So Pitino (and/or staff) are breaking NCAA rules by recruiting guys on other teams that aren’t in the portal (as I said)?
Those things can all be true.
Perhaps.
Amazing how much energy has been expelled on these blathering argumentsOnce he finally announces his decision, I hope it puts an end to your sleepless nights of pointless anger and frustration. You must be exhausted.
What the f*ck are you smoking? When has there been any indication that Ihnen or Carr would even consider transferring? This is literally Carr's team, he didn't come off the floor last year.
I see no evidence that he can
I like to model after those that actually built something that won. When i started a family Law practice i watched those that had succeeded wildly and learned from them. I was raised to believe that being mediocre is not acceptable. I have used other examples of coaches that built winners and there is reams of data that support a common thread. But of course not everyone can teach it. Only a few do it at a high level, that is why they are elite. If everyone could do it then it would not be elite. We were all raised to not be blinded by some bias or fan loyalty or geography. When the teams i grew up with were terrible or poorly coached (mostly the same thing) we could admit it and talk about it. Later on that allowed me to make decisions clear minded. Just a different way of looking at things. Each person can decide for themselves what they think great is, who is funny, who is smart, what the best schools are, who their friends are. Sports are beautiful that way, follow who you like, for whatever reason you want. At the end of it all we can measure who built what, what did they win. I do not resort to name calling or putdowns.I can read something that i disagree with 100% but respect that the opinion belongs to someone who likes or dislikes his program for whatever reason.
No i am not but have thought about with my grandsons and others bothering me to do it. Will let you know. Thanks for all the great content and insight you bring to the board.
Love the fan card judge ! There are many really bright basketball minds that actually think that some coaches develop players better than others. It is not hype. Players and families think so too. I am a basketball fan way before i am a fan of a school or several schools. There is not a agency that decides who is a real or better fan. I cheer like crazy for the Gophers to win, yes even standing ! I also love watching young people chase their dreams on their terms not on the biased view of homer fans. It is not hype that there are far better programs and far better coaches, those are facts.
Better recruiters, absolutely yes. Better coaches? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. There are great coaches at all levels of the game (including high school), but not all coaches of winning D1 programs are necessarily great coaches. The winners are mostly great salesmen who can convince great players to choose their team. Some of those are really just average coaches. The more rare situation is the great coach who can’t get the great players to sign up yet still wins through superior coaching.
Like I said luke warm gopher fan. Not a homer just a guy who enjoys NCAA hoops and by virtue of the fact that he lives in Minnesota would prefer Goph do well. Nothing wrong with that.... .
Nothing wrong with that at all.
The best coaches are not getting the kinds of players that Duke,UNC, Kentucky get but they are beating those teams ! Recruits often do buy the hype but the notion that coaching does not matter all that much is a falacy. There are guys at every level who are simply gifted, better at it by a mile over others.
Also A shout out to the Homer/Gopher fans on the Gopher Home Team message board.
Don’t do it, it’s toxic. But, if you do, I also would like to know!
You would look at everything and then decide. Gard is hired to win games, win conference titles, get guys as good as they can be and to do clean. It is not just UW we are going against on guys who are potentially NBA guys. There are several guys doing everything Gard is at even a higher and getting guys to the NBA that were never even projected to get to the NBA.
You of all people should have one considering how much basketball you follow. It's pretty useful for streamlining recruiting/basketball updates.
I would but i would still rather fish and play golf ! Several posters on here would be a far better follow than i would be.
I think (hope?) we’ll know more by 5pm.
