CC: Kyle Smith

Submitted by UofM Die Hard … on March 15th, 2024 at 3:09 PM

Washington State head coach Kyle Smith

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Smith_(basketball)

I'd hate to see him leave WSU, love the Cougs, but he is destined for a big job...so I'd love to see him with M vs any other jabroni team out there. 

Excellent coach, focuses on defense, find diamonds in the rough, goes international, and is a tremendous guy.  His guys love him, and he excels at building culture of acceptance, brotherhood, and camaraderie. 

Go Cougs

WestQuad

March 15th, 2024 at 4:14 PM ^

I think Wikipedia gets a bum wrap.  I tried changing something 10-15 years ago and the editors of the page were all over it.  (I was correct with the change, but it went through a process and was actually rejected because I didn't have a proper source.)  

On top of that it is a non-profit providing factual unbiased information for free to the masses.  The National Institute of Health says: 

"Wikipedia is by far the largest online encyclopedia, and the number of errors it contains is on par with the professional sources even in specialized topics such as biology or medicine. Yet, the academic world is still treating it with great skepticism because of the types of inaccuracies present there, the widespread plagiarism from Wikipedia, and historic biases, as well as jealousy regarding the loss of the knowledge dissemination monopoly. This article argues that it is high time not only to acknowledge Wikipedia's quality but also to start actively promoting its use and development in academia."

Of course this is a journal article that I'm quoting that does not speak for the whole NIH, which is why it is hard for people to trust sources that any yahoo on the internet can edit or quote. 

I still think Wikipedia is cool.

 

potomacduc

March 15th, 2024 at 5:05 PM ^

Wilipedia is a reasonable place to start research and is solid for high profile pages. Move to the lower profile entries and quality erodes. 

Stuff I made up and put on Wikipedia literally 20 years ago is still up. There are a few tricks, but you can definitely game it and/or put noise up. 

matty blue

March 15th, 2024 at 3:31 PM ^

yes, a discussion of the transfer portal vis-a-vis juwan’s job security a few months ago is DEFINITELY related to what i said. sheesh.

let’s just try to do better than “here’s a random guy that’s probably a good coach,” mmmkay?  or not. whatever. 

sleeper

March 15th, 2024 at 3:23 PM ^

Chris Collins is my first call; already coaches at a school which stresses academics, has NW back in the NCAA tournament and gets the most out of the talent he has and runs a system that produces results.