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White hires away Erik Pastrana

Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by g8rnc, Mar 23, 2022.

  1. g8rnc

    g8rnc All American

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    Coach Mike White has hired Erik Pastrana from Florida to follow him to Georgia. That really sucks for us and recruiting the state of Florida.
     
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  2. vaxcardinal

    vaxcardinal GC Hall of Fame

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    I thought White couldn’t get the recruits. Was he shooting down all the selections by Pastrana?
     
  3. g8rnc

    g8rnc All American

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    Pastrana was only here for 1 year and they had a 5 star in this class and a top 20 overall class. In comparison, the 2021 class was ranked 51, the 2020 class ranked 41. Many people have commented that we need to keep Pastrana.
     
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  4. twodaparty

    twodaparty GC Hall of Fame

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    Screw mid major Mike. He’s basically coaching at another mid major now as that is what georgias basketball program is at it’s best.
     
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  5. bgator85

    bgator85 Premium Member

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    I have mixed feelings on this. I get the immediate recruiting implication, but did he bring other coaching abilities to the table? It’s not like we improved on offense, our number one need headed into last season. It’s hard for me to get too upset about someone leaving whose primary asset is recruiting because to be honest I feel like that is the easiest replacement.
     
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  6. fox

    fox GC Hall of Fame

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    Hmmm... the timing makes me think he was shown the door.
     
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  7. GatorPlanet

    GatorPlanet GC Hall of Fame

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    Gimme the Pastrana on White, hold the mayo. Sorry, channeling AIRPLANE!
     
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  8. your_perfect_enemy

    your_perfect_enemy GC Hall of Fame

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    how did uga pay us for him?
     
  9. murphree_hall

    murphree_hall VIP Member

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    Doesn’t matter

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  10. wingtee

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    Yep —- great move
     
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  11. wingtee

    wingtee GC Hall of Fame

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    Sour grapes.. like recruiting .. we really didn’t want him when we lose recruits
     
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  12. fox

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    Golden arrives, Pastrani leaves. Dots connected.
     
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  13. rmonteag

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    Huh? Wasnt recruiting one of the problems with MW?
     
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  14. murphree_hall

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    None of the teams who made the tournament this year had Pastrana on their staffs. We will be ok.
     
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  15. wingtee

    wingtee GC Hall of Fame

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    Well who the hell is gonna teach dribbling ? And doing it fast.
     
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  16. gatorempire

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    There's no way he had a similar clause in his contract.

    Good explanation in post #3.
     
  17. tommyvee

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    FYI…IDK

     
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  18. murphree_hall

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    Coach Golden is going to announce my hiring at todays presser.
     
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  20. tampajack1

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    Chances are that he was not going to be retained. That has nothing to do with sour grapes.
     
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