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Post by dex on Mar 30, 2015 17:34:37 GMT -5
No question Chris is a quick study in the art of bluffing
I await his pledge of allegiance to Butler now with the rejoinder that he never considered another landing spot
In his case it probably is kinda true because what big school in their right mind is going to over-pay for him?
I don't begrudge the guy for getting some moolah and some security, but I think Butler is by far the best job and the best money
he could command at this point in his career.
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Post by friarbroadcaster on Mar 30, 2015 17:35:19 GMT -5
Coaching Rumors @coaching_rumors 13m13 minutes ago SEC Source: " Alabama is going to make Marshall an offer that will be very tough to turn down to the tune of 6 years for 30+ million." . From Forde's report: Sources told Yahoo Sports that Marshall already had signaled Alabama not to waste its energy putting together a whopper offer for his services, because he had his eyes on Texas. It is amazing how much conflicting BS floats around with coaching rumors. And now something to refute Forde: Marshall to meet with Bama AD, per SI...this battle of info on social media is nuts. Imagine Kris Dunn news... www.si.com/college-basketball/2015/03/30/wichita-state-gregg-marshall-meet-alabama-ad
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Post by dex on Mar 30, 2015 18:19:13 GMT -5
School sweetens deal; Hurley to stay in Kingston By Bill Koch Journal Sports Writer SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Amid rumored interest from a Big East program, Dan Hurley has opted to remain at the University of Rhode Island.
After almost a month’s worth of negotiations, Hurley and the Rams have agreed in principle on a contract extension through the 2020-21 season. Hurley's new deal adds one year to his current pact and contains additional enhancements that will be finalized early this week. The new six-year contract is expected to be completed by Wednesday at the latest.
Hurley — a New Jersey native — was a rumored to be a candidate at St. John's University after Red Storm coach Steve Lavin and the school parted ways on Friday. Lavin was earning about $2 million per season — more than double Hurley’s salary at URI under the terms of his old deal — and led the school to a pair of NCAA Tournament bids during his five seasons in Queens. Reports emerged late Sunday that St. John’s had turned its full attention to Chris Mullin, the former Red Storm star and NBA great, with the intention of making him the next Red Storm coach.
URI also fended off interest from Rutgers following Hurley's debut season in 2012-13. The Scarlet Knights eventually hired alum and former NBA player Eddie Jordan after Hurley and the Rams came to terms on an extension that added charter flights, on-site meals at the Ryan Center after practices and games and additional cash in the salary pool for his assistant coaches.
Hurley has URI well-positioned to be one of the preseason favorites in the Atlantic 10 in 2015-16 and a strong hope to break the program's NCAA drought, which dates back to 1999. The Rams return four starters — all underclassmen, including all-conference picks E.C. Matthews and Hassan Martin — and welcome consensus top-60 transfer Kuran Iverson from Memphis.
URI’s 23-10 record this season was Hurley’s best yet in Kingston, a significant turnaround from his 8-21 start with a depleted roster and the looming threat of academic progress report sanctions preventing any postseason play.
The Rams checked off a handful of accomplishments that hadn’t been reached since the 2010-11 season — winning 20 games, downing George Washington for an Atlantic 10 Tournament victory, qualifying for the postseason and winning a postseason game. URI’s 88-75 victory over Iona in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament gave Matthews, Martin and freshmen Jarvis Garrett and Jared Terrell some invaluable experience.
Both Hurley and URI athletic director Thorr Bjorn declined comment through a Rams’ athletic department staff member late on Sunday. Both are expected to be made available to the media when pen is put to paper on the contract’s final draft. — bkoch@ providencejournal.com
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Post by friarbroadcaster on Mar 30, 2015 22:40:12 GMT -5
Ok State considering a buyout of Travis Ford
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Post by friarbrown on Mar 30, 2015 22:48:53 GMT -5
Ok State considering a buyout of Travis Ford He has under performed with some of the talent they have had in recent years as well as the facilities and the money that program has.
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Post by thewalk on Mar 31, 2015 7:49:49 GMT -5
i would have put turgeon all over this....but supposedly melo is staying and they just got the stone commitment....
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Post by pc1971 on Mar 31, 2015 9:13:59 GMT -5
Friends in Knoxville are telling me that Barnes is expected to be officially announced at a press conference this afternoon.
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Post by TheInfoMan on Mar 31, 2015 9:23:50 GMT -5
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Post by wtm97 on Mar 31, 2015 12:33:03 GMT -5
Tennessee hires former Texas coach Rick BarnesBy Steve Megargee, Associated Press March 31st, 2015 @ 10:27am www.ksl.com/?nid=283&sid=34048444KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just two days after leaving Texas, Rick Barnes has landed at Tennessee. Tennessee announced the hiring Tuesday, calling Barnes an "elite basketball coach in every respect." The agreement is for six years at $2.25 million annually. The school scheduled an afternoon news conference. Barnes succeeds Donnie Tyndall, who was fired Friday after one season amid an NCAA investigation of his two years at Southern Mississippi. Barnes went 402-180 at Texas and reached the NCAA Tournament in 16 of his 17 seasons, including a Final Four appearance in 2003. "Rick brings an extremely impressive track record of excellence, as well as much-needed stability, to our men's basketball program," Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said in a statement. "This is an exciting day for our Tennessee family." Texas announced his departure Sunday, saying it was a mutual decision. Barnes made it clear at his farewell news conference that he was fired and that he told Texas athletic director Steve Patterson he wanted to stay. Barnes said he was given the choice of firing his staff or being fired himself. The 60-year-old Barnes is 604-314 in 28 seasons overall with stops at George Mason, Providence and Clemson. He has reached the NCAA Tournament in 19 of his last 20 seasons. Hart said he fired Tyndall for cause after determining the NCAA would likely find the coach committed major violations while at Southern Mississippi from 2012-14. Tyndall went 16-16 in his lone season at Tennessee. Although Barnes' only Southeastern Conference experience came during a brief stint as an Alabama assistant in 1985-86, Barnes has some familiarity with the area. He grew up in Hickory, North Carolina, about 200 miles east of Tennessee's Knoxville campus. Barnes takes over a Tennessee program that has gone at least as far as the NCAA regional semifinals four of the last nine seasons despite encountering plenty of recent coaching turnover. Bruce Pearl was fired in 2011 amid an NCAA investigation after leading Tennessee to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his six seasons. Pearl was replaced by Cuonzo Martin, who left for California after earning one NCAA invitation and two spots in the NIT in his three seasons. Tyndall took over for Martin. Tennessee loses all-SEC guard Josh Richardson to graduation and doesn't return any proven point guards or post scorers. Barnes' 402 wins at Texas were the most in school history. Kevin Durant and T.J. Ford earned national player of the year honors while starring on Barnes' teams. He led Texas to the Sweet 16 five times, one Final Four and three trips to the regional finals — but hadn't advanced the Longhorns beyond the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament since 2008. Hiring a veteran coach from a Big 12 school represents a change of pace for Tennessee, which selected head coaches from the mid-major ranks for its last four hires: Buzz Peterson (Tulsa), Pearl (Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Martin (Missouri State) and Tyndall (Southern Mississippi). Tennessee becomes the second SEC school to hire a veteran coach with Final Four experience this month. Mississippi State announced last week it was replacing the fired Rick Ray with 57-year-old Ben Howland, who made three consecutive Final Four appearances with UCLA from 2006-08.
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Post by thewalk on Mar 31, 2015 12:53:50 GMT -5
hope this works out for RB....guy looks like he aged a ton over the last couple seasons...
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Post by TheInfoMan on Mar 31, 2015 12:59:00 GMT -5
Seth Davis @sethdavishoops 1m1 minute ago I've learned that Texas' search firm reached out to representatives of Jay Wright to gauge his interest. Was told thanks but no thanks.
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pcdad
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Post by pcdad on Mar 31, 2015 13:23:44 GMT -5
Dex you may be conflating your opinions of sideline antics of coaches of Masiello with Danny Hurley's ravings. Maybe you were watching the supercharged Iona/Manhattan games that are analogous to the PC/URI contests for their rivalry.
Masiello is strategic as to when he gets after a ref. I can't remember any T's this year. Also, if he gets in a kid's face, he ends it with a hug or some other positive. I think Masiello's sideline decorum is more akin to our own coaches than to Danny Hurley's. If anything Coach Cooley is more animated than Masiello. Coach Cooley has gotten T'd up most recently in the NCAA game at a most inopportune time for the Friars... oh well, Friars weren't winning that one anyway. We all have opinions and mine are often not as well thought out as they might be before I post them... I give you a pass on yours about Masiello. ......
ask friara whom I amused with my misgivings over the NCAA selection committee screwing over Providence by not selecting Providence. Turns out they did the next best thing by having them play Dayton in Columbus. After that performance I almost wished the Friars were excluded from he Tournament and we could have moaned about how "we wuz robbed".
I forgot to mention in another thread about the Dayton game...that a sports announcer in AZ with whom I am an acquaintance texted me in the opening minutes of the Friar/Dayton game that it was one of the worst basketball games he had ever watched. I assured him that as Dunn was reentering the game that the show would begin, and that the game would go the Friars way from then on. (Hey, they got it down to three at the half and tied the game in the 2nd half). Friars valiant effort and Henton never giving up trying to score.
When PC lost to Butler at home and lost it's 2nd seed in the Big East Tournament it set up what should have been the championship game in this year's Big East Tournament as the semi-final ending with the phantom call against Bentil as Archi drove to the basket.... Maybe a 2 seed would have given the Friars a 5 seed in the tournament maybe not...
As Joan Didion reminds me "Play it as it Lays"...
Who'd have guessed that Xavier was the team that best represented the Big East in this NACC tournament.
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Post by wtm97 on Mar 31, 2015 13:36:21 GMT -5
OK, fair enough pcdad but I too watched the Manhattan/Iona game and Massiello was wound up tighter than most - when mentioned I simply nodded and agreed thinking this guy needs a Valium or maybe even a Klonopin quickly...
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Post by wtm97 on Mar 31, 2015 13:53:57 GMT -5
ZAGSBLOG**Texas is in talks with VCU coach Shaka Smart about its coaching vacancy, according to Jon Rothstein of CBSSports.com. Texas parted ways with Rick Barnes over the weekend after 17 years, and Barnes wasted no time finding new employment by landing the Tennessee job. **The other prominent name linked to Texas was Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall, but Marshall spent seven hours on Monday with Alabama AD Bill Battle in Wichita, according to AL.com. Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com reported the same thing. **At Oklahoma State, there’s a report from The Oklahoman that the school is considering buying Travis Ford out of his massive 10-year contract. That would cost them $9.6 million for what he’s owed through 2019.
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Cteve
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Post by Cteve on Mar 31, 2015 14:08:05 GMT -5
I predict UT will get neither (Smart, Marshall). We shall see?
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