SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Apr 15, 2019 15:31:20 GMT -5
Shines a new light on that late season 'Quette collapse. As for the Hausers, wherever they go they will probably have to sit out a year. But that will allow the new team's coaching staff to recruit around them and to support them - HS kids, Grad transfers, all kinds of options open up when you know the team will have those brothers as their foundation. Will be really interesting to see where they end up..... and how soon. That is, has this already been negotiated?
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Hoyas4Ever
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Apr 15, 2019 16:04:17 GMT -5
For those (like myself) that are looking to keep fanning the flames on Wojo... Interesting that neither brother mentioned the coaching staff specifically in their letters Nobody is happier about this news then the St. John's AD. Finally the BIG EAST news cycle has moved off of him and is squarely on Wojo. Maybe Wojo takes the St. John's job to tie this saga up in a perfect bow...
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Apr 15, 2019 16:37:49 GMT -5
Woah... What the heck happened From their boards, it looks like the family has an issue with Wojo, their Pops says it had nothing to do with Howard... This commitment takes Virginia to 12 schollys accounted for if/when guy pops for the Association next season. 13 schollys if Guy returns will be accounted for. I know Coach Bennett could pull a scholly or two from the end of the bench to make room for the Hauser bothers. I personally don't see the fit at Virginia, a school that is known for their elite level defense. The Hauser brothers have glaring defensive limitations. Offensively they fit at a bunch of programs. Defensively they are very limited athletically and laterally. They were exposed at the end of the season...
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Post by prhoya on Apr 15, 2019 18:18:31 GMT -5
We'll see after the carousel stops, but we need at least 5 Ws from SJU, DePaul and Butler, plus defend home court to be on our way to 9+ BE wins and the NCAAT. With the Hausers gone, I'm sure Wojo is going to scramble for grads/transfers/JuCos. But, I'm going to add MU to my SJU-DePaul-Butler prediction and say that we will get 6 Ws from those home-and-away games, plus defend home court against at least four other visiting BE teams, and we'll get 10+ BE wins and an invitation to the NCAAT Dance. I really thought MU was a FF team next year, so to Cole A.: we're one step and a spot closer. Btw, the carousel has not stopped...
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Post by kettlehill on Apr 15, 2019 18:58:48 GMT -5
Wow, I was never much impressed with Wojo, especially after how they finished, but this is a major blow to his credibility as a HC. The Hausers ar bailing on a Top 10 2020 team to sit out a year. Yikes. They certainly don’t think much of Wojo. I should be pleased because it means a better outcome in the BE for us, but I don’t like it for the league.
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EtomicB
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 15, 2019 20:14:58 GMT -5
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 15, 2019 20:35:08 GMT -5
SJU may not be relevant in hoops for the next decade.
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Post by tominsalem on Apr 15, 2019 20:56:44 GMT -5
We'll see after the carousel stops, but we need at least 5 Ws from SJU, DePaul and Butler, plus defend home court to be on our way to 9+ BE wins and the NCAAT. With the Hausers gone, I'm sure Wojo is going to scramble for grads/transfers/JuCos. But, I'm going to add MU to my SJU-DePaul-Butler prediction and say that we will get 6 Ws from those home-and-away games, plus defend home court against at least four other visiting BE teams, and we'll get 10+ BE wins and an invitation to the NCAAT Dance. Don't sleep on Butler.
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Post by hoyalaw33 on Apr 15, 2019 21:01:49 GMT -5
Agreed^. I think 7-1 against those 4 is probably what KenPom would predict. The other 5 teams are a different story. All 5 should be somewhere on the spectrum from very good to average.
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 15, 2019 22:56:35 GMT -5
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Post by njhoya78 on Apr 15, 2019 23:15:27 GMT -5
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Post by Hoyas4Ever on Apr 16, 2019 2:11:30 GMT -5
1 NCAA Tournament in 15+ years as a Head Coach (took 14 years to get that one NCAA Tournament) is worth alienating the greatest player in team history who just took the team to the NCAA Tournament and finally solidified the roster going forward. Smh...Utter Disaster!
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Post by DanMcQ on Apr 16, 2019 2:44:37 GMT -5
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Post by seaweed on Apr 16, 2019 4:21:09 GMT -5
From their boards, it looks like the family has an issue with Wojo, their Pops says it had nothing to do with Howard... This commitment takes Virginia to 12 schollys accounted for if/when guy pops for the Association next season. 13 schollys if Guy returns will be accounted for. I know Coach Bennett could pull a scholly or two from the end of the bench to make room for the Hauser bothers. I personally don't see the fit at Virginia, a school that is known for their elite level defense. The Hauser brothers have glaring defensive limitations. Offensively they fit at a bunch of programs. Defensively they are very limited athletically and laterally. They were exposed at the end of the season... Lazy question but is your math before or after Hunter and Jerome declared?
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Post by practice on Apr 16, 2019 5:47:15 GMT -5
1 NCAA Tournament in 15+ years as a Head Coach (took 14 years to get that one NCAA Tournament) is worth alienating the greatest player in team history who just took the team to the NCAA Tournament and finally solidified the roster going forward. Smh...Utter Disaster!
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Post by jwp91 on Apr 16, 2019 8:00:56 GMT -5
We probably ought to remember that the Hausser brothers are in the portal. They haven’t officially transferred yet. It is still possible for Wojo to recover this. A high level player sitting one to play one is pretty stiff deterrent.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 8:19:52 GMT -5
More from that D-1 asst: "Hiring someone who wants to be at SJU and is invested is the most important aspect of hiring someone....Tim bleeds SJU"
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Post by EtomicB on Apr 16, 2019 8:29:14 GMT -5
I get that 2 million is a lot of money but a program that should consider itself HM shouldn’t think twice about it to get the guy they want... Have to think that Cragg or someone of authority at St. John’s wasn’t enthused about Cluess so the buyout becomes a convenient excuse to look elsewhere...
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Post by Bigs"R"Us on Apr 16, 2019 8:35:15 GMT -5
Clearly the brothers aren’t happy. Difficult to heal all wounds.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2019 9:59:23 GMT -5
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