I would be thrilled if all 7 of the final names you listed leave- I would much rather find a replacement for all of them
Canât comment on TatumâŚnever seenâŚBeck Iâd keep as role player.
Looks like no Mac tournament thanks saylor for extending Owens saylor needs fired and owens
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One team came ready for a comfortable victory. The other team came ready to fight and that team won. We didnât have nearly the same energy as Tuesday. We settled for way too many perimeter shots. A team fighting for their postseason lives canât afford a lackluster effort. Thereâs no excuse for that, especially in what was arguably the most important game of the season against a team that had to bus over and had less prep time. On top of all of that, a freshman point guard significantly outplayed our more experienced backcourt. Again, a team as experienced as ours shouldnât be as wildly inconsistent with something simple as effort level. But I shouldnât be surprised, sadly.
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Is my math correct that CMU went on a 30-3 run in the second half?
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Yes. Painful to watch
All of the following is open to change based on the current state of things, but my understanding is that Lairy and Grant have committed to return. Eli is graduating and leaving and the staff will likely look to bring in a Juco big. I guess time will tell if this direction holds.
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Now, in terms of the coaching staff, I have been quiet for the last 2 years, trying not to jump on them and add to the negativity. I canât sit and ignore the complete failure this program has become any longer. I have supported the basketball program with my presence at games and significant financial support. I cannot accept that Miami basketball is this bad because of an old and inadequate arena. How is it that we cannot even compete in the top half of the MAC - am I to believe that we canât match the resources of CMU or Ball State? - this is complete and utter bullshit and the excuses have to stop and that needs to start in the office of the AD!
The right coach could make something happen - find the right leader and the team will turn and the plan to renovate the arena will likely accelerate too. The thing is, why would one throw $$ into something that is currently broken? Big donors are not unlike smaller donors like myself - they are more likely to commit their resources to a model that works and has the right leadership in place. Miami doesnât accept poor results in all other elements of the university - we donât do things in a crappy way - we must demand that this gets fixed - the basketball team has our name on the jersey - itâs time to make this right.
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PREACH
Jack OwensâŚcoming to your gym soon with âThe Art of getting a Stopâ
lol
Miami hoops is a joke, has been for years. Glad I didnât waste time listening
I completed forgot this s was happening. My wife and I went to the Apple store to discuss a few problems (they were great BTW). Then to dinner. Returned home and fixed the photo editing stuff and went to bed. A better night than I would have had watching or checking on the game.
Beat Down at home, by 6 (err 7) and 19 team, 30 to 3 runâŚnot making this up.
What else can be saidâŚwill be interesting to see what the rematch reveals, but thatâs about it.
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Miami doesnât care about the program. Removing a bad coach would show they care, so nopeâŚ.heâll get another extension in a year or two.
I can see the presser now:
âMade 3 out of the last five MAC Tourneysâ
âDoes not like Zonesâ
âNever Punched an opposing teams Assistantâ
Jack seems like a great personâŚso I truly kid, but when you are paid half a million at a ZERO pressure job like Miami, and respond with beat downs to 6 and 19 teams and an average of 14 wins per seasonâŚyou gotta go.
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âCurrent HC of the team Szczerbiak played for.â
âHas double-digit wins in every season.â
âUndefeated against non-D1 opponents.â
You talking about Herb?
That last one, undefeated against non-D1 opponents is something Coach Cooper and coach Martin cannot claim.
That is good information. It still leaves several unknowns involving the other guys I listed.
We have 15 guys on scholarship this season, we have to get down to 13 for next year. We already have 2 commits from high school seniors, and Brown and Ayah will have exhausted their eligibility. Since Eli is graduating and leaving, that would still leave us with 14, so if the coaches are planning on adding a junior college big man, their have to be at least 2 other guys leaving.
I donât think there is any chance of Beck or Williams leaving, as they have both already transferred once, so I think they would have to sit out a year if they transferred.