This was actually written about Mike Neighbors, the Ladies coach:
I think if the new UDUB AD is an external hire, Neighbors will stick out like a sore thumb compared to all the other UDUB coaches. Neighbors is consistently under-achieving and should be on the hot seat much more than Romar.
You are saying that a lot of talent goes to the University of Washington. Thanks for the compliment. That was not the case before Romar. If you know your UW basketball history you already know this. And if you don’t, learn. Romar is not attracting the talent that Duke and Kentucky or even Ohio State or UCLA or even .. well I could go on and on. I think your criticism of Romar has merit. I think the opposing view has merit. Personally, when I see a ridiculously young team—and I mean young by almost historical proportions—play hard and well against a likely #1 seed in the tourney and #1 team in the Pac I want to see more from Romar. It’s hard that that team happens to be Oregon. I admit. But I’ll take my chances against that day-glo All-American Juco factory next year, thank your very much. Recruiting incredible talent like Murray and Chriss is not a problem. If they go lottery they leave. Middle to late first round? Maybe maybe not. That’s a really tough decision for them. And if they leave there is all that other young talent like Dime, Thybulle, Crisp (I’ll admit to not being a huge fan of this one dimensional gunner), Green, Dickerson to compliment the supposed even bigger stud, Markelle Fultz, arriving in the Fall plus the two talented bigs who have been waiting in the wings. An NIT next year? I’d say Romar will have hung himself at that point. I don’t see it happening.
by Memo From Turner
Yet Tony Bennett does more with less....Mark Few does more with MUCH less. Are you saying that UW cant get a better coach than Romar? UW can not get a coach who can recruit and win and not hire escorts to recruit players? Believe me, I have been all in on Romar for many years. The problem is I keep getting the same disappointing results on my investment. In my mind a change needs to happen.
Are you fucking kidding? Few has more talent than he can possibly handle. He has more resources available than most Pac-12 programs.
Few jumped on the international bandwagon long before anyone else. He gave schollie to Jay Triano's kid who is essentially a guy you 'might' pick up if he hung around at the IMA long enough - but look at all the Canadians Gonzaga has locked up and will continue to lock up in the future.
20 years ago, poor little Gonzaga was just that. Now Few has Learjets at his disposal 24/7 and HBO follows him around.
If UW put ANY type of effort toward basketball like Gonzaga does, it would be a consistent Sweet 16 kind of program. We agree in that Romar does fuckingly less with more - but his more is essentially the same as Few's more in terms of talent. Thinking it's 'poor little Gonzaga' is so 1998.
Kreist.
Thanks Kim and Beach.
While GU is a very good program. They play in the fucking WCC.
How can poor old UW ever expect to compete against such a juggernaut with such innate recruiting advantages.
I'm not a huge Twitter person, but Fain posted a few more gems I'll post later. Each one deserves an individual post. This guy coached a varsity high school basketball team too...
He coached at Mt Rainier when my cousin was there. Granted, he was an assistant but that team plays like Romar's teams.
This was actually written about Mike Neighbors, the Ladies coach:
I think if the new UDUB AD is an external hire, Neighbors will stick out like a sore thumb compared to all the other UDUB coaches. Neighbors is consistently under-achieving and should be on the hot seat much more than Romar.
UW, were we have higher standards for women's hoops than men's.
This was actually written about Mike Neighbors, the Ladies coach:
I think if the new UDUB AD is an external hire, Neighbors will stick out like a sore thumb compared to all the other UDUB coaches. Neighbors is consistently under-achieving and should be on the hot seat much more than Romar.
UW, were we have higher standards for women's hoops than men's.
You are saying that a lot of talent goes to the University of Washington. Thanks for the compliment. That was not the case before Romar. If you know your UW basketball history you already know this. And if you don’t, learn. Romar is not attracting the talent that Duke and Kentucky or even Ohio State or UCLA or even .. well I could go on and on. I think your criticism of Romar has merit. I think the opposing view has merit. Personally, when I see a ridiculously young team—and I mean young by almost historical proportions—play hard and well against a likely #1 seed in the tourney and #1 team in the Pac I want to see more from Romar. It’s hard that that team happens to be Oregon. I admit. But I’ll take my chances against that day-glo All-American Juco factory next year, thank your very much. Recruiting incredible talent like Murray and Chriss is not a problem. If they go lottery they leave. Middle to late first round? Maybe maybe not. That’s a really tough decision for them. And if they leave there is all that other young talent like Dime, Thybulle, Crisp (I’ll admit to not being a huge fan of this one dimensional gunner), Green, Dickerson to compliment the supposed even bigger stud, Markelle Fultz, arriving in the Fall plus the two talented bigs who have been waiting in the wings. An NIT next year? I’d say Romar will have hung himself at that point. I don’t see it happening.
by Memo From Turner
Yet Tony Bennett does more with less....Mark Few does more with MUCH less. Are you saying that UW cant get a better coach than Romar? UW can not get a coach who can recruit and win and not hire escorts to recruit players? Believe me, I have been all in on Romar for many years. The problem is I keep getting the same disappointing results on my investment. In my mind a change needs to happen.
Are you fucking kidding? Few has more talent than he can possibly handle. He has more resources available than most Pac-12 programs.
Few jumped on the international bandwagon long before anyone else. He gave schollie to Jay Triano's kid who is essentially a guy you 'might' pick up if he hung around at the IMA long enough - but look at all the Canadians Gonzaga has locked up and will continue to lock up in the future.
20 years ago, poor little Gonzaga was just that. Now Few has Learjets at his disposal 24/7 and HBO follows him around.
If UW put ANY type of effort toward basketball like Gonzaga does, it would be a consistent Sweet 16 kind of program. We agree in that Romar does fuckingly less with more - but his more is essentially the same as Few's more in terms of talent. Thinking it's 'poor little Gonzaga' is so 1998.
purpledawgfan wrote: Kim, as a fan who isn't really following the nuances of Husky Basketball, why should I be excited about next season?
You should be excited for the off season and next season as well. Even losing the three guys they did, they'll still be very good. Seeing what they add is intriguing as well
Ahh yes. Every doogs favorite part of sports is the offseason. We should probably just start going to 12 months of offseason each year.
This was actually written about Mike Neighbors, the Ladies coach:
I think if the new UDUB AD is an external hire, Neighbors will stick out like a sore thumb compared to all the other UDUB coaches. Neighbors is consistently under-achieving and should be on the hot seat much more than Romar.
UW, were we have higher standards for women's hoops than men's.
FYFMFE.
True story. You may remember this DNC.
In 1991 the womyn's team was doing really well. They started to show them on TV and they began to outdrew the men. Women's basketball would draw 5,500 and the "men" would draw 4,200 or something. Sure, they sucked, but it was still major college basketball, and it was still way more entertaining to watch them get blown out by Arizona than the womyn catapult shots. Women's basketball was way worse back then.
My parents tried to encourage me to watch the women's team. I said something like, "Why? They suck. It's not entertaining." Even though I was in sixth grade, I knew social justice warrior bullshit and annoying social issue liberalism when I saw it.
This was actually written about Mike Neighbors, the Ladies coach:
I think if the new UDUB AD is an external hire, Neighbors will stick out like a sore thumb compared to all the other UDUB coaches. Neighbors is consistently under-achieving and should be on the hot seat much more than Romar.
UW, were we have higher standards for women's hoops than men's.
FYFMFE.
True story. You may remember this DNC.
In 1991 the womyn's team was doing really well. They started to show them on TV and they began to outdrew the men. Women's basketball would draw 5,500 and the "men" would draw 4,200 or something. Sure, they sucked, but it was still major college basketball, and it was still way more entertaining to watch them get blown out by Arizona than the womyn catapult shots. Women's basketball was way worse back then.
My parents tried to encourage me to watch the women's team. I said something like, "Why? They suck. It's not entertaining." Even though I was in sixth grade, I knew social justice warrior bullshit and annoying social issue liberalism when I saw it.
Yep I remember it well. Gobrecht got so much more local press than Nance/Russo did. Local hoops coverage basically went Sonics, UW Women's hoops, Garfield/Franklin, UW Men.
Most-liked comment on ST article criticizing Romar: _____ " Did this article really need to get written Matt? Aren't you just pandering? Writing small minded logic caters to a small faction and eliciting responses from the majority of college basketball fans. Lorenzo Romar's image shot up the charts tonight. He gleamed! New fans, young fans around the nation met the Huskies. Fan's around the world now know Washington basketball.
Anyone who thinks Lorenzo Romar isn't successful and building a successful legacy here at this point is just plain stupid.
This is about the love of basketball as a raw, pure sport. This is about shaping young men into good men. It about freshmen bursting onto the professional leagues. It is about wins and losses, not just wins.
It's about a program, not just tournament appearances. Yes, the program benefits from tournament appearances but it also benefits in a huge way from the work Lorenzo has done with these young men. It benefits from the professional players who played here and now play all over the world. The local ones come back and give back to the program and to young local players following in their footsteps. In fact, Dejounte Murray is one of them.
As you confess, there is a movement at hand here and there is success being experienced and future success and a legacy of positivity, professionalism and college basketball is building.
The wins will come and no real fans are waiting, yet alone waiting desperately. We are in the thick of it. We are in the here and now and we are loving it
Congrats to Marquese Chriss and Dejounte Murray. I can't wait to see them play in the league. Dejounte is blowing up in San Antonio. Fans are gushing about him, I can't wait to see him on the court with some experienced professionals.
Our team was young, lighten up, watch the coming year and see what Markelle does with a more experienced core. It should give you a better perspective of what Lorenzo Romar is actually capable of as a Coach.
Just in case you've forgotten our previous ride at his leadership, he has taken us to the NCAA tournament six (6) times. He has three (3) sweet 16's and he has two (2) regular season conference championships.
That's winning and it was at the hands of Lorenzo Romar.
He has been coach of the year three (3) times.
He is an ambassador at a national and international level.
He was a USA team coach and also serves currently for USA basketball. He brings basketball to China. He coached the first college basketball game ever officially played in China. He brings in International talent and creates conference opportunities in those nations (Australia and New Zealand).
Do you think those things just happen on their own?
Come on Matt, get out of the gutter. For the sake of us intelligent fans and for the sake of seeing something good in what is going on here. The young men who drive this revolution and the man who serves as an ambassador and coach for those young men deserve better than this stupid short sighted viewpoint and the ugly debate it stirs.
This is too good. Open your eyes now and get on our train of thought. Be part of something special that we are building.
Stop by the blog sometimes and listen to Baba, Haute, Howitzer, 481, Gordi, Cosmic and many others, they will tell you about it, as will a growing number of others. Let the real fans have a voice. Thank you." _____
It reads like a parody. He'd really have to pull a Willingham-esque 0-12 to get fired. Far and away the stupidest, anti-winning fanbase in the country and probably the world.
team will get better when players play better! more complicated than simply blaming it on Romar! Romar did not commit any of the fouls or turnovers Romar did not give up the D to the Nev. guy driving to the basket or fumble away the ball time after time
Exactly It’s not like Romar is wasting away the most talented team in the Pac-12, this is a young team filled with one freshman 5-star, a two sophmore 4-stars, and the rest 3-stars. We will be better next year. I guarantee it.
by inclementRain on Dec 11, 2016 | 7:35 PM up reply
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A little out of the parameters, but it's always fun to laugh at clowns, right?
I think if the new UDUB AD is an external hire, Neighbors will stick out like a sore thumb compared to all the other UDUB coaches. Neighbors is consistently under-achieving and should be on the hot seat much more than Romar.
Thanks Kim and Beach.
While GU is a very good program. They play in the fucking WCC.
How can poor old UW ever expect to compete against such a juggernaut with such innate recruiting advantages.
What a joke.
FYFMFE.
Sincerely,
Passion McDoogerson
President of the Loyal Order of Romar Apologists
http://www.uwdawgpound.com/2016/4/15/11439850/daejon-davis-withdraws-uw-commitment
In 1991 the womyn's team was doing really well. They started to show them on TV and they began to outdrew the men. Women's basketball would draw 5,500 and the "men" would draw 4,200 or something. Sure, they sucked, but it was still major college basketball, and it was still way more entertaining to watch them get blown out by Arizona than the womyn catapult shots. Women's basketball was way worse back then.
My parents tried to encourage me to watch the women's team. I said something like, "Why? They suck. It's not entertaining." Even though I was in sixth grade, I knew social justice warrior bullshit and annoying social issue liberalism when I saw it.
Romar's not going anywhere.
Not until he’s ready to retire anyway. But you haters keep on hating. It’s not going to change a thing.
by SnohoRick on May 6, 2016 | 9:48 PM reply
_____
" Did this article really need to get written Matt? Aren't you just pandering? Writing small minded logic caters to a small faction and eliciting responses from the majority of college basketball fans. Lorenzo Romar's image shot up the charts tonight. He gleamed! New fans, young fans around the nation met the Huskies. Fan's around the world now know Washington basketball.
Anyone who thinks Lorenzo Romar isn't successful and building a successful legacy here at this point is just plain stupid.
This is about the love of basketball as a raw, pure sport. This is about shaping young men into good men. It about freshmen bursting onto the professional leagues. It is about wins and losses, not just wins.
It's about a program, not just tournament appearances. Yes, the program benefits from tournament appearances but it also benefits in a huge way from the work Lorenzo has done with these young men. It benefits from the professional players who played here and now play all over the world. The local ones come back and give back to the program and to young local players following in their footsteps. In fact, Dejounte Murray is one of them.
As you confess, there is a movement at hand here and there is success being experienced and future success and a legacy of positivity, professionalism and college basketball is building.
The wins will come and no real fans are waiting, yet alone waiting desperately. We are in the thick of it. We are in the here and now and we are loving it
Congrats to Marquese Chriss and Dejounte Murray. I can't wait to see them play in the league. Dejounte is blowing up in San Antonio. Fans are gushing about him, I can't wait to see him on the court with some experienced professionals.
Our team was young, lighten up, watch the coming year and see what Markelle does with a more experienced core. It should give you a better perspective of what Lorenzo Romar is actually capable of as a Coach.
Just in case you've forgotten our previous ride at his leadership, he has taken us to the NCAA tournament six (6) times. He has three (3) sweet 16's and he has two (2) regular season conference championships.
That's winning and it was at the hands of Lorenzo Romar.
He has been coach of the year three (3) times.
He is an ambassador at a national and international level.
He was a USA team coach and also serves currently for USA basketball. He brings basketball to China. He coached the first college basketball game ever officially played in China. He brings in International talent and creates conference opportunities in those nations (Australia and New Zealand).
Do you think those things just happen on their own?
Come on Matt, get out of the gutter. For the sake of us intelligent fans and for the sake of seeing something good in what is going on here. The young men who drive this revolution and the man who serves as an ambassador and coach for those young men deserve better than this stupid short sighted viewpoint and the ugly debate it stirs.
This is too good. Open your eyes now and get on our train of thought. Be part of something special that we are building.
Stop by the blog sometimes and listen to Baba, Haute, Howitzer, 481, Gordi, Cosmic and many others, they will tell you about it, as will a growing number of others. Let the real fans have a voice. Thank you."
_____
It reads like a parody. He'd really have to pull a Willingham-esque 0-12 to get fired. Far and away the stupidest, anti-winning fanbase in the country and probably the world.
blaming it on Romar!
Romar did not commit any of the fouls or turnovers
Romar did not give up the D to the Nev. guy driving to the basket or fumble away the ball time after time
by UDaUWG on Dec 11, 2016 | 7:32 PM up reply
It’s not like Romar is wasting away the most talented team in the Pac-12, this is a young team filled with one freshman 5-star, a two sophmore 4-stars, and the rest 3-stars. We will be better next year. I guarantee it.
by inclementRain on Dec 11, 2016 | 7:35 PM up reply