MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[HOPEful]

Is the Al McGuire Center that gray building in the background?

More like the Berry Events Center... Marquette, MI = Northern Michigan University; Milwaukee, WI = Marquette University

[Gregory Sager]

OK. I thought that you were implying that Sall was in line to land a job with Marquette University.

After all, why would Sall be on the road to Damascus when he's already there?

[KzooHornet]

Stinger, you can breathe a sigh of relief and know that it won't be Matt Neil. 

My guess is that K will have a new coach by the end of this week.  I heard the names of the people they brought to campus but have no idea who will be the final choice.  I haven't seen any of the finalists names show up on this board yet, but Steve Bell was correct (isn't he always?!?) about one of them.  I do find it funny that nobody has chosen to just come out and say his name (and that now includes me).  K had a lot of success with the last Division I assistant they hired in Coach Haklin and here's hoping they find that again in their new hire!

[oldknight]

Jay Smith.

Tip of the cap to an anonymous board poster.

[ziggy]

Jay Smith.

Tip of the cap to an anonymous board poster.

It is now official: http://hornets.kzoo.edu/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/20160621btgtjs

[Coach Rich]

Good choice for Kalamazoo.

Does any think Matt Neil will get another opportunity to coach again.

[devossed]

Though I like the Mike Thomas narrative, here's a hint to where the esteemed Mr Bell may be heading: think more along the lines of someone with a "notable offensive achievement" on his resume.

I didn't want to make it "too obvious".

[sac]

Trine has its schedule posted http://trinethunder.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/schedule

[sac]

Jay Smith  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-pJg9C0IBc&feature=youtu.be


As a side note I would very much like to be in the room when Kzoo AD Kristen Smith explains to Jay what it takes to earn an NCAA bid at this level after having spent the last 30 years of his coaching career in D1 and D2.

[Gregory Sager]

As a side note I would very much like to be in the room when Kzoo AD Kristen Smith explains to Jay what it takes to earn an NCAA bid at this level after having spent the last 30 years of his coaching career in D1 and D2.

Take a coach with no prior experience at the D3 level either as a coach or as a player, and add to that the fact that he has prior experience as a head coach at both the D1 and D2 levels on his résumé (together with a certain amount of success at both), and you can't help but wonder what's going on in the back of his mind as he accepts this job. Given the disdain in which D3 is regarded by the scholarship levels, and the general sense that D3 is a coaching steppingstone rather than a destination (unless you're D3 born and bred, as it were), does he feel as though he's been relegated to the minor leagues in his mid-'50s?

Perhaps he's one of those coaches for whom basketball is basketball, regardless of the level, and he views this as simply an opportunity to sit first chair again for a college program. For Kalamazoo's sake, I hope that this is the case. On the other hand, for a lot of coaches with that kind of a career path the sentiment behind this move might be akin to the opinion expressed by Satan in Book One, Line 263 of Milton's Paradise Lost.

[oldknight]

As a side note I would very much like to be in the room when Kzoo AD Kristen Smith explains to Jay what it takes to earn an NCAA bid at this level after having spent the last 30 years of his coaching career in D1 and D2.

Take a coach with no prior experience at the D3 level either as a coach or as a player, and add to that the fact that he has prior experience as a head coach at both the D1 and D2 levels on his résumé (together with a certain amount of success at both), and you can't help but wonder what's going on in the back of his mind as he accepts this job. Given the disdain in which D3 is regarded by the scholarship levels, and the general sense that D3 is a coaching steppingstone rather than a destination (unless you're D3 born and bred, as it were), does he feel as though he's been relegated to the minor leagues in his mid-'50s?

Perhaps he's one of those coaches for whom basketball is basketball, regardless of the level, and he views this as simply an opportunity to sit first chair again for a college program. For Kalamazoo's sake, I hope that this is the case. On the other hand, for a lot of coaches with that kind of a career path the sentiment behind this move might be akin to the opinion expressed by Satan in Book One, Line 263 of Milton's Paradise Lost. 

Or could it be that expressed in Homer's Odyssey 11.489-91?

[devossed]

As a side note I would very much like to be in the room when Kzoo AD Kristen Smith explains to Jay what it takes to earn an NCAA bid at this level after having spent the last 30 years of his coaching career in D1 and D2.

Take a coach with no prior experience at the D3 level either as a coach or as a player, and add to that the fact that he has prior experience as a head coach at both the D1 and D2 levels on his résumé (together with a certain amount of success at both), and you can't help but wonder what's going on in the back of his mind as he accepts this job. Given the disdain in which D3 is regarded by the scholarship levels, and the general sense that D3 is a coaching steppingstone rather than a destination (unless you're D3 born and bred, as it were), does he feel as though he's been relegated to the minor leagues in his mid-'50s?

Perhaps he's one of those coaches for whom basketball is basketball, regardless of the level, and he views this as simply an opportunity to sit first chair again for a college program. For Kalamazoo's sake, I hope that this is the case. On the other hand, for a lot of coaches with that kind of a career path the sentiment behind this move might be akin to the opinion expressed by Satan in Book One, Line 263 of Milton's Paradise Lost. 

Or could it be that of Achilles in Homer's Odyssey 11.489-91?

Both of which could explain his quick departure from GVSU?

http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2009/01/excmu_coach_jay_smith_resurfac.html

[Civic Minded]

As a side note I would very much like to be in the room when Kzoo AD Kristen Smith explains to Jay what it takes to earn an NCAA bid at this level after having spent the last 30 years of his coaching career in D1 and D2.

Take a coach with no prior experience at the D3 level either as a coach or as a player, and add to that the fact that he has prior experience as a head coach at both the D1 and D2 levels on his résumé (together with a certain amount of success at both), and you can't help but wonder what's going on in the back of his mind as he accepts this job. Given the disdain in which D3 is regarded by the scholarship levels, and the general sense that D3 is a coaching steppingstone rather than a destination (unless you're D3 born and bred, as it were), does he feel as though he's been relegated to the minor leagues in his mid-'50s?

Perhaps he's one of those coaches for whom basketball is basketball, regardless of the level, and he views this as simply an opportunity to sit first chair again for a college program. For Kalamazoo's sake, I hope that this is the case. On the other hand, for a lot of coaches with that kind of a career path the sentiment behind this move might be akin to the opinion expressed by Satan in Book One, Line 263 of Milton's Paradise Lost. 

Or could it be that of Achilles in Homer's Odyssey 11.489-91?

Both of which could explain his quick departure from GVSU?

http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2009/01/excmu_coach_jay_smith_resurfac.html

"He still stomps to get his players' attention..."  Yeah, but does he flop on the floor on his back waving his arms and legs in a Haklin-esque manner?    This could be a fun season!  I kinda miss Joe.

[oldknight]

As a side note I would very much like to be in the room when Kzoo AD Kristen Smith explains to Jay what it takes to earn an NCAA bid at this level after having spent the last 30 years of his coaching career in D1 and D2.

Take a coach with no prior experience at the D3 level either as a coach or as a player, and add to that the fact that he has prior experience as a head coach at both the D1 and D2 levels on his résumé (together with a certain amount of success at both), and you can't help but wonder what's going on in the back of his mind as he accepts this job. Given the disdain in which D3 is regarded by the scholarship levels, and the general sense that D3 is a coaching steppingstone rather than a destination (unless you're D3 born and bred, as it were), does he feel as though he's been relegated to the minor leagues in his mid-'50s?

Perhaps he's one of those coaches for whom basketball is basketball, regardless of the level, and he views this as simply an opportunity to sit first chair again for a college program. For Kalamazoo's sake, I hope that this is the case. On the other hand, for a lot of coaches with that kind of a career path the sentiment behind this move might be akin to the opinion expressed by Satan in Book One, Line 263 of Milton's Paradise Lost. 

Or could it be that of Achilles in Homer's Odyssey 11.489-91?

Both of which could explain his quick departure from GVSU?

http://www.mlive.com/chippewas/index.ssf/2009/01/excmu_coach_jay_smith_resurfac.html

I think there's little love lost between Smith and Grand Valley hoops fans with long memories given Jay's abrupt departure after one season in Allendale. The AD who hired him (I think it was one of Tim Selgo's first hires) was furious with the timing of Smith's leaving the Lakers and strongly implied that Jay lied to him when he took the Grand Valley job. Jay saw an opening at a D1 school and pursued it despite apparent assurances that he would stay no less than 3 years at GVSU. I trust that was a youthful mistake and that Smith has matured over the years.

[KnightSlappy]

Kevin Vande Streek has been replaced as the head coach of the Calvin Knights' softball team.