Empire 8

e8bballfan · October 15, 2008, 07:22:59 PM

Can we learn how to spell the names of each coach? Kornicker? Kornacker? It is KORNAKER! And at Naz it's DALEY (you got it right slicky)...

McVean - great coach! Doesn't bring in many studs, but great with X's & O's like slicky said, and gets the most out of his players.

Kornaker - great recruiter, energetic coach. this season will show how good of a coach he is after 2 years of significant losses to graduation.

Daley - made it to NCAAs last year with lots of talent while slipping by Fisher in E-8 finals. people say loss of canori might hurt them, but i think they'll do better without him. (someone mentioned Bozelli was injured last year but i don't recall ever seeing him on the team roster?? anyone?)

Mullins - has basically everyone back from last year, if he can't get them to win conference then maybe he's not the right coach for IC.

I don't really know anything about the new faces in the league but I will say UC lost one heck of a coach in Goodie!

FROMAFAR · October 16, 2008, 10:12:20 AM

Sorry for the spelling errors Baller...... I'll try to work on that

By the way slicky, it's Bobby Hurley not Billy

, but we knew who you were talking about.....Looks like we're getting into mid season form early, I like it....Only one day in, anyone with any recruiting info......Oh yea, someone mentioned early on Stevens only player with more than 3 assists per game was Farid ( sorry if I spelled that wrong, But I'll never get that one right..) I found that hard to believe, and checked... Greco averaged 3.2 per game...

about 4 weeks to TIP........

Cyclone0205 · October 16, 2008, 12:56:35 PM

FROMAFAR

Greco had 85 assists in 29 games...which equals 2.93 assist per game.

scooterman · October 16, 2008, 06:17:41 PM

It sounds like everyone will be chasing Ithaca this season. The Burton's, Coach M. Burton and his nephew, should lead the way. I am not sure who the better player is? Coach Burton could knock some shots down in his day. Go BOMBERS!!!

FROMAFAR · October 17, 2008, 06:50:39 AM

Cyclone, I used E-8 stats, 3.19 assists per game.... 16 games... That gives good comparison to other league players since same opponents... I believe, we'll see over 5 a game from him this year and 12 pts per game... Gray may avg. 20 per game, and Passalaqua, about 15 a game..... It's the rest of the team that's the key....

I need at least 8 assists a game out of my guard play at RIT to be in the mix... and someone has to step up and be an outside threat, so Carson will have his way inside. BUT what do I know

GPT · October 17, 2008, 02:06:44 PM

In regards to who is the best coach in the hands down Empire Eight, In my opinion its Kornaker,if Goodenote would of stayed at Utica they woul be 1A and 1B

Found a website that rates all the D3 coaches in the Rochester Area its pretty interesting
www.empiresportd.synthasite.com

FROMAFAR · October 17, 2008, 02:30:58 PM

GPT........ Thanks for the website....... I'll take McVean 3rd.

Ethelred the Unready · October 17, 2008, 08:29:04 PM

Quote from: FROMAFAR on October 17, 2008, 02:30:58 PM
GPT........ Thanks for the website....... I'll take McVean 3rd.

Good coaches all of them, but I'll take Coach Neer. 4 Final FOurs and a National Championship. Plus, he's quite the character.

GPT · October 17, 2008, 09:18:23 PM

I would agree Neer has the Final Fours, on that new website they have Neer #1 www.empiresportd.synthasite.com

sjfcards · October 19, 2008, 09:43:30 PM

Thanks for the website. That is an interesting look at the head coaching landscape in the Rochester area. I can't really disagree with much of it. Coach Neer is a really good coach on the recruiting and coaching side of things. I hope the recruiting that they talk about with Kornaker really shows this year (like with a big man or 2)

GPT · October 20, 2008, 08:23:55 AM

Fisher has no Bigs coming in this year. Top recruit is some kid out of Canandaiqua

tarheel13 · October 20, 2008, 01:34:09 PM

Quote from: scooterman on October 16, 2008, 06:17:41 PM
It sounds like everyone will be chasing Ithaca this season. The Burton's, Coach M. Burton and his nephew, should lead the way. I am not sure who the better player is? Coach Burton could knock some shots down in his day. Go BOMBERS!!!

I thought Coach Burton was a lock for the job at Utica. What happened?

tarheel13 · October 20, 2008, 01:36:42 PM

I thought Coach Burton from Ithaca was a lock for the Utica job. What happened?

scooterman · October 21, 2008, 06:30:26 PM

Tarheel--I am with you --I thought he would be the man at Utica, seeing how he is Utica boy. Can he still shoot it with the best of them? Maybe he didn't apply? Best coach I have ever seen--

sjfcards · October 21, 2008, 09:07:57 PM

Quote from: GPT on October 20, 2008, 08:23:55 AM
Fisher has no Bigs coming in this year. Top recruit is some kid out of Canandaiqua

Well that is not good to hear, considering what they lost from last year.

Any other news from the Fisher camp? Who is this kid from Canadaigua? I don't think guards is what we need, but Kornaker knows what he is doing.