Not saying any of that will happen. Floyd might do a great job. Most of us are not that enthusiastic with the choice, but in truth we don’t know what Livingood was up against. We have no idea whether Dixon or Capel were interested. He made a really bad call with Mac. But AD isn’t an easy job. Dempsey was way better, but even he got lucky with Lute. Who could have predicted our success? If anyone had, Lute would have been lured away by other programs before our program had ever approached. All coaching choices are risky. Even Cal at Kentucky. If things don’t go well, do you think their fans and boosters will be calling for heads to roll?

Be grateful that we have a major program that can pull in a Tim Floyd. I think he’s got a decent chance at being successful. If it turns out he’s not coming, that he wasn’t offered, maybe Livingood has some of the same concerns we do. Perhaps he wants a shot at Dixon or Capel. Why he hasn’t (reportedly) contacted them has me scratching my head, but who knows. We can only speculate (and wait and suffer in silence. OH, HOW WE SUFFER IN SILENCE!!!). ;o)

Can I have your tickets? I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to take my son(s) to see a major college basketball game or two with potential pro players on the floor this season while you sit at home and sulk because Rick Pitino decided he didn’t want to leave Louisville for Arizona.

Thanks and if there are enough of you, I will gladly setup a website so that you can post your tickets there.

April 1st, 2009 at 7:01 pm
I for one am not happy with this hire. I think Liven-Bad really botched this and I hope he gets boo’d off the stage tomorrow at the press conference. Looks like ASU and UCLA will be the perenial powerhouses of the Pac 10 and we will be a solid 3rd. I think Capel should have been our man and from what I have read they didnt even approach them. I hope we arent paying Floyd a bunch of money.
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Then, do the vast majority of astute-minded LOYAL Arizona fandom a mega favor, and switch loyality to U.C.L.A. LOL

April 1st, 2009 at 6:30 pm
BREAKING NEWS:

Livinstupid is interviewing Obama tomorrow!!! Oh no wait the NCAA will not allow telepromters in every corner for somebody else to send in the directions.

Oh wait the other problem is Hillary and Bin Laden wouldn’t accept lesser roles as assistans. Oh well!

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I abso-LUTE-ly knew something REEKED of negativity in this here forum.

Do some LOYAL Wildcat fandom a favor, poppa WINGED-NUTT, and slither back to the azstarnet forum with the rest of your similar-minded henchmen! LMFAO

We have fallen off the face of the earth in the Sears Cup. The Mackovic debacle set us back 5 years in football. The Lute garbage and now this hiring will set us back 10 years in basketball.

I will not support decisions that run the program into the ground.

April 1st, 2009 at 8:38 pm
I’m with Parallax, I get that Pitino, Izzo ect. were unrealistic, but I would have been more excited for a Jeff Capel. However, I can be–and have been–talked into liking Floyd. He brings a lot to the table, as some posters on this site have pointed out, and he might end up being the right guy for the job.

Javier, thanks again for this awesome site. I’ve wasted countless hours on here and really think we have a smarter more thoughtful fan on here than on any of the pay sites. I hope that just because this process is coming to end, that this won’t be the last we here from you, Javy.

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I second your notion regarding parallax. That’s why he’s the solo voice of reason in this forum. Unlike Bay area cat, and like-minded minions. LMFAO

Yes, Livengood didn’t hit the grand slam home run the vast majority of Wildcat fans were wishing for, but both Shelton and JL did hit a solo home run in the person of Tim ” Costner” Floyd. LOL

April 1st, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I’m not rationalizing; I think he is a good hire, I really do.

Would I prefer Pitino, Izzo, Cal etc? Of course. But given everything that has happened I can certainly more than live with Floyd
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Voila!

And Tim ” Costner” Floyd’s Trojan squad was THREE POINTS away from playing in the Sweet-16. U.S.C. lost by two points to Final Four member Michigan St.

In other words, Floyd basically OUTCOACHED the Maestro of nasty, tough-minded, in-your-face defense, Tommy Izzo!

Izzzo’s Spartan squad won that game because they played eight player’s against Floyd’s six, and were relatively the beneficiary of two or three foul calls in the dramatic last six minutes.