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(12-21-2015 10:37 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Davis was a good coach

The 2008-2009 team says hello.

He can't complete coursework for players .

Or schedule study halls on the road or make sure they attend class. Oh wait he can do those things.

How could he make sure they go to class?

(12-22-2015 12:33 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  How could he make sure they go to class?

Don't be so stupid. Other coaches seem to find a way to make sure kids go to class even to the point of having a GA escort players from class to class.

Are you saying that Davis is the only coach in D1 who doesn't know how to make sure his players attend class?

(12-22-2015 11:34 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  He can't complete coursework for players .

Not with a degree from Thomas Edison College, that's for sure.

(12-22-2015 12:06 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(12-21-2015 09:28 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(12-21-2015 07:49 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(12-21-2015 04:09 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  

(12-21-2015 07:57 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  As a person yes, as a coach nooooo. Don't wanna talk bad about him since he's paying his players classy guy.

Just remember in 3 seasons he has more conference tournament wins, more ncaa games, and more ncaa tournament wins than your boy Davis did, and he didn't have a much easier play in game opponent to go up against. The jury is still out a bit on Haase, but it's hard to argue with the direction he has this program headed in right now. We are a couple of plays away from having one loss on the season. We definitely look like we are headed for over 20 wins. That's what good teams do with bad schedules.

The offense is starting to click for us, if we can pick the defense up just a little bit, I'll like our chances to cut down the nets again in Birmingham.

Congrats on hosting and winning the Memphis invitational in Birmingham ooooh that's right Haase don't play them. Conference tournament wins lMAO huge difference but you won that one. More NCAA games 2 is wayyyyy more than one, a lucky one at that. In Davis first three years he did go to the postseason twice one had a huge run. I wonder what would happen if Davis had a Birmingham tournament or vice versa if Haase had to coach in let's say Florida. Haase can continue to dominate 3.0 I know 2.0 and 1.0 were harder.

UAB has tried to play Memphis. Memphis has declined. I guess that's Haases fault too. You are a really starting to sound like a troll. It sounds like you want Haase to fail so you will be right.

Lol, UaB has tried to play alot of teams what's the reason they didn't play? UaB? Pretty sure its the other school every time! Nall just watch expectations drop season after season with predetermined answers to why and were happy where we are 8-3 no top 100 Wins forreal in the 20th rated conference.

Your profile says you "root for Ala-Birmingham"
What exactly do you root for them to do? Your comments do not reflect someone who supports UAB, its coaches, players, or mission. Ray, is that you?

(12-22-2015 01:48 PM)Pavy78 Wrote:  

(12-22-2015 12:06 AM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(12-21-2015 09:28 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(12-21-2015 07:49 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  

(12-21-2015 04:09 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  Just remember in 3 seasons he has more conference tournament wins, more ncaa games, and more ncaa tournament wins than your boy Davis did, and he didn't have a much easier play in game opponent to go up against. The jury is still out a bit on Haase, but it's hard to argue with the direction he has this program headed in right now. We are a couple of plays away from having one loss on the season. We definitely look like we are headed for over 20 wins. That's what good teams do with bad schedules.

The offense is starting to click for us, if we can pick the defense up just a little bit, I'll like our chances to cut down the nets again in Birmingham.

Congrats on hosting and winning the Memphis invitational in Birmingham ooooh that's right Haase don't play them. Conference tournament wins lMAO huge difference but you won that one. More NCAA games 2 is wayyyyy more than one, a lucky one at that. In Davis first three years he did go to the postseason twice one had a huge run. I wonder what would happen if Davis had a Birmingham tournament or vice versa if Haase had to coach in let's say Florida. Haase can continue to dominate 3.0 I know 2.0 and 1.0 were harder.

UAB has tried to play Memphis. Memphis has declined. I guess that's Haases fault too. You are a really starting to sound like a troll. It sounds like you want Haase to fail so you will be right.

Lol, UaB has tried to play alot of teams what's the reason they didn't play? UaB? Pretty sure its the other school every time! Nall just watch expectations drop season after season with predetermined answers to why and were happy where we are 8-3 no top 100 Wins forreal in the 20th rated conference.

Your profile says you "root for Ala-Birmingham"
What exactly do you root for them to do? Your comments do not reflect someone who supports UAB, its coaches, players, or mission. Ray, is that you?

Nope, got my own mind. I support UaB because of the B can't sit around and pump sunshine when I see a patchwork athletics department.

(12-22-2015 12:57 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(12-22-2015 12:33 PM)Big Dee Wrote:  How could he make sure they go to class?

Don't be so stupid. Other coaches seem to find a way to make sure kids go to class even to the point of having a GA escort players from class to class.

Are you saying that Davis is the only coach in D1 who doesn't know how to make sure his players attend class?

Oh dense one how do you know other coaches make guys go to class? They told you flat out or read or seen it for yourself? Also did I say that about Davis so you can figure it out. It's college not high school, how about other issues like drug usage? Pretty sure they can stop that too right.

There is a point to what some of Big Dee says in that honestly it seems like our expectations have dropped significantly. I've only been a fan since around 2005, so barely a decade and not anywhere near as long as most of the people here, but people used to complain about sub 100 RPI losses during the Davis years. Now we have 2-3 to begin the year and no actual top 100 wins (maybe Georgia State will stay in) and no one seems to think it is a problem. We had 5-6 + 200 RPI+ losses last year and it seemed to be "okay" with some of the fanbase and that was in the coach's third year. We've done terribly against anyone in the top 100 RPI out of conference to the point of it being a joke. This has been a trend for the past few years and it hasn't improved. It's awesome that Haase got into the NCAA's and beat #9 Iowa State and I think that forgives a lot of it, but he's really got to be a more consistent coach. There is a lot that plays into it and I also don't think it is fair to simply just blame Haase for everything either, but he is a new coach and is losing some games a more veteran coach would have likely won.

And yes, our SOS this year is freaking awful, but it hasn't been the norm for Haase's tenure so I think he should get a pass on it. However, it does suck that we could potentially go 29-4 and still possibly not get an autobid with how bad our SOS is.

Year 1 SOS: 107
Year 2 SOS: 151
Year 3 SOS: 107
Year 4 SOS: 263

In my opinion, it seems as if Haase is now getting on the right track, but he has to begin winning some big time games (other than just the Iowa State game). I mean yeah, it is great we're 8-3 right now, but we are 1-3 against teams with winning records. There's no reason not to be 9-2 or 10-1 with this schedule.

edit: Realistically, we look like the 3rd best basketball team in the state right now and their coaches have been at their programs for a far shorter time.

(12-22-2015 06:49 PM)Shrack Wrote:  There is a point to what some of Big Dee says in that honestly it seems like our expectations have dropped significantly. I've only been a fan since around 2005, so barely a decade and not anywhere near as long as most of the people here, but people used to complain about sub 100 RPI losses during the Davis years. Now we have 2-3 to begin the year and no actual top 100 wins (maybe Georgia State will stay in) and no one seems to think it is a problem. We had 5-6 + 200 RPI+ losses last year and it seemed to be "okay" with some of the fanbase and that was in the coach's third year. We've done terribly against anyone in the top 100 RPI out of conference to the point of it being a joke. This has been a trend for the past few years and it hasn't improved. It's awesome that Haase got into the NCAA's and beat #9 Iowa State and I think that forgives a lot of it, but he's really got to be a more consistent coach. There is a lot that plays into it and I also don't think it is fair to simply just blame Haase for everything either, but he is a new coach and is losing some games a more veteran coach would have likely won.

And yes, our SOS this year is freaking awful, but it hasn't been the norm for Haase's tenure so I think he should get a pass on it. However, it does suck that we could potentially go 29-4 and still possibly not get an autobid with how bad our SOS is.

Year 1 SOS: 107
Year 2 SOS: 151
Year 3 SOS: 107
Year 4 SOS: 263

In my opinion, it seems as if Haase is now getting on the right track, but he has to begin winning some big time games (other than just the Iowa State game). I mean yeah, it is great we're 8-3 right now, but we are 1-3 against teams with winning records. There's no reason not to be 9-2 or 10-1 with this schedule.

edit: Realistically, we would like the 3rd best basketball team in the state right now and their coaches have been at their programs for a far shorter time.

Boom


Didn't want to get banned for not pumping sunshine and being negative, but if you can see without green and gold classes we are third fiddle and dropping.

Also another earth shattering tidbit look who's the top five scorers are before this pee wee game

One called by some Irk, Nick Nice, HaHa, Cokley Money, and R.B. the top five players on this team

-Davis had 18 sub 100 RPI losses in 6 years...so about 3 a year on average. And honestly Davis is/was a good to great game-time coach generally, but he tended to choke in the games that really mattered. He also couldn't maintain a program for some reason.

-Haase on the other hand has 25 sub 100 RPI losses currently, with many of them being 200+ RPI losses. He's looking at about 7.5 sub 100 RPI losses per season average right now counting the games this year. Much of that has to do with the fact that our conference is generally a sub 100 RPI conference now, but that also means he should be dominating a decent bit more. We'll see how he does from this point on.