A Few More Games.....
When I was about 14 Years Old I began listening to Lou Rawls. It was not just the sound of the Chicago native's voice that attracted my attention. It was the message in the words. I could relate to "Dead End Street". I knew what the meaning behind Stormy Monday" and "Tobacco Road".... I understood the Lines about "the Eagle flies on Friday" and I knew a great many men who fit the description in "Street Corner Hustler's Blues".  There was another song though which I now like. I coulnd't understand it then because it takes time to appreciate its meaning. Its Title is "A couple more years..." It's about why younger people listen (or should listen) to older people; It's about why Children should listen to their parents; It's about why Rookies should listen to Veterans and I guess it's about why Players should listen to their Coaches.... No, that does not mean that the afore-mentioned are always right, but there is something to be said for the wisdom which may come from their experiences. Lou Rawls sings about being tired from running while others are learning to crawl, ... he says that "he didn't write the song, he just learned how to sing it"... in short he has a couple of years on you, that's all. Maybe that is what coaching is about. You try and take the things you've learned over the years, and pass them on to your players. You review all the Games, you've played; all the Players you've played against and all the coaches you've worked with or coached against... you put it all together and call it your view of the Game. Does it mean that you are always right? No! Does it mean that you know everything about Basketball or Life? No! It just means that maybe you've played a few more Games than those you are trying to teach...! Below are some the Games that I have played along the way.....

 

 

Players			Coaches
Julius Erving		NBA / College		Bob McKillop		Davidson College / Holy Trinity HS / Hofstra University
Walt Frazier		NBA			Rick Pitino	Univ.Kentucky
Terry Cummings		NBA		Long Beach State		Jerry Tarkinian
Rick Barry		NBA	Mike Kryzewski			Duke
Ralph Sampson		NBA		Wake Forest		Dave Odom
Alex English		NBA		Nets	Kevin Loughery
Nate Archibald		NBA		NC State Univ.		Jim Volvano
John Schumate		NBA		LSU	Dale Brown
Walli Jones		NBA		Univ. North Carolina		Sylvia Hatchell
Billy Cunningham		NBA		Hofsta University		Albert Schwarz
Steve Mix		NBA	Paul Lynner			Hofstra University
Calvin Murphy		College		Princeton	Gary Walters
Dean Memminger		NBA		St.Joe's Univ.		Jack Ramsey
Billy Paultz		ABA / College		Jack Kraft	Villanova Univ.
Billy Schaefer		ABA / College		Pete Carril	Princeton
Joe DuPre		ABA	Randy Wiel			UNC-Asheville / Univ. North Carolina
Jim Volvano		College		Duke University		Gayle Gaestenkors
Kevin Joyce		College / ABA		Katie Meiers			UNC-Asheville / UNC-Charlotte
Bob McKillop		College		UNC-Asheville / Marietta College			Vicki Giffin
Detlef Musch		Germany		Univ. Georgia		Andy Landers
Mike Koch		Germany	Rick Reeves			Southern Mississippi		Former Players in USA/Europe
Henrich Roedel		Germany						Vicki Giffin
Ed Ratliff		College						Kristy Wallner
Matt Doherty		College			Nebenbei.....			Chelsea Chowning
Ollie Taylor		ABA			Professional Football Players			Janet Fowler
Bill Melchioni		ABA		NY Jets	Rich Castor			Rorbert Garrett
Matt Goukas		College			Eddie Bell	NY Jets		Demond Greene
Mike Riordan		NBA			Al Woodall	NY Jets		Michael Jordan (QB)
Ernie Grunfeld		College		Denver Broncos		Wandy Williams		John McNeil
Bernard King		College			Matt Snell	NY Jets
Dirk Nowitzki		Germany			Joe Rizzo	Denver Broncos
Walt Szcerbiak		College
Mike Dunleavy		College
Al Skinner		College	Ronnie Nunn			NBA Ref / Commissioner
			started at Ray Ingram Basketball Officials Course at Hofstra
Coaching Stops
Long Island Lutheran Camps ... Assistant Coach							5 Summers
Rick Barry Basketball Camps ... Assistant Coach							2 Summers
Walt Frazier Basketball Camps ... Assistant Coach							1 Summer
Hofstra University ... Assistant Coach								1 Year
Cold Spring Harbor HS ... Head Coach								1 Year
Grace Lutheran School ... Head Coach								1 Year
Fulda Germany DYA ... Head Coach (U-16 US-European Youth Champions)								3 Years
FT Fulda Germany ... various League Championships (incl. Oberliga und Regionalliga)								9 Years
TSV Weilheim (Damen 1.Basketball Bundesliga) 4.Platz und Ronchetti Cup Teilnahme								1 Year
Davidson College ... Assistant Coach								2 Years
Italian Junior National Women's Team ... Head Coach beim Try-Outs and Trainings-Camp								2 Summers
Ritz Ingram Camps in Spain								1 Summer
George School (Philadelphia, Pa.) ... (lost Finals Game of Independent Schools Championship)								1 Year
UNC-Asheville ... NCAA Division 1 ... Head Coach							4 Years
DJK Wuerzburg ... 1.Bundesliga Damen Head Coach / Jugend Trainer								2 Years
Bayern U-20 Auswahl ... Head Coach								1 Year
Artland Dragons ... 2.Bundesliga ... Co-Trainer ... TSV Quakenbrueck ... Head Coach								2 Years
ASC Mainz .... 1.Regionalliga Herren... Head Coach							Half-Season
ART Duesseldorf .... 1 Regionalliga Herren (Aufstieg 2.Bundesliga) ... Co-Trainer								Half-Season
TSV Quakenbrueck / Jugend und 2.Regionalliga Herren							2 Years
Artland Dragons ... 2.Bundesliga (Aufstieg 1.Bundesliga) / 1.Bundesliga Assistant Coach								2 Years
TSV Quakenbrueck Dragons ... Jugend Bereich und 2.Bundesliga Damen								6 Years
BBV Leipzig Eagles 1.Bundesliga Damen								2 Years
FT Fulda Roadrunners		current	aktuell	ab 01.Mai	2010
Player Stops
Olney High School (Philadelphia, Pa) ... All-Public
Hofstra University ... NCAA Div.1
Scranton Miners ... EBL
NJ Nets .... ABA Pre-Season Camp
Phila. 76'ers ... NBA Pre-Season Camp
Fort Benning Military Team
Fulda Military (11th ACR) Military Team
Fulda Roadrunners Germany
TSV Weilheim ... 1.Regionalliga