(01-25-2014 03:17 PM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  "Houston wishes they would of hired Pastner"

What type of English is this??? I mean seriously, learn how to write...

Yes, professor me try hardest next time

(01-25-2014 03:24 PM)Geotag Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 03:17 PM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  "Houston wishes they would of hired Pastner"

What type of English is this??? I mean seriously, learn how to write...

Yes, professor me try hardest next time

Geo, I take it back... You're OK, man....

(01-25-2014 02:48 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:35 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Pastner is still learning to be a head coach. It's not like he's a 30 year veteran like a lot of the guys he's coaching against. He's done very well considering his HC inexperience and that he was thrown into a situation that veteran coaches turned down. Nobody wanted the job at the time and we're lucky to have a coach of his caliber at this time.

With the amount of talented players he gets and the passionate Memphis fan-base, it's a lot of pressure year in and out. I doubt a lot of coaches could cut it, let alone with as much poise and positivity as Pastner.

That's one of the biggest compliments I've seen from an opponent regarding Pastner.

Pastner applied at for the HC position at Prairie View A&M...I think he was 22 at the time...he was runner-up for the job.

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Lol yah it had nothing to do with the loaded roster of 4 and 5* while the rest of the league was nabbing 2* donkeys. Yah it was all the out coaching lol. Fact is when pastner played teams with similar talent Memphis lost. So yes he prob would have been terrible at Houston even tho he is a great recruiter.

(01-25-2014 04:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:48 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:35 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Pastner is still learning to be a head coach. It's not like he's a 30 year veteran like a lot of the guys he's coaching against. He's done very well considering his HC inexperience and that he was thrown into a situation that veteran coaches turned down. Nobody wanted the job at the time and we're lucky to have a coach of his caliber at this time.

With the amount of talented players he gets and the passionate Memphis fan-base, it's a lot of pressure year in and out. I doubt a lot of coaches could cut it, let alone with as much poise and positivity as Pastner.

That's one of the biggest compliments I've seen from an opponent regarding Pastner.

Haha. I worked for the University of Memphis from 2009-2012 and attended a good amount of basketball games. I like seeing them and Pastner do well. I always thought they should've been one of the teams grabbed when the Big East first raided CUSA.

(01-25-2014 05:28 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Lol yah it had nothing to do with the loaded roster of 4 and 5* while the rest of the league was nabbing 2* donkeys. Yah it was all the out coaching lol. Fact is when pastner played teams with similar talent Memphis lost. So yes he prob would have been terrible at Houston even tho he is a great recruiter.

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(01-25-2014 05:37 PM)transitt Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 05:28 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Lol yah it had nothing to do with the loaded roster of 4 and 5* while the rest of the league was nabbing 2* donkeys. Yah it was all the out coaching lol. Fact is when pastner played teams with similar talent Memphis lost. So yes he prob would have been terrible at Houston even tho he is a great recruiter.

Miami....LSU....Gonzaga...Xavier...Tennessee....Oklahoma St....Louisville.....

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Def stepped up this year but something like 2-13 prior. That's why I doubt Houston fans were upset they passed on pastner as the op stated.

#5 Oklahoma State, #12 Louisville, #25 St Mary's, Tennesseex3, Gonzaga, Xavier, Miami, LSUx2, St John's....we also have wins over some quality UTEP and USM teams.

(01-25-2014 05:57 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 05:37 PM)transitt Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 05:28 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Lol yah it had nothing to do with the loaded roster of 4 and 5* while the rest of the league was nabbing 2* donkeys. Yah it was all the out coaching lol. Fact is when pastner played teams with similar talent Memphis lost. So yes he prob would have been terrible at Houston even tho he is a great recruiter.

Miami....LSU....Gonzaga...Xavier...Tennessee....Oklahoma St....Louisville.....

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Def stepped up this year but something like 2-13 prior. That's why I doubt Houston fans were upset they passed on pastner as the op stated.

That's against top 25 teams. All but two of those were on the road and you didn't say top 25 teams, you said teams with equal talent. Pastner has beaten his fair share of teams with equal talent. The Xavier team he beat was a sweet sixteen team.

(01-25-2014 04:39 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Pastner applied at for the HC position at Prairie View A&M...I think he was 22 at the time...he was runner-up for the job.

Didn't he also apply for an NBA job when he was about that age?

(01-25-2014 07:13 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 04:39 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Pastner applied at for the HC position at Prairie View A&M...I think he was 22 at the time...he was runner-up for the job.

Didn't he also apply for an NBA job when he was about that age?

Seems like he was a teenager at the time. I believe it was one of the LA teams. "Nothing ventured, noting gained." lol

He applied for the Clippers job at 19. Man, I wish I were that driven.

(01-25-2014 05:57 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 05:37 PM)transitt Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 05:28 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Lol yah it had nothing to do with the loaded roster of 4 and 5* while the rest of the league was nabbing 2* donkeys. Yah it was all the out coaching lol. Fact is when pastner played teams with similar talent Memphis lost. So yes he prob would have been terrible at Houston even tho he is a great recruiter.

Miami....LSU....Gonzaga...Xavier...Tennessee....Oklahoma St....Louisville.....

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Def stepped up this year but something like 2-13 prior. That's why I doubt Houston fans were upset they passed on pastner as the op stated.

Are you aware we were the underdog in every single one of those games, except the very first one? And all but 2 were on the road or at neutral sites.

And all were OOC, early in the season, with our personnel changing wildly year to year, to climb from 6 schollies back up to 13, while starting with a rookie coach. And we only played 2-3 ranked teams a season, except for the first season, when we played 4 with our worst team.

Not many teams are going to have great records under those circumstances.

(01-25-2014 02:48 PM)HuskyU Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:35 PM)oldtiger Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Pastner is still learning to be a head coach. It's not like he's a 30 year veteran like a lot of the guys he's coaching against. He's done very well considering his HC inexperience and that he was thrown into a situation that veteran coaches turned down. Nobody wanted the job at the time and we're lucky to have a coach of his caliber at this time.

With the amount of talented players he gets and the passionate Memphis fan-base, it's a lot of pressure year in and out. I doubt a lot of coaches could cut it, let alone with as much poise and positivity as Pastner.

He handles the overly optimistic faction of our fan base better than I would.

I view his inexperience and current shortcomings as positives. As you state, he's full of poise and positive vibes in addition to being a basketball junkie, almost to being a basketball savant. Therefore, I view his current shortcomings as headroom to grow since he absolutely appears to have the mental capability, work ethic, and demeanor to close those gaps.

...and I don't remember him being a candidate at Houston when Dickey was hired. Houston was his home, but there was no compelling reason to hire him at the time. Houston hired who they thought was the right guy at the time.

(01-25-2014 05:28 PM)Knights_of_UCF Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 02:18 PM)transitt Wrote:  Odd that all of the old CUSA foes who claim Pastner couldn't coach always had such a hard time OUTcoaching him.

Lol yah it had nothing to do with the loaded roster of 4 and 5* while the rest of the league was nabbing 2* donkeys. Yah it was all the out coaching lol. Fact is when pastner played teams with similar talent Memphis lost. So yes he prob would have been terrible at Houston even tho he is a great recruiter.

Sour grapes...

(01-25-2014 07:27 PM)DALLAS TIGER 78 Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 07:13 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(01-25-2014 04:39 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Pastner applied at for the HC position at Prairie View A&M...I think he was 22 at the time...he was runner-up for the job.

Didn't he also apply for an NBA job when he was about that age?

Seems like he was a teenager at the time. I believe it was one of the LA teams. "Nothing ventured, noting gained." lol

From the CA:
"Born-to-coach Pastner's a 20-year veteran at age 36."
By 14 he was making recruiting visits, by 16 he was coaching games, and each year his 50-page Josh Pastner Scouting Report floored college coaches across the country."