We received a little under 20 submissions for our first mailbag, so I am going to cut this down into two parts and do my best to answer everyone’s questions.
Also - re: Christ…it seems, barring a dramatic about face, he might end up somewhere else.
But again…big men are almost always late bloomers. Even the good ones end up dramatically better as they develop…they require a lot more in terms of conditioning and skill development that comes with maturity and experience (Herb Hill is a great example)
Kim was very important to helping Josh Oduro develop…and I believe he might have been the best Center(speaking strictly 5 man) in a PC uniform I’ve seen in 40+ years watching this team…patience
Appreciate the insight and all your outstanding work cover the Friars. With regard to Al Skinner at BC, please keep in mind his original staff included Tim O’Shea, Bill Coen, Ed Cooley & Pat Duquette as DOBO. They all became D1 Head Coaches. Quite a staff!
Kim’s profile has been remarkably similar to Barnes.
- Barnes had the benefit of a core of juniors like Screen & Conlon to go with Eric Murdock and took them to two early tournament; Kim was similar, but lost an All American midway, inhibiting the early success
- Both are defense first and ran offenses that gave the players freedom but could get stuck
- Both have recruited at elite levels
PC fans are a notoriously impatient group with inflated expectations…I hope everyone can stick by Kim. Always feel like you need to give a new coach a recruiting cycle to assess.
This pretty much sums up where I'm at. As I've said a few times, so many Friar fans are already questioning Kim and I think part of that is due to feeling burned by Cooley -- who everyone put so much faith in.
Also - re: Christ…it seems, barring a dramatic about face, he might end up somewhere else.
But again…big men are almost always late bloomers. Even the good ones end up dramatically better as they develop…they require a lot more in terms of conditioning and skill development that comes with maturity and experience (Herb Hill is a great example)
Kim was very important to helping Josh Oduro develop…and I believe he might have been the best Center(speaking strictly 5 man) in a PC uniform I’ve seen in 40+ years watching this team…patience
Appreciate the insight and all your outstanding work cover the Friars. With regard to Al Skinner at BC, please keep in mind his original staff included Tim O’Shea, Bill Coen, Ed Cooley & Pat Duquette as DOBO. They all became D1 Head Coaches. Quite a staff!
Amazing staff. Assistants can be really overlooked.
These are good questions and fantastic responses.
Kim’s profile has been remarkably similar to Barnes.
- Barnes had the benefit of a core of juniors like Screen & Conlon to go with Eric Murdock and took them to two early tournament; Kim was similar, but lost an All American midway, inhibiting the early success
- Both are defense first and ran offenses that gave the players freedom but could get stuck
- Both have recruited at elite levels
PC fans are a notoriously impatient group with inflated expectations…I hope everyone can stick by Kim. Always feel like you need to give a new coach a recruiting cycle to assess.
Hi Brandon,
This pretty much sums up where I'm at. As I've said a few times, so many Friar fans are already questioning Kim and I think part of that is due to feeling burned by Cooley -- who everyone put so much faith in.
Didn’t get a question in on time but really love the mailbag format and hope you continue it going forward.