(05-08-2011 12:49 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  

(05-07-2011 11:33 PM)TigerEye Wrote:  Miller staying at AZ, Pastner staying at Memphis. Grizzlies win, Heat lose. Good day.

Did UTK lose at anything today ?

Tobias, maybe. But that's OK. I'm sure that leaves a spot open for another Missouri recruit.

(05-05-2011 03:51 PM)IRISHMO120 Wrote:  And then maybe not.....

whose got next ?

Just reading some of the AZ board discussion of Miller to MD before it was shot down.

This poster mentions cal and the sno-cone machine...guess that story is destined to become legend.
http://forum.goazcats.com/showpost.php?p...tcount=559

(05-08-2011 03:31 AM)Stammers Wrote:  Pastner wasn't going anywhere anyway. Arizona didn't even make him the head assistant...we did. Arizona didn't hire him when they hired Miller...we did. Pastner is super loyal and principled and wouldn't leave us for anything right now.

Exactly.

(05-08-2011 03:31 AM)Stammers Wrote:  Pastner wasn't going anywhere anyway. Arizona didn't even make him the head assistant...we did. Arizona didn't hire him when they hired Miller...we did. Pastner is super loyal and principled and wouldn't leave us for anything right now.

You did realize who heads up our atheltic department?

Although Josh has demonstrated his desire to stay at Memphis by turning down more money offered by an AQ school(s), I am not ready to state that under no circumstances would he leave our program. I think he goes to Arizona, if offered. Josh is not the type to hold grudges.

(05-08-2011 07:36 AM)3rdgenerationtiger Wrote:  

(05-08-2011 12:49 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  

(05-07-2011 11:33 PM)TigerEye Wrote:  Miller staying at AZ, Pastner staying at Memphis. Grizzlies win, Heat lose. Good day.

Did UTK lose at anything today ?

Tobias, maybe. But that's OK. I'm sure that leaves a spot open for another Missouri recruit.

Harris and Hopson seized the opportunity to escape Knoxville.

(05-08-2011 01:19 AM)lenetzach Wrote:  

(05-05-2011 07:51 PM)Dale Wrote:  For what it's worth , I talked to Sean Miller a week ago and I can tell you that he is very happy at Arizona.

this was worth more than all the twittering columnists, not to mention radio "scoops"

they're all selling hype and being the first to a story, and it influences what they say and how they say it

Without the contract extension, Miller might have accepted the Maryland job.

as best as I can tell, these were the top guys we were thought to be in or pursuing on for 2011, and we wanted most of them

Adonis
Quincy Miller
Tony Wroten
Trevor Lacey
Rakeem Christmans
Ky Madden
Otto Porter
LaQuinton Ross
Johnny O' Bryant
Tyler Adams
DJ Gardner

And, seriously, you get offended being called egghead?

(05-08-2011 10:31 AM)jgardne Wrote:  And, seriously, you get offended being called egghead?

Calling somebody smart isn't nice.

(05-08-2011 10:31 AM)jgardne Wrote:  as best as I can tell, these were the top guys we were thought to be in or pursuing on for 2011, and we wanted most of them

Adonis
Quincy Miller
Tony Wroten
Trevor Lacey
Rakeem Christmans
Ky Madden
Otto Porter
LaQuinton Ross
Johnny O' Bryant
Tyler Adams
DJ Gardner

And, seriously, you get offended being called egghead?

Some of those names I dont agree with, such as Otto. I really wanted Porter and he never seemed much of a priority to Memphis, mainly because he was locked into Mizz with Anderson. And I remember reading a long time ago that we had quit going after Lacey.

(05-07-2011 06:49 AM)boss man Wrote:  Wake up, people. Learn from history. A large number of you were convinced Fredo would not leave, either.

The bottom line is if Arizona loses Miller and decides to offer their job to Pastner...he is gone.

Can anyone here really blame him? I certainly would not. That is his home; his alma mater. It is his DREAM opportunity. He would be their version of "Larry Finch" coming back to the program. He will do well there and coach until he is 55 or so.

MEMPHIS will hire a coach who wants to take these players in THIS program and with the support of THIS fan base. Keep in mind the NEXT new coach would have these advantages:
- not following meglamaniac Fredo and his 131-13 four year run.
- not having to wonder about possible NCAA sanctions courtesy of Fredo.
- following a first time coach who rebuilt the program in 2 years.
- inheriting an exterienced team with two very nice additions (Thomas and Simpson).- know the full support - financial, facility, recruiting - is there both from huge boosters and FedEx.
- play in a state of the art facility that is packed for virtually all home games.
- compete in a conference that is not overly competitive that MEMPHIS has dominated since 2005.
- Once you win big here, you will make around $2.5 - $3mm annually at a "non power" school.

If Pastner leaves, the new BB coach search will be done before August 1.

ok so we know Josh isn't leaving.
There were a couple of holes in your theories that I wanted to talk out.
First, Pastner played his basketball at Arizona, true.
But, unlike Larry Finch, he was not a stud player. He did not captivate the entire city as he was playing as Finch once did.
So no, he would NOT have been their Larry Finch....apples and oranges.
Two, what makes you think we would have kept all of our players had Josh chosen to leave?
Adonis could have asked for release from his letter of intent....Will B could have declarfed for the draft or asked for a transfer.....you just never know.

So, is all the speculation over for now

(05-08-2011 04:08 PM)68Tiger Wrote:  So, is all the speculation over for now

I hope not. Doesn't anybody have some new rumors we can freak out about?

(05-08-2011 05:29 PM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(05-08-2011 04:08 PM)68Tiger Wrote:  So, is all the speculation over for now

I hope not. Doesn't anybody have some new rumors we can freak out about?

Pastner to Lakers.

(05-08-2011 06:12 PM)anothertigerfan Wrote:  

(05-08-2011 05:29 PM)TigerBill Wrote:  

(05-08-2011 04:08 PM)68Tiger Wrote:  So, is all the speculation over for now

I hope not. Doesn't anybody have some new rumors we can freak out about?

Pastner to Lakers.

I'm trying to get worked up about that one, but I just can't.

(05-08-2011 10:31 AM)jgardne Wrote:  as best as I can tell, these were the top guys we were thought to be in or pursuing on for 2011, and we wanted most of them

Adonis
Quincy Miller
Tony Wroten
Trevor Lacey
Rakeem Christmans
Ky Madden
Otto Porter
LaQuinton Ross
Johnny O' Bryant
Tyler Adams
DJ Gardner

And, seriously, you get offended being called egghead?

"Christmas," porter, job, miller maybe.. After the 2010 guys there's no way we were recruiting more than one pg or sg to come in.. Wroten wasn't coming here, lacy I'm hearing is a classroom liability, and unless madden is that much better than ab or Joe then why recruit him hard?

Another big or two sounds about right.. But miller and bello were baylor leans forever, Ross was always Ohio st's to lose he committed real early.. Tyler Adams already decommitted from duke sounds sketchy already.. Porter was a gtown lean, and christmas was big east bound no matter what.. Maybe job was a miss we could've had, but honestly look at him now we didn't miss much if we're committed to being all in on stokes for next year.

All of the 2010 class back, and carmouche on board, minus jk, there wasn't room for any other guards even if will went pro maybe one spot.. 2012 is the class we can't miss on, 2011 was Adonis or bust and one fill in the blank for Coleman..

(05-08-2011 12:49 AM)80sTiger Wrote:  

(05-07-2011 11:33 PM)TigerEye Wrote:  Miller staying at AZ, Pastner staying at Memphis. Grizzlies win, Heat lose. Good day.

Did UTK lose at anything today ?

They got swept by Miss State in baseball this weekend, so yes they did. UTK has done too good a job a sucking recently. That river is getting way to high.