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Grant is likely not leaving the south, as he has very strong ties there. He's also a lock to take over the Florida job when Donovan leaves. And yes 99, Drew is an awful coach. He gets the least out of the most.

Interesting reading that some of the big Illini boosters want to get Weber canned after this season. That would be a brilliant move by the Illini, as they could get some good candidates and recruiting will go nowhere but up as long as Howard stays.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 5, 2011 -> 09:30 PM) Which is why I can't wait for the 2011 class to get to campus and why I wish Head would get a little playing time (although not a ton because he can't shoot at all, like he is freshman and sophomore year Chester Frazier bad). Abrams is a warrior (like having a Chester Frazier with talent), Shaw plays really hard at all times, Egwu has a constantly running motor. Henry doesn't play defense but he isn't going to back down from a challenge. Langford I don't know enough about but he seems to lack assertiveness at times but he has high upside and won't be counted on until he is an upperclassman anyways. But then you run into a problem if Richmond and Leonard are two of your "leaders". Both of them still have a ton of growing up to do. And can I also repeat that I think D.J. Richardson is extremely mediocre and Brandon Paul really needs to be playing 30 minutes a game and getting a hell of a lot more shots than he is. He's going to make the NBA, and then Illini fans will look back and be like "why didn't he play more?" Trust me, as a GT fan, it's a sickening feeling.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 5, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) This Illinois team is unlikeable. It is incredible how lazy the players are at times. Illinois lost the game because they got beat to loose balls and didn't fight through screens and that is simply unacceptable and it starts with the SR class which is made up of a bunch of p*****s and Weber. Definitely the winners of the "bad body language" team contest.

Yeah, I'd like to know what's up with McCamey. I saw some places where him and Richmond don't get along well, but who knows what's really going on.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Feb 5, 2011 -> 03:56 AM) You think anyone will actually write an article about this consistent phenomenon? I'm not holding my breath. Whitlock is the best bet, and I don't even think he will touch it. It will be very interesting to see the reaction by the national media when the three coaches fired in the ACC after this season are Hewitt, Haith, and Lowe.

The Kevin Love special on NBA TV was pretty awesome.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 10:08 PM) Please.fire.lowery Add him to the conversation I had earlier about minority coaches!! Also, Trent Johnson has done a TERRIBLE job at LSU.

Two straight awful episodes of the Office.

Something changed in Dye like 2 1/2 years ago. Heard some places it was marital issues, but he just hasn't been the same guy since.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 03:16 AM) Sidney Lowe has been bad at NCST. Seems like he slides under the radar. I know he's a legacy but I would have to assume NCST's patience is running thin. He's long gone...they emptied their, um, recruiting budget last year to give him one more shot.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 03:11 AM) That was pretty impressive. Stan Heath has been pretty horrid everywhere he went. He's at South Florida and probably should be fired but him winning 20 games and going .500 in the Big East last year probably bought him another 2 years. Add him to the list of despicable recruiters as well. He should have been fired for the Gus Gilchrist recruitment. Another one is Jeff Capel. How does he have a job after the Tiny Gallon recruitment? Capel can thank Blake Griffin for making a lot of money at OU.

Actually, add JTIII to the list of good coaches. I always forget about him, just like I forget about adding Purnell to the list of bad coaches.

BTW, how is the BCBA going to feel if all four black coaches in the ACC get fired after this season? Only one with a prayer of staying right now is Hamilton, but I know chimpy is on here always saying that they want him gone.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 03:53 AM) What is bizarre is that minority coaches have done very well in the NBA and NFL but have struggled immensely in college sports. Obviously part of that has to do with the fact that there haven't been very many minority coaches that have gotten the elite jobs but it still is surprising that it is difficult to come up with a minority coach in either college football of basketball that has actually built or maintained a powerhouse. Mike Anderson is probably the best black coach in NCAA right now, followed closely by Tubby Smith (who's yet to really do anything of significance at Minnesota and there's word he wants out after this year). Lorenzo Romar has been solid, but word is that he's about as dirty as there is in the college game (besides Scott Drew). Everyone likes him, but is Craig Robinson the most overrated coach in the NCAA? Oregon St. has been awful the last two years. Clearly, Paul Hewitt, Leonard Hamilton, and Haith need to be taken to the glue factory. Thankfully E. Kent got fired last year, as he was an absolute joke of a coach.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 02:48 AM) They should bring in someone with ties to the city league and just open up a pipeline of kids that want to stay in the city and bang lincoln park trixies I flat out told someone on the search committee that if you can't get Chris Collins, go ahead and get Jerrance Howard. He'll get you anyone in the city that you want. I'd love to talk to that person now and tell them congrats on making a pathetic hire who has no chance of exciting your fan base.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 02:45 AM) Why can't DePaul at least pull one good class from the city schools? Just take a whole Young team or something. They really, really blew it by hiring Purnell. One of the more overrated coaches in all of the NCAA. You and I have as many NCAA tournament wins as he did at Clemson. He was like their 25th choice though.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 03:28 AM) I was praying GT would have comeback to win in hopes that Haith would have been fired tomorrow. GT goes 4-29 from 3pt land and lose by 2. Miami turns it over 29 times and wins by 2. What an ugly, ugly game. Zen, I wish I was still in Grad School so I could write a paper on the struggles on the court for minority coaches. Oh well...in the end, it's better for GT to lose every game.

Well, GT vs Miami was a terrible basketball game. Awful charge call on Shumpert, but oh well, it's too bad either team gets credit for a win.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 02:57 AM) And fathom, everything I've heard is that Hoiberg knows how to play the game. What game are you referring to? And Heads, don't lump me in with Hawkeyes fans that want the worst for ISU. I have no beef at all with ISU, and hope Hoiberg gets them turned around.

Wow Paul Hewitt, you f***ing suck! Just a little under 2 months, and your ass will get fired and then you can go try to advise more black players to play for black coaches. Congrats Zen on picking up the rare ACC win.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 11:16 PM) Eh, I have a hard time calling someone who can't do anything more than 5 feet away from the basket one of THE best in the game. If teams figure out to collapse and deny the post, Blake will disappear. And then he'd just crash the glass and still get his 20 points and 12 rebounds a game. Something that is extremely underrated about Griffin is his passing ability. He's not Kevin Love with the outlet passes, but he is great at passing out of the double team.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 09:35 PM) What baggage? Are you thinking of Delmon Young, too? Lots of veterans in New York hated his attitude. He had some issues with the law a few years back as well.

I like it!!

One of my favorite things about Daniel Tosh is just how big of a sports fan you can tell he is.