I posted months ago that Howard deserved to be fired for his erratic behavior, but I allowed myself to be talked down to giving him another year due to his serious heart condition led to him being absent for most of this lost year. However, upon learning the details of the Sanderson incident and subsequent unceremonious firing today, all I am is mad at myself for once again not trusting my first instincts about a topic, issue, person, dilemma, or crisis. My first inclinations are, I won’t claim “always right”, because on rare occasions I have been incorrect, largely due to my emotions clouding up my ability to see the facts with rationalist objectivity, or the times I obtained faulty primary data that caused me to draw conclusions without the basis supported by multiple sourced and verified factual data.
I was spot on about Juwan: he’s a good NBA “man’s league” coach, but he is not the guy to lead and coach young men at the University of Michigan. I stated that long before he lost his shite again in front of the whole team because Sanderson dared to treat his son like everyone else on the team. The “had to be held back by players and staff” revelation only served to cause me to lose more respect for Juwan than I already had previously. It’s just a sad ending to what began as a mostly positive beginning. Warde, Prez Rock-n-Roll Ono, and the regents must prioritize hiring a big name highly regarded “program saver” who is known for restoring a big name school‘s quickly back to the top. Who that is, I have no clue, as basketball is a distant 4th in the 4 major sports in America for me. Football 1st, Baseball 2nd, Hockey 3rd, and if MLS ever gets it act together as far as broadcasting deals that make new fans, not exclude all but the hardcore fans by using Apple TV as the home for MLS. Taking off the training wheels and let clubs compete to sign players with no restrictions would definitely help Fútbol pass Basketball as 4th. Why? Because today’s basketball sucks the way it is played and officiated. There is zero physicality in the game, and you might as well spell defense in Latin, a dead language, because it’s fitting that defense in basketball is as dead as Latin. Watching teams jack up 35 3s a game and play nothing but “pick and roll” because the refs won’t let players even body up a guy..well fellas…I find Curling World Championships far more interesting. Regardless of my disinterest in the sport, I do want Michigan to have a good program and make the tournament. Michigan ties cannot be a factor in this next hire. They need a name guy with a proven track record. Anything less would be a major mistake in my opinion.
OT: for my military Den members: when I was going “Never Lift” in the middle of my last research assignment, I found a cool site for vets and military reporters that covers EVERYTHING in small one page evaluations that are very fair about our new weapons systems, those of our allies, and our adversaries. Solid coverage with a few things I don’t like: 1). the journalism is a bit too casual and gung ho for my preferences. 2). The site seems somewhat anti-Biden, which I find ironic, as those of us of the “blue hue” have a long running joke that Joe Biden hasn’t seen a defense budget or a national defense funding bill he didn’t approve regardless of party. Dems far more left than I view his rep as a “Warhawk“, and a big reason they don’t like him..citing his unwavering support of Israel over Gaza as an example. Well theyre usually too young to remember the Yom Kippur War, The 6 Day War, The Suez Crisis, and both Lebanon Wars instigated by the PLO. I remember them. War is abhorrent, revolting, indefensible, and absolutely necessary. Biden is right to support such a valuable ally that has been under attack since 1949. Lastly, didn’t Biden just submit nearly a 900 billion dollar defense budget that gave an unheard of 4.5% raise for all our servicemen and women? I don’t know..I don’t mean to make political comments…but he’s been accused of being a republican by his own party over decades for his support of the military. Just seems odd to me. This is a great site…check it out.
https://sofrep.com/
Later all - Argus
I was spot on about Juwan: he’s a good NBA “man’s league” coach, but he is not the guy to lead and coach young men at the University of Michigan. I stated that long before he lost his shite again in front of the whole team because Sanderson dared to treat his son like everyone else on the team. The “had to be held back by players and staff” revelation only served to cause me to lose more respect for Juwan than I already had previously. It’s just a sad ending to what began as a mostly positive beginning. Warde, Prez Rock-n-Roll Ono, and the regents must prioritize hiring a big name highly regarded “program saver” who is known for restoring a big name school‘s quickly back to the top. Who that is, I have no clue, as basketball is a distant 4th in the 4 major sports in America for me. Football 1st, Baseball 2nd, Hockey 3rd, and if MLS ever gets it act together as far as broadcasting deals that make new fans, not exclude all but the hardcore fans by using Apple TV as the home for MLS. Taking off the training wheels and let clubs compete to sign players with no restrictions would definitely help Fútbol pass Basketball as 4th. Why? Because today’s basketball sucks the way it is played and officiated. There is zero physicality in the game, and you might as well spell defense in Latin, a dead language, because it’s fitting that defense in basketball is as dead as Latin. Watching teams jack up 35 3s a game and play nothing but “pick and roll” because the refs won’t let players even body up a guy..well fellas…I find Curling World Championships far more interesting. Regardless of my disinterest in the sport, I do want Michigan to have a good program and make the tournament. Michigan ties cannot be a factor in this next hire. They need a name guy with a proven track record. Anything less would be a major mistake in my opinion.
OT: for my military Den members: when I was going “Never Lift” in the middle of my last research assignment, I found a cool site for vets and military reporters that covers EVERYTHING in small one page evaluations that are very fair about our new weapons systems, those of our allies, and our adversaries. Solid coverage with a few things I don’t like: 1). the journalism is a bit too casual and gung ho for my preferences. 2). The site seems somewhat anti-Biden, which I find ironic, as those of us of the “blue hue” have a long running joke that Joe Biden hasn’t seen a defense budget or a national defense funding bill he didn’t approve regardless of party. Dems far more left than I view his rep as a “Warhawk“, and a big reason they don’t like him..citing his unwavering support of Israel over Gaza as an example. Well theyre usually too young to remember the Yom Kippur War, The 6 Day War, The Suez Crisis, and both Lebanon Wars instigated by the PLO. I remember them. War is abhorrent, revolting, indefensible, and absolutely necessary. Biden is right to support such a valuable ally that has been under attack since 1949. Lastly, didn’t Biden just submit nearly a 900 billion dollar defense budget that gave an unheard of 4.5% raise for all our servicemen and women? I don’t know..I don’t mean to make political comments…but he’s been accused of being a republican by his own party over decades for his support of the military. Just seems odd to me. This is a great site…check it out.
https://sofrep.com/
Later all - Argus
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