Comments on: Live from Vinings Estates: The 2009 NCAA tournament!

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:25:51 +0000

You need to upgrade those antiques you have for TV’s. This is the 21st century Mark.

By: BravesFan2009

BravesFan2009 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:16:04 +0000

You might have the worst bracket of all time. Are you an idiot???

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:08:00 +0000

Thanks Mark.

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:00:00 +0000

OK, folks, that’s a wrap. Thanks for hanging with me these past six hours. We at the AJC appreciate your patronage.

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:59:11 +0000

There could be some shifting of staff, DavidN, but that’s not a certainty. I know Hewitt likes his staff very much.

And we’ll just have to see about Georgia, won’t we?

By: THWG

THWG — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:58:22 +0000

DavidN- I really hope DRad can get some legit asst coaches on the bench. I definitely think they could relieve CPH of actual “coaching” duties and let him stick to what he does best–recruiting.

By: MightyQuinn

MightyQuinn — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:55:35 +0000

Hmph! I’m taking a break to take the dog for a walk before the 7 pm games begin.

By: DavidN

DavidN — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:55:11 +0000

Mark, do you think there will be changes in Hewitt’s staff? I have seen some communications from DRad that indicated that he will be doing a review with Hewitt and implied that something will need to change going into next year. Before Chan’s last year, DRad forced some changes in his staff…

By: Left to Right

Left to Right — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:54:54 +0000

Mark-

Given your comments to date, I think you are going to be surprised at the caliber of coach Georgia is going to hire. Not necessarily as big a name as Capel, but certainly someone who knows how to build a great program. As Chip has chronicled in his reporting, Daman Evans is on a mission to have Georgia basketball start living up to its potential.

The dismissive attitude I have seen in the media towards the possibility of success at Georgia reminds me of a similarly dismissive attitude concerning Georgia football when Donnan was fired. I rememeber many in the media thought Georgia could never hope to win the SEC against Florida and Tennessee. I specifically recall Lee Corso saying Georgia fans should be happy with winning 8 games a year. Then, as now, the potential of Georgia athletics was being overlooked by pundits who simply looked at current situation and extrapolated it out ad infinitum.

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:51:38 +0000

Sorry about the beef stew, Quinn. It went mighty fast.