Feb 13 (Tue) 7:00 PM
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Coaching for Literacy?
How ‘bout coaching for a win, Mr. Stallings?
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Good gosh do I hope PITT wins this game. My hopes are low though.
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I am expecting an extremely small turnout tonight.
Pitt once again penny wise and pound foolish.
Bring a hit man in to push Jamie out the door to save money, then hire an over the hill never has been to “resurrect” a team with 5 seniors. You get what you pay for. But to try to sell him as this offensive genius who struggled because of Vanderbilt’s high academic standards is blowing smoke up you know where.
My question is, did this happen because of negligence or was it something more sinister? Can we at least get our money back from the head hunters?
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Pitt is +9 at home against BC. Let that sink in.
O/U is 140
I take Pitt +9 and under 140 for my choice.
If Pitt doesn’t cover or win then you honestly need to fire Stallings after this game. You need to be the first option in the upcoming hiring season.
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I say we win this.
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The game is on ESPN News and not ESPNU btw.
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There might be 1200 people there.
BC missed first 9 shots and only down 5.
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Wait until the Wake Forest game with the 9 p.m. tip.
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We have come out hot but, as usual are not taking advantage of BC’s ice cold start. I fear another 2nd half collapse is on the horizon.
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Consider your fears realized. Yikes!
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another large enthusiastic crowd at The White Elephant
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Worry not guys. Heather brought homemade kolaches for the first 200 fans.
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The Zoo moved back to Highland Park
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Haha
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Honestly. If you find over 1K people there I will call you crazy. Status quo when you don’t care about athletics.
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Luv Otis’s Glow in the Dark tie
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“if they stay” lol
Who in the heck is gonna let them play in D1 in a major power conf but Pitt
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I thought the same. Like there is anywhere else to go. Pitt +9 and under 140 is a lock. Here two teams could play till a Thursday night and not score 140. Both teams are atrocious.
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technical foul for fake Red hair
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Finally getting the 3rd rate announcers we deserve.
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Who are these bums. One sounds like a yinzer.
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The boys are fired up tonight
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Duke must have literally layed down to lose to BC
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What’s going on tonight. Defense turns it over then a 3 wtf
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Dare to believe!
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I know it’s early, but how on earth did BC find 5 conference wins?
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Pitt lives and dies by the 3. So far its living. But lets see in the second half.
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BC with 10 offensive rebounds and 9 more FG attempts than Pitt
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Yea they shooting worse than either NC State or Cuse…at 28% fg
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Chucking bricks helps but now it’s 13 and it’s keeping them in the game.
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All we need is a pitt to win one game and Heather think Otis to turning a corner. Maybe BC shooting 19% has something to do with it. I’d prefer a L as long as it shortens Stallings time at a pitt.
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BC on a 10-0 run to cut the Pitt lead to 9. No time out yet by KS.
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All the MO goes BC’s way – cut a 16 point lead down to 3
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Boo Boo Boo
Stallings is stealing from Pitt – no more donations from me until he exits Pittsburgh
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Pitt shooting 55% from the field and 62% from the arc and up 2.
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Still ugly
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Pitt shooting 55% to BC’s 28%, yet still only lead by 2. Getting killed on the boards 22-11
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This is like a movie you’ve seen like 5 times.
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BC has some of the skinniest players i’ve seen…yet they pounding us on boards. Which says
how bad our guys are.
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2 point lead at half.
YIKES!
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With that crowd vendors could microwave the popcorn there are so few people. Proud of the fans not buying this garbage.
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Time to believe, brudduh.
Our first win.
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The idiocy of a staff, which only Pitt can hire, where a guy shoots and the other four are coached to not hit the glass, but to run down court.
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lots of just dribbling around….at the top of the key and beyond. You get open shots by quickly passing the ball and reversing it….not dribbling
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0 offensive rebounds for Pitt five minutes into the second half.
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the wookie goes for the head fake…lol
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Time to watch ice dancing
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This is really pathetic.
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What does it say, Heather-the-presenter, when you switch from Bill Hillgrove to Johnny Weir?
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Offensive genius at work
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I played in better pick up games at Trees
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Luv those halftime adjustments (?) by Otis….18-6 in 2nd half
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BC made the adjustment to the zone Stallings counters with looking like a jackass
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do these coaches know anything about rebounding….30 to 14 now 15 to 0 in Off Rebounds
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Seriously. It’s been going on all season and it’s correctable. BC stayed in the game because of offensive rebounding in the first half when Pitt was shooting great.
Pitt has no margin because there are so many ways to beat them including them beating themselves with turnovers. 16 turnovers in this game with more than 8 minutes left.
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Hard to watch this group. They should play at Fitzgerald. Don’t deserve Pete.
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Pitt leadership has failed. There should be a vote of no confidence. These idiots only learn when there is negative press or they start running a deficit. Both are happening now. They brought this upon themselves. Gallagher needs to answer. If he cannot oversee the sports side of the business, he needs to be replaced. Hence I would recommend two boards and a split between academics and athletics. A career physics bureaucrat who is an expect at measuring things has no acumen on how to achieve the right scale of success on the athletics side.
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Watching FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY marathon vs Pitt hoops.
Ok, dear, turn on fifty shades. At least that won’t burn my eyes
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Not watching.
Stewing prunes now.
Much more exciting.
Sigh :<(
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2 1 in rebounds
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For us….being down only 10 points…is being ‘in the game’. pathetic
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Oh look, hon, the Yule log.
Let’s watch that till hoops is over.
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Too bad this entire group could be back next year.
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Pitt shooting 45% from the arc on 20 attempts and still down 10.
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If you’re Luther do you really want to come back to this unless you bleed blue and gold?
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On the upside the Pens are taking it to the Senators. 4-1.
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Amazing how the Pens games are almost always opposite Pitt games…even on Sunday afternoon
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How about that dunk!
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They say he’s one of our keepers.
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Very sad
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Luther’s foot was broken last year.
Luther’s foot has the same break this year.
Next year: Hmmm?
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True. Seems like he may have bigger concerns.
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I guess Stallings talked during the ACC conference call on Monday about having Luther and Ellison next year as for why things will be better.
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UPitt, the O/U is looking good. The cover in jeopardy…
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Why am I watching this
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sado masochism
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embarrassing getting torched at home by a lower tier ACC team
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Yeah, who saw a potential 20 point home loss to BC coming even with this group?
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We are a lower tier team in the ACC even the country
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This is comical. 17 points.
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The PITT logo looks nice….
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Hopefully Heather is working to have a nice big one at midfield in the fall.
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Luther is a decent sixth man, not the savior. He should graduate and transfer.
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Lex will play in the non-con again next year and then………
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Agreed. He would be a good sixth man on a good team. He could also be a good starter in the right situation like a team with a decent center or penetrating guards. Pitt of course has neither.
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Since Otis made his halftime speech….getting outscored 37 to 16 (that’s 21 points)
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Is Heather at the game?
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she better be…..its her job to witness this buffoonery
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Can we borrow player from Pitt-Johnstown?
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Oh look, dear, Johnny Weir has a new blouse…er, I mean shirt.
Sure, i’d Like one for Christmas.
Another Pitt shirt?
No, too embarrassing.
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Wilson-Frame and Davis each have more rebounds than Brown and Chukwuka.
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Let the walk ons play
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if the BC kid who scored 27 didn’t have 3 fouls in the 1st half we would have lost by 35+
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Pitt got doubled up in the 2nd half…49-24……pull the plug on this MESS !!!
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I believe that is now the 11th loss by at least 20 in the Stallings era. 5 more to play.
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Stallings can’t get off the floor fast enough.
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He has an Old Fashioned waiting at the William Penn bar
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One of my favorite watering holes…
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There’s not a single player on this team, that if they left…..you would miss. Are u kidding me !
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Maybe we should bring the amoeba defense
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS446&ei=zJaDWpbuKOSsjwStg5foAQ&q=amoeba+basketball+defense&oq=amoeba+basketball&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0j0i22i30k1l3.28570.36668.0.39241.11.11.0.0.0.0.127.981.8j3.11.0..2..0…1.1.64.psy-ab..0.11.979…0i67k1j0i20i264k1j0i20i263k1.0.L6QqmZUjDu0
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Naaa,why bother.
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Watching 2 slugs have sex and a Sloth do the play by play is more exciting.
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Made an easy $1000. Thank you Pitt
Thanks UPitt…took the under for another $300. So sorry for those of you that watched.
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Time to blow things up
Time for Gallagher to come out of hiding
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To put an old guy like Dick Groat thru this is beyond cruel.
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I want a $10M buyout for underperforming.
That might be worse, Herman, than lettin Jamie walk for a song.
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We have 5 more shots at a win (tourney included).
The slowdown seemed to help in one game. Maybe try it again.
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I think Wake is the last gasp. The best played ACC game outside of The Pete is at Miami and Pitt still lost by 12.
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Take Wake and give the 15 points….
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You wouldn’t have known it (because the amateur announcers never mentioned it), BC had lost 23 consecutive ACC games on the road.
7:00 PM ET February 13, 2018 Coverage: ESPNN
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15295
Line: BC -8.5Over/Under: 139
Attendance: 2,835
23% of Capacity
Capacity: 12,508
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@ $45 per seat, with 9, 673 empty seats, Pitt’s lost revenue on seats alone was $435,285.00
Add in lost revenue on refreshments, souvenirs, etc and your over 1/2 Million ($500K)
We’ve had at least 10 homes with these low attendance numbers = $ 5 Million Dollars
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**So in actuality Otis is not costing us $2 million per year….he’s costing us well over $7 million Dollars per year, probably closer to $9 million + per year **
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Not counting lower donations from the Panther faithful. Any way you look at it, it’s an unmitigated disaster.
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Not to mention killing a once proud program. We faithful call it Pitting….
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Otis is done. Who is the next coach? Who can Pitt lure for peanuts since that is how Pitt pays on the first deal?
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This guy would come cheap, and he has some upside. The Aggies(22-3) beat #6 Miami 63-54 earlier this year.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/chris-jans-1.html
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And the only coach at Bowling Green in the last 16 years to win over 20 games.
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Upon further investigation Jans is a disciple of Greg Marshall of Wichita State fame.
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Packing them in at New Mexico State, Las Cruses
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It doesn’t really matter what the excuses are for this situation. And it doesn’t matter whether Stallings might deserve another year or not. Or if the kids are trying hard.
It’s simply bad business to let this continue. Time for Pitt to cut its losses and negotiate a buyout. Throw in a Pirates season ticket package if it helps.
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Tell Heather we’ll be the search committee for a few FB tickets…
Anyone still wondering why Otis hasn’t moved here yet?
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Jackagain,
…..It was Steve Miller who sung
“…Oh Oh take the money and run….”
Does that answer your question? :>)
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A long he runs soon I’m fine with it…
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I don’t care for the modern game of BB so I generally don’t watch it but when I checked the half-time score I turned on the tube for the 2nd half……….these kids couldn’t win a game of “HORSE” against ACC competition (remember that one?) The ’67 Ambridge Bridgers would beat them by 30 or more.
You regulars who follow this team- do you self-medicate before sitting down to watch ?
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A long, long time ago
I can still remember how
That Pitt basketball team used to make me smile
And I knew Jaimie had a chance
A final four appearance would make Panther Nation dance
And despite the football team’s constant choking, we’d be happy for a while
But Jaimie’s last season made me shiver,
Another bad first round loss in the tourney he delivered,
Bad news on the front porch,
Who is this Kevin Stallings that wears Rockports?
I can’t remember if I cried,
When I heard Chancellor Gallahger and his evil athletic department lies,
Something touched me deep inside,
The day the Peterson Center died…
So
Bye, bye Pitt Basketball success
Every year we are in the ACC and have Stallings who can’t recruit we regress,
And those good ole yinzers drinking iron they cry,
This’ll be the year all our sports programs that I die, this’ll be the year it all dies
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again, two thumbs up
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Outstanding! Our own Wierd ajs32 Yankovic
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Awesome baby awesome. (sorry a Vital-ism)
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Conspiracy theory ….
As listed above, Otis’s family hasn’t moved here yet … after 2 years. $10M buyout.
Enough said
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ajs..you are a master with rhyme….QUESTION..is the above posting prose or poetry.
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I keep hearing Chris Jent is who they are looking at. Asset with Hawks in Atlanta. Played and coached at Ohio State born in California played high school ball in Jersey. Will be on the cheap SOP but only way after the 10 Million gift Herman have his buddy
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Interesting, would be another ‘On the Job Training’ hire for Pitt as far as being a HC.
Fits Pitt’s (hey that rhymes) M.O.
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Anyone know how I can become a friend of Herman?
Great gifts befall his buds, and I can’t wait to become one.
No effort needed; no results expected.
What? I don’t even need to move to Pittsburgh (or Corvallis) to receive my loot?
It’s like winning the Powerball!
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You are expected to send a % to Herman, for his efforts. Just so ya know 😉
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this guy may come cheap https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Skerry
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Wasn’t too impressed with Towson State(after the buildup we heard)…..heck they couldn’t even beat us.
Middle of the pack (7-7) in the Colonial.
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This twitter gem from Craig Meyer after the game last night:
Pitt coach Kevin Stallings on not calling a timeout during BC’s late first-half run:
“They’ve been coached on what to do. I’m not going to tell them something brilliant in a timeout I haven’t already told them. But I probably should have used one.”
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He really said that?
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Quoted by Meyer in the post game.
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He’s given up. Its that clear.
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People generally want to get a root canal over with as soon as possible…
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He didn’t want to miss his 9:45 flight outta da Burgh.
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More from Meyer in the PG:
With forward Ryan Luther set to return next season after recovering from a foot injury and guard/forward Malik Ellison eligible after transferring from St. John’s, Stallings will have what he believes could well be his team’s two best players ready to play. This season has been more difficult than he anticipated, but he believes in what the near future might bring.
“We’ve had to start over to some degree,” Stallings said. “When you do that, it doesn’t require patience, but it requires patience if you’re realistic about it. It’s requiring patience of me, it’s requiring patience of my players, and certainly those people around the program and our fans. It’s never built overnight. You just have to make good long-term decisions and recruit the right kind of guys that do the right things. That’s what we’re trying to do.”
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Seems like Stallings is campaigning for his job based upon what BC has done the last two seasons.
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I heard him say that in the post game show. He was even talking about the 2019-2020 season being even better! (just shoot me…)
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New FB article up…
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We really need it.
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Sorry, but Luther and Ellison will only marginally help this team, if at all.
Most of all this team needs a coach. This isn’t the SEC. This guy has no clue, whatsoever.
The team has gotten no better, there is no change from day 1.
Too many guys standing around, passing around the perimeter, till time runs out.
Absolutely no physical toughness underneath, and no intention of making an offensive rebound.
Coach doesn’t call time outs to change the momentum, or slow down the onslaught.
So many unforced errors. No real first team, everyone is interchangeable.
No one deserving of or earning more minutes.
No defense at all.
No desire to win from the players or coaches.
As I left the Pete yesterday, Gallagher was standing in his box smiling. Obviously thinking of something other than the self-inflicted disaster he was watching.
The front porch has collapsed.
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Agree all the way around, but with particular regard to Luther and Ellison. Luther is a good player but definitely needs a competent supporting cast. Ellison wasn’t a good player at St. John’s and I don’t see why anybody would expect more out of him as a 4th year junior in the ACC with this group. I think it’s just become part of the essential mantra of “wait until next year”.
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Ellison is a marginal player at best. Both seasons with the Johnnys he avg 7 ppg & 2.5 rpg while on shooting about 38% fg, which is very poor.
Plus he avg’d those meager numbers on a dreadful team, 14-19 last year and 8-24 the year before and 1-17 in the BigEast.
Those numbers on such a bad team, mean he’s more of the same 3rd rate players we already have.
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If Luther plays next season, I will bet he only plays in the non-con. Ellison is a marginal player, who I highlight below. He’s bringing in a JUCO lead guard, so that means he’s not even sold on Carr as PG.
So you’re going to be starting all over again next year anyway, with 4 new players (Ellison, Golden, the new Juco PG and they will be new to Luther)
Again this who thing needs sh*tcanned now !
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Maybe Gallagher was thinking bout a little lovin.
Today is, after all, Valentines Day
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Dear Coach,
Free basketball tip:
…….when the opposing team is on a red hot run scoring 19 straight……while that is in progress YOU CALL A TIME OUT TO STOP THE MO AND COOL THEM DOWN – not to just try to bestow some kind of great teaching that you don’t possess anyway. GEESE!
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Many tortured souls. – Hobie
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I turned on the game and saw Pitt up by 16… and then UGH!!! This team is not even competitive at the Pete! Time to cut losses and move forward…the sooner the better
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