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Post by theicon on Mar 14, 2014 20:17:41 GMT -5
harrington is horrible as a big man coach....Our bigs are worse than they have ever been. Darryl Prue was the best bigs coach team has had in JT3's tenure.
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hoyainspirit
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Post by hoyainspirit on Mar 15, 2014 9:27:47 GMT -5
Our bigs lack offensive talent. Coaching can only improve one but so much.
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Post by njhoya78 on Mar 15, 2014 10:17:32 GMT -5
I don't know if we can definitively say Harrington is a good big man coach or a bad big man coach. Sometimes the material with which one works can only be molded so far. I agree that we haven't seen a whole lot of improvement up front, but it may be that this particular group of bigs has already maxed out. It may be more of a recruiting issue than a player development issue.
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Post by hoyajmw on Mar 15, 2014 12:53:51 GMT -5
"A coach can't put in what God left out." Sam Mussabini, Chariots of Fire
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Post by fanofjack on Mar 15, 2014 12:57:16 GMT -5
So... does anyone have anything to say that would be relevant to Devonte Graham?
Doesn't sound like there's been any further news or speculation regarding his release from App State.
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Post by birdman on Mar 15, 2014 18:51:53 GMT -5
"A coach can't put in what God left out." Sam Mussabini, Chariots of FirePerhaps my all-time favorite athletics movie quote.
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Post by IDenj on Mar 15, 2014 19:29:35 GMT -5
You haven't seen Slap Shot then.
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Post by birdman on Mar 15, 2014 19:41:10 GMT -5
You haven't seen Slap Shot then. Like Hell I haven't! As I said to my former fiance "You take the van, I'll keep the dog."
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Post by fanofjack on Mar 15, 2014 21:59:51 GMT -5
So I guess that's a "no" then on the whole "relevant to Devonte Graham" question...
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Post by birdman on Mar 16, 2014 0:14:15 GMT -5
So I guess that's a "no" then on the whole "relevant to Devonte Graham" question... Has he been released yet? And if he's been released, would he be eligible to play next year? Ok. Not much "relevant" then, no.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Mar 16, 2014 12:12:23 GMT -5
So I guess that's a "no" then on the whole "relevant to Devonte Graham" question... Has he been released yet? And if he's been released, would he be eligible to play next year? Ok. Not much "relevant" then, no. Generally, incoming freshmen who changes schools because of a coaching change do not have to sit out a year. However, this is more complicated. App State may fight the release still, and it's clear the reason for Graham de-committing is not because of the coaching change (since he wanted to leave before it happened). That may affect whether or not he can play.
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Post by tullamore2 on Apr 9, 2014 14:16:58 GMT -5
App St has released him from his LOI. Any chance he follows his teammate Copeland to Georgetown? Haven't heard much about his recruitment.
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Post by dungeon ball on Apr 9, 2014 14:28:31 GMT -5
I think I've seen that schools have been up to see him practice, but I haven't seen us mentioned
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 9, 2014 14:35:22 GMT -5
Good handle and smooth stroke. Kid can get up too. We have Tre in the fold, so we may be better off taking another PG in '15.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2014 14:37:36 GMT -5
Evan Daniels @evandaniels 20m Schools expected to be firmly in the mix for 2014 PG Devonte Graham are Virginia, Kansas, Florida & Providence.
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Post by HoNYaSaxa on Apr 25, 2014 15:57:06 GMT -5
It's baffling we didn't push or aren't pushing harder here. Staff's seen Graham a lot considering their time spent observing and visiting Copeland. Now we're apparently making a push for Larry Austin, who doesn't offer anything spectacular in terms of ball handling or outside shooting. At least Graham is a blur/one man fast break and loves to dish the rock. I could see Russ Smith as his upside...
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Post by BubbleVisionBiff on May 2, 2014 13:28:06 GMT -5
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Post by HometownHoya on May 2, 2014 13:51:17 GMT -5
Does anyone have any knowledge of KU's scholarship situation? Does this take them out of the running for Trier?
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Post by hoyafan23 on May 2, 2014 14:01:50 GMT -5
Does anyone have any knowledge of KU's scholarship situation? Does this take them out of the running for Trier? well with schools like kansas you never know whose going to the NBA. With Kelly Oubre and Cliff Alexander being good two options of going one and done... I am sure they still have some open scholarships
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Post by HoNYaSaxa on May 2, 2014 14:28:40 GMT -5
It's baffling we didn't push or aren't pushing harder here. Staff's seen Graham a lot considering their time spent observing and visiting Copeland. Now we're apparently making a push for Larry Austin, who doesn't offer anything spectacular in terms of ball handling or outside shooting. At least Graham is a blur/one man fast break and loves to dish the rock. I could see Russ Smith as his upside... Too bad for us. He'll be a starter as a freshman and 4 year player for them.
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