Duke-Texas

[Kevin Reilly]

Muskieman Swain makes 2 million in N.I.L. money? He still can't shoot. I view him as a good player at best. If he makes the NBA and plays I will be surprised. As far as ... every other Facet of Swain's game is near elite I don't agree. I probably am wrong but I don't see him as a elite player. I see him as a complementary player .At best I see him as Naji Marshall but not as tough and a worse shooter.

[muskieman]

Muskieman Swain makes 2 million in N.I.L. money? He still can't shoot. I view him as a good player at best. If he makes the NBA and plays I will be surprised. As far as ... every other Facet of Swain's game is near elite I don't agree. I probably am wrong but I don't see him as a elite player. I see him as a complementary player .At best I see him as Naji Marshall but not as tough and a worse shooter.

I agree about Swain. Being in the SEC will make him either a tougher player or look like a bust

[xaviermuskie2003]

I agree Traore could have put us near the top of the BE last year. Swain looks like he has worked on his shot. Benedict Miller was making excuses again.

The only reason Swain isn't in the NBA this year is his $2M NIL. He has improved his shot, but it is still very deliberate. However, every other facet of his game is near elite-elite, including his Bball IQ.

I was pretty apathetic about the game, though I wanted Tx to lose, despite holding little animosity towards Miller. Funny, we don't mind it when X poaches players and coaches from other teams. I still don't want Miller to win at TX (yup, I'm petty as well), but wish nothing but tht ebest for Swain.

Rationalize Miller and players leaving all you want, AH. I still look at the players as part of the family, and, like you, all families have their black sheep, making what family members perceive as mistakes. Coaches, like players, are given freedom to make changes in schools regardless of how the school has benifited the players who may or may not have played for the school, including a player who has received medical rehab and never taken the court in a game.

The fans don't have to like it, and they are allowed to feel betrayed and even wish Schadenfreude on a coach they loved, not once but twice. X forgave "the coach whose name will not be spoken" by bringing him out of the wilderness of NCAA purgatory, and supported him with everything he wanted. Sure it is all about the money, but we don't have to like what college basketball is becoming. I am happy Swain is getting $2 million, but I hope he realizes that the fans may not be as gracious when he messes up. With the money comes the expectation — and the dissatisfaction— of fans when you disappoint them. I have never been a fan who booed, because I saw the hurt and confusion on Romain Sato's face after some X fans booed the team. Now they are pros getting paid to perform, and all gloves are off, and Texas fans can be a lot crueler than Xavier fans. After all, Texas fired Rodney Terry, who had a better win-loss percentage than Shaka Smart.

Sources told me that a primary factor in Sean leaving was because he was asked to live on campus the next 3 years.

[muskieman]

The only reason Swain isn't in the NBA this year is his $2M NIL. He has improved his shot, but it is still very deliberate. However, every other facet of his game is near elite-elite, including his Bball IQ.

I was pretty apathetic about the game, though I wanted Tx to lose, despite holding little animosity towards Miller. Funny, we don't mind it when X poaches players and coaches from other teams. I still don't want Miller to win at TX (yup, I'm petty as well), but wish nothing but tht ebest for Swain.

Rationalize Miller and players leaving all you want, AH. I still look at the players as part of the family, and, like you, all families have their black sheep, making what family members perceive as mistakes. Coaches, like players, are given freedom to make changes in schools regardless of how the school has benifited the players who may or may not have played for the school, including a player who has received medical rehab and never taken the court in a game.

The fans don't have to like it, and they are allowed to feel betrayed and even wish Schadenfreude on a coach they loved, not once but twice. X forgave "the coach whose name will not be spoken" by bringing him out of the wilderness of NCAA purgatory, and supported him with everything he wanted. Sure it is all about the money, but we don't have to like what college basketball is becoming. I am happy Swain is getting $2 million, but I hope he realizes that the fans may not be as gracious when he messes up. With the money comes the expectation — and the dissatisfaction— of fans when you disappoint them. I have never been a fan who booed, because I saw the hurt and confusion on Romain Sato's face after some X fans booed the team. Now they are pros getting paid to perform, and all gloves are off, and Texas fans can be a lot crueler than Xavier fans. After all, Texas fired Rodney Terry, who had a better win-loss percentage than Shaka Smart.

Sources told me that a primary factor in Sean leaving was because he was asked to live on campus the next 3 years.

Maybe fewer podcasts and more coaching would have led to more success, or, better yet, less looking for another job and more concentrating on the one that gave him a second chance in more ways than one.