Reynolds article

[Big Mike]

My take is simple.....Bring Jim back next season!

[srw]

Told to by whom?

And why are things different from last year? There were lots of buyout rumors last March that some of us here knew were completely false, but that didn't stop people from talking about them. I commend Dave for not taking the bait then and writing about it. I also commend KW for blasting the rumors as total falsehoods in his March 30, 2010 column. Why the 180?° change now?

Maybe they believe that the situation is different now.

[srw]

My take is simple.....Bring Jim back next season!

Mine is the exact opposite!

[canadian]

Maybe they believe that the situation is different now.

Agreed. It's not the exact same situation. Life rarely is. Obviously they feel something different is on the horizon.

[Braves4Life]

My take is simple.....Bring Jim back next season!

One more year would prevent a lot of problems and take all doubt out of the decision. What could it hurt, really? I'm just not sure it's going to happen though Big Mike.

[Big Mike]

Mine is the exact opposite!

Everyone knows yours...just stating mine!

[BradleyBrave]

Told to by whom?

And why are things different from last year? There were lots of buyout rumors last March that some of us here knew were completely false, but that didn't stop people from talking about them. I commend Dave for not taking the bait then and writing about it. I also commend KW for blasting the rumors as total falsehoods in his March 30, 2010 column. Why the 180?° change now?

I don't know, you tell me. I'm just a fan.

[Air Petey]

DR sits next to KW at all games (and probably at work).
KW talked with MC for 10 minutes at the Braves Club pre-game party.
DR knows more about the story - PERIOD!

[Braves4Life]

DR sits next to KW at all games (and probably at work).
KW talked with MC for 10 minutes at the Braves Club pre-game party.
DR knows more about the story - PERIOD!

If that's true then this confirms even more that this was just a poorly written story. It is a journalists responsibility to dig for the truth, ask questions, and report the answers even if it means "no comment" or "from a source who asked not to be named". Otherwise, the story should not be written.

[tornado]

Exactly Beni! Any grade schooler could write this story full of speculation. ....

I checked but the Pantagraph doesn't have a column where the beat writer confronts Jank with multiple questions whether he's going to get fired or be back next year....with subsequent numerous speculations about what would happen if......and maybe he'd be replaced by....

Gotta remember, they finished last with their whole team healthy often putting up 40's and low 50's on the scoreboard

[BradleyJD]

I have read from the PJ Star apologists for years that the PJ Star works at a much higher set of standards than message boards, and call-in sports talk radio shows. But now you are saying that they don't? They do not need to check sources, or report the facts? They are nothing different than a message board poster or caller to a radio show?

I don't know their standards at all. Seems to me you don't like the paper. That's fine. Just seems the paper or DR thinks the topic is important.

Hard to imagine DR is part of the conspiracy group too.

[tornado]

Agreed. It's not the exact same situation. Life rarely is. Obviously they feel something different is on the horizon.

"Obviously" what?? There is NOTHING obvious at all....
...except that the people writing for the local paper DO NOT KNOW what is going to happen despite their little hints that they do know...
I was told personally by someone in the inner circle up at BU that all this talk and speculation is hurtful and insulting -- and that MANY of the facts are not only downright false but that nobody's even asked any questions for which they'd be coming up with their speculation...

SERIOUSLY -- just a couple days in front of the Conference Tournament as Coach Les is focusing on getting his team ready to play...
does anyone beyond the imbecile-level actually think he's going to go in front of reporters or cameras and start talking about his contract and future plans??

If a reporter even thought that Coach Les would answer any such questions, then it is an absolute insult to Coach Les' intelligence that his valuable time was wasted by someone even asking these kinds of questions.

Hey - while the PJS or Pantagraph are at it - -maybe they can ask "are you still beating your wife?"

This baffled me too -
Not to take anything away from Young, but Warren deserves it as a senior who had a stellar season and was just better than Young.
Josh Young got 1st team last year for a Drake team that finished 8th or 9th I think. And Warren's season was far better than JY's IMO.

Dave Reynolds cannot vote for his own players so that's why Warren was not mentioned on his ballot

[Double D]

This baffled me too - everywhere else I'm hearing that Warren is 1 of 3 that is a lock for Valley 1st team. Nobody on mvcfans site disputes that.
AW had an incredible season and the rest of the league was keying in on stopping him & harrassing him every night. Yet AW found ways to do a little of everything on the court, having a team-first mentality EVERY time BU stepped on the court...as a last-place team.
Not to take anything away from Young, but Warren deserves it as a senior who had a stellar season and was just better than Young.
Josh Young got 1st team last year for a Drake team that finished 8th or 9th I think. And Warren's season was far better than JY's IMO.

I assumed those were HIS votes for MVC first team. Hometown voters aren't able to vote for their hometown players. Correct?

[Dallas Brave]

The PJS has become a bit of a circus. What is going on there? As others said, what gives with the timing of this article? If MC is sharing inside scoop with KW as some suggest, then I would have to question MC's fit for the AD job.

[BradleyJD]

As others said, what gives with the timing of this article?

The timing of the article is perfect. The paper is not responsible for getting the team ready for the Valley tournament. The timing has to do with a couple of things...

1. Again, the entire Peoria area is talking about JL and whether he will be back.

2. It's the end of the season. Yes, the tourney has yet to be played, but with the last home game finished, and with DR having an opportunity to question him Jim it makes sense.

Again, Jim handled the questions well. His focus should and is on the tournament.

Dave also handled it well. He knows its a hot-button issue in the community and attempted to address it as well.