Post by RusskyHoya on Feb 1, 2007 22:36:32 GMT -5
www.ivygateblog.com/blog/2007/01/princeton_coach_hates_players_and_vice_versa.html
Interesting how the Zoomies got good AFTER he left. Turns out coaching really is a hard gig, even in the Ivy League.
Scott, who has the unenviable role of filling the shoes of former coach John Thompson III, has been by all accounts a huge bust for the Tigers. And it's becoming increasingly clear that his personality has something to do with it. Scott, late of the top job at the Air Force academy, tends to start each season by kicking a few players off his team. This year was no exception (although Princeton did issue this hilarious "roster clarification" to make it seem like sophomore Geoff Kestler actually didn't leave the program, which, we're telling you, he did).
But now players are saving Scott the trouble of booting them by fleeing the team themselves. In early January, one the squad's top freshmen, Blake Wilson, announced he would be leaving Scott's program to transfer to St. Joseph's. Senior Max Schafer's minutes were cut so sharply he quit. And last week, recruiting site Scout.com broke news that the team's top recruit -- Jeff Peterson -- would break his commitment to Princeton (despite getting in early decision) and find another school to play for.
Interesting how the Zoomies got good AFTER he left. Turns out coaching really is a hard gig, even in the Ivy League.
