Thought this was a good read on what some opinions about the hire are:

http://www.fox11az.com/sports/college/stories/KMSB-20060404-dsbp-tempecoach.19d529e.html

4/5/2006 12:19:03 PM

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""Herb has taken more crap from fans than any coach I've ever been around." "

4/5/2006 12:20:18 PM

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"nc state fans are classless rednecks"

4/5/2006 12:26:54 PM

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"In 10 years at N.C. State, Sendek's teams finished the season in The Associated Press Top 25 once. The Wolfpack was No. 15 at the conclusion of the 2004-05 season"

4/5/2006 12:34:24 PM

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"Sendek won bunches of C-level games and a good many B-level ones," wrote Charlotte Observer columnist Scott Fowler. "But you could count the A-level wins on one hand." "

4/5/2006 12:36:18 PM

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" Ten years. One draft pick. In that same stretch, the beleaguered Sun Devils had four players drafted by NBA clubs."

Wow, didn't realize this

4/5/2006 12:40:12 PM

was todd fuller really that long ago

4/5/2006 12:41:47 PM

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"Ten years. One draft pick. In that same stretch, the beleaguered Sun Devils had four players drafted by NBA clubs."

Only goes to illustrate how stupid a metric this is for judging success in college.

4/5/2006 12:47:05 PM

it's a great measurement for a coach. what talented athlete would want to play for a coach who squanders talent? Our one draft pick isn't even in the NBA right now, yet 2 players that transferred away due to bad coaching are both currently playing in the NBA.

4/5/2006 12:50:07 PM

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"And Sendek was Love's "very, very first choice." Who was second, Henry Bibby?"

dang
thats rough

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"If he can hang tough in the ACC, he will soon be able to do so in the Pac-10. "

more like, if he can hang tough in the ACC, he will soon dominate the fucking pac-10

[Edited on April 5, 2006 at 1:20 PM. Reason : `]

4/5/2006 1:18:05 PM

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"yet 2 players that transferred away due to bad coaching are both currently playing in the NBA. "

...and who would those two be?

Adam Harrington who hasn't played since the '04 season (and only played in about 40 games in his NBA career anyways) and Damien Wilkins who was told by Sendek not to return to the team after having to put up with a piece of shit father/uncle.

yeah, bad coaching had a lot to do with those fuckers

4/5/2006 2:33:33 PM

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"In 10 years at N.C. State, Sendek's teams finished the season in The Associated Press Top 25 once. The Wolfpack was No. 15 at the conclusion of the 2004-05 season. Ten years. One ranked team."

[Edited on April 5, 2006 at 2:38 PM. Reason : /]

4/5/2006 2:38:50 PM

it'd be neat to see a sendek/olsen rivalry build over there

4/5/2006 2:39:37 PM

so I guess he forgot Josh Powell and Anthony Grundy

I remember Josh leaving early to go pro(tried to) and Anthony graduating

4/5/2006 2:45:38 PM

Herb coached 5 NBA'ers for at least 2 seasons each

2 transferred
1 left early and got undrafted (but was #1 overall pick in the CBA)
1 worked his ass off and is now playing considerable minutes
1 was drafted 1st round

so the article is technically right...only 1 drafted player in 10 years

4/5/2006 2:53:01 PM