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Re: Report: Spurs hire Sampson as an adviser

MPmike — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:15:16 -0000

Bennett has not won a big game yet or a conference championship. Miller is a better candidate. Xavier will go far in the tournament because of Miller's experience in big games. Bennett has proven to me that he cannot beat the elite teams yet, so why would it be so confident that he can do it at one of the most historical big-time school. YOU still have not given me a good reason why!!! He has not proven anything but come in third place in the overated Pac 10 with all of their 7 loses in conference play. By the way, UCLA is not looking like a great team of late. They should have lost the last two home games if it was not for the officating.

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BTOWN40 — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:22:32 -0000

yeah what he said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jerry — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 11:00:52 -0000

WSU lost 2 games each to UCLA, Stanford, Arizona. Which is better ? Losing 2 to UCLA/Stanford or 2 to WIsc, blowout to MSU and Xavier ? Trying to equate A10 wins to Pac10 ( #1 conf this year ) night after night is flawed tunnel vision. Miller's recruiting scope is very weak as mentioned before. Xavier program was built by Gillen, Prosser, Matta. Bo Ryans Wisc teams were recruited by Bennett( Harris, Tucker, Butch ).

Your case for Miller is a LOSS to OSU ? Then why not the coach with the most good losses ?

Both guys can coach but the reason Bennett makes sense is 1) He can build his own team,, no program before him to rely on like Miller 2) recruits the world, not 8 guys from 3 areas of Ohio 3) knows the B-10 not the A-10 4) connections to IU.

Re: Report: Spurs hire Sampson as an adviser

MPmike — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:32:05 -0000

Why is everyone so high on Tony Bennett as the leading candidate at WSU? I can remember that Kelvin Sampson did a great job there back in the late 80's too, however, he moved on to Oklahoma and proved that he was and still is a big time coach.

If you look at Washington State, their season had not been too impresive. They had a very weak non-conference schedule(after you take a look at WSU and compare to IU-IU's schedule doesn't look so weak.) You did WSU beat this year? NOBODY!!!! Don't tell me a overated Gonzaga team. THEY HAD LOST TO ALL THE RANK TEAMS IN THE PAC 10 and lost to Arizona twice. Bennett has a veteran team that should have battled for the Pac Ten championship- not lose 7 games in the conference. Almost 8 loses- 2OT win at home against Washington. They have not won any big games this year, so he hasn't proven to me that he can handle a big time program. IU is not a place to fine tune your trade and have learning experiences- just ask Mike Davis.

IU needs a proven big time winner and Bennett is not there yet. If you put Bennett's name out there then you should put Bo Ryan's name and all other proven coaches. Sean Miller is a better candidate. At least he won a couple of conference championships and should have beaten Ohio State last year. in the NCAA tournament He also is landing Indiana players at Xavier. Heck, IU should start at the top and call all the big time coaches including Coach K, Bill Self, Izzo, Barnes etc..

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kelin — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:13:10 -0000

Saw Derek Elston for the first time play.........
Love em'
* Very athletic
* Has an Coverdale edge to him.....
* Inside/Outside.....does both
* Ofcourse should get stronger but held his own...

Re: Report: Spurs hire Sampson as an adviser

BrianK — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:32:57 -0000

Theres also no fire behind Few anymore, haven't heard much about him since his star player left. Not as many people after him as much now.

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Agent-0 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:39:29 -0000

oops...2nd line should have read...."behind the bench LOOKING...."

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Agent-0 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:38:32 -0000

Did anyone catch ESPN's coverage of the Spurs and Nuggets last night? The newly appointed "advisor" was seated right behind the bench look extremely important...not to mention BoReD! Hubie Brown informed the listening audience that Popp and KS coached together on the US team a few years ago. And Popp has a soft spot in his heart for coaches who can't get out of their own way. Thus, Popp called KS up and said hey...why don't you come sit behind my bench...we'll call you an advisor....and that way you are out in the open where people can see you....that way people don't think you are hiding from anything....so thus...KS has absolutely no responsibilities WHATSOEVER in San Antonio...except to safe a little face and try to get a coaching job after this season.

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BTOWN40 — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:01:06 -0000

West Coast born west coast guy............................How long would he stay in the midwest if a high profile Pac 10 job opened..Bennett would probably only consider Wisconsin once Ryan left, but I don't know on what terms him and his dad left Wisconsin.

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Ryan_Btown — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:49:13 -0000

Probably because he supposedly turned us down once already

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Ryan_Btown — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 11:48:31 -0000

Wow...quite a conspiracy theory...and the government stage 9/11 too!

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Jerry — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:18:35 -0000

I am 110% w you. On another post in Eubanks section I point out that Miller recruits from a very narrow section of Ohio ( 8 players ) and no top 50 players and maybe no top 100 players. Plus, he inherited a program built by Gillen, Matta, Prosser.

Both guys are great coaches but Bennett's players come from Germany, New Zealand, Australia, Serbia, Ca, Colo, Wisc, Ore, Wash, HI . This tells me he goes to the end of the earth to recruit not just in Ohio.

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hoosierdaddy — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:22:28 -0000

Why is Tony Bennett listed as a potential IU coach but Mark Few is not? Few seems like a perfect fit for the program and the state.

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Ben — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 00:31:46 -0000

hey at least somebody involved with iu made it to san antonio

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BTOWN40 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:36:08 -0000

http://wsucougars.cstv.com/... I would go Bennett #1 then Miller. You have to look at the fact that Bennett has done a great job at WSU where there was no previous success. He recruited Penny, Tucker, devin harris, and Butch just to name a few while at Wisconsin. He played in the NBA and overseas in New Zealand I believe. He is what I call a system coach that can find players that fit his system while not always needing to rely on the one and done player. He has basketball experience since birth, and is a proven recruiter. Just think a minute where he coaches Washington State a middle of the pack to bottom feeder Pac10 basketball school that is on the west coast where there is limited tv exposure to the rest of the nation, not to mention the fact that he has to go up against UCLA and Stanford for recruiting every year. Quick name a player on their roster...................exactly you can't and he still wins just think what he can do at IU where I would say half the recruitng is the name INDIANA on the jersey..give him the keys and let him drive, plus he's not a bad singer either....

Re: Report: Spurs hire Sampson as an adviser

Timmy — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:04:37 -0000

'the role of an “adviser” can’t be too important.' - and the role of director of basketball operations wasn't meant to be important either and we all know how that turned out.

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Agent-0 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:37:40 -0000

I would be more than happy to start a pool on ESPN and post the link here if anyone is interested.

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Ryan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:46:08 -0000

IDENTITY THEFT IS NOT A JOKE, JIM.

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Alex Bozich — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:36:41 -0000

We'll certainly consider putting something together.

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Basketwonk — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:28:45 -0000

Thanks Sherron. I agree

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Cougar — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:27:17 -0000

haha that's hilarious did you come up with that one all by yourself.

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SocksShortsSwish — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:13:16 -0000

Now, that's funny.

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Gary — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:58:42 -0000

Is he going to advise them on how to use a phone???

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Matt J. — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:57:09 -0000

I guess that would be helpful against UCLA's mauling defense.

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HoosierSmitty — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:44:37 -0000

Speaking of San Antonio....I suggest ITH puts together a March Mardness bracket challenge on yahoo, espn, or somewhere where ITH regulars can join and compete against each other during the tournament.

I do about a dozen brackets each year anyway, what's one more?

Oh...and can anyone say Go Northwestern?