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BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
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buoldtimer
The social ramble ain't restful
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
I see your point. Then again, perhaps he's earned a reputation as having an eye for talent. Perhaps, he's well-spoken. Maybe, he'd make a good impression speaking to parents. At most, he's 31, 32 years old (graduated in 2004)? We've been hearing for years how crotchety the BU coaching staff is.
I see your point. Then again, perhaps he's earned a reputation as having an eye for talent. Perhaps, he's well-spoken. Maybe, he'd make a good impression speaking to parents. At most, he's 31, 32 years old (graduated in 2004)? We've been hearing for years how crotchety the BU coaching staff is.
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Also, while we're comparing him to all-time great recruiter extraordinaire Albie F@$%king O'Connell, lets remember that before he was the best asst coach a program could hire, as a player Albie was a marginal talent with a schitty attitude. You gotta start somewhere.
buoldtimer
The social ramble ain't restful
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Having been a amateur scout for the past few years, he may have a knowledge of talent in the region. Perhaps, he's made a backlog of contacts, also.
Having been a amateur scout for the past few years, he may have a knowledge of talent in the region. Perhaps, he's made a backlog of contacts, also.
brassbonanza
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Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Was he part of the Kings' scouting staff when they drafted and brought up Quick? That wasn't a terrible job spotting talent.
Was he part of the Kings' scouting staff when they drafted and brought up Quick? That wasn't a terrible job spotting talent.
buoldtimer
The social ramble ain't restful
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
The reports I've seen don't mention Sullivan as having been dixied. At least, not yet.
Mike Sullivan is now available.
The reports I've seen don't mention Sullivan as having been dixied. At least, not yet.
defkit
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Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Sounds a lot like what people probably said when John Hynes started getting into the coaching ranks. I trust Quinn's judgement on this.
Also, are we so sure that Quinn is going to hand off the recruiting function to an assistant? I get the fact that he can't be doing it all - he can't fly off to Saskatoon to watch a guy play all the time. But if Greeley is good at watching and evaluating talent, then when it is time to make the pitch, bring in the guy who recruited BU to a national title, has coached at just about every level, amateur and pro, and is going to move BU back into the National picture year in and year out.
Sounds a lot like what people probably said when John Hynes started getting into the coaching ranks. I trust Quinn's judgement on this.
Also, are we so sure that Quinn is going to hand off the recruiting function to an assistant? I get the fact that he can't be doing it all - he can't fly off to Saskatoon to watch a guy play all the time. But if Greeley is good at watching and evaluating talent, then when it is time to make the pitch, bring in the guy who recruited BU to a national title, has coached at just about every level, amateur and pro, and is going to move BU back into the National picture year in and year out.
buoldtimer
The social ramble ain't restful
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Errr, okay. I've seen him in many college and prep rinks.
Errr, okay. I've seen him in many college and prep rinks.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
My lasting complaint with JackPa ... It is BOSTON UNIVERSITY we are selling, not "coaches name" university.
If Greeley can go in and find talent and the sell them on the school and program, that is what we need. Not some guy going in and telling them how great HE was and oh yah... "BU was where I did it".
My lasting complaint with JackPa ... It is BOSTON UNIVERSITY we are selling, not "coaches name" university.
If Greeley can go in and find talent and the sell them on the school and program, that is what we need. Not some guy going in and telling them how great HE was and oh yah... "BU was where I did it".
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Agreed. All the coaches are involved in the recruiting at BU, as I'd imagine is the case at most schools. After one assistant decides a prospect is someone to pursue, the other assistant observes him for a second opinion--ahead of an invitation to visit the campus. Powers, who was an HC at two D1 schools, is a very experienced recruiter and was the lead recruiter on Maguire and others.
FWIW, Greeley was a Kings amateur scout for three years, then became a pro scout.
Agreed. All the coaches are involved in the recruiting at BU, as I'd imagine is the case at most schools. After one assistant decides a prospect is someone to pursue, the other assistant observes him for a second opinion--ahead of an invitation to visit the campus. Powers, who was an HC at two D1 schools, is a very experienced recruiter and was the lead recruiter on Maguire and others.
FWIW, Greeley was a Kings amateur scout for three years, then became a pro scout.
defkit
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Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Odd coincidence if Mike Bavis is replaced by someone who is in the same role (or very similar) for the same team that his brother held on that fateful day. :-(
Odd coincidence if Mike Bavis is replaced by someone who is in the same role (or very similar) for the same team that his brother held on that fateful day. :-(
Greely had nothing to do with drafting Quick...also, as a pro scout greely 's job is to scout other nhl teams...he is not an amateur scout and thus unproven in the arena of evaluating talent...also, John Hynes was like 24 when he broke into college coaching---greely is 33? I'm sure Quinn sees something he likes--- it just seems to me like job fell to him after O'Connell decided to stay at Harvard. Who did he beat out? What alums applied and interviewed?
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(I'm with you on all of this, btw.)
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
Please refer to Rogie's post from 45 minutes before you put this out there. Also, what mookie said. You're all wet with the level of aggravation you seem to have over this.
buoldtimer
The social ramble ain't restful
Re: BU 2013 Offseason Thread - Bring on the Mighty Quinn
This from the BC thread. And these clowns have the gall to refer to BU fanboys.
This from the BC thread. And these clowns have the gall to refer to BU fanboys.
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