Tribute to Lute Olson

Posted on July 29, 2009 by dinogomez22

It was amazing to speak with Randy Brown about his days coaching alongside Lute Olson.  The way Randy spoke about Lute told you just how much he learned from him and how much he admired the person he is. Randy didn’t simply say Lute was an amazing coach, he said Lute is an amazing person. [...]

Filed under: General, NCAA News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Randy Brown: Mentor to over 100 Coaches into the Collegiate Level

Posted on July 27, 2009 by dinogomez22

This past Friday I spoke on the phone for twenty minutes with coach Randy Brown about his coaching career. I asked him a few questions about the process of becoming a coach. In a moment we’ll take a look at those questions and his responses but before we jump into that interview, lets go over [...]

Filed under: Coaching Career Path, General, Interviews | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

James Harden and Jordan Hill Sign

Posted on July 12, 2009 by dinogomez22

Arizona’s Jordan Hill and Arizona State’s James Harden have inked contracts for their respected NBA teams. Hill was the 8th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft for the New York Knicks while James Harden was the 3rd overall pick for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Details of Harden’s contract were not released yet however it [...]

Filed under: General | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Arizona sets a record with 31 draft picks since 1989

Posted on July 2, 2009 by dinogomez22

When Chase Budinger and Jordan Hill were called into the NBA this year they made the 30th and 31st players from Arizona to be drafted into the league since 1989. You see in 1989 the NBA draft was shortened into 2 rounds and since then only a few elite programs can say they have had [...]

Filed under: Dino Gomez, General, NCAA News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Jordan Hill gets off the ground fast but is down to earth

Posted on July 1, 2009 by dinogomez22

When Jordan Hill showed up at the University of Arizona as a freshman, he was just tall. After 3 years in Tucson playing under 3 different coaches he is now tall and NBA caliber talented. As you may know,  Hill was drafted 8th overall in this recent 2009 NBA draft by the New York Knicks [...]

Filed under: Dino Gomez, General, NBA | Tagged: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Better yet, which college team lost the most in the 2009 NBA draft?

Posted on June 28, 2009 by dinogomez22

It’s fun to discuss the NBA draft in terms of which NBA team will benefit the most from their picks as well as which players were drafted too soon or too late. However it is rare that a rookie comes into the league and dominates right away. They may snatch a starting position and put [...]

Filed under: Dino Gomez, General, NCAA News | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Best draft picks from second round in past 10 years

Posted on June 24, 2009 by dinogomez22

With the NBA draft another day closer, we have decided to recall the best draft picks from the second round in the past 10 years. These players were selected at positions where a career normally doesn’t exist for them  in the NBA after a matter of 3 or 4 years. We will start with the [...]

Filed under: Dino Gomez, General, NBA | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

James Harden and Gilbert Arenas Twins?

Posted on June 22, 2009 by dinogomez22

The NBA draft is only three days out and the only thing that is certain is that everything is uncertain. Teams in the past years at three days out almost always knew which players were going to be available when their turn to pick was up and they knew which players they’ll most likely decide [...]

Filed under: Dino Gomez, General, NBA | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

A Moment with Brandon Jennings

Posted on June 13, 2009 by dinogomez22

What happened to the best player to come out of high school last year? He failed academically to make it into the University of Arizona and charged over to Italy to grab some gourmet pasta, bread with butter, and a professional contract playing for Rome is what happened. That’s right, Brandon Jennings the number one [...]

Filed under: General, NCAA News | Tagged: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.