Idk about dogging him, but he's not a starter on a team that contends for the natty...unless the rest of the lineup is far superior to him.
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Well, that's enlightening, and tells us more about you and where you're coming from than anything.
How many turds have you held in your hand, or attempted to hold in your hand? Was this a passing fetish or something you did for a paycheck during tougher times? What possessed you to grab turds?
Those people believe in free market capitalism for the elite, not others. They desperately want to cap what these college athletes can make.
Thanks for the update. Matt has said we will likely fill out the roster with a foreign player or two. Seems like a lot of the best ones are at that power forward or center position. Maybe that’s the direction we end up going, I just hope we can find a starter quality option late in the process.
Ask all the other schools what their GMs do. We are one of the only ones that don't have one
You do realize closing is an EXTREMELY big part of recruiting, correct? Hell, any dipstick can see who the best/better players are.
The same Matt that said we would either have Freeman or Rancik by yesterday? He seems to have a lot of problems with these claims.
Long story. Spent a few years in South America. Brazilian bookies have unusual methods
You aren't wrong, but its where we are
A quality hire at GM would definitely help when it comes to the contract and negotiations with agents. Not many coaches are qualified to do that and a true GM with real world experience would help tremendously in that aspect.
Should have took rancic. He probably just determined his fate with that mess up
He was never coming here
He would have committed 3 days ago if he had wanted uk
Honestly? Neither. If I were a freshman I'd go with Cal because (even considering the Karter Knoxes and DeJuan Wagners), he's made his reputation on guys like AD, SGA, DB, etc.--and this year with Darius Acuff-- as still the king of OADs. And until his rep for this starts losing its shine, he's still viewed as the guy who cares more about having more NBA lottery picks than Nattys.
But, if I'm in the portal, I'd go with a coach who the media likes (vs. two who either dodge them -- Pope, or sarcastically puts them down when he doesn't like what they say -- Pitino) at a P5 school who promises me I'm going to play a lot on ESPN, and then offers to pay me the going rate to back that claim.
This. Every bit of this. He literally has no clue how to conduct a high stakes negotiation. Its showed time and again.
Instead of hiring someone who can, he hired another analytics guy. Identifying talent wasn't even the problem. Everyone we targeted, and missed, last year all turned out great.
So we just hired someone who adds nothing while our deficiency remains the same. Awesome.
Holding off on Rancik wasn’t the problem. Starting Rancik wouldn’t have gotten us where we need to be if there’s any point in playing a third year. Real problem is Pope being basically unable to land anybody when there’s any real competition at all.
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We could've closed on Rancik...that's the issue.
If rumors are true about Freeman’s price tag, St. John’s offering him 4 million, letting him move on would be the smart choice if he can’t be haggled down. Overpaying players to sign them tickles fans because they get the dopamine rush of vicarious success. It, however, hurts in the short and long run. In the short term, it gives less money to pay others. In the long term, you become an tool
for leverage in negotiation. That’s why it’s important to have a GM or someone like that to handle these things. Coaches and their assistants in the midst of a season need to be focused on the season.
for leverage in negotiation. That’s why it’s important to have a GM or someone like that to handle these things. Coaches and their assistants in the midst of a season need to be focused on the season.
Starting is earned & if Ky BB history teaches anything, assuming who is a starter in April when the season starts in November can lead to big disappointments. Examples are DJ Wagner & Brandon Garrison instead of Reed & Moreno.
Rancik would have started at Ky & it will be torture next year when he proves all his BBN supporters were right about him.
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Why do you care what the price is? $1.4M - sweet! $4.6M - no way!
That doesn't make sense since we have no idea what the actual numbers are and what the budget is.
Starting is earned & if Ky BB history teaches anything, assuming who is a starter in April when the season starts in November can lead to big disappointments. Examples are DJ Wagner & Brandon Garrison instead of Reed & Moreno.
Rancik would have started at Ky & it will be torture next year when he proves all his BBN supporters were right about him.
GO BIG BLUE
Those teams you cited as examples sucked. The other poster was stating this guy isn't someone who is leading u anywhere.
seems like the play was to lock down Rancik, offering Freeman the majority playing time and your best offer.
If St. John's beats it, you still have Rancik and you are avoiding a bidding war.
hindsight is always 20/20 though
If St. John's beats it, you still have Rancik and you are avoiding a bidding war.
hindsight is always 20/20 though
The 1,2, and 4th ranked S4/PF are still out there now, after Freeman at 9 then YIKES!!!
I mean...he seems better than current options. But again, he's not a starter on a title contender. Just like Potter isn't a rotation piece on a title contender. There's one common denominator amongst elite teams, they all have elite players.Starting is earned & if Ky BB history teaches anything, assuming who is a starter in April when the season starts in November can lead to big disappointments. Examples are DJ Wagner & Brandon Garrison instead of Reed & Moreno.
Rancik would have started at Ky & it will be torture next year when he proves all his BBN supporters were right about him.
GO BIG BLUE