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Rickylovesweed

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  1. Scott Drew is still a damn good coach but also feels like a bit of a risk. Since Tang left, Baylor has taken a huge step back defensively and they haven't advanced out of the round of 32. It feels like Tang played a huge role in Baylor's success.
  2. Kentucky wanted to get rid of Cal because he's been an underachiever for 5 years. It aged perfectly well. Arkansas just hired a coach a blue blood has been trying to get rid of but simply couldn't because of the contract/buyout.
  3. Why would we want anything to do with Cal? He's been an underachiever going on 5 years now. Hasn't been to the 2nd weekend in 5 years. This is a Jimbo hire in basketball form.
  4. Bruce Pearl would be the funniest outcome. He's Cal 2.0. Recruits really well but then underachieves.
  5. Donovan to Kentucky has felt inevitable for a couple years and now it's perfect timing after Arkansas pulls this move.
  6. I can't stand OU but I've always found Gasso to be pretty respectful. She was very complimentary of our team/pitching.
  7. 9 in a row since beating #1 Ohio State. This looks like the team that was favored to win it all.
  8. For people that don't think going big like we did wins championships, just watch the championship game. South Carolina 51 rebounds to Iowa's 29 rebounds. South Carolina just murdered teams inside and on the boards. We need better guard play but I actually think the formula of this year's team (with Rori) is a mirror image of what South Carolina tries to do.
  9. I knew we would be #1 or #2 in the preseason polls. As we should be. I have no problem with South Carolina being #1 but Cardoso is a huge loss. Their entire offense runs through her at times.
  10. The other thing about this coaching cycle is some pretty good jobs have come open. Arkansas, USC, and Louisville aren't tier 1 jobs but these are still quality options. It could be that Beard is waiting for a blue-blood to open but my bet is the market for him is much smaller than people realize because of his history/background check.
  11. It was pretty much a desperation move made by Ole MIss. There were a lot of Texas fans that used the argument of "every other school would have kept Beard" but reality is it took one of the worst historical P5 programs in the country to actually hire him. Like Arkansas, I'm betting there are a ton of schools that can't hire Beard following a background check.
  12. The big issue with Beard is he's never had to face consequences in real life. Dude choked his fiance and missed half a season of college basketball. It sounds like Beard has been a drunk for going on a decade with no real punishment. It's going to take something seriously bad happening for him to change his behavior.
  13. I'm not sure about that one. I think there were issues between Battle and Muss but maybe they worked it out.
  14. Yeah, I said this in the recruiting thread. We should be all over Battle. He gets downhill and to the FT line a ton.
  15. Khalif Battle is somebody we should be all over, Big guard that can really score. Gets downhill and to the FT line which is something we really struggled with last year.
  16. USC just brought in the top recruit in '23 and #1 recruiting class in '24 on the women's basketball side for a mediocre coach. They seem to be all in on NIL. It makes sense now with Musselman.
  17. Van Lith is a significant upgrade over Shaylee at the 2. Better scorer, ball handler, and defender. Part of me says hell no but the other part says "damn let's stack talent and see what happens." I say it's very unlikely either way because of how Vic operates.
  18. Speaking of Arkansas, Battle just entered the portal. We should be all over that. He's a big guard that RT seems to be interested in and he's a legit scorer.
  19. The thing is we could really use a scorer like Van Lith in a more limited role but I just don't think that fits her. They just tried that at LSU and it kind of failed. But she's a better version of Shaylee which I still think has some value.
  20. Am I wrong to think this team could be dangerous if they get Zeynalova back?
  21. Face value, Arkansas is a better job than Ole Miss but I'm not totally sure Beard takes it. I'm not sure he views it as a destination job and I think he knows he needs to stick somewhere. All this jumping around is not helping him.
  22. The other thing for Arkansas is it looks like it will be a complete rebuild like Ole Miss based on what they are losing. Making the tournament in year 1 might be the ceiling for somebody like Beard. At what point does the shine wear off if he is looking to jump to another job? '19-20: 9-9 in the Big 12 and NCAA tournament cancelled. '20-21: 9-8 in the Big 12 and round of 32. '21-22: 10-8 in the Big 12 and round of 32. '22-23: Choked his fiance and fired. '23-24: 7-11 in SEC and missed the NCAA tournament. '24-25: A completely rebuilt Arkansas team. Maybe .500 in the SEC and a bubble team? Obviously, part of the issue here is jumping around and having to rebuild rosters/teams but we are reaching a pretty extensive period here where Beard hasn't won much of anything.
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