Staff Changes?

[TrueHoops]

Heard from several very reliable sources in the AAU community that Coach Merfeld may be leaving the Braves. Would be a HUGE loss to the staff!! Can't trade the experience on the sidelines and on the recruiting trail!! Would hate to see it happen...

[Da Coach]

Coach Merfeld has been a D1 head coach and has had success, at Hampton. I have heard there has been some interest in him. I would expect that he would like to be a head coach again.

[Biff]

As I am sure you know, Coach, Hampton currently has an interim head coach, Edward Joyner, who was promoted a couple months ago to temporarily replace their former coach, who resigned. However, I can't find any report that they are currently searching for another coach. It seems they are happy for Joyner to remain interim coach for next year.

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/colleges/dp-spt_familytradition_0621jun21,0,3799165.story

[BradleyBrave]

Merfeld leaving would be a huge loss. Without Merfeld on the bench, I think we go back to having one of the weakest staffs in the league.

[BU RICK]

You guys know more about Merf than I do so I can't really say if it would be good or bad. But what I do hope for, if he leaves, is that we hire a big assistant coach who has experience playing the 3-5 positions - someone the size of say Mitchell Anderson. I know we can't get Phil Jackson, but there must be someone out there that can help JL teach our bigs.

[dogsrus]

As I am sure you know, Coach, Hampton currently has an interim head coach, Edward Joyner, who was promoted a couple months ago to temporarily replace their former coach, who resigned. However, I can't find any report that they are currently searching for another coach. It seems they are happy for Joyner to remain interim coach for next year.
http://www.dailypress.com/sports/col...,3799165.story

Biff....don't think DC was implying that Hampton was looking at Merf. or ANY coach.... He was just stating he, Merf, HAD success there at one time.

[tornado]

this stuff may or may not be true, but it is rumorish...and let's not get carried away with it...
I saw Coach Merfeld at the Bradley team camp this weekend....so there's definitely nothing solid at this time.

[SFP]

Coaches come and go and there is nothing better then one leaving for a head coaching position regardless. I'd expect Coach Merf to take in some inquiries and explore them.