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Our ole pal Bob is on the Tenneessee site talking down UAB hoops and telling all the Vol fans how much better they are than us.
If he talks them out of Mike Anderson, leave him alone.
Hey, his name is only allowed on the smack board.....
the scumbag
F-him up his
Attalla, PLEASE don't let him come over here.
This is a happy Monski free zone.
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Quote:Vol lover Posted on 3/21/2005
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Other than Arkansas, who has ever won a national championship with that style of play? I think it would be a mistake to hire Anderson. UAB's goal under Anderson is to outscore people. NO DEFENSE!!!! You can't play that way and win any championship. How many C-USA titles does he own? None. That ought to tell you something, right there. Pearl's the man!
My take on this...how can the guy be so stupid? I think every coach's "goal" is to outscore their opponents...commonly referred to as winning. "NO DEFENSE!" :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: That guy can't be serious, especially after we have led the NCAA in steals 3 years in a row! It's very clear that he's never seen UAB play under Coach Anderson.
Strangely enough, Monski attends nearly every home game. It his post all the more wierd does't it.
He actually called himself a UAB fan in one of the posts.
More like a UAB non-fan.
Quote:Well, you wouldnt know it from UABs roster Reply
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We have Frank Holmes from Memphis primarily because we took him without regard to his qualifying. Others were interested but only if he qualified.
While he seems full of energy and plays hard, he is awfully skinny and I wouldnt call him a home run recruit.
We also have Marvett McDonald a juco player from Memphis.
It came down to UAB and Northern Illinois or someone like that.
Many UAB fans expected Anderson/Edgar to really improve recruiting.
But it hasnt happened that way.
They get high marks for getting the most out of what talent they do have, but UAB really needs to upgrade its talent level and our coach even admitted it on talk radio recently.
The problem is, his yearly interviews dont give recruits confidence that he will be at UAB, so why should they sign ?
This is why I dislike "melon head".
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Here was the original question by a Vol's fan.
"Scott Edgar will help the Vols get Big time Recruits.. Reply
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He knows the Memphis area well and I see him getting some of that Memphis talent to Tennessee"
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Anybody that knows jack crap about UAB or who is close to the situation knew that Holmes was going to qualify. On the message boards all of us thought that he wouldn't, but I talked to a person very close to the situation who told me that they were confident he would qualify. Also, there were NUMEROUS schools that wanted him. Personally, I don't understand why he prefers to slam our program with his negative comments like he even has a clue.
Then he is going to slam "swish" because supposedly a small school was recruiting him??? I thought he went to the games last year - apparently not. Anybody on this message board not like "Swish"?
I agree that most UAB expected Anderson / Edgar to improve recruiting. I think most UAB fans KNOW that he has improved recruiting. What he failed to say was that HE never did though. He never thought Anderson would amount to jack crap either.
For the record, M. Bartow recruited Mo Finley, Sidney Ball, Tony Johnson, Derrick Broom, Cedric Davis, Lee Cobb, Jeffrey Collins and Eric Bush. So far M. Anderson and his staff have recruited: Gabe Kennedy, DeMario Eddins, Richard Jones, Brandon Tobias, Squeaky Johnson, Donnell and Ronnell Taylor, Wen Mukubu, Marvett McDonald, Frank Holmes, Marques Lewis, Ernest Little, Paul Delaney, Lawrence Kinnard, Maurice Gibbs and Roderick Ollie.
Lets look at results! Anybody disappointed in M. Anderson's recruits yet? Didn't these low life sorry excuse for recruits put the *** whoopin on LSU in the first round of the tournament?
I really hate even reading his crap which is why I stay away from the Haternation basketball board. Let the man wallow in his own public negative self thoughts.
Actually, I have to agree with Monski on this one.
It is UAB, not Scott Edgar, that has the biggest Memphis connection.
UAB has historically been fairly successful signing players out of Memphis. I think Scott Edgar was a great assistant coach, but I think the Tennessee fans are getting a little carried away.
Bruce Pearl jumped at the opportunity to hire someone related to the program that he hopes his team will emulate... he says Arkansas, but I truly believe he knows that UAB is who he hopes to resemble.
While UAB historically has had a Memphis connection, that connection had been dead for years, with the last productive players coming out of Memphis being Mitchell, Mincy and Gordon, who was recruited by Lee Hunt I believe in 1982.
UAB had not recruited any decent players in Memphis until Mike Anderson and Scott Edgar was hired. Edgar is the reason UAB has recruited players from Memphis recently and that is the reason he was hired at Tennessee. Buzz Peterson did not recruit any players out of Memphis and their connections had dried up in the past few years.
The proof of what I say is seen in reading what some of next years recruits in Memphis are listing as schools they are interested in them. Many have had UAB listed. Now they are listing Tennessee as well. Why? Scott Edgar.
Schard,
Out of further curiousity, exactly what part did you agree with Monski on?
1) The only reason why Frank Holmes ended up at UAB was because nobody thought he would be eligible.
2) Frank Holmes was not a good recruit so far.
3) Marvett McDonald was not highly recruited.
4) Anderson and Edgar were suppose to improve recruiting, but they have not done so.
5) We need to improve our recruiting.
6) The yearly interviews hinder our recruiting process.
Number 5 is a given. I think that number 6 hurt us with one local player - George Drake, but overall I don't think it has that much of a negative impact. Calipari got mentioned for jobs every year until two years ago. I don't think it hurt Memphis recruiting one bit.
Also, the proof is in the pudding. UAB's gravy train has been Memphis since Anderson/Edgar came to UAB. Memphis has a much more organized citywide basketball program than Alabama. I am not discouting Alabama talent, but if came down to "building a wall" around Memphis versus "building a wall" around Birmingham and/or Alabama - I would take Memphis in a heart beat.
Edgar had the contacts in Memphis and Mike was the closer. Mike is now going to recruit Memphis head to head against Edgar and Tennessee. If we don't sign one kid next year and Tennessee does, then I think we will find out for sure what kind of impact losing Edgar will have on UAB. It is not the end of UAB basketball, but I do think it will have an impact on our ability to recruit Memphis.
I agree with points 1, 5, and 6.
If Mike takes us to the NCAAs again in 2006, I see one of two scenarios happening:
1. Mike finally gets hired by a BIG school
2. UAB's 3rd trip in a row to the NCAAs finally breaks us through the glass ceiling into Gonzaga-land.
The difference with Calipari and Anderson is this.
Yes, Calipari did get mention for a lot of jobs, and he may or may not have been interested. What Memphis is paying him rules him out for a lot of jobs, (and the fact that he doesn't deliver) but the main difference is that, to my knowledge, Calipari has never interviewed for a job, whereas Anderson has several times.
Most of the talk about Calipari and different jobs come from people like Bilas and Vitale, and probably from Calipari putting his name out there. Anderson actually draws interest from the schools themselves.
1) The only reason why Frank Holmes ended up at UAB was because nobody thought he would be eligible... nobody but UAB.
I believe it was known he would be eligible. That's just the spin that certain posters put out there.
I will find out for sure.
5 is ok, we always need to improve recruiting. Every team in the country believes that.
6 I don't think it has hurt as bad as people think as MA is pretty upfront with recruits. It was known amung close circles that MA was NEVER going to Auburn, Miami, or Tennessee. I'll tell you guys when to worry. :D
He is just so damn negative it's pathetic though. Another thing is he keeps calling coaches and I have been told "some recruits" by a poster who does not want his name revealed. That is dangerous ground to tread as he is a season ticket holder which qualifies as a booster.
BTW don't worry Bmt, attempts to access this site by the scumbag have been thwarted so far but there have been no attempts lately that I know of. If he somehow is here posting, he is being very careful about it.
If he was "NEVER" going to Auburn, Miami and Tennessee, then why interview with those folks?
I'd be happy to tell you over lunch sometime. :D My treat.
There are some things I will not post on the internet.
I myself have interviewed for other jobs with no intention of leaving where I work. There are many reasons.
LJBlazerFan Wrote:If he was "NEVER" going to Auburn, Miami and Tennessee, then why interview with those folks?
so that UAB would sweeten the pot.
If that is the case, dfarr, I personally would have a problem with that as well.
It doesn't seem like there would be any other reason. It certainly may help him with his own situation, but it does not help UAB overall or the men's basketball program to have such situations in the press over and over again on what is becoming a regular basis.
The UT situation wasn't as serious but it didn't help. Then again, it's not in his control if UT decides to contact him and if the press throws his name around as a candidate.
I'm worried about next year but before I do I'm going to enjoy the upcoming season because I think it will be our best yet.
It is within his control when things like this come out:
1. The institution has asked permission to talk with him, and it has been granted. If he wasn't interested in talking to them, there would be no need to grant permission.
2. It comes out that he has spoken with the other institution and/or interviewed (as was the case with all three - Auburn, Miami and Tennessee).
LJBlazerFan Wrote:If that is the case, dfarr, I personally would have a problem with that as well.
There are coaches who tell recruits that nobody wants Mike Anderson and that they (the recruit) do not want to play for Anderson. This is a tactic to keep recruits from being interested in UAB.
To counter that, Anderson allows himself to be interviewed and to let reporters know of his interviews with other schools because it lets the recruits know that he (Anderson) is liked and wanted by other schools. This makes mockery of all the other coaches trying to tell recruits about Anderson.
Now, if Anderson decides to look elsewhere for real or if he feels that he isn't paid is worth then he could use the interviews for that purpose.
As for you LJ, tell your boss you are going for an interview and see if he can stop you from it.
Whoever said he should be stopped? That doesn't mean that I have to think it's right.
As far as needing that for recruiting, I don't buy it. Coach Anderson has proven himself very capable of being a head coach in his three years here and certainly does not need to defend his qualifications by going out on interviews.
I would tend to think opposing recruiters would be much more likely to use all of the interviews and press to say, "Who knows how long he will be there?" instead.