Comments on: Player of the Weak: Anthony Smith http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/ Sports Blog Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:04:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Apparently, Patriots Opponents Never Learn http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-435 Apparently, Patriots Opponents Never Learn Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:44:11 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-435 [...] guessing the words of folks like Anthony Smith do not serve as the warning they were intended… either that or San Diego’s Igor [...] [...] guessing the words of folks like Anthony Smith do not serve as the warning they were intended… either that or San Diego’s Igor [...]

]]> By: David Utter http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-238 David Utter Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:01:44 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-238 Chris, I think a lot of the locals would say "yes" to that! :) Good teams make the tourney. Very good teams advance to the Final Four. Great teams win it all. Tubby's teams had one great year, with players he did not recruit and he never matched. IU was just as depleted as UK, but it looks like the Hoosiers got the right Crawford brother. I'm just not getting the affection for Tubby. Pitino was crucified for leaving a team behind that won the title the next year, but Tubby earns nothing but love for leaving an ok team behind for the next coach and bolting before he can be tabbed with yet another underperforming recruiting class? Chris, I think a lot of the locals would say “yes” to that! :)

Good teams make the tourney. Very good teams advance to the Final Four. Great teams win it all. Tubby’s teams had one great year, with players he did not recruit and he never matched.

IU was just as depleted as UK, but it looks like the Hoosiers got the right Crawford brother.

I’m just not getting the affection for Tubby. Pitino was crucified for leaving a team behind that won the title the next year, but Tubby earns nothing but love for leaving an ok team behind for the next coach and bolting before he can be tabbed with yet another underperforming recruiting class?

]]> By: Xavier http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-232 Xavier Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:02:35 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-232 Yeah cause 75,93,97 and any before or after were so garbage. Your happy Tubby is gone, so get over it. Besides that I thought Tubby couldn't recruit. Plus he would have brought Lucas(true point) and Patterson(next Hayes). So why do you need Jasper or Meeks? Exactly! Shut up! Billy G got you Patterson, Legion(oops), AJ Stewart(sleepy),& Mike Williams(mr. dnp). How bad did Bobby Perry suck now? I know another bad recruit from Tubby they couldn't use. Right! Yeah cause 75,93,97 and any before or after were so garbage.

Your happy Tubby is gone, so get over it. Besides that I thought Tubby couldn’t recruit. Plus he would have brought Lucas(true point) and Patterson(next Hayes). So why do you need Jasper or Meeks? Exactly! Shut up!

Billy G got you Patterson, Legion(oops), AJ Stewart(sleepy),& Mike Williams(mr. dnp).

How bad did Bobby Perry suck now? I know another bad recruit from Tubby they couldn’t use. Right!

]]> By: Chris http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-230 Chris Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:45:26 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-230 Going by your rationale, UK has only had seven good teams. EVER. Going by your rationale, UK has only had seven good teams. EVER.

]]> By: David Utter http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-229 David Utter Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:43:10 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-229 Number of titles won by all of that touted talent? Right. So if the players weren't the problem, who could it have been? Hmmmm... Number of titles won by all of that touted talent?

Right. So if the players weren’t the problem, who could it have been? Hmmmm…

]]> By: Chris http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-221 Chris Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:09:48 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-221 One Derek Anderson does not equal a Jodie Meeks and a Derrick Jasper. Add Ron Mercer to his list of injured players and UK doesn't make the Final Four and maybe even misses the tournament. 2 players != 1 player. Funny, this underachieving knock didn't come when Hayes, Daniels, Azubuike, Fitch, Hawkins, Estill, et al were at UK... that started when he recruited McDAAs. One Derek Anderson does not equal a Jodie Meeks and a Derrick Jasper. Add Ron Mercer to his list of injured players and UK doesn’t make the Final Four and maybe even misses the tournament.

2 players != 1 player.

Funny, this underachieving knock didn’t come when Hayes, Daniels, Azubuike, Fitch, Hawkins, Estill, et al were at UK… that started when he recruited McDAAs.

]]> By: David Utter http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-220 David Utter Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:01:09 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-220 The '97 team made it to the finals despite injuries because unlike Tubby, Rick P could actually recruit players who played up to their billing. Tubby was like a divining rod for underachievers. The ’97 team made it to the finals despite injuries because unlike Tubby, Rick P could actually recruit players who played up to their billing. Tubby was like a divining rod for underachievers.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-216 Chris Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:00:40 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-216 just how much of a mess would it be if Jasper and Meeks were having normal sophomore years instead of sitting and watching? just how much of a mess would it be if Jasper and Meeks were having normal sophomore years instead of sitting and watching?

]]> By: David Utter http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-214 David Utter Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:04:52 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-214 Tubby's players underperformed for years, All Americans or not. The precious little snowflakes are being exposed, ex. Joe Crawford. You can adjust all you want when you have players that can make those adjustments work. A bare cupboard, and injuries, work against what the coach can do. If Billy Clyde doesn't like someone on the team, maybe he's seeing things that we're not. Except that we are seeing them, again Joe Crawford as an example. Tubby left the program in a mess and took the opportunity to bail. Give him credit for his foresight in that regard. Tubby’s players underperformed for years, All Americans or not. The precious little snowflakes are being exposed, ex. Joe Crawford.

You can adjust all you want when you have players that can make those adjustments work. A bare cupboard, and injuries, work against what the coach can do.

If Billy Clyde doesn’t like someone on the team, maybe he’s seeing things that we’re not. Except that we are seeing them, again Joe Crawford as an example.

Tubby left the program in a mess and took the opportunity to bail. Give him credit for his foresight in that regard.

]]> By: Chris http://www.ticketsolutions.com/blogs/intentional-foul/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-207 Chris Mon, 10 Dec 2007 22:05:20 +0000 http://www.intentionalfoul.com/weak/player-of-the-weak-anthony-smith/#comment-207 Or blood... Or blood…

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