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He was on Bill Riley show the other day. Said it felt weird being back in SLC, but he’s enjoying the moment. I think this is his first time playing in the tourney. At Utah St, he was hurt and overshadowed a bit by the Steven Ashworth kid.

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Nah, they have my respect. Pope has done an awesome job. This is different from my opinion of their fan base.

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They had a great 1st year in the league. A season where naysayers have to respect them now. Pope had a great game plan entering Big 12 by playing the league theme: perimeter shooting, heavy guard rotation, multiple 4-stretch players. I hope Craig Smith can do something special too.

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Hiring an up and coming assistant is common and could be lucrative if you hit it. Tommy Lloyd and Jerome Tang are examples of former assistants that took over big programs (and are running well with it).

I just think we’ve done enough prospecting (trying to find the next Majerus), and would like to see a big bang hire for once.

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The scenario is his itch to get back into coaching.

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Hell of a program they have. We take their coach, they find another. VCU takes him, they once again find another.

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I would agree with Miami here. Why the F would we hire an assistant? Furthermore, no more prospecting with potentials like LK or CS. Go with proven formula this time around like a big time program. My vote is Brad Stevens – He wants to get back into coaching and is stuck behind the Celtics office.

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I’ve always believe in a balance between freakish athletic talents and the potential problems they might bring. Coach CS doesn’t strike me as someone that could put up with shenanigans. This isn’t his fault, but I believe it’s the directive from the administration to hire a coach that can balance the sensitivity of the community. This is consistent with our past coaches dating back to the Majerus days. This is consistent with our dismissal of talented players like Devon Daniels, Marshall Henderson (ok, he was a certified nutt job), and others.

While, I think it can be done as evidence from other programs like Iowa, Nebraska, maybe BYU (well have to see if they can have long term success) , I think it’s difficult to sustain. I rather take risk and even border along the corrupt side and enjoy the spoils.

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Yes, D.Smith needs to be paired up with a true point guard. Worster plays the shooting guard and D.Smith is slasher. This would be a good 3 guard line up for BIG12 play.

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hope is all we got !!!

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