I'm all in - inside out play...high FG%...rebounding.. fast pace
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Sources told me Jerrance Howard was a prerequisite during hiring process. The new head coach had to agree to keep him. (Lanes request)
I don’t like that. His team….should pick the coaches.
That could be part of the reason 3 or 4 coaches turned us down. If someone told me that I had to do that as part of getting the job -- well, let's just say that would raise all kinds of red flags to me.
Rebounding and liking big men !! Music to my ears. We may have two guys over 6”8 on the floor at the same time.
That's the same initial impression I got as well. And as high-scoring as Nagy's teams have been, you'd also hope that Ebube might like the chance to score a lot more underneath.Scottie Ebube, you absolutely need to stay at SIU. This is your coach to a tee, dude.
I like the fact that Nagy said he would be interested in bringing back some of the players. As UncleDP said, this Coach seems to fit Ebube perfectly... a big with good hands who they can get the ball inside to and then let them decide whether or not to pass or score (in his case DUNK). LOL
Wow! Coach made a really good first impression on me. He seems incredibly humble and selfless. I love that he teaches his players about serving others and being selfless.
I loved to hear that he uses big men and plays inside out. It's been ages since SIU has played that way! I'm so excited to see him grow this program.
Very good press conference. I think Nagy will be a really good fit at SIU.
Has Coach Nagy pronounced his own last name yet? I knew a bunch of "Nagy's" from my hometown and a bunch of others in CT, it's a common Slovak/Hungarian last name back there. All of them pronounced it "Nay-gee"; not "Nag-ee" or "Nah-gee".
Go Dawgs!
Very good press conference. I think Nagy will be a really good fit at SIU.
Agreed, just started listening to it a few minutes ago... and impressed so far.
Go Dawgs!
Scottie Ebube, you absolutely need to stay at SIU. This is your coach to a tee, dude.
I truly hope Scottie was listening today. Coaches system sounds ideal for bigs. I hope the two of them will sit down and have a discussion, and Scottie stays. 🤞🏻
I'm all in - inside out play...high FG%...rebounding.. fast pace
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I love it... I want an up-pace offensive, not the old Tarkanian run & gun, but like your summary and have it go along with Tark's old defensive style too.
Go Dawgs!
Really happy to see Nagy at SIU. I grew up in Brookings, SD watching his teams at SDSU. I went to SIU for grad school, so while I've always been a Jackrabbit the Dawgs are right up there for me. He brought some really great players to Brookings e.g., Nate Wolters, Mike Daum, and his teams always played hard. I think he will win over folks in Carbondale if they haven't already started to come around
Scottie Ebube, you absolutely need to stay at SIU. This is your coach to a tee, dude.
So I was at the press conference and there was a very tall college aged kid there. He looked A LOT like Scottie but I cannot confirm. Hoping it was him and that means he’s staying. He was high fiving and waving at people there.
I'll always support SIU Basketball but I cannot for the life of me see how someone says that what they heard was impressive.
This is the Mullins Effect: great human, really good character guy, family first, few words, but your world will not be on fire.
I got the impression during the conference that he is the re-builder and in a few years, he'll move back to Dayton while the next guy runs with the program. I'm ok with that as it sounds like he will provide a vision and stability, but the word(s) "impressive" "all in" or any other word even hinting at leadership excitement is beyond my grasp.
We'll score points, he'll create a system and a style of play that is new and different, and hopefully, he'll have a really good assistant who will take over. That's my take.
Either way, more had to be going on with the program and Nagy is here and I wish him nothing but the best. He's placed there for a reason. I can trust the process.
