THIS IS REALLY GOOD. You’ll see, even though it is “anonymous”, it’s still not 100% accurate… but it’s pretty good. Coaches will still be self-serving and self protective even when being anonymous. It’s as close as I’ve seen to the “truth” though.
By Dana O’Neil ESPN.com
The image of college basketball has taken a beating in recent years, with rumors, murmurs and innuendo about cheating spreading like wildfire. Cynics believe no one is trying to follow the NCAA rulebook and that the game has fallen victim to the begging hands of agents, runners and hangers-on looking to collect on the next NBA star.
Is it that bad? What are the real problems? And is the NCAA doing enough to fix those problems?
To get the answers, ESPN.com went to the sources. During the EYBL Peach Jam last week, we interviewed 20 high-profile head coaches, representing each of the six power conferences. With the promise of full anonymity, we asked them to tell the truth about their sport.
And they did.
What is your least favorite part of summer recruiting?
No one likes the constant travel, the bad basketball and the emphasis on individual skills instead of team play.
Coaches travel everywhere to watch high school kids in July, but can’t keep an eye on their own.
But of the coaches surveyed, many — eight of the 20 — cited the time away from campus and their own players as the biggest problem with the summertime.
“I have my team over for a barbecue before I leave in July,” one coach said. “Little do they know it’s a farewell, not a welcome barbecue.”
“You walk into a living room and promise a mother that you’ll be there for her son,” said another. “And as soon as they get on campus, you’re gone.”
“They’re all on campus and I’m on the road,” added another. “If they do something stupid, I’m going to get fired — but I can’t be there to see what they’re doing.”
Some other popular grievances:
“What don’t I like? All of it. I don’t think there should be summer recruiting, period. They want to clean it up? Get rid of it.”
“I’ll tell you another problem — 70 percent of the kids we’re sitting here watching should be in summer school. They shouldn’t be here.”
“What don’t I like about summer? Everything. The babysitting, the ass-kissing. Does that cover it?”
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ANTON MARCHAND
For those that haven’t been up around NYC, especially in Brooklyn… you are missing out. You have to swing through and see the Rose Classic at JHS 113 on Adelphi Avenue and Anton Marchand.
You can read all about the history, the players and the exceptional things Anton is doing for that community is the Daily News articles below.
ROSE CLASSIC ARTICLES.
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Traded by Knicks, Lee Was Still a Team Player
By HARVEY ARATON
When Marni Jaffer was about to deliver her husband’s eulogy to a crowd of 300-plus mourners, she noticed a familiar face rising above the others in the back of the funeral chapel. She had never met the man, but she recognized him from her television screen.
It was David Lee, formerly of theKnicks.
David Lee with Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni. Despite being sent to Golden State, Lee attended the funeral of a Garden security official.
“I thought it was wonderful that he came,” Jaffer said. “And it also struck me how he stayed in the back, paying his respects quietly, not wanting to have people say, ‘Oh, it’s David Lee,’ and intrude on my husband’s moment.”
The funeral for Scott Jaffer, a longtime N.B.A. security official whose primary post was Madison Square Garden,was held July 11. Lee had been in St. Louis, his hometown, after being dealt by the Knicks to the Golden State Warriors in a sign-and-trade transaction that was announced soon after LeBron James’s all-about-me ESPN extravaganza.
Expected back in New York the next week for a basketball camp, Lee was stunned to hear that Jaffer, 63, had died.
“The guy took care of our security stuff, drug testing, things like that,” Lee said in a telephone interview. “He couldn’t do enough for us, joked with us every night, and it turned out he had cancer for three years and not one of us knew about it.”
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Most of you know, remember or have a story about Vera Jones… the Flying V! A caring a funny lady that you don’t easily forget. My stories and memories all stem from both our time on the road with the New York Liberty.
Vera Jones
We need to support Vera in her attempt to continue to “Play Through the Foul,” (as her book suggests). This really isn’t about Vera’s attempt to garner her own talk show… though after spending several years with Vera while she broadcast New York Liberty games, I have to vouch for her gift. She is a talented broadcaster, a funny, funny lady and a great person. A talk show featuring Vera would, no doubt, be both inspirational and entertaining.
No, this is about Vera only child Andrew. Andrew is 12 and a short time ago he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Andrew underwent many hours of surgery and came out of it alive, but having lost 3/4 of his sight. She and Andrew were immediately handed the greatest “foul” of thier lives.
As Vera’s book says…”Play Through the Foul,” she has taught her young son… “it’s not how much you can see, but who you are meant to be.” Well go ahead V… do your thing!
If that means Vera is meant to host her own TV talk show… Great! We can help her by voting for her audition tape here.
VERA JONES AUDITION.
… and lending her our thoughts and prayers for Andrew’s complete recovery.
Follow the above link, watch V’s audition and vote to help her realize her dream. Good Luck Vera!
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Here are the notes from the Adidas Coaches Clinic in Las Vegas from September 2007.
ADIDAS COACHES CLINIC – LAS VEGAS
Featuring: Bob Knight, Ben Howland, Bo Ryan, Bill Self, Jim Harrick and John Calipari.
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