2015 Offseason

Team building and leadership development going on in the mountains this weekend....no more time for recruiting.

All 14 team members, all four coaches, the head trainer, the basketball technology coordinator, and three well-conditioned instructors....

Ray and Philipp may be tall, but not that tall....they are standing on the summit. ....

Where's special K, working on his paperwork at the office in the Chile's center...poor young man... ha,ha

MesaPilot1 wrote:Where's special K, working on his paperwork at the office in the Chile's center...poor young man... ha,ha

First, welcome back, MP1......I hope we'll see contributions and opinions from you in the coming season.

Regarding, KK, I asked the same question when I saw the picture, where is he?  I thought for sure he'd be out there with the team....and you know what, looking at his job description, I bet he was the one who took the picture.    

The life of a DBO is undoubtedly without publicity, glamor, or headlines.....

DoubleDipper wrote:

So if that's Jazz holding the...whatever that is, a pick axe? And I'm guessing Rashad between Rev and Jazz. Who is lower left in the photo, and who's between Jarrel and Colin Russell?

Lower left is the new assistant coach. Not sure about the guy in the back.

NoPoNeighbor wrote:Lower left is the new assistant coach. Not sure about the guy in the back.

Hahaha, yes, that is Coach Mitch Johnson front and left in the picture.  

The "guy" in the back is one of only two seniors on the team, Max Livingston.....with his summer haircut.

 You didn't recognize Max, but you recognized walk-on Xavier Hallinan on the far right in the center row next to Coach Pfaff?

DoubleDipper wrote:

MesaPilot1 wrote:Where's special K, working on his paperwork at the office in the Chile's center...poor young man... ha,ha

First, welcome back, MP1......I hope we'll see contributions and opinions from you in the coming season.

Regarding, KK, I asked the same question when I saw the picture, where is he?  I thought for sure he'd be out there with the team....and you know what, looking at his job description, I bet he was the one who took the picture.    

The life of a DBO is undoubtedly without publicity, glamor, or headlines.....

Thanks, dd.......it's good to be back.... I just hope pilotnut has his excellent editorial skills honed up on you guys while I was in Europe yelling at the referees ...we're all 4 years older and I'm hoping the pilots mbprogram can return to Tj, robin, Luke, Nic ,Kramer, & Stohl days...I'm impressed with Revs recruiting recently, and his additions to the staff....you can all blame Geez come about Feb. when you wish the web would go black in AZ.....

Is that one awful referee still officiating in the WCC?   😉 I'm hoping they promoted him to a desk job by now.....at least I've mentally blocked his name from my mind....lol

MesaPilot1 wrote:Where's special K, working on his paperwork at the office in the Chile's center...poor young man... ha,ha

Well, just so you know, our DBO does get out of the office from time-to-time.

The 3 players missing from this picture are Max, Jarrel, and Bryce.  

DoubleDipper wrote: You didn't recognize Max, but you recognized walk-on Xavier Hallinan on the far right in the center row next to Coach Pfaff?

I'll be honest, I thought the guy at lower left was a player and the one beside Pfaff was maybe the new assistant. Coach Johnson looks like he could have just finished up his first year at college.

Terry Cahill wrote:

So if that's Jazz holding the...whatever that is, a pick axe? And I'm guessing Rashad between Rev and Jazz. Who is lower left in the photo, and who's between Jarrel and Colin Russell?

Black Diamond Raven ice axe. Maybe they were preparing for some glacier travel?

MesaPilot1 wrote:Is that one awful referee still officiating in the WCC?   😉 I'm hoping they promoted him to a desk job by now.....at least I've mentally blocked his name from my mind....lol

Not sure which ref you were referring to, MP1, but here's an update from UOP about the refs this coming season:

University of Pacific wrote:  The West Coast Conference will partner with the Pac-12 and Mountain West Conferences in an expanded men's basketball alliance to include the Big West and Western Athletic Conferences starting with the 2015-16 season.....

http://pacifictigers.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/releases/20150805zxqfei