Re: RE: Non-conference report card

[Keith Wedinger]

I will grant you Ivan Johnson.  I am not so sure about Coleman.  Herrera had
nothing to do with the coaching situation and would be unavailable
regardless.

On 1/3/06, Bart Neeb -ELMOS-NA- <address@hidden> wrote:
> I would give AK an A. An A+ had we not lost to UD at HOME. Still an
> impressive job. I hope he gets a chance to coach somewhere next year.
>
> Please note that "if Huggins was coaching" UC would still have AK on the
> bench, Ivan Johnson, and possibly both Coleman (likely) and Herrera (long
> shot) available to play. Plus more fan support. But I'm not bitter...
>
> /Bart
> UC '91
>
> =====
>
> *From: *Keith Wedinger
> *Date: *03 Jan 2006 - 10:29 AM EST
>
> Coaching: A+
> Andy Kennedy has done a fantastic job in very adverse conditions. He has
> done a great job of maximizing this teams' strengths (perimeter play and
> good shooting) while minimizing the weaknesses (post play). He has done
> this with one less assistant than most teams and only nine scholarship
> players. Please refrain from "but if Huggins was coaching, we would be
> undefeated" replies. I seriously doubt that Huggins could have done much
> better than 11 - 2 with the current staff and players.
>
> Guard Play: A
> Devon Downey is even better than advertised. He is one of the early front
> runners for Big East frosh of the year. James White has elevated his game
> to a new level and is now the goto guy. Outside shooting has been
> generally
> good. Free throw shooting has been especially good (it is nice to have
> guards who can draw fouls and then, make their FTs). This year's team is
> very much a guard oriented team (how often have we said this in recent
> years). The guards must continue to play well if UC is to be successful in
> the Big East. This team is going to live and die by its guard play.
>
> Post Play: C+
> This grade is largely due to the lack of depth in this position. Eric
> Hicks
> has played very well. Cedric McGowan is provided valuable minutes. After
> that, UC has little to offer. Here's hoping that Ronald Allen can provide
> some more time as the season progresses. Fortunately, UC's guard play will
> generally hide this deficiency.
>
> Fan Support: D+
> No surprise here and there is no need to go into why this is (Lord know
> this
> has been beaten to death and back on this forum). I think this will
> continue to improve as UC continues to win. Over 9,000 came out for NC
> A&T.
>
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