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<blockquote data-quote="gtphd" data-source="post: 887990" data-attributes="member: 4269"><p>Again, I'm not arguing to fire him. I would have let his contract expire then made a call. There's two parts to my argument:</p><p></p><p>1. Is the current situation acceptable? To me it's not. I don't agree that the ceiling for GT basketball is making the NCAAT once in 6 years and 0 NCAAT wins in 6 years is acceptable.</p><p>2. Can someone else do better? Sure. I don't believe that the current performance is the ceiling at GT.</p><p></p><p>If I'm the AD, I'm not willing to fire Pastner and subject us to a CBG-cost-savings-debacle, but I'm not extending Pastner with the current performance. It's not that there's a magic bullet, but you can do better and should keep searching if you can do so without financial distress.</p><p></p><p>It's like dating: You don't marry someone because they're OK. And you don't stay with someone because the next date you have might go poorly. You keep looking until you find someone that you like then you lock that person down.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Is your argument that any coach would be as unsuccessful as Pastner because of exogenous factors and, therefore, we should continue with Pastner since he's the best we'll do? If that's your opinion, I respect the logic, but I disagree. </p><p></p><p>Academics are less applicable to basketball because of immediate NBA eligibility. A one-and-done can come on campus, take a minimum course load of electives, fail a bunch of them, and stay eligible for that season. Other southeast schools are improving, but they're in places like Starkville and Tuscaloosa, not Atlanta. I believe a good coach can use Geoff Collins logic to attract players to Atlanta. And unlike Geoff Collins who needs like ten 4* and 5* recruits per year to be competitive, an MBB coach only needs 1-2 studs per year. I think that's possible.</p><p></p><p>We can disagree on that point - it's fine - but that doesn't mean that one of us is irrational, doesn't understand how sports works, is an idiot, or hates GT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gtphd, post: 887990, member: 4269"] Again, I'm not arguing to fire him. I would have let his contract expire then made a call. There's two parts to my argument: 1. Is the current situation acceptable? To me it's not. I don't agree that the ceiling for GT basketball is making the NCAAT once in 6 years and 0 NCAAT wins in 6 years is acceptable. 2. Can someone else do better? Sure. I don't believe that the current performance is the ceiling at GT. If I'm the AD, I'm not willing to fire Pastner and subject us to a CBG-cost-savings-debacle, but I'm not extending Pastner with the current performance. It's not that there's a magic bullet, but you can do better and should keep searching if you can do so without financial distress. It's like dating: You don't marry someone because they're OK. And you don't stay with someone because the next date you have might go poorly. You keep looking until you find someone that you like then you lock that person down. Is your argument that any coach would be as unsuccessful as Pastner because of exogenous factors and, therefore, we should continue with Pastner since he's the best we'll do? If that's your opinion, I respect the logic, but I disagree. Academics are less applicable to basketball because of immediate NBA eligibility. A one-and-done can come on campus, take a minimum course load of electives, fail a bunch of them, and stay eligible for that season. Other southeast schools are improving, but they're in places like Starkville and Tuscaloosa, not Atlanta. I believe a good coach can use Geoff Collins logic to attract players to Atlanta. And unlike Geoff Collins who needs like ten 4* and 5* recruits per year to be competitive, an MBB coach only needs 1-2 studs per year. I think that's possible. We can disagree on that point - it's fine - but that doesn't mean that one of us is irrational, doesn't understand how sports works, is an idiot, or hates GT. [/QUOTE]
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