Reversal

[BUS]

Lanier will get a chance to compete in the new ACC. With NIL you never know. Good Jimmy and Joes can make you a better coach.

Hart needs to be gone - yesterday.

[mustangxc]

Jankovich inherited a talented team. Lashlee inherited a talented team. Lanier inherited a dumpster fire as his 1st team had lost most of it's talent including 4 double figure scorers in Kendric Davis, Marcus & Michael Weathers & Bandoumel. Nutall, Phelps & Jalen Smith each averaged over 10 minutes per game but scored about 13 ppg combined. Lanier's 1st team also lost bench contributions from Todorovic, Tristan Clark & Jasey. Remember that Lanier also lost Jank's top recruit (Anamekwe) who has barely sniffed the floor at UT.

It will be interesting to see how much this roster turns over at year end and who Lanier might be able to bring in via the transfer portal but this is clearly a work in progress that will need to improve year over year and that task gets more difficult against ACC competition next year

It's up to the coach to retain talent. KD still had eligibility so you can't say he didn't inherit a decent situation and other talented players as well. Lashlee was able to keep most of the team from leaving when SD left.

[Charleston Pony]

Jankovich inherited a talented team. Lashlee inherited a talented team. Lanier inherited a dumpster fire as his 1st team had lost most of it's talent including 4 double figure scorers in Kendric Davis, Marcus & Michael Weathers & Bandoumel. Nutall, Phelps & Jalen Smith each averaged over 10 minutes per game but scored about 13 ppg combined. Lanier's 1st team also lost bench contributions from Todorovic, Tristan Clark & Jasey. Remember that Lanier also lost Jank's top recruit (Anamekwe) who has barely sniffed the floor at UT.

It will be interesting to see how much this roster turns over at year end and who Lanier might be able to bring in via the transfer portal but this is clearly a work in progress that will need to improve year over year and that task gets more difficult against ACC competition next year

It's up to the coach to retain talent. KD still had eligibility so you can't say he didn't inherit a decent situation and other talented players as well. Lashlee was able to keep most of the team from leaving when SD left.

I remember Bandoumel asking K.D. if he wanted to "run it back" and try one more year at SMU but Davis was having none of it. Don't know if Memphis just offered a better deal for him to jump ship or what his reasons were for leaving but clearly Memphis offered a better returning roster than anything Lanier was going to be able to put together on short notice.

[Hop Sing]

Rick Hart killed SMU basketball and so far Rob Lanier has not shown signs of a revival.

Or maybe it was the guy who left every team he coached on probation that killed it.

Both can be true - our strengths are usually our weaknesses as well.

I’m sorry, in this case the 2nd scenario is most definitely not true. They disrespected the man that resurrected the the program from the ashes. LB certainly didn’t need money, he was probably still receiving checks from Charlotte. He did however deserve respect and appreciation. SMU mistakenly thought that Mr Illinois State was the reason we were winning and could keep the show going. WRONG! SMU actually tried to put a show clause in LB’s contract. THAT is called no respect.

[mustangxc]

Jankovich inherited a talented team. Lashlee inherited a talented team. Lanier inherited a dumpster fire as his 1st team had lost most of it's talent including 4 double figure scorers in Kendric Davis, Marcus & Michael Weathers & Bandoumel. Nutall, Phelps & Jalen Smith each averaged over 10 minutes per game but scored about 13 ppg combined. Lanier's 1st team also lost bench contributions from Todorovic, Tristan Clark & Jasey. Remember that Lanier also lost Jank's top recruit (Anamekwe) who has barely sniffed the floor at UT.

It will be interesting to see how much this roster turns over at year end and who Lanier might be able to bring in via the transfer portal but this is clearly a work in progress that will need to improve year over year and that task gets more difficult against ACC competition next year

It's up to the coach to retain talent. KD still had eligibility so you can't say he didn't inherit a decent situation and other talented players as well. Lashlee was able to keep most of the team from leaving when SD left.

I remember Bandoumel asking K.D. if he wanted to "run it back" and try one more year at SMU but Davis was having none of it. Don't know if Memphis just offered a better deal for him to jump ship or what his reasons were for leaving but clearly Memphis offered a better returning roster than anything Lanier was going to be able to put together on short notice.

That is on Lanier. You think Rick Pitino or Larry Brown wouldn't have been able to retain KD?