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Sundanceuiuc
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
Interesting. I don't know if he will be a great fit there.
Stanford seems to be a tough place to build on. You can win there, but minus Montgomery, it's been tough for people that have had some success, but not enough (Trent Johnson, Dawkins).
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03-23-2016 01:33 AM |
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KnightLight
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
(03-23-2016 01:33 AM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote: Interesting. I don't know if he will be a great fit there.
Stanford seems to be a tough place to build on. You can win there, but minus Montgomery, it's been tough for people that have had some success, but not enough (Trent Johnson, Dawkins).
UCF AD Danny White's Dad, Kevin White is the AD at Duke...and obviously used his connection to get feedback from Coach K who knows Dawkins best...as Dawkins, who grew up in DC, was Coach K's first great player at Duke...then after his NBA career, spent 11 years on Coach K's bench (including final 10 as Assoc Head Coach)...as almost all of Dawkins playing/coaching contacts were East Coast based.
Obviously Dawkins won't have to deal with Stanford's strict admissions policy which severely restricted the talent pool that Dawkins could dip into...and being back on the East Coast...that might help Dawkins at UCF as well.
No hire is ever guaranteed...but only time will tell...because even if Dawkins can bring UCF into the middle of the AAC pack...that would still be a major win for UCF Hoops program.
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
(03-23-2016 05:39 AM)KnightLight Wrote: (03-23-2016 01:33 AM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote: Interesting. I don't know if he will be a great fit there.
Stanford seems to be a tough place to build on. You can win there, but minus Montgomery, it's been tough for people that have had some success, but not enough (Trent Johnson, Dawkins).
UCF AD Danny White's Dad, Kevin White is the AD at Duke...and obviously used his connection to get feedback from Coach K who knows Dawkins best...as Dawkins, who grew up in DC, was Coach K's first great player at Duke...then after his NBA career, spent 11 years on Coach K's bench (including final 10 as Assoc Head Coach)...as almost all of Dawkins playing/coaching contacts were East Coast based.
Obviously Dawkins won't have to deal with Stanford's strict admissions policy which severely restricted the talent pool that Dawkins could dip into...and being back on the East Coast...that might help Dawkins at UCF as well.
No hire is ever guaranteed...but only time will tell...because even if Dawkins can bring UCF into the middle of the AAC pack...that would still be a major win for UCF Hoops program.
Good hire IMO
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
Did Josh reach out to UCF?
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03-23-2016 11:08 PM |
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
Some time in the future we'll make a "meh" hire and be excited about it, too.
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03-24-2016 08:03 AM |
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
Funny how the Coach K tree doesn't do as well when you don't get the 5 star top 10 players
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03-24-2016 11:56 AM |
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
Johnny Dawkins was one BALLIN DUDE and he could bust a TREY. When K retires Johnny gonna be the man.He can recruit the east coast and will put a good team on the floor has great connections in D.C.
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03-24-2016 06:01 PM |
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
Damn great hire
We are getting left in the dust by the crappy programs in the AAC...SMU, Tulane, Ecu, UCF
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03-26-2016 01:17 AM |
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KnightLight
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
(03-23-2016 11:08 PM)TigerPhil Wrote: Did Josh reach out to UCF?
UCF's Head Coaching Salary budget (which was just almost doubled from $600,000 per year to now $1.1 Million for Johnny Dawkins) couldn't afford Pastner during the 6 month off-season, let alone during the actual basketball season.
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03-26-2016 05:43 AM |
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
@GoodmanESPN Michigan’s Aubrey Dawkins will transfer — and play for his dad, Johnny, at Central Florida.
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04-06-2016 10:37 AM |
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
(04-06-2016 10:37 AM)HoopDreams Wrote: @GoodmanESPN Michigan’s Aubrey Dawkins will transfer — and play for his dad, Johnny, at Central Florida.
Aubrey Dawkins wanted to play for his Dad at Stanford, but the Univ wouldn't allow him (and zillions of others) to enroll...so he ended up at Michigan.
He was a solid player off the bench (some very good stats from downtown) so he could shine at UCF, especially after sitting out a year.
His 2 year stats:
Started 13 games and averaged 20.7 mins per game as a Freshmen (shot 47.8% FG, 43.8% 3 pt, 7.0 pts per game)
Started 9 games and averaged 15.7 mins per game as a Soph, even though his shooting percentage improved (50% FG, 44% 3 pt, 6.5 pts per game).
Don't think he will be on scholarship as most Head Coaches receive free tuition for their children.
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RE: Johnny Dawkins to UCF
Always nice to get a kid that has staff connections. Seems like a player who could help.
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