Re: UC can hope to become X

[Brent Wyrick]

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. We will not turn around overnight. Have
some patience. Many of us seem to think that we should be back in the NCAAs
next year. I don't think this is realistic at all. I would predict at best a
15 to 17 win season next year. We have good recruits. They are freshmen.
They'll play like it.

-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Jim Green
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 7:19 PM
To: UC Basketball Forum
Cc: Bart Neeb
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] UC can hope to become X

things are not bad, with Mick things have never looked so bright. Mick will
do for UC what Billy Donovan has done for Florida.

--
Jim Green

---- Bart Neeb <address@hidden> wrote: 
> Wow. This is sad. I knew that the UC basketball program was down. But I 
> didn't think things were this bad. I thought the goal was to be the best. 
> Now the goal of some appears to be to just run a decent, "clean" program. 
> Most UC fans were upset with 2nd round NCAA tournament losses. I guess now

> making the tournament once in a while and lossing 1 or 2 rounds in is OK
as 
> long as UC looks good?
>
> I will never understand why so many people think UC ran a dirty program or

> why they even cared if some players got in trouble. Basketball programs
are 
> dealing with 18-22 year old kids, many of whom come from troubled areas
and 
> are spoiled brats. You have to expect that a few of them are going to make

> mistakes. And when they did at UC, I believe that they were usually
punished 
> (suspended, kicked off the team, etc...). As long as the program was
winning 
> and not in trouble with the NCAA, I was happy.
>
> I won't attempt to defend the coach's DUI. He should have known better.
>
> I still want UC to aspire to be the best. I want an NCAA championship. I 
> want Mick to bring it to UC.
>
> /Bart
> UC '91
>
> ===
>
> Date: 28 Mar 2007 - 09:31 PM EST
>
> It's amazing how a program that graduates its players (for the most part),
> stays relatively clean and out of trouble with the law (at least for this
> day and age), and has coaches and assistant coaches who are not being
pulled
> over passing out or puking drunk can have a strong program and consistent
> recruiting - even in a "mid-major' league.
>
> Having an administration that keeps the program on an even keel as far as
> coaching continuity helps too....although the behavior of individual
coaches
> determines much of that.
>
> Maybe in a couple of year, UC can aspire to be like X..and have the kind
of
> success X has enjoyed in recent years
>
> I'm only a little tongue in cheek...serious for the most part
>
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