RE: Dr. Jack Ramsey

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>]

O'Brien did run the U. of Dayton program into the ground. Had a great first
season with Don Donoher's players, then it was a swift, steady decline. He
played Pitino's style--pressing, trapping, running--but couldn't recruit the
players to make it work. Everyone at UD will tell you the O'Brien era was an
unmitigated disaster. He's no more than a stop-gap this season. He knows it
and the players know it. You think they stopped listening to Pitino? Wait
till they run roughshod over poor Jim O'Brien. There may be a brief spike in
intensity, but it will be followed by a total collapse.

The question I'm waiting to see addressed is Chris Wallace's role. Is he
going to remain GM? Will he run the basketball operation? Is Richard Pond
running the basketball operation (uh oh)?

Mark