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inthescoop wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 1:19 pm

PreecherJenkins wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 1:14 pm

Juice Stand wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 12:57 pm I know absolutely nothing about him, but hey, welcome to UMass! I'd love to get a scouting report on this guy. Is he a tactician, a stats and computer geek, a solid recruiter? It looks like he and McCall might have had some overlap at Florida, Nelson as a player and McCall as a student manager.

heard they are really good friends. this is an F Minus hire if it happens.. Look at what he did at HOLLLLLLYYYYY CROSS as the example.

Recruiting players to go to a small Catholic school in Worcester, Mass sounds rough. That is usually a last option for young males.

He has connections and ties to the area, was an assistant coach at a P5 school, and is young and ambitious with a ton of coaching experience already. Actually, played P5 basketball himself and knows the game. Not sure how anyone can possibly say that this is a F- hire.

InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 1:42 pm ^
You don't often hear from the assistants, so I think you'll be safe Floyd....

MakeMullinsGreatAgain wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 3:47 pm For what it's worth he was a McDonalds All American in 1999 so in theory he should be able to recognize talent when he see's it. He has been an assistant at quite a few P5 schools so he def. has some connections.

NilesGold wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 4:11 pm

MakeMullinsGreatAgain wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 3:47 pm For what it's worth he was a McDonalds All American in 1999 so in theory he should be able to recognize talent when he see's it. He has been an assistant at quite a few P5 schools so he def. has some connections.

Assistant at 1 P5 (Arkansas), Marquette is not a P5 school, it's in the Big East.

What's the connection between being a McD AA and an ability to recognize talent?

NilesGold wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 4:11 pm

MakeMullinsGreatAgain wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 3:47 pm For what it's worth he was a McDonalds All American in 1999 so in theory he should be able to recognize talent when he see's it. He has been an assistant at quite a few P5 schools so he def. has some connections.

Assistant at 1 P5 (Arkansas), Marquette is not a P5 school, it's in the Big East.

What's the connection between being a McD AA and an ability to recognize talent?

Juice Stand wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 12:57 pm I know absolutely nothing about him, but hey, welcome to UMass! I'd love to get a scouting report on this guy. Is he a tactician, a stats and computer geek, a solid recruiter? It looks like he and McCall might have had some overlap at Florida, Nelson as a player and McCall as a student manager.

InnervisionsUMASS wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 1:42 pm ^
You don't often hear from the assistants, so I think you'll be safe Floyd....

69MG wrote: Fri May 12, 2023 6:57 pm Just looked at the Marquette BB page and our buddy Dwayne Killing was an assistant at Marquette for a couple of years with Nelson. By the way, his resume looks pretty good. I'm starting to feel better about this hire if I can just get the Holy Cross years out of my head.

https://gomarquette.com/sports/mens-bas ... nelson/355

While he was at Drake, the Bulldogs signed a class ranked No. 45 in the country and second in the Missouri Valley by HoopScoopOnline. A year earlier, he played a key role in Arkansas landing a class ranked among the top 10 nationally. At Marshall, Nelson was instrumental in the recruitment and development of Hassan Whiteside, who earned C-USA freshman and defensive player of the year accolades before being selected in the 2010 NBA Draft with the 33rd overall pick by the Sacramento Kings

Upstate10 wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 10:56 am I wish we hired Mark Schmidt

Upstate10 wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 10:56 am I wish we hired Mark Schmidt

Upstate10 wrote: Sun May 14, 2023 10:56 am I wish we hired Mark Schmidt