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Q: oscar, could you talk about that last sequence.  Looked like you were trying to call a timeout.

COACH WEBER:  I did.  All year we've just went and tried to make a play down the stretch.  Angel was out the time before, I called timeout with seven seconds left to maybe get Angel back in, give us a shot. We beat Oklahoma.  Angel made a play down the stretch.  We had other games where we made plays.  Once I saw it was bogged up, I tried to call timeout.  I know it's tough on the officials because they're focusing on the game.  I was sitting right with them.  I looked at the clock at 2.2.  I yelled it as loud as I could, but we didn't get the call.
Sometimes things aren't meant to be.


* * *



oscar observed that things were "bogged up" at the 2.2-second mark but didn't complete his request for a timeout until the 1.6-second mark. Even so, it was pretty clearly bogged up at the 4.3 second mark when Angel's first attempt to penetrate was cut off and he was forced to dribble left. Among the reasons things were bogged up ...

-Irving didn't want the ball and stayed outside the 3-point line the entire play (never made an attempt to cut or to crash the boards on a miss).
-McGruder was guarded well and was moving away from the basket along the sideline.
-Southwell was standing six feet outside the 3-point line.
-Gipson was 18 feet from the basket trying to set a screen (not a threat out there, so even if Angel got free and was able to drive to the basket, La Salle had a help defender standing in the paint).

Most coaches are guilty of overcoaching, and I had no issue with oscar letting them play out the possession. But ONLY for a few seconds, and certainly not FIVE seconds.

At the 4.3 mark, ALL FIVE K-State players were standing outside the perimeter and no player, ball-handler included, was in a reasonable position to score.

Bad job by oscar.

Also, he didn't even yell that loud.

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Essentially Flyertalk / small talk
« on: March 20, 2013, 02:22:00 PM »
went to the bank this morning and the bank teller lady began asking me pointless small talk questions like "how is your day going so far?" and "plan to do anything exciting this week?"

i replied with "not bad" (my day had started only hours earlier) and told her i was looking forward to the basketball tournament. yes, i said "basketball tournament." had I been more specific, i would have said, "looking forward to watching the college basketball tournament."

but i didn't, and as a result ...

"oh, you play basketball?"

"no, i watch it. march madness."

"oh, yeah. i don't really follow basketball."

she proceeded to do other banking things. then, back to small talk.

"so who do you think will win?"

i told her i liked louisville.

"oh, interesting."

how is that interesting? how is any part of that interesting? she doesn't know me, she doesn't follow basketball, she has never watched louisville and is incapable of measuring the quality of my prognostication. it is completely and totally uninteresting to her.

i guess i don't understand the purpose of "small talk." is the purpose to fake niceness and to pretend to care about people you don't care about. 

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / +4
« on: March 16, 2013, 01:01:03 AM »
 :thumbs:

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Essentially Flyertalk / how much should a postage stamp cost?
« on: March 12, 2013, 02:02:20 PM »
i think it is worth a couple bucks at least.

45 cents...or 47 cents...or whatever it costs now...is way too cheap.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / +350
« on: March 12, 2013, 01:48:55 PM »
Baylor +800   
Iowa State +800   
Kansas -200   
Kansas State +350   
Oklahoma +800   
Oklahoma State +450   
TCU +12500   
Texas +1200   
Texas Tech +12500   
West Virginia +4000   

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i haven't watched every ksu game, but i've caught bits and pieces of most. and wow, these games - the entire season, really - just seems totally boring. this is arguably the best ksu team in more than two decades (in terms of ranking, not necessarily on-floor talent), the team is tied for first in B12 race, and nobody cares.

it's strange. my theories, in order:

1. opponents are boring. TCU, TT, WVU, etc., are crappy and irrelevant. beating texas isn't fun anymore.
2. nothing to play for. NCAA berth was secured long ago, and ksu has no realistic chance to win regular season crown (see KU game last night)
3. oscar weber. he reminds me of luther van damm on the old TV show "Coach." somehow has solid reputation,  but at his core he is insecure, pathetic and a total loser.
4. games have sucked. nine of 12 conference wins have been by nine or more.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / wooldridge
« on: January 23, 2013, 04:07:19 PM »
Jim Wooldridge, head coach of the men’s basketball team, then took the stage along with three of his players. Unfortunately, he fumbled on the last names and hometowns of his players, causing a short-lived but nonetheless awkward rift.

He asked the crowd, “Do you know how good you guys have it here?” After the proud cheers and hollers of students died down, he proceeded to say that he had been all over the country and that “UCR is the best school I’ve ever been to.”

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / 10.5 in B12
« on: January 02, 2013, 06:36:30 PM »
I'll take the under, please.


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / I think
« on: December 16, 2012, 08:08:24 AM »
why does your loser coach say "I think" so much? i read lots of articles from lots of teams, and oscar leads the country in saying "i think." he has less confidence than the wisconsin-milwaukee and northern illinois coaches combined. doc sadler was more sure of himself even in his final hours at nebraska.

it's infuriating. and oscar actually finds a way to make it worse. he'll say things like:

"i think maybe..." or
"i think what we probably should do..."

Here's a typical oscar quote:

“We told our guys, we can win early if we defend, play hard and rebound,” Weber said. “Offensively, [we're] trying to figure it out. I think if we get through Friday night, we only have two games in a three-week period. Now we’ll get back to practice and hopefully get a little more fluid offensively.”

everything a loser coach with no confidence might say is highlighted in bold.

i think oscar should probably maybe hopefully get this corrected because he sounds like a loser.

60
lol at ksu basketball.


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Kansas State Football / k-state's remaining point spreads
« on: October 22, 2012, 08:46:29 AM »
Kansas State -7.5 vs. Texas Tech
Kansas State -10 vs. Oklahoma State
Kansas State -4 at TCU
Kansas State -5.5 at Baylor
Kansas State -6 vs. Texas

Favored in every remaining game by at least four points (including three games at home).
But can K-State finish the job? Only time will tell, but I'm pretty sure they can do it.

 :billdance:

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Kansas State Football / the spread is covered...
« on: September 22, 2012, 09:38:34 PM »
now get the outright win!


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Kansas State Football / @kougar24
« on: September 21, 2012, 11:17:15 PM »
I was late to snap the photo, but JUST IN TIME as it was transitioning out...


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Kansas State Football / bob stoops
« on: September 17, 2012, 12:17:53 PM »
every year, same thing.

question about bill. answer about bill. "we never thought we'd lose." bill is a great man and coach. heck of a job he's done there. loved it in manhattan, it's a tough opponent.

Just stfu and take your loss like a man, bob.

 :dance:  :dance:  :dance:

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Kansas State Football / Lindy's desperate to sell magazines
« on: May 26, 2012, 10:46:23 PM »
Pretty pathetic, if you ask me.

Lindy's clearly doing this just to create a national stir.


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I've never been so happy for a person in my entire life. The picture below is priceless and is now my desktop background.

It brings me great joy seeing oscar enjoy a cup of chicken nuggets on his "worst day."

oscar Weber is a good dude, a good coach, and he is going to be fun to root for. What was the media guide last year? "The many faces of Frank?" More like "The many faces of Fraud."  :sdeek:

It is going to be fun winning with oscar. I'm "in."

 :ksu:  :ksu:  :ksu:


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / chicken nuggets Cup
« on: April 03, 2012, 03:05:02 PM »
has anybody from call hall reached out to oscar?

i think he's going to love it there. ice cream seems to make him so happy.


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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Jim Wooldridge
« on: April 03, 2012, 12:33:45 AM »
i've been thinking about oscar weber a bit over the last few days, which of course led me to start thinking about jim wooldridge. and for whatever reason, i decided to take a peek at wooldridge's wiki page.

that's when i made this shocking discovery:

since 1991, wooldridge is a combined 245-276 (120-172 in conference) as a head coach at FOUR different schools.

this has to be some kind of record, right? i mean, how can a coach be sub-.500 over a near two-decade stretch and get four different jobs and still be employed heading into next season?

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I get it. It’s the Final Four. Most of you couldn’t care less about Kansas State’s problems (though fans of other Big 12 schools should be rejoicing). You may not care today about the long-term shambles John Currie just put Kansas State’s basketball program into. But in a year or two, if he’s suddenly the athletic director at whatever school you root for, you may look back and realize this was the weekend Kansas State’s troubles soon led to your own.

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Kansas-State-Wildcats-oscar-Weber-Frank-Martin-John-Currie-new-hire-spells-big-trouble-040112

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / 16th best chance
« on: March 31, 2012, 07:10:23 PM »
to win the national title according to odds that just got released by betonline.  :surprised:

401    Alabama      +5500   
402    Arizona      +6000   
403    Arizona State      +12500   
404    Baylor      +900   
405    Belmont      +12500   
406    Brigham Young      +10000   
407    Butler      +6500   
408    California      +10000   
409    Cincinnati      +5500   
410    Clemson      +4500   
411    Colorado      +8000   
412    Colorado State      +9000   
413    Connecticut      +9000   
414    Creighton      +3000   
415    Davidson      +8500   
416    Drexel      +6000   
417    Duke      +1500   
418    Florida      +3500   
419    Florida State      +3000   
420    Georgetown      +4250   
421    Georgia      +8000   
422    Georgia Tech      +6000   
423    Gonzaga      +4000   
424    Illinois      +6000   
425    Indiana      +1200   
426    Iowa      +8000   
427    Kansas      +1750   
428    Kansas State      +2500   
429    Kentucky      +600   
430    Louisville      +925   
431    LSU      +8000   
432    Marquette      +3800   
433    Maryland      +3000   
434    Massachusetts      +7500   
435    Memphis      +2000   
436    Miami Florida      +7500   
437    Michigan      +1200   
438    Michigan State      +2000   
439    Mississippi      +7500   
440    Mississippi State      +8500   
441    Missouri      +7500   
442    Murray State      +6500   
443    New Mexico      +4000   
444    North Carolina      +1000   
445    North Carolina State      +1500   
446    Notre Dame      +3500   
447    Ohio      +9000   
448    Ohio State      +1000   
449    Oklahoma      +9000   
450    Oklahoma State      +10000   
451    Oregon      +9000   
452    Pittsburgh      +8000   
453    Purdue      +5000   
454    Saint John's      +8000   
455    Saint Louis      +5000   
456    San Diego State      +1800   
457    Seton Hall      +9500   
458    South Dakota State      +8500   
459    South Florida      +10000   
460    St. Joseph's      +5500   
461    St. Mary's      +3500   
462    Stanford      +12000   
463    Syracuse      +1100   
464    Temple      +10000   
465    Tennessee      +7000   
466    Texas      +3000   
467    Texas A&M      +10000   
468    UCLA      +4500   
469    UNLV      +4500   
470    USC      +10000   
471    Vanderbilt      +5000   
472    VCU      +4500   
473    Villanova      +7000   
475    Virginia Tech      +6500   
476    Wake Forest      +12500   
477    Washington      +7000   
478    Washington State      +12500   
479    West Virginia      +7500   
480    Wisconsin      +1400   
481    Xavier      +6500   

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when will this guy ever learn? my guess is never.

i have no issue with him launching a national coaching search. every legitimate program would do the same. the problem, of course, is that he's in a position where the fans do not like him and he needs to hire someone they approve of.

if you want to launch a national search, that's great. but by not leaking out any potential names, and by keeping this thing a total secret, then this is what happens. your rabid fan base dreams up names in their head, comes up with a list of possible candidates, identifies their favorite, momentum builds, excitement builds, and now you're screwed if the man you hire isn't the man the fan base now demands.

had currie leaked out that he's speaking with jankovich, underwood and boyle, the fan base would have thrown its support around one of them and then hiring the lesser of the evils would have been accepted. it wouldn't be embraced - but it'd be accepted.

now? oh, man. it's gottlieb or bust.

nice job, currie.  :lol:

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958 - the number of tweets frank had while head coach at kansas state

1 - the number of times frank mentioned john currie's name.

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / +5
« on: March 15, 2012, 11:12:41 PM »
 :emawkid:

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Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Just like old times
« on: March 15, 2012, 10:21:05 PM »
probably already discussed, but pretty sure hugs and frank are going to have some fun tonight. yeah, hugs is pissed that his team sucks, but he wants k-state to do well and knows syracuse - and how to beat them - better than most.

word on the street is that hugs packed two wind suits, and there's no use packing up early. he's close enough to home geographically that it makes sense to stay behind and help out a friend prepare for a trip to the sweet 16.

just like old times - hugs and frank, together again, eating pizza, studying film.


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Essentially Flyertalk / f* taxes
« on: March 13, 2012, 10:37:50 AM »
if you find a $100 bill on the ground, and keep it, you are supposed to include this $100 on your tax return as income. so basically, you're paying taxes on money that someone else has already paid taxes on.*

now tell me, how is that fair?  :sdeek:

*someone else told me this info. not sure if true.

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