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Hello, I have been a long time reader and I thought that I would give my perspective on JoJo as Lawrence's new coach.

First of all, I believe I have a unique perspective to evaluate a coach.  I played three years of high school basketball under Jack Bennett.  I think we can all agree that he is one of the all-time great coaches in Wisconsin basketball history.  I then played under Coach Tharp at Lawrence.  Tharp is as good of a coach as Bennett.  I feel he may be superior in that he gets more out of his players then any other coach I have been around.  I wish him the greatest of success.

During my time at Lawrence I also played a year with JoJo.  At that time he had a mastery of the game.  While I have never been coached by JoJo I have seen him work with the Lawrence players, and he appears to have a similar ability as Tharp to motivate and teach.

I think JoJo will be a fixture of Lawrence basketball for a long time.  I know he was named on an interim basis but I feel he will be very successful this season; for many of the same reasons that Tharp was so successful.  Knowing JoJo a bit he will also be a great recruiter as he has a great ability to connect with people and will continue the recent success of Lawrence basketball.

I wish Lawrence and JoJo the best of luck next year.