March 31, 201214 yr Jacob Pullen is not happy: (and can't spell Weber) Jacob Pullen@Jpullz0 I support kstate for life no matter what but I'm not a Bruce Webber fan and I think Kstate can do a lot better. Bruce Webber didn't think I was good enough to play at Illinois and I don't think he is good enough to coach at Kansas State. And please don't speak on his national championship run that he made with bill self players and the best backcourt in the big ten three pros.
March 31, 201214 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 12:05 PM) People really need to think before they tweet. What's the point of Twitter if people do that?
March 31, 201214 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 11:05 AM) People really need to think before they tweet. Twitter, a tool for the idiots.
March 31, 201214 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 11:07 AM) What's the point of Twitter if people do that? It is a great resource of quick bits of info that don't require a full article. It is also a great resource for people who don't know enough to keep their mouths shut
March 31, 201214 yr Good pick up for both parties I think. I'm rooting for Bruce to succeed there, especially against Kansas. Hopefully he can get a few players and make some tourney runs.
March 31, 201214 yr When he was a senior, Pullen really wasn't good enough to play at Illinois. As time passed, he obviously became a great college player but he was in the shadow of Carlwell and played a different game at KSU than he did at Proviso East.
March 31, 201214 yr Complete opposite personality from Martin. Congrats to Weber for landing a solid job, I really thought he was going to take a year or two off.
March 31, 201214 yr QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 12:06 PM) When he was a senior, Pullen really wasn't good enough to play at Illinois. As time passed, he obviously became a great college player but he was in the shadow of Carlwell and played a different game at KSU than he did at Proviso East. Yeah I was going to say Pullen shouldn't be bitter over that. He did more at K State than he was going to anywhere else. They let him take a starring role because they had no other choice and it worked for both parties. If he went to Illinois he probably wouldn't have done as well.
March 31, 201214 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 01:50 PM) Yeah I was going to say Pullen shouldn't be bitter over that. He did more at K State than he was going to anywhere else. They let him take a starring role because they had no other choice and it worked for both parties. If he went to Illinois he probably wouldn't have done as well. You can't tell an athlete that. They all think they are starters and better than anyone else. Reality is a very rare trait for athletes whether AA baseball players, a HS star/college recruit or whatever. They always think they are better than they really are.
March 31, 201214 yr QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 03:46 PM) You can't tell an athlete that. They all think they are starters and better than anyone else. Reality is a very rare trait for athletes whether AA baseball players, a HS star/college recruit or whatever. They always think they are better than they really are. True, but that doesn't mean he should call out Bruce Weber's hiring. Doesn't it also look badly upon his loyalty to K State? He's still bitter that U of I passed on him. Shouldn't he be pleased he found K State?
March 31, 201214 yr Thank God. Jankovich will be back at ISU and we will be ready to make a run at the tourney.
April 1, 201214 yr He's going to REALLY struggle to follow in the footsteps of Huggins and Martin recruiting-wise. Good coach, nice guy, but it all comes down to talent these days. Going to have to scrape for overlooked 2-3 star recruits and JC guys/transfers.
April 1, 201214 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 03:49 PM) True, but that doesn't mean he should call out Bruce Weber's hiring. Doesn't it also look badly upon his loyalty to K State? He's still bitter that U of I passed on him. Shouldn't he be pleased he found K State? I concur. Talk s*** if you don't like him as a coach, but dont bring up recruiting from 5 years ago when you weren't even a top prospect. All of the other top schools didn't want you either.
April 1, 201214 yr Here in Jayhawk country, we're loving this hire. Weber isn't a terrible coach, but he isn't as good as or better than Frank Martin either. They have an overbearing AD who ran Martin out of town and they end up with Weber. Sucks for them...
April 1, 201214 yr QUOTE (High Mileage @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 01:31 PM) Here in Jayhawk country, we're loving this hire. Weber isn't a terrible coach, but he isn't as good as or better than Frank Martin either. They have an overbearing AD who ran Martin out of town and they end up with Weber. Sucks for them... I really don't think that highly of Martin. What's to say he wasn't riding on the coattails of Huggins' recruiting?
April 1, 201214 yr QUOTE (danman31 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 02:51 PM) I really don't think that highly of Martin. What's to say he wasn't riding on the coattails of Huggins' recruiting? I think a lot of people all expected it to fall to s*** within a couple of years after Huggins but it never did.
April 1, 201214 yr QUOTE (High Mileage @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 02:31 PM) Here in Jayhawk country, we're loving this hire. Weber isn't a terrible coach, but he isn't as good as or better than Frank Martin either. They have an overbearing AD who ran Martin out of town and they end up with Weber. Sucks for them... Rest assured, we South Carolina fans are ecstatic that KSU's AD was such a jackwagon. And, Martin has done it for 5 years now since Huggins has been gone, its a bit of a stretch to say it is still due to Huggins.
April 2, 201214 yr So Bill Self went from Illinois to Kansas. Bruce Weber went from Illinois to Kansas State. Does that mean John Groce's next job is at Wichita State?
April 2, 201214 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 10:01 AM) So Bill Self went from Illinois to Kansas. Bruce Weber went from Illinois to Kansas State. Does that mean John Groce's next job is at Wichita State? Well done.
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