Castellini lied to Reds fans
by Dude Rock on Jul 26, 2009 5:11 PM EDT
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He buys team and pretends to want to field a winner. He fires Krivsky and states we aren't going to tolerate losing anymore. At what point do we begin to believe Castellini?
Walt Jocketty was suppose to be some kind of wizard at putting together teams. Lincoln? Tavares? Hernandez? Weathers?
Dusty complains over and over about fundementals but can't even put together a correct lineup. The team is abysmal at fundementals, but the organization, from Owner, to GM, to manager do nothing about it.
Meanwhile, the Cards add DeRosa, Lugo, and Holliday. They mean business and obviously the Reds ARE going to tolerate losing for quite a while longer. Nice job Castellini.
It's been fun. Thanks for the lies. When you do start to win, send someone else up to the podium because I don't believe you anymore.
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DeRosa - injured
Lugo – crap
Holliday … we’ll see.
Meanwhile, the Cards just got passed by the Cubs. Hooray for them!
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
Just because
the Cubs just got 3 freebies from the Reds.
When the Cubs have to play the Phils and the Cards get 3 from the Reds, it’ll even out.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 26, 2009 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
im just as frustrated as anyone else with the losing
God this is awful. but we cant really just sit around complaining about it now, right? keep on the sunny side and all that?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 26, 2009 5:34 PM EDT reply actions
Inappropriate
I thought it was more than a little inappropriate for Mr Castellini to toss out all that not going to lose anymore garbage when firing Krivsky. Krivsky was thrown in front of the bus.
Watch the Bengals and UC basketball have winning seasons this winter…leaving the Reds as the lovable local losers.
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I think he was talking about BK, not basketball.
by Brian B on Jul 26, 2009 7:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
no way stephenson gets eligible
they signed him because they were the only school that would take him
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He had his own reality show, that he got paid for
Just saying…..
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that's a site with a decent community
and pretty good insight, but no real news breaks on there.
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Best breaking news site
Is probably Matt Jones’ KSR site, as long as you don’t read the comments.
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Matt just reposts other people's news
he doesn’t “break” anything.
But his site is definitely a good hub for all the rumors and news of the day
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Yeah, way to shake that image, Bearcats
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
Now that Nancybitch is gone the Bearcats can get back to 'Bearcat Basketball'
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As long as he doesn't punch a police horse...
..or tortures a roommate, he will be aces…..
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I'm just saying
UC basketball has a long history of less than savory characters. Being the only school willing to take in Lance Stephenson isn’t helping that image.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jul 27, 2009 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Maryland wouldn't even take him
and that’s a school with a head coach desperate to save his job
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What the FUCK!?!? You're Fired.
/Gary Williams’d
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 27, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
you'll get no argument from the lonely alum
Maryland is currently a shit basketball school
by Cy Schourek on Jul 27, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude that's the point
UC took all these step under Nancy to clean up their image. However, the moment she’s gone, they accept a commitment from a player even bobby huggins wouldn’t take..
And for all these rules violations you are alleging at other schools, show me one thing that has been proven.
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Yeah, like UK and XU haven't taken chances on players.
You just focus on UC. The horse punching incident has been blown way out of proportion. Never happened.
Calipari is under investigation and conveniently fled Memphis like he fled UMass under investigation years ago which he was proven guilty of. Derek Rose cheated and Memphis set it up.
Bledsoe was questionable academically, that’s why he was available so late. He has bad grades, but UK quickly nabbed him up.
For you to even defend UK makes you look like a total idiot. They are the worst school in terms of cheating probably in the history of the NCAA. Hands down.
Xavier flies under the radar as a mid-major, but if you live in Cincinnati, you hear about all the things that get swept under the rug down there.
You just focus on UC. The horse punching incident has been blown way out of proportion. Never happened.
Honestly, I don’t know what that incident is.
Calipari is under investigation and conveniently fled Memphis like he fled UMass under investigation years ago which he was proven guilty of. Derek Rose cheated and Memphis set it up.
This statement is 100% false. Calipari is not and was never under investigation in the Derrick Rose situation. That was a problem with his high school, and the NCAA acknowledged it had nothing to do with Memphis. Umass also was not under investigation, Marcus Camby was. Camby took money from an agent, and it had nothing to do with the university or with Calipari.
Before UK hired Calipari they had him checked out by both the SEC and the NCAA. Both reports came back positive, and the hiring was endorsed by them both..
Bledsoe was questionable academically, that’s why he was available so late. He has bad grades, but UK quickly nabbed him up.
Bledsoe was questionable acedemically, but he worked hard and got himself eligible. There is a difference between taking a guy that has trouble in school, and taking a guy that has tried about ten different ways to make himself ineligible.
For you to even defend UK makes you look like a total idiot. They are the worst school in terms of cheating probably in the history of the NCAA. Hands down.
They have been taught a few times, but to say that there was anymore rulebreaking going on at UK than say UCLA is seriously misguided.
Xavier flies under the radar as a mid-major, but if you live in Cincinnati, you hear about all the things that get swept under the rug down there.
I live reasonably close to Cincinnati, and I don’t remember hearing anything about Xavier and any wrongdoings.
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wow
For you to even defend UK makes you look like a total idiot. They are the worst school in terms of cheating probably in the history of the NCAA. Hands down.
Just wow
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i like how he uses "probably" and then immediately transitions to "hands down"
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I'm trying to find one fact in his argument
Seriously, someone help me.
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Just because it isn't public doesn't mean it didn't happen
Plenty of behind the scenes stuff I’ve been privy to. Had a friend who worked for a Lexington TV station in the sports department. Used to be a huge UK fan until he found out the truth about all the cheating going on down there. You’re too much of a homer to admit any wrongdoing. And you’re a UC hater to be objective about UC. UK is a shady school. Always has been ……always will be.
I don't hate UC
No one outside of 275 even cares enough about UC to hate them.
Was your source Alan Cutler?
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No, not Cutler.
Look, I baited all of you into this argument for fun. I don’t really give that much of a rat’s about most of this. I like to argue for fun and it always gets people a little over the top. Let’s quit now while we’re ahead. The upcoming b-ball season will answer all of our questions.
Well thanks
That was fun and enjoyable for all.
by Brendanukkah on Jul 28, 2009 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
you have definetely proven yourself to be a master baiter
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by 'tHan on Jul 28, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Bledsoe
Bledsoe was questionable academically, that’s why he was available so late. He has bad grades, but UK quickly nabbed him up.
He was a Florida commit, who saw Billy D sucking ass, and de-committed, then chose UK
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False
Calipari is under investigation and conveniently fled Memphis like he fled UMass under investigation years ago which he was proven guilty of.
Marcus Camby got $ from a booster, Cal proven by NCAA not to be involved. NCAA stated that Cal had nothing to do with Derrick Rose’s high school changing a grade.
Next
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Bullshit
Cal was guilty as sin. He moves on the closer they get to nailing him. He’s a used car salesman. He sucked in the NBA and if he didn’t get every top recruit in the country, basically sucks as a head coach, but is miraculously a great recruiter. I’d could have come in second with that roster. Geez. Overrated.
Then do it
asshole.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jul 28, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
watch the names
that’s all.
"It seems like we're not hitting because we're not getting hits." - Dusty being Dusty
There have been two
Dedrick Finn stole his girlfriend’s dog, and Drew Lavender got found with pot after his senior season. Finn was kicked off the team, and Lavender would have been if he was still there. Other than that, the players they’ve brought in have been good players and good people.
I went to Xavier, and can attest that there’s nothing there that’s been “swept under the rug”.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jul 27, 2009 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Spare me
I have nieces and nephews who go to Xavier too. Another sweep it under the rug school that doesn’t have to report everything to the public since they’re not a state school. UC does, that’s why they get a bad rap. Lavender’s incident was worse than anything that ever happened at UC. He was pathetic.
stole his girlfriend's dog?
I guess that’s illegal and all, but I have a tough time seeing why that’s worth being kicked off of the team. It sounds too much like the plot of a romantic comedy for me to take seriously.
Nah ... some of us prefer Greg Oden's foot-stomping exploits.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 27, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't want to derail this thread to the Bengals, but you may be right......
I really thought the Bengals missed an opportunity to take over this town with the Reds floundering under Lindner. They went to the ’05 playoffs, blew it and have blown ever since. Castellini takes over, talks a big game, and I really thought the Bengals missed their chance and the Reds were going to re-take the town.
Now I think the Bengals have re-grouped. Marvin Lewis appears to have learned from his mistakes over his head coach career of the Bengals, and I do believe this is a “re-made” Bengals team.
Now I think the Reds have missed their opportunity. Especially if the Bengals get Mike Vick to backup Carson. If Carson goes down, the season could still be interesting.
There. I didn’t totally derail. Just made it a comparison post about which organization wants to take over the fans in this city.
Here,
Let’s bring a graphic depiction of our feelings, nerd style.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 27, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Pops I see you've been to the Slyde school of graphs
Very nice.
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I’m as frustrated with this team as the next person,
But I have no doubt that he wants to ‘field a winner’ in Cincinnati, but he’s not going to do it at the cost of taking a loss, nor do I expect him to. As I see it, people who have enough money to buy a ballclub are not generally the type of people who are going to embrace taking a loss on their investment for the matter of civic pride, and throwing money at this situation often does not turn out well. (See Mets, New York)
The only thing I’m disgruntled about with respect to ownership is the relationship between Bob, Dusty and Walt. Dusty should report to Walt, who should report to Bob. None of this apparent nonsense of Dusty going straight to Bob.
Regarding the evaluation of Jocketty as a GM, you’re trying to evaluate a GM a year and a half into his having the position? Yes, stupid contracts have been handed out, but I’m prone to believe that it’s more due to the relationship I mentioned above than a lack of acumen from Walt. Let’s give it another year or three on the GM front before trying to properly evaluate him, no?
If Dusty is fired
then I will have much slack to give. Until then, they are tolerating or agreeing with some of the most asinine decisions this side of Bob Boone. As I’ve said before, losing is at least tolerable in the short term, If a plan appears to be in place. Dusty Baker is a lack of a plan.
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by Pops Daniels on Jul 27, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Lance Stephenson the savior...
Maryland wouldn’t take Stephenson because while on his official visit with the Terps, Stephenson took it upon himself to go on a NCAA rules violating tour of Under Armor. Others wouldn’t touch him because of the probable NCAA rules violating reality show he did about himself on MTV. Others still because of his almost certain academic ineligibility. And then there’s the fact that he was cut from the US Junior team even though the coach that cut him acknowledged that he would have been the best player on the team. Not to mention that he is a horrible teammate, he wont share the ball, he plays no defense, he doesn’t respect his coaches, and his father is more problematic than Lindsay Lohan’s.
The story I find to be alarming is St. Johns pulling out of the Stephenson recruiting race after his visit… They had a real chance to sign him and desperately needed a player to make them relevant again. They had no interest in having him associated with their program.
It was also written that whoever signed Stephenson was almost guaranteeing themselves of an NCAA investigation.
The only reason Stephenson is at UC is because Mick Cronin was not a good hire, he is not a good coach, and he is desperate to find talent that might save his job. Stephenson will not play a single game for the Bearcats next season and will then go to the NBA. Cronin will be fired within 2 years.
So lets not get too excited that somebody decided that he was #10 on a list somewhere. Hopefully this whole debacle doesn’t lead to penalties from the NCAA.
by pennant_elimination_fever on Jul 27, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
unranked 3 star shooting guard whose best offers were auburn and oregon state
yeah that’s much more exciting than a potential top 10 recruit. (if he were going to be eligible)
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Kenyon Martin, Steve Logan, and David West all flew under the radar in high school.........your point is?
Mike Williams was a McDAA in high school. 7 footer Kenny Frease at Xavier was ranked 40th in his class and hardly did anything. Wasn’t Gates dropped in the rankings to like 80 or something and he put up far better numbers than Frease did. 7 footer at OSU couldn’t break starting lineup last year and he was #1 player in his class and got drafted. Plenty of stories of overranked players.
Kilpatrick is a done deal and WILL BE IN UNIFORM AT UC. That is the difference. If Lance isn’t eligible, you can’t miss what you never had. That is the point. If you can comprehend, which I doubt.
Frease did just fine in his first year with the team
He’s a big man with low-post presence, which is what they needed. To compare him with Gates isn’t fair, because Gates averaged 6 more minutes a game and played a much larger role in the offense. He was surrounded by less talented players in the post, and put a larger contribution to the offense. Not knocking his performance, because he’s one of the better players on that team, but it’s not the same situation. Put him in XU’s offense, and he puts up Frease numbers.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jul 27, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Comical.
Xavier went to the NCAA Tournament and UC didn’t. How did Gates play in a better lineup? Nice try.
Comical
I didn’t say he did. I said the opposite, that he played a larger role in the offense because the players he was surrounded with weren’t as talented.
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by BK on Jul 27, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm kind of with Dude here
High school rankings don’t mean shit.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jul 27, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
1-10 is generally superior
I’ll give you that 10-50 is usually a crapshoot.
then the next level is 50-100, at that point it’s a lot more about the school and system than the players talent
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That's kind of what I mean
Unless it’s a McDonalds All-American you’re talking about, the ranking beyond that doesn’t matter too much. Highly ranked players routinely bust and players come in off the radar all the time and shine in the right system.
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by BK on Jul 27, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Absolutely you are correct
However the McD AA game is full of politics. You routinely see guys (Mason Plumlee) that have committed to certain schools (Duke) be a part of that game when they don’t actually deserve it.
UK’s current class has 6 players and is regarded as in contention for the greatest class of all time, yet they only have 1 McD AA in that class.
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Wait for OSU's 2010 class ...
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 27, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
or Uk's 2010, 2011, 2012 classes
Thad Matta is a masterful recruiter though
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I agree.
I can foresee OSU and UK bumping into each other a few times in the coming post-seasons. It’s something I look forward too.
And yes, Thad is the tits (sorry BK). As an OSU alum who grew up in Cincy, rooting for XU, the moment the O’Brien got fired, I started screaming for Thad. The rest of Columbus wanted Bob Knight.
I like being smart.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 27, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
There is talk of UK trying to set up a series with OSU
Also talk of a West Virginia/UK game in Cincy next year.
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I would love to see an OSU/UK series.
That would be sweet.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 27, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Matta is losing steam
He is beginning to not be liked. He has lied to recruits lately and word is getting out, and players are starting to look elsewhere. Of course, the $$$ talks big at O$U.
I think these schools bend the rules but don't out and out cheat
calipari and matta are no worse than pitino, williams, coach k, donovan, self, miller, or even cronin
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And you would know this how?
And where did you get that he was losing steam? Have you seen his 2010 recruiting class?
Oh wait, yeah that’s terrible recruiting
He must really be losing it.
And the whole lying to recruits thing is crap — if you don’t play well, you won’t get playing time.
Matta’s not stupid, he knows he’s getting one-and-done guys.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 27, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
rankings don't matter
how did those guys do against high school players they are much more talented than?
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Three of the five play on the two-time defending AAU national
title winners.
A fourth is the most dynamic high school player I’ve seen since LeBron. (I live close to Ft. Wayne and have seen him a few times).
The fifth kid I don’t know much about because he’s from Illinois.
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by Farneyismycopilot on Jul 27, 2009 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Comical post. You should be on the Comedy Tour.
NCAA will make a determination before he ever sets foot on UC campus as an official student. Therefore, any negative findings will eliminate him as a UC Player before he joins the roster. So there will be no penalties or sanctions against UC. I’m sure you’re disappointed, as you obviously are a UC hater. Jealousy will get you nowhere. It’s a no-lose situation for UC. If he’s eligible, it propels them into the top 25 with everyone returning except Mike Williams. If he’s not eligible, they still return nearly everyone and gain back injured PG Cash Wright and also add the best player at Deveroes this summer, Sean Kilpatrick, who scored 40 points to put Slats in the final. Nobody could stop him. He blew every player from every local top school away. He’s a player. And if Lance isn’t available, Sean Killer Kilpatrick will be leaving everyone in the dust. Sa-weet.
as the derrick rose situation proves
just because a player is initially ruled eligible it doesn’t mean the school is in the clear for playing him.
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As my post above says
this is a 100% false statement and has been verified as such by the NCAA
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and it is the same situation
if he is ruled eligible, and the NCAA later finds evidence that he should have been ineligible, that will be UC’s problem.
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NCAA Clearing House cleared him
Which is why Memphis will most likely not face a penalty.
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Cool...
I’m in florence and went to EKU.
Maybe we can meet up somewhere and watch a game this season
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Sounds like a plan
I used to know a ton of people that went to EKU.
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The schedule is supposed to be released on a BBN television broadcast pretty soon
hopefully there will wind up being a game in cincinnati
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You're high as fuck if you think UC's a top 25 team
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by BK on Jul 27, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
that's the first thing that tipped you?
srsly?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 27, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You're just a jealous UC hater
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by BK on Jul 27, 2009 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The football program?
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jul 27, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont give two handfuls of shit for college basketball
but this sure beats talkin’ ’bout the Reds.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jul 27, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
....with Lance Stephenson?
Experts disagree. Sporting News said as much when Lance verballed to UC. Said it propels them to top 25 status. But I don’t need them to tell me that.
Returning former All-Big East SG Deonta Vaughn who played out of position at PG last year. 4 year starter. Top 60 high school recruit at PG, Cashmere Wright. Top 10 2009 SF in Lance Stephenson (if eligible – that’s what makes them top 25), Yancy Gates (I went and checked, he’s was not rated 80, but ended up at 21 in 2008 class), transfer from Big 12 where he was a starter – 6’-11" Ibrahima Thomas in the low post too. UC returns everyone except Mike Williams. Adds a backup frosh PG and the best player in the Deveroes League – Sean Kilpatrick.
UC will be top 25 this year.
I don't think they are preseason
They need some help with other people losing early games. They’re the 6th best team in the Big East, at best.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jul 27, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
they will get beat up again in the big east
that conference is tough
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Big East will down a notch this year.
Pittsburgh lost 4 starters to graduation and NBA. UConn lost 3 to 4 starters. Louisville lost Terrance Williams and Earl Clark. Notre Dame lost 3 to 4 key players/starters. Marquette lost 3 key starters. Syracuse will be tough but has to replace Jonny Flynn. G’town lost their stud junior PF (Summers), but everyone else is back. Villanova loses Dante Cunningham but returns everyone else including a great recruiting class. West Virginia will be good. Providence lost a bunch of key starters to graduation. Seton Hall, St. John’s and Rutgers, all from the bottom of the league return almost everyone and should be much improved. Same with Cincinnati. Return everyone but Mike Williams, but have Ibrahima Thomas who will more than replace him.
The league falls off a notch. It was the most competitive and talented it ever was last season. Hard to sustain. Alot of guys graduated and alot of guys went pro early – Hasheem Thabeet, Jonny Flynn, Earl Clark, and Dajuan Blair.
Cronin is way too short to ever be successful at the Div 1 level.
I’d love to see him succeed but it will be very very difficult unless:
1. He grow about a foot
2. His wife turns white (this situation freaks out a lot of UC alums my age- dickheads)
3. He hires his dad as an assistant coach
4. He learns how to cheat better
5. Nancybitch is gone
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Go look at Calhoun's early career records. Pretty similar.
Mick was far more up against it than any coach in the last 20 years. One of the toughest situations I’ve ever witnessed.
MICK IS TO CALHOUN AS BIGGIE MCCLAIN IS TO KENYON
Andy Kennedy is a far superior coach to Mick.
Micks teams do not improve as the season progresses. They are consistantly out of position on both ends of the floor. They are turnover prone (especially passing) because they are not fundamentally sound. In short, he does not coach them up.
Last year, he gave the million dollar tell of a coach whos in over his head when he threw his hands up and said to the press after another lousy performance: “I tell them what to do, but they don’t listen.”
Call me a UC hater all you want dude, but knoconsider this:
Who other than a rabid cats fan would even care enough to bitch about Mick Cronin? Seriously.
by pennant_elimination_fever on Jul 27, 2009 4:18 PM EDT reply actions
I'm not a Mick fan.......
……but way too soon to write him off. AK really hasn’t done that great at Ole Miss either. Mick may fail, but he had it far harder than about any new coach I’ve witnessed while having to do it in the toughest b-ball conference in the country – the Big East. Really not fair to deep six him yet.
Comical.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jul 27, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
second
I know I’m late as hell. but they sold the farm to get those players, for the most part they are not worth it, AND id be surprised if they kept half the players that are worth a shit after they hit FA
Holliday came out today and said he's not in a hurry regarding his future........which is a good sign he'll wait until after the season to sign.
Hopefully the Cards just blew their farm system wad for a rent-a-player. And hopefully they don’t go too far.
I was trying to get my thread back on topic.
Besides, I’ve pretty much made my point and won the argument. Let’s move on.
"Let's move on"
Says the person who went back and responded to everything with “I owned you.”
"Sir, can you please put your pants back on?"
LOL.
Owned is a joke my friends and I use when we get to the end of an argument about sports. When it’s clear nobody is going to agree, someone will say they owned the other. It’s used to get under the skin of the person you’re arguing with in a joking fashion.
I realize you didn’t know this. So let’s move on. I didn’t “own” anyone. I just like saying it to aggravate you. LOL.
That's racist.
"Okay, it's a bag of flour but... why does a bag of flour have 'XXX' on it?'
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jul 28, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
More good moves by Castellini and Walt..........
Bring up Manuel and Sutton again. Yippee. That’ll get the fans excited.
It is an excellent move
Why play prospects who are not ready?
Why burn their options
Why not let Gomes and Nix have a shot at playing full time
Oh and BTW Castellini isn’t the kind of guy who is a liar. He’d kick your ass for saying that. He really believes that he can bring a winnner to cinti. Maybe he will- maybe he won’t but don’t call him a liar…
it sounds so sophmoric…
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
....uh......have you listened to the radio lately? Marc Amazon pretty much stated everything I did.
I’m not the only one questioning Castellini and his “we’re not going to lose anymore” statements he made when he fired Krivsky.
I see your an apologist and part of the problem. Not part of the solution.
Give me some gloves and find a boxing ring and I’ll gladly meet Bob in the ring and duke it out. I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!
And I see "your" don't have no grip on the language.
Wear something sexy to my funeral.
by Pops Daniels on Jul 28, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
plenty of credentials for those positions around here
if you make the your/you’re mistake or the there/their/they’re mistake, you’d better be quick to call yourself out or someone else will
Made from 100% Recycled Awesome,
Let me reiterate
Today Castellini was quoted as saying that he feels the team is still in it. (The race for PS)
He believes this..not just saying it to put foolks in the stands…he knows that winning and only winning will do that. But this a guy who doesn’t quit. He doesn’t put up with bullshit and I’m surprised that he’s stayed out of the mix as long as he has.
A few years ago I was in several meetings with Castellini regarding purchases of Artworks and also downtown developement. I don’t claim to have any personal relationship with him. But I can tell you his is a toug, fairminded and driven guy. He doesn’t want to be the ‘generational loser’ of the Castellini family. He has great will and is a good listener.but in the final anaylisis he’ll either get this thing to a winning level or find a way to sell it to someone who can.And soon.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin
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