I'm not triggered. I promise I haven't given a single thought to ECU basketball all year until you showed up. But, it sounds like everything is sunny in Greenville and the only piece holding you back was the HC. Congratulations!!! I'm looking forward to your 20-win season next year.

It's funny though, you want to "just look at the facts" but are completely impervious to ECU's history. You've been bad forever, but I'm glad you see the upside. As a Cubs fan, I get it. I'm eternally optimistic too, but nothing you've said in this thread has moved the needle.

(03-15-2022 03:37 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 03:24 PM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 10:30 AM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 09:24 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-14-2022 10:08 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  Seriously dude. It's kind of funny I that I mention Marshall once in passing, just as in the context that I hope we "make the call". That's it. Infact I said make the call then hire DeMeo who was already at ECU would be my likely preference. That's it, not even like I expected anything more than kick the tires.

You immediately got jealous, butthurt, and defensive that I could even think 1.2 million a year/ top 100 pay, and a job in the same conference he was last in might be attractive at all to a guy out of work who worked in the Carolinas for a decade or more.

A guy that is literally disgraced and toxic joblesss and no one else is calling. Even just the thought of it triggered you that hard. The Gaul. Meanwhile watch him end up at Iona like Pitino or whatever the Southern Conference version of that is.

One thing is pretty clear our AD never made any other call. He had his one guy in mind and that was the start and end of it. That's the only thing I don't like that he didn't see what the actual interest was or interview anyone else. He's qualified but not a fan of the process. I'll take the fresh start either way.

"Jealous"...LOFL. That's why you're never taken seriously here. FORTY YEARS ECU has been wandering in the wilderness of college basketball and you come to a UNCW message board and just can't help yourself. That is the delusion of EZU fans that everyone in the state finds comical. StillJonesing is the PEFECT moniker for an EZU fan, because you've been "Jonesin'" for a LONG time, and everyone sees it but you.

#1 I was actually invited to come back by the moderator out of the blue via PM back in mid December. I had posted 5 times on the entire bbs Network the last 2 years before 2 days ago. The last time I even had a post on the UNCW board was in 2020. I don't know who you think you are talking to at this point.

#2 there is a thread on your board about the ECU coaching job.

#3 a UNCW guy was interested in our job per reports, that's what I was actually looking for to see if you guys had heard anything or were talking about that.

#4 For being in the wilderness as you say I'm pretty sure we beat you last time we played and have a NET ranking almost identical this year. I know what we are, I wasn't happy with 180 NET purgatory after 4 years. 2 years in it would have flow over better but maybe you are the one that need some perspective.

The discussion was at least entertaining until you tossed in the "jealous" foolishness. I can promise you that ANYBODY who has attended UNCW could have gotten into EZU if they wanted, although the reverse isn't true. So you will not find any UNCW students, alumni or fans who are "jealous" of EZU.

DELUSIONAL.

Dude you were certainly triggered. Just look at how confrontational you and Bricksivy started out and continue to be. I mention even the possibility of calling Marshall and you got jealous and butthurt that I could even imagine a world. The same world guys like him are already at Iona mind you.

You are still worked up and I've tried to be nothing but courteous and to the point with information. The mod invited me back, probably already overstayed my welcome if it's going to get a couple of you so bothered just saying I hope we call Marshall on a thread someone else started about our job.

You mistook laughter at your delusion as jealousy. That's your problem not mine. Yet you still repeat is as though repeating it makes it true. Living in reality helps you deal with reality. Unfortunately, EZU admins have to accomodate a delusional fan base that sometimes discusses an invite to the SEC as a real possibility. A fan base that thinks even a down and out Marshall would have an interest in their dead end basketball job. Yet here your are again, picking up a assistant from an actual good program, a former FCS football coach, and abandoned in a conference AGAIN as the actual good athletic programs move on while EZU is left behind, amazingly, without Marshall or an invite to the SEC.

We don't suffer from these delusions, so it's always fun to watch the delusions crash into reality over and over again in GVegas(another delusion). We'll catch you in a few years when your coaches don't take you to the level of the SEC in football and the Big South in basketball and you start all over again.

It's been fun, but I'm done.

SEC? What are you even talking about. I know the AAC is the pinnacle of where we can aspire. We got there, and ECU did it despite being the only small market team to. We must have done something right along the way to over come that.

Is hiring a FCS national championship coach supposed to be an insult. Seemed to work out for Jim Tressell. Sign me up for that every time in every sport moving forward infact.

That's why promoting Steve DeMeo was my coaching preference. You win a national title or dominate on any level 170-27 and you are doing something well. Kevin Keats was 262-17 in Prep remind you. I wouldn't have been upset with a prep coach with that kind of record recruiting D1 athletes.

It sounds like the new coach might bring an 11ppg scorer last year on a 5 seed Tennesse team with him. That would be a great start.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...yjr-1.html

Get our BC transfer healthy and another guy like that, yeah please let us be a portal program. I'd take that all day over some freshman this spring.

(03-15-2022 03:32 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 02:37 PM)bricksnivy Wrote:  The question remains, why would a transfer be interested in ECU basketball? Your main selling point for the coaching search is a competitive salary; is there NIL money available to basketball players that would incentivize them to play at a historically bad program that hasn't shown signs (any, at all, in 40 years) of improving? You keep referencing Towson; this was Skerry's 10th season. In year 4 he was 12-20.

Well, we got a ESPN top 115 transfer last year that averaged 14ppg at Boston College

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...bbs-1.html

He was hurt.

Got another guy that averaged 13ppg 7rpg at New Mexico, and 8ppg at UConn before that. He as a top 70 recruit out of HS from Pasadena, California.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...son-1.html

You'd have to ask them why they came to Greenville.

They weren't the problem, the problem was knowing one was an injury risk and not signing any insurance behind him when he inevitably got hurt, or more of them instead of 6 freshman. We needed more depth like that. However clearly the potential was there to get multiple transfers like this in the portal. The quality was fine, the quantity wasn't. I'd like to see 3-5 like that this year.

There is NIL money floating around Gville. The QB is on commercials every time you turn the radio on. Also the program has continued to build on what it can like the practice facility. Jayden Gardner not only came he stayed 3 years even as bad as Dooley was. That gives me hope. He could have left by Christmas and went anywhere his freshman year.

You've mentioned a few times about the new "portal" being the way in college basketball and how Dooley didn't help you with that. You also made the statement above that he brought in some high level talent from across the country. Which side of the bed are you planning on sleeping in here? You blame him for too many freshmen, but also say he was capable and did bring in transfer talent. The mental gymnastics is here is Olympic level.

(03-15-2022 10:38 AM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 09:55 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 09:36 AM)jumpinmullet Wrote:  

(03-14-2022 10:08 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(03-14-2022 08:15 PM)82hawk Wrote:  Well, I guess solely based on success and potential this guy was slected over Marshall. Pretty much a wash between the two,

Seriously dude. It's kind of funny I that I mention Marshall once in passing, just as in the context that I hope we "make the call". That's it. Infact I said make the call then hire DeMeo who was already at ECU would be my likely preference. That's it, not even like I expected anything more than kick the tires.

You immediately got jealous, butthurt, and defensive that I could even think 1.2 million a year/ top 100 pay, and a job in the same conference he was last in might be attractive at all to a guy out of work who worked in the Carolinas for a decade or more.

A guy that is literally disgraced and toxic joblesss and no one else is calling. Even just the thought of it triggered you that hard. The Gaul. Meanwhile watch him end up at Iona like Pitino or whatever the Southern Conference version of that is.

One thing is pretty clear our AD never made any other call. He had his one guy in mind and that was the start and end of it. That's the only thing I don't like that he didn't see what the actual interest was or interview anyone else. He's qualified but not a fan of the process. I'll take the fresh start either way.

Seems like there was a UNCW player that played for Marshall and then testified against him in the blowout there . Not sure who that was but I think he also transfered from UNCW as well . Marshall getting another job seems like a real stretch but Pitino got a job after the Louisville mess so it can happen but you have to be desperate to even think about it .
Good luck to ECU and for the record I liked Dooley there and I feel like they shafted the guy .

Agree 100%. And that's the delusional part of ECU. ECU isn't the kind of place you can turn around immediately in basketball and Dooley was heading in the right direction. It's not like they were on an extended losing streak or getting blown out in a pretty tough basketball conference. They were competitive.

I'm out, before Bhawks generosity changes, but it's ridiculous if you think anyone should be happy with that.

I don’t have any personal issue with you, nor would I ban anyone without cause. I don’t see these posts/conversations as trolling, especially if the thread was started by a UNCW fan.

You’re good in my book. As long as all stay civil you can post here as much as you like.


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Good call B Hawk06! StillJ has been a pain in the butt in the past and crossed the line then but not here. He has promoted his team and given his takes without crossing the line. He's gonna get it from the UNCW side of things but has not done anything detrimental to the Hawks. That's a good job of moderating my man!

Whether you like StillJ or not, he does his research and at least has a solid hoops take. You can't fault him for that.

(03-15-2022 06:49 PM)Hawk81 Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 03:32 PM)StillJonesing Wrote:  

(03-15-2022 02:37 PM)bricksnivy Wrote:  The question remains, why would a transfer be interested in ECU basketball? Your main selling point for the coaching search is a competitive salary; is there NIL money available to basketball players that would incentivize them to play at a historically bad program that hasn't shown signs (any, at all, in 40 years) of improving? You keep referencing Towson; this was Skerry's 10th season. In year 4 he was 12-20.

Well, we got a ESPN top 115 transfer last year that averaged 14ppg at Boston College

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...bbs-1.html

He was hurt.

Got another guy that averaged 13ppg 7rpg at New Mexico, and 8ppg at UConn before that. He as a top 70 recruit out of HS from Pasadena, California.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/pla...son-1.html

You'd have to ask them why they came to Greenville.

They weren't the problem, the problem was knowing one was an injury risk and not signing any insurance behind him when he inevitably got hurt, or more of them instead of 6 freshman. We needed more depth like that. However clearly the potential was there to get multiple transfers like this in the portal. The quality was fine, the quantity wasn't. I'd like to see 3-5 like that this year.

There is NIL money floating around Gville. The QB is on commercials every time you turn the radio on. Also the program has continued to build on what it can like the practice facility. Jayden Gardner not only came he stayed 3 years even as bad as Dooley was. That gives me hope. He could have left by Christmas and went anywhere his freshman year.

You've mentioned a few times about the new "portal" being the way in college basketball and how Dooley didn't help you with that. You also made the statement above that he brought in some high level talent from across the country. Which side of the bed are you planning on sleeping in here? You blame him for too many freshmen, but also say he was capable and did bring in transfer talent. The mental gymnastics is here is Olympic level.

Math my man. It takes more than 1 player, and that's about the only one that actually got on the court in 4 years. Tabbs was a known injury risk having already missed 1.5 years and needing another surgery before this year. Those were just examples of the quality that can be gotten, now we just need more quantity like that. It can be done here, Lebo actually got many good transfers before it was even as easy as it is now to get them. If this new guy doesn't go get us like 5 transfers this offseason I'll be disappointed. There is no reason to recruit 6 freshman and wait around 2 or 3 years. Basketball has changed and I think we'll know pretty quick what he's about. Even much of UNCW's biggest success the last decade was driven in part by a D2 transfer. There is talent everywhere out there moving around, just got to get our piece.