College Bball Thread

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1 hour ago, HoosierTrav said:

Sampson to LSU? That’s my guess.

Maybe, but why? He has an established culture in Houston. He went to a Final Four last year, so he's proven he can win big there. Everyone there likes him. Houston is about to join the Big12, a conference that he knows well. 

I have no inside knowledge. I'm just curious why he'd make that move. Is LSU offering a lot more money? 

[Hovadipo 55,734]

Would’ve never guessed this with Willard’s popularity. 
 

I should add…this comparison is made because Willard to Maryland is nearly confirmed and Holloway is the favorite to replace him. 

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1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

Would’ve never guessed this with Willard’s popularity. 
 

I should add…this comparison is made because Willard to Maryland is nearly confirmed and Holloway is the favorite to replace him. 

Seems like a very.... Underwhelming hire. 

[Stuhoo 80,438]

2 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Seems like a very.... Underwhelming hire. 

He’s not a great guy.

I suppose he’s an okay coach.

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8 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

He’s not a great guy.

I suppose he’s an okay coach.

Perfect for Maryland. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,524]

Sounding like Stu's favorite Dennis Gates could be headed to Missouri.

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5 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Sounding like Stu's favorite Dennis Gates could be headed to Missouri.

Interesting. Talked to a pretty smart guy on Thursday who had the Drinkwitz hire a week before it was announced and he was convinced Mizzou wouldn’t move on anyone until they could talk to Matt McMahon. But Gates would, of course, be a terrific hire. 

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25 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Sounding like Stu's favorite Dennis Gates could be headed to Missouri.

Missouri = Gates

Maryland = Willard

Missouri > Maryland 

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19 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Sampson would murder it at LSU. 

Yup, and he could literally murder someone at LSU and it’ll take them 3 yrs to do anything about it. 

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

He’s not a great guy.

I suppose he’s an okay coach.

If true, pretty stunning in it’s lack of imagination and reach. Screams, “Yeah, we’re cool with a competent program.” A shame, that program has massive potential. 

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8 minutes ago, Demo said:

If true, pretty stunning in it’s lack of imagination and reach. Screams, “Yeah, we’re cool with a competent program.” A shame, that program has massive potential. 

And he’s a flat out liar; outing his lack of integrity before he takes the Maryland job. How did he do this? When asked about the Maryland job by the media this was his response:

“I’ll give you exactly what I can tell you,” he said. “I have an agent who I haven’t talked to yet. I don’t know who he’s talking to, I have absolutely no idea. But when I get home tomorrow, I’ll talk to my agent and discuss things with my agent.”

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12 minutes ago, Demo said:

If true, pretty stunning in it’s lack of imagination and reach. Screams, “Yeah, we’re cool with a competent program.” A shame, that program has massive potential. 

The Under Armour founder (MD alum) left the company a couple years ago so the direct $$ funnel has diminished if not totally dried up.

[LamarCheeks 18,702]

Guess URI learned a lesson from us. Archie's buyout is $1 million. 

Saw another story saying IU saves $3M by Archie getting the new gig. Makes me wonder: Does that money go back to the boosters who picked up the tab, or does it go into some general fund -- athletic or otherwise? 
 

 

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8 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

And he’s a flat out liar; outing his lack of integrity before he takes the Maryland job. How did he do this? When asked about the Maryland job by the media this was his response:

“I’ll give you exactly what I can tell you,” he said. “I have an agent who I haven’t talked to yet. I don’t know who he’s talking to, I have absolutely no idea. But when I get home tomorrow, I’ll talk to my agent and discuss things with my agent.”

“I don’t comment on my job status. Next question?” 
And coaches F it up all the time. 

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4 minutes ago, Demo said:

“I don’t comment on my job status. Next question?” 
And coaches F it up all the time. 

Instead? The first words out of his mouth are a lie.

I like that Woody won’t always comment, but I never feel like he’s lying.

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3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Instead? The first words out of his mouth are a lie.

I like that Woody won’t always comment, but I never feel like he’s lying.

Probably an under appreciated benefit of his NBA career is that Woody has been banged around by media and fans his entire career. Dude’s just not gonna take the bait. Most of these guys at that level are Nathan Jessup-types who are dying to say, “You’re g******ed right I did!” They can’t help themselves. 

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Missouri = Gates

Maryland = Willard

Missouri > Maryland 

Very funny that Maryland has had an opening since December and they even kick the tires on Gates or Golden? Like the AD is just googling guys s/he recognizes from FS1 Thursday 8:30 broadcasts 

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3 hours ago, Demo said:

Interesting. Talked to a pretty smart guy on Thursday who had the Drinkwitz hire a week before it was announced and he was convinced Mizzou wouldn’t move on anyone until they could talk to Matt McMahon. But Gates would, of course, be a terrific hire. 

Does McMahon end up at one of the other SEC openings, then?

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Glad to see Baylor went full stupid on that.

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HUge three free throws for UNC