NashvilleHoosier

Does he guard himself? Sorry, couldn't resist.

I'm pretty sure he had a quote somewhere after he committed here that he could tell from the opposite sideline last season that he wanted to be a part of this.

I don’t care what anybody says, losing your beer shooter, whatever that is, sounds really bad.

Baylor alone had 4 starters that were transfers as well as Flagler off the bench. Working the transfer market has become just as important as high school recruiting.

Yeah that's true, wanting to maybe talk to the assistants. And yeah, I'm fine with them taking their time and exploring options. Hopefully a nice chat with Coach Fife will have an impact.

Yeah I'd be more surprised if they did come back now vs. transferring. There isn't anything else they're going to hear at this point that will swing them toward staying. Remember they are still students in the spring semester for a couple more months. It's not like if Armaan commits to Illinois, he can pack up and go now. Same for Race. Once they do announce, do they get to use the team facilities still? I'd imagine the delay is just to buy as much time as possible to avoid awkwardness. Though surely it can't go on much longer.

I don’t know what’s happening, that one works for me too. Technology!!!

Hmmm...I just tried it again and it worked for me. I played the imbedded video right here from the thread, I didn’t pop it into another window or anything, not sure if that would make a difference?

Yeah they started with things like when are you making the drive....I have to get a seat moved in the car for the dog crate, etc. But he's on right after the intro.

Just start at the beginning, he's the first guest.

Me

YOU SAID A COUPLE OF ASSISTANTS AND WE ONLY ANNOUNCED ONE I’M NOT SATISFIED CHRIS!!

It definitely stinks.

I have to say I love all of this only 2 games into the season. Outside of the benches clearing b/c that always seems like fake tough guy stuff no matter who the teams are. But the bat flip by Castellanos in game one, the flex after he scored, the chirping back and forth after the flex, all that stuff. I hope there are more bat flips and lots of chirping today. I can do without the unwritten rules of plunking a guy though. Get back in another way. Hit your own home run and flip your bat even higher. Baseball needs it.

It’s definitely gonna be hard.

I couldn't help but laugh at this b/c it reminded me of one of the greatest Flight of the Concords songs of all time. "You're so beautiful, you could be a part-time model!" "When you're standing on the street, depending on the street, I bet you are definitely in the top 3....good-looking girls on the street. Depending on the street." Classic.

I thought it was pretty funny when he mentioned Johnson and Green he specifically quoted only their assist numbers. Translation: "yeah I'm recruiting guys that will get me the ball."

If he could hit one 30 point shot per game I think we'd all be happy.

Disagree completely. I thought it worked out great. Then again, GO CARDS!!! :-)

Not that he was a candidate here at any time but his name came up here and there. This is why I'm glad he wasn't actually a candidate. Can you imagine if we had hired him a week or 2 ago? He would have Chris Beard-ed us in a heartbeat to go back home and we'd have more egg on our face than ever.

So all the teams that ARE good at shooting DON’T lift during the season?

So you don’t care what, say, licensed professional athletic trainers, strength coaches, sports focused physicians who specialize in the field say?

I see what you're saying but for us (the fans) it's more like seeing one of your favorite TV romances talk about breaking up and seeing other people. Franklin is probably the one who feels like his girlfriend is cheating on him.

I don't know. I don't blame any player whose coach was fired for entering the portal this year. If there was some sort of chemistry issue with anyone that entered the portal, I agree with you. But unless there is a no brainier upgrade transfer, I'd rather have current teammates back with better coaching since they've already been playing together, some for several seasons. Franklin especially. I think we'll really regret losing him if he stays in the portal, no matter who we bring in to replace him.

Whew. I had Oregon St. to cover +8 and the under at 128.5. So I needed that last 3 AND the decision not to foul!!