SB Nation User Blog: Mahatma

Historical Perspective?

Mahatma — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:09:12 -0000

Maybe some of y'all can help me out here.

I'm wondering if there's a comparable incident of 'moral turpitude' (gotta put it in quotes because it sounds so silly) on the part of a coach, who then received full support from his employers. There are plenty of incidents where the coach has gotten the proverbial boot, but what about otherwise? It seems like politicians can get away with this kind of thing (occasionally), but not college coaches.

Surely, what's happened here is worse than participating in an NCAA tournament pool or drinking beer with some coeds. Right?

Pastner to Memphis?

Mahatma — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:20:30 -0000

Pastner to Memphis?

Potential recruiting implications could be interesting.

Would it be kosher for Cal to re-hire one of BCG's assistants? Cyprien or Webster?

Houston Player Suspended for Face-Stomp

Mahatma — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:44:38 -0000

Houston Player Suspended for Face-Stomp

It's good to know that Conference USA and the U of Houston have more class than our friends in Greensboro and Durham.

Reality = Perception?

Mahatma — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:36:16 -0000

So, I was just reading about this Dotson kid who was just offered by UofL. About Pitino, he says "...he gets players to the next level." This got me thinking, we've been hearing recruits say this about Pitino since the old days, but how long has it been since it was really true? Going straight off the top of my head, I'd guess Antoine's had the best career out of them all, but didn't he leave school about 12 years ago? I don't want to rag on any individual players, but do y'all think RP really deserves this reputation as a developer of NBA players? It seems I can remember as many NBA disappointments as success stories.