Ask a College Basketball Coach

[Casper05]

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How did you get this job? What are you qualifications for a coaching job besides being a player? Have you read " the 7 habits of highly effective people"?

[/ QUOTE ]I got the job because I previously worked for current Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie while he was at Texas A&M...I was the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations for a year at A&M, and much of what I do now I did there as well.

I have not read that book, although I do own it and plan to read it during Christmas Break..My favorite coaching books are The Pyramid of Succes (Wooden), Leading with the Heart and Beyond Basketball (Coach K), and The Carolina Way (Smith)

[aggie]

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I got the job because I previously worked for current Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie while he was at Texas A&M...I was the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations for a year at A&M, and much of what I do now I did there as well.

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WHOOP!!!

[aggie]

Hey Casper,

What do you think/know about Mark Turgeon? Do you expect the aggies to take a step back this year with BCG leaving?

Will the A&M backcourt be any good without Acie Law? Will sloan/kirk/carter be able to carry the load?

Will DeAndre Jordan be a huge impact player for us this year?

[Casper05]

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Hey Casper,

What do you think/know about Mark Turgeon? Do you expect the aggies to take a step back this year with BCG leaving? <font color="blue"> I think he'll do a good job and keep everything rolling. He's getting in done on the recruiting front. He is a defensive minded guy like BCG, so we'll be fine there. I think losing Acie and AK will hurt us a bunch...I expect them to finish in the 4-6 range this year. </font>

Will the A&amp;M backcourt be any good without Acie Law? Will sloan/kirk/carter be able to carry the load? <font color="blue">I'm still not sold on Sloan being able to handle full time PG status, but time will tell. I think Acie helped Kirk and Carter more than people think. </font>

Will DeAndre Jordan be a huge impact player for us this year? <font color="blue"> I think he'll be big, but hopefully Elonu can step in and take some minutes...and if Davis can continue to improve we should be solid on the blocks. I'd be much more worried about guard play than post play. </font>

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[aggie]

"my weekend getaway was to go to the OSU game this weekend. Who's in first place in the Big 12??"

Such an awesome game! I hope we can continue to play like we played in the second half....

"I'm still not sold on Sloan being able to handle full time PG status, but time will tell. I think Acie helped Kirk and Carter more than people think. "

I was worried you would say that about Sloan....He showed flashes of brilliance last year but was never very consistent....I agree our front court is going to be really good this year....I think Sloan's performance will determine whether the team will be good or great.

This is probably the first year ever i'm more pumped about Aggie B-ball than Football. It feels so weird.

Gigem!

[Casper05]

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I got the job because I previously worked for current Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie while he was at Texas A&amp;M...I was the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations for a year at A&amp;M, and much of what I do now I did there as well.

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WHOOP!!!

[/ QUOTE ]my weekend getaway was to go to the OSU game this weekend. Who's in first place in the Big 12?? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[kioshk]

How good will A&amp;M be this year without Gillispie and Acie Law?

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Can you tell us what a "normal" recruiting trip is like for a perspective player and or what actually happens when the coaches aren't around?

[Casper05]

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Can you tell us what a "normal" recruiting trip is like for a perspective player and or what actually happens when the coaches aren't around?

[/ QUOTE ]Sure, here is a sample schedule.

2:30pm Arrive at University

3:00pm Watch Team Workouts

4:00pm Meet with ??? – Dean of Computer Science

4:30pm Meet with Academic Advisor for Athletics

5:00pm Watch Weight Workouts

5:30pm Meet with Head Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach

6:00pm Meet with Head Coach

7:00pm Dinner with coaches and hosts

8:30pm Out with players for the evening

Saturday

9:15am Breakfast with Coaches at IHOP

10:15am Campus Tour with Recruiting Coach

NOON Tour of dorms/apartments/town with Recruiting Coach

1:15pm Lunch with Coaches

3:15pm Head back to hotel to relax

5:00pm Football game tailgating- released to Host

6:00pm Football game

8:00pm Out for the night with players

8:30pm Dinner with Coaches – Clear Springs (Parents only)

Sunday

8:00am Breakfast with Coaches

Depart Afterwards

NOON Arrive back in XXX

[pokerbobo]

Wanna shave some points and make some $$$$$