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.
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.