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Vandy still doesn't have a third assistant coach since Michael Curry left the program, and that was nearly two months ago. It's surprising given that we are entering the peak of the summer recruiting season. I wonder how the portal is affecting recruiting? Seems like the number of openings on a par...

I would have to include the following: 1) Phil Cox (SG) 2) Barry Goheen (PG) 3) Jeff Taylor (PF) 4) AJ Ogilvy (PF) 5) Will Perdue (C) Three of those players didn't play in the 21st century. But they played in the same century as Matt Frieje, who made the first team. What does that have to do with a...

cjdore wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2023 1:51 pm I would have to include the following:

1) Phil Cox (SG)
2) Barry Goheen (PG)
3) Jeff Taylor (PF)
4) AJ Ogilvy (PF)
5) Will Perdue (C)

Three of those players didn't play in the 21st century.

We’ve talked about the transfers and what to expect from them next year, but what about the freshmen (Isaiah West, Jason Rivera-Torres, Malik Presley, JaQualon Presley, Carter Lang)? Does anybody have information, maybe from premium sites, of what their games are like? It appears there is a lot of ...

Demote Jenkins and Ogilvy ... promote Festus and either Byars or Taylor. Probably Taylor if we're giving bonus points for 4 years. If we're looking for places for Siakam, Dan Cage, or Corey Smith, I'm very okay with kicking off Damian Jones who was more talented, but had a wildly inconsistent motor...

My biggest fear is we start off slow once again as we learn to gel with all the new faces and experience. A slow start could once again prevent us from going to the dance. We will have to wait and see. I really like Stack and I am pulling for him, but this is year 5. He needs to find a way to start...

People might be underestimating Carter Lang. His offer list included: Stanford Ole Miss Virginia Tech Texas A&M Illinois And some of the other usual suspects. At around 6-10/250, he shouldn't get sand kicked in his face. I wouldn't say that we are underestimating him, just understanding how CJS...

It looks like they have solid starters in positions 1 - 4 (Manyon, Lawrence, Smith and Taylor) with experience and talent. The question of course is center. I will be very pleasantly surprised if Dort is ready to start at the beginning of the season. Fortunately, the portal has given us some legiti...

Jason, I enjoyed reading this post, as I do all of your posts. I do have one quibble, and that is related to the use of the term "trust" as it applied to Robbins. Anyone with eyes (and some without) knew that Robbins was more talented and could better help us win games than QMB. In my min...

This is a great looking group of newcomers (HS signees included). Lot of versatility. The big guys can shoot and the guards can rebound. Ven-Allen Lublin looks to be an exception to that rule but sounds like an athletic hustle player in the mold of James Siakam. Feeling optimistic. Taylor is a care...

Perhaps the thing that has me most excited about next season deals with how CJS uses his roster and sets his rotations. I think that CJS really had a number of players that he trusted as they had been through some battles with him and then other players who for whatever reason hadn't earned that tru...

This is a great looking group of newcomers (HS signees included). Lot of versatility. The big guys can shoot and the guards can rebound. Ven-Allen Lublin looks to be an exception to that rule but sounds like an athletic hustle player in the mold of James Siakam. Feeling optimistic. Taylor is a care...

I have followed this thread and the comments others have made. So there is no misconception in my view Stack is a very good coach. Yet, I do not lay out my criteria. I believe that any attempt at ranking coaches is futile. Unless I have missed it, I have not seen anyone define the criteria for rank...

It's laughable that anyone would put Stack in the top 10. We haven't reached the NCAA yet. I love Stack's intensity competitiveness etc. Admitting he has a learning curve and all, defend everything. But results matter and we need results in terms of NCAA and winning some games. More than enough tim...

If you had to pick a coach off this list to coach one game for your life. Who would you pick? Probably Fogler, but a head BB coach is far more than in game coaching. CBB coaches also have to recruit, develop and maintain the roster. CEF was a superior X's and O's guy, but would he have had long ter...

OK I'll go first in ranking our top 5 coaches: 1. Skinner 2. Fogler 3. Stackhouse 4. Newton 5. Stallings Anyone else have an opinion? Okay I'll play: 1. Fogler - he gets the nod over Skinner because I saw him, and he's here because we won a lot of games simply because he was the coach. Games that w...

Can someone help me understand the negativity that so many people exhibit toward Stackhouse? And I don't mean the negative views of his coaching acumen. A guy loses games, it's totally fair game to question and critique strategy and tactics. I get that and have no problem with it. What I mean is mo...

I did note that the new coach of the PIstons got a $78.5 million contract. If someone offers CJS a nba job, he is gone and I don't blame him. That is serious FU money. Honestly, given what the NCAA has become, I don't know why anyone - and I do mean *ANYONE* - would continue to coach in the NCAA if...

No, but the same people who fund VU can fund the NIL. All VU has to do is divert some of the dollars coming into the endowment to the Anchor Impact Fund. It appears that VU received $31 million in contributions in 2021 - a very small sum compared to the over $10 Billion endowment. Get the donors to...

The economic impact of Tyrin's decision is pretty big. His return likely takes the team from 6-12 in SEC play to 12-6 or something like that. A team who that can make the NCAA's. Big sigh of relief (from everyone). I don't think it is quite that dramatic. I think 12-6 is possible, but without Lawre...