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(03-14-2013 06:33 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I'll never understand what happened there. As much time as he spent in Davis' doghouse, I'd have thought he'd have been as excited about a new coach as anybody.

if he made it into Davis' doghouse and it was rather hard to get there would he have survived in Haase' system?

I think Haase had the best year for the reasons already mentioned. However, I am more disappointed in the basketball season than I am in the football season. I guess I have higher expectations for basketball. Basketball had its 4th losing season in history, which is still a rarity. Football had just another losing season.

(03-14-2013 06:36 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  I think he is generally just a miserable person. Seemed always pissed about something. I still follow him on twitter and it hasn't changed much.

Agree, which is why I quit following him on twitter.

Haase seems to have been more humble.

(03-15-2013 12:03 AM)Dracorex Wrote:  

(03-14-2013 06:33 PM)Smaug Wrote:  I'll never understand what happened there. As much time as he spent in Davis' doghouse, I'd have thought he'd have been as excited about a new coach as anybody.

if he made it into Davis' doghouse and it was rather hard to get there would he have survived in Haase' system?

Who knows?

Remember, he was gone before Haase was hired.

Well, noone said this opinion poll could not end in a tie, so I vote, as far as a new coaches goes, its a tie.
The expectation was overstated by us as fans as to our expectations, I know mines was, anyway, when in reality, we were all hopeful for more wins then the previous season and would take a 500 team, especially in football which amounts to a bowl bid...

Our Basketball team had a losing season, however there is little room for error when you have no proven go to guy...football had Reaves and Hubbard who could dominate their positions, but the point is, as some one made earlier, in Basketball, you can win and dominate with 2-3 very good players, where in football you need dominace by multiple players on both side of the ball.

Next season we may have a better sampling to judge from, and I expect to see improvement from both coaches.

So now, since we are talking about 2 losing seasons for the new hires, I say they both had good and bad wins and losses, and are tied for best first year coach...

(03-14-2013 09:20 PM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(03-14-2013 04:10 PM)randy22263 Wrote:  

(03-14-2013 03:39 PM)BlazerGrad88 Wrote:  

(03-14-2013 03:22 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  The basketball team was one guy from being an NIT ball club this year, IMO.

And his name is Ovie Soko.

I was thinking Lebron James.

...or Jekore Tyler.

All in all, I remain excited about the futureof UAB basketball under Coach Haase. At the very least, I'm convinced nobody will outwork Haase and this young staff.

Yes!

(03-14-2013 09:20 PM)DragonClaw Wrote:  

(03-14-2013 04:10 PM)randy22263 Wrote:  

(03-14-2013 03:39 PM)BlazerGrad88 Wrote:  

(03-14-2013 03:22 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  The basketball team was one guy from being an NIT ball club this year, IMO.

And his name is Ovie Soko.

I was thinking Lebron James.

...or Jekore Tyler.

All in all, I remain excited about the futureof UAB basketball under Coach Haase. At the very least, I'm convinced nobody will outwork Haase and this young staff.

I was thinking of a clone somewhere in one of the PDIII/Steve Mitchell/Squeaky/AJ/Eric Bush/Ced Dixon molds.

(03-15-2013 07:33 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Haase seems to have been more humble.

What does being humble have to do with anything? Which would you prefer a humble loser or proud winner? No, you can't add a humble winner, because most winners are proud whether they say it or not. Some might say things along the lines of; history will dictate my place in ___, I will leave it to others to determine my __. On the surface they both seem like humble statements but both are quite arrogant in nature if you think about them. Besides, sometimes it's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way.

(03-15-2013 10:48 AM)UAB?IAB Wrote:  

(03-15-2013 07:33 AM)the_blazerman Wrote:  Haase seems to have been more humble.

What does being humble have to do with anything? Which would you prefer a humble loser or proud winner? No, you can't add a humble winner, because most winners are proud whether they say it or not. Some might say things along the lines of; history will dictate my place in ___, I will leave it to others to determine my __. On the surface they both seem like humble statements but both are quite arrogant in nature if you think about them. Besides, sometimes it's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way.

I think this was merely an observation.