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Fleens takes a stand on Romar

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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 70,148 Founders Club

    Both Utah and Oregon State just built new basketball specific facilities, and both have pretty good classes coming in. Kentucky built an amazing one a few years ago. Other schools are doing it too. This should have been done years ago. Even Wazzu has a hoops specific facility. Building a facility tells recruits you are investing in hoops, regardless of the coach.

    Again, we're already recruiting at an elite level, so this point is moot mute.
  • MrsPetersen
    MrsPetersen Member Posts: 724

    If recruiting is already phenomenal, but player development is shitty, then I don't see how a players lounge will improve UW basketball,

    Can't you see that when players have a lounge to relax in it helps the edgy recruits play loose?
  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 6,017
    edited March 2015

    Not here to defend the merits of Romar as a coach, person, etc. but, the AD really needs to build a hoops specific facility, and are currently behind the curve on this. Two sports currently generate revenue at UW, and one hasn't really been addressed in a while. The arena is nice and kept up, but a players lounge or something specific for hoops would help. It's been in talks for what feels like years, but the AD /School has a bad reputation of not striking while the iron is hot.


    We could offer hookers and blow at halftime, results will be the same. If you can't succeed with BRoy, Nate Robinson, Brock, Holliday, Qpon, Bobby Joness, Will Conroy, Etc, then you are Fuq 'd with Gilles, Kemp Jr., Andersen Andrews
  • huskyhooligan
    huskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 6,054 Swaye's Wigwam

    If you can't succeed with BRoy, Nate Robinson, Brock, Holliday, Qpon, Bobby Joness, Will Conroy,

    Wait, for real? Did this just come off of your keyboard?
  • huskyhooligan
    huskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 6,054 Swaye's Wigwam


    Again, we're already recruiting at an elite level, so this point is moot mute.

    But Romar hasn't been consistently recruiting at an elite level, and I think the current roster shows that. He has missed out on guys he spent years recruiting, for programs that actively and continually invest in their hoops programs.

  • CheersWestDawg
    CheersWestDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 2,480 Swaye's Wigwam

    Tequilla said:

    Yet he deleted the tweet.....

    Probably too many people tweeting him for his FS comment
    Like who?
    I saw a guy named Rip_ty tweet at him... Seemed like an ass though.
    Fuck I hate that guy. If he ever tries to poast here I'm going to lose my shit.
  • NeGgaPlEaSe
    NeGgaPlEaSe Member Posts: 6,017
    edited March 2015


    Again, we're already recruiting at an elite level, so this point is moot mute.

    But Romar hasn't been consistently recruiting at an elite level, and I think the current roster shows that. He has missed out on guys he spent years recruiting, for programs that actively and continually invest in their hoops programs.

    Martin Breunig certainly played better than any forward Romar had on this team for the past 3 years, he 23 points plus 17 rebounds against common opponent EWU


    I think DJ's point was recruiting is better than results. You can't miss the dance with Ross, Wroten Wilcox, that's just Romar FS. And the 2014 team is far better than the record suggests wiThl minimal coaching and roster management. How the Fuq do you let Desmond transfer?

  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,842
    Romar is the best Washington can hope for.

    Don't you know this is Washington. Look at his championships.

    Pac-12 Regular Season Championship (2012)
    Pac-10 Regular Season Championship (2009)
    Pac-10 Tournament Championship (2005, 2010, 2011)

    He's had 10 1st or 2nd round draft choices ... that's more than Don James!

    He's made the Big Dance as the number 1 seed.

    He also has a 63% winning record.

    He may have gone 3-10 in the Pac this year, but he was 14-11 overall ... think about that ... he only lost one OCC game ... including a win over OU! You know what that does for NATIONAL RECRUITING! 8-1 against the likes of OU ... that's what recruits care about! Not some lounge.

    You guys remind me of the talking heads in 1988 who wanted Don James fired!

    Get a grip.
  • HFNY
    HFNY Member Posts: 5,589
    Hec-Ed isn't hoops specific but it's pretty close. Nicer amenities for recruits (player's lounge, etc) could help though.

    We're stuck with Romar for next season but at least he's bringing in a good recruiting class.

    2016-2017? Who knows.