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Post by Bornthrilla on May 5, 2009 13:31:19 GMT -5
Aahhbibboy, I will credit you for leading the praise for Coach Robinson. There are other people alongside Coach Bibbs who helped make Beatdowns Unlimited what it is, no one will argue that fact.
I think during this offseason, I will try it interview some of the other assistants/support staff so that A&T fans can learn more about who else is playing a key role behind the scenes.
I am sure Bibbs herself would love for her staff to get more recgonition.
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Post by aggieman007 on May 5, 2009 14:06:12 GMT -5
Did Coach Robinson get the job?
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 5, 2009 14:12:26 GMT -5
According to sources within the A&T athletics department, Coach Robinson is indeed leaving for VCU.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 5, 2009 15:04:31 GMT -5
All of you have totally taken what I was saying out of context. Sorry, I think it's just a case of my reputation preceding me. This is not about Bibbs. She's great. She's been great. The way it looks, she will always be great. This has nothing to do with what she's done and will continue to do. OK. I hope that is clear. I aree with ALL OF YOU on Bibbs. OK As a matter of fact oldeschool, I had to back you down earlier in the year. This is about how good enough Robinson was to take how good she already was/is to levels that even she hadn't reached before. If you can't understand what I'm saying now, I'm sorry. Just understand that I am not creating a riff or even criticizing the woman. Just understand that and I think we'll be ok. assistant coaches are very important to the success of a head coach. i don't think anyone will argue that point. and no one should undermine the contributions robinson has made to coach bibbs' staff. i'm sure its no coincidence that two of bibbs' most coveted recruits (tweet cook and amber calvin) are both from fayetteville which is robinson's hometown where he went to high school and starred at e.e. smith. so you've got to believe he had a hand in their recruitment. but to suggest that bibbs' growth as a coach and the success of this year's team would have been stunted without robinson is baseless. if you could show me in her past where bibbs has never had similar success to this year's success, it would then give credibility to what you're saying. but bibbs has always been successful and has won 10 or 11 conference championships in the past. there's nothing in her past that tells me she would have been any less successful this year without robinson. whenever you have a hall of fame caliber coach, other programs will always take a look your assistants. but a coach doesn't stay on top for 20 plus years at 3 different schools with 3 different staffs if her growth was heavily reliant on her assistants. if robinson leaves, bibbs will just hire another assistant and the beat will go on. and think about it, robinson was an assistant to curtis hunter during his final two years at a&t. hunter went 1-26 in the last year. where was all of robinson's recruits then?
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 5, 2009 15:31:36 GMT -5
Oldschool, I don't think we need to get into a debate about Robinson's impact to this coaching staff. He was a great assistant coach who helped A&T win championships.
I say we should just be happy with his accomplishments and glad that his hard work is now paying off for him.
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 5, 2009 15:51:28 GMT -5
i'm not knocking robinson at all and i'm certainly not doubting his ability to coach. i hate to see him leave but if he sees a better opportunity for himself at vcu, then i'm happy for him.
but the point i was trying to make is that an assistant's success is largely impacted by the head coach. even though robinson may have been a good assistant, hunter's lack of success as the head coach didn't do very much to enhance robinson's marketability. whereas i'm sure bibbs' success enhanced robinson's marketability...
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Post by roythomas on May 5, 2009 17:13:59 GMT -5
oldschoolaggie, Robinson wasnt with Hunter his last 2 seasons. He was a grad assistant in 01-02 after he finished playing. So to sum it up, Robinson wasnt doing any recruiting.
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Post by aahhbigboy on May 5, 2009 18:32:59 GMT -5
i'm not knocking robinson at all and i'm certainly not doubting his ability to coach. i hate to see him leave but if he sees a better opportunity for himself at vcu, then i'm happy for him. but the point i was trying to make is that an assistant's success is largely impacted by the head coach. even though robinson may have been a good assistant, hunter's lack of success as the head coach didn't do very much to enhance robinson's marketability. whereas i'm sure bibbs' success enhanced robinson's marketability... I won't even get in the Bibbs aspect of this. I refuse to go there. But you are so clueless that it's shameful. Dude was a GRAD ASSISTANT. When have you ever seen a grad assistant recruit? lol That's about as bad as me having something to say about Witter when he was a frosh. lol Furthermore, it's obvious that you didn't know Hunter or anything about the way he ran a program. Hunter's 1-26 was his fault and his fault only. Unless of course, you wanna blame it on incompetent admin or facilities. lol Like Thrilla keeps saying. Dude deserves this. I can't think of one assistant in the history of both basketball programs that was able to to even have the opportunity that Robinson has. Not even for Corbett. That alone, speaks for itself.
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Post by roythomas on May 5, 2009 19:09:44 GMT -5
We should be happy for Robinson to move on to a bigger school. A&T is a stepping stone for him. VCU will be a stepping stone as well. In 8 years when Robinson has a head coaching gig at a major school, the same people down playing his role with the lady Aggies will be the same ones screaming "he's an aggie" and A&T gave him his start.
Do you think VCU would hire this guy based truly on Bibbs success? Exactly, maybe A&T would, thats why the athletic program is in the position it is in now.
Forget about Robinson, he's gone. Lets analyze the men's bball staff:
This should be the real topic of conversation
Eaves-What has he accomplished??? yea yea yea yea yea yea blah blah blah blah What has he won? Nothing!!!!!!! Time to turn the page on this guy? He's a fraud.
The white assistant-Who has he signed? I urge you guys to go to the website and read this guys history. Laughable at best
Booth-Its his first year, so I cant give him a grade. I will say this, if he doesnt get to the nearest men's wearhouse,s&k or K&G menswear and go up a couple of sizes on his suits/sport coats, Im gonna have to talk to him!!
Frye-Im not sure what his role is
But this staff is not gonna get it done!! Hunter has been gone since 03, 6 years is more than enough time to do what Bozeman has done in 1 or 2.
I dont get it
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Post by roythomas on May 5, 2009 19:15:14 GMT -5
Before you Eaves defenders come to the rescue, make sure you provide me with a list of accomplishments!!!
Anything less than a Meac title or tourney appearance is not an accomplishment. I just raised the bar!!! Bibbs got a title in less time. Bozeman did the same thing. I could put a 5 year old in Eaves position and get the same results with a lot less pay!
Take the blinders off people
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Post by Maxell on May 5, 2009 23:32:19 GMT -5
I could put a 5 year old in Eaves position and get the same results with a lot less pay! That's a stretch.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 6, 2009 9:04:35 GMT -5
Tarrell Robinson enters his fourth season under women’s basketball head coach Patricia Cage-Bibbs in his second stint as an assistant coach at N.C. A&T. After a season in which helped Bibbs put together one of the most impressive seasons in school history, Robinson was promoted to associate head coach. Robinson earned the new position by establishing himself as one of the best recruiters in the MEAC.
Under Bibbs’ guidance, he was instrumental in the Aggies 2006 recruiting class. Among the outstanding athletes in that class was Ta’Wuana “Tweet” Cook, who eventually became the first MEAC Rookie of the Year in the history of the N.C. A&T women’s basketball program. The class also included Lamona Smalley, one of the best rebounders in the conference and an all-tournament selection in 2008. Shantar Waddell was named MEAC Rookie of the Week during the 2006-2007 season.
Robinson repeated and accomplished the same for the Aggies 2007 class. He was out front in helping Bibbs bring in the most highly regarded recruit in the history of the Aggies program. Jaleesa Sams was ranked as high as No. 31 nationally by Scouts.com. Robinson also helped the program bring in two more excellent recruits that could help the Aggies be a premiere team in the MEAC for years to come. The Aggies 2008 class also looks to be impressive.
An Aggie alumnus, Robinson brings experience as a player and as a successful coach on the high school level. Robinson returned to his alma mater after two seasons as the assistant boys basketball coach at High Point (N.C.) Andrews High School, where he helped Andrews compile a 42-13 record and a pair of appearances in the NCHSAA State Tournament.
Prior to coaching at Andrews, Robinson spent two seasons as an assistant coach at N.C. A&T. He served as the graduate assistant for the men’s basketball team for the 2001-02 season. He worked with student-athletes with individual skill development and served as the film exchange coordinator. He also coordinated the summer basketball camp and taught classes in the university’s Health and Physical Education Department.
The following season, Robinson was named as an assistant coach for the Aggie women’s basketball program. He served as the team’s recruiting coordinator and played a key role in helping the Lady Aggies win more games than the previous three seasons combined. Robinson believes in teaching and coaching and has filled a number of roles in both capacities.
He has participated as an instructor in basketball camps hosted by NCAA Division I head coaches Roy Williams (North Carolina), Skip Prosser and Fran McCafferty. He is an active participant in the award-winning National Youth Sports Program (NYSP) at N.C. A&T. Robinson also has taught at risk children at local elementary schools as a part of the university’s Gear-Up Foundation Program.
Robinson had a stellar playing career at N.C. A&T. He scored 934 career points, grabbed more than 700 rebounds and blocked 35 shots during his career. He had a 15-rebound performance against Bethune-Cookman in 2001 and averaged 11.5 points and 7.4 rebounds his last two seasons in an Aggies uniform.
Robinson attended E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, N.C., where he was a Honorable Mention McDonald’s All-American and lettered three years on the varsity level. Robinson earned his B.A. degree in psychology in 2001 and, is enrolled in the graduate program at N.C. A&T, where he is a candidate for a master’s degree in Human Performance and Leisure Studies.
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 6, 2009 9:14:17 GMT -5
This should go to show you that hard work eventually pays off.
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Post by treese on May 6, 2009 11:06:56 GMT -5
Dang....another homeboy doing good things...Robinson attended E.E. Smith High School in Fayetteville, N.C., GOLDEN BULLS!!! ;D
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Post by oleschoolaggie on May 6, 2009 11:41:31 GMT -5
Before you Eaves defenders come to the rescue, make sure you provide me with a list of accomplishments!!! Anything less than a Meac title or tourney appearance is not an accomplishment. I just raised the bar!!! Bibbs got a title in less time. Bozeman did the same thing. I could put a 5 year old in Eaves position and get the same results with a lot less pay! Take the blinders off people how many other meac coaches have accomplished what bibbs and bozeman have accomplished? bare in mind there's 24 head basketball coaches in the meac. it ain't about what bozeman or bibbs has accomplished, its about who in the meac has accomplished more than eaves. now after you point out 3 or 4 coaches, what about the other 20? no one has blinders on, folks are just realistic...
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