We have a coach! Roger Powell Jr

wh · July 23, 2023, 02:39:46 PM

La Peep - good choice. +1 is Darius, correct?

https://twitter.com/RogerPowellJr/status/1683178207053246464?s=20

vu72 · July 23, 2023, 03:20:10 PM

I'm thinking Nick Witherspoon

JD24 · July 23, 2023, 06:33:43 PM

Quote from: vu72 on July 23, 2023, 03:20:10 PMI'm thinking Nick Witherspoon

More likely Sherman

VULB#62 · July 23, 2023, 06:52:57 PM

Can't tell the players without a program!

It's a new page in the history of Valpo BB.

vufan75 · July 23, 2023, 08:46:25 PM

Quote from: wh on July 23, 2023, 02:39:46 PM
La Peep - good choice. +1 is Darius, correct?

https://twitter.com/RogerPowellJr/status/1683178207053246464?s=20

I'm not sure at all. But that doesn't look like Darius? I'm probably wrong on my take.

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humbleopinion · July 24, 2023, 06:00:03 AM

I presumed that it was Scroggins, celebratng his birthday.

vu72 · July 25, 2023, 11:08:13 AM

I now think it was Jahari Williamson!

https://twitter.com/jjaharii

VULB#62 · July 25, 2023, 12:10:26 PM

Hmmmmmm. Is that a CBBL patch on his right arm? You may be correct.

valpopal · July 25, 2023, 12:26:52 PM

Quote from: VULB#62 on July 25, 2023, 12:10:26 PM
Hmmmmmm. Is that a CBBL patch on his right arm? You may be correct.

It's CEBL: Canadian Elite Basketball League.

VULB#62 · July 25, 2023, 01:26:53 PM

Quote from: valpopal on July 25, 2023, 12:26:52 PM
Quote from: VULB#62 on July 25, 2023, 12:10:26 PM
Hmmmmmm. Is that a CBBL patch on his right arm? You may be correct.
It's CEBL: Canadian Elite Basketball League.

wh · August 07, 2023, 07:22:51 PM

Interesting tweet. I wouldn't have guessed that Roger even knew Lubos.

https://twitter.com/RogerPowellJr/status/1688526160857079809?s=20

valpotx · August 08, 2023, 04:26:56 AM

Former/current pro players dot the walls of various places in the ARC, and I have to believe that they have outreach with alumni. You shouldn't be Valpo's coach, if you don't know the past successful players, especially someone like Lubos Barton. He had a more successful Czech basketball career than the guy he was always compared, Jiri Welsch.

valpopal · August 08, 2023, 09:28:59 AM

The Rev doing what he does well, inspiring:

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Chairback · August 08, 2023, 12:14:04 PM

I believe there is more to the story than just a tweet.

vu84v2 · August 08, 2023, 01:51:41 PM

Quote from: valpotx on August 08, 2023, 04:26:56 AM
Former/current pro players dot the walls of various places in the ARC, and I have to believe that they have outreach with alumni. You shouldn't be Valpo's coach, if you don't know the past successful players, especially someone like Lubos Barton. He had a more successful Czech basketball career than the guy he was always compared, Jiri Welsch.

Lubos gave the greatest senior night speech in Valpo history. Long, rambling, heartfelt, bizarrely comprehensive (I think he even thanked the cooks in the dorms).

wh · August 09, 2023, 07:27:45 PM

https://twitter.com/RogerPowellJr/status/1689417812853374977?s=20

Building good will is hard work. You have to put yourself out there, make speech after speech, be inspiring, rinse and repeat. Homer was a master. Bryce didn't like it. Matt didn't do it. Roger is a master. I can't wait to see how he connects with the students.

valpotx · August 10, 2023, 06:28:37 AM

Quote from: vu84v2 on August 08, 2023, 01:51:41 PM
Quote from: valpotx on August 08, 2023, 04:26:56 AM
Former/current pro players dot the walls of various places in the ARC, and I have to believe that they have outreach with alumni. You shouldn't be Valpo's coach, if you don't know the past successful players, especially someone like Lubos Barton. He had a more successful Czech basketball career than the guy he was always compared, Jiri Welsch.

Lubos gave the greatest senior night speech in Valpo history. Long, rambling, heartfelt, bizarrely comprehensive (I think he even thanked the cooks in the dorms).

Agreed, but Ivan Vujic was also up there, since he invited each of us to his house for a party, which I took him up on. Vu's house was always a fun party

Valpo89 · August 10, 2023, 03:06:04 PM

We haven't heard the last from Lubos. Sit tight.

Pgmado · August 10, 2023, 04:18:22 PM

Quote from: valpotx on August 10, 2023, 06:28:37 AM
Quote from: vu84v2 on August 08, 2023, 01:51:41 PM
Quote from: valpotx on August 08, 2023, 04:26:56 AM
Former/current pro players dot the walls of various places in the ARC, and I have to believe that they have outreach with alumni. You shouldn't be Valpo's coach, if you don't know the past successful players, especially someone like Lubos Barton. He had a more successful Czech basketball career than the guy he was always compared, Jiri Welsch.

Lubos gave the greatest senior night speech in Valpo history. Long, rambling, heartfelt, bizarrely comprehensive (I think he even thanked the cooks in the dorms).

Agreed, but Ivan Vujic was also up there, since he invited each of us to his house for a party, which I took him up on. Vu's house was always a fun party

I was most definitely at that party.

wh · August 11, 2023, 02:16:01 AM

Lubos Barton is on his way to become an assistant coach in the NCAA
By USA Wire Staff 1 year Ago

https://usawire.com/lubos-barton/amp/

From a PO list of Potential Valparaiso Men's Basketball Coaches - March 2023

Lubos Barton, Girona Basketball assistant coach - Barton starred at Valparaiso from 1998-2002 and then had a lengthy professional career for the next 14 years. Barton joined the coaching ranks in 2016 and has collegiate experience working with Baylor during the COVID-shortened 2019-20 season. Barton carries weight with European talent and he could revive what was a once-promising pipeline for Valparaiso.

Chairback · August 12, 2023, 08:44:51 AM

I thought Lubos was to be announced mid June.

wh · September 10, 2023, 08:30:30 PM

https://twitter.com/RogerPowellJr/status/1700852838241357860?s=20

Good to see Lubos.

VULB#62 · September 17, 2023, 07:34:21 PM

On a whim, I started to click on social media links involving Roger. OMG, the man is everywhere. In my time intensely following MBB, I've never seen such a presence. Bryce didn't need to whip up enthusiasm for a long-tiime solid program and Matt thought, unfortunately, that he was in the same boat. But Roger gets it. He hasn't coached a game yet, but he's already "recruiting" the community big time. His first season might be tough, but he has already built support that will pay off in the long run.

vu72 · September 17, 2023, 08:18:03 PM

I just watched the 60 Minute interview with Dion Sanders, "Coach Prime". I couldn't help but compare the situation he inherited to that which "The Rev" inherited. In Colorado's case, a 1-11 record and in The Rev's case, a formerly highly respected program having fans wondering why we belong in the Valley. The situations couldn't be more similar.

Coach Prime told his players to transfer because if they didn't like the situation or thought they couldn't compete, they were part of the problem. The Rev found THREE players left when he landed.

I love the comparison and see zero reason why the community, alumni and administration can't back the program back to its former greatness and...BEYOND. I chose to believe. LET'S GO!!!

vu84v2 · September 18, 2023, 10:19:54 AM

I can see the comparisons between Deion Sanders and Roger Powell, but I would argue that there are substantial differences:

-Deion Sanders is a huge celebrity and can leverage that, Roger Powell is not a celebrity.
-Roger Powell has extensive coaching experience, whereas Deion Sanders only had a few years at Southern.
-Deion Sanders benefits from being able to immediately get his son to transfer and be a top flight quarterback. Another son is the starting cornerback.

I am not diminshing Deion Sanders' success or the potential for Coach Powell. I just see Coach Powell's forthcoming turnaround being more akin to Lance Leipold's at Kansas.