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Post by ironlions on Jun 9, 2009 18:20:19 GMT -5
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Post by zagsfanforlife on Jun 9, 2009 18:21:28 GMT -5
haha you beat me to it ironlions. Was going to post just about the same thing. This has got to help eliminate USC from Eaton and Nelson's wish list
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jun 9, 2009 20:34:32 GMT -5
I understand that LMU plays USC at the Gallen Center next year - a win by LMU would enhance our program status and this won't hurt our chances. However, Bayno did some amazing recruiting late in the process last year - maybe the new USC coach (whoever he is) can do the same.
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Post by golions on Jun 9, 2009 20:48:48 GMT -5
Whoever takes the USC job will have to rebuild - they'll be rolling out a new starting 5 next season (Alex Stephenson will be their best player) and may find themselves in the Pac-10 basement - one year removed after winning the conference tournament.
Floyd has wrecked the program and AD Garrett (another crook) is facing more scrutiny.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jun 9, 2009 22:28:18 GMT -5
Interesting - why do you think Garrett is a crook? Not saying he isn't but I have not info one way or the other.
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Post by golions on Jun 9, 2009 23:14:30 GMT -5
Interesting - why do you think Garrett is a crook? Not saying he isn't but I have not info one way or the other. Without gettting carried away - let's just say that more than a few big SC boosters do not have a very high opinion of Garrett (I have a relative that works in the AD office). |
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Post by ldawg on Jun 10, 2009 12:03:16 GMT -5
Interesting - why do you think Garrett is a crook? Not saying he isn't but I have not info one way or the other. I think the fact that USC's two marquee sports are embroiled in scandal and investigations also adds some suspicion to his c rookery. |
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Post by greendoberman on Jun 10, 2009 14:37:01 GMT -5
In case you missed it at first glance, there is a blurb about Austin Carroll at the end of the article linked.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jun 10, 2009 20:43:54 GMT -5
greendoberman
I missed it and did not see a link on the article posted by ironlions. Perhaps there links change with the day of viewing?
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Post by ironlions on Jun 10, 2009 23:38:38 GMT -5
It just says he going to a prep school as reported a while back.
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jun 12, 2009 21:07:07 GMT -5
Another Rumored Replacement for Floyd from today's Dailey Breeze: MEDIA: USC, as easy as ABC for Mark Jackson? By Tom Hoffarth, Columnist Posted: 06/12/2009 12:00:00 AM PDT Fast-break forward a couple of weeks, when USC arranges a news conference at Heritage Hall to introduce Mark Jackson as its new basketball coach. And then the former NBA star announces that his son, Mark Jr., a 6-foot-3 guard who just finished his junior season at Calabasas High with plans of a return transfer to Taft High of Woodland Hills as a senior, is his first certified commitment. "You said it, not me," said the 44-year-old Jackson, a bit shifty about admitting his desire for that kind of plum assignment, which would allow him to stay at his San Fernando Valley home base. Jackson's days aren't necessarily numbered as a co-analyst on ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals, which could very soon. But the number of weeks FARTHER OFF THE WALL: Want to read more of Tom Hoffarth's musings? visit our Farther off the Wall blog. and months he's spent recently in circulation for a career move that could take him to a pro or college coaching gig has included hiring an agent from Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency to expedite things. Many career coaches, like partner Jeff Van Gundy, have used a TV analyst role to bridge the gap between potential bench jobs. But Jackson, as an entry-level coach, has definitely improved his marketability by using the medium to show what kind of strategy and communication skills he has to offer. "Coaching has always been on my radar," said Jackson, the NBA's No. 2 all-time career assist leader with 15,334 - or about 5,000 more than one of his idols, Magic Johnson, who's at No. 3. "I look forward to one day coaching. It's Advertisement been a dream of mine, like anyone who's ever played the point guard position and has been the extension of the coach on the floor. I've been tempted to run a show my entire life." www.dailybreeze.com/sports/ci_12574678 |
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Post by LIONS90045 on Jun 14, 2009 21:17:37 GMT -5
USC Team is a Rebuild Effort for Sure! This from Andy Katz on ESPN Insider.
Two recruits want out of commitments
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USC continues to suffer the fallout of the investigation into possible NCAA violations and coach Tim Floyd's subsequent resignation.
The Trojans' recruiting class, once viewed as one of the best in the country, is down to one.
Lamont Jones of Oak Hill (Va.) Academy has been released from his national letter of intent, USC announced Thursday night. Fellow recruit Derrick Williams of La Mirada (Calif.) High also asked for his release, The Los Angeles Times reported. USC wouldn't confirm Williams' departure.
The Trojans already gave Noel Johnson, of Georgia, his release.
Evan Smith, of Calabasas (Calif.) High, is the lone recruit remaining for 2009-10.
Johnson's release was conditional and he will not be allowed to go to another Pac-10 school, a source told ESPN.com. It's unclear if Jones or Williams have had the same condition placed on their release.
One-time recruit Solomon Hill got out of his verbal commitment and went to Arizona. Renardo Sidney, who also committed out of Fairfax (Calif.) High, went to Mississippi State.
The Trojans lost four players -- freshman DeMar DeRozan, juniors Daniel Hackett and Taj Gibson and senior Marcus Johnson -- to the NBA draft.
USC has nine returning players on scholarship. Senior guard Dwight Lewis, who averaged a team-high 14.4 points a game, and North Carolina transfer Alex Stepheson are among them.
Point guard Gary Franklin Jr., of Mater Dei (Calif.) High, has committed for 2010. A source told ESPN.com he may also back out.
USC (22-13, 9-9 Pac-10) won the Pac-10 tournament last March. The Trojans reached the second-round of the NCAA tournament with a win over Boston College but lost to No. 2 seed Michigan State in the second round in Minneapolis.
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