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SPTO · 05-30-2008, 10:11 PM

First off,

Congrats Doc on the new job!

Ok back to the topic, I've heard the new Tampa owners want to be a sideshow in the mold of Mark Cuban so get used to antics like this. The market is actually pretty good there. The Lightning don't get much press in the local media but there is a sizable fanbase that do go to the games.

I have a feeling that Melrose will utterly fail at this job. 13 years is a long lay off between coaching jobs and the culture of the league has changed a lot since then.

05-30-2008, 10:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
SPTO We need Cowher Power OVR: 57 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The 905 Posts: 43,817 SPTO1979	Re: Barry Melrose to coach Tampa? First off, Congrats Doc on the new job! Ok back to the topic, I've heard the new Tampa owners want to be a sideshow in the mold of Mark Cuban so get used to antics like this. The market is actually pretty good there. The Lightning don't get much press in the local media but there is a sizable fanbase that do go to the games. I have a feeling that Melrose will utterly fail at this job. 13 years is a long lay off between coaching jobs and the culture of the league has changed a lot since then. __________________ Member of the Official OS Bills Backers Club "We all gonna die...Living like we bulletproof" - Raheem DeVaughn May you live in interesting times - Old Chinese Proverb