I'm a WSU fan and can say that Tony took over a run-down Cougar program. His dad coached it for 3 years, but even he couldn't get the Cougars up and running with 3 straight losing seasons, the last one last in the conference. That said, he did set a foundation for Tony with some good recruits and a system that worked well for tiny/remote Pullman, Washington. He had two 25-win seasons and a Sweet 16 berth, they haven't done that since he left. They were consistently among the leaders in the nation in defense at WSU and now at UVa. It's not a pleasing system to the eyes, it's a grind-it-out/run the shot clock down, play rugged defense. It created a national title.
I'll give the poster one thing: If the lined up and played rat ball vs. UMBC, they run them off the court. Also, Tony left in a hurry out of Pullman, barely acknowledging the fans and the school that gave him his first head coaching job when previously before coming as lead assistant, he was the No. 4 assistant at Wisconsin and couldn't get a MAC interview. Most D-1 rich, fat cats are the most ungrateful people on the planet. Apparently God told him to take the UVa job, according to Tony and his wife. God told me I'm supposed to date a supermodel ... I'm still waiting.
D-1 ball is getting unwatchable, I liked watching players go through their career at a school. Now it's 1-and-done or 3-schools or even 4 schools. Coach K, Izzo, nasty Boeheim, cheatin' Roy, and others, could've changed the whole AAU and transfer culture, but they didn't want to do it because it served THEM.
I hope D2 ball doesn't become D1 ball.
I'll give the poster one thing: If the lined up and played rat ball vs. UMBC, they run them off the court. Also, Tony left in a hurry out of Pullman, barely acknowledging the fans and the school that gave him his first head coaching job when previously before coming as lead assistant, he was the No. 4 assistant at Wisconsin and couldn't get a MAC interview. Most D-1 rich, fat cats are the most ungrateful people on the planet. Apparently God told him to take the UVa job, according to Tony and his wife. God told me I'm supposed to date a supermodel ... I'm still waiting.
D-1 ball is getting unwatchable, I liked watching players go through their career at a school. Now it's 1-and-done or 3-schools or even 4 schools. Coach K, Izzo, nasty Boeheim, cheatin' Roy, and others, could've changed the whole AAU and transfer culture, but they didn't want to do it because it served THEM.
I hope D2 ball doesn't become D1 ball.
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