WBB: Landmark Conference

[ronk]

 My source said: hopefully, by the end of this week.

[Pat Coleman]

He's probably reading Kickoff.

[sp0rtsfan]

CNN is showing thousands of fans standing outside the Long Center waiting for the announcement.  Ha ! 

[ronk]

CNN is showing thousands of fans standing outside the Long Center waiting for the announcement.  Ha !

  I wonder if they're the same group that was outside the night of the 1st Kings' game when the Long Center opened; that group included ~ 50 policemen in riot gear. There just wasn't room that night for everyone that showed up in comparison to the former home in the Scranton CYC.

[Pat Coleman]

Dave and I decided to just go with this already:
http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/08/source-scranton-hires-strong-replacement

[ronk]

Dave and I decided to just go with this already:
http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2015/08/source-scranton-hires-strong-replacement

Pat,
  We could have waited-you scooped my former Scranton classmate, ESPN exec editor John A. Walsh, but who else? Tough journalistic decision for the editor?

[Pat Coleman]

I don't think it's a good idea to go all inside baseball on this but generally at a news organization there should be a discussion as to when to go live with news supported only by sources speaking on background.

[saratoga]

Just received a call from Source # 1.
States Source # 2 had the local college part correct, just not the right local college.
Apparently, Source # 2 also used the past tense when speaking of the new coach (former), when it should have been in the present tense (current).
More twists & turns than an Agatha Christie novel.
However, Source # 2 states he recently spoke with the father of one of the players (today), & the name of the new coach is indeed what DIII Hoops has listed.
If that information proves to be true, I will now challenge DMac and his assertion that the Lady Royals
are in trouble this season & beyond.
This guy can flat out coach & the Lady Royals just became a very, very good ball club.

[gordonmann]

If I guess right, then Dean Corwin has to send me a free Scranton basketball t-shirt.

Hm. No free t-shirt for me then.

[ronk]

If I guess right, then Dean Corwin has to send me a free Scranton basketball t-shirt.

Hm. No free t-shirt for me then.

Gordon,
   That was a good guess, given the parameters. You deserve a new shirt.

[ronk]

Just received a call from Source # 1.
States Source # 2 had the local college part correct, just not the right local college.
Apparently, Source # 2 also used the past tense when speaking of the new coach (former), when it should have been in the present tense (current).
More twists & turns than an Agatha Christie novel.
However, Source # 2 states he recently spoke with the father of one of the players (today), & the name of the new coach is indeed what DIII Hoops has listed.
If that information proves to be true, I will now challenge DMac and his assertion that the Lady Royals
are in trouble this season & beyond.
This guy can flat out coach & the Lady Royals just became a very, very good ball club.

As long as Sara Payonk is playing, she enables every teammate to play better; that's why I said recently that they'd be better next year than this coming year. She's that inspiring.

Saratoga,
   Thanks for the update; you've always been spot-on in the past.

[NEPAFAN]

If I guess right, then Dean Corwin has to send me a free Scranton basketball t-shirt.

Hm. No free t-shirt for me then.

How about a t shirt and tickets to a suite at the Long Center!!

[HonestAbe]

Just want to add that I heard that it is going to announced officially on Friday and that the girls are supposed to be having a meeting about it tomorrow night.

Also would not be surprised if we start seeing some old faces become involved in the team again for better or worse. 5 points to anyone who can guess who.

I am not sure I would agree with the enthusiasm on the upcoming season. This guy may be able to coach really well and Sara may be a good ball player although I am not sure I would go as far as Ronk on that. I still think with the way this all went down and with losing the key pieces they lost this is going to end up being a lost season, with the new starters, assistant and head coach all getting their bearings. While teams like Catholic, Moravian, E-Town, and Susquehanna will all be gunning for their spot.

[saratoga]

A few observations:

First of all, congratulations to Dave.

Not on the job "officially" for more than a day & he pulls off bringing in someone he knows very well, trusts & is considered one of the brightest young coaches out there as the new Lady Royal coach.

When you give up a mens head coaching job at nice little place like Miseri for the head job with the Lady Royals, it kind of shows you the high profile position that job is.

Dave obviously had no plans of bringing in someone he really didn't know, watching the Lady Royals suffer through additional growing pains and spending years getting back to any semblance of prominence on the national level.

I've spoken in the past that in order to get the Lady Royals moving again, the new coach will need to have a passion for teaching and recruiting.

They could not have brought in a better coach.

Not jumping too far ahead, you just have to wonder if Dave has bigger plans in the overall basketball department now that Trevor is on board?

As far as Abe's assertion that this will end up a "lost season", not a chance.

Not saying they'll win the Landmark, but I guarantee everyone will see a steady improvement from game 1 through 25.

Great coaches bring out the very best in their players, teach things the kids never knew or had not been used to doing and have them ready for the challenges the season brings.

Scranton women's basketball is finally back in great hands. The future just got a heck of a lot brighter.

[saratoga]

Here it is...it is now "officially" a great day in Royal land.
Enjoy.

http://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/wbkb/2015-16/releases/20150827dac4ta