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They can always recruit incredibly well and get whoever they want.

I mean look at Caliapari and Pitino!

Jeff Bzdelik
Sidney Lowe
and
Tim Floyd
all say HI.


By the way, Georgia Tech could do lots worse than Mike Woodson.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
They can always recruit incredibly well and get whoever they want.

I mean look at Caliapari and Pitino!

Jeff Bzdelik
Sidney Lowe
and
Tim Floyd
all say HI.


By the way, Georgia Tech could do lots worse than Mike Woodson.
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Are you really arguing that Tim Floyd and Sidney Lowe aren't good recruiters?
 
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I can't believe this is even in a discussion. If Frank really wants to come here, we should all be welcoming him with open arms. Nothing else to say here.
 
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Sudeepvol said:
I can't believe this is even in a discussion. If Frank really wants to come here, we should all be welcoming him with open arms. Nothing else to say here.
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Nah we should hire Travis Ford because he went to the same high school as... I cant even finish that without my head hurting
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
They can always recruit incredibly well and get whoever they want.

I mean look at Caliapari and Pitino!

Jeff Bzdelik
Sidney Lowe
and
Tim Floyd
all say HI.


By the way, Georgia Tech could do lots worse than Mike Woodson.
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Since you know so much, who should UT hire? I will hang up and listen now.
 
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Can we get a customized emoticon specifically for replying to MHF threads? I seem to always have the same emotion after reading them.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Bzdelik recruited two guys to Colorado who are going to be first round NBA picks. That's some terrible recruiting.
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True. Burks has really impressed me this year, I wish they would have made the tournament.
 
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zehr27 said:
Since you know so much, who should UT hire? I will hang up and listen now.
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The only person on the list I am strongly opposed to is Lawrence Frank.

I actually think Marshall would be really good.

I would be happy with Lon Kruger.

I really like Anthony Grant. I ripped him because I was so frustrated by his early season struggles. He straightened things out.

The hardest truth that I will readily admit is that people who know a lot more than I do can still get this wrong and it is not because they are an idiot.

I am concerned about Frank because he reminds me so much of O'Neill and I do not want guys who are angry and who when they go to the Big Orange Caravan look like they would lose a pickup game to your daughter.

If you look back at some of the people who Hat wanted when Pearl came, some of them now look great, and some of them flamed out completely.

I do not have personal relationships with top coaches in the way Hat does. I can tell you characteristics I want.

1. I would take a guy who is only here for 4 years if they recruit good and great players. If they leave a stacked roster 4 years from now and have continued to win, we will not be in NCAA trouble and the job will look even better.

2. It has to be a person who will avoid NCAA trouble. Jim Harrick, Jerry Tarkanian, Tim Floyd...all were actually pretty good coaches in different ways. Scott Drew is absolutely not an option for us, and we need to stay squeaky clean on this.

3. I want a person who has high integrity. I did not defend Pearl's personal life or say that it had nothing to do with his job as bball coach, because I do not agree with that. If you are willing to cheat on your wife, you are a person who does not mind lying about the most important things in life.

4. I want a guy who coaches a style of basketball that is fun to watch. If I have a choice between 20 wins with lots of dunks and steals and 3 pointers and 80 ppg or 20 wins with golf claps from the amateur coaches for the 5 second calls and great cuts at the end of the shot clock getting nice 10 foot js with games in the 50 ppg range, it is not a close call for me.

5. I want a proven recruiter. Bruce has the personality to be a great recruiter and he was just finally getting to the top here, but he took Ramar Smith because TONS of other guys told him no. Bruce had put zero guys high in the NBA draft, and Cal and others used that against him. I would love a guy who has brought in big talent and who has a rolodex that includes 1 guy who a recruit has heard of who is rich from the game of basketball.

I know you were being sarcastic, but that is my real answer.

I think we should be willing to pay more than we paid Dooley.

Lon Kruger might be my #1 choice.
 
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gorockytop101 said:
I don't understand why a coach's personality matters to people. If a guy wins, people like him.
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Not true.

Jerry Green went to the tournament 4 times in a row. No one liked him.

Kevin O'Neill was also unliked.

Buzz Peterson? He was good looking, high integrity, Jordans roomate at UNC. Everyone liked him. He could not win.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
Not true.

Jerry Green went to the tournament 4 times in a row. No one liked him.

Kevin O'Neill was also unliked.

Buzz Peterson? He was good looking, high integrity, Jordans roomate at UNC. Everyone liked him. He could not win.
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Nobody like Jerry Green because he squandered an assload of talent and his teams were about as disciplined as a classroom of feral children
 
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emainvol said:
Nobody like Jerry Green because he squandered an assload of talent and his teams were about as disciplined as a classroom of feral children
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Not sure why that's so hard for him to see.
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emainvol said:
Nobody like Jerry Green because he squandered an assload of talent and his teams were about as disciplined as a classroom of feral children
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Lawrence Frank in your mind is more like O'Neill than Jerry Green? In other words, do you think of Frank as a "players coach" or as a disciplinarian?
 
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emainvol said:
Nah we should hire Travis Ford because he went to the same high school as... I cant even finish that without my head hurting
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And Vanderbilt could hire Jimmy King to shut him down like he did in that Final Four game when Michigan beat Kentucky :lolabove: :eek:lol: :post-4-1090547912:

Ford couldn't shoot over King's shadow on the court in that game!
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
They can always recruit incredibly well and get whoever they want.

I mean look at Caliapari and Pitino!

Jeff Bzdelik
Sidney Lowe
and
Tim Floyd
all say HI.


By the way, Georgia Tech could do lots worse than Mike Woodson.
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Alec Burks
Cory Higgins
J.J. Hickson
C.J. Leslie
Ryan Harrow
O.J. Mayo
Taj Gibson
DeMar DeRozan
Derrick Williams
Maurice Jones
all say HI.
 
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