Coaching staff

Rama Jama · Apr 9, 2015

I'll say this, Stansbury knows how the AAU game works. I think coach Johnson needs to put together a staff he comfortable with first and foremost. We will be able to recruit kids we never has a shot at before. I think we'll find that we get a few one and done's and a few solid role players.

TIDE-HSV · Apr 9, 2015

CRS makes me a bit nervous. He had some teams you just wouldn't expect at MSU, both in terms of players recruited and also results. I do think he's a good coach, but, back in the day, we could just about expect to lose one long-term commitment to him every signing season. One year, it was a big guy we really needed. It turned out a huge donation had been made to his church in a little south Alabama town just prior to his switching to MSU. NCAA did nothing. I also remember that our disastrous football probation was made possible by an assistant BB coach, graduate of UT. MSU couldn't protest the Cam Newton mess because their involvement would have been exposed. So, count me as a little anxious...

GreatDanish · Apr 9, 2015

BamaMoon said:
I'd disagree...I'd rather see him go the route CNS has in bringing in some former head coaches from NCAA ranks...like Rick Stansbury who knows the area and recruiting.

CAJ has all the NBA tie we need IMO.

Agreed. CAJ also needs some veteran college coaches around him. Pettway is a good start, but it would be nice to have someone with 20+ years of experience.

All I'll say about Stansbury is that I like the idea of having someone like him on staff.

RTR91 · Apr 9, 2015

@DrewDALIntel Word right now is Rick Stansbury will stay in College Station & not join the staff of @CoachAvery6; @AntoinePettway & CAJ on the road today

Ldlane · Apr 9, 2015

RTR91 said:
@DrewDALIntel Word right now is Rick Stansbury will stay in College Station & not join the staff of @CoachAvery6; @AntoinePettway & CAJ on the road today

Not something I'll be broken up about.

Rama Jama · Apr 9, 2015

TIDE-HSV said:
CRS makes me a bit nervous. He had some teams you just wouldn't expect at MSU, both in terms of players recruited and also results. I do think he's a good coach, but, back in the day, we could just about expect to lose one long-term commitment to him every signing season. One year, it was a big guy we really needed. It turned out a huge donation had been made to his church in a little south Alabama town just prior to his switching to MSU. NCAA did nothing. I also remember that our disastrous football probation was made possible by an assistant BB coach, graduate of UT. MSU couldn't protest the Cam Newton mess because their involvement would have been exposed. So, count me as a little anxious...

I think it was Mario Austin. He could not get into Alabama. State submitted bogus scores and grades for him to get into MSU. We actually had a copy of the info they submitted to get him cleared and reported it to the SEC office. Slive (or it may have been Kramer) ignored it.

Incidentally when he played as a Junior or Senior, they played us here and we beat them. I overheard a MSU guy saying to his friend that Austin wasn't worth an Escalade.

Crimson1967 · Apr 9, 2015

I do think hiring a veteran college coach who knows the SEC would be an asset to the program. I'm just glad it isn't gong to be Stansbury.

imauafan · Apr 9, 2015

Rama Jama said:
I think it was Mario Austin. He could not get into Alabama. State submitted bogus scores and grades for him to get into MSU. We actually had a copy of the info they submitted to get him cleared and reported it to the SEC office. Slive (or it may have been Kramer) ignored it.

Incidentally when he played as a Junior or Senior, they played us here and we beat them. I overheard a MSU guy saying to his friend that Austin wasn't worth an Escalade.

Or was it Walter Sharpe?

Athens-LA-Tide · Apr 16, 2015

Guess we've contacted George Lynch to fill a coaching position. http://bamahammer.com/2015/04/12/report-george-lynch-contacted-for-position-with-alabama-basketball/

Athens-LA-Tide · Apr 16, 2015

Pretty class! I've wondered about Witherspoon....

@CecilHurt
Reggie Witherspoon representing the previous staff w/ a speech at the UA basketball banquet tonight. Tough duty. He handled it graciously.

Athens-LA-Tide · Apr 17, 2015

@CecilHurt

Alabama basketball coach Avery Johnson said Thursday night that he plans to have a full coaching staff in place by "a week from Monday."

Athens-LA-Tide · Apr 17, 2015

Is Witherspoon still employed, anyone know? Is he about to be the only one jobless?

BamaMTA06 · Apr 17, 2015

Athens-LA-Tide said:
Is Witherspoon still employed, anyone know? Is he about to be the only one jobless?

He can get a job if he wants. His offensive philosophy is well respected. Unfortunately, Coach put the clamps on him.

TideMan09 · Apr 19, 2015

Looks like CAJ has added Bob Simon from Providence to his Coaching Staff..Sounds like he's a great National Recruiter..

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imauafan · Apr 19, 2015

TideMan09 said:
Looks like CAJ has added Bob Simon from Providence to his Coaching Staff..Sounds like he's a great National Recruiter..

Here's The Link..CLICK ME

Great! Glad to hear that we have landed a good recruiter. I found this interesting:

Simon has continued to pound the South in recent months and had the Friars involved with several big-name prospects in the 2016 class, including Braxton Blackwell (Tennessee), Kobi Simmons (Georgia), Josh Langford (Alabama) and Trent Forrest (Florida). The Friars will certainly try to remain in the mix for as many of those players as possible.

Athens-LA-Tide · Apr 19, 2015

Wow that sounds like a great hire. Welcome aboard sir! Should expect more too, thinking coaching staff will be in place by Monday if memory serves me correct from following CAJ statements.

Crimson1967 · Apr 19, 2015

TideMan09 said:
Looks like CAJ has added Bob Simon from Providence to his Coaching Staff..Sounds like he's a great National Recruiter..

Here's The Link..CLICK ME

I love how the very first sentence blames the hire on our evil football money.

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Ldlane · Apr 19, 2015

It's a Providence News source, so yeah! Funny though!

Crimson1967 said:
I love how the very first sentence blames the hire on our evil football money.

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Crimson1967 · Apr 19, 2015

Ldlane said:
It's a Providence News source, so yeah! Funny though!

While he probably is getting a raise, our money really had nothing to do with his hire. He was buddies with Johnson before this and since his recruiting territory was the South, it was a logical move on Johnson's part. I seriously doubt Greg Marshall would have offered him a job.

TrampLineman · Apr 20, 2015

Simon is a nice pickup from Providence (one of the only towns up North I could see myself living at) and getting Lynch would be nice too. Lynch was my favorite player on the '93 UNC title team.

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