Comments on: Memphis Adds Bartons to Recruiting Haul

By: blueberry

blueberry — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:35:51 +0000

It seems we have established the college game is more about recruiting than coaching so I am happy to have Pastner. How would you know if he is ready or not he never had to play that role at UA. Given his work ethic and experience I would think he has thought of that situation. Don’t forget he also hired one hell of an assistant staff to help him out.

By: drivera

drivera — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:14:15 +0000

UAWildcat i’m w/ you on the fact that I am glad he did not replace Lute. I met him in person once and he seemed like a nice enough guy. However, on the court he never impressed me! He always seems like he says what people want to hear. He seems to be trying to protect his image and not say anything to ruffle feathers or what he really wants to say. While that may be his true self, I think he needs time to develop as a head coach. Head coach can’t always be the “nice guy” and I don’t think JP is ready to play that role yet. Cal was not the best game day coach and I highly doubt JP would even be close to Cal’s level.

By: UAWildcat

UAWildcat — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:28:27 +0000

Yes I know I’m in the minority on Pastner issue. More important news is Nic Wise will play his senior year.

By: IMO120

IMO120 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:34:14 +0000

I have been around Pastner for a year and a half. He is the nicest and hardest
working most upbeat person I’ve ever met in this business. Only positives and
great things to say about Arizona, Coach Olson and life in general.
UAcat has an obvious personal beef because if you don’t like this man, you are
in a very small minority.
We are blessed in Memphis to have him.

By: danonacid

danonacid — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:06:44 +0000

UAWildcat is completely off on everything he is saying. He has the right to his dissenting opinion but there is no need to debate this. There are many reasons why everyone at the University of Arizona loves Josh Pastner. Many of these reasons are the opposite of what UAWildcat is saying. I have no problem with UAWildcat projecting Josh Pastner to be a poor head coach but all facts up to this point show otherwise and I along with almost everyone from Arizona believe that Josh has amazing potential and will be considered an elite coach within about 5 years which is amazing based on his age.

By: UAWildcat

UAWildcat — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:46:08 +0000

I never met Kevin O’Neil so I can not comment on him. I do not make judgments on people I have never met. I am not sure if Pastner is a good tipper or not. I think Pastner is a prick because of how he treated people that he felt were not going to help him in his carrer. I know many UA players really like Pastner and wanted him to step in for Olson. Personally I do not think he will be a great head coach. I just feel that karma catches up with you at some point and it will soon catch up to Pastner.

By: blueberry

blueberry — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:54:54 +0000

I’m not claiming to know who did what at UA but typically an assistant develops the early part of a players recrutiment and the HC will close the deal if they are close. So someone other than L. Olsen was recruiting Chase and Wise. Any UA fans have an idea. I dont know if Pastner doesn’t tip well but you are the first to say he is a prick. I have a question. What do you think of Kevin O’neill. If you say Pastner was the only UA coach that was a prick then you must like K. O’neill. Now that guy is a major prick.

By: UAWildcat

UAWildcat — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:20:38 +0000

Chase and Wise were Olson recruits. While Pastner did bring in Hill improved to a lottery pick under the coaching of Mike Dunlap, not Pastner. Pastner is a salesman and personally I find salesman to be fake. Not only that but I have met Pastner while he sat on the bench as a player and a coach. While working through school at a local univeristy resturaunt/bar and Pastner was the only UA baskeball player or coach that was a prick. I do not view him as the nice guy most see him but then again I and some others have seen the Paster that is not on the sale floor.

By: disgrace

disgrace — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:05:32 +0000

While UAWildcat has somewhat of a point, Josh Pastner also recruited Jordan Hill, Chase Budinger, and Nic Wise to the Arizona program, 2 of whom are expected to be 1st round draft picks this year and all have had solid careers for the UofA.

UAWildcat is right he’s one of the few that dislikes Pastner as he’s a difficult guy not to like with his infectious personality, evidenced by the fact that the guy can get top tier talent to commit to him before he’s coached a game!

By: bluegrasshoopster

bluegrasshoopster — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:32:44 +0000

Here is another article:

http://www.allkyhoops.com

This is great news for the Memphis program.