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Merkin wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:40 pm
TheCat wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:08 pm I don't think Book loyalty had anything to do with the case against Arizona or Miller. Do you honestly believe that Sean knew Book was receiving money for steering players after they turned pro to a financial advisor? What's in it for Sean or the Arizona program? Nothing.
EastCoastCat wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 12:20 pm You need to catch up. There have been countless posts by well sourced people stating that this wasn't Book's first misstep.
If anyone remembers Ace Thakore and PointGuardU this was well known at the time. Although I didn't realize he was paid but it makes sense now. Just thought Book was just feeding Ace insider info for shits and grins. Didn't know how crooked Book was at the time although Ace certainly was.

https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/mor ... /82377978/

Book was previously suspended by Miller for selling team info to PointguardU website for $3,000. It wouldn't be the first time he risked his career for chump change.
What is that asshole, ace, up to these days?
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Merkin wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:05 pm
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TheCat wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:51 pm
Merkin wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:05 pm
Okay. Never knew there was a time limit to get better at your job. I also think his strategy of necessity in recruiting foreign players has helped keep Arizona afloat. Tommy is the master so maybe that will benefit us in the next recruiting class.
We were begging SM to “find offense” since 2015.

A stable of athletes that he hamstrung into mid major motion offense. No creativity, no giving the the team the confidence to ball out.

that is unforgivable IMO

FSM for what he did to this program and its loss of institutional control.
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CalStateTempe wrote: Thu Mar 23, 2023 1:17 pm
TheCat wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 4:51 pm
Merkin wrote: Tue Mar 21, 2023 2:05 pm
Okay. Never knew there was a time limit to get better at your job. I also think his strategy of necessity in recruiting foreign players has helped keep Arizona afloat. Tommy is the master so maybe that will benefit us in the next recruiting class.
We were begging SM to “find offense” since 2015.

A stable of athletes that he hamstrung into mid major motion offense. No creativity, no giving the the team the confidence to ball out.

that is unforgivable IMO

FSM for what he did to this program and its loss of institutional control.
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So is pining for the Sean Miller of the first 4-5yeara at arizona.

He ain’t coming back. I’m glad he’s coaching again, but let’s not forget how maddening tight he and his teams were in the tournament.

But now he finds offense…makes me sick. And yeah, I’m a bit jealous. Love’em or hate him, his teams are built for March.

Just wish he grew as a coach while he was here and cut book loose when he was caught leaking recruiting info to a second rate local rag.
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Like you said CST, I don't keep track of ex's. If he does well fine, if he fails miserably, fine too.

Same with Kriisa.

Good luck to them both, no hard feelings, but they are off my radar.

CSM was screwed over by Robbins/Heeke, so actually do wish him a bit of success but probably am done with this thread.
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Well said merkin,

I’m done with this thread too.
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Fuck espin

Miller's tenure with the Wildcats ended in April 2021 after Arizona became entangled in the federal investigation into corruption in college basketball that began in 2017. One of Miller's assistants, Emanuel "Book" Richardson, was arrested and ultimately pleaded guilty to a felony count after being accused of accepting $20,000 to steer Arizona players to aspiring sports agent Christian Dawkins. Miller was allegedly linked to payments to then-Wildcats player Deandre Ayton based on an FBI-intercepted call between Richardson and Dawkins. Miller denied the allegations.

The Independent Accountability Resolution Process panel ruled in December that Miller would not face sanctions. Richardson and Mark Phelps, another former Arizona assistant, received 10- and two-year show-cause penalties, respectively, while the Arizona program received lesser sanctions after previously self-imposing a 2021 postseason ban.
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The public is going to keep believing ESPN's lies until the end of time. Sigh.
“The reality is that the hardest games to win are over teams on their home court. Teams that don’t play those games can spin it however they want, but what they’re saying is, ‘We don’t want to lose in our non conference season.’" - Sean Miller
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I see that they did not report Kansas as the one that facilitated 10K to Ayton which he never received. They are so fucked up.
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Sean is doing fine, thank you! All things considered the outcome has been good for him and, I believe, his health. His future is bright!

The U of A is doing fine, thank you! IMNSHO, we have a better coach today than we did before. Our future is bright!

ESPN is struggling, laying people off, and facing a tough stretch (20% profit decline in past 9 months) as the entire sports broadcasting world is in flux (the slow death of traditional cable TV). Fuck them!
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Didn’t abc/Disney just report that espn is their cash cow ?
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Postmaster wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:22 pm Didn’t abc/Disney just report that espn is their cash cow ?
ESPN makes huge profits, but is in decline.
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The writing has been on the wall for quite some time now as subscribers cut the cord. The carriage fees for the ESPN channels are almost $10 a month for cable.


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ESPN used to be Disney’s cash cow. Now, its revenue is declining, and Bob Iger is looking to sell a stake

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/espn-use ... 02041.html


Disney’s ESPN pay-TV linear channel has lost 914,000 customers in the US since December, according to Nielsen data compiled by Robert Seidman.

https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/esp ... ott=kR2ewF

Confirmed:
ESPN and ESPN2 saw a 1.2 per cent fall in customers since December, with the latter dropping by 926,000
Fox’s FS1 channel was dumped by 668,000 households, representing a 0.9 per cent decrease, with sister channel FS2 dropped by 423,000
The Tennis Channel customer base fell by 1.28 million, equating to a 3.1 per cent drop
NBC’s Golf Channel was dropped by 998,000, a 1.6 per cent decline
BeIN Sports customers were down 7.5 per cent to 829,000
MLB Network lost 1.2 per cent of its customer base, which equates to losing 488,000 subscribers
NFL Network, NBA TV and Big Ten Network were relatively steady, seeing drops of 0.8 per cent, 0.3 per cent and 0.3 per cent, respectively
The Spanish-language TUDN saw the biggest drop, losing 8.93 million households – a 27.2 per cent decrease
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Beat the Dawgs Sean!
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Came up just short after having the lead for most of the game. Looked pretty evenly matched with Washington, but not one of his better teams. Sean has a lot of work to do.
“The reality is that the hardest games to win are over teams on their home court. Teams that don’t play those games can spin it however they want, but what they’re saying is, ‘We don’t want to lose in our non conference season.’" - Sean Miller
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Miller still doesn't know how to play against a zone.

Some things never change.
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Go Sean!!!!

He sure sounds more northeastern than he did at Arizona, and he has a Cincinnati edge to him more now.
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He touched the ball.
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By the time Tommy talks like that he'll have 2 Nattys under his belt.
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Cry harder Sean.

Maybe working the ref a bit more with some decorum might let you level up.

He had 10 years to figure it out at Arizona but didn’t, them’s the breaks.

Looks like it’s same old Sean - stodgy, stubborn, reluctant to change. THATS why he’s back at Alma mater and stuck in his “tier”.
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Take the best of Sean (this above is part of it) and take the best of Tommy (Shucks, just let it rip!) and ya got my kinda guy.
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I agree, but that is quite the polar opposite duality where it exists in one person.

Types like tight Sean aren’t wired to “let it rip”
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CalStateTempe wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:20 am Cry harder Sean.

Maybe working the ref a bit more with some decorum might let you level up.

He had 10 years to figure it out at Arizona but didn’t, them’s the breaks.

Looks like it’s same old Sean - stodgy, stubborn, reluctant to change. THATS why he’s back at Alma mater and stuck in his “tier”.
Wait, Xavier is Sean’s Alma mater? How did I not know this?
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He went to Pitt. Played PG.


He had the assist on Jerome Lane's one-handed glass breaking dunk.


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CalStateTempe wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:20 am Cry harder Sean.

Maybe working the ref a bit more with some decorum might let you level up.

He had 10 years to figure it out at Arizona but didn’t, them’s the breaks.

Looks like it’s same old Sean - stodgy, stubborn, reluctant to change. THATS why he’s back at Alma mater and stuck in his “tier”.
Well if you say he is reluctant to change you have not watch one X game because their offense looks alot like Arizona's now and don't take my word for it look at their pace vs when he was a Az.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:32 am
CalStateTempe wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:20 am Cry harder Sean.

Maybe working the ref a bit more with some decorum might let you level up.

He had 10 years to figure it out at Arizona but didn’t, them’s the breaks.

Looks like it’s same old Sean - stodgy, stubborn, reluctant to change. THATS why he’s back at Alma mater and stuck in his “tier”.
Wait, Xavier is Sean’s Alma mater? How did I not know this?
Because it is wrong.
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[spoiler=][/spoiler]He probably got the tech for things he said before the five straight comment. Still, he is a far cry from Mick Cronin, and what he says to the refs
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I’d go into battle with that guy any day.
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Beachcat97 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:32 am
CalStateTempe wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:20 am Cry harder Sean.

Maybe working the ref a bit more with some decorum might let you level up.

He had 10 years to figure it out at Arizona but didn’t, them’s the breaks.

Looks like it’s same old Sean - stodgy, stubborn, reluctant to change. THATS why he’s back at X and stuck in his “tier”.
Wait, Xavier is Sean’s Alma mater? How did I not know this?
My mistake fixed my post
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UAEebs86 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:38 am He went to Pitt. Played PG.


He had the assist on Jerome Lane's one-handed glass breaking dunk.


Send it in Jerome!

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UAEebs86 wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:38 am He went to Pitt. Played PG.


He had the assist on Jerome Lane's one-handed glass breaking dunk.


Send it in Jerome!
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