dailynews.com - 6/21/2009
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USC BASKETBALL: AD Garrett chooses well-traveled coach after others reject job. USC hired former Arizona coach Kevin O'Neill on Saturday to run its withering basketball program after another attempt to lure Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon failed. O'Neill, 52, was offered the job Friday after ...
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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/23/2009
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Mike Garrett and Kevin O’Neill were the main
attractions at Monday's news conference introducing USC's new basketball...
coach. O’Neill, the coach, was charming. Garrett, the athletic director who hired him was, uh… Garrett. "I really felt elated about ...
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USC's Mike Garrett says his record speaks for itself; agreed
msn.foxsports.com - 6/21/2009
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msn.foxsports.com —
Not with an ongoing NCAA investigation, a team
that has been basically ravaged of talent and the...
potential for major sanctions as the result of allegations that former coach Tim Floyd paid O.J. Mayo's "guy" $1,000 in cash. Pittsburgh's Jamie Dixon, a ...
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O'Neill not the right choice for USC gig - FOX Sports on MSN
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In Mike Garrett's eyes Kevin O'Neill was the only viable option
Conquest Chronicles —
... O'Neill has a reputation of being a good recruiter and game coach. His style has been compared to that of UCLA's Ben Howland, whose core curriculum is defense with offense at times considered an elective.
I haven't done a lot of digging but just who has O'Neill recruited that was relevant?
Tireless doesn't mean successful. I understand that many of his jobs were as a rebuilder but he is never around long enough to taste the fruits of his labor.
This passage from the DN made me laugh...
O'Neill ...
More response to the Kevin O'Neill hiring
Ballin' is a Habit —
... - Scott Wolf, LA Daily News: "O'Neill has developed a reputation as a love-him-or- hate-him coach with an attention to detail that sometimes became overshadowed by his fiery personality. During a game when he coached at Tennessee, O'Neill sent reserve Jason Moore into a game against Arkansas. After Moore made some errors and Tennessee lost its lead, O'Neill screamed at Moore, "You better hope you die before halftime!" Another time, O'Neill became so frustrated with a player during practice he sat in the stands for 15 minutes and booed him." ...
Extra Onions: Everybody hates Kevin O'Neill
The Dagger —
... Scott Wolf, Los Angeles Daily News:
"O'Neill has developed a reputation as a love-him-or- hate-him coach
with an attention to detail that sometimes became overshadowed by his
fiery personality. During a game when he coached at Tennessee, O'Neill
sent reserve Jason Moore into a game against Arkansas. After Moore made
some errors and Tennessee lost its lead, O'Neill screamed at Moore,
"You better hope you die before halftime!" Another time, O'Neill became
so frustrated with a player during practice he sat in the stands for 15
minutes and booed ...
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Kevin O'Neill is optimistic, I'll give him that...
conquestchronicles.com 6/24/2009 — You have to give Kevin O'Neill credit. He knows this is going to be a tough situation but he isn't going show his cards if he is worried.
He is going to put the best spin on it as possible and shoot for the moon .
"It would be my expectation, ...
Believe it or not, people still want the USC job
rivals.yahoo.com 6/17/2009 — Why, it seems like it was just yesterday when I referred to the USC basketball program as a "smoking, post-apocalyptic crater." My, how the time flies when you're having -- what's that? That was
yesterday? And the metaphor is still apt, ...
USC hires Kevin O'Neill; fans don't seem thrilled
latimesblogs.latimes.com 6/21/2009 — Trojan fans hope to eat their tweets, but their initial reaction to Kevin O'Neill's hire as USC's new men's basketball coach seems to be less than enthusiastic. You can find a sample of comments below. O'Neill has a 30-year track...
USC still has its sights on Dixon to replace Floyd - LA Daily News
dailynews.com 6/19/2009 — Pittsburgh basketball coach Jamie Dixon remains USC's top choice to replace Tim Floyd and has not declined overtures from the university, according to sources close to Dixon. Despite some media reports Dixon is not interested in the job, the Southern ...
The Kevin O'Neill era starts today...
conquestchronicles.com 6/22/2009 — So we have had almost 48 hours to digest the news that Kevin O'Neill will be our next basketball coach.
Like it or not...
It is obviously still too early to know what the ramifications will be with hire but as I said over the weekend the ...
USC Hires Kevin O’Neill
rushthecourt.net 6/21/2009 — I’m beginning to think that there is some bizarre Arizona - USC connection going on after USC announced that former interim Wildcat coach Kevin O’Neill was going to take over as the Trojans new head coach . You may remember O’Neill ...
USC choices to replace Tim Floyd are slim pickin's
conquestchronicles.com 6/20/2009 — Theus withdraws as Dixon declines a second overture...
Yesterday saw the Jamie Dixon watch go up and down with the word yesterday that Dixon turned SC down a second time in almost as many days.
Then last night it was reported that Reggie Theus ...
Tim Floyd out at USC
collegehoopsnet.com 6/11/2009 — The lasting image of Tim Floyd's tenure at USC won't be the celebration following the Trojans' run to the Pac-10 tournament title. Instead, it will be an alleged payment of $1,000 to a runner and the mass exodus of key players this offseason. With a program severely hampered by the NCAA's ...
USC basketball coach Floyd submits his resignation - LA Daily News
dailynews.com 6/10/2009 — USC coach Tim Floyd resigned Tuesday instead of facing dismissal with the basketball program paralyzed by an NCAA investigation. The university wasted no time searching for a replacement, with Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon the top choice, followed by ...
