“To develop good citizenship.” It’s the fourth goal outlined in the Burlingame Unified School District policy index. Some of the folks in town might want to refer to that before they make a mistake and run a good coach off. It’s not every day a school district asks a coach to resign after leading a […]
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In my one year of coaching high school basketball in Burlingame, I got plenty of suggestions. Mostly from parents (their kid should be starting, you know). Officials, principals, players. You name it, all of them had advice to offer to a green 21-year-old with hoop dreams. But some the best advice I received that year wasn’t
Dawson goes out a winner Read More »
If you’ve read this blog, you know I make fun of everybody. Myself, friends, family, teams (even my own) and, of course, Kansas fans. Among the entries on this blog have been several about coaching searches and hires. Despite offering some damn good advice, Kansas passed on Bobbie “The Brain” Heenan to replace Turner Gill
Move on. Ever hear of that, Wildcats? Read More »
Faith in Haith. Let’s hope that works out for Missouri fans, who’ve been put through the ringer (again) during the search for new basketball coach Frank Haith. Never before has a fan base been more united in its disdain for the decision athletics director Mike Alden made to hire the former Miami coach. But, Haith had
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