Wolf,

Thanks for the kinds words and trying to recongize my true indentity. Hopefully Cabrini can re-establish their program. A Dzik influence could be beneficial.

Wolf,

Although I would love to reveal my identity, I do not think that would be a good idea due to some of the statements and facts I have stated on this board. But I think I have proved my information is all valid. Where is D3Fan14.... I must have been right on that one as well.

Let's not bash Macciocca's manhood (or place of employment like in previous posts- not you Wolf). We all know he was a bad coach who deserved to be fired from his coaching job, and let's leave it at that.

Wolf,

Not sure I agree with you, but we'll see. How is Eastern's offseason coming along?

- P

Chiz, I am NOT Grandizio!!!!



Wolf,
I have nothing against Leahy at all. I met Leahy a few times and he never did anything bad to me. But I know of his actions this year and was in total disagreement with the way he acted. I feel Leahy betrayed Cabrini by trying to advance his own career rather than sticking up for what he believed would be beneficial for Cabrini. Everyone knows Macciocca made mistakes and will be a better coach in the future if he learns from them, but he was not good for Cabrini and Leahy supported him and helped Macciocca keep his job as long as he did. Coach Brown and Grandizio both distanced themselves from Macciocca because they knew what was best for the program (Leahy could have done the same but HE chose not to!!!). I am not sure with why people are calling Grandizio a backstabber- he obviously knew Macciocca was running Cabrini Basketball into the ground , and he did what he had to do to save the program from further disaster, and I respect him for that. And more people should respect that as well.

I did not come on this board to point out who D3Fan14 was or even rip on Macciocca, I came to defend some people who were being falsely accused, and I know that for a fact and can prove it! Macciocca felt Grandizio backstabbed him and wanted to do everything in his power to make sure Grandizio does not get the coaching job by stating lies; and I only wanted to make sure the truth was told.

Also, I understand your frustration with the administration because of the Dzik situation. I am in total agreement that Dzik should have 500 wins by now. But hopefully you can look across the street at the improvements the administration is trying to make. They ARE making improvements. A good example is the number of coaches who will be full time employees next year, I think the number will be around 4 or 5.

Wolf, you said that Bill Leahy is a good person who cares about Cabrini and only wants to win.

My question is this: if he is a good person who cares about Cabrini and only wants to win, then why would he be Macciocca's lapdog and go against everything that Dzik believes. If Leahy is so smart, he would have realized that Macciocca was a bad coach and bad for the program and not have been his bestfriend. Saleem Brown did a pretty good job of being on the staff without getting attached and sucked into Macciocca's ways. If the Mayor could have done it for the benefit of the program like he did, then Leahy could have too. To me, Leahy does not care about winning and he does not have the best interest in Cabrini. If he did, he would not have defended Macciocca till his last day. Instead, Leahy was all about himself and trying to make refernces with a college coach, or shall I say a former college coach.

Chiz,

Only some of your information is correct. Dailey was called about coming back next year regardless of who the coach was; but Fitzgerald was not. Fitzgerald told people he was called to because he wanted to feel as if he was missed and wanted back into the program; when in actuality he was not. Fitzgerald was asked to leave the team. Daily left on his own because of the coach. Dailey was welcomed back and asked to several times; to play for whoever the coach may be.

Chiz,

If you knew as much as you say you do, then you would be able to confirm everything that I said; like I can do.... or maybe you can't because your not as close to the program as you once were. Because it is a FACT that the coach was fired due to  player and parent complaints and NOT his record. Your welcome for the more proper use of caps lock. Thanks to your detailed directions I was able to take caps lock off.


Game,

I think we are on the same page. If you need or want more info email me.


D3Fan,

Your opinion on who should not get the job is completely just; but you stated facts about him that "quite frankly" are FALSE and considered to be deformation of character. I welcome your opinions but not your inclination to belittle his character with FALSE information.

I THINK IT IS TIME TO REVEAL SOME INFORMATION ON THIS BOARD...

1. THE PERSON WHO IS FORMER ALL-STAR SCOUT IS ME!

2. IT SEEMS LIKE D3FAN14 IS THE FORMER CABRINI COACH (NOT DZIK) OR HIS SIGNIFICANT OTHER- THE EMAIL ADDRESS OF "BEERSMAC@HOTMAIL.COM" INCLINES ME TO MAKE THAT INFERENCE- BEERS AND MAC IS A COMBINATION OF A MAIDEN NAME AND CURRENT LAST NAME- ALONG WITH THEIR CONSTANT SUPPORT OF THE FORMER HEAD COACH AND THE CONSTANT BASHING OF THE ASSISTANT COACH WHO WAS ASKED TO LEAVE THE TEAM THIS YEAR BY THE HEAD COACH FOR "BACKSTABBING"

3. THE FORMER CABRINI COACH GOT FIRED BECAUSE OF THE PLAYERS AND PLAYER FAMILIES- THE WHOLE TEAM ALONG WITH MANY FAMILY MEMBERS APPROACHED THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR TO FIRE HIM- ANY PLAYER DURING THE PAST 2 SEASONS CAN CONFIRM THIS-
I WOULD ASK JEFF DAILY, JIM MCMAHON, DOMINIQUE BARRON, OR COLIN FITZGERALD- ALL PLAYED FOR DZIK AND THEN LEFT THE FORMER COACH- I THINK THESE ARE ALL GOOD BASKETBALL GUYS- AND YOU CAN ADD BRUCE MACLELLAND (WHO HAS 1 YEAR OF ELIGIBILITY LEFT) TO THAT LIST WHO DECIDED NOT TO COME BACK NEXT SEASON AND WAS HONORED DURING SENIOR NIGHT, NOW MACLELLAND HAS TOLD THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND ASSISTANT COACHES ON STAFF HE IS RETURNING

JUST SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT

I will not post anymore from Coach P to keep the mods happy. I would never want to bend any rules from people who are on power trips.

Thanks for you time everyone. Enjoy the playoffs. Go Griffins.

I am sorry but I must disagree. I think you should read what I have to say and determine if I am legit or not. Like I previously said, I never said I was him. I am only a fan of his.

Let me think about my 1st team a bit more before I make any post. I do think DelBrocco has earned that honor. What about Kyle Finkle from Immaculata? He should get consideration. He is the best player on a team in the 2nd round of the playoffs???

Player of the year I would go with Etzel maybe. I think it is very close for a couple guys and being his team was number one, I would give it to him.

In NO way at all on this board have I shown any relevance to that coach. My namy on this board is Coach P. My personal email address that I use everyday has NO relevance to this board. If my D3hoops name was the same as my email address then I can see your arguement. Please do not judge someone by their email adress.

Coach C,  please give me reasons on how I am pretending to be someone else and how that violated the D3Hoops T.O.S? I am very interested to know. And I posted the former coaches bio because I thought it would be interesting to compare two years ago to now.

I would take DelBrocca as well; could very well be first team in my book.

Chadwin for coach of the year, 2nd round of playoffs in 2nd year as coach. Lets give credit where credit is deserved.

Also, I give the Cabrini administration credit (mainly the AD not President) for making the coaching move. They are trying to do the right thing and get the program back to where it was.

Time and again during his high school years, Matt Macciocca would sneak into the old Founder's Hall gym at Cabrini for little pickup b-ball. More often than not, he'd be discovered and shown the door.


The stubborn kid from Radnor, Pa., just minutes from campus, would be back again the next day. And the day after.


"The outdoor courts in the area stunk back then, recalled Macciocca (pronounced Ma-CHUCK-a and mispronounced 742 assorted ways). "The cement was cracked, the rims were all bent. We needed somewhere to play. I tried to sneak into Cabrini dozens of times, maybe hundreds."


Thirteen years after Macciocca's last attempt at infiltration, Cabrini showed him the door one more time. The door to his new office.


On April 19, 2005, his 31st birthday, Macciocca became just the third head coach in the proud history of Cabrini men's basketball. The Cavaliers have won 15 conference titles in the past 26 years, including eight titles in the 14 years since they joined the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC).


Today Macciocca no longer has to sneak into the gym. He owns a shiny new key to the new arena in the Dixon Center. HIs mission: Restore Cabrini to the Division III elite status it enjoyed in the 1990s under longtime coach John Dzik.


In 2005-06 "Coach Chuck" took a small team with equally small expectations and went 11-14 (8-10 in the PAC), tying for the sixth and final playoff spot in a 10-team league. Only the arcane tie-breaker formula kept the Cavs out of the postseason. (That and a pair of two-point losses to the defending champs.)


Their trademark became the never-say-die comeback, including a rally from 25 down to beat Marywood and a surge from 24 down to overtake Misericordia -- both on the road.


If you're wondering if Matt Macciocca can get it done, consider this: Here's a guy who's faced far greater challenges than a mere 25-point deficit at Marywood. Here's a guy who's glared over at the opposition bench and seen one Mike Krzyzewski of Duke glaring back.


"I remember standing on the baseline at [Duke's] Cameron Indoor Stadium during warmups my first year as an assistant at Wake Forest," Macciocca said. "They were No. 3 in the nation and we were No. 4. Game was on ESPN and everything. I'm thinking, 'This crowd isn't so bad. We can handle this.'


"Then all of a sudden the PA booms out, "HERE...COMES...DUKE!" and the team takes the court and the energy from the crowd goes ballistic. I'm thinking, 'This is unreal. This is big-time.'"


In 13 years of college basketball leading up to Cabrini -- four as a player (at Allentown College, now DeSales University) and nine as an assistant coach (at Allentown, Wake Forest and Kings Point) -- Macciocca had been with one losing team (as a freshman), one .500 club (as a sophomore), and then 11 straight winners. Eight earned postseason bids, including four NCAA tournament berths and an NIT championship with Wake Forest in 2000.


Eleven winners in 11 years. That may have something to do with the dogged, aggressive attitude he perfected in high school, both in his adventures in Founder's Hall and in his all-star career at Radnor High. At Radnor he made all-Delaware County, all-Central League, all-Suburban and all-Main Line as a 6-2 small forward, averaging 17 points and seven rebounds.
Cabrini showed little interest in recruiting him, but Allentown went after him hard, so he packed his bags and embarked on a career as a role player who gave it all he had for the few minutes a night they untied his leash and sicced him on the opposition.


As a senior in 1995-96, Macciocca helped Allentown reach the PAC title game (losing to Cabrini) and earn what remains the only NCAA tournament bid in school history. In the NCAA loss to Wilkes, he drilled an inconsequential three-pointer at the buzzer and filed the moment away as a sweet final flourish to a basketball career that was about to become history.


Three months after graduating as a criminal justice major, Macciocca was slogging through the state-police exams in several states when the phone rang. It was Scott Coval, his coach at Allentown, wondering if he'd like to join the staff.


Coval admired the way a guy who played just a few meager minutes a game never hesitated to leave his blood, sweat and tears on the practice court every day for four uncomplaining years.


"A lot of the time my role in practice was to guard our best player and to physically abuse him -- get him used to it," Macciocca recalled. "I was very physical. I took so many charges in practices and games, not a day went by I wasn't bleeding somewhere -- nose, elbows, knees. There's nothing I wouldn't do to win."


Macciocca became a big winner on Sept. 18, 2004, when he married Susie Beers, a math teacher and assistant field hockey coach at the Springside School in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill section. Macciocca shows up at Springside hockey games to lend moral support whenever he can. "As a coach," he declared, "it's a huge plus to have a wife who understands what you're going through."


Macciocca went through three good years on the Allentown staff (1996-99), helping the team make the ECAC tournament in 1998-99. Meanwhile he worked at several summer basketball camps run by Division I coaches and caught the eye of Wake Forest's Dave Odom, who brought him aboard for two head-spinning years (1999-2001) in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big Enchilada of college hoops.


Macciocca went from riding vans and buses at Allentown to boarding cushy charter flights at Wake Forest. For his first road trip, the team leased the Atlanta Hawks' private plane.  "Double-wide first-class seats," he marveled. "Big enough to lie down on. Fresh chocolate-chip cookies, baked right on board and still hot. Anything you wanted to drink, they had it. Anything. You wanted lemon-lime Gatorade, you got it."


The Demon Deacons went 22-14 in 1999-2000 and capped the season by knocking off Notre Dame in the NIT title game. The following year they went 21-11 but dropped a shocker to Butler in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Odom departed for South Carolina, and the new Wake coach brought in his own people.


Macciocca landed another assistant's job at Division III powerhouse Kings Point (the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy) under new head coach Chris Carideo. The Mariners won the Skyline Conference in his first two years and went 76-36 during his four-year stay (2001-05). They wound up losing in the NCAA first round to Cabrini in 2002 and in the second round to Ramapo in 2003.


"The thing I took away from Wake Forest," Macciocca declared, "is that everything you do, you do with a certain class. You don't just go out there and do the best you can. You go out there and strive for excellence. At Cabrini we have the potential to win a national title. That's what I want our guys to strive for in everything they do."


Nearly every basketball coach has title dreams, and nearly every coach falls short. But don't count out a guy who's finally clutching the key to the door he first tried to barge through all those years ago.

DelBrocco gets my vote as well. Second team looks appropriate.

Chris, you have an "almost" lock on first team.