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Ben Howland to coach Mississippi State
Posted on 3/23/15 at 11:51 am
Posted on 3/23/15 at 11:51 am
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Posted on 3/23/15 at 11:53 am to Palm Beach Tiger
certainly a better hire than their last attempt
Posted on 3/23/15 at 11:56 am to Palm Beach Tiger
Wow! Refresh my memory -- why did UCLA fire him? Did it have to do with that big Sports Illustrated story about how one of the players was a crazy thug?
Posted on 3/23/15 at 11:57 am to timbo
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Wow! Refresh my memory -- why did UCLA fire him? Did it have to do with that big Sports Illustrated story about how one of the players was a crazy thug?
i think that had a lot to do with it, but the program was on a downward spiral as well. he started out red hot with 3 straight final fours. i think howland lost control of his players at some point, with the biggest problem that white thug dude that beat up teammates.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:09 pm to 632627
I'm really surprised someone with Howland's record took the gig at a lower-tier SEC school.
He should have done better, unless what happened at UCLA blackballed him completely with upper tier basketball schools.
He should have done better, unless what happened at UCLA blackballed him completely with upper tier basketball schools.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:12 pm to cypressbrake3
Mizzou skipped over Howland to hire a DII coach from Central Missouri State University, and Howland wanted the Mizzou job!
Yeah, Mississippi State made a home run hire.
Yeah, Mississippi State made a home run hire.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:28 pm to cypressbrake3
Hell i think he won the conference the year ucla fired him
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:31 pm to Palm Beach Tiger
Wow great hire. Dude is excellent
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:32 pm to BilJ
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certainly a better hire than their last attempt
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:32 pm to Palm Beach Tiger
He inherited a boatload of talent at UCLA but the players he brought in undermined the entire program. Solid hire, great X and O coach that may thrive at a program like MSU. Hopefully he's changed his style with the time off because I think he drove players in a similar fashion as Gillespie.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:33 pm to mizzoukills
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Mississippi State made a home run hire.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:36 pm to DollaChoppa
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Dude is excellent
at recruiting. Can't get over UCLA not winning the championship with Darren Collison, Westbrook, Love, and Mbah a Moute.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:49 pm to Sellecks Moustache
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at recruiting. Can't get over UCLA not winning the championship with Darren Collison, Westbrook, Love, and Mbah a Moute.
As an LSU fan, I don't want to see that guy coaching a division rival. In fact the whole SEC west is all of a sudden looking pretty strong for basketball.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:53 pm to Palm Beach Tiger
Yeah, Pearl and Howland are going to bring a crapload of talent.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 12:55 pm to Palm Beach Tiger
There is no such thing as the sec west in basketball fwiw
Posted on 3/23/15 at 1:16 pm to rockchlkjayhku11
Howland also realized how dooshy the AAU coaches are in Cali. AAU coaches are the worst.
This is a HUGE hire by Miss st. I'm shocked he didn't wait and see what else comes available after the coaching shuffle after final 4.
This is a HUGE hire by Miss st. I'm shocked he didn't wait and see what else comes available after the coaching shuffle after final 4.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 1:20 pm to nicholastiger
quote:no. No he didn't
He inherited a boatload of talent at UCLA
quote:he also brought in people like kevin love, russell westbrook, jru holiday, etc
but the players he brought in undermined the entire program
Posted on 3/23/15 at 1:29 pm to cypressbrake3
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I'm really surprised someone with Howland's record took the gig at a lower-tier SEC school.
He's not that impressive without elite talent.
Posted on 3/23/15 at 1:32 pm to c on z
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He's not that impressive without elite talent.
he had elite talent at pitt? link?
Posted on 3/23/15 at 1:35 pm to stlslick
He also totally rebuilt Pitt after he came into a bad situation, just like he did at UCLA
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