Nice article on Fran from the Philadelphia Inquirer
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That was actually one of the best articles I've read about Coach McCaffery. Thanks!
Great article. I guess we now have a new nickname for Fran the man. White lightening.
However, I did get a nauseated feeling when talking about Fran leaving for a better job. Barta needs to make sure this doesn't happen.
However, I did get a nauseated feeling when talking about Fran leaving for a better job. Barta needs to make sure this doesn't happen.
Thanks for sharing this...after reading it I was kind of struck wondering why Fran hasn't harvested a few top notch players from Philadelphia or from other locales out east...
Hope he stays where he is...and mostly hope his wife and kids love Iowa...that is most important.
Hope he stays where he is...and mostly hope his wife and kids love Iowa...that is most important.
Why? I have waited a long time for Iowa to return to relevance. A LONG time, and I like it here.
Really nice read.
Quote from Fran's brother Jack:
Ask Jack why Fran has succeeded as a basketball coach, he'll start with: "He's a people person. He knows people and remembers people and remembers parents. He connects."
Jack talked about seeing his brother chatting up older folks at some road games. He figures it was the parents of a player. He was surprised to find out it was the parents of an opposing player. His brother had seen them from past stops.
Quote from Fran's brother Jack:
Ask Jack why Fran has succeeded as a basketball coach, he'll start with: "He's a people person. He knows people and remembers people and remembers parents. He connects."
Jack talked about seeing his brother chatting up older folks at some road games. He figures it was the parents of a player. He was surprised to find out it was the parents of an opposing player. His brother had seen them from past stops.
