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Getting rid of Tubby Smith for Billy Gillispie
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:05 pm
One of the worst decisions ever in UK basketball?
Tubby Smith has Minnesota (lowly Minnesota) at 13-1 this year. Billy Gillispie has Kentucky (Storied program) at 11-4 with a loss to Virginia Military Institute.
Tubby Smith had Minnesota at 20-13 last year after they went 9-22 the previous year. Billy Gillispie had Kentucky at 18-13 last year after they went 21-11 the previous year.
Tubby Smith went 6-4 against hated rival Louisville. Billy Gillispie has started off 0-2 against hated rival Louisville.
UK fans have to have hands in their faces over this.
Tubby Smith has Minnesota (lowly Minnesota) at 13-1 this year. Billy Gillispie has Kentucky (Storied program) at 11-4 with a loss to Virginia Military Institute.
Tubby Smith had Minnesota at 20-13 last year after they went 9-22 the previous year. Billy Gillispie had Kentucky at 18-13 last year after they went 21-11 the previous year.
Tubby Smith went 6-4 against hated rival Louisville. Billy Gillispie has started off 0-2 against hated rival Louisville.
UK fans have to have hands in their faces over this.
This post was edited on 1/4/09 at 6:06 pm
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Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:06 pm to thunderbird1100
Hindsight is 20/20. It looked like a great hire at the time and Tubby was fading fast at UK.
And let's not forget the state of the program when each coach took over.
And let's not forget the state of the program when each coach took over.
This post was edited on 1/4/09 at 6:07 pm
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:06 pm to thunderbird1100
Dana Altman wants a sec job.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:08 pm to pioneerbasketball
gillispie=better recriuter
tubby=better coach
i would take the latter every time
tubby=better coach
i would take the latter every time
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:12 pm to PentagonTiger
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tubby=better coach
He got put out of the NCAA tourney in the 2nd round 3 out of the last 4 years. Rick Pitino left that roster loaded when he left. Tubby did not do the same for Gillespie.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:13 pm to LuckyLee
quote:Look how fast Tubby has built a terrible Minnesota program when he took over. 9-22 in their previous season before he arrived.
And let's not forget the state of the program when each coach took over.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:14 pm to LuckyLee
well billy g has atleast one more year i think to turn the program into a national power again or he will be fired.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:15 pm to itawambadog
or he takes another job. His longest job has been 3 years.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:15 pm to LuckyLee
Gillispie turned UTEP and A&M around, no easy task - neither of which is what you would call a basketball hotbed or power.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:15 pm to thunderbird1100
He's not a shitty coach, he's just not great. I'm sure he can be moderately successful at a program with low expectations. Tubby obviously was not getting the job done at Kentucky and needed to go.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 6:17 pm to pioneerbasketball
hard to be fired when you dont have a signed contract, BG still yet to sign the deal, him and the university work under some type of referendum document until all the wrinkles get ironed out .. 
Posted on 1/4/09 at 7:12 pm to thunderbird1100
Personally, I think it's an outrage that Minnesota still doesn't have a logo for TD.com.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 7:33 pm to Doc Fenton
UK will come a callin for Coach Pel --
What will he say???
hopefully NO......
What will he say???
hopefully NO......
Posted on 1/4/09 at 7:38 pm to HawgAlude
"He isn't ready for uk"
Remember uk fans said that.
Remember uk fans said that.
Posted on 1/4/09 at 10:38 pm to thunderbird1100
I ahve hope one day UK will be in the bb championship game again. Im getting 
watching us get bounced out. Omg! How awesome that would be UK bb champs AND be NC champs in foot balll!!! Ooops wait! Sorry for fantasizng out loud.
watching us get bounced out. Omg! How awesome that would be UK bb champs AND be NC champs in foot balll!!! Ooops wait! Sorry for fantasizng out loud.Posted on 1/5/09 at 8:50 am to Andrea66
Can't wait for UK to visit Memorial Gym for the game against Vandy. I think Vandy hung a 40 point beat down on UK last year. I'm happy for Tubby, he is now able to coach in a place where he is respected. UK fans never gave Tubby any respect.
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