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I am filling on temporarily for OE as he recovers from surgery. Get well soon Dan.
SU Hoops News
After Rejecting SU Assistant Mike Hopkins, BC Hires Ohio Coach Jim Christian (PS; Waters)
Reader Questions: Tony Greene and His Struggles with the Charge Call (PS; Waters)
Personally, I thought Greene's call against Arizona's Nick Johnson was even more egregious than the one he called on Fair. Duke's Rodney Hood came close to establishing position on the charge-block call in the SU-Duke game. It was a bang-bang play to use a baseball phrase. With time running out against Wisconsin, Arizona's Johnson was driving straight down the right side of the lane. He leaned in a bit with his left shoulder, but I don't see how a referee can make that call at that moment of a big game.
Video: Why Didn't BC Hire Hop to be Its Next Basketball Coach? (PS; Poliquin)
Today's topic? It's Mike Hopkins … or more accurately, it's Mike Hopkins' would-be mating dance with the Boston College Eagles before it was announced that Ohio's Jim Christian would get the gig.
Take a peek (and a listen) and see if you agree with anything we have to say …
How DC3's Injury Affects Orange's Depth (Bleacher Report; Neuman)
Ditota also said that Coleman told her during the NCAA tournament in Buffalo that he would be off his crutches soon and could start doing weight-bearing exercises. The fact that he was still on crutches in March after surgery in January must mean the injury was more serious that it originally seemed.
The author doesn't know Dejuan had a second surgery in March, not good...
ACC News
Jim Christian an Almost Perfect Fit for BC Coaching Profile (PS; Stevens)
So now Boston College turns to Jim Christian, the Ohio University coach who agreed to take over the Eagles on Thursday. He doesn't quite fit that profile, but in reality it's close enough.
Christian played at Boston University and Rhode Island, and his resume is dotted with respectable highs (NCAA bids at Kent State in 2006 and 2008, eight 20-win seasons in 12 years as a head coach) and entirely understandable lows (he was 56-73 at Texas Christian, a school with two winning seasons in the last 12 years).
This isn't a flashy hire, and it isn't a flashy school. It doesn't mean it will work out. It doesn't mean it won't work out. It just means this is the sort of move Boston College would have made 10 years ago, 20 years ago and 30 years ago. There wasn't reason to believe it wouldn't be the sort of move the school would make now.
How Christian fares will depend in the short term on whether there's a mass exodus of Ryan Anderson, Olivier Hanlan and Joe Rahon, the three reasonably reliable players from last season's defensively deficient 8-24 team.
Facing Similar Situation as JG, UNC's McAddo Enters NBA Draft (PS; Carlson)
Syracuse isn't the only ACC team that will be wounded by early departures next season.
North Carolina became the latest program in the conference to be damaged by players entering the NBA Draft early when James Michael McAdoo, to the surprise of many, joined the parade of underclassman on Friday.
McAdoo's decision appears much more questionable than the one made by Syracuse point guard Tyler Ennis last week and aligns closely with one that forward Jerami Grant will be making shortly.
SU Hoops News
After Rejecting SU Assistant Mike Hopkins, BC Hires Ohio Coach Jim Christian (PS; Waters)
Reader Questions: Tony Greene and His Struggles with the Charge Call (PS; Waters)
Personally, I thought Greene's call against Arizona's Nick Johnson was even more egregious than the one he called on Fair. Duke's Rodney Hood came close to establishing position on the charge-block call in the SU-Duke game. It was a bang-bang play to use a baseball phrase. With time running out against Wisconsin, Arizona's Johnson was driving straight down the right side of the lane. He leaned in a bit with his left shoulder, but I don't see how a referee can make that call at that moment of a big game.
Video: Why Didn't BC Hire Hop to be Its Next Basketball Coach? (PS; Poliquin)
Today's topic? It's Mike Hopkins … or more accurately, it's Mike Hopkins' would-be mating dance with the Boston College Eagles before it was announced that Ohio's Jim Christian would get the gig.
Take a peek (and a listen) and see if you agree with anything we have to say …
How DC3's Injury Affects Orange's Depth (Bleacher Report; Neuman)
Ditota also said that Coleman told her during the NCAA tournament in Buffalo that he would be off his crutches soon and could start doing weight-bearing exercises. The fact that he was still on crutches in March after surgery in January must mean the injury was more serious that it originally seemed.
The author doesn't know Dejuan had a second surgery in March, not good...
ACC News
Jim Christian an Almost Perfect Fit for BC Coaching Profile (PS; Stevens)
So now Boston College turns to Jim Christian, the Ohio University coach who agreed to take over the Eagles on Thursday. He doesn't quite fit that profile, but in reality it's close enough.
Christian played at Boston University and Rhode Island, and his resume is dotted with respectable highs (NCAA bids at Kent State in 2006 and 2008, eight 20-win seasons in 12 years as a head coach) and entirely understandable lows (he was 56-73 at Texas Christian, a school with two winning seasons in the last 12 years).
This isn't a flashy hire, and it isn't a flashy school. It doesn't mean it will work out. It doesn't mean it won't work out. It just means this is the sort of move Boston College would have made 10 years ago, 20 years ago and 30 years ago. There wasn't reason to believe it wouldn't be the sort of move the school would make now.
How Christian fares will depend in the short term on whether there's a mass exodus of Ryan Anderson, Olivier Hanlan and Joe Rahon, the three reasonably reliable players from last season's defensively deficient 8-24 team.
Facing Similar Situation as JG, UNC's McAddo Enters NBA Draft (PS; Carlson)
Syracuse isn't the only ACC team that will be wounded by early departures next season.
North Carolina became the latest program in the conference to be damaged by players entering the NBA Draft early when James Michael McAdoo, to the surprise of many, joined the parade of underclassman on Friday.
McAdoo's decision appears much more questionable than the one made by Syracuse point guard Tyler Ennis last week and aligns closely with one that forward Jerami Grant will be making shortly.
