One more thing of note Sumfun.  Williams came within a whisker of beating Amherst that first year in the second game "at Amherest", and Williams was made up of a great deal of underclassmen.  If you can get a film of that game see if it is as obvious to you as it was to me how the game was lost by a serious set of coaching errors in the final 2-3 minutes....but it was a great game in which people like you said Williams didn't have a chance.

Okay...I will let this go:)

Duh Sumfun.   Good coaches that are successful have the recruiting edge.  But for the time I speak I hold fast.  Plus I know a bit of the inside the first couple of years.  Just saying.....

I hardly agree with anything you say.  But thats okay:)

From the moment we first Coach G before he actually started his first year it was clear he was a game changer.  You could feel it in the interview.  Unfortunately Amherst was not to be the choice but I count myself lucky to have met him and shook his hand.

I think I have stated this before.  Williams has had possibly better women athletes/BB players than Amherst since Coach G got there, but William's coach is still coaching girl's BB and that all changed on the arrival of Coach G. There are a lot of head games always going on on the William's side, and Coach G has been extremely successful, like he always is, at getting rid of that factor at Amherst.  That fact is always crucial to girl's BB teams.  Its hard to change coaches apparently in the NESCAC with tradition and all, not to mention it looks to the unwashed like Williams has had great seasons over the last 2 -3 but that really isn't the case and has been a great squandering of talent. In reality I truly believe Williams should have been in the final four the last few years but what do I know.  I should mention this is/was not an isolated thought as it pretty well rippled through the Williams side in the last few years.

Williams won't give Amherst any trouble.

The lack of judgement in the leadership at Kean is amazing.  Can anybody tell me who was primarily responsible for the decisions leading to this and what is their age?  I haven' t had the time to do the homework.

Coach G indeed.

Other colleges would do well to invite Coach G to a chat, look at his style, review films with him, and then, once they know what they should be looking for...only then should they go hunting for a new coach.  In a way there are different styles for sure, but the basics are the basics.  I have said this before, today this is Women's basketball...time for the girl basketball coaches to retire.

I agree, but let me put it another way.  First of all he is Women's coach, not a girl's coach...he has brought a lot of maturity in coaching to the NESCAC.

Next as stated, defense is number one, offense number two, and when it does come to offense he works hard to recruit good/great players then he gets out of the way and lets them be good/great players.  I guarantee you if you don't play full out defense you won't play, and if he has a defensive standout you can be sure that player is on the floor first.  There is no such thing as being "hot" on defense on a given night, you either do it or you don't.  He knows how to put his best defensive players on the other teams best offensive players...it simply works, but my experience watching some of the coaches in NESCAC...they talk defense, but they only think in offense.  It gives them a good record, but they very seldom go all the way.

The man truly enjoys what he does, he loves his players and they know it.  There are no personal games being played, and players are not played against each other.  He treats them as the grown up young women that they are...this keeps the catfighting to a minimum, and team play on the front burner.

His mother who he takes care of lives there so he is commited the local area probably for some time.  At least that is what he told us.

I give Amherst and coach G credit for playing real teams in an effort to better themselves for the final push.  Too many of these "top ranked" teams play lesser teams to pad their appearance.

Postplay

Please see my post.  BB coaches are pretty ADD so you have to be the aggressor.  Track Coaches are far better with focus etc but then again it is a bit easier to do data search for Tracksters.  Basketball stats are pretty useless for searching for good players, especially if your player is a great defensive player.

So get in their face.  Do a camp there if at all possible.  And use your phone.  Do some vids if you have the tech. The only coach that really impressed me was Gromecky (sp...not sure why I have such a problem remembering how to spell his name) who is a great judge of character and capability of players.  If you ever meet him you will agree.

But first of all love the school and what it will do for your player...BB is just a game.

Amherst will easily handle Williams.  Williams has only played St.Mary Girl teams.  Watch and learn.

Speaking in regards to NESCAC and IVY scenarios.  The coaches know that admitting anyone that does not have the academic standards to get in will not do anyone any favors.  It is quite a bit harder to go to what are already extremely challenging schools, and then add on a major sport. So IF you have the numbers AND you have the ability AND the coach feels you can contribute you will get THE push.  The most common way this is accomplished is the student will be asked to apply via early acceptance...so it requires a commitment on the part of the player.  I am sure some students just apply and get in and then go out for the sport...and occassionally make the team and play...but not real common.
                 One IVY league coach who tried to get our student into their track program said one of the biggest things they look for is that the student is well organized.  Even if they are smart and talented if they can't organize their time well they just won't be able to make it work.

Its quite a deal when your daughter or son can utilize a sport talent to get them an edge into a great school...because the truth is there are a lot of smart unidimensional kids out there.  In my opinion this option is overlooked far too often when I see Dads particularly talk like D1 is where all the greatest go...just not true.  When you are in a system that primarily wants a ballplayer then the amount of time alotted including coaching time and coaching ability is vastly greater with fairly predictable results.

I  agree Frank. Like assuming the referees were just fine.  How could hasanova lose his/her objectivity like that!

"Old Dominion Pulls Off Tourney's First Upset, Downing No. 6 Seed Notre Dame, 51-50
Monarchs hold Irish star Luke Harangody scoreless until the final minute"

Copied from NCAA recap site.

Yep....defense is dead.