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Post by Tom on Mar 30, 2023 14:38:42 GMT -5
Does anyone remember Nelson ever visiting the Cooz ? Not sure, but I think so, Not as an individual that I am aware of, but I think the whole team went together. Not certain, because so much of Coach Nelson's time was during the zombie apocalypse when there was less opportunity
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Post by classof83 on Mar 30, 2023 16:05:29 GMT -5
I know, probably an unnecessary slam on BN, but I would say with DP's Twitter posts he has reached out more in 1 day to the HC community than BN did in 4 years.
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Post by hc17 on Mar 30, 2023 16:08:06 GMT -5
I know, probably an unnecessary slam on BN, but I would say with DP's Twitter posts he has reached out more in 1 day to the HC community than BN did in 4 years. Completely underrated aspect of College Athletics....The entire staff under BN was not very active on social media channels. Contrast that to Chesney & staff...
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Mar 30, 2023 16:12:29 GMT -5
I know, probably an unnecessary slam on BN, but I would say with DP's Twitter posts he has reached out more in 1 day to the HC community than BN did in 4 years. Completely underrated aspect of College Athletics....The entire staff under BN was not very active on social media channels. Contrast that to Chesney & staff... It's difficult to be active on these channels amidst constant losing.
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Post by HC92 on Mar 30, 2023 16:30:01 GMT -5
Just realized that Big East POY Tyler Kolek played for the Middlesex Magic before going to George Mason to play for DP. I guess Crotty really does deliver for his old coach.
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Post by hc87 on Mar 30, 2023 18:28:59 GMT -5
Kolek is a RI kid....his father played at SMU, now UMass-Dartmouth
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 31, 2023 21:46:58 GMT -5
Completely underrated aspect of College Athletics....The entire staff under BN was not very active on social media channels. Contrast that to Chesney & staff... It's difficult to be active on these channels amidst constant losing. BN faced a perfect storm. He wasn't from New England, he didn't have a background with small liberal arts, high academic schools and student athletes, he appears to be a somewhat shy person, he had no credentials of his own as a head coach, and then he went 3-29 and then the pandemic hit. He had two ADs to guide him and support him but both were rookies also. The timing of the departure and arrival of the ADs insulated them from getting burned in the MBB dumstah fire and neither risked much of their own capital in closely identifying with the program after BN started losing, and losing and losing.
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Post by HC92 on Mar 31, 2023 22:01:23 GMT -5
I think what Paulsen said about being able to make mistakes when no one was watching at St. Lawrence and Le Moyne is important. Being a head coach is tough. Some guys are good in their first job, usually because they are able to recruit well or inherit a good situation, but it’s tough.
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 31, 2023 22:52:46 GMT -5
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Post by Crucis#1 on Mar 31, 2023 23:09:25 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Apr 1, 2023 0:24:17 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be great to see a coach cultivating/nurturing the relationship between a basketball program and its fans? I know there are so many hours in the day and a myriad of things to do, but maybe our new coach can allocate some time to do just that.
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Post by hcmawfawo on Apr 1, 2023 5:40:57 GMT -5
I think what Paulsen said about being able to make mistakes when no one was watching at St. Lawrence and Le Moyne is important. Being a head coach is tough. Some guys are good in their first job, usually because they are able to recruit well or inherit a good situation, but it’s tough. Agreed. And the video where he said that was shot quite a few years ago. Sounded like some sage advice that would have been good for former ADMB to hear before the hiring decision that led to the perfect storm situation the last few years. HCDP is experienced enough to have picked up plenty of basketball (and life) fundamentals through the years. But just as importantly he seems flexible and humble and willing to adjust to be able to reach people (players and fans included) here in 2023. Use of social media is just a small example. Not too young — not too old and a perfect pick for HC this time. I like what ADKH said — although DO appeared to a solid choice HC put him through his paces in the hiring process to be sure he wanted it badly. And DP does — I think because it is a great opportunity for him given his GMU exit. Should be a fun ride. GoCrossGo
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Post by hchoops on Apr 1, 2023 6:44:22 GMT -5
The most important name connecting all of this is the one The Athletic writer left out: our new coach.
Jordan Miller, 6-7 senior guard
If Miami wins a national championship on Monday, Jim Larrañaga’s former colleagues and players at George Mason will have provided an assist. Two years ago when super senior wing Jordan Miller went in the transfer portal, Miller had George Mason staff and former players calling to give their endorsement of Larrañaga.
The connections didn’t end there either. Courtney, Miami’s associate head coach, was the first one to field a call about Miller. Bryson Johnson, who had been on the staff that had just been let go at George Mason, called Courtney to see if he’d be interested. Johnson played at Bucknell when Courtney was the coach at Cornell, and Courtney also played at Bucknell. Courtney pulled up some film, and was intrigued.
Then he got on the phone with Miller, who mentioned he’d played grassroots basketball for a guy named Clutch.
“Clutch?” Courtney asked. “Like Gary Collins ‘Clutch’?”
That was the one. Collins was a George Mason alum whom Courtney had grown up playing pickup games with in Northern Virginia. He also used to play pickup ball with Larrañaga during his George Mason days. And the reason Miller was even at George Mason was because he’d stuck with the D1SA Spartans, a grassroots team with no affiliation to a sneaker company, despite the fact he had overtures from sneaker teams in high school, which would have increased his profile.
The George Mason connection led to Jordan Miller coming to Miami. (William Purnell / USA Today) “I’m a big loyalty guy,” Miller said, noting he’d been with the Spartans since sixth grade, and he was the only player to end up playing Division I from the team. “They were with me from when I wasn’t even heard of.”
Miller’s choices came down to Miami, Xavier or staying at George Mason to play for new coach Kim English. He decided he wanted to play at the high-major level, and with so many people telling him what a great guy Larrañaga was and all those connections, the universe was telling him something.
“Small-world moment,” he said, sitting in the locker room a day before playing in the Final Four. — CJ Moore
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Post by thecrossisback on Apr 5, 2023 8:00:26 GMT -5
New HC hoop coach Dave Paulsen 'has had a big influence on me on and off the court,' says former WA coach Mo Cassara Jennifer Toland Telegram & Gazette
WORCESTER - Dave Paulsen speaks after being introduced as the new Holy Cross men’s basketball head coach Thursday, March 30, 2023. During Dave Paulsen’s introductory news conference last week, the new Holy Cross men’s basketball coach not only emphasized winning championships, he stressed his commitment to building deep and lasting relationships with his HC players.
“We’re going to be about business when we get on the court,” Paulsen said. “We are going to push them, we are going to demand excellence, but to me, the ability to have lifelong relationships with the student-athletes I coach, to jump into their lives with two feet, not just about what’s going on (on the court), but in every aspect of their life, that’s what we’re about.”
Mo Cassara’s relationship with Paulsen, who was his coach at St. Lawrence, has been going strong for almost 30 years.
Cassara, who starred at Worcester Academy and later coached the Hilltoppers, played for Paulsen from 1994-97, and the pair went to two NCAA Division 3 Tournaments together with the Saints.
After Cassara graduated, Paulsen helped Cassara launch his coaching career, which began as an assistant at Washington & Lee.
“Dave has had a big influence on me on and off the court,” Cassara said.
Former Worcester Academy coach Mo Cassara credits new Holy Cross men's basketball coach Dave Paulsen with providing help in his career. Cassara and Paulsen coached against each other when Cassara was at Clark and Paulsen at Williams, and again during a scrimmage when Cassara was at Hofstra and Paulsen at Bucknell.
When Hofstra fired Cassara after the 2013 season and Cassara was out of coaching, Paulsen put in a good word for him, Cassara said, with Rich Wanninger, the Patriot League’s senior associate commissioner for external relations who oversees the league’s television and digital packages.
Cassara joined CBS Sports Network as an analyst for Patriot League games in 2015-16.
“Eight years later,” Cassara said. “I’m deeply immersed in league, and I love the league.”
St. Lawrence was Paulsen’s first head coaching position. From there, he went on to Le Moyne, Williams, his alma mater where he guided the Ephs to an NCAA Division 3 national championship, Bucknell, which he took to two NCAA tourneys, and George Mason.
At Holy Cross, Paulsen will be looking to revive a program that has not had a winning season in nine years.
“I think he’s a tremendous hire,” Cassara said, “because he will connect to the players, he will connect to the former players, and he will connect to the community, and because he’s a winner. He’s won everywhere he’s been. He has a formula for winning.”
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 5, 2023 8:37:51 GMT -5
If Paulsen thinks highly of Mo, maybe he'd hire him as an assistant?
But, I don't think that's happening.
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Post by coachrt on Apr 5, 2023 9:30:06 GMT -5
If Paulsen thinks highly of Mo, maybe he'd hire him as an assistant? But, I don't think that's happening. Yea, Not happening. Mo is content living on LI and owning a couple of restaurants and doing the TV work.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on Apr 5, 2023 9:31:17 GMT -5
If Paulsen thinks highly of Mo, maybe he'd hire him as an assistant? But, I don't think that's happening. Yea, Not happening. Mo is content living on LI and owning a couple of restaurants and doing the TV work. ...plus, after what transpired at Hofstra, I think he knows his coaching days are over.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 6, 2023 9:36:52 GMT -5
Mo is a good analyst. CBSSN and the PL is an odd pairing. New recruit: "Hey Ma, I'm playing on national TV! On 1-22-26, save the date"
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Post by bison137 on Apr 6, 2023 9:52:53 GMT -5
I disagree. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a PL game where Mo appeared to have done any homework at all. He constantly makes factual errors about the teams he is covering. Judging by his dismal coaching record, he didn’t do any homework at Hofstra either. He turned them into one of the worst programs in the nation within a couple of years.
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Post by longsuffering on Apr 6, 2023 11:58:57 GMT -5
I disagree. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a PL game where Mo appeared to have done any homework at all. He constantly makes factual errors about the teams he is covering. Judging by his dismal coaching record, he didn’t do any homework at Hofstra either. He turned them into one of the worst programs in the nation within a couple of years. I may be partial to MO because he coached in Worcester and would be quoted in the T&G. I thought he did a good job in the HC at BU game where Kyrell Luc went off with a super effort in front of a large group of supporters from Boston. In the post game interview Mo said "you must love playing in Boston" and Luc responded, "I like Worcester." Turns out western New York was the correct answer. I thought the FB analyst for CBSSN who handled the only PL FB Championship game that might ever happen between HC and Bucknell did an excellent job. You make a good point that if you don’t do every game for a team you really need to dedicate time to preparation when you cover a team once a year or so.
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Post by sader81 on Apr 8, 2023 9:46:21 GMT -5
Go to the gym this morning with a HC shirt on. A guy asks me if I know Dave Paulsen. Turns out he’s a D3 coach. Had nothing but praise for Paulsen!
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Apr 9, 2023 18:48:24 GMT -5
Paulsen practice at Bucknell, ten years ago.
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Post by HC92 on Apr 9, 2023 19:28:51 GMT -5
I think he mentioned BC in that clip. If so, it’s likely a practice before their 12/22/10 game at BC, which they lost 84-80. Only 7 turnovers the whole game so it appears the prep worked. When’s the last time an HC team had 7 or fewer turnovers against anyone, much less a Power 5 team. I know BC sucks and all but still pretty good.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 9, 2023 19:38:16 GMT -5
It's difficult to be active on these channels amidst constant losing. BN faced a perfect storm. He wasn't from New England, he didn't have a background with small liberal arts, high academic schools and student athletes, he appears to be a somewhat shy person, he had no credentials of his own as a head coach, and then he went 3-29 and then the pandemic hit. He had two ADs to guide him and support him but both were rookies also. The timing of the departure and arrival of the ADs insulated them from getting burned in the MBB dumstah fire and neither risked much of their own capital in closely identifying with the program after BN started losing, and losing and losing. And taking over a program which ran an antiquated offense
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Post by sader1970 on Apr 9, 2023 21:48:43 GMT -5
Yes, Lent is over and Pope Francis seems to be feeling better, so I will ease back into Crossports.
I just wanted to share part of an email that I sent to Dave Paulsen and his response (I don't think he'll mind - it's not like giving up some state secrets):
From me: His response: I should add that his response to me came back within 30 minutes of me sending mine to him. Outside of meeting and talking to BN immediately after his introductory press conference, and while I haven't met him personally yet, he's already on track to have greater alumni/fan outreach than his successor. I did share with my Classmates the following information, including DP's record vs. the Crusaders:
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