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re: *** UPDATED (1:30PM 4/5) Avery Johnson to become UA Basketball Coach
Posted on 3/30/15 at 11:51 am to jatebe
Posted on 3/30/15 at 11:51 am to jatebe
I personally hold Marshall in very high-esteem. I think he is one of the best in the country. That won't change if he goes to Bama. But I really don't see that happening. If it does, color me impressed and giving a standing ovation.
Agents jobs are to schedule meetings to force schools to up their offer, or give raises. Any smart coach is going to take as many meetings as possible to become a "commodity".
I don't know what Bama needs to become a good Basketball school. I just know that whatever it is will be extremely difficult given the shadow that the football program casts.
Agents jobs are to schedule meetings to force schools to up their offer, or give raises. Any smart coach is going to take as many meetings as possible to become a "commodity".
I don't know what Bama needs to become a good Basketball school. I just know that whatever it is will be extremely difficult given the shadow that the football program casts.
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Posted on 3/30/15 at 11:51 am to Gcockboi
quote:Bama needs an a-hole in basketball, badly.
he is a bit of an a-hole
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:07 pm to 5thTiger
We'll settle for 12 Tourney appearances out of 13 years like we did in the 80s-90s. Hopefully throw in a few deeper runs. 
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:07 pm to RT1941
Some of the best basketball coaches are assholes.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:10 pm to RT1941
I've never understood why people knock someone for being an a-hole coach. Some of the most successful coaches in sports are assholes because they are going to do it their way no matter what, and usually their way is the right way.
Bob Knight and Nick Saban both immediately come to mind.
Bob Knight and Nick Saban both immediately come to mind.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:11 pm to Gcockboi
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If he does go to Bama, I'm not sure how good he will be able to recruit, he is a bit of an a-hole and not much personality either.
I have a hard time seeing how that will work at Alabama, everyone says Saban is the life of every party and the sweetest man on the whole campus, such opposites.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:13 pm to Tuscaloosa
this makes no sense for either party
Bama wasting money on a sport their fans don't care about,a nd they will never be that good at
This guy wasting his career to go coach a team that won't be the top team in their conference.
Bama wasting money on a sport their fans don't care about,a nd they will never be that good at
This guy wasting his career to go coach a team that won't be the top team in their conference.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:13 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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Line up and eat crow
How about you line up and eat my dick instead.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:14 pm to SammyTiger
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a nd they will never be that good at
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:16 pm to phaz
quote:So an a-hole with no personality can convince a kid to come to a mid-major school in Wichita, Kansas but won't be able to at Alabama?
If he does go to Bama, I'm not sure how good he will be able to recruit, he is a bit of an a-hole and not much personality either.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:16 pm to UNO
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UNO fan
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:16 pm to SammyTiger
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Bama wasting money on a sport their fans don't care about
Nobody cares about Bama basketball. This coaching search has barely been a blip on the radar around here.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:19 pm to BluegrassBelle
quote:We've had a top of the line a-hole for a football coach for 8 yrs. I got no problem with it.
Some of the best basketball coaches are assholes.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:21 pm to SammyTiger
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this makes no sense for either party
You're a blind homer if you can't see benefit to both parties.
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Bama wasting money on a sport their fans don't care about,a nd they will never be that good at
A) Bama fans (and fans of Bama's rivals, judging by this board) care an awful lot about Bama basketball.
B) why would you think Bama will never be good at Bball? They've been very good in the past - 5 Sweet 16 runs in 6 seasons - and have every necessary resource to be good again.
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This guy wasting his career to go coach a team that won't be the top team in their conference.
Widely believed to be a top 7-10 coach in the country. If he goes to bama he'll be paid accordingly. he'll have every resource needed to succeed at Bama and his coaching ability will insure that he does so. Makes sense for him to go to a place and be THE guy instead of to UNC, Duke, etc. and be "another good coach".
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:22 pm to Chaos_Actual
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How about you line up and eat my dick instead
What are you packing?
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:24 pm to CapstoneGrad06
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:29 pm to JCinBAMA
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CBS take
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Alabama athletic director Bill Battle will meet with Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall on Monday to discuss the Crimson Tide's opening, a source told CBSSports.com.
The meeting will take place in Wichita, the source said. CBSSports.com reported last week that Alabama's administration is determined, one way or another, to make a big hire to replace Anthony Grant in response to Auburn employing Bruce Pearl last March, and Marshall is essentially alone atop the wish-list.
Alabama cannot offer Marshall great basketball tradition, school officials understand. But one source said they plan to pitch "piles of money, an athletic department with a culture of winning and every resource he needs to compete with anybody on a national level."
It's possible football coach Nick Saban could eventually be involved in what will be high-profile recruitment. "Alabama is gonna go big," one source said.
The Tuscaloosa News is also reporting the meeting between Battle and Marshall. Sources have told CBSSports.com Alabama's offer will be in excess of $3 million per year and that the school could present a package approaching six years and $20-plus million.
So what they are telling me is
Posted on 3/30/15 at 12:56 pm to SammyTiger
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this makes no sense for either party
Bama wasting money on a sport their fans don't care about,a nd they will never be that good at
This guy wasting his career to go coach a team that won't be the top team in their conference.
the frick?
Posted on 3/30/15 at 1:01 pm to TTsTowel
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I think a little competition within the state of Alabama in basketball would raise the level of play just like in football
I couldn't agree more. Maybe one day you guys will end your losing streak to Bama and make it competitive.
Posted on 3/30/15 at 1:05 pm to ArabianKnight
Gregg Marshall's weekly coaching show is put on hold for tonight. This is according to a Whicita news anchor.
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@JeffPillowWBB: The Gregg Marshall Show has been put on hold, it could be tonight but as of now, there's no answer.
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