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re: So Bama went from Rick Pitino, Billy Donovan, and Thad Matta to . . .
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:40 pm to Tuscaloosa
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:40 pm to Tuscaloosa
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This reads like it was written by someone who's been a lifelong basketball fan for the last two seasons.
Your reaction when Avery Johnson was hired
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Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:40 pm to Stidham8
quote:I disagree. Pitino and Donovan have both failed in the NBA, and Matta was 17-15 at tOSU the year he left.
Proven guys like Donovan, Pitino, Matta are near locks to succeed.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:40 pm to Stidham8
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Big names coaches have won Championships/Deep NCAA tourney runs in major conferences.
Schools like Alabama and Auburn can't just hire a big name basketball coach because they say they want to like they can in football
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:41 pm to RT1941
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We'll see how it all pans out. But one thing is for certain, the Bama Administration will not string along a high priced Head Coach that produces a consistent mediocre product. You pay top 10-15 salary, you damn well expect to see a decent team take the court/field and produce a ranked team at the end of the season.
Maybe the third mid major in a row is the charm.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:41 pm to 19
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Don't mind Tusky Lucy...
She's just excited to have another
Of allllllll the shite I've posted on this website that could be dug up and laughed at, a 4 year old basketball thread in which the OP is nothing but quotes from other people is what you guys cling to.
That is fascinating to me.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:42 pm to jchamil
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Schools like Alabama and Auburn can't just hire a big name basketball coach because they say they want to like they can in football
Auburn did with Bruce Pearl.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:42 pm to Tuscaloosa
So...are you fapping or nah?
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:43 pm to Stidham8
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Auburn did with Bruce Pearl.
Meh, he's not really a big name like Pitino or Donovan
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:44 pm to Stidham8
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Your reaction when Avery Johnson was hired
My reaction to the Avery Johnson hire was appropriate for what it was - a major splash hire that the media and fans loved.
Of course, you wouldn't know anything about that because you likely had never even watched an entire basketball game until around 2 years ago.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:44 pm to Stidham8
quote:Bama can't pull a big name coach for basketball any more than Auburn can pull a big name coach for football. It is what it is, and a fan will stand behind a Coach as long as he produces.
Agreed, it's just funny because all of the talk was about finally getting a big name.
But when that Coach has had years to build and improve and he still finds a way to shite the bed in games and he turns out a consistently mediocre product while he's pulling good talent AND a top salary, it's time to cut him loose. The Bama Administration cut out the dead weight and took a chance with another mid-major, we'll see how it turns out.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:45 pm to jchamil
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Meh, he's not really a big name like Pitino or Donovan
Not as big of a name but he'd won conference championships and been to 4-5 Sweet 16's.
Easily a big name.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:45 pm to 19
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:47 pm to jchamil
Don't shite the bed over UA's hiring of a good coach. He will get all the support he needs to help the program. They tried getting a "name" coach in response to AU hiring Pearl and it did not work out very well. I think this hire will do some good things for them.
Anyone as an AU fan shitting on the coach for being from Buffalo, remember our AD came from there.
Congrats UA. Good hire!
Anyone as an AU fan shitting on the coach for being from Buffalo, remember our AD came from there.
Congrats UA. Good hire!
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:49 pm to Stidham8
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We'll see how it all pans out. But one thing is for certain, the Bama Administration will not string along a high priced Head Coach that produces a consistent mediocre product. You pay top 10-15 salary, you damn well expect to see a decent team take the court/field and produce a ranked team at the end of the season.
quote:Personally I'd damn sure rather see what this guy can do than watch that shite Avery put on the court. A fresh start for a guy that will have tons of resources and backing at his disposal. He doesn't have to be a charm, but he damn sure won't hang around on the payroll long if he can't put a better product on the court than his predecessor.
Maybe the third mid major in a row is the charm.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:52 pm to Stidham8
quote:I LOVE Pearl, but we all know AU had no competition for his services when Jay Jacobs sacked up and went after him. And I'm not exactly sure I'd put Pearl in the same "Big Time" as Pitino/Donovan until Pearl brings home a title.
Auburn did with Bruce Pearl.
Bruce has his shot though and his team is on a great run right now. He can cement his name with the greats of the sport with just 4 more wins.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:54 pm to RT1941
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Personally I'd damn sure rather see what this guy can do than watch that shite Avery put on the court. A fresh start for a guy that will have tons of resources and backing at his disposal. He doesn't have to be a charm, but he damn sure won't hang around on the payroll long if he can't put a better product on the court than his predecessor.
I'm not knocking the hire. I think it's a total tossup whether he succeeds or not.
I'm knocking that you ended up with him after all of the talk of other huge names. (Pitino, Donovan, and Matta who had each been to the NCAA title)
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:55 pm to InfernoOrangeSS
quote:I consider Allen Greene a smart man, he must've thought pretty highly of Nate Oats if he hired him.
Don't shite the bed over UA's hiring of a good coach. He will get all the support he needs to help the program. They tried getting a "name" coach in response to AU hiring Pearl and it did not work out very well. I think this hire will do some good things for them.
Anyone as an AU fan shitting on the coach for being from Buffalo, remember our AD came from there.
Congrats UA. Good hire!
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:57 pm to Stidham8
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Maybe the third mid major in a row is the charm.
Avery Johnson never coached a mid major.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 4:57 pm to Stidham8
quote:Talks cheap, and message boards like this are fricking free.
I'm not knocking the hire. I think it's a total tossup whether he succeeds or not.
I'm knocking that you ended up with him after all of the talk of other huge names. (Pitino, Donovan, and Matta who had each been to the NCAA title)
Posted on 3/28/19 at 5:10 pm to Stidham8
Nate Oats was the best up and comer coach on the market. I think bama got a good one, the sec is getting stronger and stronger.
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