Cowboy Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 -Karl was a friend of Rick's, that could be interesting in Vegas if he takes it and if he wants to recruit high school kids -a bit different than recruiting free agents in the league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 -Karl was a friend of Rick's, that could be interesting in Vegas if he takes it and if he wants to recruit high school kids -a bit different than recruiting free agents in the league Definitely an outside the box hire. It looks like he has absolutely no experience coaching college in his background, but I'm sure the thought of playing for a long-time NBA coach will be very appealing to some recruits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 week after taking the UNLV job, Chris Beard is off to Texas Tech I am confused, did he not sign a contract yet with UNLV? He was hired a couple of weeks ago wasn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I am confused, did he not sign a contract yet with UNLV? He was hired a couple of weeks ago wasn't he? Yes. Lets be glad we didnt hire him. Absurd situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I am confused, did he not sign a contract yet with UNLV? He was hired a couple of weeks ago wasn't he? He signed a contract. From what I saw, Texas Tech is paying the buyout on said contract. So don't feel too bad for UNLV. They're getting paid close to $1 million for a coach who was there around 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiseAndGrind Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Yes. Lets be glad we didnt hire him. Absurd situation. I don't blame the guy for going to Tech, but I'm glad we didn't pursue him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I don't blame the guy for going to Tech, but I'm glad we didn't pursue him. I get that he should do what is best for himself but it will be hard to sell TTU to a recruit based on "don't worry I am committed to TTU" given what just happened at Little Rock and UNLV. UNLV doesn't care about the money - what they care about is now being the last to fill a vacancy on the coaching merry go round - not a good spot to be in. Odd that the buyout clause kicked in so early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billiken Law Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I get that he should do what is best for himself but it will be hard to sell TTU to a recruit based on "don't worry I am committed to TTU" given what just happened at Little Rock and UNLV. UNLV doesn't care about the money - what they care about is now being the last to fill a vacancy on the coaching merry go round - not a good spot to be in. Odd that the buyout clause kicked in so early. Actually they do care about money. They notoriously underpay coaches. Lavin was very interested in UNLV but they wouldn't come close to his asking price. As for Beard, it seems like he could use this episode to show just how committed he is to Tech - he paid $1 million to go there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Actually they do care about money. They notoriously underpay coaches. Lavin was very interested in UNLV but they wouldn't come close to his asking price. As for Beard, it seems like he could use this episode to show just how committed he is to Tech - he paid $1 million to go there. He did not pay - TTU paid. I am sure UNLV would rather have Beard then the 1 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChosenOne Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 It looks like Lorenzo Romar might last thru the end of his contract at Washington after all: Eric Bossi: Missouri women's assistant Michael Porter Sr. tells me that he has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Washington w/ Lorenzo Romar. Michael Porter Sr. is the father of top 5 player in 2017 Michael Porter Jr. and top 75 player in 2018 Jontay Porter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soderball Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 It looks like Lorenzo Romar might last thru the end of his contract at Washington after all: Eric Bossi: Missouri women's assistant Michael Porter Sr. tells me that he has accepted a position as an assistant coach at Washington w/ Lorenzo Romar. Michael Porter Sr. is the father of top 5 player in 2017 Michael Porter Jr. and top 75 player in 2018 Jontay Porter. Honest graft. (wish we were doing this) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Stansbury just got Mitchell Robinson to commit to Western Kentucky. https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/6680 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 6 hours ago, brianstl said: Stansbury just got Mitchell Robinson to commit to Western Kentucky. https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/6680 Supposedly, Stansbury is in the lead for top 100 recruit Galen Alexander and is a finalist with Kansas for Malik Newman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 9 hours ago, brianstl said: Supposedly, Stansbury is in the lead for top 100 recruit Galen Alexander and is a finalist with Kansas for Malik Newman. Any thought that he is not doing it honestly? Just asking - what is his history on recruiting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 16 minutes ago, cheeseman said: Any thought that he is not doing it honestly? Just asking - what is his history on recruiting? I believe he had an issue with the NCAA as an assistant at Austin Peay back in the late 80's. No NCAA issues since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1 hour ago, cheeseman said: Any thought that he is not doing it honestly? Just asking - what is his history on recruiting? I think he recruited some decent players to Mississippi State. Also, this top recruit Stansbury just got to WKU was previously committed to Texas A&M, where Stansbury was an assistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuiltFordBills Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 1 hour ago, cheeseman said: Any thought that he is not doing it honestly? Just asking - what is his history on recruiting? Stansbury had been recruiting Robinson at A&M, and also just hired Robinson's godfather on to his staff which probably helped. Not sure about his ins or ties with the other top recruits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianstl Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Malik Newman's dad was recruited to Mississippi St. by Rick Stansbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Thanks for the info - sounds like he was in tight already or hired connected people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pistol Posted January 31 Popular Post Share Posted January 31 On 3/24/2016 at 9:54 AM, Pistol said: A Dooley hire is certainly not a "big splash" hire. Travis Ford is a dreadful coach. One of my least favorites in all of college basketball. Here's how it would go if he were hired: 1. Splashy hire! Lots of energy! 2. Higher level of recruiting commitments than we've ever seen in the first couple seasons. 3. Rebuild with said recruits, record creeps upward over a couple seasons. 4. Most talented SLU team ever has solid regular season, craps out in conference tournament, gets lower seed than expected all season long, loses in first round of NCAA Tournament. 5. Repeat #4. 6. Players get frustrated, transfer/leave early. 7. Return to mediocre record for a couple seasons. 8. Fans grow restless, Ford finally fired without ever having accomplished what he was hired to do. 9. We return to this thread, still in the hopes we'll see a Sweet Sixteen someday. Man, I was dead wrong. I expected multiple NCAA Tournament appearances. (And stronger recruiting.) (I was a lot meaner back in 2016, geez.) Slu let the dogs out?, johnbj14, gabriel and 7 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 12 minutes ago, Pistol said: Man, I was dead wrong. I expected multiple NCAA Tournament appearances. (And stronger recruiting.) (I was a lot meaner back in 2016, geez.) Disgusting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 3 hours ago, Pistol said: Man, I was dead wrong. I expected multiple NCAA Tournament appearances. (And stronger recruiting.) (I was a lot meaner back in 2016, geez.) Wow. A few of the minor details were off, but, in general, that was pretty spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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