Would Dixon ever do this?
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I doubt Alford would have done that if he woulda made the NCAA's this year.
That being said, it's a gutsy move for him, will undoubtedly buy him some good will with the fanbase, but forgive my naïveté if I don't think his motives are altogether pure..
That being said, it's a gutsy move for him, will undoubtedly buy him some good will with the fanbase, but forgive my naïveté if I don't think his motives are altogether pure..
Probably not, although not reaching the Tournament at UCLA actually does qualify as a spectacular failure.
That's a blue blood through and through. There's no excuse to miss the Dance.
He was also already in hot water because of the initial "They fired Ben Howland for THIS?" reaction. UCLA was convinced they could get Shaka Smart or Gregg Marshall or even Brad Stevens (I know, right?) to replace Howland and they just totally whiffed.
That's a blue blood through and through. There's no excuse to miss the Dance.
He was also already in hot water because of the initial "They fired Ben Howland for THIS?" reaction. UCLA was convinced they could get Shaka Smart or Gregg Marshall or even Brad Stevens (I know, right?) to replace Howland and they just totally whiffed.
I love people using this as an example to rag on Dixon. Pretty good example of the fanbase in general.
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I dont think other fanbases fixate so singularly on the NCAA Tournament. UCLA last year was the current year version of Tulsa. Nobody thought they deserved to be in, they were really bad.
Completely ridiculous post. There are issues with JD but he has been nothing but class especially to the fans.
The jackals keep proving their idiocy.
I dunno Bob. You've been pretty good at calling me out in my posts (and sometimes rightfully so). So why isn't it OK for me to do this back to you here?
Yeah, Jamie has never come close to this situation, so hard to say. He would run into a towering inferno to save a woman from sure death in a burning car though.
It's not a hard concept I'm very consistent.
I give an opinion on Dixon. I get name called.
You called people names earlier, I pointed it out.
I don't think he'd give an extension back. Do you?
And my post was hyperbole but it didn't attack you or pittdog or anyone else.
I give an opinion on Dixon. I get name called.
You called people names earlier, I pointed it out.
I don't think he'd give an extension back. Do you?
And my post was hyperbole but it didn't attack you or pittdog or anyone else.
Don't worry Bob, I still like you.
Except for when you got on me for criticizing Robinson. Then I hated you.
Thank you.
And while I appreciate the sentiment I don't come on here for people to like me.
But my picture is up and my Twitter name is my real name. And I don't run my mouth on here name calling people because I have a different opinion and appreciate when people do the same. And when people take things so personal when I say something about a guy making over 3 million dollars a year and is about to leave its just straight bizarre to me.
Well as you probably know by now, there are a few on here that don't like change, don't want change and don't appreciate change. Those same people are also Dixon loyalists. Nothing wrong with that but convincing any of them that Dixon might need a change of scenery and we might need a new basketball coach is like pulling teeth. You just aren't going to get anywhere with that bunch.
I mean, what's the cutoff of how poorly our teams can perform? DT brings up 11 out of 13 and the 1st 8 years were great so he's earned some slack. Okay but it's been 5 years and counting and nothing is getting better. Should we just keep hoping every year that we will right the ship. 3 more years good? How about another 5? Heck we can always bring up the 1st 8 years(mostly reg season success only) but that ship has sailed a long time ago.
So in short, it's not nearly as bad on here to criticize Jamie now because his teams have just not been good. Heck try criticizing him on this board even 2 years ago - you'd be brutalized and called every name in the book.
OK--I didn't know that we directed at me.
I could have done without: "He'd write a letter chastising the fan base and making snarky comments."
Does anyone here willingly give money back to their bosses? Why should we expect anything different from Dixon?
Have you ever considered that it wasn't the actual criticism that got you name called, but how you presented it? There are plenty of guys who post negative things about Dixon who don't get name called. It is curious at least to consider why.
Believe me, a few seasons ago just mentioning Dixon in any negative light and you were attacked and attacked and called names. And I'm not referring just about me. You sure like picking fights with me though huh?
Sure you could, it's hyperbole. Think there is a better chance of that than him giving money back but near 0 percent chance of doing either.
And It was a play off the report him leaving because of being underappreciated by a fan base.
That's picking a fight? I was pretty calm and respectful, and didn't call you anything. I have responded to like 80 people the last few days, and you still think I single you out. That's a little off.
You try to keep me on my toes with my posts, so just doing the same to you.
This is true, although to be honest, if you get fired from an elite school or a blue blood you're going to be in a tough spot going forward.
Tubby had to go to Minnesota. Billy Gillespie had issues, but is now coaching a JC in Texas. Matt Doherty is pretty much invisible. Kevin O'Neill at Arizona was supposed to be Greg Gard from Wisconsin and wound up needing to go the NBA for a year. Lavin wound up at St. John's. Howland took time off and wound up at Mississippi State.
Those are places where you're going to win 20 games a year and make the NCAA's just because of the name on the front of your jersey. If you get fired, you're sunk. Buying himself some time at least gives him a chance to not get canned ASAP. Failing at an elite program more or less forces a coach to completely rehabilitate his career from the ground up.
And there's the angle. Questioning whether most coaches, let alone Dixon, would do this is largely an irrelevant exercise.
