Eagledom {l Wrote}:Seems that Bob Ryan has been reading my posts:
Al is Al is Al. I had to smile when I saw that St. John’s was interviewing Al. Doesn’t St. John’s understand that Al is the least-hard-working guy in show business, that in the world of Division 1 college basketball, there is absolutely no one like him? In a world of 24/7/365 basketball zealots, Al is Mr. Casual.
Al works Al hours, arriving around noon, playing some pickup ball, and going to a practice that, more than likely, had been planned by an assistant. Don’t they know how infrequently Al is seen on the recruiting trail during the offseason, when games are really won and lost? Don’t they know that if you hire Al, you must supply him with a first-class recruiting assistant, one who totally understands Al’s likes, dislikes, and peculiarities? Don’t they know, that, when it comes to offense, Al is, ahem, inflexible?
It worked because Bill Coen was able to find the players for Al, just as he had when he worked for him at Rhode Island. It was Bill Coen who provided Al with Cuttino Mobley, Tyson Wheeler, Troy Bell, Craig Smith, Jared Dudley, Sean Marshall, and Tyrese Rice, among others
talon {l Wrote}:who's posts was ryan reading when he listed all the good things Al has done?
Art Vandelay {l Wrote}:talon {l Wrote}:who's posts was ryan reading when he listed all the good things Al has done?
I gotta tell you I read that article and didn't see too many positives mentioned about Al. It seemed like he was attributing most of the success to Coen.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, yes, and he also points out the myth aspect of Al's failure in the tourney, noting the opponents, which none of you do.
Eagledom {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, yes, and he also points out the myth aspect of Al's failure in the tourney, noting the opponents, which none of you do.
Those are excuses (and poor ones) not myths.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Eagledom {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, yes, and he also points out the myth aspect of Al's failure in the tourney, noting the opponents, which none of you do.
Those are excuses (and poor ones) not myths.
Yeah! Fuck you Al for losing to teams that are better than yours! Damn excuses!
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Eagledom {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, yes, and he also points out the myth aspect of Al's failure in the tourney, noting the opponents, which none of you do.
Those are excuses (and poor ones) not myths.
Yeah! Fuck you Al for losing to teams that are better than yours! Damn excuses!
pick6pedro {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Eagledom {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, yes, and he also points out the myth aspect of Al's failure in the tourney, noting the opponents, which none of you do.
Those are excuses (and poor ones) not myths.
Yeah! Fuck you Al for losing to teams that are better than yours! Damn excuses!
With MAAC level talent, how could you possibly beat ANYONE in a power conference? Oh wait...
Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:pick6pedro {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Eagledom {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Oh, yes, and he also points out the myth aspect of Al's failure in the tourney, noting the opponents, which none of you do.
Those are excuses (and poor ones) not myths.
Yeah! Fuck you Al for losing to teams that are better than yours! Damn excuses!
With MAAC level talent, how could you possibly beat ANYONE in a power conference? Oh wait...
He never only once a couple of times said it was MAAC talent but that's not what he meant, he meant that they had mediocre talent with mediocre coaching that happened to be bad coaching with bad talent this year. Get it straight and stop misquoting OJ.
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
b0mberMan {l Wrote}:"Run the Flex! Feeeeeed me, coach Flip!"
NorthEndEagle {l Wrote}:cat hair pee fire
b0mberMan {l Wrote}:b0mberMan {l Wrote}:"Run the Flex! Feeeeeed me, coach Flip!"
On further reflection, I think the kind of hire I've illustrated above would make things very tense in Yawkey with the football staff.
Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
It depends on how good the house plant is at coaching up and developing players.
Endless Mike {l Wrote}:b0mberMan {l Wrote}:b0mberMan {l Wrote}:"Run the Flex! Feeeeeed me, coach Flip!"
On further reflection, I think the kind of hire I've illustrated above would make things very tense in Yawkey with the football staff.
Double exalts.
Eagledom {l Wrote}:Seems that Bob Ryan has been reading my posts:
Al is Al is Al. I had to smile when I saw that St. John’s was interviewing Al. Doesn’t St. John’s understand that Al is the least-hard-working guy in show business, that in the world of Division 1 college basketball, there is absolutely no one like him? In a world of 24/7/365 basketball zealots, Al is Mr. Casual.
Al works Al hours, arriving around noon, playing some pickup ball, and going to a practice that, more than likely, had been planned by an assistant. Don’t they know how infrequently Al is seen on the recruiting trail during the offseason, when games are really won and lost? Don’t they know that if you hire Al, you must supply him with a first-class recruiting assistant, one who totally understands Al’s likes, dislikes, and peculiarities? Don’t they know, that, when it comes to offense, Al is, ahem, inflexible?
It worked because Bill Coen was able to find the players for Al, just as he had when he worked for him at Rhode Island. It was Bill Coen who provided Al with Cuttino Mobley, Tyson Wheeler, Troy Bell, Craig Smith, Jared Dudley, Sean Marshall, and Tyrese Rice, among others
BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
It depends on how good the house plant is at coaching up and developing players.
From the way I read Ryan's article, Al didn't do much coaching at all, let alone coaching up. Sounds like Coen was doing all of the coaching, coaching up, recruiting and everything else.
BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
It depends on how good the house plant is at coaching up and developing players.
From the way I read Ryan's article, Al didn't do much coaching at all, let alone coaching up. Sounds like Coen was doing all of the coaching, coaching up, recruiting and everything else.
Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
It depends on how good the house plant is at coaching up and developing players.
From the way I read Ryan's article, Al didn't do much coaching at all, let alone coaching up. Sounds like Coen was doing all of the coaching, coaching up, recruiting and everything else.
I got it from this:
"Coen found these fallen-through-the-cracks guys (which every one of the above was; no McDonald’s All-Americans in this bunch) and Al certainly coached ’em up, which is something Eagles fans should not forget."
twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
It depends on how good the house plant is at coaching up and developing players.
From the way I read Ryan's article, Al didn't do much coaching at all, let alone coaching up. Sounds like Coen was doing all of the coaching, coaching up, recruiting and everything else.
I got it from this:
"Coen found these fallen-through-the-cracks guys (which every one of the above was; no McDonald’s All-Americans in this bunch) and Al certainly coached ’em up, which is something Eagles fans should not forget."
OJ wasn't smart enough to get it in the first place, let alone forget it.
Despite the fact that no one in the country other than Bill Coen recognized that they could play, Troy Bell, Craig Smith, *** ******* and Jared Dudley walked on campus as NBA first round draft picks.
Eagledom {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:BCFAN94 {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:Endless Mike {l Wrote}:I like how OJ didn't quote the part where Ryan calls Al a good and successful coach.
Or the title of the article for that matter.
Not defending OJ here but saying Al is a good and successful coach was in total contridiction to everything else in the column. Sounds to me like, if you put a house plant in Al's seat, as long as he had his loyal assistants, you'd get the same results he got.
It depends on how good the house plant is at coaching up and developing players.
From the way I read Ryan's article, Al didn't do much coaching at all, let alone coaching up. Sounds like Coen was doing all of the coaching, coaching up, recruiting and everything else.
I got it from this:
"Coen found these fallen-through-the-cracks guys (which every one of the above was; no McDonald’s All-Americans in this bunch) and Al certainly coached ’em up, which is something Eagles fans should not forget."
OJ wasn't smart enough to get it in the first place, let alone forget it.
Despite the fact that no one in the country other than Bill Coen recognized that they could play, Troy Bell, Craig Smith, *** ******* and Jared Dudley walked on campus as NBA first round draft picks.
no. They walked onto campus as players that were going to develop into 1st round draft picks regardless of the coach
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