schoolteacher 10 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 congratulations Todd Baker / former Beaver himself / will do an outstanding job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Who is Todd Baker? "You tell that mean ocean Todd!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs15 14 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 congratulations Todd Baker / former Beaver himself / will do an outstanding job Did he get the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_truth 10 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Any rumors of a hiring are not true. Interviews are going on tomorrow, I dont know if any today or Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BEAVERTAIL Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Any rumors of a hiring are not true. Interviews are going on tomorrow, I dont know if any today or Wednesday. Hey, Truth, were you as bored as I was at that meeting Monday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_truth 10 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Yeah, you should have had to stay an extra hour to have them explain 15 minutes of crap to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_truth 10 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Anybody heard anything from the interviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimballin12 10 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 no i think that they have the meeting next tuesday or wednesday because it didnt say anything on wvva for sports last night but i could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs7695 185 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I've heard the girls team coach is going to be the new boys coach. Anyone else heard this? I think his name is Tony Mallamacha. Not sure if I spelled that right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_truth 10 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 That would be my guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMoney55 11 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I said this yesterday when I heard this news. If he is the new coach, bye bye Bluefield basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie07 11 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 I said this yesterday when I heard this news. If he is the new coach, bye bye Bluefield basketball. I wouldn't be so quick to throw him under the bus. He has honestly "overachieved" with the tools he had to work with in the girls program the past few years. When he had the talent, he took it and utilized it to the best he could which ended with a loss in the regional finals to the eventual Class AA champion, Summers County. I don't know how much of an X's and O's coach he is, but after seeing what he did with the girls team, I really think the understanding of the keys to Bluefield basketball are there: to get them moving and to play fast. If he can grasp that concept then I see how he could do no worse than both Havens and Gilliard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BEAVERTAIL Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I wouldn't be so quick to throw him under the bus. He has honestly "overachieved" with the tools he had to work with in the girls program the past few years. When he had the talent, he took it and utilized it to the best he could which ended with a loss in the regional finals to the eventual Class AA champion, Summers County. And he was leading in the fourth, but had honestly only 5 skilled players. If one player had kept her grades up, we might have been in Charleston. Not to mention he probably lost to one of the greatest coaches in all of WV for a awhile now, Wayne Ryan. Bluefield will be down this year, but just give it time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMoney55 11 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'll give him credit for developing Destiny Tolliver into the player she is today because she wasn't too great her 9th grade year. Now she has learned to use her height and has much improved on her skills. Anyway, I am just not convinced by him. Every game I've been to he seems to never have control over his players and cannot make in game adjustments. I just do not think he is the guy for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs800809 10 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 WVVA had on their 6pm newscast that the Board of Education is voting tonight on the hiring of Large as the new head basketball coach at BHS...God help us all!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldgeneral 10 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I hope all works out for BHS. It's nice having a school competitive in the state playoffs. I don't know much about Large, but it seems like most doubt him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BEAVERTAIL Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I hope all works out for BHS. It's nice having a school competitive in the state playoffs. I don't know much about Large, but it seems like most doubt him. as they should... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavsone 10 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Well goodbye Bluefield basketball. I doubt we will ever make it back to Charleston for the tourney. You can have all the talent in the world, but coaching is HUGE!!!! Besides I have heard that some of the players will not play for him since he was appointed. Or so they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetMoney55 11 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I know some of the players are fine with Malamachi (sp?) coaching, as for Large, they are not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhs7695 185 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Buster was a teacher and assistant football & basketball coach at BJHS while I was there. I never had him for a class nor did I ever hear of any problems from my friends that had a class or played under him. I remember when he left the high school football staff for the J.I Burton job, I believe, and they had their first winning season in like 20 years in football or something like that under him. Why do the players not want to play for the man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Crue 49 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Doubtful on the winning season in 20 year thing, because Large came after the guy who is the D-Coord at UVA-Wise (Kuzco) now and that guy won a lot of games from what i remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I don't see why everyone is doubting Busters coaching abilities...I think he will turn bluefields losing ways in Charleston around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 I don't see why everyone is doubting Busters coaching abilities...I think he will turn bluefields losing ways in Charleston around I agree. I think he will play to the strenghts of his players...he won't use race horses to plow a field and he won't take plow horses to the Kentucky Derby. Now the question is...will the kids come out to play for him??? If the kids come out, the Beavers will be fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 Doubtful on the winning season in 20 year thing, because Large came after the guy who is the D-Coord at UVA-Wise (Kuzco) now and that guy won a lot of games from what i remember. JIB had had several bad seasons before Buster took over the head coaching job. He did turn them around and get them in the playoffs in short order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimballin12 10 Report Share Posted October 29, 2008 i think beaver basketball will be a good team this year and i think beaver will make it make upstate again this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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