(01-17-2020 10:01 AM)Gary Miller Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 09:53 AM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 09:47 AM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  

(01-17-2020 09:45 AM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  I watched Coach Burke and all the player post game interviews today.

Really solid stuff. All the things already said about him I agree with. I'm just not ready to "live in the moment" and say yeah, he's our guy. That's not a knock against him, that's a knock against the last 2.5 years. I know the counter argument, maaaybe McGrath never listened to him etc, etc. We don't know.

Either way, the same way I gave McGrath a pass for 2.5 years before voicing any true criticisms... I want to give Coach Burke some time here. One close game against Hofstra, a team that we've consistently competed well against during the McGrath era, is NOT enough for me to say or believe this was all some master plan to out McGrath and crown the prince.

Could we get there? I'm not going to rule it out. Again, I really liked listening to him (I never enjoyed listening to McGrath, he bored me). I like his energy, his off the cuff statements about the players, taking care of them, getting them ready, and finding a way to compete for a championship THIS year. It's all very nice to hear. I wish him the best of luck, and will say if he can keep this up... it wouldn't disappoint me to see him rewarded.

Another question I'd love for a reporter either from the school or the Star News to ask is what type of player he is looking for to fill the two remaining (3 if you count the scholarship we gave a walk-on) scholarships? He mentioned those during the press conference, and it annoys me because there was such easy follow up there on the lead he dropped. "What type of player would YOU look for to fill those scholarships? What positions do YOU see as the most pressing need on the floor to fill those scholarships?" Questions targeted and tailored to HIM vs "the program", would be incredibly telling on if he should be given that HC vacancy interview.

Could he really answer that question about filling spots? That will be the decision of the new HC. Unless you are asking him hypothetically

That was the point of framing the question towards him and his opinion. You use words such as "would..." "if you could..." vs "are you..." or "have you..."

Word framing is of utmost importance and is always dependent on the type of answer or information your attempting to gather.

That's not a question he should answering in a post game presser. He needs to be worried about what he can control... That's the next 2 months. If he gets an interview, he can tell Jimmy what his plan is for the open scholarships.

Then ask it during a coach radio show. I don't necessarily care when it's asked. lol