Still want Oates?
- Thread starter Jamal Mercer
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Sure you have. Bama football school has our performed Cal easily the last 3 years. Not even close.
Meant nothing to me. My team lost their 2nd game. You put Oats at a school similar to UK and then you can talk. Until then, humpty dumpty is the biggest failure in college basketball.
Ok, yeah he has been a college head coach for 6 years. How many does he get in order to get past the Sweet 16? He was the #1 seed. He isn't at Buffalo anymore. He didn't take over at a school with no resources.
Anyway, you know I like you man but it seems weird to die on the hill for a guy who isn't our coach and likely never will be.
Rupp, Hall, or Tubby never get the job based on that criteria.
Program was built to last by Rupp. Hall maintained and elevated in some ways. Pitino rescued it and had running likd machine. Cal did too until simething happened. He ain't gonna change. E V E R.
Oats is a good option, but the only option. He's not the end all be all. He has done things at Bama that have never been done before. Bama has resources true, but they don't care about bssketball near the level of places similsr to UK.
How nany years did Cal coach before he got past the S16?
6-7 I think at UMass. Which I mean...that place was a sh*t hole when he got there. That isn't even comparable tbh.
He also was in early 30s I would think.
It took Calipari 7 seasons to get Massachusetts beyond the S16
Cal's job at UMASS was/is unmatched imo. Wish we had that guy.
Hell we did till a few years ago. F'ing mystery man. No clue what happened outside of losing on recruits.
But yeah that 96 team...unreal the fight they put up against us.
He never gets the UK job then. Got to have multiple FFs or titles nowadays. Good thing Rupp, Hall, and Tubby got hired when they did.
3 things happened imo. He got a title. He got the HOF. He got an absurd lifetime contract.
Ehh last 3 years. No doubt. Before then I'd say I would take how firmly in the hunt we were. Oats currently had more talent and the #1 overall seed and still didn't get it done. Let's see if he keeps it up.
Both Oates and Muss really space the floor to put defensive players in long close outs. If you are having an off night there aren't many offensive players in position to rebound. So you end up with a lot of one shot possessions. The spread offense also leads to small guards attacking the rim. Many of them go until they get into trouble. Then they take a crazy shot or get their shot blocked. SDSU blocked a ton of shots in the second half. They really played some defense tonight.
I think Cal has had 3 overall #1 seeds at UK. 1 title. "Ehh last 3 years" tells me all I need to know.
33% on titles isn't the worst when being the 1 lol I would love to know what % of 1 overall seeds win the title.
Oats has won the SEC regular season and SECT twice in three years at the top football school. That is not easy to do.
Yeah I don’t understand the Oats sucks thing to feel better about Cal. Oats has been at a p5 non-basketball school in the same conference as us for 4 seasons. He has the same win % in and out of conference as cal with 2 league championships and has 2 Sweet 16’s. If you aren’t good with his performance you really can’t be good with Cal’s at a school like UK
Lol. Almost his words.
I mean i guess if we want to settle on SEC titles. Lets hire Oats
Bennett? He's Tubby 2.0
Please no.
I love his defense. He'd get better players here then UVA and his players are good as it is.
Such a boring style to watch. And besides his 1 miracle year, he gets smoked by inferior teams year in the first weekend. He hasn't even sniffed a final four prior to that title year, or since.
Yes multiple things can be true. It’s true that oats hasn’t won one. Jay Wright also has 2 nc’s with playing 4 and occasionally 5 men out.
Apparently can’t win one with the dribble into the ground offense either unless you have a generational defender that gets you all kinds of transitions buckets off his defense around the rim and could also switch and play shooters. And that was playing the game a decade ago when it was still not what it is today with skilled guys being valued more than just being uber athletes with long bodies.
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EXACTLY. With the arrival of the transfer portal and NIL, the days of dominant 1 or 2 loss teams are over imo.