Rick Barnes, really?

[dayjoh]

From ESPN the Magazine:

"We would love to win a national championship, but we are not obsessed with it because we're obsessed with these guys trying to live their NBA dream."

Endearing yourself to recruits much?

 

[NateDawgUM]

Yikes, if the coach of my favorite team ever said that I would be pissed. It's not like Texas alumni are ubiquitous in the NBA. Durant and Aldridge are the only two that I can think of that are All Star level.

 

[BleedGopher]

This is what high profile coaches who haven't won national championships say. I'd be shocked if Izzo, Self, Coach K, Roy, Calhoun, Tubby, Boeheim, etc. feel this way.

Go Gophers!!

 

[mnboiler]

Yikes, if the coach of my favorite team ever said that I would be pissed. It's not like Texas alumni are ubiquitous in the NBA. Durant and Aldridge are the only two that I can think of that are All Star level.

I would be be pissed to if Painter said that. But to your point NDUM Texas also has T.J. Ford, D.J Augustin, A.J.Abrahms, Daniel Gibson thats a pretty good list. Also on there roster right now there are a handful of NBA players like Bradley, Hamliton, James, and Pittman. That is a pretty good list. Anyway I still would be pissed off if I was a Texas fan I would what a National Championship.

 

[NateDawgUM]

I would be be pissed to if Painter said that. But to your point NDUM Texas also has T.J. Ford, D.J Augustin, A.J.Abrahms, Daniel Gibson thats a pretty good list. Also on there roster right now there are a handful of NBA players like Bradley, Hamliton, James, and Pittman. That is a pretty good list. Anyway I still would be pissed off if I was a Texas fan I would what a National Championship.

AJ Abrams plays in Greece, so apparently Barnes didn't succeed in getting him into the NBA.

Ford has been an average NBA player, though I'll give him a pass due to the injuries.

Augustin had a solid rookie year but has regressed, Gibson is a decent bench role player.