Get-together of the 5 Coaches (Ramon Montez, Terry Morillo, Ken Yamoto, Mike McMillan, and Dontrell Spencer):
Dontrell: OK guys, I really wanted to be the team that was promoted, but it looks like my team has a long ways to go. But congratulations, Ramon on Alcorn State being promoted!
Ramon: Thanks. I’m really looking forward to competing in conference play. Mike, you gave me a helluva run for this promotion. Our records were the same, but our net barely edged your MD-Eastern Shore team’s NET. I guess now the pressure increases for my team since we sure don’t want to finish last in Conference V and just slip back down the ladder.
Mike: To be honest, I’m disappointed. But I want to also congratulate you and your team, Ramon.
Ken: Yes, well done Ramon.
Terry: With Alabama A&M dropping down as an Independent, we need to all improve so that one of us has the team moving up after this coming season.
Mike: Yeah, we need to be sure to out-perform Alabama A&M so they don’t just move right back up.
Ken: I guess I take the booby-prize for our initial season. This was a lot tougher than I expected.
Terry: Yeah, I agree that coaching at this level is a lot more difficult than our high school coaching days.
Dontrell: Worst part of it is that the school administrations are pressuring us to do better, but we all ran into a brick wall trying to get budget or facility upgrades that would help us to be more successful.
Ramon: I sure thought getting promoted would get us an approval by the board, but no way.
Ken: Hey Mike, I need to talk with you later since you did pretty well on the recruiting front. I sure fell on my face in that regard.
Dontrell: Don’t fell alone, Ken. I had similar problems. I thought that would be the easiest part of the job for me. I feel like a complete failure there.
Ramon: Hey! Don’t get down. This was our first year and we now have some experience under our belt. It’s not surprising we all have things to learn. Going up against more-established Division I teams was a tough challenge for all of us and recruiting was totally new.
Mike: Yeah I agree. We all just gained a whole year of knowledge and experience that will make all of us better in our future coaching careers.
Terry: Here’s to the 5 of us and to big improvements this coming season!