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NIce article on the Coach today by Hohler at the Globe...

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2010/05/09/at_bc_his_heart_is_in_it/

Didn't want this to get buried in a previous topic

shockdoct {l Wrote}:Didn't want this to get buried in a previous topic

wow....wow...wow. The fact that some people are not excited about what he is already doing shocks me.

"On his first day as BC coach, Donahue reached out to some of the most influential figures in New England youth basketball, hoping to repair crucial relationships that frayed during Skinner’s 13-year tenure. The list of elite Division 1 players from New England who have shunned BC in recent years include Erik Murphy (Florida), Nate Lubick (Georgetown), Jordan Williams (Maryland), Alex Oriakhi (Connecticut), and Carson Desrosiers (Wake Forest).

“Some terrific players have left the region, for whatever reason,’’ Donahue said. “That’s why I wanted to reach out to those guys.’’

“He’s doing all the right things,’’ Gassnola said. “Without a doubt, he’s going to change the impression some of us had of BC basketball.’’’

“We’ve got to change everything in terms of accountability, discipline, and commitment,’’ he said. “The players really need to take ownership of the program. I don’t sense a lot of that right now. It’s not going to be easy, but it needs to happen.’’

It's the people who defended Skinner despite this overwhelming evidence that says he flat out didn't recruit, and couldn't keep players from his own backyard at home that baffle me...

I'll be excited when he (a) lands one of these guys or (b) wins. Until then, it is all talk.

For a guy that bashes Jags for being a snake oil salesman, it is a little ironic that OJ is the head of the "DONAHUE IS SAYING HE IS TRYING REAL HARD!!!" brigade.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I'll be excited when he (a) lands one of these guys or (b) wins. Until then, it is all talk.

For a guy that bashes Jags for being a snake oil salesman, it is a little ironic that OJ is the head of the "DONAHUE IS SAYING HE IS TRYING REAL HARD!!!" brigade.

exalt

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I'll be excited when he (a) lands one of these guys or (b) wins. Until then, it is all talk.

For a guy that bashes Jags for being a snake oil salesman, it is a little ironic that OJ is the head of the "DONAHUE IS SAYING HE IS TRYING REAL HARD!!!" brigade.

but they're totally different.

Reasons:

1) uh ... um ... er ...

sorry OJ, I got nothing.

I get it...we shouldn't be optimistic about things even though what he is doing clearly leads one to beieve that he will be very successful.

You have to be a complete fucking idiot to not see the positives so far. He will win at BC....and he will recruit his ass off. But the negative nancy's and skinner lovers can continue to deny it....I couldn't give a shit.

You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

If there is one, yes, I am missing it. You are applauding a guy that hasn't landed a legit player or won a game yet as being better than the last coach. Like I said, let me know when he actually recruits better instead of just tries harder. I will be really happy when that finally happens.

Kids at the special olympics try hard. They don't beat Usain Bolt in a race, no matter how lazy he is that day.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

If there is one, yes, I am missing it. You are applauding a guy that hasn't landed a legit player or won a game yet as being better than the last coach. Like I said, let me know when he actually recruits better instead of just tries harder. I will be really happy when that finally happens.

Kids at the special olympics try hard. They don't beat Usain Bolt in a race, no matter how lazy he is that day.

Some more brilliance here from TWB. You really are a jerk aren't you?

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

If there is one, yes, I am missing it. You are applauding a guy that hasn't landed a legit player or won a game yet as being better than the last coach. Like I said, let me know when he actually recruits better instead of just tries harder. I will be really happy when that finally happens.

Kids at the special olympics try hard. They don't beat Usain Bolt in a race, no matter how lazy he is that day.

I guess I can identify when a coach will succeed better than you. You can just wait and be negative in the meantime.

eepstein0 {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

If there is one, yes, I am missing it. You are applauding a guy that hasn't landed a legit player or won a game yet as being better than the last coach. Like I said, let me know when he actually recruits better instead of just tries harder. I will be really happy when that finally happens.

Kids at the special olympics try hard. They don't beat Usain Bolt in a race, no matter how lazy he is that day.

Some more brilliance here from TWB. You really are a jerk aren't you?

Yes, but that's beside the point. Sorry if working really hard and not landing any players doesn't really do anything for me.

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

If there is one, yes, I am missing it. You are applauding a guy that hasn't landed a legit player or won a game yet as being better than the last coach. Like I said, let me know when he actually recruits better instead of just tries harder. I will be really happy when that finally happens.

Kids at the special olympics try hard. They don't beat Usain Bolt in a race, no matter how lazy he is that day.

I guess I can identify when a coach will succeed better than you. You can just wait and be negative in the meantime.

I am not negative. I like Donahue, always have. Think he will have tremendous success. I am just not looking for every excuse like "he talked to an AAU coach and really, really wants a local player!" to pat the guy on the back. I'll pat him on the back when he does something.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

If there is one, yes, I am missing it. You are applauding a guy that hasn't landed a legit player or won a game yet as being better than the last coach. Like I said, let me know when he actually recruits better instead of just tries harder. I will be really happy when that finally happens.

Kids at the special olympics try hard. They don't beat Usain Bolt in a race, no matter how lazy he is that day.

I guess I can identify when a coach will succeed better than you. You can just wait and be negative in the meantime.

I am not negative. I like Donahue, always have. Think he will have tremendous success. I am just not looking for every excuse like "he talked to an AAU coach and really, really wants a local player!" to pat the guy on the back. I'll pat him on the back when he does something.

No, you are just being a negative argumentative pain in the ass. Its clear that his in recruiting and selling the program/repairing damage that Skinner created will lead to success. You just don't see it.

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:You'd have to be a complete idiot to get excited before the guy lands a big recruit or coaches a game.

this may be the dumbest thing you have ever posted.

You keep squeezing one out to the effort. Let me know if he actually lands a good recruit. All this talk of how hard he is working to not land anyone is boring the shit out of me.

Its not about "the effort". You are really missing the point.

If there is one, yes, I am missing it. You are applauding a guy that hasn't landed a legit player or won a game yet as being better than the last coach. Like I said, let me know when he actually recruits better instead of just tries harder. I will be really happy when that finally happens.

Kids at the special olympics try hard. They don't beat Usain Bolt in a race, no matter how lazy he is that day.

I guess I can identify when a coach will succeed better than you. You can just wait and be negative in the meantime.

I am not negative. I like Donahue, always have. Think he will have tremendous success. I am just not looking for every excuse like "he talked to an AAU coach and really, really wants a local player!" to pat the guy on the back. I'll pat him on the back when he does something.

No, you are just being a negative argumentative pain in the ass. Its clear that his in recruiting and selling the program/repairing damage that Skinner created will lead to success. You just don't see it.

As you were Nostradamus, as you were.

And laughing my ass off at "the damage Al Skinner did to the program." That's some funny shit.

Oh, and seriously, let me know when he does something.

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, and seriously, let me know when he does something.

sure thing Mrs. Skinner.

Eagledom {l Wrote}:

twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, and seriously, let me know when he does something.

sure thing Mrs. Skinner.

Must be nice to see the world in black and white OJ. Keeps things simple for you.

OJ calling someone else negative and argumentative... now that's rich.