makes that part of his responsibilities and if not then thats a big concern being a man down on the road. We have reaped the benefits of his great basketball mind the last 2 yrs. I see no reason to continue in the same roles and try to find a coach.
So for all those who think I worship all things Lavin here is another example of me having criticisms of him
Blaney seems to have worked out pretty well at yukon. If this indeed going to come I'm sure both Lavin and Keady have evaluated the situation in all its aspects and Gene wouldn't be taking it on if both of them thought it wasn't going to work out.
Quite a plum to offer recruits, a HOF coach and another assistant (Rico), who has experience in getting pros ready.
Blaney is 73 AND has been there for the last 11 years in that role. Not the same to me.
Again I'm in minority here I know it. Just not a fan of the move. There are positives and negatives to every move
How is it not the same? Keady's about the same age isin't he? And there is no way you can compare Blaney to Keady as far as their records as head coaches.
I'm not comparing their HC records. I'm saying Blaney has been at Jimmy C's side since he was 62 yrs old. If Keady walked into an assistant role sooner as opposed to having such a gap at his age I wouldnt be concerned.
Again I know I am in the minority here. And I'm not trying to rip on age. I think its legitimate concerns however.
I'm definitely in the minority here if this comes to fruition. Nobody can question his knowledge of the game. However age is a major factor. As an adviser he didn't have to be around ALL the time. This will be lots of practices, late nights, recruiting if he even makes that part of his responsibilities and if not then thats a big concern being a man down on the road. We have reaped the benefits of his great basketball mind the last 2 yrs. I see no reason to continue in the same roles and try to find a coach.
So for all those who think I worship all things Lavin here is another example of me having criticisms of him
Blaney seems to have worked out pretty well at yukon. If this indeed going to come I'm sure both Lavin and Keady have evaluated the situation in all its aspects and Gene wouldn't be taking it on if both of them thought it wasn't going to work out.
Quite a plum to offer recruits, a HOF coach and another assistant (Rico), who has experience in getting pros ready.
Blaney is 73 AND has been there for the last 11 years in that role. Not the same to me.
Again I'm in minority here I know it. Just not a fan of the move. There are positives and negatives to every move
How is it not the same? Keady's about the same age isin't he? And there is no way you can compare Blaney to Keady as far as their records as head coaches.
I'm not comparing their HC records. I'm saying Blaney has been at Jimmy C's side since he was 62 yrs old. If Keady walked into an assistant role sooner as opposed to having such a gap at his age I wouldnt be concerned.
Again I know I am in the minority here. And I'm not trying to rip on age. I think its legitimate concerns however.
I hear ya, but Keady and Lavin have a great relationship regardless of their difference in age. Keady said he came out of retirement because of his high regard for Lavin. So i really don't get the age difference or lack of time together as any potential drawback.
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I'm definitely in the minority here if this comes to fruition. Nobody can question his knowledge of the game. However age is a major factor. As an adviser he didn't have to be around ALL the time. This will be lots of practices, late nights, recruiting if he even makes that part of his responsibilities and if not then thats a big concern being a man down on the road. We have reaped the benefits of his great basketball mind the last 2 yrs. I see no reason to continue in the same roles and try to find a coach.
So for all those who think I worship all things Lavin here is another example of me having criticisms of him
Blaney seems to have worked out pretty well at yukon. If this indeed going to come I'm sure both Lavin and Keady have evaluated the situation in all its aspects and Gene wouldn't be taking it on if both of them thought it wasn't going to work out.
Quite a plum to offer recruits, a HOF coach and another assistant (Rico), who has experience in getting pros ready.
Blaney is 73 AND has been there for the last 11 years in that role. Not the same to me.
Again I'm in minority here I know it. Just not a fan of the move. There are positives and negatives to every move
How is it not the same? Keady's about the same age isin't he? And there is no way you can compare Blaney to Keady as far as their records as head coaches.
I'm not comparing their HC records. I'm saying Blaney has been at Jimmy C's side since he was 62 yrs old. If Keady walked into an assistant role sooner as opposed to having such a gap at his age I wouldnt be concerned.
Again I know I am in the minority here. And I'm not trying to rip on age. I think its legitimate concerns however.
I hear ya, but Keady and Lavin have a great relationship regardless of their difference in age. Keady said he came out of retirement because of his high regard for Lavin. So i really don't get the age difference or lack of time together as any potential drawback.
I guess I'm doing a bad job of explaining it. Blaney has been an assistant coach with all the responsibilities for the last 11 years. Starting from when he was 62. Keady the last two years has helped us out but wasn't a full time assistant. And prior to that for however many years did nothing at all. I'm not talking about their lack of time together either. Just saying starting up a new career with added responsibilities at Keady's age as opposed to 62 when Blaney did is NOT apples to apple IMO.
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Coach C will be 88 this year! God bless him!
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I'm definitely in the minority here if this comes to fruition. Nobody can question his knowledge of the game. However age is a major factor. As an adviser he didn't have to be around ALL the time. This will be lots of practices, late nights, recruiting if he even makes that part of his responsibilities and if not then thats a big concern being a man down on the road. We have reaped the benefits of his great basketball mind the last 2 yrs. I see no reason to continue in the same roles and try to find a coach.
So for all those who think I worship all things Lavin here is another example of me having criticisms of him
Blaney seems to have worked out pretty well at yukon. If this indeed going to come I'm sure both Lavin and Keady have evaluated the situation in all its aspects and Gene wouldn't be taking it on if both of them thought it wasn't going to work out.
Quite a plum to offer recruits, a HOF coach and another assistant (Rico), who has experience in getting pros ready.
Blaney is 73 AND has been there for the last 11 years in that role. Not the same to me.
Again I'm in minority here I know it. Just not a fan of the move. There are positives and negatives to every move
How is it not the same? Keady's about the same age isin't he? And there is no way you can compare Blaney to Keady as far as their records as head coaches.
I'm not comparing their HC records. I'm saying Blaney has been at Jimmy C's side since he was 62 yrs old. If Keady walked into an assistant role sooner as opposed to having such a gap at his age I wouldnt be concerned.
Again I know I am in the minority here. And I'm not trying to rip on age. I think its legitimate concerns however.
I hear ya, but Keady and Lavin have a great relationship regardless of their difference in age. Keady said he came out of retirement because of his high regard for Lavin. So i really don't get the age difference or lack of time together as any potential drawback.
I guess I'm doing a bad job of explaining it. Blaney has been an assistant coach with all the responsibilities for the last 11 years. Starting from when he was 62. Keady the last two years has helped us out but wasn't a full time assistant. And prior to that for however many years did nothing at all. I'm not talking about their lack of time together either. Just saying starting up a new career with added responsibilities at Keady's age as opposed to 62 when Blaney did is NOT apples to apple IMO.
Moose, like coaches Boeheim and Calhoun, coach Keady coached until he was 70. He last coached Purdue only 6 years ago (2006) and was then hired by the NBA Toronto Raptors as an assistant coach until 2007 when he resigned due to his wife's illness. For about 3 years after his wife's death he was a TV analyst for the Big 10 Network until Lavin called with an offer he could not refuse. So, the many years he did nothing was more than Lavin did after he left UCLA.
He has BB in his blood and is very verbal as many know. This would be a temporary position until coach Keady really decides to put the ball away for good. Keady at 77 is better than Blaney at 73.....period.
But it is not a done deal so let's see in the coming days what decisions are made.
We have a very young staff with Chiles, Hines and Lav so I do not know what the big fuss is over Keady.
I'm definitely in the minority here if this comes to fruition. Nobody can question his knowledge of the game. However age is a major factor. As an adviser he didn't have to be around ALL the time. This will be lots of practices, late nights, recruiting if he even makes that part of his responsibilities and if not then thats a big concern being a man down on the road. We have reaped the benefits of his great basketball mind the last 2 yrs. I see no reason to continue in the same roles and try to find a coach.
So for all those who think I worship all things Lavin here is another example of me having criticisms of him
Blaney seems to have worked out pretty well at yukon. If this indeed going to come I'm sure both Lavin and Keady have evaluated the situation in all its aspects and Gene wouldn't be taking it on if both of them thought it wasn't going to work out.
Quite a plum to offer recruits, a HOF coach and another assistant (Rico), who has experience in getting pros ready.
Blaney is 73 AND has been there for the last 11 years in that role. Not the same to me.
Again I'm in minority here I know it. Just not a fan of the move. There are positives and negatives to every move
How is it not the same? Keady's about the same age isin't he? And there is no way you can compare Blaney to Keady as far as their records as head coaches.
I'm not comparing their HC records. I'm saying Blaney has been at Jimmy C's side since he was 62 yrs old. If Keady walked into an assistant role sooner as opposed to having such a gap at his age I wouldnt be concerned.
Again I know I am in the minority here. And I'm not trying to rip on age. I think its legitimate concerns however.
I certainly respect your opinion but this post confuses me; it's not like the position is going to be a mystery to Keady.
And perhaps that is about as lame an argument as one could come up with. Keady has been working with the team the last two years, has recently gotten married, and still appears to have the energy and passion required. Were he taking catnaps on the bench I could understand but please provide some solid evidence his age will be a factor.