Following the heroic victory over Utah at home that proves to all the haterz that "Romar still has it", the guy who is constantly proven wrong by Jason McCleary opines on UW's "Bright Future" under Coach Romar. All the usual tidbits were there. Here's a quick play-by-play:
- The reason the team has been down the last half decade is because there was no "homegrown talent." Apparently Romar's ability to win games being dependent on Seattle's high school basketball output is a good thing.
- The criticism of Romar this year, while somewhat warranted, is "oversimplified" and "misunderstood"
-It's mostly the players fault for not being talented, not the coach's
-Romar can't be expected to compete with other programs in the conference because the practice facilities are old.
-UW isn't being out-recruited by Oregon, Gonzaga, or Wazzu (I'm not sure what that proves)
-UW doesn't attract the one-and-done phenoms that bolster Arizona and UCLA
-I'm not trying to making excuses for Romar
-UW has been snakebit by injuries
-UW has no business being in the running for "once in a decade" players like Robert Upshaw so they had to take him and build the team around him.
-Romar is the only reason that UW has been a finalist for several 5-star players (who picked other schools), which shows how valuable he is to the program
-The Utah win should remind everyone what Romar teams are capable of
-Next year will be awesome, and every year after that for the foreseeable future. Romar is in on some great future recruits (where have I heard that before?)
-Husky fans should remember what it was like before Romar
-And my personal favorite: If UW fires their coach, they could "fall back into irrelevance. just like USC"
Quite the Seattle Sports opus. In another thread, posters are suggesting that those who want Romar gone are probably....
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racist
- The reason the team has been down the last half decade is because there was no "homegrown talent." Apparently Romar's ability to win games being dependent on Seattle's high school basketball output is a good thing.
- The criticism of Romar this year, while somewhat warranted, is "oversimplified" and "misunderstood"
-It's mostly the players fault for not being talented, not the coach's
-Romar can't be expected to compete with other programs in the conference because the practice facilities are old.
-UW isn't being out-recruited by Oregon, Gonzaga, or Wazzu (I'm not sure what that proves)
-UW doesn't attract the one-and-done phenoms that bolster Arizona and UCLA
-I'm not trying to making excuses for Romar
-UW has been snakebit by injuries
-UW has no business being in the running for "once in a decade" players like Robert Upshaw so they had to take him and build the team around him.
-Romar is the only reason that UW has been a finalist for several 5-star players (who picked other schools), which shows how valuable he is to the program
-The Utah win should remind everyone what Romar teams are capable of
-Next year will be awesome, and every year after that for the foreseeable future. Romar is in on some great future recruits (where have I heard that before?)
-Husky fans should remember what it was like before Romar
-And my personal favorite: If UW fires their coach, they could "fall back into irrelevance. just like USC"
Quite the Seattle Sports opus. In another thread, posters are suggesting that those who want Romar gone are probably....
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...
racist
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