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Title: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on January 31, 2009, 07:57:45 PM
Destroys Texas on the road with 1/10th of the talent that Barnes has.  What an unbelievably fantastic coach.  KSU and our garbage fanbase doesn't deserve him.  Hope we can hold on when Miami comes calling  :ohno:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: jester66 on January 31, 2009, 08:30:31 PM
True that.

Was an incredible chess match between Frank and Barnes. 
Both did great jobs counteracting the others move.
Frank's intensity throughout the year is infecting this team.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: ltrain37 on January 31, 2009, 08:34:31 PM
 :runaway: :ohno: :runaway:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Double D on January 31, 2009, 08:38:21 PM
If Frank continues to win this yr, and makes the NIT, OR even the NCAA's, then last yrs
arguement that he "just had MB and BW" can be thrown out the window.

Frank is proving he is loyal to his players, they are responding, and we are sseing a program taken
positive foundation-building steps to big 12 respectability.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: hemmy on January 31, 2009, 08:39:50 PM
We won't make the 4 letter tourney
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on January 31, 2009, 08:41:16 PM
Martinites out in full validation mode tonight.  I wish dax was around to take them down a peg or two.

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on January 31, 2009, 08:52:21 PM
Martinites out in full validation mode tonight.  I wish dax was around to take them down a peg or two.



lols
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Double D on January 31, 2009, 08:57:47 PM
Hemmy, perhaps we won't. But there are many who said we had no chance to get to 4-4 in the
league too. ;)
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on January 31, 2009, 09:00:22 PM
We won't make the 4 letter tourney

no s#!t?
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on January 31, 2009, 09:09:59 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Double D on January 31, 2009, 09:11:26 PM
So, IF we were to finish 10-6 conf, and win one game in the tourney, we're NIT ?
Two games ?  NIT ?   dunno......
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on January 31, 2009, 09:13:14 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



why so angry?  What is the idiotic logic?  We do have garbage talent.  You think we have more talent than TX?
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: yoman on January 31, 2009, 09:13:20 PM
So, IF we were to finish 10-6 conf, and win one game in the tourney, we're NIT ?
Two games ?  NIT ?   dunno......
Finish 10-6? LMAO
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Double D on January 31, 2009, 09:14:11 PM
Suckass talent just beat #12 on the road, with suckass coach I guess. JFC. :banghead:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Saulbadguy on January 31, 2009, 09:15:51 PM
I dunno, this team could easily lets Brackins and co destroy them in Manhattan next tuesday.  We'll see a lot of hot and cold imo. At this point i'm expecting around 6-10, 7-9 - that should be enough, imo, for NIT - which is what most of us thought we would do this season.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on January 31, 2009, 09:16:25 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



why so angry?  What is the idiotic logic?  We do have garbage talent.  You think we have more talent than TX?

But remember, that terrible talent couldn't be coached up.

Do you even remember what you guys were saying Steve? I suspect to much of this . . .  :bong:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on January 31, 2009, 09:16:49 PM
I dunno, this team could easily lets Brackins and co destroy them in Manhattan next tuesday.  We'll see a lot of hot and cold imo. At this point i'm expecting around 6-10, 7-9 - that should be enough, imo, for NIT - which is what most of us thought we would do this season.

Yep, pretty much where I'm at.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on January 31, 2009, 09:17:24 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



why so angry?  What is the idiotic logic?  We do have garbage talent.  You think we have more talent than TX?

But remember, that terrible talent couldn't be coached up??  

Do you even remember what you guys were saying Steve? I suspect to much of this . . .  :bong:

I never said anything of the sort you f^cking retard.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Bigwheels17 on January 31, 2009, 09:18:30 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



Ya, all Clemente needed was better preparation from Frank to go off for 44...
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: nicname on January 31, 2009, 09:20:41 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



We don't have suck ass talent.  We have young and incomplete talent.  Talent that shouldn't beat teams like OU, UT and ku.  We don't have talent across the board like Texas does either.  

I'm not going to call Frank a "coach em' up" genius but we out played our level the last two games.  That or perhaps guys like Ron Anderson, Jamar Samuals, etc are starting to come into their own as players.  Perhaps, our young team is finally gaining confidence after opening up conference play with a gauntlet of tough games.  

I'm not placing bets on where this team will go this season, I just want to see constant improvement.  The troops are coming next year and thing we accomplish this season is GRAVY.  

If we dont lay an egg against ISU we are 4-4 and it is a brand new season.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on January 31, 2009, 09:21:16 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



why so angry?  What is the idiotic logic?  We do have garbage talent.  You think we have more talent than TX?

But remember, that terrible talent couldn't be coached up??  

Do you even remember what you guys were saying Steve? I suspect to much of this . . .  :bong:

I never said anything of the sort you f^cking retard.
Guys . . . that's plural Steve . . g-u-y-s.  

Remember, K-State had suck ass talent, so don't blame anything on Frank, they can't be coached, no amount of X'ing and O'ing in the world was going to help this group according to the Martinites.

Strange how they respond to a solid game plan, and Frank recovers from his self admitted $hit job of coaching against NU.

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on January 31, 2009, 09:22:55 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



Ya, all Clemente needed was better preparation from Frank to go off for 44...

Yeah, because all those screens they were setting for him early in the year didn't work.   :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sys on January 31, 2009, 09:41:04 PM
Yeah, because all those screens they were setting for him early in the year didn't work.   :rolleyes:

yeah, he never had an open look before this game,  :rolleyes:  but now that martin has finally learned to free him up, we can expect him to hit 86% from 3 for the rest of the season.  should definitely help.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Bigwheels17 on January 31, 2009, 09:45:38 PM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



Ya, all Clemente needed was better preparation from Frank to go off for 44...

Yeah, because all those screens they were setting for him early in the year didn't work.   :rolleyes:

A lack of screens is why he's a career 33% 3P shooter. Heck, I'd run all my 33% gunners of screens.

He was hot today. No doubt about it. But it wasn't because Martin decided before the game that he was going to run him off picks. It was probably after he was 3-3 that Frank decided that.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on January 31, 2009, 09:49:29 PM
But that was the point, instead of calling on DC to keep trying to create his own shots, they immediately started giving him some help to get him open.   Prior to this last stretch . . . not so much.

This isn't that hard. 



Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: hemmy on January 31, 2009, 10:00:40 PM
But that was the point, instead of calling on DC to keep trying to create his own shots, they immediately started giving him some help to get him open.   Prior to this last stretch . . . not so much.

This isn't that hard. 





Stop trying to talk x's and o's, you just keep getting owned
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: fatty fat fat on January 31, 2009, 10:02:20 PM
 
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



you are tremendously dumb. have you ever won a fight w/ku fans?
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on January 31, 2009, 10:03:16 PM
Thank you dax.

Martinites will never recognize the fact that Frank Martin is a high school coach who doesn't have the first clue what he's doing out there.

This is the last Big 12 win this season.

It's pretty clear to any one who's not a rabid Martinite that Frank Martin doesn't have an effing clue on how to get this team prepared to play any semblance of Big 12 basketball.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: KCcat28 on January 31, 2009, 10:21:37 PM
Does anyone have a screenshot of Frank Martin smiling? I don't think I have ever seen a smile on his face like the one today.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: doom on January 31, 2009, 10:24:32 PM
From during the ku game and after I remember some shots of him, but not today.  At the half the announcer was like, "And Frank Martin has got to be thrilled."  Frank was walking into the tunnel like someone had just cut him off in traffic. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: KCcat28 on January 31, 2009, 10:27:02 PM
From during the ku game and after I remember some shots of him, but not today.  At the half the announcer was like, "And Frank Martin has got to be thrilled."  Frank was walking into the tunnel like someone had just cut him off in traffic. 

There was one after texas got called for a foul that probably was a bad call and we had all the momentum at the time and the crowd was booing. It was like for 2 seconds but I remember it.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: TheCatsMeow on January 31, 2009, 10:28:08 PM
Thank you dax.

Martinites will never recognize the fact that Frank Martin is a high school coach who doesn't have the first clue what he's doing out there.

This is the last Big 12 win this season.

It's pretty clear to any one who's not a rabid Martinite that Frank Martin doesn't have an effing clue on how to get this team prepared to play any semblance of Big 12 basketball.


I feel sorry for any current future coaches that have to put up with you and daxis bullcrap
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on January 31, 2009, 10:28:44 PM
Thank you dax.

Martinites will never recognize the fact that Frank Martin is a high school coach who doesn't have the first clue what he's doing out there.

This is the last Big 12 win this season.

It's pretty clear to any one who's not a rabid Martinite that Frank Martin doesn't have an effing clue on how to get this team prepared to play any semblance of Big 12 basketball.


I feel sorry for any current future coaches that have to put up with you and daxis bullcrap

 :powertard:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: hemmy on January 31, 2009, 10:29:40 PM
Does anyone have a screenshot of Frank Martin smiling? I don't think I have ever seen a smile on his face like the one today.

He gives plenty of sarcastic smiles when he wants to kick the ref in the face
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: mcmwcat on January 31, 2009, 11:10:43 PM
doodz.  chillax.  catz just won the biggest game of the season in thrilling fashion and nobody likes an i told you so'er.  martin=prince'ers are all welcome in the martini club.  all your crimes shall be pardoned.  repent and all your sins wil be forgiven.  we can all be emaws on this glorious day.

(http://www.ksufans.com/forums/Smileys/ksufans/4flag.gif)

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 01, 2009, 12:19:08 AM
Great coaching job by Martin today.  A great game overall for K-State. 


 :beerchug:


Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 07:50:58 AM
Great coaching job by Martin today.  A great game overall for K-State. 


 :beerchug:




Thanks BMW, you are one of the "good ones" (ku fans, not white guys)
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 07:52:24 AM
Another thing:  Awesome moment when Martin is facing away from our FT shooter down on a knee praying to his Cuban god.  Then, said Cuban God comes through like crazy with the offensive rebound by Jamar.   :woot:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: catzacker on February 01, 2009, 08:47:48 AM
Another thing:  Awesome moment when Martin is facing away from our FT shooter down on a knee praying to his Cuban god.  Then, said Cuban God comes through like crazy with the offensive rebound by Jamar.   :woot:

this was one of my favorite moments in the game because I was praying too (though I was praying to Britney Spears and she came through).
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 08:49:24 AM
Another thing:  Awesome moment when Martin is facing away from our FT shooter down on a knee praying to his Cuban god.  Then, said Cuban God comes through like crazy with the offensive rebound by Jamar.   :woot:

this was one of my favorite moments in the game because I was praying too (though I was praying to Britney Spears and she came through).

she's money like that  :woot:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Purrrple on February 01, 2009, 08:57:02 AM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.




Ya, all Clemente needed was better preparation from Frank to go off for 44...

Yeah, because all those screens they were setting for him early in the year didn't work.   :rolleyes:

A lack of screens is why he's a career 33% 3P shooter. Heck, I'd run all my 33% gunners of screens.

He was hot today. No doubt about it. But it wasn't because Martin decided before the game that he was going to run him off picks. It was probably after he was 3-3 that Frank decided that.

I think Frank finally got fed up with DC charging the lane and throwing up garbage shots. After adjusting the O to prevent it, he unwittingly stumbled into a gold mine. Either way... awesome baby!
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 10:31:45 AM
I'm happy, great job by Frank.

Too bad he didn't have the team prepared to play like this to start the season.

But hey, I thought K-State had suck ass talent . . . the Martinites, they just can't get past their own idiotic logic.



you are tremendously dumb. have you ever won a fight w/ku fans?

Please just go fellate Tigerboard, or send an annoyingly anal email to an instructor.   You're a F'ing tard. 

Meanwhile . . . Frank is just destroying the Martinite talking point that this team has trash talent.   Great job of coaching Frank!!

It's a shame the team wasn't better prepared for the first 4 games of the conference season. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: michigancat on February 01, 2009, 10:34:33 AM
LOL.  Dax always has that tigerboard trump card on fats.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: michigancat on February 01, 2009, 10:43:40 AM

Meanwhile . . . Frank is just destroying the Martinite talking point that this team has trash talent.   Great job of coaching Frank!!


No he isn't.  The talent is still trash.  Games like this happen, but they balance out over the year (heck, they've balanced out in 7 games). 

We are still a 6-10 type team.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Stupid Fitz on February 01, 2009, 10:44:44 AM
Another thing:  Awesome moment when Martin is facing away from our FT shooter down on a knee praying to his Cuban god.  Then, said Cuban God comes through like crazy with the offensive rebound by Jamar.   :woot:

I like how he immediately turned around after the shot to see the rebound.  Frank knew there was no Fracking way he was going to make it.  Frank is awesome.   :kstatriot:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 10:52:47 AM
LOL . . . yet Clemente (part of the trash talent) just tied an NBA lottery pick for the most points in a conference game. 

Better floor spacing last night, the switching of the defenses and putting Kent up top in the zone . . . all much better coaching, what a change from that completely lost effort at Nebraska where again, Frank admitted he did a $hit job of coaching the team.

Oh yeah, since I know the Martinites are in the process of twisting their idiot logic to fit the situation . . . this doesn't mean I think KSU is going to win the conference. 

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: michigancat on February 01, 2009, 11:07:37 AM
one player going off does not = "talent".  Pretty much everyone in the league has someone (or multiple players) that could go off for 40 in the right situation.

Switching up defenses?  GMAFB.  Did they even play 10 possessions of zone?

All coaches get outcoached, and outcoach others over the course of a season.  Even doc might get outcoached
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 11:12:56 AM
Overall the team has been much better prepared, and playing with a lot more confidence (except for everyone but Clemente at crunch time yesterday), great job of coaching by Frank for recovering from a $hit coaching job to start the conference season.

And LOL at the Martinites who are falling all over themselves trying to deny this reality.

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Saulbadguy on February 01, 2009, 11:34:27 AM
 :flush:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: catzacker on February 01, 2009, 11:36:28 AM
so martin "coached up" Pullen for the MU game and then "coached up" Clemente for the UT game.  nice job Frank, way to have ESP to always coach up the guy that had a good game.  

Dax, the worst part about your posts is that you fail to see that (a) this team does not have talent of the top 6 teams, and that point really isn't subjective, it's fact, based on multiple recruiting services and (b) you fail to see that "martinites" never said Frank can't/couldn't/doesn't coach, merely that the emphasis that you put on it isn't near as important as getting elite/above average talent.  

you point to a game where a player goes for 44 points as "good coaching" and a team being "prepared"?  JFC, Martin must me the coach of all coaches because of the top 6 scoring performances in KSU history, 2 have been under Martin and of the 5 top scoring performances in Big 12 History 2 have been under Martin as well.  
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: cireksu on February 01, 2009, 11:37:28 AM
brown/clemente hitting open shots=great preparation/coaching by martin.

brown/clemente missing open shots=martin can't coach.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Stupid Fitz on February 01, 2009, 11:39:18 AM
Overall the team has been much better prepared, and playing with a lot more confidence (except for everyone but Clemente at crunch time yesterday), great job of coaching by Frank for recovering from a $hit coaching job to start the conference season.

And LOL at the Martinites who are falling all over themselves trying to deny this reality.



God I hate our Fans.   :chainsaw:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 11:41:24 AM
Overall the team has been much better prepared, and playing with a lot more confidence (except for everyone but Clemente at crunch time yesterday), great job of coaching by Frank for recovering from a $hit coaching job to start the conference season.

And LOL at the Martinites who are falling all over themselves trying to deny this reality.



God I hate our Fans.   :chainsaw:
:powertard: :powertard: :powertard: :powertard: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu: :ksu:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on February 01, 2009, 11:51:06 AM
Overall the team has been much better prepared, and playing with a lot more confidence (except for everyone but Clemente at crunch time yesterday), great job of coaching by Frank for recovering from a $hit coaching job to start the conference season.

And LOL at the Martinites who are falling all over themselves trying to deny this reality.


QFT

As a reformed Martinite (I know see the harsh light of reality that dax has shown upon the high school coach who doesn't have the first clue out there, and has pretty much lucked his way into his 3 big 12 wins so far ) I think I can help bridge the gap between the two camps.

You see we normal people (non-Martinites) can see how inconsistent a coach Frank is.  Just  over a week ago his teams were clearly not prepared for Big 12 play.  This is 100% due to poor in week coaching.  The team did not buy into Frank's gameplans and insane substitution patterns. Its obvious when a team realizes they have incompetent coaching staff.  We could not even depend a simple pick and roll from Baylor.  Sure we Frank tried to run some high school zone schemes out there to control the penetration, but the players knew they wouldn't work.  

Sometime in the last week or so, someone must have shown Frank some rudimentary coaching techniques.  (LOL at Frank reading a book.)  Besides just yelling at players and stomping his boots (will he get a hat to match [Prince anyone?]) he must have started teaching them something as well for the first time in his tenure here at Kansas State.  I bet if you sat in on practices now and before the Nebraska game you would see huge fundamental differences in what drills they run and how they practice offensive sets  (as if you could call what we ran before an offense!).  Let's just hope that Frank doesn't revert back to his old bad habits of running shoddy practices, and keeps listening to whoever could bring Frank Martin from not having an effing clue on how to get this team prepared to play any semblance of Big 12 basketball to winning a road game against a top 15 team IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS.

In fact I think we should just find the guy who is obviously tutoring Frank and hire him.

I will save the Martinites the time and give you your reply:

Quote from: Martinites
Blah Blah Blah, you can't just "learn" how to be a good coach in two weeks.
Blah Blah Blah, the team does not have upper tier Big 12 talent.
Blah Blah Blah, Doc (for you sd and sys)!
 :powertard:

As dax said: Its a shame Frank did not care enough about this team to get them prepared for the first four games of the conference season.  He did a garbage job of coaching (even he admitted it!) and that's why he enlisted the help of some basketball 'X and O' savant.  I just wonder who it is?
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Stupid Fitz on February 01, 2009, 11:57:26 AM
Frank also seemed a lot more laid back in this game.  You think his new adviser is teaching him calming techniques too?  I hope not, I like it when he stomps and says Frack.  Plus it makes the tards mad.   :dancin:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 11:59:11 AM
LOL at Chin for going all Drama Queen.   :lol: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on February 01, 2009, 12:01:16 PM
LOL at Chin for going all Drama Queen.   :lol: :thumbsup:


:confused:
Same team man, same team.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: doom on February 01, 2009, 12:02:22 PM
I'm shocked Dax is not a HUGE martinite.  


Like I expect him to just walk around in a Frank Martin Doom shirt and glare at people while trying to emulate Frank's awesomeness.  

Remember this Dax?  

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh265/kstateimages/ku_bkc_ksu13_t800.jpg)

(http://s3.amazonaws.com/lazyimg/97400.jpg)



Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 12:06:36 PM
Sorry Chin . . . maybe I didn't read your "War and Peace" style post close enough.

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: PCR on February 01, 2009, 12:10:51 PM
Hmm I wonder if Bob and Frank talk Xs and Os during the week.....
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Ghost of Stan Parrish on February 01, 2009, 12:35:11 PM
Stupid thread.  Frank got lucky yesterday (like Prince against  :hornsdown).  We simply are not a better team than Texas -- it was a fluke.  The better test of Frank's abilities is to see whether he can compile the talent/coach 'em up to consistently beat North teams like CU, NU, MU, ISU without the best player in the nation.

Jury is still out on Frank, but he's 2-1 against those North barometers this year.  (Although I still think there's a pretty good chance Frank's a suck coach.)

 :kstatriot:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 12:51:02 PM
Stupid thread.  Frank got lucky yesterday (like Prince against  :hornsdown).  We simply are not a better team than Texas -- it was a fluke.  The better test of Frank's abilities is to see whether he can compile the talent/coach 'em up to consistently beat North teams like CU, NU, MU, ISU without the best player in the nation.

Jury is still out on Frank, but he's 2-1 against those North barometers this year.  (Although I still think there's a pretty good chance Frank's a suck coach.)

 :kstatriot:
:flush:

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on February 01, 2009, 12:52:09 PM
Stupid thread.  Frank got lucky yesterday (like Prince against  :hornsdown).  We simply are not a better team than Texas -- it was a fluke.  The better test of Frank's abilities is to see whether he can compile the talent/coach 'em up to consistently beat North teams like CU, NU, MU, ISU without the best player in the nation.

Jury is still out on Frank, but he's 2-1 against those North barometers this year.  (Although I still think there's a pretty good chance Frank's a suck coach.)

 :kstatriot:
YES!

Someone else who is not deluded to reality.

This team has won its last Big 12 game this year.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 12:59:59 PM
LOL . . .

Love this board.

K-State losses . . . Martinites blame it solely on the "crap talent".

K-State wins . . . Martinites pretty much painting it as nothing but luck, and do everything they can to discount coaching and the coaching staff having the team better prepared to play as compared to the start of the conference season. 

How else can you explain it.  Love the Martinites.

Again, great job by Frank in the last couple of games . . . team came out with great confidence, they looked prepared and ready for the game . . . everyone knew Texas was going to make a run (with a little help from the refs), and the team withstood it, overcame the shrivel factor and won the game.   Almost a total 180 from the completely lost on the floor, 25 turnover performance at Nebraska. 

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 01:06:14 PM
Dax, purely curious here and don't want to get in a bitch fest back and forth with you so don't take this the wrong way.  Which Big 12 coaches would you take above Frank? 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: catsdo on February 01, 2009, 01:09:00 PM
LOL . . .

Love this board.

K-State losses . . . Martinites blame it solely on the "crap talent".

K-State wins . . . Martinites pretty much painting it as nothing but luck, and do everything they can to discount coaching and the coaching staff having the team better prepared to play as compared to the start of the conference season. 

How else can you explain it.  Love the Martinites.

Again, great job by Frank in the last couple of games . . . team came out with great confidence, they looked prepared and ready for the game . . . everyone knew Texas was going to make a run (with a little help from the refs), and the team withstood it, overcame the shrivel factor and won the game.   Almost a total 180 from the completely lost on the floor, 25 turnover performance at Nebraska. 



"Martinites" and "Validators" are the two dumbest and most overused words on this board.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Saulbadguy on February 01, 2009, 01:19:39 PM
Dax would rather be right than K-State be successful.  :flush:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: EmporiaWildcat on February 01, 2009, 01:37:20 PM
Stupid thread.  Frank got lucky yesterday (like Prince against  :hornsdown).  We simply are not a better team than Texas -- it was a fluke.  The better test of Frank's abilities is to see whether he can compile the talent/coach 'em up to consistently beat North teams like CU, NU, MU, ISU without the best player in the nation.

Jury is still out on Frank, but he's 2-1 against those North barometers this year.  (Although I still think there's a pretty good chance Frank's a suck coach.)

 :kstatriot:
YES!

Someone else who is not deluded to reality.

This team has won its last Big 12 game this year.

Yeah, you're right.  K-State has zero chance to beat the following teams at home:

Iowa State, Tech, Nebraska and a horrible Colorado team.  Good job.

GMAFB
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 01:38:02 PM
Stupid thread.  Frank got lucky yesterday (like Prince against  :hornsdown).  We simply are not a better team than Texas -- it was a fluke.  The better test of Frank's abilities is to see whether he can compile the talent/coach 'em up to consistently beat North teams like CU, NU, MU, ISU without the best player in the nation.

Jury is still out on Frank, but he's 2-1 against those North barometers this year.  (Although I still think there's a pretty good chance Frank's a suck coach.)

 :kstatriot:
YES!

Someone else who is not deluded to reality.

This team has won its last Big 12 game this year.

Yeah, you're right.  K-State has zero chance to beat the following teams at home:

Iowa State, Tech, Nebraska and a horrible Colorado team.  Good job.

GMAFB

'sigh'
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 01:49:38 PM
Oh Come on Steve . . . that's such a bull$hit response.

Here it is I am singing Frank's praises and you're asking me which Big 12 coach I'd take over Frank.   :lol: :thumbsup:

And no Saul, I would much rather K-State win, but I am just  :lol: at the Martinites who have now pretty much painted themselves into a corner.

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 01:58:29 PM
Oh Come on Steve . . . that's such a bull$hit response.

Here it is I am singing Frank's praises and you're asking me which Big 12 coach I'd take over Frank.   :lol: :thumbsup:

And no Saul, I would much rather K-State win, but I am just  :lol: at the Martinites who have now pretty much painted themselves into a corner.



dax I specifically said I didn't want to get into a "thing" about it and was purely curious.  It was in no way a "bull$hit response".  In fact, it wasn't a response at all.  Purely a question.  I'm not questioning your allegiance or anything I am just curious.  If you aren't comfortable answering just say so.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: ew2x4 on February 01, 2009, 02:03:41 PM
 :billypopcorn:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 02:09:53 PM
At this moment in time, I wouldn't take anybody over Frank. 

I think the job he's done adjusting, and instilling confidence back into this current K-State team has been great.   

On the surface everyone can say it was all Clemente, but what I saw was a team that did a very good job of letting it be all Clemente yesterday, I mean if the guy is going to shoot and play like that on the road, you ride him to the end.  Good floor spacing, excellent attempts at getting him free'd up from Pressure, and nice job of not only running him off some screens but delivering the passes to him. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 02:12:55 PM
At this moment in time, I wouldn't take anybody over Frank. 

I think the job he's done adjusting, and instilling confidence back into this current K-State team has been great.   

On the surface everyone can say it was all Clemente, but what I saw was a team that did a very good job of letting it be all Clemente yesterday, I mean if the guy is going to shoot and play like that on the road, you ride him to the end.  Good floor spacing, excellent attempts at getting him free'd up from Pressure, and nice job of not only running him off some screens but delivering the passes to him. 

Thanks, was just curious bro.   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 02:15:25 PM
At this moment in time, I wouldn't take anybody over Frank. 

I think the job he's done adjusting, and instilling confidence back into this current K-State team has been great.   

On the surface everyone can say it was all Clemente, but what I saw was a team that did a very good job of letting it be all Clemente yesterday, I mean if the guy is going to shoot and play like that on the road, you ride him to the end.  Good floor spacing, excellent attempts at getting him free'd up from Pressure, and nice job of not only running him off some screens but delivering the passes to him. 

Pffffttttt, Martinite  :rolleyes: (< What my response should have been if I had been thinking faster)
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on February 01, 2009, 02:17:32 PM
See, Martinites and the Anti-Martinites can get along!

Let us celebrate this arrangement with the adding of chocolate to milk.

 :woohoo:


ON PREVIEW:

Your &@#%ing up the peace sd!  Bad form bro, bad form.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: PCR on February 01, 2009, 02:18:33 PM
I'd take Capel and Self, but all the rest are pretty much Nortard-equivalents. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 02:19:21 PM
I'd take Capel and Self, but all the rest are pretty much Nortard-equivalents. 

Barnes would be ahead of either in my book
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 02:21:46 PM
At this moment in time, I wouldn't take anybody over Frank

This isn't that hard.   :rolleyes: :angryMJ:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Saulbadguy on February 01, 2009, 02:24:01 PM
Thinking we need something other than "Martinite".  I'd like to continue that debate.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: doom on February 01, 2009, 02:24:55 PM
I think Frank is the best coach for this team.  Doc is probably one of the best coaches in the league.  Bill, Rick, and Jeff's abilities are inflated by their talent levels and coaching assignments.  Pat is a crap legacy, Ford could be good, but the jury is still out (I'd rather have Frank.)  Anderson is actually a really good coach, but cannot control off of the court issues and hasn't recruited to MU's potential.  BDeasy, McNeck, and Turd all suck.  Drew did a nice job recruiting to a junky situation and building a program where there wasn't one, but I don't want to wait a decade before we make the last spot in the tourney and then flame out the next season to the NIT.  For our school Frank is about as good as it will get.  I'm not sure many could do more and get more to Manhattan than he and Te have done.    The OU and @ ku losses didn't really shock me, but Dax is right about how unprepared the team was in the beginning of the conference season, especially in the @ NU and vs Baylor fiascoes.  He really has done a nice job turning the ship around.  But as a 4th level Martinite Mason I must inform you that Frank is perfect beyond compare.  Nothing that has gone wrong is his fault!  EMAW!

:ksu:  :kstatriot:  :angryMJ:  :koolaid:  :Frank:  :katpak:  :koolaid:  :billypopcorn:  :kstatriot:  :ksu:

Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 01, 2009, 02:26:29 PM
At this moment in time, I wouldn't take anybody over Frank

  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on February 01, 2009, 02:27:57 PM
At this moment in time, I wouldn't take anybody over Frank

This isn't that hard.   :rolleyes: :angryMJ:
QFT

He said it in plain English, I didn't see him stutter.  

The transformation of Frank to a coach with out a clue how to prepare a team for Big 12 play to someone I (I agree with dax) think is the best coach in the Big 12 (AT THIS TIME) in 2 weeks is amazing.

I just wonder who taught Frank how to coach during the last two weeks?  Or maybe it's just a matter of him caring enough to prepare the team now? :dunno:

Any guesses?
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: The Nasti on February 01, 2009, 02:46:54 PM
I dunno, this team could easily lets Brackins and co destroy them in Manhattan next tuesday.  We'll see a lot of hot and cold imo. At this point i'm expecting around 6-10, 7-9 - that should be enough, imo, for NIT - which is what most of us thought we would do this season.

Brackins will score against us, but no way we lose to the 'Clones at home...

8-8...NIT
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Bullfn33 on February 01, 2009, 02:51:10 PM
At this moment in time, I wouldn't take anybody over Frank

This isn't that hard.   :rolleyes: :angryMJ:
QFT

He said it in plain English, I didn't see him stutter.  

The transformation of Frank to a coach with out a clue how to prepare a team for Big 12 play to someone I (I agree with dax) think is the best coach in the Big 12 (AT THIS TIME) in 2 weeks is amazing.

I just wonder who taught Frank how to coach during the last two weeks?  Or maybe it's just a matter of him caring enough to prepare the team now? :dunno:

Any guesses?

My guess is Martin is no longer acting like a complete maniac every time a player makes a mistake..he definitely seemed calmer the last two games. He's getting out of their way and letting them enjoy playing(JamSam quote) and working through mistakes along with implementing much better substitution patterns. This all probably increased players confidence levels which cut down on the high number of careless turnovers, decisions and mistakes. I really don't think it is all that complicated.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Bullfn33 on February 01, 2009, 03:02:27 PM
I'm shocked Dax is not a HUGE martinite.  


Like I expect him to just walk around in a Frank Martin Doom shirt and glare at people while trying to emulate Frank's awesomeness.  

Remember this Dax?  

(http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh265/kstateimages/ku_bkc_ksu13_t800.jpg)

the next chosen one stands among the masses in awe a mere one year the former
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: michigancat on February 01, 2009, 03:04:15 PM
Dax seems to think the "Martinite" talking points have changed.  They haven't changed, at all (at least for me).  I was preaching 6-10 after Nebraska, and I'm preaching 6-10 now.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 03:25:48 PM
Nope Chin . . . you're pretty much a drama queen.  :rolleyes:


LOL at RustyKSUcat . . . remember, just two weeks ago we had crap, uncoachable talent, now we just got lucky.   :lol:

Even bigger LOLers if K-State only wins 2 more games with home games left against NU, CU and ISU.    But I wouldn't be too surprised if the "we've got crap talent" Martinites don't want that so they can say they were right. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: PurpleParasite on February 01, 2009, 03:40:58 PM
This team has won its last Big 12 game this year.

Idiotic statements like that diminishes the validity of any other statements you make, whether they have verity or not. :crazy:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: SUPERKSUFAN on February 01, 2009, 03:47:26 PM
This team has won its last Big 12 game this year.

 :crybaby:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: catzacker on February 01, 2009, 04:14:06 PM
I want ksu to win all its games, but maybe that's just me.  the "crap talent" argument isn't even an argument, it's a scientific fact.  people that aren't racists against cubans  (PTARAC) understand that the reason people like Martin or don't think there should be any heat on Martin (at least this year) is because they know that next year the team will be infused with talent and that it's reasonable to assume that Martin will bring in more talent in future years, something that has been sorely lacking for a couple of decades or so at KSU. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: doom on February 01, 2009, 04:19:13 PM
I hate everyone who isn't 110% Anglo and even I can agree with that! 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on February 01, 2009, 04:23:21 PM
This team has won its last Big 12 game this year.

Idiotic statements like that diminishes the validity of any other statements you make, whether they have verity or not. :crazy:

 :powertard:

2 maybe 3 wins . . . this team is completely lost out there and Frank doesn't have the first clue.  But he does run multiple defenses.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 04:45:45 PM
(http://la.indymedia.org/uploads/2005/11/authentic_drama_queen.jpg)

Pull it together Chin.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Chingon on February 01, 2009, 04:53:32 PM
(http://la.indymedia.org/uploads/2005/11/authentic_drama_queen.jpg)

Pull it together Chin.
ZING!

:lol:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: michigancat on February 01, 2009, 05:33:19 PM
LOL at RustyKSUcat . . . remember, just two weeks ago we had crap, uncoachable talent, now we just got lucky.   :lol:

Did you even read what I posted?  I said we had 6-10 talent then, I say we have 6-10 talent now.

Even bigger LOLers if K-State only wins 2 more games with home games left against NU, CU and ISU.    But I wouldn't be too surprised if the "we've got crap talent" Martinites don't want that so they can say they were right. 


Yeah, because KSU going 7-9 or 8-8 would totally prove me wrong.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: kougar24 on February 01, 2009, 06:33:23 PM
Is it just me, or has the demise of the Wefald/Krause Era destroyed what was left of dax's reasoning ability?
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sonofdaxjones on February 01, 2009, 09:32:33 PM
Is it just me, or has the demise of the Wefald/Krause Era destroyed what was left of dax's reasoning ability?

LOL at Koug's who pops in after coming up for air on mommacat.  (Psss Kougs . . . I stopped liking Wefald likely while you were still $hitting your Pampers). 

Okay Rustyksucat . . .  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: CatsNChiefs on February 01, 2009, 09:40:00 PM
Damn, Dax needs to find a new glamour shots.  Unbecoming, very.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: PurpleParasite on February 02, 2009, 01:52:44 AM
This team has won its last Big 12 game this year.

Idiotic statements like that diminishes the validity of any other statements you make, whether they have verity or not. :crazy:

 :powertard:

2 maybe 3 wins . . . this team is completely lost out there and Frank doesn't have the first clue.  But he does run multiple defenses.

Oh, so you saying now that the team hasn't won it's last game of season? Why did you say it was last win of season. I agree, maybe 2 to 3 more wins. Say what you mean in the future instead of being a drama queen next time then please, biatch.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 07:18:27 AM
Ching is one of the elitest posters imo.  Consistently isnightful posts that usually give me lollers.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: doom on February 02, 2009, 07:38:32 AM
Ching is one of the elitest posters imo.  Consistently isnightful posts that usually give me lollers.

His posts are not nearly as elite as pixel fantasies and kstatriots uniting imo.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 07:42:06 AM
Ching is one of the elitest posters imo.  Consistently isnightful posts that usually give me lollers.

His posts are not nearly as elite as pixel fantasies and kstatriots uniting imo.

I include those as posts
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: ksu_FAN on February 02, 2009, 08:44:46 AM
1st, this thread makes me think of the following:

(http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mban775l.jpg)



2nd, this team is about where we thought they would be.  We've won one, maybe 2 games many thought we wouldn't preseason (MU, @UT) and lost maybe 2 games many thought we wouldn't (@NU, BU).  Just takes some getting used to, but we are pretty much playing to expectations; ie. being around a .500 Big 12 team.  That trend should continue.  I think Frank will deserve a ton of credit if he gets this team to 9 or more wins, and should only be criticized harshly if we finish with 6 or fewer wins.  7 to 8 is about what I expect and seems (and always has) reasonable to me.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Bullfn33 on February 02, 2009, 12:07:18 PM
1st, this thread makes me think of the following:

(http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mba/lowres/mban775l.jpg)



2nd, this team is about where we thought they would be.  We've won one, maybe 2 games many thought we wouldn't preseason (MU, @UT) and lost maybe 2 games many thought we wouldn't (@NU, BU).  Just takes some getting used to, but we are pretty much playing to expectations; ie. being around a .500 Big 12 team.  That trend should continue.  I think Frank will deserve a ton of credit if he gets this team to 9 or more wins, and should only be criticized harshly if we finish with 6 or fewer wins.  7 to 8 is about what I expect and seems (and always has) reasonable to me.

It's astonishing how up and own this board gets from the start of league play through the end of the season when we always end up about exactly what people were predicting and expecting in November. A graph with the general consensus prediction at the beginning and the actual result at the end with the boards ups and downs in between would be extremely LOL.

would probably look something like this only w/ comments.
(http://forex.eazel.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/zigzag_2.gif)
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 01:04:46 PM
I'd take Capel and Self, but all the rest are pretty much Nortard-equivalents. 

Barnes would be ahead of either in my book



Could you explain why?  Other than the fact that you hate ku? 


LOL @ 'Pad by the way... calls other people "Martinites" when he wouldn't trade him for any other coach in the Big 12 (keep in mind this includes a guy with a National Championship and another guy with two Final Fours).


 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 01:05:53 PM
I'd take Capel and Self, but all the rest are pretty much Nortard-equivalents. 

Barnes would be ahead of either in my book



Could you explain why?  Other than the fact that you hate ku? 

His recruiting going forward  :users:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 01:07:12 PM
I don't know... if you looked at both teams, I'd say ku has more talent, even after losing 8 players from a National Championship team.  Throw in Withey, Robinson, and Johnson next season, and that team will be ridiculous.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 01:08:10 PM
I don't know... if you looked at both teams, I'd say ku has more talent, even after losing 8 players from a National Championship team.  Throw in Withey, Robinson, and Johnson next season, and that team will be ridiculous.


Yeah, no doubt.  But, have you seen the Monster that Barnes is building  :eek:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: McGrowlTowelZac on February 02, 2009, 01:08:50 PM
I don't know... if you looked at both teams, I'd say ku has more talent, even after losing 8 players from a National Championship team.  Throw in Withey, Robinson, and Johnson next season, and that team will be ridiculous.

ku is always got talent.  Thats nothing new.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 01:09:27 PM
http://texas.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=2

 :eek:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 01:21:07 PM
Other than the fact that you hate ku? 

Also, :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 01:24:27 PM
http://texas.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=2

 :eek:



Hamilton and Bradley are big-time prospects, but so are Robinson and Johnson.  Texas is losing Abrams and possibly James, so they're in need of some immediate impact players.  ku's basically just adding depth, unless Aldrich/Collins leave early.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: yoga-lika_abana on February 02, 2009, 01:25:18 PM
http://texas.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=2

 :eek:
also the transfer from florida, jai lucas.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 01:26:45 PM
Other than the fact that you hate ku? 

Also, :rolleyes:


Well, Self has owned Barnes in the Big 12 tournament and just won a National Championship.  I just don't see how Barnes' accomplishments measure up to that.  Recruiting is virtually even.  Barnes is a good coach, but Self has taken three different teams to the Elite Eight, including Tulsa.  
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 02, 2009, 01:33:53 PM
http://texas.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=2

 :eek:



Hamilton and Bradley are big-time prospects, but so are Robinson and Johnson.  Texas is losing Abrams and possibly James, so they're in need of some immediate impact players.  ku's basically just adding depth, unless Aldrich/Collins leave early.

yeah, aldrich is leaving. collins will prolly bail as well. those are like, your two best players, by like, far.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 01:35:30 PM
Other than the fact that you hate ku? 

Also, :rolleyes:


Well, Self has owned Barnes in the Big 12 tournament and just won a National Championship.  I just don't see how Barnes' accomplishments measure up to that.  Recruiting is virtually even.  Barnes is a good coach, but Self has taken three different teams to the Elite Eight, including Tulsa.  

Listen, KSU also owns Barnes.  Doesn't change the fact that his 2009/2010/2011 classes are looking unreal.  If we all had time machines and were going back 5 or 6 years and then deciding who we would take maybe my decision would be different.  Right now though, Barnes looks to be it.  :dunno:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 01:42:43 PM
http://texas.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?sport=2

 :eek:



Hamilton and Bradley are big-time prospects, but so are Robinson and Johnson.  Texas is losing Abrams and possibly James, so they're in need of some immediate impact players.  ku's basically just adding depth, unless Aldrich/Collins leave early.

yeah, aldrich is leaving. collins will prolly bail as well. those are like, your two best players, by like, far.


Collins will be back... he's like Dee Brown from Illinois.  Great college basketball player, but his height won't get him drafted in the 1st round.  Hell, Chalmers didn't even get drafted 1st round.  Aldrich has said he plans on being back as well, but if anyone leaves early, it's him.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: pissclams on February 02, 2009, 01:44:49 PM
Cole would be nuts to stick around another year, he's projected as a lottery pick already.  Collins, I don't see him going anywhere except jail maybe.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Skycat on February 02, 2009, 01:45:00 PM
The biggest problem that Barnes has, at least as far as making Final 4/NC runs is concerned, is that he recruits too well.  Not just going forward.  The list of UT early departures over the last few years is ridiculous.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 02:59:40 PM
Barnes hasn't done much with all the talent he has brought in over the last several years.  Big 12 Co-Championships is about it. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 03:01:19 PM
Barnes hasn't done much with all the talent he has brought in over the last several years.  Big 12 Co-Championships is about it. 

OK, you will take Self over Barnes.  Congrats.  :dunno:
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 03:08:33 PM
If Self coached for Texas and Barnes coached for ku, it wouldn't even be a question, Steve.  LOL @ your attempt to justify Barnes over Self based on recruiting.  Last time I checked, ku and Texas have nearly identical classes for '09, and '10/'11 recruiting is just getting started.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: steve dave on February 02, 2009, 03:12:53 PM
If Self coached for Texas and Barnes coached for ku, it wouldn't even be a question, Steve.  LOL @ your attempt to justify Barnes over Self based on recruiting.  Last time I checked, ku and Texas have nearly identical classes for '09, and '10/'11 recruiting is just getting started.

I base everything on recruiting.  I base KSU success on recruiting.  Take off your jayhawk glasses before you even start to compare the classes.  Barnes has a much better class than Self right now for '09.  Only the addition of John Wall would put you at even.  He has two commits ranked higher than your top commit.  Barnes has a monster started for '10 and has already beaten out ku for his first '11er. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sys on February 02, 2009, 03:15:21 PM
bmw, we all like self.  but barnes is really recruiting at an incredible level now.  not that he was recruiting poorly previously.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 02, 2009, 03:17:11 PM
Quote
not that he was recruiting poorly previously.

07 and 08 sucked for him
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sys on February 02, 2009, 03:22:00 PM
07 and 08 sucked for him

mostly agree, although brown being denied eligibility makes it look worse.  his 2004 and 2006 classes were incred, though.  2005 sucked.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 03:23:29 PM
Fair enough.  I still think if you look at the '09 recruiting classes, they're pretty similar.  ku has two top 25 5-stars (Johnson is 5-star on Scout, #26 overall on Rivals) and a top 35 4-star (Withey).  Texas' '09 has two top 10 5-stars and a top 70.  

I think Skycat made a good point, though.  Recruiting isn't just about signing the highest ranked prospects.  You need a blend of 3-4 year guys to go along with the 1-2-and-dones.  That's the recipe for winning a National Championship.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: fatty fat fat on February 02, 2009, 03:25:06 PM
Quote
Recruiting isn't just about signing the highest ranked prospects. 

It's more about recruiting good players. having a top ranking doesn't guarantee one is a good player. of course in basketball it's pretty close


and ut has a better class than ku. espn doesn't think much of ku's pair.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 03:26:44 PM
Robinson is top 20 on both Rivals and Scout... don't care about ESPN's rankings.  Texas' class is better, but not by much.  Like I said, good 3-4 year players with a nice blend of 1-2-and-dones wins titles. 
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sys on February 02, 2009, 03:29:04 PM
Fair enough.  I still think if you look at the '09 recruiting classes, they're pretty similar.  ku has two top 25 5-stars (Johnson is 5-star on Scout, #26 overall on Rivals) and a top 35 4-star (Withey).  Texas' '09 has two top 10 5-stars and a top 70.  

I think Skycat made a good point, though.  Recruiting isn't just about signing the highest ranked prospects.  You need a blend of 3-4 year guys to go along with the 1-2-and-dones.  That's the recipe for winning a National Championship.

well, you can't discount the difference between top 10s and top 25s.  but i think what really puts barnes over the top for most cat fans is that he already has a couple of elite 10s lined up too.  2 back to back elite classes.  not to discount woolridge (the staff must see something in him to take him early) but self doesn't have that now.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: BMWJhawk on February 02, 2009, 03:33:25 PM
That's cool... Barnes is a very good recruiter.  I feel that accomplishments also define a coach... call me crazy, but winning the National Championship carries a bit of weight, IMO.  Self and ku aren't done recruiting for '10.  Woolridge will move up in the rankings now that he's had a couple 50-point games and has grown a couple inches.  Kid has a smooth stroke and good genes.  ku doesn't offer a kid that early if he's nothing special.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sys on February 02, 2009, 03:40:57 PM
i don't think there's any question that barnes and self are the prussia and russia of the big 12.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: Skycat on February 02, 2009, 03:52:43 PM
i don't think there's any question that barnes and self are the prussia and russia of the big 12.

please extend this analogy
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: SUPERKSUFAN on February 02, 2009, 03:53:37 PM
i don't think there's any question that barnes and self are the prussia and russia of the big 12.

please extend this analogy
x2 tia
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sys on February 02, 2009, 03:55:44 PM
self is russia.  barnes is prussia (look at his eyes).  the big 12 is poland.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: jester66 on February 02, 2009, 03:59:45 PM
self is russia.  barnes is prussia (look at his eyes).  the big 12 is poland.
Self would be Prussia....just saying
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: sys on February 02, 2009, 04:09:28 PM
self is russia.  barnes is prussia (look at his eyes).  the big 12 is poland.
Self would be Prussia....just saying

no, self is a better fit as russia.  big, sloppy, ruddy-faced drunk, abundant natural resources.
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: pissclams on February 02, 2009, 04:14:09 PM
martin is the crusha
Title: Re: Frank Martin
Post by: LimestoneOutcropping on February 02, 2009, 04:18:48 PM
self is russia.  barnes is prussia (look at his eyes).  the big 12 is poland.
Self would be Prussia....just saying

no, self is a better fit as russia.  big, sloppy, ruddy-faced drunk, abundant natural resources.

loud as hell, physically aggressive to those weaker (referees), backs down to those bigger/stronger (players)