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Post by kiyoat on Apr 28, 2024 7:14:01 GMT -6
…The problem was that while he could sell snow to an Eskimo, he sucked at being a leader so the company lost its best sales guy and was now being led by a poor manager. No one benefited from that promotion. In my opinion, we need a strong proven leader, not just a good coach. The Peter Principle, basically. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 26, 2024 7:58:18 GMT -6
Since it’s all speculation, I’ll throw another name into the cage match: Mandy Pearson from UM-Duluth. Defense and results.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 25, 2024 5:35:05 GMT -6
No surprise. Already had an offer from GB, and they are from Appleton, very close to GB. Kayla was probably the main reason they were looking at USD…
Unfortunately this could be said for several of our other recruits and prospects, including one in the current graduating class, Wilke……
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 23, 2024 21:09:06 GMT -6
just get someone that wants to stay here Let’s not act like we are desperate, or anything. Having a top-shelf coach stick around is pretty rare. AJ staying at State very nearly didn’t happen, and now it seems as though he is black listed due to being male. Rare situation of a great coach staying at a mid-major. We shouldn’t compare that situation to ours. All things being equal I’d take a great coach for a few years over a mediocre one for a long time. I wouldn’t take back our time with Amy or Dawn, just because they left. Both of them elevated the program. Just get a great coach, and whatever happens happens. JMO
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 23, 2024 9:04:11 GMT -6
Regardless who ends up getting hired, I like the fact that we have two solid options right off the bat. The longer a coaching search happens, the more likely you start to see players and recruits getting uneasy and looking at other options..... especially in this time frame right before the portal deadline.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 23, 2024 8:47:13 GMT -6
Emilee Thiesse at Minnesota State Year-By-Year
Season ....GP W-L .....Pct. Noteables
2012-13 ...32 26-6 ...812 NCAA qualifier
2013-14 ...29 23-6 ...793
2014-15 ...31 21-10 .677 NCAA qualifier
2015-16 ...27 9-18 ...333
2016-17 ...27 16-11 .592
2017-18 ...30 13-17 .433
2018-19 ...27 14-13 .519
2019-20 ...29 18-11 .620
2020-21 ...16 9-7 .....563
2021-22 ...28 21-7 ...762 NCAA qualifier
2022-23 ...31 26-5 ...864 NCAA qualifier
2023-24 ...37 32-5 ...865 NCAA Champion
Total ......344 228 116 .663
Her teams led the conference in points, steals and turnover margin in each of her first two seasons and 5 most recent seasons (2020-2024)
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 23, 2024 7:53:19 GMT -6
Just looking at Theisse's bio on the Mankato site... msumavericks.com/staff-directory/emilee-thiesse/145She seems to have at least one thing in common with what Kayla was trying to do: up-tempo high-scoring offense. On the defensive end, her teams seems to have led the conference in turnover margin and steals for most of her career there. I'm guessing (will look later) that her scoring defense wasn't necessarily highly ranked, if she was running a high-tempo style. Just goes with the territory. You are both giving and getting more possessions. Ball control, rebounds and turnovers is how you leverage your defensive advantage, not total points. If she's been doing this for a decade there, and has had a good deal of success in the last three seasons, so it's fair to say she knows exactly what she wants to do, and how to do it. Basically what we had in Coach P. At that point it's just about getting the right players for her system. Do we have the right players? Definitely Grace fits that mold. Another parallel with Coach P: a D-II national championship. So why were we not looking at her the last time around? Her W/L record hit a lull mid-career at Mankato. Her best seasons were her first 3 and her latest 3. Is that a potential red flag? I guess I don't know. Hard to ignore the national title, though. I'm guessing if we don't hire her, someone else will. Oh, and by the way: her name appears to be pronounced "TEE-see", you know, like the helicopter pilot on Magnum P.I.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 23, 2024 6:09:09 GMT -6
Well, if it ends up having been a portal player with cold feet, …. The next coach will have a roster spot to make their own mark with. Trying to see the silver lining….
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 23, 2024 6:01:35 GMT -6
Hire someone who will stay here. With the changing face of college athletics, meaning NIL money, portal transfers, athletes staying a year or two instead of a career, I look at the coach as who I get behind and cheer for. Our level offers a lot more stability than the power conferences which should be appealing to the right coach. At least I hope it is. Agreed. Ryun left for what was, at the time a far superior program (we had been better since then for 8 seasons under Amy and Dawn). Amy left for her Alma-Mater and a P-5 program in Nebraska. If you recall, she was reluctant to leave and forced them to make a second offer. If we ignore the WVU year, Dawn ended up at another Big 10 school closer to her home state. Kayla is going back to her Alma-mater, in her home state. So basically all of these coaches are going to a “dream job” situation. I think either Mike or Emily are both coaches who call this state and region home, and have played and coached here their entire careers. Emily has ties to Spearfish, Kearney, SDSU, Drake and Mankato. Mike has a similar geographical profile. I think we would be looking at some stability with either.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 19, 2024 15:26:09 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 19, 2024 15:00:12 GMT -6
OK good we need help at the post . I wonder if we contacted Ayianna Johnson who left Minnesota Doesn't look like we follow her on twitter. That's a surprising transfer, as she had committed to Coach P at WVU in August of her senior year, and followed her to Minnesota. Had a great year, too. At the time of her commitment, she had offers from three other D-1 schools, including Wisconsin and DePaul. Great player.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 19, 2024 14:20:37 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 19, 2024 9:01:27 GMT -6
Two things. One, they just tweeted out that Ava Cossette signed her NLI, so it could be that. Although that happened this morning, and the tweet was yesterday….. Two, when is Coach Kayla due? I still think it would be odd for her to use the same Charlie Coyote tweet they have always used to announce a new commitment to announce either one of those two things.
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 19, 2024 8:57:32 GMT -6
Ava just signed her NLI: x.com/SDCoyotesWBB/status/1781334107928039919"We are excited about the addition of Ava and the whole Cossette family," said Karius. "Ava is an explosive wing player, who also uses her length well on the defensive end."
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Post by kiyoat on Apr 19, 2024 8:14:14 GMT -6
Might seem strange that An OSU player getting minutes on a P-5 tournament team would transfer, but keep in mind that a TON of other players from there entered the Portal before she did. Not sure what was going on there, but there might be some larger-picture reasons. Might have something to do with Oregon State joining a non-power conference next year?
Here's a quick highlight reel for Lily (#2). She seems to have a really quick release and nice shooting form (although I'm no expert):
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