Charlie Coles unleashed

[CarltonBanks]

Here is reason No. 12,343 why I love Miami (Ohio) men's basketball coach Charlie Coles. The audio clip is fairly long because Keith Dambrot, Lewis Orr and Geno Ford were on the conference call before him, but about 15 minutes in (use the slider to go about a third of the way over) Charlie gives us pure gold. One of the best and underrated basketball coaches in the country. The link to the teleconference is here:

http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=204866081

 

[Bubbler]

I didn't listen, but I don't have to. Charlie Coles is the ****.

 

[slappy4428]

I didn't listen, but I don't have to. Charlie Coles is the ****.

Amen, brother....

 

[Killick]

That was fairly tame, as far as Charlie's all-time greatest hits go, but still pretty funny — especially the bit about the kid getting injured for the fifth year in a row. ("I'm glad he got that record, because it's about the only record he's going to set.")

 

[Brian]

Even as an Ohio grad, I agree. I love Charlie Coles.

He's one of those guys that makes college basketball great.

 

[D-3 Fan]

The few 3 minutes in was pretty amusing. After the host introduces Akron's coach Keith Dambrot, Dambrot is heard in the background saying "it's okay, they can wait 10 ****ing seconds."

Priceless.

 

[slappy4428]

Dambrot has always been a tool.

 

[CarltonBanks]

And the guy the MAC had running the show...sounded like an intern. I heard that Dambrot blurb as well. Stay classy, Keith. Stay classy. What amazed me wad Geno Ford. After a few coaches that sounded like English was their second language, Ford gets on and actually uses complete sentences and gives the writers plenty to work with. Lewis Orr had all the personality of a turnip, except when he was talking to Elton Alexander from the "Cleveland Plain Deal."

 

[Killick]

I could *so* work for the Plain Deal.

 

[noodles]

Charlie Coles is one of the top five coaches to deal with in college hoops and an A+ individual.

 

[Shaggy]

I only interviewed Charlie Coles once, but I will never forget it. He is an unforgettable personality.

 

[Cousin Jeffrey]

Charlie Coles is the man. I once went to a press conference of his after I graduated, just because I was at a game. Grant Wahl wrote this great story on him awhile back:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1027530/index.htm

Geno's a real good dude too. Sick player as well.

 

[CarltonBanks]

That is a great story on Charlie. He is a helluva coach and has produced quite a bit of talent when you think about it (Ira Newble and Wally Szczerbiak in the NBA and Devin Davis should have played in the NBA...was on the Cavs practice roster but just faded away). And he never, ever doesn't answer every single question no matter how bad it is.
As for Geno Ford, I was covering MAC Basketball when he was running the point at OU. Dude could flat-out stick from distance. Very fun to watch.

 

[lantaur]

Those guys you mentioned were recruited by Herb Sendek, not Coles, if I recall correctly. Anyway, having had the opportunity to cover Coles for a bit, I'd agree that he was a good guy to interview. I do recall there might have been some shady dealings by him at the HS level (at least some accusations), though.

 

[KP]

I didn't listen, but I don't have to. Charlie Coles is the ****.

This Bobcat agrees 100%.

 

[CarltonBanks]

Those guys you mentioned were recruited by Herb Sendek, not Coles, if I recall correctly. Anyway, having had the opportunity to cover Coles for a bit, I'd agree that he was a good guy to interview. I do recall there might have been some shady dealings by him at the HS level (at least some accusations), though.

Don't quote me but I think Davis was Herb's recruit while Wally World and Newble were Charlie's Coles came to Miami for the 94-95 season and Wally's senior year was 98-99. Newble transferred to Miami for the 95-96 season. Davis got to Oxford in 1993, so he would have been Herb's.

 

[slappy4428]

..."But we're playing against teams with athletes on them. A-t-h-l-e-t-e-s..."

 

[D-3 Fan]

You know, just for old times' sake, we have to replay Charlie's greatest moment!

 

[BYH]

Lewis Orr had all the personality of a turnip, except when he was talking to Elton Alexander from the "Cleveland Plain Deal."

That was the knock on him at Seton Hall, which remedied his blandness by hiring Bobby Gonzalez. That worked out well.

 

[lantaur]

Those guys you mentioned were recruited by Herb Sendek, not Coles, if I recall correctly. Anyway, having had the opportunity to cover Coles for a bit, I'd agree that he was a good guy to interview. I do recall there might have been some shady dealings by him at the HS level (at least some accusations), though.

Don't quote me but I think Davis was Herb's recruit while Wally World and Newble were Charlie's Coles came to Miami for the 94-95 season and Wally's senior year was 98-99. Newble transferred to Miami for the 95-96 season. Davis got to Oxford in 1993, so he would have been Herb's.

Can't recall if Szczerbiak played for Sendek, but Herb definitely recruited him. And Coles' first year at Miami was 1996-97.