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re: "He recruited Shaq, Vernel. We came to LSU because of Johnny Jones."
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:39 am to Tiger Authority
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:39 am to Tiger Authority
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So how do you explain Frank Martin to South Carolina?
Wasnt he wanting to GTFO of Kansas State for some reason? Like a beef with the AD or something?
I could be completely wrong on that.
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Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:40 am to RollTigers
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Expecting to get someone from Pitt or Baylor is pretty much a pipe dream from where I'm standing.
I don't understand where people are coming from when they say things like this...you don't think LSU could put together a contract that could blow away either one of those schools?
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:40 am to Adam Banks
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Wasnt he wanting to GTFO of Kansas State for some reason? Like a beef with the AD or something?
I could be completely wrong on that.
I still don't see how that explains him going to south carolina of all places.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:40 am to Adam Banks
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a beef with the AD or something
...still, he could have taken a different job. Too bad we couldn't have nudged Trent out sooner.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:46 am to LSU Patrick
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.still, he could have taken a different job. Too bad we couldn't have nudged Trent out sooner.
Well if a program in a major conference is winning a lot then they probably dont have a vacancy at the Head coaching position. South Carolina lucked out on Martin. Yes I agree that Alleva needs to try to sell LSU to some of the big names but we got screwed with the timing of this hire..
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:48 am to Adam Banks
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Well if a program in a major conference is winning a lot then they probably dont have a vacancy at the Head coaching position. South Carolina lucked out on Martin. Yes I agree that Alleva needs to try to sell LSU to some of the big names but we got screwed with the timing of this hire..
I agree to an extent. But we have more money than many of these schools. And there is no reason that we shouldn't be able to do far far better than Johnny Jones. I'll support the guy, but I won't get the hire.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:53 am to I-59 Tiger
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Wonderlink
Did you score a 4, too?
Posted on 4/12/12 at 11:58 am to Tiger Authority
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And there is no reason that we shouldn't be able to do far far better than Johnny Jones. I'll support the guy, but I won't get the hire
I agree in principle but I was shocked that a guy like Amaker wasnt even interested in coming down and seeing what we had to offer (personally I didnt like him as a fit Harvard =\= LSU we went down that road with TJ)
I like that Joe is taking his time with it and not caving to the old crew. However Jones has merits and if thats where it ends up then I think he will do fine. We may not win a championship with him but I firmly believe we will have a lot more talent on the court with him then we have had the past couple years.
This post was edited on 4/12/12 at 11:59 am
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:01 pm to Adam Banks
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When he came to recruit me, he made me feel like the prettiest girl at the prom.
I think they teach that in Recruiting 101 don't they?
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:06 pm to Adam Banks
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I agree in principle but I was shocked that a guy like Amaker wasnt even interested in coming down and seeing what we had to offer (personally I didnt like him as a fit Harvard =\= LSU we went down that road with TJ)
I thought Amaker was a horrible fit as well.
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I like that Joe is taking his time with it and not caving to the old crew. However Jones has merits and if thats where it ends up then I think he will do fine. We may not win a championship with him but I firmly believe we will have a lot more talent on the court with him then we have had the past couple years.
I don't think he has merits though. But if he comes the guy better crush on the recruiting front because my level of support his at about two years.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:18 pm to Adam Banks
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"These fans haven't been in that locker room and they don't understand what Johnny Jones means," Ceasar said. "I could have gone to a lot of places, but I came to LSU because of Johnny Jones. When he came to recruit me, he made me feel like the prettiest girl at the prom.
"He recruited all of us. He recruited Shaq. He recruited Vernel (Singleton). He brought us all in.We came to LSU because of Johnny Jones."
It always seemed to me that the best response to this is:
and we still didn't win anything. X's and O's is one component. Recruiting is one component. Demonstrating that he had a good class or couple of classes is nice, but the fact remains they fell short. Has Johnny recruited any players near that caliber in the subsequent 20 years or so?
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:20 pm to Powerman
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I don't know. Why can't Nick Saban get a better job than Toledo?
Good question. Hard to fathom how he could remain mired there for that one year he was there.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:25 pm to RATeamWannabe
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Wonderlink
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:27 pm to therick711
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and we still didn't win anything
Went to the final four with him as an assistant
Also Ill take having guys like Chris Jackson and Shaq and beating Georgetown Loyola marymount and UNLV in the regular season then getting bounced early over the past 3 years....
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Has Johnny recruited any players near that caliber in the subsequent 20 years or so?
Aint gonna happen at UNT...landed big time recruit lester earl in his latter years at LSU
I dont know how he did recruiting at memphis..
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:28 pm to Adam Banks
Clarence Caesar used to hang out in Sports and drink Zima. Enough said
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:31 pm to Tiger Authority
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So how do you explain Frank Martin to South Carolina?
ever been to Manhattan, Kansas?
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:31 pm to Adam Banks
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Aint gonna happen at UNT...landed big time recruit lester earl in his latter years at LSU I dont know how he did recruiting at memphis..
UNT isn't a good excuse to never have a great player. Steph Curry went to a school much smaller than UNT. You got your Jimmer's and your Adam Morrison's, not all great players go to Duke, Kentucky, or UNC (though those names help). It is a cop out. He has been saddled with UNT, he still has to recruit there.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:34 pm to TigerStripes06
LSU is a large step down from Pitt definitely and probably a sideways move at best for Baylor. Our tradition isn't good in basketball. Unless someone sees LSU as a 'sleeping giant' like in football, I just don't see us making a hire like that.
We're in the murky bottom 1/2 of mediocrity that is the SEC in basketball. Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Texas A&M are all better jobs than us right now, if you ignore NCAA stuff at Tennessee. Probably Arkansas as well.
We're in the murky bottom 1/2 of mediocrity that is the SEC in basketball. Missouri, Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, and Texas A&M are all better jobs than us right now, if you ignore NCAA stuff at Tennessee. Probably Arkansas as well.
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:35 pm to therick711
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You got your Jimmer's
BYU is a pretty major university bro+ they have a built in advantage for any mormon baller (ie Jimmer) that comes out
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Adam Morrison's,
Gonzaga had been to two sweet 16s and 4 tourneys the 4 years before morrison got there.
This post was edited on 4/12/12 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 4/12/12 at 12:35 pm to Lester Earl
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ever been to Manhattan, Kansas?
Yes. Have you? Ever been to Columbia? Lived in both town for a brief period of time. Aside from being a bit bigger and having a milder winter, Columbia isn't exactly a better town to live in.
This post was edited on 4/12/12 at 12:43 pm
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