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Are scholarships offered for a one year period, then renewed? If so, what is the recommitment date by the school? Berry might be a D2 player? Tertsea would be eligible to play immediately, if he transferred. http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/future/scholarships Scholarships are 1 year at a time,...

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Larry Bird stepping down as President of the Indiana Pacers

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1926 ... ana-pacers

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There have been reports that Buccigross could potentially be on his way out as well.

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If we truly only have one open scholarship to give, as was reported on the other thread, my first choice would be a four year player. A grad transfer is a good bandaid, I guess, but now you're looking at two class of '21 players (Tertsea and Fatts) and six class of '22 players. It would be my prefe...

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Without really knowing anything about him, I'd have to imagine that he'd play a significant role. I can't see the staff using their last scholarship on a grad transfer that wouldn't see much playing time. I'd guess that if he came here, he'd either be a starter (25-30 mpg) or the first big off of th...

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I really wanted to like Heavy Rain and I loved the concept of it. I just couldn't get past the controls for the game and the camera angles. The content seemed really cool and interesting, but the controls and camera angles frustrated me too much to enjoy the game. If you like Game of Thrones or Wal...

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Travis Ford has always gotten it done with recruiting this is nothing new... he just never gets the best out of those recruits Well it's time to Dan and staff to get it done.....if we're going to become VCU or Dayton-like, the time is now. And I know some here will come on and preach patience.....b...

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I really wanted to like Heavy Rain and I loved the concept of it. I just couldn't get past the controls for the game and the camera angles. The content seemed really cool and interesting, but the controls and camera angles frustrated me too much to enjoy the game.

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Jeremiah Tilmon, a '17, 5* center has requested his release from his commitment to Illinois. No, he's not coming here, but one of his possible landing spots is St. Louis. Would be a huge get for the A10. That would potentially make back-to-back recruiting classes with a 5* player for SLU. They have...

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I'll echo the MLB The Show talk. They added a bunch of online missions this year that allow you to unlock players and can help pass the time much more than in year's past.

As an added bonus, Ken Griffey Jr. is the cover athlete and there are a couple of Griffey characters that are unlockable.

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Oh, the irony...

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He looks good in the clip, but a 1 year grad transfer would leave 5 ships to fill next year. That's a large percentage of the roster to turnover in one year...if you are not KY and that's your model. Wouldn't that make 6 ships to fill next year? Currently, we have the following scholarship guys who...

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Just wondering how this guy is immediately eligible as a transfer and still has 2 years of eligibility. Did he graduate in 3 years? He only has 1 year left. He's played 2 years at Longwood and 1 year at Drexel before that. I see he only played 4 games for Drexel. Were those games he didn't play due...

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eli#10 wrote:Just wondering how this guy is immediately eligible as a transfer and still has 2 years of eligibility. Did he graduate in 3 years?

He only has 1 year left. He's played 2 years at Longwood and 1 year at Drexel before that.

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This strikes me as a very long list to not include Coach Cox: http://www.casualhoya.com/2017/4/3/15163858/patrick-ewing-hired-georgetown-hoyas-head-coach-assistant-coach-candidates Looking through that list, I'd be very wary of hiring more current NBA guys if I was part of the Georgetown admin. I'd...

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Would've liked to see them in the A10. This move is going to strengthen the AAC giving them several quality programs (Cincinnati, UConn, Wichita St., Temple and SMU - until they wind up on probation again) at the top of the conference. Adding them to the A10 would have made for an even stronger top ...

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We'll probably never know, but I'd love to know the inner workings on the search process. Seems like a lot of money was spent on a search that could have been conducted by the school with the same result.

Regardless, I'm glad to see that this search is finally over.

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Woj is generally pretty tuned in to the NBA scene. If Ewing has been identifying assistant coaches to bring to Georgetown, I'd guess that there will be a formal offer made to him sometime later today or tomorrow. https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/848723688589369344 https://twitter.com/WojVer...

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Depending on the timing of this, I wonder if this had any impact on the UMass/Kelsey situation

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At this point, my gut is telling me that Dan is staying. There are a few things that stand out to me right now - in no particular order (and, yes, I am aware that I am definitely looking into things way too much). 1.) Announcement that EC is returning to school - Dan has said that the only person th...

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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1903 ... end-career

ESPN article about Lamar's struggles at the end of his career and some regrets that he's had.

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Got it, that makes sense regarding buying out the contract.

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When you click on the USA Today link someone posted of salaries of coaches, the asterisk says Dan receives value from a service contract with Adidas in additon to base and gate revenue. I didn't go through all the coaches but I didn't see that as alternate revenue in other coaches salaries. I guess...

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I would point out that the Final Four is where initial contacts were made with Tom Penders and Jim Harrick, by Texas and Georgia. Final Four is a big networking event in the basketball world, where deals are made on a face to face basis. True for assistants looking for new positions as well and lik...

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They're enlisting a search firm now? I'm assuming then that the search by Tagliabue and the AD either stalled or was not delivering potential candidates that the school approved of. Seems like odd timing to me to bring a search firm on.

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Again I know this is getting ahead of ourselves, but if Preston got the job I don't see anybody leaving, and Daron would also stay imo. ARD would stay also, obviously. Out of curiosity, why would hiring Preston lead to Daron staying? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that there is any re...

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That's too bad to hear. This was a huge year for him as was going to be draft-eligibile. In all likelihood, this is going to affect his draft stock and limit whatever signing bonus he will receive, whether it is this year or next year.

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Agreed, think it's a good hire by Duquesne. Especially since it seems like they were having trouble attracting credible candidates.

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Per Jeff Goodman, it's a 7-year deal.

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I'll respond to this in a separate post, since I'm not sure how to quote multiple users in the same post. RF1 - You're right by saying that they had to win those 7 games. But, as you also said, it's about the total body of work. According to the selection committee, their body of work indicated that...

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One_Mile_Mike You asked me who my top 5 were, I answered. Hurley is my 3rd pick, not first, so doesn't that go against what you just said about me? In no way was it an attempt to trivialize Giovanni's opinion. You joined the board 1 day ago and already have 34 posts and counting. Probably an all ti...

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Ultimately, in the business of college basketball, you have to extend your coach after any sort of success or momentum, especially when you are a school like URI. Like it or not, the only way to keep quality coaches here is to give them incentive after they have any sort of success. Otherwise, schoo...

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As far as I know, no official contact (negotiations) with anyone. I'm sure that they've reached out to prospective candidates to gauge preliminary interest.

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Good list, but I'd shake it up a little..... I would put Amaker and Crean higher, and Cronin lower [I don't think he'd leave for a BE job]....and I'd take Shaka off the list and replace him with Ewing. Shaka's not going anywhere for the short term....too soon and good grief, look what he's got at T...

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http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... head-coach

Quinnipiac is hiring Villanova Associate Head Coach Baker Dunleavy (son of Mike Dunleavy) as their head coach

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I'll throw an answer out there. Here's what my order would be if I was Georgetown: 1.) Shaka Smart - I think this would be an absolute home-run hire for Georgetown. 2.) Dan Hurley 3.) Mick Cronin - He flirted with leaving Cincy last year, I'd gauge his interest. This is the one name not mentioned an...

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from the Gtown board "Hurley has had virtually no success at URI until a 4 day run through the mediocre A10 tourney. Was 19-17 in that same conference last year. One 4 day run should not put him anywhere near the top of the list." , This quote has some legitimacy and accuracy to it. Of co...

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Can't believe EC would commit to next year without Dan being there. Also can't believe Dan would lead EC to believe he would stay if it wasn't true. I also didn't believe Harrick was leaving. That was my initial thought too when EC's statement was released. I was encouraged by the fact that in the ...

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rodfromcranston wrote:Might have made sense to recruit him with someone who
played the same position at URI.

With him being a Jersey kid, there's a possibility that him and Carr already have some sort of relationship.

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Sean Miller. His teams seem to under perform during NCAAs. One of the very best programs in the NCAA, year after year. Loaded with talent, always. They've won over 30 games 3 of the last 4 seasons. Won the PAC 12 championship four times. Yet, he's never been past the Elite 8. Nobody seems to mentio...

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Maybe I'm being naive, but wouldn't you want to at least check out the campus before taking a job at a new school?

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http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0636659707045482695-4 Goodman says that Kelsey didn't feel like UMass was the right place for him. I'd assume that, ultimately, there is something else lined up at another school. I can't imagine that he realized he didn't want to be at UMass moments before the ...

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Could the A10 look to swoop in on Wichita State before the AAC makes a decision? That would help to solidify the western part of the league. That's what I was thinking. I'd like to see the A10 go on the offensive and work to bolster the league, protecting itself a little bit more during the next ro...

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I think this was mentioned somewhere, not sure where though.

Duke's Chase Jeter will be transferring out. Will have 2 years of eligibility after sitting out a year.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ext-season

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Theoretically, if you boxed the minutes for the 2 and 3 together and said we are going to only play these three guys at those two positions - you'd have 80 minutes per game between EC, JT and Stan. That is about 27 minutes per game each and you get to have some 2 of the 3 on the court at all times....

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Kevin Keatts from UNC-Wilmington is being named the new head coach at NC State

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... atts-coach

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I'll be there as well

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My thinking is we should be paying very close attention to what Cincinatti does each game they play. They are going to be our marquee win of the year. Amy I crazy to be thinking like that? Or should we all be rooting very hard for them? The better Cincinnati looks, the better that win looks. In all...

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http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basket ... ils-others

Here's the link to the article that Neil is referencing

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