hahahaha georgia.

3/15/2011 12:25:36 AM

What coach gives us the best chance for a good 2011 class/graduate transfers? Thats who I want.

Wood
Howell
Brown
Harrow
Leslie
+2 productive freshmen

would be a damn good team. especially with williams, painter and vandy as reserves.

How common is it for recruits to go with the coach?

3/15/2011 12:26:26 AM

You're saying if they follow Lowe?

Where's Lowe going to go? The NBA?

We might lose some recruits, but they won't be following Lowe anywhere



And it's foolish to plan your coaching search around a bunch of recruits or current players. I want the coach that's going to be the best coach and win....period. I don't give a shit if everyone transfers.

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 12:30 AM. Reason : ]

3/15/2011 12:29:23 AM

^ agreed

a good coach can rebuild a basketball program from ground up with 2-3 good recruiting classes

if thats what it takes for long term success, im down


dont get me wrong, i dont wanna see anyone leave but if they do, its the nature of the business

3/15/2011 12:31:45 AM

^Yep

Can't let a few high schoolers and freshmen hold the program hostage...

3/15/2011 12:40:46 AM

You must have misunderstood my post. I'm not talking about Lowe at all. I'm talking about out of three of four great candidates, I would rather hire the one who would BRING IN his recruits for this next season so that we won't have gaps in our roster for years to come like last time.



I don't know what the likelihood of someone taking recruits as part of the deal Kentucky style but Sean Miller, for example, has four good looking commits coming in.

Rick Barnes has five and could probably bring balbay along for the ride.

Fox only has 1.

3/15/2011 1:03:28 AM

still not something that should really be considered.

that said, any reason to not hire fox is a good enough reason.

3/15/2011 3:00:39 AM

3/15/2011 6:14:14 AM

for future reference

http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KRDU

3/15/2011 8:44:41 AM

What's Wendell's private jet #?

3/15/2011 9:26:28 AM

I'd rather go with some unproven coach I have never heard of for cheap than paying through the nose for Brey or Fox. They don't excite me at all.

3/15/2011 9:42:46 AM

gillispie was on local sports talk radio this morning here in southeast texas, with some interesting things to say.

the interviewer was trying to get hints at where he's looking for, or if any teams had been contacting him, but told bg not to mention any names

bg said:

-he'd be most interested in a situation where a team with a rich history is currently in a down time, and feels as if he is best suited to returning a team to it's former glory
-he is looking for a place that has passionate fans that would fill an arena night after night
-he is looking for a place that has rivalries with tough competition
-he is looking for a place with top facilities and talent

so basically it's like me not having a car and thinking i should go for a high-end sports car, since well, i used to have one even though i wrecked the shit out of it. or, he's talking about us. or, he's talking about several other schools in the same position. or, he's just giving the top sell that any AD in the nation looking for a coach wants to hear. as a person coming from a family that's deeply entrenched in UK basketball (basically the only person in my family that didnt attend UK), I have pretty mixed emotions about possibly going after gillispie.


side note: it's amazing how many longhorn fans are calling in to talk about spring football rosters and the hosts try to steer them to basketball, but with no interest at all.

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 10:24 AM. Reason : 's]

3/15/2011 10:19:02 AM

packpride rumors

Quote :

"Per my source: Lowe and Yow meeting around noon today. No "official" announcement will be made before players and recruits are informed. Look for an official announcement after 3pm today."

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 10:24 AM. Reason : .]

3/15/2011 10:23:47 AM

k lol

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 10:31 AM. Reason : .]

3/15/2011 10:31:18 AM

Just for future reference, people can have specific flights not listed on FlightAware. You better believe they'll be doing that for any coach search related stuff.

3/15/2011 10:47:12 AM

DAMN IT


(closes FlightAware)

3/15/2011 10:50:36 AM

Quote :

"it's amazing how many longhorn fans are calling in to talk about spring football rosters and the hosts try to steer them to basketball, but with no interest at all."

I'd be more amazed if longhorn fans WERE interested in talking basketball with spring football around the corner.

That's why Rick Barnes has the best basketball coaching gig in America, and why people who think he'd leave that for NCSU are daft.

3/15/2011 10:55:03 AM

Quote :

"Julius Hodge Just spoke to Coach Lowe at The Dail Center... 2 minutes ago from Twitter for BlackBerry®"

3/15/2011 12:08:59 PM

the suspense is killing me!

3/15/2011 12:11:00 PM

i have a webcam in Yow's office, i'll let u guys know what happens.

3/15/2011 12:33:09 PM

I still want Tim Floyd

3/15/2011 12:37:19 PM

Quote :

"i have a webcam in Yow's office, i'll let u guys know what happens."

i so wanted to post this as a pic .... but i already got a post edited in the other thread lol

http://tinyurl.com/qonqja

3/15/2011 12:38:31 PM

Honestly I wouldn't mind Tim Floyd. We'd certainly get NBA caliber recruits and we'd have someone who wouldn't take cheap treatment from refs, and before you turn him down based on that, realize he's no worse than any baseball manager.

3/15/2011 12:47:18 PM

Quote :

"bg said: -he'd be most interested in a situation where a team with a rich history is currently in a down time, and feels as if he is best suited to returning a team to it's former glory -he is looking for a place that has passionate fans that would fill an arena night after night -he is looking for a place that has rivalries with tough competition -he is looking for a place with top facilities and talent"

he's in the bag. fuck yeah.

3/15/2011 12:52:16 PM

I don't think he'd be a bad pick up, but Yow won't hire him unless he's sober, she had enough of that shit with GW.

3/15/2011 12:56:11 PM

Who are you referring to?

3/15/2011 1:03:24 PM

Georgia isn't laughable at all... Of course it will always be a football school first, as any school in the SEC should be except Kentucky, but there is a TON of in state talent in bball. Someone that can keep it around, and keep it out of GT's hands could go really really far there, at least as far as Tennessee has under Pearl and even what Donovan has done at Florida

3/15/2011 1:15:05 PM

Quote :

"Who are you referring to?"

I'm assuming you were referring to me, I was referring to Gillespie.

3/15/2011 1:17:00 PM

it's official, per N&O, 6pm press conference

the big news: not being fired, he's resigning. thank you sid.

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 1:36 PM. Reason : unless we still have to buy it out, then what's the difference? do we?]

3/15/2011 1:34:53 PM

How can Sidney run away from his team at a time like this?

3/15/2011 1:36:06 PM

Good night, sweet Lowe.

3/15/2011 1:36:26 PM

Man, this is gonna be one sad presser

Searched Google realtime for Sidney Lowe and found this tweet

Quote :

"AJoye1976? So Sidney Lowe is out. I wouldn't want to be a coach these days if your team isn't winning you're gone. #cutthroat #NCState"

AJoye1976, you are dumb

3/15/2011 1:36:37 PM

Okay, time to get serious.

3/15/2011 1:39:47 PM

yeah i've had a tweetdeck box with "Sidney Lowe" OR "Sydney Lowe" open since last night. Fun.

3/15/2011 1:40:12 PM

nym...still credible

3/15/2011 1:41:31 PM

JP Giglio says:

Quote :

"Yow has not made any public comments about Lowe since the season started, but she is expected to hire an executive consulting firm to aid in her national search for Lowe’s replacement. Arizona coach Sean Miller, a former N.C. State assistant, and Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon, who once worked for Roy Williams at Kansas, are expected to be among Yow’s targets."

3/15/2011 1:41:37 PM

Quote :

"cbbtoday? RT @DraftExpress: Despite Sidney Lowe's imminent firing at NC State, C.J. Leslie will NOT be entering this year's NBA draft, sources tell DraftExpress."

3/15/2011 1:42:28 PM

i think Leslie's problems can be coached out of him, or maybe we can send him to a Scared Straight showing

3/15/2011 1:43:35 PM

Got this ESPN Text Alert:

Quote :

"ESPN NCAAB - Sidney Low is stepping down as coach of North Carolina State, he said in text to ESPN's Andy Katz"

3/15/2011 1:43:43 PM

FUCK. i hope somebody can teach him how to play defense

3/15/2011 1:43:50 PM

i'd say at least 1 out of every 10-12 tweets includes Sydney Lowe, had to include the OR thing. don't understand that.

3/15/2011 1:45:00 PM

im wondering why people spell it Jeff 'Gravely', it doesn't even make sense to how you say his name

3/15/2011 1:47:32 PM

Quote :

"How can Sidney run away from his team at a time like this?"

i lol'd

3/15/2011 1:50:19 PM

CJ says fuck this shit, i'm going for a bike ride

3/15/2011 1:51:11 PM

i feel like i did it once because i googled it as gravely to check and it sent me to his page without asking me if i meant Jeff Gravley, guess i didn't notice

3/15/2011 1:51:43 PM

i hated how you could get him built as fuck, then he couldn't run fast

Ghetto Boyz were right

3/15/2011 1:52:15 PM

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/15/1055804/lowe-and-yow-to-meet-at-noon-today.html

it's official

[Edited on March 15, 2011 at 1:54 PM. Reason : [OLD] i just woke up... flame away]

3/15/2011 1:52:34 PM

they are really gonna meet at noon today? ah shit

3/15/2011 1:53:12 PM

If Sid can give the interview of his life in about negative two hours, he may still be roaming the sidelines in 2011.

3/15/2011 1:57:40 PM

I'd like to see chris mack but but i don't think he can leave yet

3/15/2011 1:58:52 PM