Day: April 10, 2008 (Page 1 of 2)

      Coaching News

      April 10, 2008 /

      Bill Self said no to Oklahoma State and all of T Boone Pickens millions. The rumor on the deal wnet from a $6 million signing bonus to $40 million worth of hedge fund stock. He answered the question of winning over money. Forgetting for the moment that Kansas will soon make him the highest paid coach in the country (roughly $3.6 million), he knows that winning a title at OSU is next to impossible. At Kansas he can win one every year. That is how high the passion and interest is there.

      Besides, if he wants to coach for pure money, he can always wait a year or two and then take the Oklahoma City NBA job. No doubt it will be his for the taking.

      Now OSU turns it’s attention to Billy Gillespie of Kentucky. That’s not going to happen either. In the end they will end up with a new coach without the type of splash the AD hoped for when he fired Sean Sutton. A possible candidate is Chris Lowery of Southern Illinois. He would be a great choice.

      Speaking of Sutton, what a great deal he got. A head coach for only 2 years and he walks away with a settlement of $400,000 plus $20,000 a month for the next ten years regardless if he takes another job or not. Unbelievable!! I guess it pays to be Eddie Sutton’s son!!!

      At the other OSU (Oregon State University) AD Bob DeCarrolis hired Craig Robinson from Brown. Are you kidding me? First, the AD pays a search firm $75,000 to give him names. How about doing your own job Bob. Then Billy Grier turns it down, Randy Bennett pulls out and Ron Hunter (IUPUI) pulls out of negotiations after he is told he has to give an answer without seeing the campus.

      With this type of incompetence, how can DeCarolis keep his job. Finally, they choose Robinson over Ken Bone (Portland State) and Dean Demopoulos (Portland Trailblazers). Makes perfect sense if you live on Mars. Robinson is finishing his second year at Brown and has never been to an NCAA tournament as a head coach, assistant or player. He has no connections to the West coast, but oh yeah, he is Barack Obama’s brother in law. Makes perfect sense!!!

      Providence Update: Travis Ford has turned down the job to stay at UMass. Next in line is Fran McCaffrey (Siena) and Tim O’Shea (Ohio), but don’t be surpirsed if there is a wild card in the deck. Possibly, Fran Frachilla from ESPN and a former Friar assistant.

      Western Illinois offered their opening to Ray Harper from Oklahoma City, but he turned it down to go to Western Kentucky as an assistant. Look for former Bradley coach Jim Molinari to land the job.

      College Basketball

      Kige, live on location…sort of.

      April 10, 2008 /

      I know The Masters started yesterday, but once I saw that Kige Ramsey of “YouTube Sports” was live on location (okay, so actually it looks like he just went down to the local 9-hole), I had to post this video:

      “They’re good golfers and you need to watch out for them.” I freaking love it.

      Is anyone else reminded of George Dubya whenever Kige gives his updates?

      Golf

      Dolphins already talking contract with Long?

      April 10, 2008 /

      Here’s some interesting draft fodder – according to the Miami Herald, the Dolphins have already begun formal contract discussions with Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long.

      The Dolphins would like to have a contract in place with their first pick before the draft on April 26, which would allow them to avoid a potentially ugly holdout like the one that took place in Oakland last year upon the Raiders’ selection of quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

      Miami is still intrigued by Virginia defensive end Chris Long, but no in-person talks between Chris Long’s agent and Miami are believed to have taken place to date. However, the Dolphins are believed to be happy with quarterback John Beck, and they are not considering Ryan as an option with the first pick.

      I had the Dolphins selecting Jake Long in my mock draft, so obviously I’m not shocked by these developments. But as Rotoworld.com pointed out, Miami could potentially crunch contract numbers with Chris Long and former OSU defensive end Vernon Gholston, too. One thing appears certain, however – BC quarterback Matt Ryan won’t be the Dolphins’ first pick.

      NFL, NFL Draft

      Is Derrick Rose the new #1 pick?

      April 10, 2008 /

      Derrick Rose had a wonderful NCAA tournament, but was less than spectacular against Kansas. He may have been bothered with a stomach ailment, but he just didn’t look like himself. In a recent column, ESPN’s Chad Ford discusses Rose’s draft stock:

      NBA scouts and GMs say that, overall, Rose helped himself more than anyone else in the tournament. Considering he was already the consensus No. 2 pick in the draft, that’s saying something. More GMs than ever are starting to say that the No. 1 pick in the draft should be Rose, not fellow freshman Michael Beasley. While Rose didn’t put up Beasley’s numbers this year, his leadership, position and upside all suggest to some in the NBA that he could have an impact similar to Chris Paul’s in the league. That’s saying something.

      We’ll keep monitoring this over the coming weeks. I’d estimate that about 65 percent of GMs I’ve spoken with still have Beasley atop their boards. But the trend is clearly tracking toward Rose.

      I think this comes down to what the team with the #1 pick needs. The likely lottery winners are Miami, Seattle, Minnesota, New York and Memphis. I think the Grizzlies would take Beasley (since they already have Mike Conley), while the Sonics, Timberwolves and the Knicks would take Rose. The Heat could go either way depending on what they do with Shawn Marion and whether or not they want Dwyane Wade playing the point or off guard. Generally speaking, it’s tougher to find a game-changing point guard than it is to find a game-changing forward, so that favors Rose. Both guys are can’t-miss picks.

      By the way, neither guy has declared for the draft… yet.

      Photos courtesy of Flickr.

      College Basketball, Fantasy Basketball, March Madness, NBA, NBA Draft

      Howie Schwab: Master of the obvious

      April 10, 2008 /

      Howie Schwab, who gained notoriety for his ESPN game show “Stump the Schwab,” comments on the number of college players leaving for the NBA.

      It’s hard to argue with the sentiment, but Howie doesn’t name any names. Sure, he says O.J. Mayo and Eric Gordon should leave early, but he doesn’t identify any of the guys that he thinks he should stay in school. That’s kind of a cop out. It’s like saying if you’re good enough to be drafted in the first round, you should go to the NBA, but if you’re not, you should stay in school. Wow, what a nugget of wisdom. That’s exactly how those players who are declaring for the draft but aren’t hiring an agent are approaching this. If they don’t get a good response from teams, they can still go back to school.

      The conventional thinking is that the longer a player stays in college, the better he’ll be when he reaches the NBA. While this is true for most, there are those players whose apparent potential is greater than their actual potential. For those players, if it looks like they’ll be drafted in the first round, it’s smart to leave early and get that guaranteed money. It’s not good for the quality of the NBA or college basketball, but you can’t blame a kid for taking a shot at a multi-million dollar contract if someone’s willing to give it to him.

      College Basketball, NBA

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