IlliniKrush Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 27, 2014 -> 11:05 AM) Well, the guy covered for a rapist. He obviously has his players back LMAO. Right on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 AJ Hammons going pro. Purdue may be the 2nd worst team in the Big 10 next year ahead of only Rutgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 27, 2014 -> 12:14 PM) AJ Hammons going pro. Purdue may be the 2nd worst team in the Big 10 next year ahead of only Rutgers. Thank God, he killed us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He_Gawn Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Not official on Hammons yet… That report was from a fake twitter. He has plenty of people pushing him to go, but I'd still be surprised if he does. Would be a mistake IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Anthony Lee going to Ohio State. That is absolutely huge for OSU. They badly need someone else who could score for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 12:44 PM) Anthony Lee going to Ohio State. That is absolutely huge for OSU. They badly need someone else who could score for next season. Â Doesn't he have to sit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) Doesn't he have to sit? Â No. He is a grad school transfer so he is eligible immediately and next year will be his only year at OSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) Doesn't he have to sit? I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan99 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 12:47 PM) I don't think so. Â He's eligible immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Need one more transfer probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Random thought: if UK loses tomorrow there's a chance this ff has 0 lottery picks, that's kind of crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2014 -> 10:03 AM) Players love Alford. He has always been a player's coach, for better or for worse. Â Â For some reason, he never was able to relax at Iowa, and I guess it goes back to the expectations of the 2001-02 team with Recker/Reggie Evans and falling into a 5-13 Big 10 record after being Top 10 in January that year. Â Then Pierce. Â Then Northwestern State. Tyler Smith leaving for Tennessee and former Iowa assistant Bruce Pearl didn't help much. For that matter, I think the attrition rate of players transferring or getting kicked out of the program must have been 55-60% when he was at Iowa. That was one of the biggest knocks. Â He never seemed to do those "fun" things like he did at SW Missouri State, like having a wiffle ball tournament in the gym instead of practicing, free throw shooting contests against him...he's brought that same feeling to UCLA, at least for now. Â If I had a $1.00 for every personalized "Steve Alford is an arrogant bastard/SOB/d--k" from people living in Iowa City, I'd be well on my way to my first million at this point. Â I think he just felt Iowa was beneath him, and that Indiana pride and the arrogance never set well with anyone. It's okay for him to have that kind of swagger in SoCal, as long as you back it up with on-court results. Â I'm sure he grew a lot out of the Iowa situation, because he has done a much better job at New Mexico (minus the NCAA tourney wipeouts until this year with UCLA) and his one year in Westwood. Edited March 30, 2014 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 09:23 PM) Random thought: if UK loses tomorrow there's a chance this ff has 0 lottery picks, that's kind of crazy. Â Maybe McGary after next year. Â Napier will get drafted, but nowhere near the lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 10:23 PM) Random thought: if UK loses tomorrow there's a chance this ff has 0 lottery picks, that's kind of crazy. Hmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Gary Harris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 10:37 PM) Gary Harris? Definitely possible but not a lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 10:38 PM) Definitely possible but not a lock. Crazy. Sometimes one and dones don't cut it. And firsthand they can hurt a program as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 What's the knock on Kaminsky? Is the only reason I'm not seeing him on any draft boards is because he's a junior and is expected to return? Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (scs787 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 10:56 PM) What's the knock on Kaminsky? Is the only reason I'm not seeing him on any draft boards is because he's a junior and is expected to return? Athleticism. Just think of how J4L would evaluate him for the NBA and that's the knock. IMO he's a contributor and maybe a starter. Maybe. Â He's better than Mullens and Koufos and they play. Edited March 30, 2014 by RockRaines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 10:59 PM) Athleticism. Just think of how J4L would evaluate him for the NBA and that's the knock. IMO he's a contributor and maybe a starter. Maybe. Â He's better than Mullens and Koufos and they play. Â Just based on his 3 games in the tourney, I'd have to agree that he looks like he could be, at worst, a guy who comes off the bench to stretch the floor. If he really is viewed as a 2nd round pick I'd love to see him backing up Jo. Throwing him out there with Jo or Taj would open up the lane for those guys to go to work. Edited March 30, 2014 by scs787 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 QUOTE (scs787 @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 11:22 PM) Just based on his 3 games in the tourney, I'd have to agree that he looks like he could be, at worst, a guy who comes off the bench to stretch the floor. If he really is viewed as a 2nd round pick I'd love to see him backing up Jo. Throwing him out there with Jo or Taj would open up the lane for those guys to go to work. Agreed. He's a good player and is actually improving in the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball...nsin-final-four  Great story on the relationship between Bo Ryan and his father...and how his father passed away without seeing his son get to the Final Four. I especially liked the baseball anecdote thrown in there. Classic coaching/motivational move.    As for lottery picks, I would rather have Payne than Harris, but I don't think either's going nearly that high. Edited March 30, 2014 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 29, 2014 -> 10:59 PM) Athleticism. Just think of how J4L would evaluate him for the NBA and that's the knock. IMO he's a contributor and maybe a starter. Maybe. Â He's better than Mullens and Koufos and they play. Â I think he is one of those guys who will be a solid 10 year contributor in the NBA. Think Brad Miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Or Matt Bullard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) Wiggins going pro. Draft is going to be stacked. -Captain Obvious Edited March 31, 2014 by Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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