Quote from: The Sultan on February 11, 2026, 04:13:58 PMWhen would you have fired him? At best you could make the argument that he could have been fired a season earlier, but Marquette was going to make the tournament that season had COVID not been a thing.

But they weren't going to fire him coming off a tournament birth, nor after the NIT run in 2017-18.

Not firing him because he MADE the tournament, and for an NIT run (freakin lol mate) is the absolute peak for loving mediocrity.

Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on Today at 09:57:11 AMNo, had not heard of Ed. The criticism has come from many angles. All part of a healthy debate IMO.

Oh, well you should!

Quote from: JWags85 on February 11, 2026, 09:01:06 PMWatching any of these tank offs and there isnt a compelling argument for NBA expansion. There are some truly mid players on NBA rosters, good lord.  The number of absolutely bricked jumpers makes you appreciate some of the stars in the league

Speaking of tank offs, Kam Jones with a step back game winner in a tank battle against the Nets

I read an interesting article about the strategy the Jazz have taken for tanking. Instead of deactivating them, they play their three studs (now two with Jackson, Jr. done for the season) until the 4th quarter. So they can say, "Hey, at least we tried for 3/4 of the game."

Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 11:36:46 AMYeah who are we to limit the opportunities of people to get paid for their services?  Just time it right so that the NCAA can rule it all illegal/players ineligible after we've won the games we need to (BET and as many NCAAT games as we can get in before a court date).

it is going to be interesting to see how the committee treats Alabama and the five games they played with Bediako. They went 3-2. Does the committee not count the three wins? I'd normally think they'd cower to Greg Sankey but he came out in opposition to Bediako playing so who the hell knows.

Quote from: The Sultan on February 11, 2026, 04:13:58 PMBut they weren't going to fire him coming off a tournament birth

*berth

Quote from: TSmith34, Inc. on January 13, 2026, 07:06:51 AMDear lord, what's with the price of a stick of deodorant??

YO!! It's effin crazy. I think deodorant and pop are two of the things that I just don't understand.. did a bunch of companies get together and just say, 'eff it, we're gonna price jack all these mfr's!'?? Absolutely crazy.

Quote from: Jay Bee on Today at 11:42:46 AM#FakeNews #Lies

They'll pay Dame around $20M a year for 5, instead of more than $100M over 2.

Their bad contract with dame and their new contract with Myles are different things. There was no choice of simply, "hey, let's get Myles Turner. We'll gladly pay $57 a year for him".

Right, they're two different things, but without the first thing (waiving and stretching Dame) there is no getting Myles Turner (and paying him what they are).

Quote from: wadesworld on Today at 11:24:01 AMI mean, they're paying Dame $23MM/year for the next 5 years just so they can pay Turner $24MM/year for the next 4 years.  So essentially they're paying $57MM/year to have Myles Turner on their roster.

#FakeNews #Lies

They'll pay Dame around $20M a year for 5, instead of more than $100M over 2.

Their bad contract with dame and their new contract with Myles are different things. There was no choice of simply, "hey, let's get Myles Turner. We'll gladly pay $57 a year for him".

Quote from: Billy Hoyle on Today at 09:09:14 AMthe judge would also have to declare the NCAA's roster caps null and void.

There are three justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court with MU degrees, let's get it done!

Yeah who are we to limit the opportunities of people to get paid for their services?  Just time it right so that the NCAA can rule it all illegal/players ineligible after we've won the games we need to (BET and as many NCAAT games as we can get in before a court date).

Quote from: swoopem on Today at 09:59:35 AMI saw him in 2018 or 2019 at Pine Knob outside Detroit. I'm pretty sure it was labeled his final tour (aren't they all) and he was really good. I'm glad he's getting back out there and doing more shows

Supposedly he had some pretty significant hearing loss that made it difficult for him to perform live, but they've figured out some fixes that have made him comfortable doing it. Who knows...like you said, a lot of artists have had multiple final tours. It's a pretty robust tour for someone his age -- with nearly 60 dates last year and another 40+ this year.