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Jacob recalled from Triple-A Indy.
Like his father. It will only be temporary.
Also leave Coach Stallings alone, he was dealt a loosing hand may he and his son find happiness. May we all be so fortunate to have a team stand up for us someday.
I do agree that there's no need to go after Jacob (not that I've really noticed anyone in this thread doing that). He's actually an incredibly hard worker who's doing everything he can to overcome subpar physical tools. That he's even sniffed the majors is a testament to his work ethic. Perhaps his father might have found a modicum of success if he had similar drive.
Also leave Coach Stallings alone, he was dealt a loosing hand may he and his son find happiness. May we all be so fortunate to have a team stand up for us someday.
Stallings was not successful, but his players were loyal to him. To that end he was not a bad guy. He certainly better than the jag offs with bags over the heads that showed total disrespect to the players and the school. Why do I say a bad hand. In his first year he had two very good players who were playing for the NBA draft Not for Pitt and no point Guard. Year two he had to restock the entire team while his best players transferred or was out for the season. The kids he recruited played hard they just were not ACC caliber or experienced. I quite frankly was surprised he got the players he got with all the hate directed at him. Bottom line Talent doesn’t want to play for a looser, and its hard for a coach to build a winner when you are playing in front of fans with bags over the heads.
To that end he was not a bad guy.
Bottom line Talent doesn’t want to play for a looser,
I can hate him for destroying Pitt hoops , though, right?As I stated, he was not a successful coach, but hating a person for failing is not a trait I will endorse.
I can hate him for destroying Pitt hoops , though, right?
Believe me what destroyed Pitt Basketball was a lot more than him!
How about Gallagher? He should det some blame. He hired Barnes and approved Stallings and the $10,000,000 or whatever it was.That's right. It was 75% Stallings and 25% Barnes. No one else was involved in the destruction of Pitt basketball.
How about for stealing money from Pitt and not even trying to do his job?As I stated, he was not a successful coach, but hating a person for failing is not a trait I will endorse.
Believe me what destroyed Pitt Basketball was a lot more than him!
I don’t have to believe you.Believe me what destroyed Pitt Basketball was a lot more than him!
Just think without Stallings , Pitt may have never gotten Capel.
Capel one day could take Pitt to places it has never been , like a Final 4.
So yes, Stallings did do something. He was so incompetent that he had to be replaced within 2 years. Again, thank you Kevin.
How about Gallagher? He should det some blame. He hired Barnes and approved Stallings and the $10,000,000 or whatever it was.
How about for stealing money from Pitt and not even trying to do his job?
First of all Pitt hired him , everybody involved from the boosters to the chancellor deserve the credit for Pitts struggles .Stallings mostly slept on the job, so yes, that was stealing millions from Pitt and Pitt got no return for it.
say what you want about KS I just hope JCs players are as loyal to him as KSs players were to him
Even better, let's hope Capel's players can actually, you know, play basketball. At the end of the day, loyalty to a loser is still nothing more than loyalty to a loser.
It’s a bit harsh to call any of these players losers . Had there actually been some players ready to play for Pitt last season ( sophomores , juniors and seniors ) a class of Carr , Stewart , Brown and Stevenson would’ve been a pretty good class . Expecting those guys to compete with veteran ACC teams or Dukes group of one and dones is not only unrealistic it’s laughable .Correct....loyalty to a loser reveals a lot about what the loyalists are made of, especially when they see him leading them down a path of no wins for the foreseeable future. I don't have a problem with failure. Progress never happened without failure. But it's HOW they were failing that was frightening.
But thankfully, he and everyone involved with that said loser are gone, with the exception of the boosters. Now if we could put a muzzle on them, the situation would be ideal. I am anxious to see how Capel actually coaches a team and see if he's focused on that part of it.
I’d agree it would be a decent class to build for development.It’s a bit harsh to call any of these players losers . Had there actually been some players ready to play for Pitt last season ( sophomores , juniors and seniors ) a class of Carr , Stewart , Brown and Stevenson would’ve been a pretty good class . Expecting those guys to compete with veteran ACC teams or Dukes group of one and dones is not only unrealistic it’s laughable .
This coming year should be very interesting to see the progress KS players make and the impact JC recruits make . Will you call these guys and their coach losers if they win 5/6 conference games ?
It’s a bit harsh to call any of these players losers . Had there actually been some players ready to play for Pitt last season ( sophomores , juniors and seniors ) a class of Carr , Stewart , Brown and Stevenson would’ve been a pretty good class . Expecting those guys to compete with veteran ACC teams or Dukes group of one and dones is not only unrealistic it’s laughable .
This coming year should be very interesting to see the progress KS players make and the impact JC recruits make . Will you call these guys and their coach losers if they win 5/6 conference games ?
Also approved the large contract for Capel and coaches. Give the man credit.How about Gallagher? He should det some blame. He hired Barnes and approved Stallings and the $10,000,000 or whatever it was.
That loser had a .600 D1 record over many yrs of coaching and made millions of dollars ...we should all be losers like that .Well then I guess fortunately for them I never called any of the players losers. Being loyal to a loser doesn't necessarily mean you are a loser too, it might just show a lack of judgment or maturity or experience.
And no, winning 5 or 6 games wouldn't make this year's team a bunch of losers, it would make them much improved over what the loser's team did.
He finally got it right.Also approved the large contract for Capel and coaches. Give the man credit.
Ps ... if Ellison is half the player their making him up to be I wouldn’t have ruled out that loser winning 5/6 ACC games .
Hey, to get back to the original topic, the Pirates recalled Jacob Stallings again today because Francisco Cervelli had to go on the concussion disabled list again. That will get him another week's worth of service time and surely he'll get into a least a game or two over the next week.
Funny how you mention the term “service time”. Las Vegas native Marty Cordova is on sports talk radio all the time out here, and according to him service time is the most discussed item in the locker room by a long shot amongst most players.
Stallings mostly slept on the job, so yes, that was stealing millions from Pitt and Pitt got no return for it.