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2117397, CBB Post: Sleeping Giants Edition
Posted by placee_22, Tue Jan-22-13 02:22 PM
could have also been titled chronic underachievers.

I made this post w/ 2 programs in mind:

1. Georgia

2. Saint Louis


There is no really good reason that these programs aren't perennial top 25 programs. SLU has a good excuse now, but even before Majerus got there, they were underachieving, IMO.

If I were SLU, I'd take the show-cause hit and hire Bruce Pearl. I'm not sure how SLU's politics would get in the way of hiring a Jewish coach, but fuck all that, I'd go get him.

Georgia really has no excuse and I won't waste keystrokes on them, but Atlanta is <70 miles away, and Tech can't admit 3/4ths of em.


Any others that are glaring?

DePaul should probably be on this list too.
2117399, lol @ u(sic)ga basketball
Posted by cgonz00cc, Tue Jan-22-13 02:22 PM

2117427, WE COMIN.
Posted by sfMatt, Tue Jan-22-13 02:44 PM
Nike.
One of the best X's and O's coaches in the country.

Wait till you see who we've got coming in next.

2117434, if u couldnt do anything with all the talent Detroit gave u in the 00s
Posted by cgonz00cc, Tue Jan-22-13 02:51 PM
its hopeless for yall
2117436, I didn't even know Oregon was a state - Tajuan Porter.
Posted by guru0509, Tue Jan-22-13 02:53 PM
smh Renaissance smh
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2117460, lol that little shrimp could fill it up tho
Posted by cgonz00cc, Tue Jan-22-13 03:10 PM
i remember watching him bust DCD's asses up and down calihan hall in a Class B playoff
2117471, the one time he decided to not be able to play
Posted by sfMatt, Tue Jan-22-13 03:13 PM
was when we ran into Florida in the elite 8.
2117482, yeah that was ugly lol
Posted by cgonz00cc, Tue Jan-22-13 03:21 PM
i was a huge oregon basketball fan while they were there

which in reality was just an extension of typical detroit pride

but still
2117524, he used to kill it in AAU ball too...
Posted by guru0509, Tue Jan-22-13 04:06 PM
the Hairston/Porter stories go on for days in Detroit HS bball circles...

2117470, please... there wasn't *that* much talent
Posted by sfMatt, Tue Jan-22-13 03:13 PM
I mean how many of those cats made it to the league in a meaningful way?

And Altman is clearly a huge upgrade over EK. He'll get a conference title this year, and probably start parlaying his results into bigger recruiting wins going forward.
2117475, Yeah, that's a good one. I guess I'm too far removed though, because
Posted by placee_22, Tue Jan-22-13 03:16 PM
I didn't even consider Oregon for this list because it doesn't seem like that long ago when they were in the Elite 8 w/ Ridnour, but shit, that was 11 yrs ago.