Lazy Lizard Lavin Loses Debut
by Telemachus on Nov 16, 2010 4:17 AM PST
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In the waning moments of the lazy lizard's losing debut, he strikes an all too familiar pose as his vacant eyes reflect the emptiness between his ears. (Perhaps he needs to work more on his Phil Jackson impersonation)
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Oh that look!!!!!
We remember that look!!! St. Mary must have been playing at the magical level.
You are being way too hard on the lizard
His team is a “work in progress”. It is “turning the corner”. It is a “bounce or two” away from winning.
In the pre-game, one of the analysts said something like “Lavin will use a chaotic offense — lot’s of energy…” and I laughed. That’s the nice way of saying “This guy can’t coach and has no offensive scheme or plays. Basketball anarchy.”
I wanted to stay up late to watch him lose his debut — but I fell asleep while the game was close.
It did look like he had some players. Maybe, they will take over the team and will it to win some games as his players did here.
Our guys are not in a position to take anyone lightly. To have a decent season, we have to beat the lizard’s team AND we have to beat the trogans twice. It’s not enough to laugh or make fun of them — we have to own them.
sjh
Chaotic offense, lmao!!
We used to call Lavin’s offense “jungle ball”. That look is still epic, some things in life will never change.
Look at his Hair
ooooh his hair has not oilly stuff (Jelly), may be thats why he lost. WTF
Good LORD. Can someone photo-shop some round black spectacles on this guy?
I’m telling you, he looks like Harry Potter… which is somewhat fitting, since he is also essentially “He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Hired.”
"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008
Google Images is just too fun...
Lavin as a high school senior, 1982.
Roses are red, violets are blue...f*** $C.
A caption contest?
Mine: You want me to do what, “coach”?
Roses are red, violets are blue...f*** $C.
"C'mon man, they told me you weren't gonna coach!"
Lavin: “Just work with me. Pretend you’re listening to my wise instruction.”
Lavin:
And this is how high I had to stack the towels when I was “assistant coach”
Player: How much are you getting paid for this, again?
by Cade McAdverb on Nov 16, 2010 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
"Really? Do I have to explain this again, coach?"
Lavin: Just once more. So, the team in white is trying to put that round orange thing through that metal ring. And how does that affect us?
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Hey man, why didnt you see me score that last one
Lavin: Oh yeah my bad, but there is a sweet stationary bike over there
by WoodenMania on Nov 16, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
"So on this next possession, you bring the ball up and then.. LOOK! SQUIRREL!"
"I don't forget very much" Rick Neuheisel, 11/28/09
Whaaaaaahh!!!!
(or however else you’d spell the whiny/crying tantrum-scream of a toddler)
Roses are red, violets are blue...f*** $C.
There is that confused look again
The liz is still trying to figure out what defense St. Marys has been playing for the last thirty eight miunutes
Alternate caption
Ref: ‘Look buddy, I’m still pissed at you for canceling your wedding at the last minute, so stop your whining and sit your a** down!’
CLASSIC LOOK with the 90s style hair!
ROFLMBO at all y’alls comments! I’m wondering how we were able to win a the big trophy under Lavin’s “leadership”. Maybe somehow our boys bought into his coaching style and won one for the Lizard. Or 1995 was the year the planets and the stars aligned in a perfect harmonic frequency. Somehow he sold himself to St. Johns with a blockbuster resume screaming “YES I CAN COACH ANY TEAM TO THE BIG DANCE AND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!”. And they bit! Can’t wait until March to watch this all unfold! :)
I don't feel bad for St. Johns ... none whatsover
It wouldn’t have been very difficult for those guys to due diligence and research on Lavin’s track record at UCLA. I
Seriously
It sounds like many in their fanbase have been completely dismissive of the warnings of UCLA fans while using his career at UCLA as the major justification to hire him. I bet Lavin sent his resume on UCLA letterhead.
by Westwood is the best wood on Nov 16, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Justification for hiring might be
you don’t let him coach.
You put strong people around him and tell him to shut his mouth in practice and on game days.
You then use his connections to the pimps he used to sit next to on TV on game days to promote your program.
Rationale? Publicity.
Down side? I don’t think he is smart enough to keep his mouth shut and to be a simple figurehead. I think he actually believes he can coach.
sjh
by Class of 66 on Nov 16, 2010 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Gene Keady knows how to coach
I don’t know why Steve just doesn’t recruit and let Gene run practice and coach the actual games.
by silverlakebruin on Nov 18, 2010 7:51 AM PST up reply actions
But the players
They didn’t get to choose. They were stuck with the admin buying what the lizard was selling. And it’s the kids who get the shaft.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Good point
All right I feel somewhat sorry for the guys who are stuck with him but not for the guys who "opted into" the clownshow as his "recruits." Still these players could have done research and objected vociferously when St. Johns was heading that route.
Ah, true about the recruits
They’ll have no one to blame but themselves. I wonder how long it will be until one of Lavin’s players becomes great despite his “coaching”, and warns the world.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Bright side for gamblers
We’ve got some inside info on this team that the rest of this country, going on the hype of Lavin and the experienced St. John’s roster, does not. It started with a very juicy 3.5 spread last night. St. Mary’s only won by 5, but it was a 10-12 point game with 8 minutes left and the rest was pretty much keep-away, hack garbage time.
I have a feeling St. John’s will severely underperform against the spread, especially in conference.
So the question is
Would people be interested in special game threads tracking St. Johns during hoops season?
We will see
The post game thread last night was hopping over Lav and just look at the energy in this thread.
The answer is yes
His games will be a blast. Especially when going up against Calhoun (as a favorite?), Pitino, Dixon, Huggins, Thompson, tee heeee hee hee hehehee
His wins might be almost as entertaining as his losses
Though in a somewhat pornographic way, as we see the sizable things he manages to pull from his keester now and then.
I'm really only interested in a single St John's game this year.
Otherwise, I think we’re above that. We tried to warn them. Now they are on their own, and I don’t want to get caught in the spiraling whirlpool of death that will be their basketball program.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Only if we make into a drinking game.
1) Drink every time he gets a dumb look.
2) Calls timeout when the situation is utterly hopeless.
3) Throws his hands up in the air.
4) Pouts on the bench.
5) Makes reference to anything he accomplished at UCLA.
6) Team falls behind by 5, 10, 15, 20 points…
Ok need to get back to work.
Assistant: “You see, instead of guarding another player, they’re guarding a spot on the floor”
Lavin: “But a spot on the floor can’t even shoot or dribble”
Assistant facepalm
by LVBruin on Nov 16, 2010 4:44 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
St Mary's played at a magical level
as did most of Steve’s opponents, coincidently.
by silverlakebruin on Nov 16, 2010 10:29 PM PST reply actions
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