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That says more about Mullin than it does for Slice.
Class of 72
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That says more about Mullin than it does for Slice.
It says that Slice has been paid well. Were you against bringing him in at that price at the time he was hired?
I was surprised at the terms of his contract. Everything involving the basketball program has been surprising.
What is says about Mullin is that he has administrative deficiencies that are costing the university because if it were more Slice than Mullin a settlement would have been reached. It is what it is but no one likes it and it is costing us in more than dollars. Our recent history has become fodder for negative recruiting.
That says more about Mullin than it does for Slice.
It says that Slice has been paid well. Were you against bringing him in at that price at the time he was hired?
I was surprised at the terms of his contract. Everything involving the basketball program has been surprising.
What is says about Mullin is that he has administrative deficiencies that are costing the university because if it were more Slice than Mullin a settlement would have been reached. It is what it is but no one likes it and it is costing us in more than dollars. Our recent history has become fodder for negative recruiting.
The board was all praise at the time of the hiring. Did anyone here even see the terms of the contract or comment negatively on it?
Besides the handful of old guys on the board commenting on their current dissatisfaction where is the fodder and the link to recruiting ? There's a lot being read into the failure to land a back up big man.
Maybe time will prove you're right.
I'll wait till the staff can't fill real slots and not during a recruiting year when we're returning 63 points a game.
boo haarvey
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That says more about Mullin than it does for Slice.
It says that Slice has been paid well. Were you against bringing him in at that price at the time he was hired?
I was surprised at the terms of his contract. Everything involving the basketball program has been surprising.
What is says about Mullin is that he has administrative deficiencies that are costing the university because if it were more Slice than Mullin a settlement would have been reached. It is what it is but no one likes it and it is costing us in more than dollars. Our recent history has become fodder for negative recruiting.
The board was all praise at the time of the hiring. Did anyone here even see the terms of the contract or comment negatively on it?
Besides the handful of old guys on the board commenting on their current dissatisfaction where is the fodder and the link to recruiting ? There's a lot being read into the failure to land a back up big man.
Maybe time will prove you're right.
I'll wait till the staff can't fill real slots and not during a recruiting year when we're returning 63 points a game.
i take it from your post that you don't think our need to find a big man was "real" because "we're returning 63 points a game" from a team that won 14 games last year.
Perhaps we should give the staff a pass because under your logic the need for a big man was a figment of the imagination of "a handful of old guys." Hey, if you think what we have in the frontcourt is sufficient, more power to you. For my part, I'm skeptical that with Yakwe and Owens manning the center position and seven eligible players plus Amar, we can be a tournament team. With the backcourt we have, anything less than the big dance would be a failure to me. Time will tell.
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That says more about Mullin than it does for Slice.
It says that Slice has been paid well. Were you against bringing him in at that price at the time he was hired?
I was surprised at the terms of his contract. Everything involving the basketball program has been surprising.
What is says about Mullin is that he has administrative deficiencies that are costing the university because if it were more Slice than Mullin a settlement would have been reached. It is what it is but no one likes it and it is costing us in more than dollars. Our recent history has become fodder for negative recruiting.
The board was all praise at the time of the hiring. Did anyone here even see the terms of the contract or comment negatively on it?
Besides the handful of old guys on the board commenting on their current dissatisfaction where is the fodder and the link to recruiting ? There's a lot being read into the failure to land a back up big man.
Maybe time will prove you're right.
I'll wait till the staff can't fill real slots and not during a recruiting year when we're returning 63 points a game.
i take it from your post that you don't think our need to find a big man was "real" because "we're returning 63 points a game" from a team that won 14 games last year.
Perhaps we should give the staff a pass because under your logic the need for a big man was a figment of the imagination of "a handful of old guys." Hey, if you think what we have in the frontcourt is sufficient, more power to you. For my part, I'm skeptical that with Yakwe and Owens manning the center position and seven eligible players plus Amar, we can be a tournament team. With the backcourt we have, anything less than the big dance would be a failure to me. Time will tell.
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I have to agree with you Boo and I have a feeling that I am below the median age of active posters. I feel that we owe it to guys like Shamorie to put the best team possible around him.
That says more about Mullin than it does for Slice.
It says that Slice has been paid well. Were you against bringing him in at that price at the time he was hired?
I was surprised at the terms of his contract. Everything involving the basketball program has been surprising.
What is says about Mullin is that he has administrative deficiencies that are costing the university because if it were more Slice than Mullin a settlement would have been reached. It is what it is but no one likes it and it is costing us in more than dollars. Our recent history has become fodder for negative recruiting.
The board was all praise at the time of the hiring. Did anyone here even see the terms of the contract or comment negatively on it?
Besides the handful of old guys on the board commenting on their current dissatisfaction where is the fodder and the link to recruiting ? There's a lot being read into the failure to land a back up big man.
Maybe time will prove you're right.
I'll wait till the staff can't fill real slots and not during a recruiting year when we're returning 63 points a game.
i take it from your post that you don't think our need to find a big man was "real" because "we're returning 63 points a game" from a team that won 14 games last year.
Perhaps we should give the staff a pass because under your logic the need for a big man was a figment of the imagination of "a handful of old guys." Hey, if you think what we have in the frontcourt is sufficient, more power to you. For my part, I'm skeptical that with Yakwe and Owens manning the center position and seven eligible players plus Amar, we can be a tournament team. With the backcourt we have, anything less than the big dance would be a failure to me. Time will tell.
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I have to agree with you Boo and I have a feeling that I am below the median age of active posters. I feel that we owe it to guys like Shamorie to put the best team possible around him.
I just think many have realized that because we have the chance to have a good backcourt next year, a big man would really strengthen our chances if not put us over the top to at least make the Tournament. It is probable that after next year either Shamorie or Lovett will be gone. It would help recruiting going forward to at least make the dance in CM third year, have that in his pocket and move forward. If we don't make the Tourney and as expected Ponds and or Lovett move on we are looking at having another inexperienced team and a school and staff that hasn't been to the Tourney in forever. I hope for the best but it sure looks like we might be missing an opportunity.
Class of 72
Active member
That says more about Mullin than it does for Slice.
It says that Slice has been paid well. Were you against bringing him in at that price at the time he was hired?
I was surprised at the terms of his contract. Everything involving the basketball program has been surprising.
What is says about Mullin is that he has administrative deficiencies that are costing the university because if it were more Slice than Mullin a settlement would have been reached. It is what it is but no one likes it and it is costing us in more than dollars. Our recent history has become fodder for negative recruiting.
The board was all praise at the time of the hiring. Did anyone here even see the terms of the contract or comment negatively on it?
Besides the handful of old guys on the board commenting on their current dissatisfaction where is the fodder and the link to recruiting ? There's a lot being read into the failure to land a back up big man.
Maybe time will prove you're right.
I'll wait till the staff can't fill real slots and not during a recruiting year when we're returning 63 points a game.
i take it from your post that you don't think our need to find a big man was "real" because "we're returning 63 points a game" from a team that won 14 games last year.
Perhaps we should give the staff a pass because under your logic the need for a big man was a figment of the imagination of "a handful of old guys." Hey, if you think what we have in the frontcourt is sufficient, more power to you. For my part, I'm skeptical that with Yakwe and Owens manning the center position and seven eligible players plus Amar, we can be a tournament team. With the backcourt we have, anything less than the big dance would be a failure to me. Time will tell.
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I have to agree with you Boo and I have a feeling that I am below the median age of active posters. I feel that we owe it to guys like Shamorie to put the best team possible around him.
I just think many have realized that because we have the chance to have a good backcourt next year, a big man would really strengthen our chances if not put us over the top to at least make the Tournament. It is probable that after next year either Shamorie or Lovett will be gone. It would help recruiting going forward to at least make the dance in CM third year, have that in his pocket and move forward. If we don't make the Tourney and as expected Ponds and or Lovett move on we are looking at having another inexperienced team and a school and staff that hasn't been to the Tourney in forever. I hope for the best but it sure looks like we might be missing an opportunity.
The staff knows that the center position was, and is, the Achilles heel on this team. They took a chance, and wasted a lot of time, on Zach Brown. When Yankuba Sima announced his intention to transfer in December priority #1 was recruiting a good player that could play the 5. They had a few targets and were spurned by all. To think that this team will advance to the post season as currently composed is being extremely optimistic. Neither Yakwe nor Owens will have an epiphany of talent growth in a few short months. Amar is Amar. We have no one remotely as talented as Omari Spellman as a big body.
To your point about Lovett, Ahmed and possibly Shamorie, along with Federico and Amar leaving I think you are 100% correct. In year 4 we are possibly looking at another rebuild as opposed to just adding a couple of pieces because of the volatility of our recruiting. To not bring in a big to play with Ponds, Lovett and Ahmed next year is a colossal failure and a lost opportunity.
Those naive enough to argue the available minutes excuse, if you are pre-allocating minutes to the players who underperformed and brought you a losing record then you will get what you asked for next year which is a competitive team but missing key pieces that will hold it back in March. Then again. .....We are.......
boo haarvey
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I don't understand posts like this. Are you disagreeing with something that has been said or are you just upset that it's been said before? What in particular about what has been posted is "inane crap"?