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Post by tashoya on Jul 25, 2014 22:13:14 GMT -5
From one homer to another, I appreciate your optimism.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2014 22:34:30 GMT -5
Andrew Slater @aslater247 4h Skal Labissiere has Kentucky's Payne sitting front row along with Madlock of Ole Miss, Georgetown's Broadus & Memphis' Pastner #LVClassic
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Post by tigerj on Jul 25, 2014 22:46:11 GMT -5
From one homer to another, I appreciate your optimism. I had Skal going to Kentucky at first because he really isn't a Memphis kid. Pastner has done a excellent job being on him from day 1. I think we were the first offer. At this point every source close to the Skal camp say it is Memphis unless any of the other two speculations come true.
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Post by tashoya on Jul 25, 2014 23:11:25 GMT -5
From one homer to another, I appreciate your optimism. I had Skal going to Kentucky at first because he really isn't a Memphis kid. Pastner has done a excellent job being on him from day 1. I think we were the first offer. At this point every source close to the Skal camp say it is Memphis unless any of the other two speculations come true. It seems like he's not coming to Georgetown so I don't much care at this point. However, your rationalization for Memphis is through very Memphis-colored glasses. First offer means basically nothing. The only thing that Memphis has over other schools is closest to home. It's not the best conference. It's not playing with/against most top 100 players. It's not offering the guardian a job. It's not best at getting guys into the NBA. It's not the best coach. It's not the best guarantee of playing time. It's not NBA scouting because Memphis isn't a top 3 team in their own conference at this point. Memphis basketball has zero national audience. Like I said, from homer to homer, I like your optimism. If he goes to Memphis, great for you I guess. If the word on the street is that he's going there, it doesn't make much sense from all of the articles that have been linked. It's fairly clear that Georgetown is a long shot so there's no real reason to discuss it any further on a Georgetown board. We'd love to have Skal on board but it's not sounding good. Having said that, we're still on Ivan Rabb's list and I'm OK with missing on Skal to get Ivan if that's the way it goes. If we get neither, that'll suck but that's recruiting.
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Post by tigerj on Jul 25, 2014 23:20:18 GMT -5
Never said we are the best of anything but we offer all that still. I realize you are trolling. Whatever gets you off though.
P.S. Ole Miss is closer to Skal. Olive Branch is a suburb on the outside of Memphis that is on the border of MS. Like you said though Skal has become a non-Georgetown related subject and recruit. Good luck and hopefully you aren't in the NIT this year. You guys are better than that.
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Post by tigerj on Jul 25, 2014 23:23:37 GMT -5
Also pretty sure 8/12 players on our roster were top 100 coming out of high school.
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Post by tashoya on Jul 25, 2014 23:33:37 GMT -5
It's not trolling. None of what I said isn't true from what is publicly available. Memphis isn't the best fit if the concerns reported are actually true. Trolling, as you know, is your back-handed compliment about the NIT. I'll take our tradition over yours every day of the week and twice on Sunday but nice try. I'd also take our coach and our recruiting class over yours. I'd additionally take our legacy of NBA players over yours even including guys like Rose that should have never have been able to play. Not to mention, the distance between Skal and Memphis or Ole Miss is negligible.
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Post by tashoya on Jul 25, 2014 23:39:25 GMT -5
Full disclosure, I want UConn, Louisville, and Cincy to lose every time they play. I have nothing against Memphis since Calipari left. As such, I want Memphis to be as good as possible. Georgetown, from what I've read, isn't really in the running for Skal. That said, those same articles don't bode well for Memphis. Of course that could be entirely misleading but it is what is available. With whomever you have, I wish you well in crushing all of the former BE members at every opportunity.
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Post by tigerj on Jul 26, 2014 8:35:54 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year.
Also don't get to distracted by the articles. Guys who scout and have connections with sources that we pay for have said that Skal is Memphis' to lose and literally Ole Miss is trying to thwart it.
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Post by tullamore2 on Jul 26, 2014 8:45:47 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year. Also don't get to distracted by the articles. Guys who scout and have connections with sources that we pay for have said that Skal is Memphis' to lose and literally Ole Miss is trying to thwart it. The Big East has Madison Square Garden, name recognition and tradition w/ local eastern catholic schools. The AAC has a bunch of misfit toys looking to bolt for a better conference. Lousville couldn't wait to get out and Uconn will jump at the first chance it gets to get to a real conference. Once Uconn leaves that conference, it will be a mid major conference.
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Post by Filo on Jul 26, 2014 8:52:11 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year. Also don't get to distracted by the articles. Guys who scout and have connections with sources that we pay for have said that Skal is Memphis' to lose and literally Ole Miss is trying to thwart it. Pretty sure our tolerance of your Memphis-centric posting is going to be coming to an endpoint soon. You made your points early on and have offered nothing but homerism in every subsequent post. Go away now.
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Post by TBird41 on Jul 26, 2014 8:57:29 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year. Also don't get to distracted by the articles. Guys who scout and have connections with sources that we pay for have said that Skal is Memphis' to lose and literally Ole Miss is trying to thwart it. Pretty sure our tolerance of your Memphis-centric posting is going to be coming to an endpoint soon. You made your points early on and have offered nothing but homerism in every subsequent post. Go away now. Seriously. We even let his comment that Memphis isn't offering any benefits slide.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 27, 2014 14:13:45 GMT -5
Also pretty sure 8/12 players on our roster were top 100 coming out of high school. Friendly advice from the moderator: this is a Georgetown board. If you feel compelled to continue to pump Memphis' tires, there is a thread on the Pro & College sports forum to do so: hoyatalk2.proboards.com/thread/28037/Further posts solely dealing with the wonderful virtues of the Memphis basketball program will either be moved there or deleted.
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Post by HoyasAreHungry on Jul 27, 2014 14:24:44 GMT -5
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Post by IDenj on Jul 27, 2014 15:07:06 GMT -5
As long as the staff is recruiting Skal I'm all for a Memphis point of view. And if our Tiger fan feels the need to point our shortcomings no need to get into a hissy fit. All part of the game...
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Jul 27, 2014 15:45:17 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year. Also don't get to distracted by the articles. Guys who scout and have connections with sources that we pay for have said that Skal is Memphis' to lose and literally Ole Miss is trying to thwart it. *sigh* Why is summer always troll season? I know you probably don't get FoxSports1 down there, but it is a national network, not Fox Sports South. Granted it is a new network that will take some time to grow its brand - but given the Fox brand history I have full faith it will get there. And I would rather be the showcase league on that network in 2 or 3 years than playing in a league that is at most the 4th or 5th best league on ESPN - not to mention the fact that your conference will crumble with Louisville gone and UConn and Cincy finding landing spots in the next 2 years, while Memphis and its D-1A level football program is stuck with the wanna be's. And while the Hoya NCAA resume has been consistently depressing the last few years, be careful not to get hurt falling off that high horse while trumpeting the NCAA appearances of a Tiger program that has not advanced past the first weekend since Slim Shady slimed his way out of town. Ask any college bball expert - and I mean ANY expert - which is the better program, and 100% will say Georgetown. Not Memphis. But hopefully you guys will slip into the Dance again this year and win a game. You are probably good enough to do that.
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Post by hoyasaxa2003 on Jul 27, 2014 15:57:22 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year. Also don't get to distracted by the articles. Guys who scout and have connections with sources that we pay for have said that Skal is Memphis' to lose and literally Ole Miss is trying to thwart it. As somebody else noted, the Big East is broadcast on Fox Sports 1, which is a national network, not one of the Fox Sports regional networks. I would also add that Fox seems to be taking a shot at acquiring Time Warner (which includes Turner Sports). Getting the Turner Sports set of rights, which would include the NFL, NCAA Tournament, and NBA Finals, would be huge for Fox Sports 1. The ESPN exposure for the AAC is not a bad thing, but keep in mind the AAC is pretty much bottom when it comes to ESPN. Just like the Big East is the top property for Fox Sports 1, the ACC and SEC are the top ESPN properties. The AAC gets time on ESPN because there are time slots to fill and something needs to go there. Moreover, the quality is going to decline with time. With the departure of Louisville, the ACC basically has a few good teams (Memphis, Connecticut, SMU, and Cincinnati) and the rest are horrible. The football side isn't that impressive either. I also don't know that football helps the conference very much when it's AAC football. Nobody cared about the Big East's football teams before realignment, and the AAC is basically the football remnants of the Big East.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Jul 27, 2014 16:10:47 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year. Stay in the AAC! What a ludicrous statement. Georgetown led the formation of the new Big East. The AAC was not even in the feasible set. BTW, how much does that ESPN contract pay?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2014 17:09:18 GMT -5
I wonder how long interest in the Big East can last when you are broadcasted on Fox Sports south as opposed ESPN like the AAC. Also having football around helps keep your conference name out there and not only in the winter. I really thought Georgetown would stay in the AAC. It was a banner year for the conference with all the winning done by teams still in the conference. I expect a down year in basketball because all the teams lost a lot of scoring and are replacing it with young talent but should be strong again the following year. Also don't get to distracted by the articles. Guys who scout and have connections with sources that we pay for have said that Skal is Memphis' to lose and literally Ole Miss is trying to thwart it. Every game we played Last year was Broadcast Cable/SateliteTV.. Every single one. If a recruits family wants to watch his kid play there’s no comparison to the amount of Coverage we get on FOXSPORTS vs what you guys get on ESPN
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Post by tashoya on Jul 27, 2014 20:57:48 GMT -5
As long as the staff is recruiting Skal I'm all for a Memphis point of view. And if our Tiger fan feels the need to point our shortcomings no need to get into a hissy fit. All part of the game... I agree with this. I'm fine with the homeristic Memphis point of view and the info, whether reliable or not, that is being provided with regard to Skal. It doesn't seem like we're really in good shape with regard to Skal but, until he commits, it seems topical enough, no?
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