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Great intro. I really love this hire. Good luck AG! Now go lock down our recruits.
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Very impressed with AG. A classy and genuine guy. Of course, we already knew that.
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Wow, he knocked it out of the park. What a smart, articulate, powerful speaker he is. I'm as proud of this guy as a graduate of Dayton as I am of his coaching potential. He's as well-spoken as any head coach I've ever heard, and he did it all off the top of his head. No notes. He clearly loves the school, insists he'll be there for his players and the incoming recruits, briefly outlined his on-court playing vision, and spoke with self-assurance about his own life journeys. The word "class" is overused in sports, but with this guy it's perfectly apropos. I hope we get the results we want because it's going to be easy to really like Anthony Grant.
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I can't help but believe that every living room he enters, he leaves with a recruit. AG oozes authenticity, intelligence and class. Amazing speaker to boot.
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is it archived anywhere yet? Facebook wanted me to log in, and I don't do Facebook... by the time I got to the WHIO TV feed, it kept pausing and skipping. Si I missed most of it.
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Absolutely loved the presser and re-iterates that the AD hired the absolute best candidate to lead this program. AG is going to do awesome here!
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I loved he wrapped this celebration of a new era by including the graduating seniors, the current team, the incoming recruits and the Flyer Nation. That's pure class and shows he understands this is bigger than "one man', and those were his exact words.
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Originally Posted by DallasFlyer
Ostrom is there per reports on twitter.
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He wants to stay at Dayton.
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Imagine getting up in front of a group and giving that speech off the top of your head. He is genuine and articulate. But the reason he can do it is because it comes from the heart. You don't need notes to speak the truth. I am very excited with Anthony back here at UD.
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Anthony Grant Philosophy from the Presser...
Offensive Philosophy... Attacking, unselfish and efficient.
Defensive Philosophy... Aggressive, disruptive and disciplined.
Overall Philosophy... Win A-10 Championships and dominate the A-10; Advance in the NCAA Tourney.
Love it.
Go Flyers!
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I would like to amend my initial reaction to this hire. I said it was an excellent hire but I wasn't blown away. (I also said I wasn't blown away by any of the other candidates either.) After this press conference I am now blown away. Let's get ready to rock!
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Originally Posted by DallasFlyer
Ostrom is there per reports on twitter.
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He has known AG for years and they are friends.
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Loved it when he said "we need to reload, not rebuild".
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Xeyrius told me Tom Ostrom told him he's going to Indiana with Archie.
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Well, we still have two to try to retain. I liked all three's credentials as being Archie's first choices.
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Originally Posted by TerryK_67
is it archived anywhere yet? Facebook wanted me to log in, and I don't do Facebook... by the time I got to the WHIO TV feed, it kept pausing and skipping. Si I missed most of it.
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http://wdtn.com/2017/04/01/flyers-to...-as-new-coach/
The audio is not great at the beginning, but it gets a little better.
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Sounds like all the current players are staying. I didn't talk to all of them, but ones I did talk to say everyone's committed
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Sounds like all the current players are staying. I didn't talk to all of them, but ones I did talk to say everyone's committed
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The epitome of #TrueTeam!! Love it.
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If they all stay I will gladly eat crow for saying they committed to Archie and not UD. Not that I'm unaccustomed to dining on the 'fowl of defeat'
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If Grant imroves as much as Archie did from his first press conference we'll win the national championship in 6 years and AG will be leading candidate for president.
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Sounds like all the current players are staying. I didn't talk to all of them, but ones I did talk to say everyone's committed
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Quite frankly, the players are the key recruiters. They can absolutely influence the incoming frosh to stay committed.
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Originally Posted by lhsgolf19
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Xeyrius told me Tom Ostrom told him he's going to Indiana with Archie.
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Lets' wait for an official announcement. Tom said today he is weighing offers. He was playing cards close to his vest and was diplomatic.
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All he did was post what a writer reported. Wait how? It's a message board..
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Originally Posted by SeasonTicketFan
Lets' wait for an official announcement. Tom said today he is weighing offers. He was playing cards close to his vest and was diplomatic.
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I'm guessing you are one that thought Archie would never leave? A coach wouldn't tell a player that unless he had his mind made up.
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Originally Posted by FlyerinChicago
I can't help but believe that every living room he enters, he leaves with a recruit. AG oozes authenticity, intelligence and class. Amazing speaker to boot.
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Your spot on, young HS recruits will see in our new head coach a role model. I can't imagine any family/parent not having complete confidence in Coach Grant & his staff to finish raising their kid. His humble Miami origins will allow him to relate to any kid, & the prideful & confident way he carries himself just oozes leadership... and let's not underestimate Coach Grant being a Flyer which gives him the credibility to speak to recruits about his alma mater.
Gang- if we can sustain the success Archie started we have a real opportunity to give those larger P5 programs a run for the best HS recruits.
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I too was super impressed with everything about Coach Grant at the press conference. Glad to hear that Damon Goodwin was there. I do wish he would have spoken a bit mire about what Coach Donoher meant to him. Excited about the future if thus program.
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Anthony was very impressive today. He looks like he is in playing shape. He had intensity in his aura. Did not smile a lot, but was thrilled to be back.
I liked his comments about dominating the A10 and advancing in the NCAA.
The only assistant I saw was Tom. I have gotten to know the assistants over the last 6 years. They work very hard and conduct themselves with class. Tom talked about his kids being born and living in Dayton. The community and university is special to him. Tom is very gracious.
It was exciting to see coach Donoher and former players there. Anthony had big hugs for his former teammates.
Players seemed excited about coach Grant. They are apprehensive about a new coach, but they like his pedigree. I think he made a good first impression on them.
He knows what he needs to do.
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Post-presser video with direct questions about whether Grant expects he can keep all of the receuits, whether Tom Ostrom will stay on, etc.
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Grant hasn't made any decisions on the staff, but has been "inundated with interest from coaches all over the country."
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Originally Posted by The Fly
Wow, he knocked it out of the park. What a smart, articulate, powerful speaker he is. I'm as proud of this guy as a graduate of Dayton as I am of his coaching potential. He's as well-spoken as any head coach I've ever heard, and he did it all off the top of his head. No notes. He clearly loves the school, insists he'll be there for his players and the incoming recruits, briefly outlined his on-court playing vision, and spoke with self-assurance about his own life journeys. The word "class" is overused in sports, but with this guy it's perfectly apropos. I hope we get the results we want because it's going to be easy to really like Anthony Grant.
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I too am pretty **** happy with this hire right now. Now imagine if his first "win" is convincing McKinley Wright to stay. he's gonna bag alot of goodwill and collateral right off the bat if he can pull that off.
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Time to walk-the-walk
Good talk at press conferences are fine. Even he who will not be named gave a good sounding speech at his inaugural press conference in 1989. Enthusiasm was high till he started trying to walk-the-walk. No one hopes AG's success will surpass Archie's more than I do. But my judgement will await results!
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Any chance Damon Goodwin joins the coaching staff?
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AG: "the program is in position to do more".
I am expecting him to advance the program, or at least maintain the level we are now at, that is my expectation.
I wish him well, and hope that he can deliver.
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Originally Posted by Don
Good talk at press conferences are fine. Even he who will not be named gave a good sounding speech at his inaugural press conference in 1989. Enthusiasm was high till he started trying to walk-the-walk. No one hopes AG's success will surpass Archie's more than I do. But my judgement will await results!
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I was about to type something similar Don, but you saved me some time. Excellent post. Post more often please.
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Anthony was very impressive today. He looks like he is in playing shape.
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He looks more like a recruit than someone who's ~50!! Good for him. Maybe the young face will endear himself to the kids while his actual age will lend itself well on the maturity side.
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Very well done. I echo the sentiment about articulate--he chose his words carefully at critical times and IMO chose the precise words he wanted. Not easy to do when on your feet, and knowing that people will pick apart every word and intonation in each word. Impressive.
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He looks more like a recruit than someone who's ~50!! Good for him. Maybe the young face will endear himself to the kids while his actual age will lend itself well on the maturity side.
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I'm actually far more satisfied that AG is coming aboard now, after he's had 9 years of HC experience and 2 years as an NBA assistant. I'd think he's picked up a lot of wisdom since he first hired-on at VCU 11 years ago.
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