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Posted on 4/7/24 at 9:59 pm to Drewbie
Posted on 4/7/24 at 9:59 pm to Drewbie
There are valid criticisms but this is a much bigger hire than any other name discussed. Wade is overrated. Jans and Tang were meh. Beard was the only solid name and his record can't hold a candle to Cal's.
We would be getting a hall of fame coach with a title and 6 final fours. His coaching record isn't much less than our entire history of success. Definition of a splash hire. Only question would be how much he has left in the tank. I think he has a run or two left in him.
We would be getting a hall of fame coach with a title and 6 final fours. His coaching record isn't much less than our entire history of success. Definition of a splash hire. Only question would be how much he has left in the tank. I think he has a run or two left in him.
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Posted on 4/7/24 at 10:11 pm to V Bainbridge
65 isn’t young but Sampson and Barnes are still doing well at 70 so I figure we can get at least 5 years.
He apparently alluded to changing his offense up some since he was getting so much criticism from UK fans so hopefully if we get him he can adjust it somewhat.
He apparently alluded to changing his offense up some since he was getting so much criticism from UK fans so hopefully if we get him he can adjust it somewhat.
Posted on 4/7/24 at 10:14 pm to V Bainbridge
He's really only been underwhelming since the season after the canceled COVID tournament. That's four years of missed tourney, first round, second round, first round.
He's obviously on the downhill slide. The only question for me is, is he burnt out at Kentucky, or is he more or less done and we're his retirement gig that he halfasses, ala Danny Ford?
Edit: He's also 65. If we get five good years out of him and a couple of pretty deep runs, I'd say that was a successful outing. We just keep squandering momentum. If we're not going to get Chris Beard, Will Wade, etc, then we need to get short term hires like this and try again in a few years. A hire like this at least gives you hope. A hire like Chris Jans, Jerome Tang… Sam Pittman… it's just hard to care.
He's obviously on the downhill slide. The only question for me is, is he burnt out at Kentucky, or is he more or less done and we're his retirement gig that he halfasses, ala Danny Ford?
Edit: He's also 65. If we get five good years out of him and a couple of pretty deep runs, I'd say that was a successful outing. We just keep squandering momentum. If we're not going to get Chris Beard, Will Wade, etc, then we need to get short term hires like this and try again in a few years. A hire like this at least gives you hope. A hire like Chris Jans, Jerome Tang… Sam Pittman… it's just hard to care.
This post was edited on 4/7/24 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 4/7/24 at 10:15 pm to V Bainbridge
Beard will be making his way to Lexington if this Cal thing is true.
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