Not a shot at JB, but...

[Gabjon]

I thought it would be fun to discuss how different Hop handles the press. This is his presser after a LOSS to Gonzaga.

 

[AlpharettaCuse]

I thought it would be fun to discuss how different Hop handles the press. This is his presser after a LOSS to Gonzaga.

Hop does a great job of providing insight. He’s got a fun personality. Would love to see him come back after Boeheim retires.

 

[CA Monk]

Would like to see how Hop handles a presser 30 years from now.

 

[tbonezone]

what a novel concept. actually listening to the entire question and not just busting in mid sentence cuz you think you're the smartest person in the room and everyone else is an idiot.

 

[JoeySimz]

I thought it would be fun to discuss how different Hop handles the press. This is his presser after a LOSS to Gonzaga.

Well, they are two different people. And why is loss capitalized? You must be driving at something.

 

[Gabjon]

Well, they are two different people. And why is loss capitalized? You must be driving at something.

It was capitalized because JB had the presser he just had after a WIN...

 

[dasher]

what a novel concept. actually listening to the entire question and not just busting in mid sentence cuz you think you're the smartest person in the room and everyone else is an idiot.

Maybe Hop will think more of himself after he has won 1000 games??

 

[Gabjon]

I will say this Hop and JB balanced each other personality wise, and I believe some people need a pat on the back and some people need a kick in the pants to get the best out of them.

 

[JoeySimz]

what a novel concept. actually listening to the entire question and not just busting in mid sentence cuz you think you're the smartest person in the room and everyone else is an idiot.

Other novel concepts include actually listening to the entire presser in good faith before commenting without context and not forcing your agenda into every thread on a “fan” board.

You have a huge inferiority complex with JB. Your resentment rises to the top.

 

[JoeySimz]

It was capitalized because JB had the presser he just had after a WIN...

Got it.

 

[dasher]

I thought it would be fun to discuss how different Hop handles the press. This is his presser after a LOSS to Gonzaga.

I think it was sort of a shot at JB. No problem with it at all. But we should at least try to be honest.

 

[Gabjon]

I think it was sort of a shot at JB. No problem with it at all. But we should at least try to be honest.

No personally I might not respond well if I felt the coach was not as upset as I was after a loss, but I was raised by a hardazz...

 

[Trueblue25]

Im fine with jb’s pressers until he takes unwarranted shots at players and their character.

there’s been very admirable moments from JB throughout the years with a mic in his face

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Would like to see how Hop handles a presser 30 years from now.

No. He'll be over 80.

 

[rrlbees]

he's had a lot of practice. he spent 20 years playing good cop to JB's bad cop.

 

[CousCuse]

Hop is still in the honeymoon phase with the Seattle media. Give it time.

 

[Cusedad2X]

Maybe Hop will think more of himself after he has won 1000 games??

Hopefully, Hop learned the value of adding a full career of Lafayette, SW Louisiana, Texas Southern and Cal State San Luis Obispo to his schedule.

 

[Cusedad2X]

No. He'll be over 80.

That might be the new orange...lol

 

[tbonezone]

maybe hop learned the lesson of being at least respectful to local media and not acting like a tyrant on a mic.

 

[Gabjon]

Mike after a WIN...spoiler alert there's a dance move

 

[FloridaFan]

Should create a Mike Hopkins mega-thread so the UW and Hopkin Fanboys can echo chamber themselves about him and how JB sucks and we need Hop back

 

[cuseattle]

Hop is still in the honeymoon phase with the Seattle media. Give it time.

Seattle media is as gentle as a kitten.

 

[Sherman20]

We almost had him—and then we didn’t. JB just didn’t know when to walk away and had the hubris to think he could still recruit at the same level with the same results despite being 75 years old—and dealing with massive negative recruiting against his age and temperament. It was time to turn the page. Hop was going respect the past and all he learned from JB, while forging his own path with his own ideas (more pressing and man to man, etc). Mostly it was going to help recruiting because Hop has a dynamic personality and is someone kids want to play for. I was so psyched for the Hop era, it would have been an incredibly smooth transition, and then it all fell apart. If Wildhack has any sense, he’ll do everything in his power ($$$) to bring Hop back home.

 

[tbonezone]

honestly if JB is truly concerned about his win total legacy and watching his kid play 40 he could easily move to another low caliber d1 school down south where he could golf all day and let his assistants run the show and coach another 10 years without screwing up our program. we need a fresh approach. the wins still count !

 

[CousCuse]

honestly if JB is truly concerned about his win total legacy and watching his kid play 40 he could easily move to another low caliber d1 school down south where he could golf all day and let his assistants run the show and coach another 10 years without screwing up our program. we need a fresh approach. the wins still count !

He is not going anywhere for a number of years, or longer, so get use to it.