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Could upgrade :roll:

I don't know enough about any of that to comment. I know he made a huge mistake after he had declared for the draft, but I'm not sure what all he did during the season.

Are you talking about the fight with Brandon Paul?

Montana is a decent team. Any chance Weber State gets in as an at large? None. Shoot, I enjoyed watching Lillard.

There is way more to it than that. While I agree that he struggles with great athletes he also sucks as a talent identifier. See giving Bill Cole a scholarship over Robbie Hummel. See Chester Frazier over Jerel McNeal. He also struggles big time with putting together a roster. You have one of the best big man in the game that can run, jump, and has a great motor. You surround him with a bunch of wings that can't shoot particularly well. So you have to run and play uptempo then right? Nope. He's gonna play a slow grind it out offense using the big man on the perimeter. Then there is his blind loyalty to older players. There was literally no one in America that thought that Bill Cole should have played over Jereme Richmond last year. There is no reason Sammy Ice is playing minutes that Mychael Henry should be using this year. We aren't talented enough to sabotage ourselves by playing less talented kids. If you wanna do that go coach high school basketball somewhere. Bruce Weber is out of his depth at a high major program. He needs to get back to a smaller school where he can do things his way, make a tournament twice a decade, and have his fan base be happy. You know I want Weber as far away from the program as possible, but there was a whole lot of wrong in that post. There's no reason to be hyperbolic anymore. He's gone, the right decision has been made. Ok Chester over McNeal is wrong. What else do you find wrong? After seeing what became of Jereme from the second the BTT game ended against Michigan, I don't know how you could criticize him for not playing him more. There were...issues there. Maniscalco wasn't stealing Henry's minutes, he was stealing Abrams's minutes. Weber made the NCAAs his last 2 seasons at SIU, building up a stagnant program which then went to 4 more tourneys after he left until Lowery torpedoed it. If he goes back to SIU, I imagine he'll have them as a regular contender in the MVC. You can point to Hummel-Cole, but on the other end you have Mike Davis and his skill at identifying talent at a young age(a necessity because he couldn't win recruiting battles that he wasn't in on forever.) Leonard, Abrams, Egwu, Henry, Hill, and to a lesser extent Bertrand and Paul were closed in on prior to their stock improving. ETA: Saying "putting the big man on the perimeter is misleading, implying that he's got him out there to shoot 18 footers. He's running high screen and rolls, but the guards never EVER look for him(Something that's on Weber at least in part) Sam isn't playing point guard now at all. He plays with Abrams and when Tracy isn't in DJ is bringing the ball up court. Thus he is playing guard. which Henry plays. We would be better served playing him and preparing for the future. We also played our best ball when Sam was out hurt. Jereme was streaky, but most freshman are. You point ot that Michigan game. I point to the Ohio State game in Champaign where he was awesome or against Texas. I sitll think if you have a McDonalds All American you don't sit him behind Billy [expletive] Cole. I mean if you ever want another one. You are right about Mike Davis, I maybe am too hard on him for identifying talent. Davis was a hell of a find. The Leonard on the permiter thing is terrible. If the guards can't hit him when he cuts to the bucket, why do it? It invites terrible referees to call him for moving picks and takes him out of the equation for offensive rebounds. This really hurts since we decided to play 4 guards for a large part of the year. He needs to go back to a mid major. He will do well there again. He isn't cut out for a high major job. IMO.

Seth Davis is talking about Smart to Illinois now. Please happen. he just retweeted something from some guy who thinks shaka smart is going everywhere, including uconn. but he did retweet it. Has Calhoun given any indication he's leaving, at all?

Montana is a decent team. Any chance Weber State gets in as an at large?

There is way more to it than that. While I agree that he struggles with great athletes he also sucks as a talent identifier. See giving Bill Cole a scholarship over Robbie Hummel. See Chester Frazier over Jerel McNeal. He also struggles big time with putting together a roster. You have one of the best big man in the game that can run, jump, and has a great motor. You surround him with a bunch of wings that can't shoot particularly well. So you have to run and play uptempo then right? Nope. He's gonna play a slow grind it out offense using the big man on the perimeter. Then there is his blind loyalty to older players. There was literally no one in America that thought that Bill Cole should have played over Jereme Richmond last year. There is no reason Sammy Ice is playing minutes that Mychael Henry should be using this year. We aren't talented enough to sabotage ourselves by playing less talented kids. If you wanna do that go coach high school basketball somewhere. Bruce Weber is out of his depth at a high major program. He needs to get back to a smaller school where he can do things his way, make a tournament twice a decade, and have his fan base be happy. You know I want Weber as far away from the program as possible, but there was a whole lot of wrong in that post. There's no reason to be hyperbolic anymore. He's gone, the right decision has been made. Ok Chester over McNeal is wrong. What else do you find wrong?

Seth Davis is talking about Smart to Illinois now. Please happen.

There is way more to it than that. While I agree that he struggles with great athletes he also sucks as a talent identifier. See giving Bill Cole a scholarship over Robbie Hummel. See Chester Frazier over Jerel McNeal. He also struggles big time with putting together a roster. You have one of the best big man in the game that can run, jump, and has a great motor. You surround him with a bunch of wings that can't shoot particularly well. So you have to run and play uptempo then right? Nope. He's gonna play a slow grind it out offense using the big man on the perimeter. Then there is his blind loyalty to older players. There was literally no one in America that thought that Bill Cole should have played over Jereme Richmond last year. There is no reason Sammy Ice is playing minutes that Mychael Henry should be using this year. We aren't talented enough to sabotage ourselves by playing less talented kids. If you wanna do that go coach high school basketball somewhere. Bruce Weber is out of his depth at a high major program. He needs to get back to a smaller school where he can do things his way, make a tournament twice a decade, and have his fan base be happy.

No it is Jerrance's strength. He's a terrible recruiter on his own.

Who can? Well Bruce owns us. I say you stick with him. Oh I won't be sticking with Bruce regardless. If Mike Thomas keeps him, I'll pick another home state school to cheer for. I'm assuming Shaka will do fine against you though.

Who can?

Salary-wise, sure, but Orlando isn't going to trade D12 for Noah and Ronnie Brewer. What about with Charlottes unprotected pick?

And he drinks like a pansy. He's no Billy Clyde.

somebody on the scout board is really insistent that miller will be a target for illinois, stating that he desperately wants to get out of arizona and back to the midwest. i'm skeptcal, but still. That would be great, but I can't see it happening.

Depends on the wording in his buyout. He's not leaving $3.9 million on the table. Nor should he. Thanks RG.

I'm pissed we drew Iowa, because I want this season to be over and there are 10 other teams in the conference I could tolerate losing to. But not the Hawkeyes. If by some strange confluence of circumstances the Illini had won today I might have had to root for Iowa to beat us, which I'm fairly certain would make my head explode. I don't think they can beat us to be honest. We are a terrible match up for them.

Im watching this Illinois game on dvr. Please Iowa, put us out of our misery.

I'm gonna be so pissed if we don't get Shaka. I'll be ok with Marshall or Grant, but I really want Shaka.

Don't make me get fijitiger up in here.

Martin ball would be well suited to the Big 10. He's recruited okay to KSU, considering that town is an absolute dump. It should be a lot easier to recruit to UI. He'd need some Chicago connections on his staff. He'd appease those who wanted a minority as well. You'd have to pay to keep Jerrance, but I think that could be done. Assuming he doesn't take the SIU job. That said give me Smart, Marshall, or Grant.

2003 Mark Prior laughs at this.

I wish Hamilton was 10 to 15 years younger.

sunki has actually been coming around. it's that jimsturban ass that's the biggest idiot. Teamwork Orange is scary.