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(04-15-2014 04:26 PM)Dracorex Wrote:  

(04-15-2014 04:16 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(04-15-2014 03:58 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Interesting. Besides going to school in New Orleans, which would be pretty damn fun, why would anyone want to play basketball for Tulane?

Better conference. ESPN contract rather than Fox.

How much will ESPN show Tulane... Everyone knows ESPN wants UCONN, Cincy, and Memphis, but how much will that translate to appearances by the rest of the league?

An important question is how its new conference will affect the school's BB program's bottom line? If it will get more money while getting on TV more because those "name schools" must play someone to be on TV, Tulane may benefit over time from the change. One thing for sure- the pressure on its BB program to succeed has increased and the coaching staff knows it.

(04-15-2014 04:44 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  I understand that, but Tulane is a crappy basketball program. You may get on TV a few more times than at UAB, but your team has a significant chance of sucking badly. Unless I was getting Duke-esque television coverage, which you wouldn't if your team was as crappy as Tulane's, I'd rather play in relative anonymity at a school with a good bball team like UAB.

A crappy basketball program that just finished ahead of UAB in conference standings. Be careful casting stones.

They finished ahead of Uab but their program is still crap.

Objectively, ours has been to for the past three years.

3 years of crap or an entire existence of crap, which would you choose?

(04-15-2014 10:45 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  3 years of crap or an entire existence of crap, which would you choose?

To take whatever side prolongs the arguement.

(04-15-2014 10:53 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  

(04-15-2014 10:45 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  3 years of crap or an entire existence of crap, which would you choose?

To take whatever side prolongs the arguement.

F off Phil

And learn how to spell argument

Red squiggly lines are your friend.

“@BillKoch25: #URI has dropped out of the running for 2014 F Rokas Gustys, he confirms. Gustys will choose between UAB, Tulane and Hofstra. #Rams”

Man it's going to be embarrassing if we lose him to Tulane.

(05-03-2014 10:05 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Man it's going to be embarrassing if we lose him to Tulane.

Ehhh. Kids goes to what hes thinks is best. May be too much competition for him here and not enough pt. I hope we get him and develop him in to a good one.

(05-03-2014 10:33 AM)Blazer Engineer Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 10:05 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Man it's going to be embarrassing if we lose him to Tulane.

Ehhh. Kids goes to what hes thinks is best. May be too much competition for him here and not enough pt. I hope we get him and develop him in to a good one.

That's what would be embarrassing to me. If a kid thinks Tulane is a better option that shows where our program is. There will be some competition here no doubt, but two of the guys he would be behind are foul prone. If we can get and develop him that is going to be huge for us going forward though.

That's the thing competition is good but it is not like these guys he's competing against here are seniors or Juniors. They have the same d1 experience he does. He just has to be better than them. They are on even footing

(05-03-2014 11:03 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 10:33 AM)Blazer Engineer Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 10:05 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Man it's going to be embarrassing if we lose him to Tulane.

Ehhh. Kids goes to what hes thinks is best. May be too much competition for him here and not enough pt. I hope we get him and develop him in to a good one.

That's what would be embarrassing to me. If a kid thinks Tulane is a better option that shows where our program is. There will be some competition here no doubt, but two of the guys he would be behind are foul prone. If we can get and develop him that is going to be huge for us going forward though.

Would probably only be behind Mehinti. CJ may play the post some, as well may some others, but I'm pretty sure he would be brought in to only backup Tosin. Why expose the others who are smaller and, particularly CJ, need to stay in the game and play and concentrate on a single/natural position.

(05-03-2014 10:05 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Man it's going to be embarrassing if we lose him to Tulane.

New Orleans has a lot more to offer in the way of distractions than Birmingham ever will. If that is his choice I would chalk it up to that.

...and, of course, there's New York City(Hostra)...

I would guess that at his age Gustys is conversant with the reputation of New York and New Orleans - they are not a local secret. He just might consider our city to be an advantage in his pursuit of BB growth and development. A good school with a good program in a good city. We will soon know for sure.

(05-03-2014 12:54 PM)BlazerPhil Wrote:  

(05-03-2014 10:05 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Man it's going to be embarrassing if we lose him to Tulane.

New Orleans has a lot more to offer in the way of distractions than Birmingham ever will. If that is his choice I would chalk it up to that.

And getting to play against UConn, Memphis, Cincinnati, and Temple as compared to.........I rest my case.

(05-03-2014 10:05 AM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Man it's going to be embarrassing if we lose him to Tulane.

Yeah, I'd hate to get a degree from Tulane.........