Would you want Chris Beard?

[sk73]

I think it will be difficult to find the RIGHT coach for us. It depends on how Cal leaves. If he is actually forced out, who would want to
take the job? Face it, there is no one out there that has done what he has done over the last 10 years. Is Beard in the Cal mode as far as personality or, the BCG mode. If its the latter, he will be a short timer.

UK is a tough place, not just from a basketball standpoint but also from the millions of assistant coaches that come with the job. It takes a special coach with special wiring to succeed (and ) manage to stay here. The coach is adored, until he is not.

Cal has the longest tenure of any UK coach with the exception of Rupp. Ironically , if Cal is forced out ,the most successful coaches in UK history would have been pushed out the door. The University had age stipulations to use against Rupp but the truth is, many people wanted him gone. The age guideline could have been changed easily.

I will completely support the next coach but he should know coming in that if he loses a couple in a row, it gets HOT here. No other place is like it.

 

[Burly]

Drew - Beard - Holtmann - Oates

Any of those four are better than Cal
Game has passed Cal up you have to stay relevant in style of play and how you evaluate he has not he’s done
See Nick Saban as far as style of play

 

[BaronReborn84_rivals62172]

I like Beard. He’s a up and coming coach who brought arkansas little rock to a 30-5 record and a second round appearance in the tourney. He also has a elite 8 and final four at a big 12 doormat with mostly hard nosed, not ranked very highly upperclassmen, with some transfers added in. He’d kill it at UK IMO. He’s already shown he can recruit as well. He got a 5 star last year (yes he’s transferring) but it shows he can recruit and he got Mac McClung to Tech. What say you? I mean the guy almost won a title at TEXAS TECH with no 5 stars.

Yes

 

[BlobUK]

You would be really disappointed by Beard. If we get rid of Cal, which may not be the right thing, then get someone in here with an uptempo offense.

 

[jedwar]

If Nate is hired after Cal and Joe B. is still here, we would have Hall and Oates.

 

[jedwar]

2010-2015 Cal is my choice to replace the now Cal. Then when that’s over, I’m on board with Oates.

 

[Glenn Fohr]

Brad Stevens, Billy Donovan, and a few others are the only ones big enough to drive this Cadillac. If there is one more it would be Pitino. But I don’t think he would ever allowed back.