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I used to watch that show and think she was smokin hot also. That’s kinda funny. Always wondered if I was in the minority.

Hell, my Wife could at least implement some sort of cohesive offense for this team and some out of bounds plays. Could probably show them some shooting tips as well.

She’s not a witch. At least not that I know of. Well, I hope she isn’t anyway. 😆 She’s at least fairly easy on the eyes. 😉

See, the “fairly” in “fairly easy on the eyes” is what’s gonna cost you if she reads the boards.
 
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Cat in ga

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Frank Martin , Bruce Pearl, Nate Oats, Mark Pope, Travis Ford, Pat Riley, Dewayne Peevy, Frank Vogel, Eric Spoelstra, Kenny Payne or anyone interested in the best for the program. I’ve been pro Cal for a long time, but I think that time has left the building.
 

Bigblueamyou

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Frank Martin , Bruce Pearl, Nate Oats, Mark Pope, Travis Ford, Pat Riley, Dewayne Peevy, Frank Vogel, Eric Spoelstra, Kenny Payne or anyone interested in the best for the program. I’ve been pro Cal for a long time, but I think that time has left the building.
Are you saying that’s what you want as a head coach?
 

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Are you saying that’s what you want as a head coach?
Someone that just wants to win and puts the program first. Yeah pretty much. Now the guys I was naming some I wouldn’t mind having and some I was just throwing names out there. However most on that list have a high basketball IQ and get a lot out of their guys. I would love to see what Frank Martin could do here.
 
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Bigblueamyou

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Someone that just wants to win and puts the program first. Yeah pretty much. Now the guys I was naming some I wouldn’t mind having and some I was just throwing names out there. However most on that list have a high basketball IQ and get a lot out of their guys. I would love to see what Frank Martin could do here.
Heck no on frank martin,he has only one good team that done anything
 

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Heck no on frank martin,he has only one good team that done anything
He’s never had a job like this one. I just like the guy’s passion and he gets a lot out of what he has to work with. I think he’d have a lot more to work with here and he is a no nonsense type of guy. I think he is a good coach that could excel here. I’m sure we will never find out how he’d do at a top level program as he is more towards the end of his career. To take South Carolina to a final four you can’t be too bad of a coach.
 
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Like it or not ... were in need of another Coach
Cal himself once said he was here because he could recruit the best of the best, and since he can no longer recruit at that level his system is broken and just flat out awful to watch.
 

Bigblueamyou

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He’s never had a job like this one. I just like the guy’s passion and he gets a lot out of what he has to work with. I think he’d have a lot more to work with here and he is a no nonsense type of guy. I think he is a good coach that could excel here. I’m sure we will never find out how he’d do at a top level program as he is more towards the end of his career. To take South Carolina to a final four you can’t be too bad of a coach.
It’s just me but I rather have a younger more energetic head coach
I believe Mark Few is a realistic option.
what makes you think that?
 

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Luke Walton. I think he's going to end up being a great coach and the meltdown on here going off about his dad would be epic.
 
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HagginHall1999

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Darb Snevets, former Crotatian National coach...worked with Kukoc as a youngster and pretty much taught Doncic everything he knows.
 
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Woodrow24

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I believe Mark Few is a realistic option.
The weird Cal fanatics on the board will attack you for this post. Cal sought out this job and begged to get it, but no one would want this job according to them. Coaches wouldn’t want to coach a blue blood program ,with top notch facilities, the winningest program in history, best fan base.... what coach would want that? Lol
 
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Doubt if Few or Wright would be interested. Donovan or Stevens, who knows. I like Nate Oats but he is still young and he may be a more recent version of Coach BCG. Chris Holtmann and John Beilein deserve a call. I am very intrigued by Frank Vogel. All his time has been in the NBA but he did graduate from UK, playing on the JV team started by Pitino. To say he knows the program would be an overstatement, but he has been here (albeit over 20 years ago). Weakness is no college coaching experience But that is why you put together a staff His Indiana Pacers teams seemed to overachieve as to their roster talent. Reluctantly hired by the Lakers last year but meshed LeBron and AD with role players to win the championship. Young (47) and could tell recruits he won a championship in the NBA. Don’t know if he would be interested but I would give him a call, should Cal decide to leave or be bought out. I remember when Sutton left and everybody was saying that UK was interested in Pitino but he would not leave the Knicks. UK was in a pretty dire situation then compared to now. Biggest problem facing a new coach now would be the makeup of the roster for the first couple of years. With any of the 3 NBA coaches, I think you would get instant credibility with recruits. It is imperative, to me, that any candidate considered would understand that he is being hired to win games at UK, commit to a balanced roster (not an NBA farm team), and promote the tradition of the program.
 

HagginHall1999

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Doubt if Few or Wright would be interested. Donovan or Stevens, who knows. I like Nate Oats but he is still young and he may be a more recent version of Coach BCG. Chris Holtmann and John Beilein deserve a call. I am very intrigued by Frank Vogel. All his time has been in the NBA but he did graduate from UK, playing on the JV team started by Pitino. To say he knows the program would be an overstatement, but he has been here (albeit over 20 years ago). Weakness is no college coaching experience But that is why you put together a staff His Indiana Pacers teams seemed to overachieve as to their roster talent. Reluctantly hired by the Lakers last year but meshed LeBron and AD with role players to win the championship. Young (47) and could tell recruits he won a championship in the NBA. Don’t know if he would be interested but I would give him a call, should Cal decide to leave or be bought out. I remember when Sutton left and everybody was saying that UK was interested in Pitino but he would not leave the Knicks. UK was in a pretty dire situation then compared to now. Biggest problem facing a new coach now would be the makeup of the roster for the first couple of years. With any of the 3 NBA coaches, I think you would get instant credibility with recruits. It is imperative, to me, that any candidate considered would understand that he is being hired to win games at UK, commit to a balanced roster (not an NBA farm team), and promote the tradition of the program.

Agree...he would be my first call. I've said him and Spoelstra. Stevens, eh, I'd rather have either of those two.
 

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Doubt if Few or Wright would be interested. Donovan or Stevens, who knows. I like Nate Oats but he is still young and he may be a more recent version of Coach BCG. Chris Holtmann and John Beilein deserve a call. I am very intrigued by Frank Vogel. All his time has been in the NBA but he did graduate from UK, playing on the JV team started by Pitino. To say he knows the program would be an overstatement, but he has been here (albeit over 20 years ago). Weakness is no college coaching experience But that is why you put together a staff His Indiana Pacers teams seemed to overachieve as to their roster talent. Reluctantly hired by the Lakers last year but meshed LeBron and AD with role players to win the championship. Young (47) and could tell recruits he won a championship in the NBA. Don’t know if he would be interested but I would give him a call, should Cal decide to leave or be bought out. I remember when Sutton left and everybody was saying that UK was interested in Pitino but he would not leave the Knicks. UK was in a pretty dire situation then compared to now. Biggest problem facing a new coach now would be the makeup of the roster for the first couple of years. With any of the 3 NBA coaches, I think you would get instant credibility with recruits. It is imperative, to me, that any candidate considered would understand that he is being hired to win games at UK, commit to a balanced roster (not an NBA farm team), and promote the tradition of the program.
Agree...he would be my first call. I've said him and Spoelstra. Stevens, eh, I'd rather have either of those two.
Kinda crazy Few is "not interested" but you think Spolstra would leave Miami after like 15 years or Frank Vogel is just going to ditch Lebron James AD and the LAL. Thats some of the most unrealistic hires I've heard yet, they have no connections to the high school circuit.
 
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Haha....ok. The point is the concept and the numbers are not in Kentucky’s favor. It’s just common sense. I’ve said it 20 times and will say it again, some of y’all are so blinded by your hatred for Calipari that you can’t actually think clearly and rationally for the good of the program. Spare me the BS about me wanting to retain Calipari for any number of reasons. I have absolutely no problem getting rid of Calipari. Kentucky has a quality problem as it relates to choices of people to hire who would even consider the job. They just aren’t there. Therefore, it is a significant risk long term. Short-term that person may come in and do as well as Calipari is now (terrible). The risk lies 4-5 years down the round. The right person may rise up and make it clear in the next couple years. The person doesn’t exist right now as the Kentucky ready candidate.
Then make sure the new guy doesn't have a contract prohibitive to buyout. If he's not getting it done in 4/5 yrs, go out and hire the new guy who has "risen up". My disgust for the known outweighs the fear of the unknown.
 
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jgraf1

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i have a "few" i like.

not sure any would come from the nba but you never know until you try. but one positive note the pool of candidates is much larger now than it was 3 or 4 years ago when these conversations first came up. then for a lot of posters it was sean miller or bust....and then he got busted so now that's gone. then it was gregg marshall but not now

for college only coaches there are some hot names: few, beard, holtmann, underwood, wright, oats, bennett.

some of those are pipe dreams but the point is, the pool of coaches is getting better and deeper. kentucky will not be scrounging for a coach.