DeonThomas
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Oscar Robertson........Completely ignorant, but how does Cincinnati have a better ranking than us?
Oscar Robertson........Completely ignorant, but how does Cincinnati have a better ranking than us?
Yeah finals three years in a row including back to back NCs has a way of elevating a program historically.Oscar Robertson........
Van Exel years too.The KMart years were pretty good for them, too.
Oscar Robertson........
Correct. That was EXACTLY the point.I think the point was that he said we were his dream job well before he took this job. So presumably, if we treat him well it appears likely we won't lose him.
People say: "Believe half of what you see, son, and none of what you hearl"This guy has an interesting grapevine.
Skyline Chili...Oscar Robertson........
I lived in Blue Ash for 3 years after UofI......Skyline Chili...
He is currently the hottest coach in the BIG with two conference titles in a row (I include last years theft), the most BIG victories in the last 3 years, and a 2021 BTT title. Why go to KSU and play perpetual second fiddle to KU?We not only have the better conference, we have one that isn't currently on life support like the Big 12.
Haven't been there in a few years, so not sure. It was/is a good place.I lived in Blue Ash for 3 years after UofI......
Arrived despising Skyline chili; left addicted to both it and Montgomery Inn!
(Blind Lemon still there?)
The BIG O + Nick Van Exel + Skinnier Bob Huggins + Kenyon Martin + All The Bearclaw Pasties That Ever Existed + Jerry Springer + 4 Seasons of WKRPCompletely ignorant, but how does Cincinnati have a better ranking than us?
I don’t see how Collins should ever get fired. He’s done as well as anyone and gets better recruits than thrive ever had in history. Who would go there that is better?NW basketball has regressed to their mean. Collins should have left after the year he took them to the big dance at his peak.
Unfortunately he saw what Pat Fitzgerald achieved in football at NW and thought he was of similar capability.
I don't think any other coach could do much better at NW so no reason to fire him. He could get lucky again with recruiting, no injuries and have a upperclassmen squad make the dance again.
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Cuonzo Martin has done significantly worse at Missouri than at Cal (miss, NIT, NCAA) and Tennessee (NIT, NIT NCAA sweet 16). He is in year 5 at Missouri with two NCAA berths.
Mike Anderson did better making tourney last 3 years (he was their 5 years) but left on his own. Then Frank Haith made NCAA two out of 3 years but left on his own. Kim Anderson was total failure with 3 bad seasons.
Coaches are opportuni$tic and nomadic by nature. But in hindsight, Crean should of just stayed at Marquette…much in the same why Hoiberg should of stayed at Iowa State.Crean did better at Indiana. Two big 10 titles and went to sweet 16 three times in 9 years.
He never did anything at GA.
Mark Few comes to mind…Coaches are opportuni$tic and nomadic by nature. But in hindsight, Crean should of just stayed at Marquette…much in the same why Hoiberg should of stayed at Iowa State.
It’s been perpetually downhill for both. Shaka is more of a mixed bag and on the upswing now…but there’s plenty of people in Austin that would have been just fine with him staying at VCU. (Just seems like more of a mid-major kinda dude.)
All three of them could of stayed at their respective places a good long time and had happy homes. Hard to say no to the $$ and the challenge but, I wonder if they think the gamble was worth it…looking back.
A lot of marquee names find out that they can’t do the Dick Vermeil-thing. Which is what makes Underwood’s rebuild, (and others like it )all the more remarkable…