All valid points. Was kinda hoping theyâd keep Coach O but doesnât seem likely now
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Imma guess zero players know that meme. But all good
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Also I would proly be the best coach in Longwoods conference tomorrow. Real skill is getting the players to believe in what you are doing. Way harder to do at higher levels with better players
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More importantly Dent is so smooth man
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I need players to believe in my ability to hand out bags of cash?
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You realize he has decades of experience coaching on the AAU circuit? Hell, his ability to connect with players is one of the reasons Iâm most excited about him.
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Wait how old is this dude? Also, is he related to chuck norris?
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Hard for me to understand how anyone could construe poaching a successful sitting D1 coach in Virginia (for associate HC) as anything but a positive. Yes, he may not have been handing out âstrong-ass offersâ to mercenaries at the low major level, but bro can coach. Stack enough of those on the staff and weâll do fine
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Say it slower this time @DFresh11
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Decades of paying dudes to play on a cool AAU team in Texas is way different than his current position(s)
Counterpoint: thatâs very similar to his new job. Except we may not be cool lol
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I would be more worried if coaching staffs were still limited to three assistant coaches.
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Lets slow it down for @WFS_HOO
He coached at @haney s Longwood.
Longwood is beyond irrelevant as you should know.
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Tough scene in here tonight. Never meet your heroes, folks. I, too, once dreamed of being a 5â10 white pg.
Maybe your brother was around for the Russell Turner years.
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Because our previous TWO associate head coaches were so good at dropping bags lol. Thatâs why we landed all of those 5* recruits right?
I was kidding about him paying AAU kids.
Shit maybe he is the perfect blend of coach/ GM. I doubt it
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Counter point. Have you seen the ACC? Because I havenât and Ive been watching the NCAA tournament all weekend.
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I mean I understand the concern with Aldrich not having high major experience as it relates to recruiting, but heâs not gonna be entirely responsible for recruiting.
Doing what he did at Longwood is seriously impressive. I cannot overstate how impressive what he did there was. At the end of the day, Iâd rather have excellent pure basketball coaches with 7-9M in NIL to âaidâ in recruiting rather than the alternate. That is, hoping experienced high major recruiters can out-recruit other schools. Especially at UVA
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Furman just stole my beera
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