VandySports.com publisher Chris Lee talked to former Commodore great Drew Maddux about the hire of Bryce Drew as Vanderbilt’s men’s basketball coach.
Topics include:
Topics include:
- Drew’s take on the popularity of the hire from talking to former players and current media members
- Drew answers a question from Becks4VU on how similar Bryce Drew’s approach to life is to Drew’s, whether the two know each other, and whether Maddux has been asked to join the staff.
- ‘Doreking asks Maddux how Bryce Drew’s offensive and defensive strategies compare to those of Kevin Stallings, and also how they compare as far as recruiting philosophies.
- Why Luke Kornet, more than anyone, could benefit from the coaching change
- Can the “pack line” defense be easily taught in one year?
- What does Maddux think of Alec Peters and a potential fit at Vanderbilt?
- Maddux’s impressions of Bryce Drew based on sitting behind his bench and watching him coach, and how Drew describes him as “for the players first.”
- Drew and Chris’s take on whether the hire as much as Vanderbilt could realistically hope for in terms of fit.
- The word on the street about Peyton Willis and his abilities
- A 2016-17 prognosis for Riley LaChance
- About Camron Justice and his health
- Who would win a game of one-on-one between Drew Maddux and Bryce Drew?
- Who would win a 3-point contest among former Vanderbilt players who aren’t currently playing professionally?
