New assistant position

[22jack]

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As the article stated Emilee Gusso will fill the role on an interm basis. I am sure she did not leave her full time position at Drake unless she was sure she was going to be full time here. She is at least familiar with the program and will be a familiar face.

[JamesJacks]

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22Jack brings up a good point that I don't think has been discussed in this thread as of yet....about the interim title to Gusso's job assignment. Does anyone know why it is listed that way?

[rational thought]

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could possibly need to be filled that way because of lack of listing time...just a guess. Probably needed to hire quickly

[JimmyJack]

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22Jack brings up a good point that I don't think has been discussed in this thread as of yet....about the interim title to Gusso's job assignment. Does anyone know why it is listed that way?

The ad says they're hiring two full-time assistants. No doubt she's an applicant in the pool and once the search is done will have the "interim" removed from her title. It's not unusual to bring somebody in with an interim tag before a search starts, then do the search and remove it. That could leave us with Falco, Gusso, and Vogel. Nice lineup of coaches, there.

[CatchEmAll]

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In the past, assistant coaches were often hired as an "emergency hire", meaning no advertising was done, the position was just filled. At some point the position does need to be officially advertised to meet guidelines. I would assume that was the case with Gusso's position. Nothing right or wrong about it. Just means a lot of people will submit a resume for a position that's not really there, if this is the case.

[TeamPlayer]

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I would bet dollars to donuts that Megan get's the 3rd assistant coach position. She is looking for a coaching job, she is done playing European ball, and AJ loves her.

Personally I would like to see someone new come into the position that can work with the posts. SDSU has enough perimeter coahces.

This is what ithink about Megan Vogel being the new assistant:

1: Great jackrabbit!

2: Solid D-1 program, which lots of coaches would love to be a part of.

3. Most important: Megan Vogel has no experience!


Let me be the first to say that Megan will not be the next Asst. Coach!

We are D-1 now and nobody will just get something handed to them!

[zooropa]

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Personally I would like to see someone new come into the position that can work with the posts. SDSU has enough perimeter coahces.

I don't quite agree with that. Boever & Wark were taught how to play the post exceptionally well. And you don't have to take my word for it--Fran Fraschilla was equally impressed (he was gushing about the footwork required to set up their moves). Those up and unders and spin moves weren't taught in high school--and Boever and Wark execute them flawlessly. That's a combination of talent, smarts, work ethic, -and- good coaching.

IMO, what's missing is coaching for swing players on the offensive end (and that's a hole, seemingly, Vogel is perfect to fill). Kristen Rotert, for example, has a lot of potential if she can get comfortable driving from the perimeter. What she needs is a little set of moves that will freeze her defender at the line.

The Jacks will probably play only one team this season that's as good as they are at help defense (AZ State), which means Rotert should be able to get to the basket easy if she can get a step on her defender.

Right now she has a tendency to fall back on her perimeter shooting not because she's a black hole, but (IMO) because she doesn't have a reliable move to get to the basket. She doesn't have a move she trusts as well as she trusts her perimeter shot.

The Jacks, IMO, need a coach that can provide that instruction--guard play and pure post play, IMO, are not weak spoots.

[jackdaniel]

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I would bet dollars to donuts that Megan get's the 3rd assistant coach position. She is looking for a coaching job, she is done playing European ball, and AJ loves her.

Personally I would like to see someone new come into the position that can work with the posts. SDSU has enough perimeter coahces.

I think good coaches evolve & learn, she can learn to coach the post position, even though she didn't play there, Megan's a hard worker who will give everything she's got to coaching, we could do a lot worse than her IMHO.
What i like best about her is she really wants to be involved with the program,you can't buy loyalty & desire...in fact ,there's a lot of things you just can't simply throw money at,it has to come from the heart.Sorry, i get carry'd away sometimes

[JACKGUYII]

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I think Megan would be a tremendous asset to the program. Her enthusiasm for SDSU would be invaluable on the recruiting trail!

[EQguy]

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I don't think it matters who is the first or third assistant. What matters is that there are 4 coaches there who can work together to get the job done. Megan brings some great "intangibles" to the table, what matters most is does she have the skill set that AJ is looking for to complete the staff.

[jackdaniel]

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we're pretty good at identifying & exploiting a teams weakness on defense, getting a mismatch of our player on thiers...exploiting hieght mismatch , or a quickness mismatch, I think Kristin will get better at driving to the hoop, our system doesn't let the player hold on too the ball enough to develop moves to get by the defender too much it seems, rather, our system seems to be to pass the ball quickly & accurately enough, with the players moving constantly that eventually a player gets loose enough for a lay up or easy shot.Is this how you see it too, or am i completey off base?

[zooropa]

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we're pretty good at identifying & exploiting a teams weakness on defense, getting a mismatch of our player on thiers...exploiting hieght mismatch , or a quickness mismatch, I think Kristin will get better at driving to the hoop, our system doesn't let the player hold on too the ball enough to develop moves to get by the defender too much it seems, rather, our system seems to be to pass the ball quickly & accurately enough, with the players moving constantly that eventually a player gets loose enough for a lay up or easy shot.Is this how you see it too, or am i completey off base?

I think the guard play is good at driving the lane early in the possession from the top of the key. Both Macie & Jill can do that pretty well.

However, late in the possession I think it would help to have some foot & shoulder moves that would let Ketty & Kristen freeze their defender long enough to get a step inside for a higher percentage shot.

What seems to happen, most notably in the game against Baylor, is that the perimeter defense will keep the ball on the outside and that the players will rarely be able to get dribble penetration through that perimeter D.

Mind, we're talking about a top-20 team. This is definitely what I'd call an 'edge condition'---does not happen all that often, certainly not against the bulk of the Summit teams.

But when it does happen you can almost pick up the frustration from the players on the court--they don't have a 'tool' in their toolbox that is suited for that situation.

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And when you look at players that are noticed on this board for being inconsistent, it's most often Ketty & Kristen and I think that's in no small part due to them not having 'tools' for certain situations. Moves that they've practiced over and over so that they're almost second-nature/muscle memory.

All it takes is two moves that can't be defended from the same spot.

Wark & Boever have the spin move and the up and under, and in a one-on-one, the defender can't take both moves away (and, of course, if you're double-teamed there's someone open somewhere else). If you take away the spin move you're outside and the up and under works and the opposite is true with the up and under.

One of the things that makes SDSU's players good is that they have confidence in what they've been taught. They -know- that it works.

And, in that small area of dribble penetration from the corners, from swing players, I don't think that confidence is there.

[Chains]

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I would bet dollars to donuts that Megan get's the 3rd assistant coach position. She is looking for a coaching job, she is done playing European ball, and AJ loves her.

Personally I would like to see someone new come into the position that can work with the posts. SDSU has enough perimeter coahces.

Don't bet all your donuts. I ve heard things differently. My contacts have told me that AJ and Megan had their differences. Of course my wife and I have had our differences and I still love her. I personally think Vogel would be and excellent addition. The applicant pool will decide and I expect there will be some real quality applicants with some Dl experience. She is a great Jackrabbit and would represent SDSU extremely well.

GBGBGJ

[Chains]

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As the article stated Emilee Gusso will fill the role on an interm basis. I am sure she did not leave her full time position at Drake unless she was sure she was going to be full time here. She is at least familiar with the program and will be a familiar face.

22 you are spot on! The search will be for 1 full time assistant as Gusso will certainly get one of the positions. There is nothing certain in life but Gusso getting one of the assistant jobs is as close to certain as you can get. So, the search will be for one full time assistant and it will be interesting. Clearly Vogels name will come up and she will be a strong candidate. But, being a full time assistant on a top 25 team will garner some quality people.

GBGBGJ

[jackdaniel]

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Instinct play's a large role in dribble penetration, i watched one guy on TV once who, when the team got the ball down court, the defense set up of course, it seemed solid, a few fakes, the defender wasn't biting, but, the guy kept the dribble alive , dribbled out, saw a slight opening & went for it & scored a lay up.It took a little time (patience) but he scored.Now, with the shot clock,i don't know if you'd want it to come down to a one man show or not....i still say a basketball game is a team sport, with everyone applauding individual actions.
Some things can be taught and learned, but you have to have the instinct when to go or not, are you fast enough to make it?, can you switch the ball to the other hand without sacrificing your shooting ability?Lot's of skill sets that have to be learned through many hrs of practice.Players evolve & learn & get better each yr.We have a lot of youngsters still learning, but we also have senior leadership, i like the way the team's composed, just enough senior leadership to keep the ship at an even keel , so to speak