Good book I just read about Ryan Odom

Aggie formerly in Hawaii · Post by **Aggie formerly in Hawaii** » September 12th, 2021, 5:49 pm

I just read U Must be Cinderella which is about UMBC's 16 seed victory over Virginia in 2018. A lot of the book is about Odom, his coaching and even his personal life. UMBC's basketball program was garbage when he took over and by year 2 he had them winning the conference and of course arguably the biggest upset in tournament history. How he motivates his players is shown in the book. If people are worried that Craig Smith's enthusiasm will be missed, I don't think you have much to fear with Odom coming in. He is a guy who can get the best out of his players along with motivation before a big game. His X's and O's are well known, but the guy flat out outcoached one of the best coaches in America in Tony Bennett. Brandon Horvath also is mentioned in the book a few times. He was a freshman on that team that beat Virginia.

If you need anything else to get you more excited about the Ryan Odom era in Logan I'd check it out. It is quick read, you can finish it on a cross country plane ride. Here is a link:

https://www.amazon.com/Must-Be-Cinderel ... 133&sr=8-2

newhouse9 · Post by **newhouse9** » September 13th, 2021, 8:25 am

Thanks for pointing that book out. I'll give that a read!

LoveMyAggies · Post by **LoveMyAggies** » September 13th, 2021, 10:10 am

I'm drawing a blank on the link, can you re-post it?

ineptimusprime · Post by **ineptimusprime** » September 13th, 2021, 12:27 pm

Purchased. Will start reading to get amped for the season!

Dkdavis · Post by **Dkdavis** » September 13th, 2021, 1:19 pm

LoveMyAggies wrote: ↑
September 13th, 2021, 10:10 am
I'm drawing a blank on the link, can you re-post it?

Have you tried clicking on the image?

I will repost the link as well.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1627203478/re ... 1627203478

*Edit* I just bought this book as well.

FL350Aggie · Post by **FL350Aggie** » September 13th, 2021, 2:58 pm

Just bought it! Thanks!

Winkie · Post by **Winkie** » September 14th, 2021, 8:25 pm

With all these new sales, I heard it was climbing the Best Seller List.....

Aggie19 · Post by **Aggie19** » September 15th, 2021, 6:32 pm

Aggie formerly in Hawaii wrote: ↑
September 12th, 2021, 5:49 pm
I just read U Must be Cinderella which is about UMBC's 16 seed victory over Virginia in 2018. A lot of the book is about Odom, his coaching and even his personal life. UMBC's basketball program was garbage when he took over and by year 2 he had them winning the conference and of course arguably the biggest upset in tournament history. How he motivates his players is shown in the book. If people are worried that Craig Smith's enthusiasm will be missed, I don't think you have much to fear with Odom coming in. He is a guy who can get the best out of his players along with motivation before a big game. His X's and O's are well known, but the guy flat out outcoached one of the best coaches in America in Tony Bennett. Brandon Horvath also is mentioned in the book a few times. He was a freshman on that team that beat Virginia.

If you need anything else to get you more excited about the Ryan Odom era in Logan I'd check it out. It is quick read, you can finish it on a cross country plane ride. Here is a link:

https://www.amazon.com/Must-Be-Cinderel ... 133&sr=8-2

Thank you for the recommendation! Cool look behind the scenes, enjoyed the read a lot. I like Ryan Odom, excited to see what he can do here.

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