Cal to Pels?

[esplanade91]

Nola.com is saying he reached out.

As one of the 10 Pels fans, please no. As one of the 10 MSU basketball fans, please yes. This is a win-lose situation all around.

 

[chuckster.sixpack]

Nola.com is saying he reached out.

As one of the 10 Pels fans, please no. As one of the 10 MSU basketball fans, please yes. This is a win-lose situation all around.

Sounds like a move to help secure Davis long term. Given that, I can't understand why any Pelican fan wouldn't be elated if they can pull this off.

 

[esplanade91]

Davis is about to sign a $28mm/yr extension anyway. The report is that Cal reached out to Dell, not the other way around.

 

[uptowndawg]

Bet Cal comes with a big price tag. He just signed a contract extension with UK worth $7.5 mil a year. That's more than any NCAA football coach, more than 29/30 NBA coaches (Doc Rivers - $10 mil), and more than 30/32 NFL coaches ( Payton & Carroll - $8 mil each). I googled those figures, so they may be off. But damn Cal, that's a pretty good gig.

The Thibodeau talk has died down recently. Supposedly he and Demps don't get along very well. I'm all for sending Demps packing if it means we have more/better options with finding a coach.

Also. Deke & Bobby were talking a lot about Alvin Gentry who is currently an assistant with the Warriors. I don't know much about him.

 

[57stratdawg]

Cal tweeted he's happy at UK. Should be the end of it**

 

[RebelBruiser]

I don't see any way Cal will end up back in the NBA, unless he wants to take a pay cut.

UK pays him loads of money, because he's worth it at the college level.

He's not nearly as valuable at the pro level, so he's unlikely to run into a pro team that's willing to pay him more than UK pays him or will pay him.

He's in a spot you didn't used to see before college sports got to be such HUGE business. He's a lot like Saban in that no pro team is going to match or exceed the pay he gets at the college level, because his most elite skill (player getting) is not something that's of equal or greater value to teams at the next level. Saban's great in the same way. Part of his greatness is his attention to detail and his system, but an even bigger part is his ability to stack the deck, so that his team has better players than 95% of his opponents. That carries a lot more value in the college ranks than in the pro ranks, where you can't stack the deck so heavily in your favor.

 

[esplanade91]

Bet Cal comes with a big price tag. He just signed a contract extension with UK worth $7.5 mil a year. That's more than any NCAA football coach, more than 29/30 NBA coaches (Doc Rivers - $10 mil), and more than 30/32 NFL coaches ( Payton & Carroll - $8 mil each). I googled those figures, so they may be off. But damn Cal, that's a pretty good gig.

The Thibodeau talk has died down recently. Supposedly he and Demps don't get along very well. I'm all for sending Demps packing if it means we have more/better options with finding a coach.

Also. Deke & Bobby were talking a lot about Alvin Gentry who is currently an assistant with the Warriors. I don't know much about him.

My impression is that NOLA front office was all in on Thib (don't buy Demps having any say so, he has one foot out of the door) but the Bulls want a Doc Rivers type deal from the Pels to make it happen. Thib would make us immediately relevant, but he's not worth any amount of first round picks.

 

[Cow College]

Gentry is no good. I want Thibs and it will be a waiting game for him. They want to get something for him but don't want him around much longer.

 

[Hanmudog]

Why would any well known college coach want to make that jump to the NBA?
Guys like Calipari, Coach K, Boeheim, Izzo, and Pitino can stay at their respective schools and win for a long time while making fairly similar money in some cases and without having to deal with some of the douchebags in the NBA (ie owners and players).
Billy Donovan may be an exception because not many coaches get a chance to inherit players like Durant and Westbrook.

 

[msstate7]

Why would any well known college coach want to make that jump to the NBA?
Guys like Calipari, Coach K, Boeheim, Izzo, and Pitino can stay at their respective schools and win for a long time while making fairly similar money in some cases and without having to deal with some of the douchebags in the NBA (ie owners and players).
Billy Donovan may be an exception because not many coaches get a chance to inherit players like Durant and Westbrook.

I'm sure cal wants to bc of pride. A guy as successful as him probably wants to prove he can be successful at the top level. I'm surprised Saban isn't trying to do it too

 

[121Josey]

Cal tweeted he's happy at UK. Should be the end of it**

I laughed.

 

[esplanade91]

Why would any well known college coach want to make that jump to the NBA?
Guys like Calipari, Coach K, Boeheim, Izzo, and Pitino can stay at their respective schools and win for a long time while making fairly similar money in some cases and without having to deal with some of the douchebags in the NBA (ie owners and players).
Billy Donovan may be an exception because not many coaches get a chance to inherit players like Durant and Westbrook.

Ole Billy is only going to have Durant for one season. Durant is also coming off of an injury that ended HoF careers.

Either way, Davis is the next LeBron. If KD is a reason for a college coach to jump, so is AD.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Davis is the next LeBron? He's damn good but pump the brakes.

 

[BruceBruce]

I don't see Cal getting this job, but I doubt he would turn it down if he got the chance. Having the chance to coach AD for the next 5+ years makes this job extremely attractive. Cal's ego is big enough that he'd take another shot at the NBA in the right situation. I also think Demps is making the call, if they didn't plan to keep him around they would've canned him too. It makes no sense to hire a coach and then bring a new GM in a year later. Demps did an impressive job piecing that roster together despite all the injuries.

 

[fishwater99]

They can't afford Cal. It ain't happening.

 

[esplanade91]

Davis is the next LeBron? He's damn good but pump the brakes.

LeBron is on the downward slope. No one at his position has had better statistics than AD in over 25 years. Now is he not the next LeBron?

He's played for an absolute dormat franchise since he entered and is already considered a top 5 player despite not finishing a season. He's the next face of the league. If you think otherwise, you haven't been watching.

 

[dickiedawg]

The league definitely needs some tweezers.

 

[missouridawg]

LeBron is on the downward slope. No one at his position has had better statistics than AD in over 25 years. Now is he not the next LeBron?

He's played for an absolute dormat franchise since he entered and is already considered a top 5 player despite not finishing a season. He's the next face of the league. If you think otherwise, you haven't been watching.

If you want to crown him as the next big thing for the league, I'm fine with that. But there's only been one LeBron James type player in NBA history and that's LeBron 17ing James. There's never been a player who could lockdown your 1 and your 5, that could score from the 1 or the 5, and that distributes the way he does. Oh yea, he goes into press conferences and takes blame for everything that he can, so his leadership skills are also off the charts.

The next LeBron? Davis has a long, long ways to go to be that.

 

[KingBarkus]

Bet Cal comes with a big price tag. He just signed a contract extension with UK worth $7.5 mil a year. That's more than any NCAA football coach, more than 29/30 NBA coaches (Doc Rivers - $10 mil), and more than 30/32 NFL coaches ( Payton & Carroll - $8 mil each). I googled those figures, so they may be off. But damn Cal, that's a pretty good gig.

I don't see Cal coming to New Orleans. Too expensive and there are more proven NBA coaches out there.

The Thibodeau talk has died down recently. Supposedly he and Demps don't get along very well. I'm all for sending Demps packing if it means we have more/better options with finding a coach.

Thibs wants far more control than he had in Chicago. He won't go thru that mess again. That may cut out the Pelicans job with Demps and Joe Dumars lurking in the shadows. Don't forget loomis in the kitchen also. I think Gentry,Brooks, and maybe D'Antoni are in the mix. Hope not. I wish Mike Malone would get an interview.

Also. Deke & Bobby were talking a lot about Alvin Gentry who is currently an assistant with the Warriors. I don't know much about him.

He coached HERE as an assistant. And quit listening to dumb and dumber. Try the Sports Hangover with Gus and company (106.1). Much better Pelicans coverage.

 

[Requiem For A Dawg]

Oh yea, he goes into press conferences and takes blame for everything that he can, so his leadership skills are also off the charts.

So much of leader he's thrown his coach under the bus several times.

 

[esplanade91]

I don't mean to say he's the next "greatest ever." He's the next face of the league.

 

[missouridawg]

David Blatt called a timeout

So much of leader he's thrown his coach under the bus several times.

to run a play with LeBron James as the inbounder. I'd have thrown his stupid *** under the bus too.

Also to note, David Blatt threw himself under the bus in the post game presser. "I almost blew it".

 

[RebelBruiser]

Davis is the next LeBron? He's damn good but pump the brakes.

He will be a Top 5 player in the NBA in short order.

He's still developing his game. The guy has an extremely high ceiling.

 

[BruceBruce]

If you want to crown him as the next big thing for the league, I'm fine with that. But there's only been one LeBron James type player in NBA history and that's LeBron 17ing James. There's never been a player who could lockdown your 1 and your 5, that could score from the 1 or the 5, and that distributes the way he does. Oh yea, he goes into press conferences and takes blame for everything that he can, so his leadership skills are also off the charts.

The next LeBron? Davis has a long, long ways to go to be that.

AD just posted a 30.89 player efficiency rating at the ripe old age of 22. Only MJ, Wilt, and LeBron have had a better season from a PER standpoint. He doesn't have a long, long way to go, he's developing at an insane rate. He's the most versatile big man in the league right now. He'll win the MVP within 2-3 years, and if he stays healthy he'll have multiple rings.