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ACC Coach of the Year

  • Is not Leonard Hamilton.

    It's Dennis Gates, our new assistant coach. He's helped improve our offense more than I ever though possible, and made us a legitimately dangerous basketball team both in the ACC and nationally.

    It's remarkable, really.

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    The Apex Nole ●

  • Good Hire by Ham...Gotta believe right now that ACC COY goes to either Ham or Tony Bennett at Virginia.

    rix2sam ●

  • Yeah, I'd give the edge to Bennett right now.

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    equanole

  • Don't know how much credit you can give the new guy.

    tricknole

  • I asked a few weeks ago if he was responsible for our improvement. The answer I got was that he is a defensive guy.

    fsukum

  • fsukum said...

    I asked a few weeks ago if he was responsible for our improvement. The answer I got was that he is a defensive guy.

    He seems to be a defensive guy based on the last few jobs he's had, but with Ham being so tight lipped, who knows what he's doing for them now. We don't need defensive help so it would stand to reason that he might have brought some outside ideas for offense into the program.

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    equanole

  • Maybe loucks is finally blossoming as a true point guard. I cannot remember the last actual point guard we had

    StPete_Nole72037

  • St.Pete_Nole said...

    Maybe loucks is finally blossoming as a true point guard. I cannot remember the last actual point guard we had

    Nate Johnson maybe? Loved that guy.

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    equanole

  • St.Pete_Nole said...

    Maybe loucks is finally blossoming as a true point guard. I cannot remember the last actual point guard we had

    Good point. I've definitely noticed hoq much better we flow with him on the court offensively

    dubnole ●

  • St.Pete_Nole said...

    Maybe loucks is finally blossoming as a true point guard. I cannot remember the last actual point guard we had

    Good point. I've definitely noticed hoq much better we flow with him on the court offensively

    dubnole ●

  • fsukum said...

    I asked a few weeks ago if he was responsible for our improvement. The answer I got was that he is a defensive guy.

    Not so sure about that... from his bio:

    In each of his stops as an assistant coach, Gates has played a significant role in helping his teams improve statistically. Northern Illinois finished his first season (2008-09) ranked among the top five in six different statistical categories in the Mid American Conference including third in scoring (66.2 ppg), third in three-point field goal percentage (34.7) and fourth in assists (12.4 apg). All were significant improvements from the 2007-08 campaign. The 2008-09 season saw the Huskies go 7-5 at home, their first winning record since the 2005-06 season. Overall, Northern Illinois improved its win total by four wins in Gate's first season as the Huskies associate head coach. During his second season at Nevada... the Wolf Pack ranked in the top 15 in the nation in scoring and field goal percentage and broke school single-season marks for scoring and field goals made and attempted in 2009. In his three seasons as an assistant coach at Cal, the Bears averaged nearly 17 wins a season and won 20 games in advancing to the NCAA Tournament in 2006.

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    The Apex Nole ●

  • Good freaking grief Apex...

    So I just asked someone who would know and this is what they told me, "Coach Jones runs the offense, always has. It's his offense and it's good when the players execute like they have the last few weeks"

    Some people just can't get over the fact that they were wrong about wanting Ham fired. Pathetic really.

    JeffSpicNolie

  • You're also pathetic for downvoting me for being right.

    JeffSpicNolie

  • This ACC run has to absolutely be killing Apex/nolz. It would be nice if he would admit he has been dead wrong on just about everything regarding the basketball program the last few years.

    Jeff, I got your back...upvote.

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    illinoles

  • That's fine. You have your source, I have mine. I'll trust mine more than yours, unless yours is Coach Ham or Jones themselves - who would be the only people closer to this than my person.

    And while you cannot argue the success of the team over the last 6 games, that in no way justifies keeping Ham as long as we did. If our current success keeps up I will be more than willing to give him credit for finally adjusting and putting an offense out there that's worthy of the defense we have.

    But if this is just a blip on the radar, then it's pretty much back to square one for me.

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    The Apex Nole ●

  • Lol at your source. You don't have one. Which is exactly why you wrongly speculated that Gates must be responsible for our offensive improvement.

    My actual source told me long before the "blip on the radar" that our team had been practicing very well, but had issues executing in games. Source also told a mutual friend the day before UNC that we were going to play our best game of the year. With Shannon going down and Ian coming back, it took some time for the team to gel.

    You are either an absolute idiot or a mole. Our little run doesn't justify keeping Ham as long as we did? Are you stuck in a time bubble in 2006? We've made the NCAA Tourney the last 3 seasons and the Sweet 16 last year.

    EVERY ACC team minus Duke, UNC would trade their past 3 seasons with us.

    If I was one of the Bob's you would have been the first guy in the office I fired. Straight shooter with upper level management you are not....

    JeffSpicNolie

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