College Bball Thread

[johnsoniu]

First half of Oakland/Wright St, 5 total fouls, no ridiculous stoppages for reviews. Refreshing.


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[NashvilleHoosier]

48 minutes ago, johnsoniu said:

You owe the big white kid lunch lol


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Hah! Had to go put my kids down when it was 73-44…assumed I’d be eating that one. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

[/url] Maybe they just need a more elite eye test. I know a few places they could look.

I’d offer my services for a fee, of course. Mark Titus can join me, we’d lock it down, without a doubt. [emoji57][emoji12]


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[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Multiple sources have told DawgSports that University of Georgia officials are looking into firing Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Crean for cause this evening after he failed to report a physical altercation between two of his assistants to university officials.

News of the incident was reported to HR by someone other than Crean, which is a violation of his contract and could allow Georgia to fire Crean without having to pay his buyout of $3.6 million. Sources told DawgSports that the university was building Crean’s firing packet as of 9:00 EST on Friday night.

The physical altercation occurred between assistant coach Wade Mason and director of player personnel Brian Fish at halftime of UGA’s game against LSU in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.

Crean’s fourth UGA team is 6-20 on the season and 1-12 in conference play after he was hired on March 15, 2018. His current annual salary is $3.2 million a season.

[Stuhoo]

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

Multiple sources have told DawgSports that University of Georgia officials are looking into firing Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Crean for cause this evening after he failed to report a physical altercation between two of his assistants to university officials.

News of the incident was reported to HR by someone other than Crean, which is a violation of his contract and could allow Georgia to fire Crean without having to pay his buyout of $3.6 million. Sources told DawgSports that the university was building Crean’s firing packet as of 9:00 EST on Friday night.

The physical altercation occurred between assistant coach Wade Mason and director of player personnel Brian Fish at halftime of UGA’s game against LSU in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.

Crean’s fourth UGA team is 6-20 on the season and 1-12 in conference play after he was hired on March 15, 2018. His current annual salary is $3.2 million a season.

Lol…

They we’re going to fire him anyway and now Georgia sees a sliver of a path to doing so for cause, thereby avoiding the buyout.

Mark my words…if he gets fired here comes either the compromise buyout settlement, or the lawsuit by Crean.

 

[Hovadipo]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Lol…

They we’re going to fire him anyway and now Georgia sees a sliver of a path to doing so for cause, thereby avoiding the buyout.

Mark my words…if he gets fired here comes either the compromise buyout settlement, or the lawsuit by Crean.

 

Yeah…that’s basically Tennessee catching themselves cheating to fire Pruitt. You do not fire a coach for that in a vacuum. SEC is a wild place lol. 

[Stuhoo]

13 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Yeah…that’s basically Tennessee catching themselves cheating to fire Pruitt. You do not fire a coach for that in a vacuum. SEC is a wild place lol. 

Yup.

And while Tommy Basketball is a pious man who says he is only focused on basketball and faith, I betcha his agent and his lawyer have their eyes on different prizes.

 

[IU - Kaulie]

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

Multiple sources have told DawgSports that University of Georgia officials are looking into firing Head Men’s Basketball Coach Tom Crean for cause this evening after he failed to report a physical altercation between two of his assistants to university officials.

News of the incident was reported to HR by someone other than Crean, which is a violation of his contract and could allow Georgia to fire Crean without having to pay his buyout of $3.6 million. Sources told DawgSports that the university was building Crean’s firing packet as of 9:00 EST on Friday night.

The physical altercation occurred between assistant coach Wade Mason and director of player personnel Brian Fish at halftime of UGA’s game against LSU in Baton Rouge on Wednesday.

Crean’s fourth UGA team is 6-20 on the season and 1-12 in conference play after he was hired on March 15, 2018. His current annual salary is $3.2 million a season.

That stinks.  I really wish things would have worked out for him at UGA.

[Hovadipo]

30 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Yup.

And while Tommy Basketball is a pious man who says he is only focused on basketball and faith, I betcha his agent and his lawyer have their eyes on different prizes.

 

Their prize will sure make heading back to the TV studio a much easier pill to swallow. 
 

He’s very good in that role. 

[Demo]

45 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Lol…

They we’re going to fire him anyway and now Georgia sees a sliver of a path to doing so for cause, thereby avoiding the buyout.

Mark my words…if he gets fired here comes either the compromise buyout settlement, or the lawsuit by Crean.

 

Wait, wait, wait, are you suggesting that UGA wouldn’t be showing Kirby Smart the door? 
You’re such a cynic. 

[Stuhoo]

Just now, Hovadipo said:

Their prize will sure make heading back to the TV studio a much easier pill to swallow. 
 

He’s very good in that role. 

So true!

He’s as much a quirky showman as a coach.

College basketball is searching for the next Purdue Person Vitale—Tom could be that guy.

 

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

Wait, wait, wait, are you suggesting that UGA wouldn’t be showing Kirby Smart the door? 
You’re such a cynic. 

The cynic in me thinks that the only winners here will be the $500 an hour lawyers.

[WayneFleekHoosier]

So true!
He’s as much a quirky showman as a coach.
College basketball is searching for the next Purdue Person Vitale—Tom could be that guy.
 

Zero chance. He doesn’t have an iota of the charisma of Purdue Person Vitale. He’s good as a color analyst, but a Dickie V type, never.

His performance at Georgia reinforces our move from him in a way. It also indicates how interesting sports are. Get the right players, you win. Get the wrong ones you lose. Creans coaching hasn’t declined. It’s always pretty much sucked. But he’s a salesman. Wade. Wins. Zeller/Oladipo. Wins. Mostly everyone else. Losses.

I want a coach that knows what he needs and wins in spite or because of it. Doesn’t need a GOAT. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’d like a coach that can get GOATs, but I’d rather a coach that just finds ways to win regardless. Or both.

Woodson isn’t that. In year 1. I’ve got 1 foot out the door unless he pulls a rabbit out of his hat. Soon.


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[MikeRoberts]

26 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Zero chance. He doesn’t have an iota of the charisma of Purdue Person Vitale. He’s good as a color analyst, but a Dickie V type, never.

His performance at Georgia reinforces our move from him in a way. It also indicates how interesting sports are. Get the right players, you win. Get the wrong ones you lose. Creans coaching hasn’t declined. It’s always pretty much sucked. But he’s a salesman. Wade. Wins. Zeller/Oladipo. Wins. Mostly everyone else. Losses.

I want a coach that knows what he needs and wins in spite or because of it. Doesn’t need a GOAT. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’d like a coach that can get GOATs, but I’d rather a coach that just finds ways to win regardless. Or both.

Woodson isn’t that. In year 1. I’ve got 1 foot out the door unless he pulls a rabbit out of his hat. Soon.


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I am kinda surprised he didn’t do better there.

[Stuhoo]

It appears that while Tom Crean is likely to be dismissed after the season, they’re not gonna try to pull off a fast one based on this incident.

 

[Demo]

Dave Pasch with an early contender for vapid analysis of the day in the Illinois-MSU game. Illinois comes out of halftime and runs their standard spread action that results in a driving layup by Granderson. They probably run it 20 times a game. And Pasch breaks out, “Wonder if that was a called play?”  Wow.
 

[TheWatShot]

Too many timeouts right before/after media timeouts in the MSU/Illinois game. It feels like the second half has lasted about 2 hours. 

[Stuhoo]

Curbelo has zero mental recognition on defense. Walker on MSU is red hot. Curbelo allows him to catch and allows him to shoot over and over

[TheWatShot]

MSU has hit its last 9 shots. 

[Hoosier Guy]

Big time shot by Frazier to seal that game. Great win for Illinois against a desperate Michigan State team. They’ve now lost 4 of 5 games