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"One week after Doug Gottlieb referred to weaker potential opponents as 'Nobody U,' his Green Bay men's basketball team lost to Division II Michigan Tech, 72-70, on Wednesday for its eighth consecutive defeat.

Green Bay took a double-digit lead into halftime and led by as many as 13 points in the second half before Michigan Tech came back to take the lead with just under eight minutes left. The two teams went back and forth until Michigan Tech's Marcus Tomashek hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left to give the Huskies a lead they didn't relinquish.

In a news conference last week after the Phoenix's loss to Milwaukee, Gottlieb explained his scheduling outlook and used the now-infamous "Nobody U" phrase.

'Part of the reason I want to play better teams is like, it's 2 degrees outside, it's snowing. I don't really like the idea of Nobody U coming in here,' he said. 'What do we learn playing a game where we win by 20?
There's a methodology to it and I'm going to have to adjust moving forward.""

"Speaking to the media after the game, Gottlieb was asked about his off-court activities and focus on the job. He got into a back-and-forth on X earlier this week with ESPN's Adam Schefter and still hosts a daily radio show on Fox Sports Radio.

'Whatever I do is gonna draw a ton of attention,' he said. 'I have a certain tone sometimes to the way I speak and especially to the way I tweet, which can upset people. I promise you, even though it's in the negative now, it'll be in the positive soon. Keep all the receipts and we'll just keep doing our job.'

Green Bay dropped to 2-11 this season after the loss to Michigan Tech
. The Phoenix's past three Division I defeats have come by an average of 20 points. Green Bay is 0-3 in Horizon League play and travels to face Drake, one of the four remaining undefeated teams in Division I, on Saturday.

'I'm as dedicated to this job as any human being has ever been,' Gottlieb said. 'And I'm going to see it through until we win a Horizon League championship. This is my dream job and I will not fall short of the 100% effort that's required.'

Gottlieb was hired in May after being one of the final candidates for the Green Bay vacancy. He replaced Sundance Wicks, who led the Phoenix to an 18-14 record in his debut campaign and then left to become the head coach at Wyoming.

Gottlieb didn't have any college coaching experience, but was part of the staff for the United States team at the 2009 and 2017 Maccabiah Games, serving as the head coach in 2017 and as an assistant under Bruce Pearl in 2009."
 

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"One week after Doug Gottlieb referred to weaker potential opponents as 'Nobody U,' his Green Bay men's basketball team lost to Division II Michigan Tech, 72-70, on Wednesday for its eighth consecutive defeat.

Green Bay took a double-digit lead into halftime and led by as many as 13 points in the second half before Michigan Tech came back to take the lead with just under eight minutes left. The two teams went back and forth until Michigan Tech's Marcus Tomashek hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left to give the Huskies a lead they didn't relinquish.

In a news conference last week after the Phoenix's loss to Milwaukee, Gottlieb explained his scheduling outlook and used the now-infamous "Nobody U" phrase.

'Part of the reason I want to play better teams is like, it's 2 degrees outside, it's snowing. I don't really like the idea of Nobody U coming in here,' he said. 'What do we learn playing a game where we win by 20? There's a methodology to it and I'm going to have to adjust moving forward.""

"Speaking to the media after the game, Gottlieb was asked about his off-court activities and focus on the job. He got into a back-and-forth on X earlier this week with ESPN's Adam Schefter and still hosts a daily radio show on Fox Sports Radio.

'Whatever I do is gonna draw a ton of attention,' he said. 'I have a certain tone sometimes to the way I speak and especially to the way I tweet, which can upset people. I promise you, even though it's in the negative now, it'll be in the positive soon. Keep all the receipts and we'll just keep doing our job.'

Green Bay dropped to 2-11 this season after the loss to Michigan Tech
. The Phoenix's past three Division I defeats have come by an average of 20 points. Green Bay is 0-3 in Horizon League play and travels to face Drake, one of the four remaining undefeated teams in Division I, on Saturday.

'I'm as dedicated to this job as any human being has ever been,' Gottlieb said. 'And I'm going to see it through until we win a Horizon League championship. This is my dream job and I will not fall short of the 100% effort that's required.'

Gottlieb was hired in May after being one of the final candidates for the Green Bay vacancy. He replaced Sundance Wicks, who led the Phoenix to an 18-14 record in his debut campaign and then left to become the head coach at Wyoming.

Gottlieb didn't have any college coaching experience, but was part of the staff for the United States team at the 2009 and 2017 Maccabiah Games, serving as the head coach in 2017 and as an assistant under Bruce Pearl in 2009."
Looks like GB is the real Nobody U.
What a clown.
Though there was that Miss Idaho comment a few years back...for you Nats fans.
 

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Looks like GB is the real Nobody U.
What a clown.
Though there was that Miss Idaho comment a few years back...for you Nats fans.

I'm no Gottlieb fan but this whole thing was completely taken out of context. He never called Michigan Tech "Nobody U".
 

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I'm no Gottlieb fan but this whole thing was completely taken out of context. He never called Michigan Tech "Nobody U".
Looks like he used it as an umbrella term to refer to numerous teams.
 

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I'm no Gottlieb fan but this whole thing was completely taken out of context. He never called Michigan Tech "Nobody U".
I completely agree. I watched that entire interview and thought he was very candid, humble and transparent. Other than pointing out some execution mistakes and an injury, he wasn't making excuses or asking for sympathy. It's not easy taking over a program in this NIL landscape in which guys can transfer in or out like a revolving door. We got lucky that Tony has thus far made it work.

All that said, I think his public exchange with Shefter and also that he insists on coaching while doing his radio show are very bad looks. I don't care if he pulls all-nighters to make up for the time with the side gig. It still send a mixed message to the players and fans that he's not 100% committed.
 

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Speaking of things you can’t make up, check out this amazing bio of our former starting point guard, Andrei O’Grady-Cook. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BobParr34007/sandbox

With stats like these, think what could’ve been. Shame about the injury.


This belongs in its own thread: “you can make this stuff up!!!”
 
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"The Volunteers made four shots in the first 20 minutes and trailed by 36 points late in front of 11,011 fans."

"The Gators did mess one thing up: They sold student tickets to the public as part of a three-game holiday package. Police had to escort dozens of angry students out of their usual courtside seats before tipoff."
 
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