tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post2470124995859907834..comments2023-09-27T03:41:54.015-07:00Comments on The OpinionSmith: How DisappointingJ Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082877434898368311noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-16804752707287903272009-04-11T07:06:00.000-07:002009-04-11T07:06:00.000-07:00Anonymous #2: It really does not matter how long I...Anonymous #2: It really does not matter how long I have followed Oregon sports (10 years). How many degrees do you have from the U of O? No matter your answer, whether it is more or less than me, makes no difference on the merits of your opinion.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous #4: Check any of my writing as it pertains to UO basketball and you will never see Final Four and Oregon in the same sentence. Ernie backers, or haters of consistent winning as you would put it, seem to think that making the tournament is the same thing as making it to the Final Four. This logic is asinine. Perhaps in the old days only one team from a conference went to the tourney but if you hadn't noticed usually at least five make it each year from the Pac-10. I have no Final Four expectation ever. Instead of making the tourney once every four, I contend missing it once every four is reasonable.<BR/><BR/>Bruce: There really is no need to thank me but I appreciate it. Your command of the English language is so very impressive.J Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082877434898368311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-58487835009996946392009-04-11T00:37:00.000-07:002009-04-11T00:37:00.000-07:00Thank you for making your mediocre, superficial an...Thank you for making your mediocre, superficial analysis available (theoretically) to the entire world.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411788287078374361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-35459255809504075072009-04-10T22:28:00.000-07:002009-04-10T22:28:00.000-07:00So we are back to focusing on one season of work t...So we are back to focusing on one season of work to judge a tenure. Every coach has a bad season, its how they bounce back. Haters like u won't b happy unless <BR/>There is a final four finish every year...and maybe then u might put your money where your mouth is, but I doubt it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-70657566916675777772009-04-10T15:41:00.000-07:002009-04-10T15:41:00.000-07:00Yah, 8-23 is definately showing progress!! Well sa...Yah, 8-23 is definately showing progress!! Well said.<BR/><BR/>Washington, Marquette, Gonzaga, and USC all made the tourney. Oregon is not even close to the same level as those schools, that would be why 2 of them swept Oregon this year.<BR/><BR/>You guys get ready to shell out MORE money for tickets next year. Should be exciting to watch us whoop up on DII teams to pad the record and keep EK his job. Then when the Pac10 season starts we might get 4 wins!! Woooohoooo That should earn EK a raise!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-23728723806747751602009-04-10T12:58:00.000-07:002009-04-10T12:58:00.000-07:00Exactly! Look at all 13 years, the program has pro...Exactly! Look at all 13 years, the program has progressed throughout all those years. Even better, why not research the oregon basketball program prior to kent's arrival. The program had a slight rise under Green and languished under Monson. Kent has taken the program to another level. By your logic washington, marquette, gonzaga, usc are all mid majors. Kent deserved more time, this isn't the nba. How long have you actually followed oregon sports?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-74523487709576737662009-04-10T08:49:00.000-07:002009-04-10T08:49:00.000-07:00Hard to believe I ruin college sports but if I do ...Hard to believe I ruin college sports but if I do then I will take the credit. You choose to look at two years over 13, I have decided to look at all 13 (or however many it has been). It's no wonder we have completely different ideas. <BR/><BR/>I liken it to a kid applying to college and asking the school to only look at grades from two semesters. Or telling a professor once they get into college to only use one test out of four to determine a class grade. Only in college athletics can someone have intermittent on-court success and be beloved.<BR/><BR/>Ernie Kent has Oregon fans right where he wants them. Many have been convinced that academic success and athletic success are mutually exclusive. More power to him for being able to pull that off.J Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082877434898368311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4003045823381412726.post-49183628048882095332009-04-09T23:23:00.000-07:002009-04-09T23:23:00.000-07:00Mediocre program? An elite 8 finish in 2003 and 2...Mediocre program? An elite 8 finish in 2003 and 2007 is not a mediocre program. Fans like you take the fun out of college sports. Most universities would kill to have a coach that graduates players (early mind you) and has success on the court. <BR/>Check your expectations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com