Comments on: Louisville officially hires Shabaka Lands, Marquis Teague’s high school assistant

By: martyk06

martyk06 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:30:47 +0000

I think it’s a great idea

By: realitycheck

realitycheck — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:06:37 +0000

Looks like Rick Pitino stole a page from John Calipari’s book. Milt Wagner rings a bell, along with a few other hire’s he had during his tenure at Memphis. The grease is running heavy in the state of Kentucky

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:57:05 +0000

Wow. This is slimy.

Reminds me a lot of IU hiring Eric Gordon’s AAU coach. At what point do we simply say “The player may not be getting paid directly, but all his friends, family, and coaches are.”

Some schools are still practicing the “win at all costs” strategy… and it’s truly pathetic.

Student-athlete…. HAH!

By: Guy

Guy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:32:57 +0000

I think UofL owed it to themselves to hire this guy just so they could have a dude named “Shabaka” involved in the program. Regardless, I’m tempted to break out the dreaded phrase and say Teague to UofL is a done deal. OK, I won’t go that far, but I would be shocked if Teague heads anywhere else.