Most Zag fans still have pretty good feelings toward Kelly. I would hate to see him screw that up.
Graves interviews at Oregon / Takes Job
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Originally posted by spudzag View PostTaking assistants is pretty common places, and expected as much when they didn't show at the press conference. Stealing players who have signed letters is well beneath my expectation of him.
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You guys speculate away. Kelly has done nothing to hurt Gonzaga, he hasn't raided our coaches or recruits. Lisa and Jodie worked things out before the interviews and neither would stay and be the #2 behind the other. Powell was never going to be here longterm, and Vivian helped gather scouting film.
Now Lisa earns 2-3 times more than ever, Kelly gave her her first job... Same with Jodie. Same with Viv. The GU program was a D3 joke when Kelly arrived and now it's a top-25 program. We're getting every recruit. Bando is the only one having second thoughts, and that's only because she's a Eugene girl. Cornelius will decide if she wants to rehab her knee in Holland or at Gonzaga, it's totally up to her. But we'll still take her whenever she wants to come.
And yet some let their speculation be truth. Well, there's the JFK conspiracy to solve too. Better get on it.The Kennel: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
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Vivian is gone too?.....
anyway, how are we supposed to know that Lisa and Jody had an agreement?....we're not privy to it...the other coaches didn't show up to Lisa's introduction and as far as we know, there was not a public congratulations....
I went to some of those first games so I do know how the Lady Zag program was.....KG has built it up nicely......we can thank him for that.....but, fans paid money and made donations and came to games and go to Las Vegas for the tourney and yes, there is a set of us who go almost exclusively to follow the girls games....and KG has been paid very handsomely has he not?....
point is...he was a good fit for us, and we for him.....
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Why would any other coaches attend? Once the choice was made, they split. Everybody is happy for everybody. Now Lisa gets to establish her very own staff, in her own image, so to speak. Kelly took those who wanted to follow him, but he could've brought in completely different assistants with all his connections. But Lisa has her own connections and I know of two of her assistants and we'll all be very happy with them.
Kelly was a great fit at GU, he put in 14 years and built it up ground zero. Now he'll put in about 14 years max at UO and retire, he'll be 65. He told me today this is his last job. And he thinks Lisa will do terrific.
Bando is the one recruit who might decommit. Kelly is not in touch with her and Lisa is on her, but 80% recruits choose a school based on the coach who recruited them. It happens.
But Lisa will have a loaded team to start her career with. Kelly made sure of that.The Kennel: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
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As I mentioned before I have no problem with Graves taking the staff with him, I think it's for the best. Lisa needs everyone supporting her not reminding her of what Kelly would do.
I read from your post that you talked with Kelly directly and are relaying part of you conversation. I appreciate that perspective. The way things went down it does have the feeling of being prearranged which tends to lead to speculation, right or wrong, or maybe just a different perspective.
But whatever, I'm behind Lisa, want her to be successful and have a staff she selects and are behind her 100%. End of story.
You appear to be saying Jill Barta is on board, which I hope is the case. With all due respect Lisa should be saying that publicly. Positive press releases during the transition are important. I'm also fine if Lexi Bando wants to back out of her LOI. The only thing I'm not okay with is seeing her on the Oregon roster without sitting out a year.
I'm excited to see Lisa and her new team announced and get after it.
(By the way are you saying there was a second gun on the grassy nole?)
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Originally posted by BobZag View PostYou guys speculate away. Kelly has done nothing to hurt Gonzaga, he hasn't raided our coaches or recruits. Lisa and Jodie worked things out before the interviews and neither would stay and be the #2 behind the other. Powell was never going to be here longterm, and Vivian helped gather scouting film.
Now Lisa earns 2-3 times more than ever, Kelly gave her her first job... Same with Jodie. Same with Viv. The GU program was a D3 joke when Kelly arrived and now it's a top-25 program. We're getting every recruit. Bando is the only one having second thoughts, and that's only because she's a Eugene girl. Cornelius will decide if she wants to rehab her knee in Holland or at Gonzaga, it's totally up to her. But we'll still take her whenever she wants to come.
And yet some let their speculation be truth. Well, there's the JFK conspiracy to solve too. Better get on it.
Thanks BZ.
ZaGrannyFormerly ID ZAGFAN--now officially ZaGranny.
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The things about the two assistants I know about are both are young, full of energy, good-looking, and real go-getters. They won't be outhustled or outworked.The Kennel: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
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1. Jill Barta is a Zag and will continue to be a Zag. I have 3 sources on this. Wolfram + Barta will be a great frontcourt for 4 years, and Shelby and Sunny are back for a year or two, too.
2. Yes, Lisa would've followed Kelly. Lisa and Craig have made two moves already, once due to a job opening for Craig, once for a job for Lisa. To Colorado, back to Spokane.
I understand there will be hard feelings, suspicions and all the rest. We've all seen athletes and coaches give big chunks of their lives to schools, clubs or teams, and get booed if they leave. It happens. I get it. That's life. So there is no good reason for me to post on this anymore. I'm not going to convince anybody differently from what they already have set in their minds. And that's fine too.
I do think y'all will be very happy with the new assistants. I, too, wish they'd hurry and announce them, though.The Kennel: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy."
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Bando parts ways with Gonzaga, chooses Oregon.
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Originally posted by spudzag View PostThere are 10 kinds of people in this world.
Those who understand binary and those who do not.
"Only a madman or an economist thinks exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world."
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