JD Barnett Kudos

[ramathon74]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/28/AR2009092803627.html

Big article on new Wizards coach Flip Saunders and his career. Talks about Wizards pre-season camp starting today at VCU. Saunders spent two years under JD at Tulsa as an assistant, wonder if he knows JD was first a head coach at VCU?

Saunders also began to formulate his sizeable playbook, compiling notes from his previous coaches into a three-ring binder. Dutcher invited Saunders back to Minnesota each year to teach the match-up zone defense and later asked him to serve as an assistant at his alma mater. After five seasons and one Big Ten championship, Saunders moved to Tulsa, where he spent two seasons working under J.D. Barnett, whom he describes as "probably one of the best defensive minds I've ever been around."

Also wonder if JD was still puking before games at Tulsa? Maybe VCU should pay for JD to come in and attend Wizard's camp and to talk to Coach Smart.

 

[ViCtorioUs]

J.D. would probably puke before a backyard badminton game. Quite possibly the most intense competitive person I've ever met.

 

[BradRamFan]

I wonder how many floor boards they had to replace from all the stomping he (JD )would do during games. He was able to get the best out of he players and it showed. Great coach and great players.

Darn, that just reminded me of Mike Schlegel....may he rest in peace.

 

[VRam]

We should have given JD his job back when he asked for it. JD was the best.