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Don't want Bennett at all. Not even in the top 200. 40-35 games are crap and what White strived to be
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Everyone knows how I feel about Bennett. He is a great coach. His father and uncle were great coaches. The knock on him by most people is that his style is slow and plodding and thus they play a lot a close, tight games even against sub par teams. But it is that style and his intense focus on fundamentals and defense, along with finding under the radar recruits and developing them (see Brogdon and Hunter), that have allowed Bennett and UVA to compete year in year out with DUKE, UNC, and the other more well known teams in the ACC. I have no doubt that Bennett can coach any type of player and make them better, he just happens to like to coach players that have a reasonable level of intelligence and have an ability and a want to learn.
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So Dan Mullen of recruiting
And is in the NIT this year and probably going forward as well due to the recruiting
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Mike Miller
Porter Moser- Oklahoma coach (NIT)
Matt McMahon- Murray St coach (NCAAT)
Jeff Linder- Wyoming coach (NCAAT)
Kyle Smith Washington St coach (NIT)
Posted this in the other thread and tournaments you can see them in this week
Porter Moser- Oklahoma coach (NIT)
Matt McMahon- Murray St coach (NCAAT)
Jeff Linder- Wyoming coach (NCAAT)
Kyle Smith Washington St coach (NIT)
Posted this in the other thread and tournaments you can see them in this week
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Disagree Lee. Cousin Eddie was lazy and a shyt recruiter. Bennett seeks out guys that he likes and there can't be an argument that he has developed players like Hunter, Jerome, Guy, Brogdon, etc. I don;t think he is a shyt recruiter at all. Sure the top 20 guys don't tend to go there, but Tony Bennett is the type of coach who in general can beat yours with his and in turn could beat his if given yours. Different tastes thats all.
I would argue that over time Bennett has been more of a thorn to UNC and Duke than Mike has been to UK. But that in and of itself does not make one better than the other. Just watch the teams play and tell me wwhose teams understand the game?
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A thorn, more like a Covid 19 virus. He has owned both of them to be honest particularly if you look at his talent as opposed to what UNC and Duke get. Comparing Bennett as a recruiter to Mullen is really unfair and not at all a good comparison. Even Duke will make some exceptions when it comes to academic quals....UVA won't budge. Ask Anthony Poindexter who was told pretty much to take a hike when during his interview for HBC he straight up told the AD and some other admin peeps that if they wanted to be competitive in the ACC they would need to "relax" some of their academic standards a bit in order to compete with Tech, FSU, Miami and Clemson. UVa has a huge endowment from leftist money bags that just want to have a place to sit when they come to games. They've won a basketball and baseball Natty in the last decade and they love Lax and soccer so.......Ivy league attitude.
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Mike Miller might be a Steve Spurrier type hire considering how much he means to our Basketball lore.
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Yeah Bennett would be a great hire no doubt especially since FF endorses him. Show him the money!
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This sounds exactly like Cousin Eddie, only it is from Mired in Mediocrity Mike.
"A two-hour microcosm of the season," White said. "Ups, downs, a lack of execution for a couple of minutes, an incredible fight for eight minutes, a really productive timeout, a span where we would lose a little bit of focus or lose control of our emotions a little bit and start pouting about a certain call or what have you and then leave everything we've got on the floor and come up just a little bit short. But we've had four or five where we got the other ending and we came out on the right side. Unfortunately, we came out -- we've come out on the wrong side too many times."
As Doris Day used to say.......................
"A two-hour microcosm of the season," White said. "Ups, downs, a lack of execution for a couple of minutes, an incredible fight for eight minutes, a really productive timeout, a span where we would lose a little bit of focus or lose control of our emotions a little bit and start pouting about a certain call or what have you and then leave everything we've got on the floor and come up just a little bit short. But we've had four or five where we got the other ending and we came out on the right side. Unfortunately, we came out -- we've come out on the wrong side too many times."
As Doris Day used to say.......................
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Including a player that openly cheers for Florida and publicly taunts the dwag nation on social media.
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I only wish Enfield would have stalled on that extension at USC. Just imagine the serious meltdown among the SemenHole fans(former FSU assistant) had Stricklin landed Enfield.
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Your first sentence is what I have been saying all day to anyone that would listen.
If one needs to understand why Mike White had to go, you can look no further than this fact because it illustrates the real problem with our program.
As I have said many times, it’s not about comparing White to Donovan, it’s about comparing the current UF basketball program to the 6-7 programs that have passed us by during the White era.
Can you imagine this (6 SEC teams in the tournament and Florida not being one of them) ten years ago?
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His phone number is listed on the link. Give him a call.
But seriously, I get it that we like the guy, but his record is no better than Whites and he's already been fired as an SEC Head coach. In his 5th year at Dayton he has his team in the same no one cares tournament as us. He should have stayed at VCU. That's where he had his greatest success.
But seriously, I get it that we like the guy, but his record is no better than Whites and he's already been fired as an SEC Head coach. In his 5th year at Dayton he has his team in the same no one cares tournament as us. He should have stayed at VCU. That's where he had his greatest success.
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Hopefully MW takes that worthless dwag lover on the team with him. Or the next guy sends him packing.
And im sorry but count me out on mike miller. What specific traits or qualities does he have that would make him a good coach for Florida? The dude looks like he never met a jail house tat he didnt like and talks and acts pretty ghetto as well. Is that what we are after? I swear some of yall would call for Hitler if he ever donned the orange and blue at some point.
And im sorry but count me out on mike miller. What specific traits or qualities does he have that would make him a good coach for Florida? The dude looks like he never met a jail house tat he didnt like and talks and acts pretty ghetto as well. Is that what we are after? I swear some of yall would call for Hitler if he ever donned the orange and blue at some point.
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Purely emotionally, I like the Mike Miller choice. An NBA guy. A guy with height. Wonder what NBA friends be might sway to come.?
How do y'all think he would recruit for this SEC alma mater.?
Whatever coach we get, he needs to staff up with an eye towards areas of recruiting. Gotta Go Gators ... now !
How do y'all think he would recruit for this SEC alma mater.?
Whatever coach we get, he needs to staff up with an eye towards areas of recruiting. Gotta Go Gators ... now !
