Vogel Hurley Oats Lloyd that’s my Top 4 but really believe that Holtmann gets it. Hope it works out whoever it is.
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That's my list. Only thing that worries me about Wright is while he's a great coach, is he a three or four title coach? Most modern, elite coaches stop at two. Give me a hungry coach who hasn't been there yet but is a hot name with a ton of energy - that's Bruce Pearl. And no one here should complain about him. Some here thought Cal cheated at Memphis but was St. John here. Some Louisville fans thought Pitino cheated here but was St. Rick there. Hypocrisy is required if you're a sports fan. Just need Cal to do whatever he's gonna do with next year's team, walk away (hopefully Mitch retires too), hire a non stick-in-the-mud AD, then we roll with Pearl.
I didn’t say I disagreed. I was just trying to show how preposterous it is to think Barnhart would consider bringing Pitino back.
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They could probably play with their off hand and beat us! We may surprise one of the top SEC teams but we will probably be beaten by a couple of the lower echelon teams too.
I just don't want either one of them as our next head coach. If it happens and one of them becomes our next head coach, I will be behind them 100%.
Really like McDermott too. Has a good team every year with 3* players that really play well together. My initial choice is Frank Vogel but would definitely have Mac on the list.
I think Tubby is the only championship-winning coach who left for another college job. Everyone else goes to the NBA or retires.
So, that right there eliminates the guys with national titles, in my opinion.
So, that right there eliminates the guys with national titles, in my opinion.
He is retired for a reason. Did you read the article on why he retired?
My thinking as well, prolly have a couple games where we go “okay, we are better and I can see us making a run.” Then right after we will lose to Vandy on the road by 12.
I think Lloyd would be a fantastic hire. His style is fun, they play hard and smart. He learned under a great offensive coach. His age is perfect and he has a ton of experience as a top assistant and now at a school just below the level of the blue bloods.
Just an honest question here because I don't know the answer, does the NIL money now become at least 50% of your recruiting power? I honestly wonder how much of that will mean to recruiting the top guys. If it is such a big part a guy like Donovan might be interested and let the money men do his recruiting. He could just tell them who to get for him.
You reach for Jay Wright. That’s your number one guy.
If that falls through, you vet Musselman, Lloyd, Oats, and Hurley. One of those five will both accept and be the right guy. It’s about finding which one.
I do think Hurley would be a great coach here. I love his fire and the success he’s had along the way.
If that falls through, you vet Musselman, Lloyd, Oats, and Hurley. One of those five will both accept and be the right guy. It’s about finding which one.
I do think Hurley would be a great coach here. I love his fire and the success he’s had along the way.
I can appreciate him wanting to spend time with family. Really. Maybe he will decide he has more gas in the tank. Maybe his family would like to live in KY. Hell , I don’t know. One can hope.
Jay Wright retired because he felt it was his time to retire. He didn't have the same edge and energy that he once had. If he was losing that energy at Villanova, do you think someone, at his age would want to come to a place like UK?
He would only take the job if he felt he had the energy to win at the highest level. It would be self-selecting in that way. Also, sometimes people need a change of scenery after having been at the same place for a long time. There are many examples of people who left somewhere, took a quick break, then had massive success somewhere else. Urban Meyer Florida—>retired—>Ohio State is just the first off the top of my mind. Lastly, it’s possible he left Villanova for a different reason. As a small, basketball only school in a pro sports city, Villanova isn’t in a great position with super conferences and NIL emerging as factors.
I think everyone is wanting a young Rick Pitino (not Richard), and there's not one out there right now.
There isn’t, but Loyd at Arizona and Oates at Bama play very fun, modern styles. I’m not sold on Oates but there are lots of offensive minded coaches out there.
I would hire the leader of the Taliban over Cal. Get Cal’s *** out of here as soon as the season is over, regardless of finish.
At the current payout price? Yea. That's kind of a no brainer. I think there are better names that could be more worth paying it for. Musselman is the only one of those 3 I would consider, and the buyout would need to be in the 15 million or less range to justify paying it to hire him.
I’d take Pearl in a heartbeat. He’s a good coach and would absolutely inject some life back into this program. He is definitely one of the few guys out there that I think could handle the job.
Donovan. We'd have had 4 or more titles with him coaching the same talent Cal had. Should have offered him the job instead of bcg. Ship's probably sailed on that, though.
Got to find a coach that not only doesn't hate the brand, but loves the tradition and the fan support, wants to win every game every year, and knows basketball well enough to tailor the offense to what their strengths are. Do those even exist anymore?
Wow. That's a resume. Seems like the only reason he was fired from 2 jobs was injuries to key players and timing. Facing the stacked Heat a few years kept him from another title shot. Davis and James being chronically hurt after winning a title wasn't a Vogel issue, but a player or GM issue.
Shows how little I know the NBA, but I had no idea he coached the Lakers to a title. No idea at all.
He looks like a great candidate based on resume.
Donovan was one of the first offered after Tubby left. You can't blame the guy though, he just came off back-to-back championships at Florida.
Why would any of these coaches want to be associated with this fan base? They’re making millions elsewhere and their current schools will offer them a raise to keep them. The UK fan base have made this job too toxic for a really good coach to want it. I predict a Billy G type candidate that flames out after a few miserable seasons.
Resume and he's a UK guy. And relatively young.
Donovan has always turned UK down. Maybe this time would be different.
Changing coaches is pointless until Barney is fired or retires anyways.