When basketball writers chat

• Matthew: so what are your thoughts on shaka?
• Sent at 3: 01 PM on Tuesday
• Matthew: i honestly don't think he will leave
• too good a team returning
• me: Yeah, I feel like it would have to be a much better situation than Illinois.
• Matthew: and they have potential to do much more than illinois over the next few years
• i agree
• i mean, imagine opposing backcourts facing theus and webber?
• me: I just want to say "Call Brad Lickliter and ask him how a Big 10 move turned out"
• Matthew: yeah, i was reading the sun-times this AM, and some source 'close to shaka' said he doesn't want to become dan monson
• which is a similar analogy
• me: Ha, yes
• It's worth waiting. He seems more patient than your average mid-major coach.
• Matthew: and mid-major coaches, i feel, are more patient on a whole
• how few, sean miller et al have been compensated by their schools seems to have trickled down
• it's not crazy to want to build longterm in the caa, horizon, etc
• me: Miller's a good example of a guy whose move made sense. Even with this year's results.
• Matthew: yes
• agree
• Sent at 3: 04 PM on Tuesday
• me: Funny how McDermott to Creighton worked out great for him AND Iowa State.
• Matthew: yeah, so true. And that;s the rationale for why andy kennedy might consider a move to UAB
• Sent at 3: 06 PM on Tuesday
• Matthew is offline.