Kruger is a terrible tourney coach

[152219]

Do you think a coach the magnitude of Donovan takes that job 7 years earlier? Doubtful.

The magnitude of Donovan? His resume was Pitino's assistant and two okay years at Marshall. Not a lot of head coaching skins on the wall before the Florida job.

 

[MercedeSooner]

Don't dodge the question bro.

Dodge what you think younger teams can't win games when the whole squad isn't a Kentucky class ? How many years you want to go back ? Nova in 09 with our own Scottie Reynolds won a couple games with a bunch of freshman then went elite 8 the next year.

 

[152219]

Seriously. Do you consider that roster (Robinson, Hardaway, McGary, and Burke) comparable to this roster? Please tell me your post was in jest.

You asked for a team so I gave you one. Didn't say the rosters were comparable. But you also foolishly said OU's players weren't recruited by meany.

 

[Big Old Booger]

2011-12 ohio bobcats. Sweet 16 with 1 sr. Lost in OT to North Carolina.


2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 2 Nick Goff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Walter Offutt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 David McKinley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Dublin, Ohio
G 5 D.J. Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 13 T. J. Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Gainesville, Florida
G 15 Nick Kellogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Westerville, Ohio
G 20 Ricardo Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Covington, Kentucky
F 21 Jon Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 22 Stevie Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Gahanna, Ohio
F 23 Ivo Baltic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
F 30 Reggie Keely 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Jr University Heights, Ohio
F 32 TyQuane Goard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Charleston, West Virginia
F/C 45 Kenny Belton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
C 53 Ethan Jacobs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Tipton, Indiana
Head coach
John Groce

That's 1.

 

[Big Old Booger]

You asked for a team so I gave you one. Didn't say the rosters were comparable. But you also foolishly said OU's players weren't recruited by meany.

They weren't and I stand by my statement.

How many players do we have on this team recruited by programs like KU and how many on that Michigan roster? It's not even close.

Who cares if Memphis recruited Woodard? Memphis is on the same level as us right now, a decent program. Marquette didn't even make the NCAA or NIT this year. Clark was recruited by some decent programs but he was a nobody until last year and he's way undersized for his skillset.

Heck, Fitzgerald was recruited by Pitino at Louisville. Do you think he would have contributed on any of their teams? HECK NO!!

 

[152219]

There is no way those Ohio U players were as highly recruited as the players on this OU team.

 

[Big Old Booger]

Dodge what you think younger teams can't win games when the whole squad isn't a Kentucky class ? How many years you want to go back ? Nova in 09 with our own Scottie Reynolds won a couple games with a bunch of freshman then went elite 8 the next year.

Reynolds was highly recruited and if I remember that team had quite a bit of talent. It was young but good talent. Which roster would you choose? That Nova team or ours?

Anyway, you originally said "tons". You need to name more than just Nova who I will give you but it's a stretch.

 

[Big Old Booger]

There is no way those Ohio U players were as highly recruited as the players on this OU team.

Probably not but I bet it's closer than you think.

Tourney success also depends on matchups but that's getting off track. He said "tons" not me.

 

[152219]

That's 1.

They weren't and I stand by my statement.

How many players do we have on this team recruited by programs like KU and how many on that Michigan roster? It's not even close.

Who cares if Memphis recruited Woodard? Memphis is on the same level as us right now, a decent program. Marquette didn't even make the NCAA or NIT this year. Clark was recruited by some decent programs but he was a nobody until last year and he's way undersized for his skillset.

Heck, Fitzgerald was recruited by Pitino at Louisville. Do you think he would have contributed on any of their teams? HECK NO!!

Marquette made the Elite 8 last year and the Sweet 16 the year before that. Memphis continues to recruit well but still not sure about Pastner's coaching.

 

[topcat]

That's 1.

Florida gulf coast last year.


Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Brett Comer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Winter Park, Florida
F 1 Nate Hicks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Panama City Beach, Florida
G 2 Bernard Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Conyers, Georgia
G 5 Christophe Varidel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Versoix, Switzerland
G 11 Jamail Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 12 Eric McKnight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 14 Alexander Blessig 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Berlin, Germany
F 15 Filip Cvjeticanin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Zagreb, Croatia
F 20 Chase Fieler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Parkersburg, West Virginia
F 21 Leonard Livingston Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 23 Eddie Murray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr North Fort Myers, Florida
F 24 Marcus Blake (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Miami, Florida
G 25 Sherwood Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 35 Dajuan Graf 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina

 

[152219]

Probably not but I bet it's closer than you think.

Tourney success also depends on matchups but that's getting off track. He said "tons" not me.

This roster has multiple top 100 players and Hornbeak was ranked 102 by Rivals. No way Ohio U had close to that. Have proof?

 

[MercedeSooner]

Reynolds was highly recruited and if I remember that team had quite a bit of talent. It was young but good talent. Which roster would you choose? That Nova team or ours?

Anyway, you originally said "tons". You need to name more than just Nova who I will give you but it's a stretch.

It's a stretch that you say our guys have no talent in comparison to any other major school ? Villanova does not recruit at a much higher level the we do sorry. And you remember that team had talent because they had a run which was a final four one the next year not elite 8, sorry I'm going off the top of my head. They were also a 12 seed the year they got to the Round of 16. If you think Dante Cunningham was all world then we ll just have to agree to disagree.

 

[Big Old Booger]

Marquette made the Elite 8 last year and the Sweet 16 the year before that. Memphis continues to recruit well but still not sure about Pastner's coaching.

Where is Marquette this year? Last year is in the past and Buzz is living off the Indiana coaches success it appears. He's about to be out of a job in a few years.

WT was wrong anyway. Marquette isn't listed in his bio:

PERSONAL
Born in Long Beach, Calif. ... Mother is Sheila Hornbeak ... Has an older sister ... High school teammates included Isaiah Austin (Baylor) and Jamal Branch (St. John's) ... Chose OU over Houston, South Florida and Texas Tech ... Major is business management.

 

[Big Old Booger]

Hardly recruited? lol

Woodard had a Memphis offer.
Hield had interest from bigger schools, but committed to OU pretty early. Top 100 kid though.
Cam was a top 60 kid. Don't recall the offers.
Spangler had an offer from Zaga.
Hornbeak had some solid offers (UT, Marquette).

None of that stuff is a "reason" to accept the loss tonight.

The biggest problem right now is our identity. Specifically, the lack of defense.

Marquette didn't recruit Hornbeak. His bio on Soonersports says he chose OU over "Texas Tech, Houston and South Florida".

 

[ben]

lol dude we lost one game bro. Seemed like our team either won or was in every game we played this season until the end. It's not like we're Colorado today.

 

[152219]

Where is Marquette this year? Last year is in the past and Buzz is living off the Indiana coaches success it appears. He's about to be out of a job in a few years.

WT was wrong anyway. Marquette isn't listed in his bio:

LOL, just stop.

 

[Cleavon Little]

Next year brothers and sisters - big men will contribute early and we will be good - we have waited a long time but this is near - we are good - thank you cam and tyler - great year - but watch out

 

[Big Old Booger]

It's a stretch that you say our guys have no talent in comparison to any other major school ? Villanova does not recruit at a much higher level the we do sorry. And you remember that team had talent because they had a run which was a final four one the next year not elite 8, sorry I'm going off the top of my head. They were also a 12 seed the year they got to the Round of 16. If you think Dante Cunningham was all world then we ll just have to agree to disagree.

If you think Nova qualifies as "tons" then we will just have to disagree.

You said it, not me.

 

[Big Old Booger]

LOL, just stop.

No thanks. I'll keep posting.

My point stands, Marquette isn't a better program than ours. They were 3 years ago but not now.

And, they didn't recruit Hornbeak.

 

[WTSooner]

Marquette didn't recruit Hornbeak. His bio on Soonersports says he chose OU over "Texas Tech, Houston and South Florida".

Go to his ESPN recruiting page. They absolutely did.

And you know UV is a #1 seed, right?