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What’s the deal with Shaka Smart?

Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:37 pm
Posted by TulaneUVA
Member since Jun 2005
25894 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:37 pm
He hustle and bustled at VCU and when he went to Texas he was supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread.

Now I look up scores and they lost to VCU and Texas is sitting at 5-3 with a loss to Radford in the mix.

What’s the story?
This post was edited on 12/5/18 at 9:37 pm
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
76519 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:37 pm to
Crootin
Posted by Mr. Elvert
Dallas
Member since Oct 2012
14989 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:37 pm to
He’s a tsip now
Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
31805 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:38 pm to
Mixed I think
Posted by Torrence Hatch
Member since Nov 2018
664 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:43 pm to
Basketball is third wheel at Texas
Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
25527 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 9:46 pm to
Radford is pretty good right now.

But yeah, underwhelming at UT. Last year one of their best players was out for cancer treatment though.
Posted by GeauxHouston
Houston,TX
Member since Nov 2013
4404 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:04 pm to
Went to the UT-Radford game... ya Radford is actually decent with a win over Notre Dame as well. But UT is not as talented as years past.
Posted by Eric Nies Grind Time
Atlanta GA - ITP
Member since Sep 2012
24936 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:05 pm to
Coaches from VCU suck.
Posted by jrtplaya21
Member since Jan 2013
3166 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:15 pm to
You can't get power 5 players to press all day like you can at VCU.
Posted by Prominentwon
LSU, McNeese St. Fan
Member since Jan 2005
93721 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:30 pm to
quote:

Coaches from VCU suck.


How do you explain the success then? Magic?
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
75215 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:36 pm to
They beat North Carolina like 2 weeks ago. They are not a bad team.
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
65497 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:47 pm to
Despite nearly unlimited resources and what the fanbase and administration perceive themselves to be,, they have not consistently gotten top tier talent to sign. Basketball is all about your talent. They are lacking behind manny other large state universities
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:53 pm to
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How do you explain the success then? Magic?


They've put out a string of hot up and comers that have been hired at big schools but how much success have they really had?


Jeff Capel - fired from Oklahoma, got caught cheating

Anthony Grant - fired from Bama, massive failure

Shaka Smart - been a disappointment for Texas so far

Will Wade - caught on tape cheating. Walking NCAA violation and probation waiting to happen. Has already been semi disappointing with his bought and paid for 5*s anyway
Posted by sunnydaze
Member since Jan 2010
30015 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:56 pm to
Will be fired after the season
Posted by chalmetteowl
Chalmette
Member since Jan 2008
47618 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 10:59 pm to
quote:

Will Wade - caught on tape cheating. Walking NCAA violation and probation waiting to happen. Has already been semi disappointing with his bought and paid for 5*s anyway


now you're just hating
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:06 pm to
You know you're worried about the shady crooting.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145165 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:09 pm to
i thought i read that the new defensive rules really hurt him which does hold some statistical truth so maybe thats where its gone wrong for him
Posted by WaterLink
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2015
17257 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:27 pm to
Maybe it's easier to rack up wins in VCU's conference to get an easy ride to the tourney then you just gotta have a few good games to make a deep run. Big 12 is no joke
Posted by More beer please
Member since Feb 2010
45050 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:36 pm to
quote:

Will Wade - caught on tape cheating. Walking NCAA violation and probation waiting to happen. Has already been semi disappointing with his bought and paid for 5*s anyway


Uhh what
Posted by TexasTiger08
Member since Oct 2006
25527 posts
Posted on 12/5/18 at 11:59 pm to
quote:

Maybe it's easier to rack up wins in VCU's conference to get an easy ride to the tourney then you just gotta have a few good games to make a deep run. Big 12 is no joke


Schools in the Colonial Athletic and A10 don’t have ‘easy rides’ to the tourney.
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