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Posted on 3/12/22 at 6:19 am to SteelerBravesDawg
Posted on 3/12/22 at 6:19 am to SteelerBravesDawg
On one hand, I can see being nervous about the future of the Big 12 and Georgia is a school with enough talent in its back yard to put together an Elite 8 squad in a couple of years.
But I imagine it would be tough leaving a program that is not only doing so well but one you've spent close to twenty years building it just the way you want it. Basketball is not like football. You can be a respected national power at a small school like Gonzaga.
But I imagine it would be tough leaving a program that is not only doing so well but one you've spent close to twenty years building it just the way you want it. Basketball is not like football. You can be a respected national power at a small school like Gonzaga.
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Posted on 3/12/22 at 6:36 am to tgdawg68
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In the last 25 years (before this year) much closer to mediocre than dumpster fire.
Exactly. Fox won 18-20 games a year. He was fired because he was mediocre. Crean started the dumpster fire.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 7:38 am to Knowshon5Dolla
Crean got burned out at Indiana. That was a bad hire and a bad fit. Georgia should have seen those red flags and passed. Not many retreads get fired and have success at other schools.
This post was edited on 3/12/22 at 7:39 am
Posted on 3/12/22 at 7:52 am to Knowshon5Dolla
So Mike Anderson results? Three NCAA tournament bids in eight years? So do you expect Georgia to make it to the tournament every single year or just have an off year sometimes?
Posted on 3/12/22 at 7:58 am to dchog
There is virtually no barrier to entry in college basketball. You need the willingness to spend money. One great coach can assemble a sweet 16 roster in one year through transfers etc.
“Blue bloods” don’t exist in college basketball anymore. It’s the willingness to spend money. College athletics is MLB before the luxury tax. If the Yankees wanted to buy 100 wins, they did.
“Blue bloods” don’t exist in college basketball anymore. It’s the willingness to spend money. College athletics is MLB before the luxury tax. If the Yankees wanted to buy 100 wins, they did.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:17 am to Pulpwood Patterson
"Blue bloods" still exist. Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina and Duke are basketball schools that have history superior to the rest, they aren't given that title because they have better histories but they simply care about it more than others. It makes It easier to win because of the passion of the fans. This is why these jobs are sought after.
Schools can throw money at a project and say they care but it takes more than that to turn it around as fans need to care and get more engaged. But Georgia is a football school and that will make a little tougher.
If Georgia wants to take basketball more seriously then they need to stop hiring retreads like Crean and find a true program builder.
Schools can throw money at a project and say they care but it takes more than that to turn it around as fans need to care and get more engaged. But Georgia is a football school and that will make a little tougher.
If Georgia wants to take basketball more seriously then they need to stop hiring retreads like Crean and find a true program builder.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:21 am to SteelerBravesDawg
I would really like this hire!
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:35 am to dchog
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Schools can throw money at a project and say they care but it takes more than that to turn it around as fans need to care and get more engaged. But Georgia is a football school and that will make a little tougher.
If money buys an elite coach, that’s all it takes.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:39 am to SteelerBravesDawg
If he takes another job it'll be UL. He's 'supposedly' been in talks with them. My guess is he's using everyone for a raise.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:41 am to djsdawg
Money without passion is a waste of time.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:48 am to dchog
Wins bring passion. Buy the coach that brings the wins, and the beast awakes.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:51 am to djsdawg
So if Georgia becomes elite then are you willing to accept that Georgia maybe superior than football and thus become a basketball school?
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:58 am to SteelerBravesDawg
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You're kidding, right?
One of the dumbest takes I've seen on here. And that's saying something.
Let me explain for you:
Scott Drew is a high quality coach
Athens is a cbb coaching career graveyard
If he takes that job, he’s clearly hit his head or something and now is dumb as hell
Posted on 3/12/22 at 8:58 am to dchog
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Georgia becomes elite then are you willing to accept that Georgia maybe superior than football and thus become a basketball school?
Uga bball can become elite despite having an even better football program.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:00 am to Arksulli
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I can see being nervous about the future of the Big 12
Why? This isn't football, being in a power conference doesn't matter.
The future Big 12 will still be a better conference than the one Gonzaga is playing in. He can be the Mark Few of the southwest.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:07 am to djsdawg
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Uga bball can become elite despite having an even better football program.
Georgia really does copy Alabama these days because thinking you can’t be great at one if you are great in the other is some real Football-Only Gump mindset. Y’all made it!
This post was edited on 3/12/22 at 9:08 am
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:10 am to bucknut
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If he takes another job it'll be UL. He's 'supposedly' been in talks with them. My guess is he's using everyone for a raise.
This
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:12 am to DaleDenton
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It took drew a long time to build the program from nothing, as we seen with crean UGA doesn't have that kind of patience.
The fact that you claim we need more patience with Crean clearly shows you don't know what you're talking about. He took the program in the wrong direction, and we just had the worst season in the programs history. He wasn't an improvement from Fox. In fact he went in the opposite direction.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:14 am to SteelerBravesDawg
I have no idea if we’re getting Drew, but people on this board need to come up with a reason Georgia can’t hire a great coach other than “they haven’t won in the past”
Auburn and South Carolina hadn’t won in the past either and it didn’t stop them from going out and hiring good coaches and making final four runs. Look at Florida’s history before ‘94. There is literally nothing to indicate Georgia can’t do that.
As with any program, it takes the right coach, and if the school has the resources and the administration is willing to make the investments into the program, they can get the right coach. Those are literally the only barriers to entry.
Auburn and South Carolina hadn’t won in the past either and it didn’t stop them from going out and hiring good coaches and making final four runs. Look at Florida’s history before ‘94. There is literally nothing to indicate Georgia can’t do that.
As with any program, it takes the right coach, and if the school has the resources and the administration is willing to make the investments into the program, they can get the right coach. Those are literally the only barriers to entry.
Posted on 3/12/22 at 9:21 am to BranchDawg
Auburn and scar hired guys who wore out the welcome at their previous stops preventing bigger fish from gobbling up.
UGA had that with Crean.
UGA had that with Crean.
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