hey Lefty2,

clever you are.
lets just say I know the family well.
and it was in the newspaper :-)

lefty2,

was just commenting on what I read....I don´t search for former royal cagers on the net...
are you a wilkes fan ? Or just like guys who used to wear John Stockton shorts:::

Yes, congrats to Kearney...he surely paid his dues as an assistant/associate coach for 20+ years.

Bessoir´s son Billy is coaching in Germany...and played for 18 years according to a Times article last winter and mostly as a player/coach.  Now he is working for Disney in Germany, according to the paper. 
I saw him and the other `83 Royals at that reunion...and after talking to a few of them, they seemed to be a bit shocked that the gym was so empty during the Royals game.
No, it ain´t like the old times.
But sometime the old purple faithful have to realize that and get over it, or they´ll be moaning for a long time.

no hefe weizen will get it the long center rockin like the old days...
those days are "the glory days" and packed away in some 18 years of gold, silver and bronze...
bob´s head is bobbling nowadays at the empty gyms around the league

Glory Days...hmmmm. is that what they call the years, albeit and congrats to the 10 years, and a few conference titles and one run to the final four...but ok..at that level against a D3 schedule..we can call it , and better said...Wilkes Glory Days.

don´t know too mucj about Bess´H.S. Career...I was just a "baby Royal" then...but from what I´ve heard it wasn´t long.
But what he did with his Scranton teams sets him apart from what is now going on in D3 in our region...and his records, his hardware and his player´s achievments will be with us for a long time.
Not to take away the great play of Januzzi or the scoring of Chandler, but it will be a long time til anyone builds a program like Bess did.

I can´t imagine Bess squirming...since his "chosen one" is not involved and since Scranton does´t hang league championships banners from the rafters.  The only ones squirming will be Danzig and Rickrode...who will be trying to get a league title and inch up on Bess´15 plus championships. (sorry, don´t know the exact number, but both have a long way to go).
It is notable that King´s was selected 6th in the pre-season (Coaches Poll) poll and finshed 2nd.  But, Danzig did a good job to deal with his situation and deserves the crown.
With 59 teams in the tournament, it is quite a shame that none will get an at large bid...but then again, with the scheduling of Marywood, BBC, Keystone et al...the entire season wouldn´t make anyone squirm in their seat.
Bess´record from 93-94 til retirement is like  2-15...pitiful, yes...but the 68-15 before that had a lot of league and NCAA hardware to go along with it.  So, maybe it´s history...but it´s history no ne will rewrite in our posting lives.
Regardless of who wins...the old 6´7" man will still walk out of the gym as the winner.

cj4l,
from your post from nov 9...please dont put JP in the ranks of Bess & Rickrode, whereby, I would´not Mention JR in the same sentence as Bess...or even F&M`s Robinson...who never won it all either.
Secondly, please...and I say please, don´t even compare the Wilkes run in the 90´s, albeit good, with the Scranton longer run in the 70´s and 80´s...ok ... nuff said.