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QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 11:34 PM)
Cole Aldrich says, Jordan Who??

 

People know who Cole Aldrich is, I don't think anybody has any idea who Jordan Hill is. If you bring up Arizona, people think of Budinger, tiny Nic Wise, even Brandon Jennings despite the fact he's in Europe, before they think of Hill. He's a fantastic player.

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QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 12:06 AM)
I still keep having this fantasy where DePaul hires a a young, hungry, top mid-major coach or a top assistant from an elite program and picks up a couple of top-5 2011 Chicago kids and all is right in my college basketball world...

 

:(

 

WE LOST TO MORGAN STATE!

 

WHO THE f*** IS MORGAN STATE?!?

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QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 11:36 PM)
People know who Cole Aldrich is, I don't think anybody has any idea who Jordan Hill is. If you bring up Arizona, people think of Budinger, tiny Nic Wise, even Brandon Jennings despite the fact he's in Europe, before they think of Hill. He's a fantastic player.

 

 

 

Gotcha, Hill does have an awesome hair cut.

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QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 07:06 AM)
I still keep having this fantasy where DePaul hires a a young, hungry, top mid-major coach or a top assistant from an elite program and picks up a couple of top-5 2011 Chicago kids and all is right in my college basketball world...

 

:(

 

Chris Collins

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Why would Collins go to DePaul? I know it's a sleeping giant in that it's a Big East basketball school in a major city with a lot of tradition, but it's still a rebuilding job in the toughest basketball conference (by far) in America. That's a rough way to start the heading coaching portion of your career.

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QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 12, 2008 -> 05:28 AM)
Why would Collins go to DePaul? I know it's a sleeping giant in that it's a Big East basketball school in a major city with a lot of tradition, but it's still a rebuilding job in the toughest basketball conference (by far) in America. That's a rough way to start the heading coaching portion of your career.

 

Chicago connections...I've heard from people he was interested in the job when JW got it.

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QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 11:31 PM)
Chicago connections...I've heard from people he was interested in the job when JW got it.

 

It's a different landscape now then when JW was hired. You could have pillaged Chicago/Illinois then with Bruce's recruiting troubles, but Weber has recruited incredibly well since Jerrance Howard arrived (no coincidence), and Self still has connections here, as does Ernie Kent at Oregon and Tracy Webster at Kentucky (other Big 10 schools get players out of the area too obviously, and I'd imagine Craig Robinson will recruit here). I don't know if I think Chris Collins could recruit on a national level to the degree it would take to make DePaul relevant in the Big East either. In all honesty, I would rather see DePaul be a good team, it's healthier for college basketball in our state. I just don't know if Collins is the guy to get that job done.

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QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 11:43 PM)
It's a different landscape now then when JW was hired. You could have pillaged Chicago/Illinois then with Bruce's recruiting troubles, but Weber has recruited incredibly well since Jerrance Howard arrived (no coincidence), and Self still has connections here, as does Ernie Kent at Oregon and Tracy Webster at Kentucky (other Big 10 schools get players out of the area too obviously, and I'd imagine Craig Robinson will recruit here). I don't know if I think Chris Collins could recruit on a national level to the degree it would take to make DePaul relevant in the Big East either. In all honesty, I would rather see DePaul be a good team, it's healthier for college basketball in our state. I just don't know if Collins is the guy to get that job done.

 

It'd be nice to have his dad around the program too...

 

 

IF whoever the new coach is can pick up a couple of the top 2011 Chicago kids, that would give a huge boost.

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QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Dec 13, 2008 -> 11:47 AM)
Never seen a guy attempt 35 free throws in a college game, well or score 60 points for that matter. All in a losing effort, amazing.

 

I saw Scott Haffner score 65 points for Evansville in a 109-83 win over Dayton in 1989. These were his stats and are accurate. I remember it like it was yesterday. He had 10 points in the first few minutes so a buddy and I were actually counting the whole way from that point. He had 30 at halftime and managed another 35 in the 2nd half. It was the most amazing individual performance I have ever seen.

 

23-29 FG

11-13 3pt FG

8-8 FT

 

Think about it. He scored 65 points only missing six shots!

 

Here is the NY Times story on it..... Guard Scores 65 for Evansville

 

Haffner began his college career at the University of Illinois and transferred to Evansville after his freshman year (I think - might have been soph).

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Evansville beats Western Kentucky tonight 72-40. Next up, North Carolina for the 7-1 Throbbing Purple Aces!

 

Game is on ESPN at 6:00 Thursday night. Tyler Hansbrough will become UNC's all-time leading scorer, so there should be plenty of "face time" for UE and the MVC.

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