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What's with laughing at UGA for hiring Mike White?
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:44 pm
Don't get me wrong.
I totally get that UF feels we did them a favor.
But that's a good hire for UGA. Where the program is currently, getting a guy who has taken his team past the first round in the NCAA tourney the past few seasons seems a slam dunk. The fact that he did it in the same conference he's working in is a little whipped cream on top of the dessert.
If this is causing you laughter, you've missed a great deal of opportunities to laugh at UGA in the past.
It'd be like laughing at UTK if they hired Mark Stoops.
Except they have at least been a powerhouse in the sport at one time.
If White is able to do 75% of what he did at UF the past few seasons, he'd immediately be in the top 3 or 4 coaches in UGA basketball history.
I totally get that UF feels we did them a favor.
But that's a good hire for UGA. Where the program is currently, getting a guy who has taken his team past the first round in the NCAA tourney the past few seasons seems a slam dunk. The fact that he did it in the same conference he's working in is a little whipped cream on top of the dessert.
If this is causing you laughter, you've missed a great deal of opportunities to laugh at UGA in the past.
It'd be like laughing at UTK if they hired Mark Stoops.
Except they have at least been a powerhouse in the sport at one time.
If White is able to do 75% of what he did at UF the past few seasons, he'd immediately be in the top 3 or 4 coaches in UGA basketball history.
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Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:45 pm to koreandawg
Incredible hire
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:45 pm to koreandawg
because he sux. Nobody in the SEC puts less into basketball than UGA. I know, I know, 1983 final four. Nothing since.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:47 pm to TouchdownTony
If he sucks, then 90 percent of basketball coaches at the Div. 1 level suck.
When was Bama's last trip to the Final Four by the way?
When was Bama's last trip to the Final Four by the way?
This post was edited on 3/13/22 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:48 pm to koreandawg
You thought the same when uga hired Crean if I had to guess.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:49 pm to Huge Richard
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Incredible hire
Lol
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:50 pm to Sao
Nope. I never liked him. When it was announced, I decided to be positive and hopeful. But I liked this when I found out he was interested.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:52 pm to koreandawg
Because he's terrible.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:54 pm to koreandawg
I think it's a decent hire - nothing that scares the top teams in conference, but better than Fox and Crean
This post was edited on 3/13/22 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:56 pm to Nitro Express
He has 6 tourney wins since 2017. How many other coaches in the SEC have more during that time period.
I'm not trying to tell you it's a great hire or earth shaker. But realistically, who could UGA get like that.
You were gonna laugh at whoever it was.
I'm not trying to tell you it's a great hire or earth shaker. But realistically, who could UGA get like that.
You were gonna laugh at whoever it was.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:57 pm to TRUERockyTop
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What's with laughing at UGA for hiring Mike White?
I think it's a decent hire - nothing that scares the top teams in conference, but better than Fox and Crean
Georgia wasn't looking to scare anyone. Again, how could we have done better?
I think some here confuse basketball with football.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:58 pm to koreandawg
Mostly just that Florida wanted to fire him. He is an improvement over Crean though.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 9:59 pm to koreandawg
Mike White started on third base at Florida. Program was already developed from everything Billy D created. He’s essentially taken the program back to first base now. Not sure why Georgia fans think he’s such an upgrade. Florida fans have wanted him gone since the Covid season.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 10:00 pm to koreandawg
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It'd be like laughing at UTK if they hired Mark Stoops.
No, it isn't. UK was a garbage program before Stoops and a perennial loser. He turned them into a respectable program.
Mike White took over one of the hottest teams in the country post mid 1990s and slowly strangled their program.
Crean has a better resume than the guy you just hired.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 10:02 pm to ChiGator
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Not sure why Georgia fans think he’s such an upgrade.
Have you seen our basketball team?
Obviously not.
As I said, I get the whole Billy D golden days. We never had that.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 10:02 pm to KellerChrystFan
You basically hired a younger Tubby Smith post-Minnesota.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 10:03 pm to KellerChrystFan
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Crean has a better resume than the guy you just hired.
He also had a better resume than Mark Fox.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 10:04 pm to koreandawg
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He also had a better resume than Mark Fox.
Correct. Crean didn't just forget how to coach.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 10:12 pm to koreandawg
Yeah I get it, you guys needed a change of scenery. But what has Mike White done at Florida that gives you any hope he can turn around Georgia? At least at Florida, he had the brand name and past success behind the program to help with recruiting (which has started slipping). Mike White’s best season at UF still relied on Billy D recruits. He’s never been able to develop anything on his own. And UF fans have been very patient.
I get why on paper the move seems good but I dunno, he’s just not a very good coach. We shall see.
I get why on paper the move seems good but I dunno, he’s just not a very good coach. We shall see.
Posted on 3/13/22 at 10:59 pm to koreandawg
He may be a small improvement over Cream, but Georgia can do better.
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