Re: Stoudamire leaving
Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 6:35 am
I think that if there is any "negative" to this change, it could be the loss of Stoudamire's coaching of PJC....
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Forget driving, a non stop flight is under an hour and a half. Even with the hassle of checking in/security, that's still a quick way to go see your kids.RichardCranium wrote: Um, Brian Snow: how many flights a day between Memphis and Atlanta? Tucson and Atlanta?
Anyway, Memphis to Atlanta is what a 7 or 8 hour drive? Tucson to Atlanta is a 3.5 day drive.
So, yes, Memphis is closer and much more convenient to Damon's family in Atlanta.
Alumni coming back to coach has not always gone well for schools and sometimes it's just gone downright badly (a football example would be Neuheisel at UCLA.) You get the best guy, period.ChooChooCat wrote:Personally I don't get why fans are so goo goo gah gah over former players coming back to coach. If the guy is qualified like Damon Stoudamire was, then absolutely bring him on if he wants to come, but the whole angle of we need an Arizona guy here is just overblown IMO. Get the best coaches period. Our AD is from ASU, our head coach is from Pittsburgh, our top recruiter went to some small school in New York. Who cares? Best coaches and best recruiters regardless of alumnus background = Successdirtbags wrote:
no regrets about the phelps hire, i guess, but it would've been nice to see someone from the UofA NBA tree fill the spot -- maybe someone like loren woods or ben davis? khalid? hotsauce? oh well, it's moot.
I know you're saying you have no regrets about Phelps, so I'm not talking about you, but just many fans in general hold that sentiment and it's just silly. Take a look at Kentucky or Duke or Louisville or etc., etc. coaching staffs and tell me how many NBA guys they have coaching on their teams. The NBA guy isn't important in this sport, it's just not.
It depends. Playing ability does not always walk hand in hand with coaching ability. I'm not criticizing Damon, but just because our replacement won't be as good a player as Damon was, it doesn't mean coaching will suffer.pc in NM wrote:I think that if there is any "negative" to this change, it could be the loss of Stoudamire's coaching of PJC....
pc in NM wrote:I think that if there is any "negative" to this change, it could be the loss of Stoudamire's coaching of PJC....
Former NBA star Damon Stoudamire will likely accept the head coach job at Pacific, reports ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.
Definitely.Puerco wrote:So do we consider guys like Stoudamire and Kerr part of the Lute Olson coaching tree?