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Post by HC92 on Mar 4, 2023 20:31:57 GMT -5
Keene State beats Tufts and their coach, Ryan Cain, has even better Worcester ties. Definitely an interesting name. Has only been at two schools as a player and coach — might be considered a red flag. Brock Erickson has sat on D1 benches and had success running multiple programs. I like that diversity and array of success. His only head job prior to Nichols was 1 season at a Juco called “State College of Florida.” He also inherited a very strong team at Nichols. Not saying he wouldn’t be good but the head coaching resume is a little thin for my liking.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 4, 2023 20:38:39 GMT -5
We're overflowing with young local talent. I hope Kit doesn't overpay for an old name. Just because someone has won elsewhere in D-1 (and anyone who HC can afford will have presumably lost a little, too.) doesn't necessarily make them a better fit at Holy Cross than someone who has won in a lower division, imo.
HC is a complete turnaround job, a reclamation, even an exhumation 🙂 while I'm on a roll. Beware someone who has won inheriting good players or stepped into an established well run program and kept it going. None of that is available at HC. Look for the coach who has inherited a lump of coal and turned it into a diamond.
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Post by ndgradbuthcfan on Mar 4, 2023 20:48:30 GMT -5
Hey, well said, LS. I, for one, if there's going to be a change, would favor someone who has had success at a lower division. We struck gold with Chesney, let's keep it going. Erickson is worth considering. For what it's worth, Cain held down a real job (enginering) for eight years while an assistant at WPI.
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Post by trimster on Mar 4, 2023 22:14:42 GMT -5
We're overflowing with young local talent. I hope Kit doesn't overpay for an old name. Just because someone has won elsewhere in D-1 (and anyone who HC can afford will have presumably lost a little, too.) doesn't necessarily make them a better fit at Holy Cross than someone who has won in a lower division, imo. HC is a complete turnaround job, a reclamation, even an exhumation 🙂 while I'm on a roll. Beware someone who has won inheriting good players or stepped into an established well run program and kept it going. None of that is available at HC. Look for the coach who has inherited a lump of coal and turned it into a diamond. Based on what I read about him today on the Bucknell, Kosmalski fits that requirement to a T.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Mar 4, 2023 22:21:01 GMT -5
In the four years before Kosmalski, Swarthmore was 6-19, 3-21, 7-18, 6-19. Scroll down.
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Post by HC92 on Mar 4, 2023 22:34:44 GMT -5
Kosmalski was sub-.500 in his first three seasons. Since the 2015-16 season, he has won no fewer than 22 games and lost no more than 8 games in any season. Seems pretty good.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 4, 2023 23:56:35 GMT -5
Although 162 miles apart, Swarthmore and Bucknell are both in the Keystone State and HC is out of region. The question is does Kosmalski want to be a colleague of Bob Chesney or Dave Cecchini?
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Post by trimster on Mar 5, 2023 8:39:33 GMT -5
Although 162 miles apart, Swarthmore and Bucknell are both in the Keystone State and HC is out of region. The question is does Kosmalski want to be a colleague of Bob Chesney or Dave Cecchini? Not much chatter on the Bucknell board the last 24 hours.
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Post by res on Mar 5, 2023 9:00:55 GMT -5
Not much chatter on the Bucknell board the last 24 months.
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Post by trimster on Mar 5, 2023 9:06:45 GMT -5
Not much chatter on the Bucknell board the last 24 months. Other than fire Nate Davis. If Kosmalski is interested in both HC and Bucknell, Crossporters will seal the deal for the Purple.
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Post by WorcesterGray on Mar 5, 2023 9:16:41 GMT -5
He may be interested in neither. His wife has her own career, their kids are still young, and they seem very content where they are, personally and professionally.
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Post by res on Mar 5, 2023 11:00:47 GMT -5
Not much chatter on the Bucknell board the last 24 months. Other than fire Nate Davis. If Kosmalski is interested in both HC and Bucknell, Crossporters will seal the deal for the Purple. Even that one only had a little over 300 posts in over 3 years. You guys would have done that between the end of breakfast and happy hour.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Mar 5, 2023 11:06:23 GMT -5
Other than fire Nate Davis. If Kosmalski is interested in both HC and Bucknell, Crossporters will seal the deal for the Purple. Even that one only had a little over 300 posts in over 3 years. You guys would have done that between the end of breakfast and happy hour. Factor in indianhoop’s musings at 2am after last call and this is a sure thing.
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Post by timholycross on Mar 5, 2023 11:07:15 GMT -5
He may be interested in neither. His wife has her own career, their kids are still young, and they seem very content where they are, personally and professionally. Every time I read about Landry Kosmalski, I think of the lyrics "Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore"....Actually, wikipedia says she was going to go (or went) to American U, of all places.
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Post by sader81 on Mar 5, 2023 12:38:26 GMT -5
Lot of good names cited above. But there’s one factor, not spoken much in this thread. The hair on the back of my neck went up during the introductions of SK, MB and BN. All three stated at their respective news conferences that they preferred to play man to man defense. The common denominator, and little else, that the past two tournament qualifying coaches, RW and BC, had in common was playing zone. RW had his 2-3 matchup, BC had his 1-3-1. They both realized that HC did not have, and most probably won’t have the athletes, especially at the 4 & 5 positions, to play man. You can get away with it in most PL games, but certainly not against Big 5 opponents. BN tried it a few times this year, but the players obviously weren’t taught even basic zone responsibilities, which was surprising given RJ’s play for a year during RW’s tenure. Rule #1 in any coaching search should be hiring a coach who has some experience with zone defenses. Boeheim may be available!
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Post by HC92 on Mar 5, 2023 13:45:56 GMT -5
I think 81’s point goes along with the broader idea of finding a guy who can be flexible depending on the roster he has and the opponent he’s playing. I don’t want anyone who comes in and tells us what his system is going to be before he has his first practice. We used to say that RW could beat yours with his and beat his with yours. Haven’t had one of those since he left.
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Post by Xmassader on Mar 5, 2023 17:46:52 GMT -5
Spoke with a current college coach today who had very good things to say about Landry Kosmalski as a person and a coach. A look at his record shows that his teams have a high positive rebound margin and play good D. Sounds like FHCRW. A bad dream would be the blue and orange hiring him as we take a pass and them vexing us for the next X years.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 5, 2023 18:01:37 GMT -5
Exactly that
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Post by spenser on Mar 5, 2023 18:24:35 GMT -5
Spoke with a current college coach today who had very good things to say about Landry Kosmalski as a person and a coach. A look at his record shows that his teams have a high positive rebound margin and play good D. Sounds like FHCRW. A bad dream would be the blue and orange hiring him as we take a pass and them vexing us for the next X years. I just read his bio. Sounds like an impressive guy. He’s been at Swarthmore for over 10 years. That and what an earlier post noted, about his wife’s career, makes me wonder if he’s settled in there and would be reluctant to make a move. Additionally, given his age his kids are probably fairly young and that’s a tie to that area too.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 5, 2023 18:47:22 GMT -5
Spoke with a current college coach today who had very good things to say about Landry Kosmalski as a person and a coach. A look at his record shows that his teams have a high positive rebound margin and play good D. Sounds like FHCRW. A bad dream would be the blue and orange hiring him as we take a pass and them vexing us for the next X years. I just read his bio. Sounds like an impressive guy. He’s been at Swarthmore for over 10 years. That and what an earlier post noted, about his wife’s career, makes me wonder if he’s settled in there and would be reluctant to make a move. Additionally, given his age his kids are probably fairly young and that’s a tie to that area too. Professionally, his wife might be more at home in Greater Boston than in Lewisburg. She works for Merck, in vaccines. Get the former Regis point guard from Brooklyn to help make the sales pitch (not his baseball pitch). See: www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/merck-co-moderna-mrna-cancer-vaccine-slashes-melanoma-recurrence-rate-keytruda-combo-trialI realize mRNA vaccines are a sensitive subject to some on this board.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 5, 2023 18:47:47 GMT -5
Add Mike McGarvey to the list. Fantastic job of getting Lafayette to the PL finals.
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Post by spenser on Mar 5, 2023 18:58:06 GMT -5
I just read his bio. Sounds like an impressive guy. He’s been at Swarthmore for over 10 years. That and what an earlier post noted, about his wife’s career, makes me wonder if he’s settled in there and would be reluctant to make a move. Additionally, given his age his kids are probably fairly young and that’s a tie to that area too. Professionally, his wife might be more at home in Greater Boston than in Lewisburg. She works for Merck, in vaccines. Get the former Regis point guard from Brooklyn to help make the sales pitch (not his baseball pitch). See: www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/merck-co-moderna-mrna-cancer-vaccine-slashes-melanoma-recurrence-rate-keytruda-combo-trialI realize mRNA vaccines are a sensitive subject to some on this board. Interesting. There’s a thriving biomedical scene in Worcester, centered around the UMass Medical School.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 5, 2023 19:29:39 GMT -5
Add Mike McGarvey to the list. Fantastic job of getting Lafayette to the PL finals. He may well be coaching LC again next year.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 5, 2023 19:34:47 GMT -5
Interesting. There’s a thriving biomedical scene in Worcester, centered around the UMass Medical School. mRNA vaccines as a treatment for cancer are taking off. Merck-Moderna has asked the FDA to allow it to skip Phase III clinical trials because of the success in Phase II. Memorial Sloan Kettering in NY reported success last year in treating pancreatic cancer with an individually tailored mRNA vaccine, but the vaccine needs to be further refined. They have three kids, so it may be a situation like BC saying that he and his family are very happy in Worcester.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 5, 2023 19:40:20 GMT -5
Add Mike McGarvey to the list. Fantastic job of getting Lafayette to the PL finals. He may well be coaching LC again next year. Is there precedent for a PL school poaching a successful head basketball coach from another PL school?
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