Calipari doesn't quell St. John's rumor

Old Prospector · Post by **Old Prospector** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:46 pm

MrMiagi wrote: Calipari is one of the most overrated coaches in the history of college basketball.

That this little gem comes from Lappas's most vocal supporter says it all.

nortonmalc · Post by **nortonmalc** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 1:31 pm

MrMiagi wrote:a level headed coach like Mike Jarvis

He trashes Calipari and praises Jarvis. This on a UMass hoops board.

LS71 · Post by **LS71** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:18 pm

Check out this article from the New York Post

It ain't pretty.

nighttrain777 · Post by **nighttrain777** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 3:52 pm

The truth hurts.

Will_Noyes · Post by **Will_Noyes** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 10:38 pm

ouch, that hurts, but then again, it all comes down to how important winning is versus class. there are teams that have both, but the majority seem to only have one or another, its too bad.

Post by **MikeUMA** » Wed Mar 24, 2004 11:37 pm

Wow, that's not one for the family scrapbook.

Feato · Post by **Feato** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:02 am

win at all costs, or costly wins...

Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf · Post by **Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:55 am

I would like to start a love affair with the Sunni. And the Shiites.

Actually, I'd like to start a love affair with the people of Western Massachusetts, or any place where the feeling is mutual. New Jersey swampland is a fine starting point. I am not kidding.

Don't forget me, Brian.

Quinn · Post by **Quinn** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:34 pm

Cal to Miami? Jarvis to Miami?

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=1769020

Chemical Ali · Post by **Chemical Ali** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:27 pm

Is any of this about UMass basketball?

zuksnj · Post by **zuksnj** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:48 pm

Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf wrote:I would like to start a love affair with the Sunni. And the Shiites.

Actually, I'd like to start a love affair with the people of Western Massachusetts, or any place where the feeling is mutual. New Jersey swampland is a fine starting point. I am not kidding.

Don't forget me, Brian.

Whoop Whoop! Or it goes something like that. Muhammed, you are safer in Iraq then in Western Mass. or NJ. We don't want terrorists here, although a few UltraLiberals near Umass might feel bad about our persecution of the terrorists and decided to have a parade, a scholarship fund, and an organization to "Save The Terrorists"!
This is all I can come up with after the Minutemen are done and I have to watch Duke!

Post by **MikeUMA** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 6:53 pm

Chemical Ali wrote:Is any of this about UMass basketball?

This thread started by talking about a former UMass basketball coach, that makes it relevant here.

The general rules about topics appropriate in this forum are that the threads have to be about:
- Current, former and future players, coaches, staff for the men's team.
- Opponents we play in the current or upcoming season.

There's some leeway given, but those are the basics.

CapeCodBruiser · Post by **CapeCodBruiser** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:24 pm

Calipari is definitive: No interest in St. John's
March 25, 2004
Those University of Memphis fans who spent the Tigers' NCAA Tournament appearance worrying about the future of John Calipari can relax.
"I am not interested in the St. John's job," Calipari told The Commercial Appeal on Wednesday.
The statement comes after the Memphis coach twice in the past week refused to rule out a possible move to St. John's, once saying only that he wasn't interested "at this moment." Another time, Calipari called the situation "irrelevant" despite a national publication writing that he had been "targeted" by the Red Storm.
Now, most New York papers have the top guy as Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt, whose Yellow Jackets are still in the NCAA Tournament. That might explain why Rev. Donald J. Harrington, the St. John's president, left Wednesday for a weeklong trip to Rome, apparently in no hurry to name a new coach.
Others reportedly drawing consideration for the St. John's opening are Manhattan's Bobby Gonzalez, Providence's Tim Welsh, Ohio State's Jim O'Brien and former North Carolina coach Matt Doherty.
According to the U of M, St. John's (6-21 last season) never asked for permission to speak with Calipari, though the New York Daily News reported that the Big East school did have an outside agency do a background check on him recently.
Either way, it's business as usual around these parts. The St. John's job joins South Carolina and Pittsburgh as possible moves for Calipari that got significant media attention since he came to Memphis prior to the 2000-01 season.
"Every year coach Cal is going to be a wanted commodity," explained Tiger assistant Ed Schilling. "You just learn to not even take it seriously.
"Coach is really happy here," Schilling added. "It would take something really special to take him away."

chuff · Post by **chuff** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:05 am

zuksnj wrote: Or it goes something like that. Muhammed, you are safer in Iraq then in Western Mass. or NJ. We don't want terrorists here, although a few UltraLiberals near Umass might feel bad about our persecution of the terrorists and decided to have a parade, a scholarship fund, and an organization to "Save The Terrorists"!

What the f*** are you talking about??? Please review:

Mike wrote:The general rules about topics appropriate in this forum are that the threads have to be about:
- Current, former and future players, coaches, staff for the men's team.
- Opponents we play in the current or upcoming season.

Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf · Post by **Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf** » Sat Mar 27, 2004 12:15 am

I am not a terrorist. I am a thug. You have been ignoring our literature.