Looks like its Tim Floyd

[PoolBoy]

Then how come USC Basketball has pretty much always sucked?

I don't know, but they were coached by your new coach....

 

[Mulli]

Seems a nerve has been struck.

 

[DWKB]

hahaha comparing Erickson and Floyd is ridiculous. Getting potential pro players to go to USC in any sport is easy.

I'm assuming you were still pissing your pants when Floyd was at ISU but the Internets is a handy tool. Do yourself a favor and Google the names Dedric Willoughby, Fred Hoiberg, Kelvin Cato, Marcus Fizer and Paul Shirley.

 

[Gaddabout]

I'd also like to add it's pretty comical when ASU fans discuss ethics in coaching considering who your football coach is. Trust me, we're all aware of Floyd's sleaziness.

You need to update your schtick, Mao. I've been perhaps Erickson's biggest critics and I'm counting the days until Matt Lubick is given the job.

I'm a free agent when it comes to my opinions. If you can't have that kind of discussion with me, feel free not to respond to my comments.

 

[Mulli]

I'm assuming you were still pissing your pants when Floyd was at ISU but the Internets is a handy tool. Do yourself a favor and Google the names Dedric Willoughby, Fred Hoiberg, Kelvin Cato, Marcus Fizer and Paul Shirley.

For fun, one can also google how the new UofA coach did as coach for the Bulls.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

I don't know, but they were coached by your new coach....

And since he's been there, USC has outperformed everyone in the Pac-10 not named UCLA.

Again - not a good hire for Arizona but Tim Floyd's far from a bad coach.

 

[DWKB]

For fun, one can also google how the new UofA coach did as coach for the Bulls.

I know, I think Floyd's a horrid coach, but this idea that he only got recruits because it was USC smells of west coast myopia.

My position has always been that Floyd can get recruits (by often questionable means) but he can't coach them up to make any sort of run.

 

[Renz]

Tim Floyd has won at Idaho, New Orleans, Iowa State and USC. None of those stops could be regarded as college hoops hot beds.

USC was a last place team coming off the Majerus debacle and he made that program more than respectable.

Considering the state of our program at the moment, I think Floyd would be a good hire to get things up and running again.

 

[Mulli]

I know, I think Floyd's a horrid coach, but this idea that he only got recruits because it was USC smells of west coast myopia.

My position has always been that Floyd can get recruits (by often questionable means) but he can't coach them up to make any sort of run.

I can agree with that.

 

[PoolBoy]

I'm assuming you were still pissing your pants when Floyd was at ISU but the Internets is a handy tool. Do yourself a favor and Google the names Dedric Willoughby, Fred Hoiberg, Kelvin Cato, Marcus Fizer and Paul Shirley.

Hahaha again with the age. I think someone attacks my age because I was old enough to see my man Melo takes something that DWKB thinks belonged to him...
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why else would you resort to such childish arguments....maybe thats just your personality?

 

[Gaddabout]

My position has always been that Floyd can get recruits (by often questionable means) but he can't coach them up to make any sort of run.

Floyd won't let UA become irrelevant, and, more than anything, I think that's what the most important boosters wanted to come out of this hiring. And probably what Livengood had in mind with his long tenure likely headed to the guillotine.

As an administrative move, I have to give Livengood credit for the save. Just not sure it's the best long-term solution for UA. It's not like hiring a young Lute Olson.

Oh well. Best of luck, UA fans.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

You need to update your schtick, Mao. I've been perhaps Erickson's biggest critics and I'm counting the days until Matt Lubick is given the job.

Yeah, I know. My point was that it's hypocritical to poke fun at Arizona's situation without looking in the mirror. Things aren't exactly rosy in Tempe. You guys are coming off a 5-7 football season and a 4th place/Round of 32 finish with the most talented team ASU Basketball has had since the early 80's. Arizona fans aren't the only one needing a slice of humble pie in the words of Chris.

I'm a free agent when it comes to my opinions. If you can't have that kind of discussion with me, feel free not to respond to my comments.

You think I've ever refrained from ripping Arizona? I've been an outspoken critic of Stoops and Livengood for years and I'm easily the most outspoken critic of this Tim Floyd debacle on ASFN.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

As an administrative move, I have to give Livengood credit for the save. Just not sure it's the best long-term solution for UA. It's not like hiring a young Lute Olson.

The best anaolgy I heard on this search was comparing it to a Par 4 in golf. Jim Livengood put one in the water off the tee and then went into the bunker on approach. After which he then managed to get up and down for a bogey. Nice save considering the circumstances but had you not gotten wet off the tee and put the ball in the sand in the first place you wouldn't have had to rally to bogey.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

You really need reading comprehension. Every Arizona fan including myself hates the Floyd hiring and want Jim Livengood run out of town on a rail because of it. All I'm saying is it makes no sense for you geniuses to crow about it as you still don't have as good a coach as us.

Reading comprehension? Hilarious. Take a second and think about what I was saying, because clearly you didn't understand my point.

Nobody is claiming that you don't or wouldn't hate the Floyd hiring. Of course you do, as you should. Getting back to your reading comprehension, it is pretty clear my point was that people like you and AZ Finest have been telling all of us for months that you would be bringing in a big name to restore the program to it's former glory. How many times did you pump up what you had to offer as a reason why a top tier coach would be on the sidelines next season? Guess what? It didn't happen.

You can pump up Floyd as much as you want, but I would venture to say that Floyd's reputation among the coaching ranks is about the same as ol Herb, if not worse due to the fact he is a shady ranting lunatic.

Again, reading comprehension. I never said Floyd was a good let alone acceptable hire. I just know his career accomplishments and realize that his hire won't plunge us to the depths of the Pac-10 like you guys are implying. Now keep in mind middle of the pac-10 is not good enough, we needed a coach who kept us near-UCLA level but this isn't the worst thing that could happen to Arizona. We're merely living to see another day with Tim Floyd, not doing anything spectacular.

You keep saying reading comprehension, which strikes me as ironic, especially when you go off on your own little tangent about what we are implying. I don't see anywhere where I or anyone else implies that U of A will be a middle of the Pac 10 team...that would be a total meltdown. If you could provide that, that would be awesome.

Having said that, I think it would be laughable to still consider yourselves on the level of UCLA, because you probably won't be. As much as you'd like to believe it, the return to glory you are hoping for certainly isn't guaranteed.

I've admitted as such in earlier threads and it's pathetic. The one thing we can hang onto is that you guys aren't in a position to surpass us but it's still pathetic nonetheless.

No kidding...and you wonder why this is entertaining for most of us ASU fans. Bottom line is, for the last couple months, you among many other U of A fans have been telling us what an elite program you have, and been completely condescending when talking about ASU bball.

Many of us and many writers have said that a top tier coach isn't a slam dunk, and that it'll be interesting to see what the program can do Post-Lute, who is the only successful coach in U of A history. You slam us as being biased or haters...keep those rose colored glasses on!

For most of the last 20 years, ASU bball has been a constant source of embarrassment and barely worth watching, as much as U of A has been dominant. The last couple years have been pretty damn encouraging though, and with a decent coach and upgraded facilities there is definitely hope for the future. Looking forward to the basketball match up to become more of rivalry as opposed to the one sided beatdowns.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

He wasn’t 1,2, or 3 on my list but I am not unhappy with this hire. And I think its funny ASU fan is trying to laugh at us. Floyd is 10 X the recruiter of anyone in the Pac10 not named Ben Howland and he outcoached Sendek thoroughly only a few weeks back.

I wanted in order Cal, Pitino, Izzo, Dixon and maybe Capel over him: but that’s it. Anyone arguing that it is easier to bring athletes to SC basketball over UA basketball is kidding themselves. There is a reason he took this job.

I am just glad the influx of talent is still going to be high and I think he has as much potential as Capel to succeed here albeit he is a lot older.

I think because of Livengood’s statements and expectations set most UA fans are disappointed. But most schools end up getting their 3rd 4th or 5th choice anyway. See Kentucky with Gillepsie.

But I think when the dust clears Tim Floyd will have us competing with Washington and Cal as the second best program year after year. Maybe with the right players take it away from UCLA from time to time too.

Floyd’s been a success at all other NCAA stops. Lets see what he does with the Arizona “brand” before everyone (including Devil fans) goes off the deep end

 

[DWKB]

Hahaha again with the age. I think someone attacks my age because I was old enough to see my man Melo takes something that DWKB thinks belonged to him...
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why else would you resort to such childish arguments....maybe thats just your personality?

Last time you brought this up I spanked your ass and sent you to bed without dinner, or don't you remember?

The age thing comes in because you talk smack and I think the amount of actual basketball knowledge you have is nil most likely because you're too young to know any better. In other words I think you need to get yourself some history lessons.

 

[PoolBoy]

Last time you brought this up I spanked your ass and sent you to bed without dinner, or don't you remember?

The age thing comes in because you talk smack and I think the amount of actual basketball knowledge you have is nil most likely because you're too young to know any better. In other words I think you need to get yourself some history lessons.

false. last time you got all butt hurt and spouted off about number of final 4's. I wasn't about to get into a Kansas vs. Syracuse history battle, because frankly I don't care. You somehow keep attacking me in these threads, which is funny. I'm not talking smack, I just think its funny that we have all heard about how the next UofA coach will be some big name. and Tim Floyd is here. I don't argue things I don't know, or go on to Google and pretend I know things that I do not know like some people on this board do. Bringing up my age is lame though man, get over yourself. I could point out that this isn't Kansassportsfans.com repeatedly, but I don't. Either convince the mods to put a 40+ age limit on the site, or cut it out. But its not just you, that wouldn't be fair. Mao didn't respond to my PM about an explanation of why he brought my age into an argument either. But i wasn't expecting any class from him anyways.

 

[DWKB]

false. last time you got all butt hurt and spouted off about number of final 4's. I wasn't about to get into a Kansas vs. Syracuse history battle, because frankly I don't care.

Yet you think you're so cute throwing up cornrow's pics every time you reply to me?

You somehow keep attacking me in these threads, which is funny. I'm not talking smack, I just think its funny that we have all heard about how the next UofA coach will be some big name. and Tim Floyd is here. I don't argue things I don't know, or go on to Google and pretend I know things that I do not know like some people on this board do.

I attacked your lack of knowledge, which you continually demonstrate like in this thread when you were talking smack about Tim Floyd by using a point that if you knew anything about the game could be easily refuted. So again, educate yourself if you're gonna talk smack and certainly don't claim you're not doing it like you did above.

Bringing up my age is lame though man, get over yourself. I could point out that this isn't Kansassportsfans.com repeatedly, but I don't.

You could, but it would be pointless, I'm not the one who threw my teams pic up in this Arizona thread, am I? Is this Syracusesportsfans.com?

 

[Dback Jon]

I wanted in order Cal, Pitino, Izzo, Dixon and maybe Capel over him:

And Pitino and Izzo were never in the picture.

 

[PoolBoy]

1.Yet you think you're so cute throwing up cornrow's pics every time you reply to me?



2.I attacked your lack of knowledge, which you continually demonstrate like in this thread when you were talking smack about Tim Floyd by using a point that if you knew anything about the game could be easily refuted. So again, educate yourself if you're gonna talk smack and certainly don't claim you're not doing it like you did above.



3.You could, but it would be pointless, I'm not the one who threw my teams pic up in this Arizona thread, am I? Is this Syracusesportsfans.com?

1. haha cornrows, i love nicknames that aren't widely recognized but people just tag someone as them and expect people to think its funny. also, I only throw those up when you have personally attacked me. It's basically sarcasm, throwing child-like behavior right back at you.

2. What point is this?
3. I am a diehard Cardinals and Dbacks fan. I like the Suns. I wish the Coyotes were better. I go to Arizona State. I don't bring Syracuse into threads where they weren't started by someone else. Such as an attack on Boeheim.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

And Pitino and Izzo were never in the picture.

Incorrect, Izzo and Dixon were never in the picture. Arizona had a shot with Pitino by agreeing to let his son be his coach-in-waiting but once Calipari inked that deal with UK then Arizona was out. Due to that contract we couldn't come up with that kind of cash to pay Pitino and even if we could Rick's ego wouldn't let him be perceived to be running away from his mortal enemy Calipari.

After that, it went to Few and Capel and then Floyd. Floyd was our fifth choice since the season ended, ahead of guys like your boy Bruce Pearl and Sean Miller. I thought Capel would take the job and he just might have too if Wile Warren had decided to go to the NBA as everyone was predicting.

 

[Gambo is a Turd]

Floydwatch:

http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/hourlyupdate/287125.php

 

[DWKB]

1. haha cornrows, i love nicknames that aren't widely recognized but people just tag someone as them and expect people to think its funny. also, I only throw those up when you have personally attacked me. It's basically sarcasm, throwing child-like behavior right back at you.

I don't care if you think it's cute or not.

2. What point is this?

Was it that hard to follow?

3. I am a diehard Cardinals and Dbacks fan. I like the Suns. I wish the Coyotes were better. I go to Arizona State. I don't bring Syracuse into threads where they weren't started by someone else. Such as an attack on Boeheim.

Except like you did in this thread right here, right? Do you even pay attention to yourself?

 

[Renz]

For fun, one can also google how the new UofA coach did as coach for the Bulls.

How did Calipari and Pitino do in the pros?

 

[Mulli]

How did Calipari and Pitino do in the pros?

Kinda testy.

I included a smiley and "for fun"