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I've spent some time on the AZ boards and its definitely interesting. They just cannot believe anyone would ever leave for another program. They ask why someone would want to be "third fiddle" to Duke, UNC. They don't think anyone would ever be able to compete against those two for the top recruits in the area.

As Gary has shown, you can win a National Title without winning the conference or without getting ALL the recruits from UNC or Duke.

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I kinda feel bad for Arizona. Really sucks for them right now.

Although it is a good time to be a Terp fan right now. Like everyone's been saying I think we're about to enjoy some very nice years and some top flight recruits in College Park.

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I've spent some time on the AZ boards and its definitely interesting. They just cannot believe anyone would ever leave for another program. They ask why someone would want to be "third fiddle" to Duke, UNC. They don't think anyone would ever be able to compete against those two for the top recruits in the area.

As Gary has shown, you can win a National Title without winning the conference or without getting ALL the recruits from UNC or Duke.

Not taking pleasure in someone else's pain here, but the fact that UA fans seem to be unanimous and passionate about not wanting Miller to leave should tell you we'd be getting a good coach.

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Brent Harris via Twitter a few minutes ago:

Full court press being put on Sean Miller! *Want to bring him back to Maryland tonight on Mr Biscottis jet.. *#getadealdone

It's stuff like this that makes the MD job all the more coveted, Plank and Bisciotti are extremely powerful and persuasive people.

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I've spent some time on the AZ boards and its definitely interesting. They just cannot believe anyone would ever leave for another program. They ask why someone would want to be "third fiddle" to Duke, UNC. They don't think anyone would ever be able to compete against those two for the top recruits in the area.

As Gary has shown, you can win a National Title without winning the conference or without getting ALL the recruits from UNC or Duke.

Its a legit question and most of the time, they will be third fiddle.

BUT this is the kind of hire that can put MD on a different level.

I honestly didn't think they would be smart enough to go this route. I expected a guy like Brey or Barnes.

Miller is a big time hire IMO and even if they are 3rd fiddle in the ACC(btw, they have more ACC wins than UNC over the last 10-12 years I believe), they could still be a national title contender.

Don't forget what a Sean Miller coached team did to Duke just a few months ago.

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Something else that hasn't been mentioned yet...

Last month NC State and Debbie Yow wanted to interview Sean Miller for the NC State job. Yow and a bozo reporter accused Gary Williams of sabotaging their efforts to get Miller. I believe the reporter said that Gary Williams called Miller and told him to stay away from Yow and the NC State. Perhaps, just perhaps, if a conversation did happen between Gary and Miller at that time, perhaps Gary told Miller that he was seriously thinking about retiring. If Maryland is Miller's "dream Job" maybe Gary told him to wait because the job may be opening up sooner than later.

Just something to think about...

And Steve Bisciotti, one of Gary's closest friends, is apparently in Vegas with KA to help close the deal. If nothing else, connecting the dots at least leads me to believe that Sean Miller was the top guy recommended by Gary to be his replacement.

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And Steve Bisciotti' date=' one of Gary's closest friends, is apparently in Vegas with KA to help close the deal. If nothing else, connecting the dots at least leads me to believe that Sean Miller was the top guy recommended by Gary to be his replacement.[/quote']Was Bisciotti at the press conference yesterday?
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Were I taking a guess, I'd say there is a 70% chance Miller is our new coach. It would be a real downer if he turns us down. I think Shaka Smart and Jay Wright may be in my top three as well. Ah well, we'll see how this plays out.

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Its a legit question and most of the time, they will be third fiddle.

BUT this is the kind of hire that can put MD on a different level.

I honestly didn't think they would be smart enough to go this route. I expected a guy like Brey or Barnes.

Miller is a big time hire IMO and even if they are 3rd fiddle in the ACC(btw, they have more ACC wins than UNC over the last 10-12 years I believe), they could still be a national title contender.

Don't forget what a Sean Miller coached team did to Duke just a few months ago.

And Arizona, while they might be better on the court some years, will always be 2nd fiddle in that conference to UCLA in terms of stature and prestige. I think Arizona and Maryland are pretty close to even in terms of their attractiveness to top coaches, albeit for different reasons. Which one rates ahead of the other probably depends on the individual coach and certain intangibles, in this case geography. If Sean Miller was a west coast guy, we wouldn't even be having this discussion.

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Yes! He was interviewed by two TV stations and seemed pleased with how everything was handled. That's why I mentioned on my other post we can thank him for talking Gary into making this move now. He was asked whether Gary would sit with him court side and he just smiled. Didn't answer the question. Mentioned they would be doing more golfing.

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