LaxPundit07 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2019 8:56 pm
LaxPundit07 wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2019 2:49 pm
Serious question: what exactly has Kevin Cassese accomplished as a coach that Dan Chemotti has not?
Cassese:
1 year at Stonybrook as assistant
2 years at Duke as assistant
One national championship game appearance at Duke
Head Coaching Record at Lehigh: 103-89, including 39-40 in the last five years
Chemotti:
2 years at Dartmouth as assistant
2 years at St. John's as assistant
5 years at Loyola as assistant
One national championship as Offensive Coordinator at Loyola
Head Coaching Record at Richmond: 65-38, including 59-27 in the last five years
I have no idea if Chemotti is ready to move after all his success at Richmond. I just don't understand all the hype/love for Cassese. Seems to me like Chemotti should be the heir apparent to Dino at Duke, not Cassese.
Again, just plug in Amplo for Cassesse here. How is Amplo is great hire? Did Navy even consider Chemotti.
I have never met Chemotti in my life. Just happen to admire what he has done at Richmond and don’t understand why guys like Amplo, Cassesse, etc. are constantly brought up ahead of him. Jon Torpey at High Point is another guy like Chemotti.
I am underwhelmed with this Navy hire. If you weren’t going to go get Toomy, Tillman, etc. why not get a guy who has won games in the past 2-3? Not a guy who is under 500 the past 3 years.
I have met Chemotti. I have met his players and his transfers. I live in the area. I have seen his games. I admire what he has done at a school that does not have a rich lacrosse tradition to draw from, an expensive tuition and little name recognition. I do not believe in any way he would be the right coach at Navy. I wish him continued success at Richmond or if he decides to leave wherever he winds up at.
Side note one: Richmond right now is experiencing a dramatic growth in local talent. Coach Chemotti has his pulse on this. Some slip away, some stay, some look at Richmond as plan B. Having a competitive D1 program at home instead of 60+ miles down I64 can only increase lax participation there.
Side note two: As mentioned at another blog site (I got too much time on my hands) three of the name brand candidates Navy was looking at declined to be interviewed. A couple of ways to look at this: (A) good job to search team for at least aiming high, (B) Be serious, navy has not been an A1 location for decades even back to the 70's (C) wow, not even an interview....has Navy fallen that far? (D) The package being offered only is attractive to a certain level of coach. (E) All of the above.
Side note three: Not mentioned so far, certain bloggers are quick to point out SA recruits have to be different due to what will be demanded of them and this puts the SA at a recruiting disadvantage. Ok, put that aside for a second. The coach too must be different and I think Coach Amplo meets the requirements. Quoting from the Annapolis newspaper:
"He <Coach Amplo> has also been involved with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation <pediatric brain cancer care> and the Milwaukee Eagles wheelchair lacrosse team, which he partners with the Milwaukee Veteran Administration Hospital to help coach disabled and able-bodied United States veterans.
Amplo was the 2016 recipient of the USILA Howdy Myers Man of the Year Award, presented in honor of one of the sport’s most outstanding coaches. The annual award goes to an individual who has contributed to the game of lacrosse in a capacity over and above the normal efforts and in so doing, has shown unselfish and untiring devotion to the game."