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This sums up my thoughts about Manning:
the sample size of his resume is simply too small to project whether he’ll be as successful as a coach and recruiter as he was as a player.
Time will tell
Excuse me for a bit, I’m off to VA’s house to beat him to death.
That’s almost the same response I got from my sis-in-law when I made that pic her background.
UConn needed that TO. If things don’t turn around quickly, it will be time to start channel surfing.
The OCR tells schools that “conduct may constitute unlawful sexual harassment under Title IX even if the police do not have sufficient evidence of a criminal violation. In addition, a criminal investigation into allegations of sexual violence does not relieve the school of its duty under Title IX to resolve complaints promptly and equitably.”
I have a daughter in college, so I’m particularly sympathetic with the alleged victim. But are schools really the best organization to investigate rape?
One year (’85?) Villanova went 1-3 against UConn. But they shot 80% from the field to win the one that matters most.
In other words, strange things still happen.
and Wufpacker comes first.
You really shouldn’t leave straight lines lying around. Someone could get hurt.
Thoughts on “playing your best at tourny time” vs. ratings?
It takes both.
Back in the days of the Great Herb Debate, I did an blog entry on the RPI Rankings at various NCAAT steps (S-16, E-8, and F-4) and included AP Rankings. I found that the AP Top10 was better at predicting NCAAT success than the RPI-Top10. My guess (then and now) is that the end of year success is more likely to figure in the AP rankings.
It’s also important to note that the RPI Top25 did a better job than the AP Top 25. My guess is that writers voting on reputation rather than results were more likely to show up in the Top 25 than in the Top 10.
What’s the difference between ‘Not playing good defense’ and ‘Not able to play good defense’ ?
No significant difference because they both lead to the same place.
I think that is the model we’re going after. Talent across the classes. Senior leadership.
I don’t see it that way.
MG is getting the best athletes that he can. That generally means early exits to the pros or transfers over hurt feelings/playing time. There is no such thing as slowly building towards some goal. You have to build and re-build every year without knowing exactly what you are going to need most two years from now.
Thoughts on “playing your best at tourny time” vs. ratings?
It takes both. In the NCAAT (especially after the first round), good teams have to beat other good teams to advance. The good teams that peak at tourney time have a distinct advantage. For instance, was anyone shocked when Syracuse was beaten in the second round?
In general terms, Dick Sheridan vs ECU in the Peach Bowl proved to me that the bend-but-don’t-break defensive philosophy is a losing one. You have to attack with both offense and defense…and the same holds true for basketball. In BB, strong defense leads to fast-breaks and easy points…and can often pull you through when your offense is not clicking that night.
The Greatest Show on Turf as well as UNLV with Stacey Augmon and Larry Johnson showed that it is possible to win with only offense. But history shows that an offensive-only philosophy falls short more often than not.
TL’s original offer list from Scout:
NC State, Appalachian State, Charlotte, Drake, Miami (Fl), Mississippi, Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech, Wake ForestCurrent suitors from FayOb:
Vanderbilt, Purdue, Missouri, Dayton, Butler, Xavier, UAB and Davidson. And the list is expected to grow…You guys think they go outside the family?
If the change had to be made tomorrow, then Duke would absolutely go outside the family. Plus, there is no way that a broadcaster with no head coaching experience is on the wish list.
Does he have what it takes to get us to the next level i.e. competing for championships? We will see.
This is obviously the only important question with all others picking around the edges of this central issue. (Note that because of the many debates with the HSSS, your use of “competing” makes me shudder.)
We will definitely see, because there is no way that a change is made anytime soon (unless some ugly off-court issue should arise).
This seems to dispute the claim that transfers are only 10% per year:
NCAA president Mark Emmert made them a frontburner issue in May when he expressed concern over the fact that 40 percent of men’s basketball players are not at their original school by the end of their sophomore year
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/luke_winn/07/18/up-transfers-NCAA-basketball/
Proving that even an idiot can sometimes be useful, Goodman has a transfer list showing that over 500 kids transferred schools in 2013.
He claims to have done this for six years, but I don’t care enough to look for any of his older lists.
Whoever deleted my post- thank you. That guy is getting under my skin with all his negative posts and campaigning. Don’t know what the axe grinding is about and might be more empathetic if I knew the whole story.
It might have been me. I deleted several that resorted to name-calling instead of rebuttal.
I find myself in a strange position in that I disagree with both the rosy-projections (which to be honest is nothing new) and the woe-is-me position. So rather than add to the opinion-based arguments, I’ll just stand on the sidelines for now.
Duke has Scout’s #1 recruiting class with 4 Top-50 players
UNC is #3 with 3 Top-50 playersNeither team will struggle for long as long as Roy/K is coaching.
