I hope we did not wait too long to talk Johnny Jones

[SMU 86]

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Kate Hairopoulos ‏ @khairopoulos

SMU could finally be getting around to talking to UNT's Johnny Jones, sources say. LSU also interested in Jones.

But now we might be a battle with LSU for him.

[redpony]

former lsu player- we'll probably lose that one as well- if we really want him.

[SMUer]

This is a guaranteed swing and a miss.

[redpony]

Bring on Cameron Dollar- dammit. just my 2 cents.

[hoopmanx]

This is funny cause Jones is final 2 at LSU, and the probable leader for their gig. Better yet, he's backed by Dale Brown and Shaq...lol...and now we're just getting around to him. In a search of embarrassing moments, this may be the best. Wait till he uses Orsini to up his pay at LSU, priceless

[Comet]

lol at our search. He should have been a top 3 candidate from day one.

[CalallenStang]

lol at our search. He should have been a top 3 candidate from day one.

Yeah

[papawasamustang]

http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/lsu/po ... ing-search

[SMU89]

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/archi ... alk-t.html

[#1PONYUP]

steve orsini cannot.....CANNOT be this desperate....this would be the worst hire we could possibly make. This seems like a great idea to most...there is a reason why he has been at UNT for a decade. A REASON.

[Comet]

steve orsini cannot.....CANNOT be this desperate....this would be the worst hire we could possibly make. This seems like a great idea to most...there is a reason why he has been at UNT for a decade. A REASON.

What makes him an undesirable candidate (other than the fact that he coaches UNT)?

[#1PONYUP]

steve orsini cannot.....CANNOT be this desperate....this would be the worst hire we could possibly make. This seems like a great idea to most...there is a reason why he has been at UNT for a decade. A REASON.

What makes him an undesirable candidate (other than the fact that he coaches UNT)?

I'm not concerned necessarily about that fact that he coaches UNT. He's been there 10 years, hasn't won an NCAA tournament game, recruits the players that can't academically make it to other major schools and feeds off of their talent alone. Just take a look at his lineups dating back to 06-07 when he began having success and see how many transfers and "dropouts" from other schools that he got. SMU is NOT UNT, and it never will be, he can recruit and sell kids dreams all they want, but in reality how many of those kids will actually be eligible here at SMU? Doesn't anyone agree that there is a reason why he has been complacent and at UNT for a decade? There's a reason why he was never considered by us until NOW. If he was truly the best man for the job, we would have contacted him earlier and furthermore, if he was that elite of a coach, someone would have come before now and hired him at a major school. The lack of discipline and off the court issues at UNT has been and always will be there. It all starts at the top.

[SMU 86]

steve orsini cannot.....CANNOT be this desperate....this would be the worst hire we could possibly make. This seems like a great idea to most...there is a reason why he has been at UNT for a decade. A REASON.

What makes him an undesirable candidate (other than the fact that he coaches UNT)?

I'm not concerned necessarily about that fact that he coaches UNT. He's been there 10 years, hasn't won an NCAA tournament game, recruits the players that can't academically make it to other major schools and feeds off of their talent alone. Just take a look at his lineups dating back to 06-07 when he began having success and see how many transfers and "dropouts" from other schools that he got. SMU is NOT UNT, and it never will be, he can recruit and sell kids dreams all they want, but in reality how many of those kids will actually be eligible here at SMU? Doesn't anyone agree that there is a reason why he has been complacent and at UNT for a decade? There's a reason why he was never considered by us until NOW. If he was truly the best man for the job, we would have contacted him earlier and furthermore, if he was that elite of a coach, someone would have come before now and hired him at a major school. The lack of discipline and off the court issues at UNT has been and always will be there. It all starts at the top.

Wow, I guess LSU thinks he is pretty good since he is one of their top candidates. Jones did what he had to do at UNT to turn the program around. Kind of like we did with Shawnbrey McNeal when we got him from MIami in football. Here are quotes from other boards.


"His career might be .500 in conference, but since the '06 season he is 127-68 overall and 61-43 in conference. He is well respected by the local basketball scene, and is a young energetic guy. He is also a much better x and o's coach than robo-doh. He would be a good hire for us."

"Most of those loss were piled up at the beginning of his tenure at UNT. He has his team in the Sun Belt title game every year as of late. The only way UNT is getting into the NCAA tournament is if they win their conference tournament and he is putting them in that position year in year out. I don't see what more the guy can do at UNT to prove that he needs a shot at a bigger job."

[EastStang]

I remember a kid who transferred to SMU from LSU when I was a student. The kid had a 4.0 at LSU. Flunked out at SMU in a year. Bottom line, a coach at LSU can admit kids who wouldn't succeed at SMU. Johnny Jones may be one heck of a recruiter, but if he can't get them on the Court, it won't do us much good in the BE. Ditto for UNT. And that may be why he's been lower on the list and why some of our top choices, don't want to come here.

[Bergermeister]

Wow, I guess LSU thinks he is pretty good since he is one of their top candidates. ."

Yeah... LSU