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NCAA Men's College Basketball 2012-2013 Season |OT|
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He was coming off an ACL tear. Cut him some slack. He's always been a solid 7-10 PPG kind of player and he's a fifth year senior so I think his experience will help him.
I'd honestly prefer him to play the 2 and PJ to play the 3 because it will give PJ more freedom to drive to the basket.
I'd honestly prefer him to play the 2 and PJ to play the 3 because it will give PJ more freedom to drive to the basket.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
How much did he owe?
GoldenEye 007
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He just signed a 10 year contract, no? Probably more than that $625k.
Randolph Freelander
Member
Original buyout was reported to be one million dollars, and it requires the Dr. Evil voice when discussing it. (This is enforced in the contract.)
Grover Cleveland
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K maybe wants back in on Team USA
He's been telling everybody who would listen that he wouldn't be coaching the Olympic team in 2014/2016 for the past year.
He's been telling everybody who would listen that he wouldn't be coaching the Olympic team in 2014/2016 for the past year.
Grover Cleveland
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Fuck that noise.
I'd root for Roy or Dean Smith or Calipari if they were coaching Team USA
Grover Cleveland
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Duke offering and getting the commit from Grayson Allen pretty much sealed Pinson was going somewhere else (probably will be the same with Devin Booker).
I agree, it doesn't feel right to see Crean come and steal NC talent. It's a shame State used up all of their recruit money on Julius Randle and Wake is...well Wake.
An in-state 5 star goes to Clappy? Gottfried needs to step his game up.
I like that Booker kid based on what little I've seen. Would love to see UK get him.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
He'd look better in Maize.
he's such a fucking scrub of a coach. a used car salesman if i've ever seen one. terrible in-game coach. terrible personality manager.
decent recruiter. that's going to have to be his saving grace because otherwise i can see him getting shitcanned in 2 or 3 seasons. i feel like this year took a lot of the shine off for state fans and they realized that it's more to winning than just having highly rated players.
Yeah, he doesn't seem all that impressive so far.
Not a fan of Clappy either, though I suppose he's better than Gottfried.
Crean just annoys me, rather than being bad tactically during a game or whatever (though IU looked awful in the tournament this year).
I find him a little creepy with the hair and whatnot, he earns the hell out of his Clappy nickname during games (seriously, watch him next time IU plays) he does cheesy shit like buy sweet 16 rings, and has this whole aura about him with what he says in interviews and other places that screams "LOOK WHAT I DID! Indiana was in the gutter and now I've brought them to the Promised Land! I'm so incredible!". Like what he's done is the most amazing thing in the history of college sports.
Mostly superficial stuff I admit, so yeah, more annoyance than thinking he's a bad coach :lol
I give him credit for his recruiting, though. He's kept up the momentum for a few years now and Pinson will be a good start to his '14 class if he gets him.
Crean's in-game coaching is pretty weird... sometimes he's great and other times he's completely lost (i.e. against Wisconsin, Syracuse in the tourney) and doesn't take the blame for his gameplan being crap and falls back on "duuur we need to make shots". Now he's been bragging about twitter for the last week about how good of a shooter Cody Zeller is, yet he took about 2 shots from the middle of the court against Syracuse's zone when that shot was there all day long. Hopefully he isn't cheerleading for Miami and Dwayne Wade on twitter like he was last year during their series against the Pacers.
Of course we're spoiled in Indiana since we had Bob Knight for so long.
Of course we're spoiled in Indiana since we had Bob Knight for so long.
I read on some UK site that a few UK fans hate Crean way more than K, think Cream is way more obnoxious and arrogant. K gets some credit on how he handled the 92 match up post game with class. Since I seldom see or play his teams, I was suprised to see how disliked he was. Same goes for Izzo in certain parts of Big 10 country. Wiscy fans seem to despise Izzo.
Not a bad consolation prize after the Wiggins thing. Duke moved on after signing Allen. Allen is going to be so hated. White shooting guard? Scheyer back on the staff? Reggie Miller leg kick flops aw day err day? Yep
Agreed. Vaughn was given the full court press and was asked for a commit though, and while he wanted to commit, his parents put the brakes on it. Roy has said it's first come, first serve, and if an in-state 5-star kid wants to commit, you don't turn him down.
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Everyone should hate Crean more than they do Coach K.
PotatoeMasher
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Crean's a shit and should be loathed by all. K can be a little grating but mostly when announcers are up his ass.
bucknuticus
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And if he get too close to a flame his face will literally melt off.
Outdoor Miner
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Warms my heart to see universal hatred for Crean.
vas_a_morir
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Whenever I'm in sketchy ass dive-bars in Ohio, I avoid getting stabbed or getting my ass kicked by pretending to be a Buckeye fan. That way, I can relate to the common man, who might otherwise be able to sniff me out as someone who is not from their world.
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Grover Cleveland
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Grover Cleveland
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They'll be better.
Losing a post presence will definitely hurt, but ultimately the only thing Black would have been expected to do is rebound and stick a hand up on D. The perimeter is where Duke will do their damage this year.
EDIT:Unless you're talking about 2014, in which case, things could get dicey depending on whether or not they land Jones/Okafor and if Jabari stays or goes.
P.S. It sounds like Wiggins swung him to Kansas for whatever that's worth.
Randolph Freelander
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This nut says Duke could be "historically good" next year :|
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/18/4050047/joe-giglios-crystal-basketball.html
Lay off the happy pills.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/18/4050047/joe-giglios-crystal-basketball.html
Lay off the happy pills.
That's how it is for me. Crean just bugs me for whatever reason, but I don't really dislike K. It's a little annoying that he's been coaching for so long and still manages to get a good team almost every year :lol but what are you gonna do, he's a good coach.
See I thought that Vaughn would be more likely to commit than Pinson. Realistically though we will need both, and personally I'd rather have Vaughn but Pinson is just fine with me.
A lineup of Paige - Vaughn/Pinson - Tokoto/Jackson - Hicks - Meeks/James for 2014 looks really really good. A lot of top talent there.
I also think that Exum and Booker are both in play still, although my gut tells me Booker is headed to Duke.
A lineup of Paige - Vaughn/Pinson - Tokoto/Jackson - Hicks - Meeks/James for 2014 looks really really good. A lot of top talent there.
I also think that Exum and Booker are both in play still, although my gut tells me Booker is headed to Duke.
Anyone been watching any of the Draft Combine stuff? Archie Goodwin from UK has looked awful. Analysts keep trashing him. I feel bad for the kid, wish he had come back.
Also, Zeller's stock has been rising since he's done so good in drills. I still don't think he'll be much in the pros, but we'll see. And Shane Larkin has also been killing it in all the drills. One of the fastest guys out of anyone there and a 44.5 inch vertical. That's intense.
Also, Zeller's stock has been rising since he's done so good in drills. I still don't think he'll be much in the pros, but we'll see. And Shane Larkin has also been killing it in all the drills. One of the fastest guys out of anyone there and a 44.5 inch vertical. That's intense.
I'm surprised Plumlee didn't do some of the drills, he's not really a plodder. I think his biggest weakness is his defense, but he can run the floor and he's even carried the ball up the court before.
Tarik Black to KU apparently, good for them I guess. Its funny to see TDD freak out what was a 1 year solid post transfer like he was a 5 star miss. It happens. I'm interest to see how K schemes the defense. It may seem LOL worthy, but he might want to watch the heat and see how they can guard small.
I feel like it's so obvious that Zeller is going to get pushed around down low. Early Spencer growing pains, at the very least.
Len is going to be the most worthless big in this class though. I'm interested to see how Olynyk does. I loved watching him put the ball on the floor on the block. Very crafty and knew how to finish but, again, the strength thing will be an issue with him.
Len is going to be the most worthless big in this class though. I'm interested to see how Olynyk does. I loved watching him put the ball on the floor on the block. Very crafty and knew how to finish but, again, the strength thing will be an issue with him.
I watched some of it on Saturday. Way more entertaining than the NFL combine. I think I saw the SGs and the front court players mostly. It was really surprising how bad many of them shoot. And in the few PG drills I was surprised how bad many of them were at keeping a solid handle.
Larkin killed that shit though. Bullock had the best shooting numbers I think.
As for Archie, I just don't think his head is in it. That and he doesn't seem to have a good understanding of the game. He's D-League bound.
Cody Zeller's a scrub. He's gonna get his shit kicked in when he gets to the NBA. I can't wait.
Plumlee...I just don't like. He can run and jump well, but he moves laterally like he's got cement shoes. But I think he'll be better than Zeller.
So the media is finally realizing what a piece of human refuse UCLA's athletic director is.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/colle...19-steve-alford-ucla-20130519,0,6052133.story
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ve-alfords-segue-at-ucla-has-been-a-rocky-one
I really hope this story picks up steam. This piece of trash and the sleazebag he hired need to be run out of town and never show their faces again.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/colle...19-steve-alford-ucla-20130519,0,6052133.story
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ve-alfords-segue-at-ucla-has-been-a-rocky-one
I really hope this story picks up steam. This piece of trash and the sleazebag he hired need to be run out of town and never show their faces again.
Well it seems more like a culmination of things.
Howland losing control of the kids. Mora's rah-rah bailed out the program for at least one year, although we know how things always go with Mora in subsequent years.
And then Zubaz.
If we're talking about deserving of firing then Guerrero should have been fired years ago. He just continues to prove with every passing day how much more he deserves it. It's not even about him being incompetent any more, but a greedy, lying scumbag.