Comments on: Rating the Pac-12 Coaching Hot Seats

By: Jim Basnight

Jim Basnight — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:25:49 +0000

Thanks guys and you do a great job here. That’s why I commented, but I stand by my post too.

The short sightedness, is what I’m really talking about. Add to that, the lack of facts about what school admins are actually considering and more importantly what it would be very unlikely for them to think.

I know that you said that he is not going anywhere, so why include him?

As I mentioned, UW won the outright conference title in 2009, the conference tourney in 2010 and 2011 and then the out right title in 2012 (they were defending champs this time last year).

Speaking of out right, the NCAA snubbing them in 2012 was out right robbery.

I get all of the stuff about what happens in November and December mattering, but that team was certainly validated in conference play to be a Big Dance selection.

Anyone with eyes and any knowledge of the game could see that that young team got a lot better in the new year.

As far as your comment Connor, don’t underestimate the power of the pen. What your article said, was similar to what Percy Allen of the Seattle Times said and now others are starting to mimic on the national scene.

It’s just not true, is the central point here, but for some with an agenda it sounds good. I don’t mean to pick on conservatives, but like I said it’s Fox News facts.

Say something untrue and baseless, then repeat it ad nausea as if it is a fact. Finally cite the preponderance of reports as evidence that it’s indisputable fact and common knowledge.

Recruiting is a very big part of the game and one that has severely compromised it’s integrity. I think that you give a coach who plays by the rules a benefit of the doubt bump, as far as rating him, over one that does not.

We’re talking about raw ability to evaluate, teach and coach, not who can swing best with those that are unethical and ultimately bad for the community.

Ultimately a coach is a teacher and those are not good things to teach young people or demonstrate to the public, regardless to their plausible deniability.

Just for the record, I forget to mention USC. Yeah he’s looking to do that too. You can say that what I am saying is baseless too, but it isn’t. I’m here to say it based on what I have evidence to support.

You can say that what I’m doing is the same as what Allen of you guys did with echoing chatter without any official substance, but I disagree.

My observations are the writings on the wall that are based on something. Ultimately those are the ones that have weight.

By: AMurawa

AMurawa — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:33:27 +0000

Thanks for the comment Jim… But a couple of comments:

1) I made it very clear in the post that Romar ain’t going anywhere soon. I’ve included Romar in this post because, well, I included every Pac-12 coach. And because every now and then I read things about how Romar’s job may be in jeopardy and I wanted to put that to bed a bit.

2) The idea that Romar is in the conversation for best coach in the Pac-12 is just baffling to me. Like, I don’t get that even a little bit. And I like Romar.

3) Eliminating recruiting from the qualities you would use to measure a coach is strange also. Recruiting is part of the job description – a very big part.

In short, I stand by my post.

By: Connor Pelton

Connor Pelton — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:07:43 +0000

If recruits are concerned what an RTC post says about a possible coach, I don’t know if you want that guy in your program.

By: Jim Basnight

Jim Basnight — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:05:39 +0000

Mentioning Romar here, even if this self deprecating way, is completely wrong.

To be blunt, Lorenzo is either the best coach or coach 1B to Mike Montgomery’s 1A.

Sean Miller’s quality as a coach is more due to his recruiting network or mob (pick your choice). Altman is a solid coach, but also involved in that same game.

This severely negates, almost disqualifies what they are doing.

UCLA is the same, but on the Adidas side of that crooked street.

Boyle is right there below Romar and Monty and in position to move up, but hasn’t been in the game as long to be rated quite that high.

Romar and Monty have done it and done it the right way.

In addition UW has committed to Lorenzo for upwards of 10 years in the future AND he is one year removed from his 4th straight conference title.

The buy out to can him would be unreal and at this point his overall success at Washington is unprecedented.

You could not be more wrong, then to be promoting this flawed thinking.

All this does is provide non-factual fodder for misrepresentations on the recruiting trail.

It’s Fox News style fact finding.

Other than that, a very worthwhile and well done piece.