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kg01 said:




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OMG we couldn't have asked for a better update.
1) A high profile rejection.
2) Everyone else will know they weren't the first choice.
3) georgia sucks.

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Lets hope this turns into a long draw out saga.
 
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kg01 said:
And, for anybody preparing to be 'that guy', I think we all get that it's possible this ends up with them backing into a better guy.

That's not the point. The point is, right now, chaos is ensuing in their fanbase and their tears are delicious.
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IOW: "Yes Peacone, we know"
 

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Reports are that the offer was for $3.2M/year. That's what he was making years ago at Ohio State. So it could be he asked for a ballpark number before agreeing to go down there, and they gave him and assurance...but the final number they put on paper wasn't worth it. That to me is a shockingly low number - why would a coach with a history of health issues go back to coaching for less money? If he can prove his health is better and if he's ready to get after it, I would think he could demand closer to $3.7M+.
 
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bwelbo said:
Reports are that the offer was for $3.2M/year. That's what he was making years ago at Ohio State. So it could be he asked for a ballpark number before agreeing to go down there, and they gave him and assurance...but the final number they put on paper wasn't worth it. That to me is a shockingly low number - why would a coach with a history of health issues go back to coaching for less money? If he can prove his health is better and if he's ready to get after it, I would think he could demand closer to $3.7M+.
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To be fair though, IIUC that would've put him at the 2nd highest paid coach in the SEC behind only Calipari. That ain't a bad offer.

At his age, and considering his declining health, he would've jumped at $3+mil/per if he was serious which IMHO he wasn't. Again, JMHO.
 
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Memphis has severe delusions of grandeur concerning their men's basketball program:rolleyes:
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As I understand it, their plan is to hire Penny Hardaway, who they think can get them back to recruiting at the top level. Penny is currently the AAU coach of the #1 player in the country, James Wiseman, which I am sure plays strongly into Memphis' decision to make the move now.
 

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Penny will recruit really well to Memphis.
How well his staff will coach is yet to be seen.
Penny has 3 Top 40 2019 players on his AAU squad as well as some other Div 1 caliber players
 

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Penny will recruit really well to Memphis.
How well his staff will coach is yet to be seen.
Penny has 3 Top 40 2019 players on his AAU squad as well as some other Div 1 caliber players
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Yup. Coaching matters. Just ask teams like Kentucky and UNCheat - 20 losses between them despite having talent that 99% of teams could only dream of.
 
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Yup. Coaching matters. Just ask teams like Kentucky and UNCheat - 20 losses between them despite having talent that 99% of teams could only dream of.
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Ehhhhhhhh.......

I do agree coaching matters.
I dont agree with the examples cited.

I do not buy the "Roy Williams is a bad coach" rhetoric. You don't win 3 national titles by being a bad coach. Of UNC's 10 losses, 9 were against tournament teams.

Examples I would cite this year would be Louisville, Wake Forest, UConn, Saint Louis, Alabama where coaching has been a let down.
 

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Peacone36 said:
Ehhhhhhhh.......

I do agree coaching matters.
I dont agree with the examples cited.

I do not buy the "Roy Williams is a bad coach" rhetoric. You don't win 3 national titles by being a bad coach. Of UNC's 10 losses, 9 were against tournament teams.

Examples I would cite this year would be Louisville, Wake Forest, UConn, Saint Louis, Alabama where coaching has been a let down.
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Well, UNCheat had 5 players rated 5* on their team last year. This year they have "only" 2 (plus of course numerous other Top 100 players), and 10 losses.

Kentucky has ELEVEN Top 100 players on their roster this year, with NINE 5*s. No that is not a typo, they have 9 5-star players this year, and 10 losses.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

If you had 9 guys who were 5*s on your team and you were the coach, and you did literally nothing, how many games do you think you might lose?
 
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Well, UNCheat had 5 players rated 5* on their team last year. This year they have "only" 2 (plus of course numerous other Top 100 players), and 10 losses.

Kentucky has ELEVEN Top 100 players on their roster this year, with NINE 5*s. No that is not a typo, they have 9 5-star players this year, and 10 losses.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

If you had 9 guys who were 5*s on your team and you were the coach, and you did literally nothing, how many games do you think you might lose?
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Vanderbilt, probably the most well rounded of UKs freshman was hurt a lot, oh and they are all frshmen. So you have to expect some growing pains.

UNC is a two seed in the tournament with 10 losses so I’d say the season was a success

I also understand that they are a rival and we are expected to beat on them a little bit but some of the hate should at least make a little sense.
 
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