News on Flip Saunders

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#1nHkyCfbBsbDncSolarDebat said:
I am not Wren. I'm fine with outsiders. I was fine with Tubby. I was fine with the Hollins boys. I was fine with Teague.

But Tubby didn't deliver. The Big 3 are there for the taking. And Teague fired Tubby and now the natl press is ripping Minnesota a new one.

So, there comes a point where we need to take a chance with OUR people to solve our own problems, vs bringing in more outsiders to fix our problem showing the world that we are losers and can't fix our own problems.

Comprende?


MinnesotaPride out.
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Word, how is Prexy K?
 

Wren is still around. He posts as iamthewalrus.
 

mkAz said:
"Many analysts and coaches around the nation have lauded Hoiberg for his innovative offensive system, which Hoiberg credits Flip Saunders as the source for his system."

http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-bask...elocating-to-minneapolis/?DdKVx20jh3q2SPFV.99
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Expanding on this..

SI.com: I'm sure you've noticed that a lot of college coaches have conservative offenses, but you seem to be running a lot of NBA-type sets, which is producing more scoring. Is that by design?
Hoiberg: I watch probably more NBA basketball than college, and I played for Flip Saunders, who I think has a great offensive mind. I use a lot of his stuff. If we space the floor properly, our offense is designed to draw two defenders, which means somebody's going to be open on the weak side. That's what we work on. We're just trying to make the right plays and the easy plays.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130304/fast-break/#ixzz2OzLA2yv5
 

Russ Archambault said:
Expanding on this..

SI.com: I'm sure you've noticed that a lot of college coaches have conservative offenses, but you seem to be running a lot of NBA-type sets, which is producing more scoring. Is that by design?
Hoiberg: I watch probably more NBA basketball than college, and I played for Flip Saunders, who I think has a great offensive mind. I use a lot of his stuff. If we space the floor properly, our offense is designed to draw two defenders, which means somebody's going to be open on the weak side. That's what we work on. We're just trying to make the right plays and the easy plays.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130304/fast-break/#ixzz2OzLA2yv5
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BS, Flip is a bum, BOB says so, so it must be true.
 





#1nHkyCfbBsbDncSolarDebat said:
Nabbing a guy like Flip Saunders, for ANY university, is a ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity.
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You do realize you were obsessive with your retain Tubby rants and now you are obsessed with your hire Flip rants? Just sayin'. I'm not knocking your stances, just that you might think posting on Gopherhole numerous times on the subject somehow strengthens things to go down the way you want them to. I'm certainly not the brightest bulb in the attic, but I don't think it's going to make a difference on the hire. You are passionate and a Gopher fan through and through, no doubt about that.
 

fan of Ray Williams said:
You do realize you were obsessive with your retain Tubby rants and now you are obsessed with your hire Flip rants? Just sayin'. I'm not knocking your stances, just that you might think posting on Gopherhole numerous times on the subject somehow strengthens things to go down the way you want them to. I'm certainly not the brightest bulb in the attic, but I don't think it's going to make a difference on the hire. You are passionate and a Gopher fan through and through, no doubt about that.
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No, LOL, just WAY too much time on my hands during the winter. I work 8 months of the year, and get my winters off.

Dude, if I actually thought that my posts had any affect on how things went down, I'd have posted ten times as many posts as I have.

And the difference between my defense of Tubby and my thinking Flip is the best option to replace him, is that I was defending Tubby more out of just feeling sorry for him and how many people were attacking him and doing everything they could to make him look as bad as they possibly could. I was just trying to bring balance to that conversation. Deep down I didn't really want Tubby to be our coach, I just didn't think we had a chance at getting Shaka, or any other high profile coach, and I did not realize how interested Flip was in the job. So I feared a Mason-Brewster situation, where we'd fire a guy who wasn't that great only to hire some loser.

But as soon as I started to get the feeling that we had a shot at getting Flip Saunders, and then when Tubby lost to Nebraska and then Purdue, I just totally gave up on him.


Oh, and what I said about posting ten times more, was only in reference to getting Flip hired, lol. If I honestly thought my posts had an affect on what ended up happening, I would NOT have posted as much as I did to defend Tubby.
 



dpodoll68 said:
Nabbing almost any coach is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Hiring Tim Brewster was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
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Don't jinx it. If anyone can hire Tim Brewster twice, it is our athletic department.
 

I have been on board in support of hiring Flip and still am. I think if the top tier of coaching candidates have said no, Flip is the best of the next, especially since he would love to be at the U.

I will say I have 2 concerns

1. Flip's offense in the pros was referred to as pretty complex. If I remember correctly, that was believed to have been one of the problems. Personally believe he will make it more palatable for the college kids.

2. Especially given the post concerning Tubby's firing, I am concerned he would not bring enough discipline to the team. Though I believe he will bring a fatherly approach to many of the kids, at the same time I do have a few concerns there.

Now part of that concern is due to his pro career...not the same thing as college. Also, some of it will depend on who his supporting cast is. Hopefully with the strong ties to the pros, the players will have enough respect that they manage to somewhat behave themselves.
 

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