Who should we hire next?

[UKCowboys]

This is Kentucky. Don’t just hire one. We should hire six of them and get rid of one each year over six years until one coach remains. Heck, make a reality TV show out of it to pay for NIL. LesGO!!

We should be able to get a Hell of a coach at UK. For your two fallbacks after Hurley to be Drew and Pope is nonsense

 

[Snarks]

Rondo, while he may make an excellent coach may have too much baggage to get serious consideration.

Rondo has less of a resume than Pope. Can we stop suggesting people just because they played here. Did we not learn our lesson?

 

[Beatle Bum]

I like Rondo’s resume.

 

[RunninRichie]

Still think we should hire Pearl

 

[Beatle Bum]

Can’t be Pitino. He recommended Pope to Barnhart. If Pope has destroyed the UK legacy, how in the world could you hire a guy off the Barnhart search committee??

 

[kfwa]

any coach who hasn't been to at least an elite 8 is disqualified.

anyone who thinks coach X is the obvious choice and his tourney record to date is taking team Y to the ncaa tourney and losing in the first or second round is just hoping he'll be better than Pope.

Hope is not a solution to a coaching search

 

[billCgmx_]

Ben McCollum is coaching his hometown school right now and signed a six-year extension last year.

Don't see him coming here.

 

[Omega_X]

Total yuk. Oats is a POS. Dont want him anywhere near our program.

I don’t care if Oats is the biggest POS in the world. He wins and he’s done it at a football school. I’m way past caring whether our coach is a good little boy or not. Just win. That’s all that matters.

 

[Major_Tom]

BillyD
Nate Oats
Jai Lucas

Get one of them.

 

[TureBlue]

Joe Gallo who is the head coach at Merrimack College and a disciple of former Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. Go ahead and laugh but I have my reasons and I am sure his teams would play better defense than Mark Pope's teams play.

 

[Diggers_Matching_Highlighter_rivals62132]

What about underwood from illinois?
Good coach, good recruiter, international connections and would bring antiqua back

He better bring Antigua with him to even have a shot of being successful here.

 

[Diggers_Matching_Highlighter_rivals62132]

It's simple.

1. Oats
2. Golden
3. Lloyd

If they all say no, hire Pearl as a placeholder until someone emerges in 5 years. Pearl would crawl to Lexington for the opportunity and would restore the program to at least top 10 status.

 

[Eagles_Ball_69]

Cal didn't knowingly play an accessory to murder. And yes, I have at least enough of a moral compass to actually care about that and not support Oats. Cal was known for being arrogant, and maybe skirting the rules. Oats allowed a guy that just brought a gun to a murderer and then mocked the death by making a gun with his hand the very next game to continue to be part of the team. I honestly don't know how anyone would be okay with that, or in this case, to actually want to root the guy.

Yeah, I’m good with it. There are plenty of college coaches that would’ve done the very same thing. If you aren’t, cool. My guess is, if UK hired him you’d still be a fan. And if not, that’s your choice. He will certainly be a candidate. Prepare yourself.

 

[bnewt]

I would say no to Billy Donovan and to Jai Lucas.

Agree

 

[bnewt]

Rondo (or another assistant in the pros of similar high caliber quality who knows how to coach and wouldn't tolerate lackadaisical attitudes) could be brought in mid-year.

And that would be the best thing.

Waiting until end of year on a current head coach, means starting over trying to keep whichever current players wanted for next year, as well as hopefully keeping the two HS recruits (and maybe giving us a chance for others Pope couldn't get).

Plus, Batt could get him (or someone like) for a two or three year contract, vs. having to offer 5 to 7 years to an established head coach after the season ends.

Someone like Rondo should be able to keep the two assistant coaches now who have value for recruiting and player development, while getting rid of dead weight like Mark Fox right away.

We don't want people in the program who talks about being a "Swiftie" and how wonderful everything is and is going to be. We need a kick *** and get the hell out of here if you don't want to give 100% on defense coach.

All these other candidates mentioned in this X post, AS head coaches, would need to be hired after the season. And that means starting from scratch once again for getting players. Bringing a rising assistant in mid-year, gives the chance of keeping the best players who will respond well to actually being challenged by a coach who doesn't want to be their best friend.

Is Rondo coaching now?
What coach is worth keeping besides mo Williams and maybe the guy with agent connections? Get the rest out.

 

[HolySmokes]

I would be extremely disappointed if Rondo is the pick because I can name 20 better candidates off the top of my head

Well i know you wouldn't want him hired i was just asking if he was how do you think next season would go? I think he would roll out a better product than Pope by a mile.

 

[UKCowboys]

Well i know you wouldn't want him hired i was just asking if he was how do you think next season would go? I think he would roll out a better product than Pope by a mile.

I like Rondo. I think he would really struggle. The SEC would be a hard place to get your training wheels removed

 

[HolySmokes]

I like Rondo. I think he would really struggle. The SEC would be a hard place to get your training wheels removed

Thats fair

 

[KYAnywhereEverywhere]

Yeah, I’m good with it. There are plenty of college coaches that would’ve done the very same thing. If you aren’t, cool. My guess is, if UK hired him you’d still be a fan. And if not, that’s your choice. He will certainly be a candidate. Prepare yourself.

I think I'll pick up being a fan of the women's team and then if Oats is hired switch to another team, Arizona or Oregon. I've lived in Arizona for a while and loved it there and also just across the Oregon border in California, and loved Oregon, so those are the two most obvious picks. I'd hate to do it; I've been a lifelong UK fan and even tried to be a secondary Arizona fan when I was there and couldn't get into it, but I just couldn't support Oats. Also, I realize that's way more information than you'd care to know, but I am already trying to prepare myself for that possible coaching announcement. Personally, hoping for Shertz.

 

[HolySmokes]

I think I'll pick up being a fan of the women's team and then if Oats is hired switch to another team, Arizona or Oregon. I've lived in Arizona for a while and loved it there and also just across the Oregon border in California, and loved Oregon, so those are the two most obvious picks. I'd hate to do it; I've been a lifelong UK fan and even tried to be a secondary Arizona fan when I was there and couldn't get into it, but I just couldn't support Oats. Also, I realize that's way more information than you'd care to know, but I am already trying to prepare myself for that possible coaching announcement. Personally, hoping for Shertz.

What's crazy is the women's team is actually exciting.how did barney manage to hire Brooks? Hes like 2010 Cal. We have players , excitement, draft picks, threat to win a championship. Shaq is a UK fan right now. Celebs. Its awsome and something worth supporting.

 

[jrpross_rivals]

It's simple.

1. Oats
2. Golden
3. Lloyd

If they all say no, hire Pearl as a placeholder until someone emerges in 5 years. Pearl would crawl to Lexington for the opportunity and would restore the program to at least top 10 status.

I love this plan.

 

[wildcatdon]

I think I'll pick up being a fan of the women's team and then if Oats is hired switch to another team, Arizona or Oregon. I've lived in Arizona for a while and loved it there and also just across the Oregon border in California, and loved Oregon, so those are the two most obvious picks. I'd hate to do it; I've been a lifelong UK fan and even tried to be a secondary Arizona fan when I was there and couldn't get into it, but I just couldn't support Oats. Also, I realize that's way more information than you'd care to know, but I am already trying to prepare myself for that possible coaching announcement. Personally, hoping for Shertz.

I think Oats's buyout is about 16,000,000

 

[KYAnywhereEverywhere]

I think Oats's buyout is about 16,000,000

That helps, thanks.

 

[bnewt]

How about Seth Greenberg or south Caroline's women's coach
Uk is a laughing stock anyway

 

[TigerMoving]

Hire Pitino. Dont care if he is 95. He atleast knows how to coach.

 

[Beatle Bum]

Worst case scenario: Damon Stoudamire

I think I am the only one here who will acknowledge this. I was a fan of Batt’s hiring of Pat Fitzgerald (time will tell but I liked it and thought PF would have been a good get for UK). But he also hired Damon at Georgia Tech. How do you like that hire, basketball fans?

Has any reporter asked him to comment on that hiring and what he learned? Look, ADs make bad hires. Every one of them. But what did Batt learn from that hire? It would be good to know as he may be making a hire in the next six months for UK.

 

[ORCAT]

I'm buying into the Rondo interest. He's been nothing but successful, even at the highest level. He'd bring NBA connection, serious recruiting and a no bull attitude to his team philosophy. I also believe he'd kill it on the recruiting trail. Sign me up for Rondo. Way over Jai Lucas and others.