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RANTS AND RAVES |
with Jessie Evans, UL-Lafayette |
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has gotten to the point where I could step on the court and
consistently hit 3-point shots. That should be a clear indication that
the line needed to be moved back. Moving the arc back to the
International mark would be good for college basketball. Anytime you
can spread things out, it makes for a better game. I will be curious
to see how the experiment goes.
Like a lot of coaches, and I mean A LOT, I will also be interested to
see how the Runway to the Fashionable Four unfolds this season.
If you thought Angela Lento's style stuff was silly you had better
think again. First of all, we are all so competitive so we all want to
out-style the next guy. Secondly, it's a fun spin on a serious topic.
If you don't take yourself seriously nobody else will and that should
begin with your attire. If you look good you coach good. And if you
coach well then your team will play well. Everyone wants to make a
good impression and that begins with your threads so start styling.
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TEAM CONCEPT |
Now in my fourth season at Tulane I really believe that
the foundation for success has been laid. When I took over
this program we only had seven players on scholarship.
Since that first season we have continued to work hard
both on and off the court. Last season we had our best
recruiting class and this season we should see the most
significant impact from freshmen players since I have been
here. I fully expect to three freshmen to step right in
and make major contributions and I expect all five of them
to contribute this season. This season I believe we have
the right blend of talent and personality, which is
necessary to be a 'team.' Since day one our emphasis has
been on the team concept and expect to see our best
'team,' in four years, take the floor.
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Shawn Finney, Tulane
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ELLIS:
Rhythm and Blues from the 50's, 60's and 70's and Modern
Jazz. My own CD is somewhere there because somebody always
is wanting to listen to it. I like Al Green, Smokey
Robinson, the Temptations, etc.
MAGARITY:
Which former player has made the biggest impact on you?.
ELLIS:
I've never put one player I've coached ahead of another
player. They have all made an impact in a different way
Throughout the season I will be going five-on-five with
coaches all across the country. Five questions, ranging
from team insight, the state of the game, the state of
coaching to some off the wall questions.
- Dave Magarity
CHECK OUT
MAGARITY'S
MOVIE MADNESS
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Ole
Miss head coach Rod Barnes (left) is a little concerned that
his inside players have not developed as quickly as he had hoped. The
Rebels will have to rely heavily on Justin Reed... Florida
International's Taurance Johnson and Carlos Morban
will miss the first two games of the season. Their absence was
mandated by the NCAA. 
Timmy
Bowers 6-2 guard Mississippi State (Avg 14.7ppg 3.1apg). Bowers,
can handle the ball, is a good defender and can knock down the open
three. Last season he connected on 41% of his attempts. Look for him
to become the number one option for the Bulldogs this season. 
Stetson
assistant coach
Jon Coffman
is just now starting to get a lot attention from the
fashion eye, but he has already put together a
pretty impressive coaching resume. The 1996 graduate
of Washington & Lee is now in his third season at
Stetson and his list of duties everything from
scouting to fund raising. Coffman might be a
relative unknown in coaching, but he is quickly
racking up style points. 
Florida
A&M figures to be a factor in the MEAC this season, but getting
the Rattlers back to the NCAA tournament, for just the second time in
school history, isn't the only thing on the mind of head coach Mike
Gillespie (pictured) these days. Perhaps most pressing is the
health of Victor Monaros. "It's a sad story," says
