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Mike Deane Retrospective
« on: April 23, 2017, 10:21:08 AM »
Found this old article interesting about "The Seat Belt Man". One, he turned down Northwestern before he took the MU job. The second, this quote, which I found hilarious considering his team's play:

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"For me, it was an easy transition. For the players, it's a gigantic transition. My philosophy is fast-break basketball-moving the ball up the floor quickly on transition and utilizing the three-point shot. Kevin was a proponent of the half-court walk-it-up game with the emphasis on a solid defense."

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-12-04/sports/9412040097_1_bill-cords-nu-bill-foster

« Last Edit: April 23, 2017, 10:26:23 AM by Dr. Blackheart »

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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2017, 12:54:28 PM »


In all seriousness, Deane was a good basketball coach - just a very poor recruiter.  I did not realize he turned down Northwestern.  What was his exact quote - At a place like Marquette, fans should be satisfied with an occasional tournament appearance, or something like that? 
 

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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2017, 03:42:03 PM »
His siena teams were very fast paced.  But credit to Deane who was an outstanding coach he quickly recognized the returnees were not suited to that style. 

His recruiting hurt him as the Oneil players left the program he beacme less and less successful.

My guess due to frustration on his coaches show during year 5, his final.  He stated MU fans were un realistic and they should be happy with only occasional NCAA appearances.  This was the end as it was wholly different than the fan bases and more importantly the administartions perspective. 
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2017, 06:40:45 PM »
His siena teams were very fast paced.  But credit to Deane who was an outstanding coach he quickly recognized the returnees were not suited to that style. 

His recruiting hurt him as the Oneil players left the program he beacme less and less successful.

My guess due to frustration on his coaches show during year 5, his final.  He stated MU fans were un realistic and they should be happy with only occasional NCAA appearances.  This was the end as it was wholly different than the fan bases and more importantly the administartions perspective.
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2017, 07:23:29 PM »
Shyte. I saw the title of the OP and I thought Deane had died.

Glad to see that's not true.
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2017, 07:30:46 PM »
Mike Deane was 100-55 in his five years at MU and won over 400 games overall. He understood how to coach winning basketball.
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2017, 11:05:28 PM »
Deane was one of the better X's and O's coaches MU has had, imo.

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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2017, 11:16:53 PM »
Deane was one of the better X's and O's coaches MU has had, imo.

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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2017, 12:06:31 AM »
Shyte. I saw the title of the OP and I thought Deane had died.

Glad to see that's not true.

Well, he kinda did. Got suspended for fighting a fellow assistant, then he was "retired".

The DOBO job would await him, if only he had Jerry's demeanor. Turner's could use the business too.

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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2017, 05:14:55 AM »
Mike Deane was 100-55 in his five years at MU and won over 400 games overall. He understood how to coach winning basketball.

He would have rather gone to a horsetrack, a bar or a golf course then spend time at an AAU event. 
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2017, 07:30:53 AM »
I remember going to a game in his last season and the BC had the atmosphere of a funeral home.  He may have been an good Xs and Os coach, but he was done.  Fired at the right time and replaced with the right person.

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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2017, 09:12:07 AM »
Turner's could use the business too.

My brother worked as a bartender there during Deane's tenure. Told me some good stories, mostly involving him hitting on ladies less than half his age.
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2017, 10:47:54 AM »
Also one of the quickest to call a time-out.  I remember one game he called a time-out with less than a minute in the game to bark at someone...

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« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2017, 12:49:57 PM »
Also one of the quickest to call a time-out.  I remember one game he called a time-out with less than a minute in the game to bark at someone...

He actually did that all the time.  If he wasnt happy with the teams defensive intensity from the opening tip he would call a timeout n go ballistic.  I liked it. 
Great coach even more horrible recruiter.  Was good till oneils talent all graduated maybe the worst recruiter MU has seen.
The Arkansas game will always be one of my greatest disappointments.  That team was really really good.  Maybe the worst shooting night i have ever seen and they still woulda, coulda, shoulda won.  4 seed losing to a 12 seed, so dissapointing
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2017, 12:57:59 PM »
Would spend timeouts early and if your guy scored, unless you were a star scorer, you were coming out at the next dead ball.   Not a lot of talented guys want to play for a coach like that and he didn't spend nearly enough time or effort finding the ones who would.   Krunti Hester?
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2017, 04:22:08 PM »
The smallest part of building a successful basketball program is ability to use X's and O's.

Deane was mediocre to terrible at most of the others.
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2017, 04:57:46 PM »
Also one of the quickest to call a time-out.  I remember one game he called a time-out with less than a minute in the game to bark at someone...

Chris Crawford.

Though, to give Deane some credit, he did recruit some solid guys who were key to MU's resurgence under Crean in Cordell, Wardle, Nnamaka and Jon Harris. Alton Mason would have been a good one too, if not for MU's academic rigor. He tearing up Hutch in practice when he was told to leave.
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2017, 05:02:08 PM »
I lived in Albany when he was the Siena coach.  Had two local guys as roommates (Cuse grads...SMH) who took me to a Siena game.  2:00 into the game i ask "what the hell's wrong with that coach?".  One guy hands the other $20 - apparently the over/under on me asking was 5:00 minutes.

Edit: Same exact bar stories from Albany

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« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2017, 05:03:48 PM »
Post Al, Dean-o may have been the best game coach at MU. When he was fired, many were upset at Cords and MU for the short rope. Cords saw the fall off coming, though, and made the tough and right call. 

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« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2017, 05:12:30 PM »
Post Al, Dean-o may have been the best game coach at MU. When he was fired, many were upset at Cords and MU for the short rope. Cords saw the fall off coming, though, and made the tough and right call.
As much as I thought Deane was a good game coach , it was the right call. Prevented the glaciers from our mini ice age to return.  College athletics is still primarily about the talent differential.
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2017, 06:03:26 PM »
Deano bit the buttocks of a female lawyer in Turners as she stood drinking at the bar.

I remember when Paula returned to NY for "professional reasons."

Marquette was very well represented by the dark-glassed one.


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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #21 on: April 24, 2017, 08:19:44 PM »
Deano bit the buttocks of a female lawyer in Turners as she stood drinking at the bar.

I remember when Paula returned to NY for "professional reasons."

Marquette was very well represented by the dark-glassed one.

Deane was a wild one in the bars.  And yes many were down on MU for firing a coach that had averaged 20 wins n won a conference title in 5 years but the team was heading in the wrong ditection n the recruiting was terrible.  It was the right call. As Crean had two .500 seasons while rebuilding the talent. That said F Crean.
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« Reply #22 on: April 24, 2017, 08:22:35 PM »
Crean sucks
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Re: Mike Deane Retrospective
« Reply #23 on: April 24, 2017, 09:32:44 PM »
You knew he meant business when he broke out the gold wired smoke tint glasses.  In his last years I thought to myself could our team get any whiter or stiff. Dick Shaw, Jarrod Lovett, Mike Bargen, Brian Wardle, etc.  I was so used to that crap that watching DWade explode down the lane for a tomahawk dunk was a huge breath of fresh air.

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« Reply #24 on: April 24, 2017, 10:30:28 PM »
You knew he meant business when he broke out the gold wired smoke tint glasses.  In his last years I thought to myself could our team get any whiter or stiff. Dick Shaw, Jarrod Lovett, Mike Bargen, Brian Wardle, etc.  I was so used to that crap that watching DWade explode down the lane for a tomahawk dunk was a huge breath of fresh air.

Lovette, Bargan and Wardle were good players. Dick was a KO recruit.

And who cares what color our players are? Butler and St Mary's, to name two off the top of my highly intelligent head, did ok with a bunch of white kids.
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