Good Article About Bill Bayno

[upstonehouse]

Hey Lions fans... living up in Portland I've heard a bit of chatter about Bill Bayno (a Blazers assistant) and the LMU job. A few weeks ago there was a nice article written about him in the Portland Tribune and I thought it might be a good primer for some of you who might not know a ton about him:

www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=120484313921832200

He's definitely gone through a lot, but I also know that Kevin Pritchard (the GM of the Blazers) has a very keen eye for talent and for coaches, and if Pritchard feels like Bayno is a valuable member of his staff (which he does) that's a pretty high compliment. And you can't argue with his pedigree in terms of coaches he's worked with - Larry Brown, John Calipari, Bill Self, and now Nate MacMillan.

Anyway... my gut feeling tells me that if you don't get Montgomery, Bill Bayno would be a pretty darn good get.

[lionspride]

Thanks for the interesting article upstonehouse, but let's keep Husak's eye on the prize....Monty. NO DISTRACTIONS for HUSAK. No being satisfied with second choices. Husak must get the first choice.

[bankman44]

Husak hired Brothers Pump. Brotehrs Pump want Bayno. Unless a miracle happens, I think Bayno is the next head coach. Lets hope he can recruit kids like Shawn Marion and Lamar Odom, and not get caught with a duffle bag full of cash in the parking lot behind Bare Elegance. Hell. I'll take a WCC Championship and a NCAA Tourny bid for a couple years of probation. Lets face it, there is no money to support a sustained champion in Westchester as long as Husak is incharge.

We have had 2 years of greatness during the last 20 years. Here is to 2 years of greatness under Bayno during the next 20 years.

Bankman,

[lionspride]

bankman44 said:

Husak hired Brothers Pump. Brotehrs Pump want Bayno. Unless a miracle happens, I think Bayno is the next head coach. Lets hope he can recruit kids like Shawn Marion and Lamar Odom, and not get caught with a duffle bag full of cash in the parking lot behind Bare Elegance. Hell. I'll take a WCC Championship and a NCAA Tourny bid for a couple years of probation. Lets face it, there is no money to support a sustained champion in Westchester as long as Husak is incharge.

We have had 2 years of greatness during the last 20 years. Here is to 2 years of greatness under Bayno during the next 20 years.

Bankman,

My thoughts are if LMU and Husak are willing to give "at risk" individuals a second chance, NOLAN RICHARDSON should be on top of our list (behind Montgomery, of course).

[fanblade]

bankman44 said:

Lets hope he can recruit kids like Shawn Marion and Lamar Odom, and not get caught with a duffle bag full of cash in the parking lot behind Bare Elegance.

any way to plausibly work Bare Elegance into a conversation deserves props.

With that being said though I don't think we all need to be so depressed. The man has had a little scandal around him and may have judgement issues because he coached a team named "Talk n Text Pals" or something but I don't think we need to begin a eulogy for the program.

Bayno is not my first choice but he has had success as a D1 HC in a competitive conference and not a terribly bad resume. His time in the pros could help with recruiting. I worry about what a poster said about his x and o's. I think recruiting is a priority and he looks like a great recruiting guy but we also need someone who can really coach. A WCC school cannot just rely on 4-5 star phenoms we need to build some talent and give them good guidance. But i guess if he could get us some 4 star phenoms who am I to complain?

Thanks for sharing the article upstonehouse.

[ironlions]

About 10 seconds after I read the article about Bayno this appears:

msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/7983936/Sources:-LMU-offers-job-to-Bayno

and Wikipeida already has this:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bayno