Hurley Pre Game Press Providence

[HuskyWarrior611]

Or Bama, Auburn, Florida, Tenn, StJ, list goes on. For every Kansas there are 10 teams doing it to win.

Self will also figure out it’s not worth getting another high D1s broken goods and stick to up coming mid majors. He just hasn’t yet.

Like I said you can always jump on with Shaka and Painter to watch their undermanned teams flame out early in the dance. The reality is they’ll catch on at some point too, or get left behind.

The portal can go either way.

It says a lot when the only two teams that go the homegrown route are both top 15 caliber every year. And they don’t even recruit at a high level.

Imagine if the schools who did followed the same plan. They probably wouldn’t be losing their conference for the first time in 20 years.

It’s also wild to keep saying that about Purdue like they didn’t just go to the championship last year (and surprise, they have another 7’4 freshman waiting in the wings currently). And Marquette made the sweet 16.

They were pretty good lol

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Ok thats fair, the Mahaney move was a huge miss. I just watched the 2023 tournament game VCU vs St Mary’s and Mahaney was over matched in that game, even picked up a 10 second violation had trouble bringing the ball up the court, in fact he was benched the rest of the game after he picked up his 4th foul.

It was and it’s part of the flaws. I’m not sure how someone who identifies such great talent can misread a roster like he did this year.

I have a theory, but know it’ll get me cooked on the board.

 

[Travelman6]

So are you saying you know better than a 2x champ?

 

[Scoe]

It was and it’s part of the flaws. I’m not sure how someone who identifies such great talent can misread a roster like he did this year.

I have a theory, but know it’ll get me cooked on the board.

Let’s hear it, it’s a message board.

 

[Travelman6]

And yet they’re going to win 20+ games and make the tournament for the 5th straight season. Something the great Jim Calhoun only did once. Things are soooo bad cry more

It's crazy how quickly some turn on Hurley. Calhoun was a LEGEND, plain and simple and even he had a few seasons that were pure stinkers but apparently Hurley needs to be perfect all the time.

 

[Mr. French]

So are you saying you know better than a 2x champ?

He is.

 

[UCFan1513]

Bingo

It's pretty wild that some posters aren't giving Hurley credit for the most dominant back to back championships of our lifetime. We had great players, every team that wins it has talent but he wasn't taking all-star teams and just rolling the ball out there and there were other teams with immense talent. That Arkansas team we curb stomped in the '23 tournament had 4 NBA guys on it. Kansas started Gradey D 1ck and Jalen Wilson on the wing. Duke had Lively, Filipowski, and Whitehead. UCLA had 4 NBA guys headlined by Jamie Jacquez. Kentucky had 5 fringy NBA players. Baylor was loaded. Houston had Marcus Sasser, Jamal Shead, Jarace Walker.

 

[RuffRuff]

The portal can go either way.

It says a lot when the only two teams that go the homegrown route are both top 15 caliber every year. And they don’t even recruit at a high level.

Imagine if the schools who did followed the same plan. They probably wouldn’t be losing their conference for the first time in 20 years.

It’s also wild to keep saying that about Purdue like they didn’t just go to the championship last year (and surprise, they have another 7’4 freshman waiting in the wings currently). And Marquette made the sweet 16.

They were pretty good lol

Sure it can but when done right and most top teams are doing it well, it’s the primary ingredient in winning.

Look at the top teams best players and they’re almost all transfers.

Auburn - Broome
Bama - Sears, Nelson
Tenn - Lanier
Florida - Clayton
Texas Tech - Toppin

There’s a ton more. These aren’t just players but best players, because they developed quicker elsewhere and ready for the prime time. Why in the world would you bypass that for risking unknown upside HS recruits?

Shaka and Painter are just two of the better all HS strategists, plenty behind them that aren’t worth talking about.

 

[RuffRuff]

And yet they’re going to win 20+ games and make the tournament for the 5th straight season. Something the great Jim Calhoun only did once. Things are soooo bad cry more

Any knocking of Hurley is so pointlessly stupid it’s not worth it even quarreling about. If you don’t love the guy go pull for another program.

 

[HuskyWarrior611]

Shaka and Painter are just two of the better all HS strategists, plenty behind them that aren’t worth talking about.

Like who?

 

[Gurleyman]

Is this serious? My post was sarcasm. I know he only had 1 5 star and that talented 5 star didn't carry us. That's MY point.

I’m agreeing with you.

 

[Mr. French]

I’m agreeing with you.

lol, I do see how it reads now... it looked like you were saying the opposite. But it's very tough to tell sometimes - my bad!

 

[jibsey]

Sure it can but when done right and most top teams are doing it well, it’s the primary ingredient in winning.

Look at the top teams best players and they’re almost all transfers.

Auburn - Broome
Bama - Sears, Nelson
Tenn - Lanier
Florida - Clayton
Texas Tech - Toppin

There’s a ton more. These aren’t just players but best players, because they developed quicker elsewhere and ready for the prime time. Why in the world would you bypass that for risking unknown upside HS recruits?

Shaka and Painter are just two of the better all HS strategists, plenty behind them that aren’t worth talking about.

Pitino gets it but as long as we can develop that HS talent like Solo you get a nice mix. We wiffed on pg this year and are making the best of it.

 

[Gurleyman]

lol, I do see how it reads now... it looked like you were saying the opposite. But it's very tough to tell sometimes - my bad!

Mine too! I threw in the lol at the beginning and sort of built on the sarcastic humor foundation. But it wasn’t necessarily clear the way it would be with the sarcastic tone in my “out loud” voice.