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ZONACAT wrote:

That's why he calls ASU's NIT invitation a "well-deserved opportunity."

"The teams in this tournament would be equivalent to teams going to good bowl games in football,'' Sendek said. "They're having successful seasons whether it's Murray State, whether it's Miami, which won (seven) road games including a blowout win at Duke, whether it's Arizona State, a team that finished fifth in the conference with wins over UCLA and Arizona.

This fucking guy

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/n ... /24933181/

An opportunity to get a automatic contract extension.

ASUHATER! wrote:

1stNGrant Frys wrote:

azthrillhouse wrote:

azgreg wrote:The ASSu basketball fan, AKA unicorn are impossible to find.

Hey I saw two ASU shirts at the Oregon game Saturday, plus two punks that were talking shit to us in the casino on Friday (which was puzzling to say the least, on multiple levels)....so I guess that's 4 of them?

i was walking by myself in Vegas, and a group of girls started chanting ASU ASU. Then one asked me the result of the tournament. I told them how U of A and ASU did. "oh well ASU is better than U of A anyway!" and they continued chanting. This is pretty much the mentality of their fanbase.

lol that's a perfect example. They have no idea how their team is doing or anything about the sport, get told they suck and we're really good and they just say they are better anyway.

They weren't being belligerent, just sort of playful, confused and probably pay enough attention to ASU sports to know when to make little jokes. Sure a they have a lot of fork douchebags, but majority are just extremely casual and have only a passing knowledge of things.

1stNGrant Frys wrote:

ASUHATER! wrote:

1stNGrant Frys wrote:

azthrillhouse wrote:

azgreg wrote:The ASSu basketball fan, AKA unicorn are impossible to find.

Hey I saw two ASU shirts at the Oregon game Saturday, plus two punks that were talking shit to us in the casino on Friday (which was puzzling to say the least, on multiple levels)....so I guess that's 4 of them?

i was walking by myself in Vegas, and a group of girls started chanting ASU ASU. Then one asked me the result of the tournament. I told them how U of A and ASU did. "oh well ASU is better than U of A anyway!" and they continued chanting. This is pretty much the mentality of their fanbase.

lol that's a perfect example. They have no idea how their team is doing or anything about the sport, get told they suck and we're really good and they just say they are better anyway.

They weren't being belligerent, just sort of playful, confused and probably pay enough attention to ASU sports to know when to make little jokes. Sure a they have a lot of fork douchebags, but majority are just extremely casual and have only a passing knowledge of things.

They obviously weren't all that clever with their retort, but the most important question is....were they hot???

Also, your observations clearly show that ASU fanbase doesn't deserve a good basketball program....they are very lucky to have their 2 huge upsets (ughhhhh, hurts as bad as getting kicked in the nuts!) over us the past two years.

ASUHATER! wrote:Mid February to early April college basketball is a top 2 sports with the nba that nearly every sports fan cares about and watches. The issue is that from early November to early February, it only has 1/3 of the audience and is only religiously Followed in the northeast, Illinois/Indiana/Kentucky and in Tucson and Spokane.

Yep, pretty much sums up college basketball's geography, though I'd replace Illinois with Michigan.

Need to add kansas and northcarolina to that list

Well yeah. In those months cbb is limited to about 9 states and 2 individual cities.

2 more wins in the NIT and Herb's automatic extension kicks in....

Was interesting to see this non-vote of confidence from Ray Anderson earlier today...

http://arizonasports.com/74/1817465/ASU ... e-decision

This might end up being a banner-adding year for ASU.

They beat the defending (until last Sunday, I suppose) NCAA champions, and maybe the 2015 NCAA champions, all in one season???

Ryan Boatwright did not play.

azthrillhouse wrote:2 more wins in the NIT and Herb's automatic extension kicks in....

Sucks they choked to lowly SC in Vegas last week. Otherwise it's only one more fairly attainable W. It's too much to ask this load of loser for two more.

azthrillhouse wrote:2 more wins in the NIT and Herb's automatic extension kicks in....

Was interesting to see this non-vote of confidence from Ray Anderson earlier today...

http://arizonasports.com/74/1817465/ASU ... e-decision

I didn't fact check that, but it is fitting for ASU basketball that an NIT berth would trigger an automatic contract extension. The beautiful part is you don't even have to make this stuff up.

Sitting at 18 wins now, needs 2 in the NIT:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/c ... /20618069/

-An additional year will be added to Sendek's contract if ASU wins 20 games or appears in at least one NCAA Tournament game over the remaining years of the contract (2014-15 or 2015-16) or in any extension year added to the contract (2016-17 or 2017-18).

-Two additional years will be added to Sendek's contract if ASU wins 25 games or appears in at least three NCAA Tournament games in any of the remaining years of the contract or in any extension years of the contract .

Let's go scummies! beat the spiders!

Merkin wrote:Sitting at 18 wins now, needs 2 in the NIT:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/c ... /20618069/

-An additional year will be added to Sendek's contract if ASU wins 20 games or appears in at least one NCAA Tournament game over the remaining years of the contract (2014-15 or 2015-16) or in any extension year added to the contract (2016-17 or 2017-18).

-Two additional years will be added to Sendek's contract if ASU wins 25 games or appears in at least three NCAA Tournament games in any of the remaining years of the contract or in any extension years of the contract .

Lol, this is the only way I can root for the Scummies! Go Scummies and get Herbie a renewal...can you imagine their fanbase if they do? What an entertaining off-Season that would be!

ASSu loses to Richmond in OT 76-70.

How soon until Herbie can get photographed eating by himself at FailBurger?

Darn

Chicat wrote:How soon until Herbie can get photographed eating by himself at FailBurger?

I doubt any media followed their sorry asses to Richmond.

Well crap he has to win 20 next year now to get the extension

asu thinking of getting rid of Herb?

http://arizonastate.scout.com/story/153 ... eting?s=43

Probably did his best job this year rebuilding that roster and finiihing 5th after an 0-4 start in the conference.

Looks like he will be back eating at the food court soon. Going to be sad to see Herbie go, he has 4 starters coming back next year

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... erson-meet. Uh Oh.....doesn't look good for Herbie:

Arizona State coach Herb Sendek is expected to learn if he will be relieved of his duties at a Tuesday morning meeting with athletic director Ray Anderson, multiple sources told ESPN Monday night.

Ron Chenoy/USA TODAY Sports:

Arizona State coach Herb Sendek is expected to learn if he will be relieved of his duties at a Tuesday morning meeting, sources said.
A number of industry sources told ESPN that staff members have already leaked that they expect Sendek to be fired. But ESPN was unable to confirm that late Monday and calls and text messages to Sendek weren't returned.

Sendek has been with the Sun Devils for nine seasons and gone to the NCAA tournament in 2009 and '14. The Sun Devils have beaten rival Arizona the past two seasons in Tempe. ASU was 18-16 overall this season, 9-9 in the Pac-12 and lost at Richmond in overtime in the second round of the NIT after winning at UConn.

If the Sun Devils move on Sendek, a number of names have already emerged as possible candidates, including Memphis coach Josh Pastner and UC Irvine's Russell Turner.

Sendek's contract was extended by one year to June 30, 2017 by the board of regents earlier in the season.

Ned Who?

Anyone on the committee suggesting Pastner should be taken behind the barn. How clueless would you be to hire someone like him?

Besides Pastner already makes more than Miller.

Rob Evans is available. He can come teach the conference how to play defense.

Signing Pastner would be awesome. I would die laughing.

If you're going to fire someone you don't schedule a meeting three days in advance.

Maybe he's going to give him some pointers on where to eat.

Crazy after the magical season they had this year. Asu fans must be dancing in the streets. Well all 20 basketball fans. Is it strange that I think pastner would be a good hire? He'd immediately increase Asu's talent level.

Sendek is officially gone.

I think this is bullshit. He coached up a team that lost its top-3 scorers from last year to an NIT birth and competitive Pac-12 campaign. He deserved better. He responsible for two of the best seasons inthe program's recent history, and the notoriety of maybe a future NBA MVP in Harden. He also has a good number of wins over Arizona.

Just foolishness.

Especially in this budget crisis.

I can't remember if I said it here, or on social media, but when somebody posted that pic of Herb eating in the food court, I said how sad that looked and he had the look of a coach who knew his days there were limited. Like he knew that was his job.

Completely stupid. I hope they swing-and-miss with whoever they bring in. He did a great job this year and continues to win against a rival who is dominating college basketball. I don't see how Pastner would leave Memphis AND that money for the ASU job. And a rival from his playing days to boot? Just not seeing it at all. Or he's dimented and sees that as a way to shove it in our face for him not being the coach here?

Per Evan Daniels

On Monday, Arizona State relieved Herb Sendek of his head coaching duties.
And it didn’t take long for a leader for the job to emerge.

According to a high placed source, Duke assistant Jeff Capelhas been contacted by Arizona State and is the guy they have targeted.

Capel has been an assistant at Duke the past four seasons.

Prior to Duke, Capel served as the head coach at Oklahoma and VCU. During his nine seasons as a head coach, Capel has a record of 175-110. His best season was an Elite Eight run in 2008-09.

http://collegebasketball.scout.com/stor ... ign=buffer

What kind of recruiting impact will ASu bringing in a big name coach have on us?

Nice, bring in another Duke hack that we can pick on along with Dawkins

FightWildcatsFight wrote:What kind of recruiting impact will ASu bringing in a big name coach have on us?

It would take a home run hire to have any. And even then, doubt it puts more than a small ding

JMarkJohns wrote:I think this is bullshit. He coached up a team that lost its top-3 scorers from last year to an NIT birth and competitive Pac-12 campaign. He deserved better. He responsible for two of the best seasons inthe program's recent history, and the notoriety of maybe a future NBA MVP in Harden. He also has a good number of wins over Arizona.

Just foolishness.

Especially in this budget crisis.

You do realize that this is ASU we are talking about, right? The school that fired Ned Wulk in 1982 after a bad season. ASU had finished 2nd in the PAC the 2 previous seasons (15-3, 16-2 in the PAC) - ASU's 2nd and 3rd in the conference.

Those teams had rosters that even many later UA teams would have drooled over: Fat Lever, Byron Scott, Kurt Nimphius, Alton Lister, Sam Williams, Paul Williams, Johnny Nash. They were loaded.

Harvey Specter wrote:

JMarkJohns wrote:I think this is bullshit. He coached up a team that lost its top-3 scorers from last year to an NIT birth and competitive Pac-12 campaign. He deserved better. He responsible for two of the best seasons inthe program's recent history, and the notoriety of maybe a future NBA MVP in Harden. He also has a good number of wins over Arizona.

Just foolishness.

Especially in this budget crisis.

You do realize that this is ASU we are talking about, right? The school that fired Ned Wulk in 1982 after a bad season. ASU had finished 2nd in the PAC the 2 previous seasons (15-3, 16-2 in the PAC) - ASU's 2nd and 3rd in the conference.

Those teams had rosters that even many later UA teams would have drooled over: Fat Lever, Byron Scott, Kurt Nimphius, Alton Lister, Sam Williams, Paul Williams, Johnny Nash. They were loaded.

Not saying it's surprising. Just it's unwarranted and a stupid move.

As much as I've made fun of ASU, Sendeck did a hell of a job at a school without a fanbase, zero booster support, and who is tiny Tim type of little brother to Arizona.

They aren't a sleeping giant. Sendeck did a great job for them.

oh nooo, no more lonely herb! or maybe the lonliest herb, i dunno.


asu should bring back bill frieder

How well did Capel do as a HC without Blake Griffin?

Merkin wrote:How well did Capel do as a HC without Blake Griffin?

With Griffin he was 53-18 with an elite 8 and another tournament appearance. Without he was 122-92 in 7 seasons at vcu and Oklahoma with one ncaa appearance and one nit appearance. Never won more than 23 games in a season.

FightWildcatsFight wrote:Sendek is officially gone.

Well crap! I'm going to miss him. But even when I was rooting for ASU he ended up disappointing. Like vs SC this past Vegas Tourney.

Herbie is not a great coach but did the best he could at ASU and had a great record for an ASU coach against U of A and made a couple tournaments here and there. ASU shouldnt expect more then that. But apparently they do so let them bring in some new douchebag who will suck and realize that it is a dead end job

He did have the best record of any coach vs. Arizona (9-10)since Wulk who was 39-15 vs. Arizona

It's certainly a worse job than it was when Herb took it in 2006. Herb is a clear demonstration of what that program can do to a promising coaching career. And back then, it was just the Bruins, and in Arizona there was hope that the gap could close. Now Arizona and SDSU both loom long-term in addition to UCLA, which recruits well even in the Alford era.

the adidas transition this summer will also make the asu bb job even tougher

Fine coach. Mediocre recruiter.