Comments on: Can a Recruit Save Ernie Kent’s Job? http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/ Where Sports and College Humor Collide Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jaddilac http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Jaddilac Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:05:10 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-599 Ernie Kent scares me; he could win three out of the next seven games and save his job. However, it seems that if we get Wroten because he saves his job, it might be a good thing. I say this because Mark Few is not jumping on our bandwagon next year. We have the best chance of getting him in the 2012-2013 season when our players are juniors and seniors. So, if Kent gets us to the NIT this year, we get Wroten and open up Matt Court with a big name player, it is worth it to keep him around. This is not to say that I don’t want him gone, I do… but if we can’t get few and we lose Wroten by firing Kent, what was the point. All of this, however, hinges on him at least having a .500 record this year. If he doesn’t do that, Bellotti will feel too much pressure from the media and he will have to do it, the decision will be made for him. Ernie Kent scares me; he could win three out of the next seven games and save his job. However, it seems that if we get Wroten because he saves his job, it might be a good thing. I say this because Mark Few is not jumping on our bandwagon next year. We have the best chance of getting him in the 2012-2013 season when our players are juniors and seniors. So, if Kent gets us to the NIT this year, we get Wroten and open up Matt Court with a big name player, it is worth it to keep him around. This is not to say that I don’t want him gone, I do… but if we can’t get few and we lose Wroten by firing Kent, what was the point. All of this, however, hinges on him at least having a .500 record this year. If he doesn’t do that, Bellotti will feel too much pressure from the media and he will have to do it, the decision will be made for him.

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]]> By: J.Deere http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-597 J.Deere Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:43:26 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-597 Bruce, By leaving a comment on this article you have clearly accessed this website. So according to your own comment, you lack common sense?...Just asking...Next time, before you insult someone, you should be careful how you do it. And Kent needs to go. Bruce,

By leaving a comment on this article you have clearly accessed this website. So according to your own comment, you lack common sense?…Just asking…Next time, before you insult someone, you should be careful how you do it.

And Kent needs to go.

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]]> By: jOe http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-595 jOe Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:38:49 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-595 fuck no. kick kent's ass to the curb. we've been bamboozled by "talent" before. we need a coach that can actually develop talent. that's not EK. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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]]> By: Keith Becker http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Keith Becker Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:34:56 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-594 The Ducks in Alton Baker park disagree with you! The Ducks in Alton Baker park disagree with you!

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]]> By: dfb http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-593 dfb Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:32:21 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-593 Ernie Kent will save his own job, or not. The reality is Oregon has never had a good basketball "program" until Ernie became it's coach. They have had good seasons, but not a good program. Harter came close to a good program but he was never going to stay here, being a college coach wasn't his forte'. Since Harter (and really before him) Oregon has had good "X's and O's" coaches but one was fired (Monson) because he couldn't recruit well enough to win, and the other left as soon as he had success. I don't care if a coach is good at X's and O's, or is a good recruiter, it doesn't matter. All that matters is that he wins consistently, gets to the tournament relatively often (relative being relative to Oregon's history in basketball) and does better than that occasionally. I would also like the coach to run a clean program in which the players are a credit to the University... Wait....we already have that in Ernie Kent.....hmmm....never mind....

Ernie Kent will save his own job, or not. The reality is Oregon has never had a good basketball “program” until Ernie became it’s coach. They have had good seasons, but not a good program. Harter came close to a good program but he was never going to stay here, being a college coach wasn’t his forte’. Since Harter (and really before him) Oregon has had good “X’s and O’s” coaches but one was fired (Monson) because he couldn’t recruit well enough to win, and the other left as soon as he had success. I don’t care if a coach is good at X’s and O’s, or is a good recruiter, it doesn’t matter. All that matters is that he wins consistently, gets to the tournament relatively often (relative being relative to Oregon’s history in basketball) and does better than that occasionally. I would also like the coach to run a clean program in which the players are a credit to the University… Wait….we already have that in Ernie Kent…..hmmm….never mind….

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]]> By: Robbie G http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Robbie G Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:54:37 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-592 Freddie Jones was a lot better his senior year than he was when he started. Ernie developed Bryan Bracey into a player who could actually get drafted. Luke Jackson wasn't on any jet plane to the NBA before he came to Oregon. Ridnour was significantly better his third year than he was as a freshman. You can't just say Aaron Brooks had a kid and that's why he matured. If that's the case, maybe Ernie should just encourage his players to punch hoops hard enough to break bones, then progress to punching people, then knock up a girl and they will be mature and ready for the next level. Give me a break with that nonsense. Brooks developed into a leader on the floor because he matured and grew accustomed to the plan that Ernie laid out. Whether you like it or not, these players buy into what Ernie is selling, he's money with the parents, and he's made Oregon a legit basketball program that the #2 high school recruit would actually think about playing for.

Freddie Jones was a lot better his senior year than he was when he started. Ernie developed Bryan Bracey into a player who could actually get drafted. Luke Jackson wasn’t on any jet plane to the NBA before he came to Oregon. Ridnour was significantly better his third year than he was as a freshman. You can’t just say Aaron Brooks had a kid and that’s why he matured. If that’s the case, maybe Ernie should just encourage his players to punch hoops hard enough to break bones, then progress to punching people, then knock up a girl and they will be mature and ready for the next level. Give me a break with that nonsense. Brooks developed into a leader on the floor because he matured and grew accustomed to the plan that Ernie laid out.

Whether you like it or not, these players buy into what Ernie is selling, he’s money with the parents, and he’s made Oregon a legit basketball program that the #2 high school recruit would actually think about playing for.

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]]> By: Keith Becker http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Keith Becker Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:47:54 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-591 I think that Oregon would open the checkbook up to get a top level coach, especially with what's at stake next year. We definitely have a good amount to offer: Nike money, the new stadium, workout facilities, the Jaqua temple. Ernie Kent deserves praise for all that he did for Oregon, and he did a lot, but I think he has stalled and can't win without upperclassmen NBA-level talent. I would love to see Lavin or even St. Mary's Randy Bennett coaching Oregon next year. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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]]> By: Michael http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-590 Michael Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:24:22 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-590 Quackdaddy - I want to elaborate on your correct point of "no player development. ever" i think AB is the perfect example though. but only in the sense that his development came from himself. it was his natural trajectory to be as good as he was. kent did nothing to bring that to fruition. look at his elite 8 squads. they are dominated by juniors and seniors who all have played in the nba. (ridnour, jackson, jones and hairston, leunen, taylor, and AB). so i think all of those players found out how to be great (whether together or individually) on their own, over time. not because of ernie's x's and o's. other than tajuan porter (who has since fallen off a cliff) there have been minimal young (ie freshman) contributions over recent years. so quackdaddy, i certainly agree with you. just taking it a step further. he brings in the talent but hopes that they will figure it out after a few years.

Quackdaddy -

I want to elaborate on your correct point of “no player development. ever”

i think AB is the perfect example though. but only in the sense that his development came from himself. it was his natural trajectory to be as good as he was. kent did nothing to bring that to fruition. look at his elite 8 squads. they are dominated by juniors and seniors who all have played in the nba. (ridnour, jackson, jones and hairston, leunen, taylor, and AB). so i think all of those players found out how to be great (whether together or individually) on their own, over time. not because of ernie’s x’s and o’s.

other than tajuan porter (who has since fallen off a cliff) there have been minimal young (ie freshman) contributions over recent years.

so quackdaddy, i certainly agree with you. just taking it a step further. he brings in the talent but hopes that they will figure it out after a few years.

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]]> By: Bruce http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Bruce Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:03:07 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-589 Common sense will save Kent's job, just as common sense will lead people to stop accessing your website. Good-by DUDE. Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.

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]]> By: sozeduck http://uosportsdude.com/2010/02/02/can-a-recruit-save-ernie-kent%e2%80%99s-job/comment-page-1/#comment-588 sozeduck Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:29:32 +0000 http://uosportsdude.com/?p=922#comment-588 A kid needs to decide what school fits him the best. A coach may or may not be there the whole time. So, in a word, no I wouldn't save Kent just to get a specific recruit. I hope the young man has really looked at Oregon and if he has he'll see it as a really great place to go to school, get an education and play basketball. Or not. A kid needs to decide what school fits him the best. A coach may or may not be there the whole time. So, in a word, no I wouldn’t save Kent just to get a specific recruit. I hope the young man has really looked at Oregon and if he has he’ll see it as a really great place to go to school, get an education and play basketball. Or not.

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