Re: Andy Assalay

[Keith Wedinger]

Coach Huggins thought well enough of Andy to make him the video coordinator
and Coach Kennedy thought well enough of him to promote him to assistant.  I
don't know about everyone else but I think I will trust Coach Huggins' and
Coach Kennedy's judgement in this regard.

On 11/23/05, address@hidden <address@hidden> wrote:
>  "Video Coordinator Andy Assalay (sp?) was promoted to assistant. He is a
> smart guy and has been in charge of putting together tapes of opposing
> teams, their defensive and offensive sets, and individuals players .... so
> he has a lot of basketball knowledge."
>
>   This is also where I find concern for the team.  Frank Martin seems to
> be a fairly good assistant.  He has recruiting ties to lots of kids, and
> seems to handle kids well. We all hear how Keith LeGree had a this
> unbelievable basketball IQ, but he never could play like it.  And when you
> ask players about LeGree (privately of course), they all say "he is just a
> practice dummy...he doesn't provide anything".  And now Assalay????
>    Let me just say this.  I grew up directly, right next door to this guy
> as kids, and our families were friends, (although I'm about 7/8 years
> younger than him). He never played little league baseball, basketball,
> football...nothing.  Completely unathletic!  Then all the sudden he starts
> coaching JV Basketball at Summit (or some small school like that). No
> offense to anyone, but Colerain Middle School could beat Summit's Varsity
> team.  Keep in mind, Andy's father Lou is a huge booster and UCATS guy.  I
> remember seeing Andre Tate come over and shoot hoops outside my house!  Then
> Lou pulls strings and gets Andy the Video Coordinator position, which is
> basically a being a b*tch for the team; like an intern.  Now that the
> Huggins thing happened, he gets promoted to Assistant Coach because no one
> else is there!  I see him screaming plays, etc.  But then I wonder...How
> does someone like him end up coaching the Bearcats???  Never even played
> grade school ball!!!
>      I realize this is how Mick Cronin stepped in the door at UC, but Mick
> was also all city in High School and was an amazing player.  Give me Mick,
> Rod Baker, Dan Peters...anyone but Andy Assalay.



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