Let’s put the full disclosure up front—-I’m not a star gazer and I frequently laugh at those who are. But with that being said, I was really surprised by a piece DU put up several months ago about the recruiting of top-ranked high school players. Among the things that I’ve learned over the years is […]
College Basketball
Mark Turgeon joins ACC as Maryland Head Coach
Mark Turgeon convened a meeting of the Texas A&M basketball family at 7:45pm Central / 8:45pm Eastern. Fifteen minutes later the news broke that Turgeon had accepted the vacant Maryland men’s basketball job. SFN welcomed Coach Turgeon accordingly. (Link) Yes, BJD95 is on suicide watch.
Maryland rejected by Miller, Dixon, Stevens & Brey in less than 24 hours
“Sean Miller Staying at Arizona” Does that headline look familiar to anyone? Talk about a public spurning?! A very different rejection when the whole world knows that you had a meeting and the guy turns you down before your process even gets going. Link Sean Miller is staying at Arizona. Miller told FOXSports.com he has […]
ACC Coaching Turnover
We’ve been talking for a while about the correlation between the recent deterioration of the quality of Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball and the weak set of coaches in the league. With Gary Williams’ surprise retirement, the ACC lost one of the best coaches the conference will ever see; but, on the other hand, we lose […]
Sweaty Gary Retires
I’ve been traveling all day and just got home to the news that Maryland Head Basketball Coach, Gary Williams has retired effective immediately. I guess anyone looking forward to the Maryland vs NC State battles in the future because of Debbie Yow and Gary Williams will never get to see. Even though the SFN authors […]
Harrow to transfer
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Where Do ACC Basketball Coaches Come From?
Now that the recent NC State coaching search has concluded and more discussion of the decline of coaching in the Atlantic Coast Conference has continued, I wondered to myself — where did ACC basketball coaches come from? (Other than being delivered by the stork). There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth that State didn’t […]
Officiating for which MG & staff should get ready…
Duke signee Austin Rivers in action…
Gregg Doyel calls Gary Williams “a little bity tiny coward runt of a man” (and worse)
Readers who want to keep abreast of the mushrooming Gregg Doyel-Gary Williams feud really should read this piece from WRAL and this one from the Washington Post. Below is a picture of model employee Gary Williams.
Evaluating “Flavor of the Month” Coaches
Every year there are certain teams that get hot during the postseason and become the “Flavor of the Month” (FOTM). What defines a FOTM? Usually they are a mid-major or smaller team, mostly with high tournament seeds, and they’ll usually reach the Sweet 16. Since the coaching search is what’s dominating all discussions I thought […]
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