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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1638294, member: 289"] PART 2 David Blatt was fired with a 30-11 record: “Nobody’s safe in coaching…From the inside view it looks like they were not together as a team the way you’d like them to be together. Cleveland didn’t feel they had the chemistry. Another coach might not be able to get them together. The pieces might not fit together. They don’t have exactly the right parts. LeBron needs t ball. Kyrie needs the ball. The Spurs, Oklahoma City and the Clippers might be better. They’ll win 55-60 games and the East but I don’t think they’ll beat anybody from the West….There’s a difference between winning games and winning championships.“ Greg Popovich joked he was glad the GM wasn’t in the locker room for he’d get fired. JB: “When Steph Curry gets going there’s not much you can do. They have other great players and great team chemistry. Nobody saw this, (the excellence of Curry and the Warriors) coming. We had him at the World Championships in Japan. He was so thin he got beat up. He got stronger and in Spain he was much stronger. He still didn’t shoot great, (Klay Thompson was better), but he worked hard every day and got better every year. Golden State will be here a while.” Jim said he saw the Warriors crush the Spurs but he “went to bed when Curry had 34 points. He was making shots 5-8 feet behind the line. He gets rebounds and assists. Iguodala was the #1 player coming out of high school. He had injuries. Festus is pretty good. They have really good players that don’t get in. Their second group could beat most teams. They have the best guards and Green might be the best power forward. They have two adequate centers. Thompson is a great shooters and a defensive player. These guys aren’t old. They’ve got another 10 years, at last 6 more at their peak.” Regarding Blake Griffin’s misadventure, Gomez suggested that “you don’t have to deal with that in college. Jim: “You have some….They are good friends and will get over it. The thing is: don’t punch somebody… It’s not smart. You don’t want to hit people. Grab somebody. Don’t use your fists.” The Clippers are 11-3 without him. “It’s deceptive. The schedule was favorable.” The Miami Heat have a standing offer for Ray Allen, who hasn’t played for over a year. “He’s a good fitness guy but I doubt he’s in shape for pro basketball. He’s a scratch golfer and probably would rather be doing that.” Shaquille O’Neal has said “LSU paid and paid me very well.” Matt asked if there was a ‘statute of limitations’: Would the NCAA investigate? JB: “It was a long time ago. I wonder why somebody would ever say that. Shaq says what’s on his mind most of the time.” (Pot calling the kettle black?) The Super Bowl “Looks pretty good. The Patriots are my team but it would be nice to see Peyton Manning go out with a win. I met him recruiting a basketball player at his high school. Years later I saw on a street corner in Indianapolis and he called out to me. He’s big college basketball fan and a great guy.” Peyton went to Isidore Newman High in New Orleans. I thought of David Patrick but he went to a different high school: [URL]http://www.orangehoops.org/dpatrick.htm[/URL] I think Jim was recruiting this guy: [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Livingston[/URL] “Obviously, Carolina is a very good team. But Denver’s defense has been great. Maybe Peyton has one more great game in us. But making the Super Bowl in his least year is great in itself.“ But losing it would not be a good memory to close on. The SU football schedule “looks pretty hard. There’ll be some tough games. UCONN on the road and they were the only team to beat Houston. Notre Dame in Met Life again. There are 9 teams that made a bowl and Colgate made the FCS playoffs. They had their best team since 2003.” Jim Harbaugh landed a recruit by climbing a tree: [URL]http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14621897/david-long-commits-michigan-wolverines-following-jim-harbaugh-home-visit[/URL] JB: “Coaches will do crazy stuff but I don’t recall doing something like that…Chances are the kid would have gone anyway. You would hope it’s not based on climbing a tree.” Gomez suggested Coach could “take a kid mini-golfing” but coach said he couldn’t do that under NCAA rules. Wisconsin was playing Indiana on TV, (and would beat them in overtime). Thomas Bryant was having a good game, (16 points 7 rebounds but 5 turnovers and 5 fouls). “He’s getting better. He’s still thin but a very good player.” Could he be a one and doner? “You just don’t know what’s going on with the draft. Players are all going in the first round. It will be 30 guys, mostly under classmen….Wisconsin has lost a lot of close games. A couple of guys left early. You’re never quite prepared for that.” Oklahoma was beating Texas Tech by 30. “They’re really good, with many veterans. They are the most likely Final Four team. Buddy Hield is my pick for Player of the Year. He’s really good. “ Abe Vigoda died and they are sure this time. Jim remembered him. “I like to watch the Oscars to see who is gone. “ (I like to watch to see who wins.) Ringo Starr will be playing Turning Stone. Will Jim go to see him? “Probably not. But he’ll probably bring people in.” Jim hasn’t been to a Crunch game in a couple of years. “Things are pretty hectic this time of year”. Jim likes Roger Federer but feels Novak Djokovic is “too strong” for him. And said “Serena is mentally strong. ” He’s surprised at the allegations of match fixing. “Who knows? You hope it doesn’t happen. It would have to be at the lower levels. There’s too much money at the big level.” Daryl in Clay thanked Jim for spending time with his child, who apparently had been sick. “he’s picked up a basketball again.” JB: “It’s good to be involved in sports.” Gomez asked what Jim thought of Charlottesville. “It’s supposed to be nice. I just go there for the basketball.” Would he consider retiring to a place like that? “Why would I go there? I’d either stay or go where it’s warmer. This, (Syracuse), is the best place to be for 8 months. I might go someplace warm for a couple of months after New Year’s. It won’t be for 5-6 months. I don’t need to play golf all year around. I like it here.” [/QUOTE]

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