Old Friend Visiting..........

[Pablo]

Houston was worth every penny. He brought in Copes and his 4ppg and one time I heard him say something during a game. Kreider is a very friendly guy and occasionally Skeeters will clap very hard for the team and yell "c'mon!"

So, this is not a world-class coaching staff - see http://patcarroll.tumblr.com/post/77032692568/hewitt-hires-world-class-coaching-staff?

 

[EXpatriot13]

I really can't tell if the assistants are THAT bad or if they are just stuck under the dark cloud that is Hewitt.

 

[Walter]

So, this is not a world-class coaching staff - see http://patcarroll.tumblr.com/post/77032692568/hewitt-hires-world-class-coaching-staff?

“When Coach Hewitt called me, he presented a clear plan to build upon the success the school has already had."

Apparently it wasn't a very good plan.

 

[Dawgs99]

I really feel like Mike Wells was far and away the best coach Hewitt hired. I also think that after 2 season with Hewitt, Wells saw disaster coming and did the smart thing and got out of town. Wells was the only one of Hewitt's coaches that I ever saw coach during the game/look like he gave a shit.

 

[Pablo]

I really feel like Mike Wells was far and away the best coach Hewitt hired. I also think that after 2 season with Hewitt, Wells saw disaster coming and did the smart thing and got out of town. Wells was the only one of Hewitt's coaches that I ever saw coach during the game/look like he gave a shit.

I agree with you! And, what does it say when a local guy like Scott Lombardi left for the same position at High Point?

 

[Washingtonian]

I agree with you! And, what does it say when a local guy like Scott Lombardi left for the same position at High Point?

Speaking of High Point, although they got smoked by Ohio State last night on ESPNU, one of their players, John Brown, impressed me.

 

[gmujim92]

I really feel like Mike Wells was far and away the best coach Hewitt hired. I also think that after 2 season with Hewitt, Wells saw disaster coming and did the smart thing and got out of town. Wells was the only one of Hewitt's coaches that I ever saw coach during the game/look like he gave a shit.

Wells went from one sinking ship to another. Stan Heath was dead man walking at USF.

 

[Pablo]

Wells went from one sinking ship to another. Stan Heath was dead man walking at USF.

But, it didn't take Wells long to get another job after Heath was fired.

 

[gmujim92]

But, it didn't take Wells long to get another job after Heath was fired.

I know, just thought it was funny that Wells was so desperate to get away from Hewitt that he went to work for Stan Freaking Heath.

That guy sucks.

 

[PoorManProfit]

According to Brian Mull, they made a combined $210,000 in 2009-10 - see http://dubhub.blogs.starnewsonline.com/14416/staff-pay-facilities-could-drive-larranaga-south/. Per the Collegiate Times database, Konkol & Huger made $81,120 & $72,800 in 2011, respectively. So, Caputo was making about $56,000.

Interesting to read that Caputo was the lowest paid...

 

[gmujim92]

Interesting to read that Caputo was the lowest paid...

Not really, if you think about it.

 

[A.-Siegfried]

Interesting to read that Caputo was the lowest paid...

Why? He wasn't an assistant for as many years as the others. Makes perfect sense the #3 guy on staff would get paid less than the others.

 

[gmu05]

Why? He wasn't an assistant for as many years as the others. Makes perfect sense the #3 guy on staff would get paid less than the others.

Yeah makes perfect, not like he recruited a final four roster or anything..

 

[GSII]

“He allowed me to do a lot. I was able to learn a lot from a very good recruiter and a very good coach,” Kreider said. “He’s a team winner, he wants to win, he knows how to win and he knows how to build good chemistry.”


baaaahaaaahaaaaaa!!!

 

[CHRISTOPHER JAMES JOLLAY]

I don't know, I don't think Wells was the kind of guy who was particularly good at a place like Mason. Seemed like he kind of had an unrealistic view of what decent talent at this level should look like.
Though he still might have been the best assistant by default.
Hard to tell if these assistants are actually better than they appear, and Hewitt just doesn't listen to them or whatever.
However, I would want my assistants constantly coaching up kids on the bench, like I saw under L, see at GW, see at Duke, etc. I never see that here, and I think it contributes to some of our on court stupidity. Even the obvious needs to be reiterated sometimes...especially to kids.

 

[Vurbel]

“He allowed me to do a lot. I was able to learn a lot from a very good recruiter and a very good coach,” Kreider said. “He’s a team winner, he wants to win, he knows how to win and he knows how to build good chemistry.”


baaaahaaaahaaaaaa!!!

Who is he talking about?

 

[A.-Siegfried]

Yeah makes perfect, not like he recruited a final four roster or anything..

Actually, he didn't. Caputo wasn't a coach on staff until the 05-06 season because Coach Courtney left to become an assistant at Providence. Caputo, as the Director of Basketball Ops, would not have been on the road recruiting at all. It's pretty well know that Courtney and Cherry recruited most of the Final Four team.

Caputo would have been violating NCAA rules if he was on the road recruiting prior to 05-06.

 

[gmujim92]

Yeah makes perfect, not like he recruited a final four roster or anything..

He didn't do anything of the sort.

 

[GSII]

Who is he talking about?

Hewitt the clown.

 

[Walter]

We really do need to settle on one derogatory name for Hewitt. We have Bozo the Coach, Paul Blewitt, Program Killer, Program Destroyer, The Wizard of Fairfax, The Thief of Fairfax, Cock Gobbler, and now Hewitt the Clown. And I am sure I am forgetting about 10 other good ones.