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03-16-2009, 05:46 PM
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| | "VOLS CZAR"
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| If Gillispie is gone...
what coach would be willing to take the job? UK definitely has to be the toughest place to coach.
I think the way the whole Tubby thing turned out, and the 2 seasons Gillispie has had would make it a tough sale.
Is UK down and out for a while or do they come right back on the national scene? | 
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03-16-2009, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan  Kentucky is one the most elite basketball programs in this country. The only reason a top notch coach would turn them down is because they thought they couldn't handle it. | By my count, no less than 4 top notch coaches turned it down the last time it was open.
I'll ask a similar question to the one I asked about Calipari in another thread--what makes the Kentucky job any better than Florida, or Texas, or Michigan St? | 
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03-16-2009, 06:59 PM
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| | Volmeister extraordinaire
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Originally Posted by cotton By my count, no less than 4 top notch coaches turned it down the last time it was open.
I'll ask a similar question to the one I asked about Calipari in another thread--what makes the Kentucky job any better than Florida, or Texas, or Michigan St? | Tradition and fans. Those other schools are football schools. | |
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03-16-2009, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan Tradition and fans. Those other schools are football schools. | I think that is not as significant as many of the other factors. | |
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03-16-2009, 07:22 PM
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| | Deno to you
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan tradition and fans. Those other schools are football schools. |
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03-16-2009, 07:32 PM
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| | Wave yo hands in the aiya
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan Tradition and fans. Those other schools are football schools. | MSU? Posted via VolNation Mobile | |
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03-16-2009, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by hmanvolfan Tradition and fans. Those other schools are football schools. | Trust me, the Kentucky fan base is not a selling point to elite coaches. If anything, UK partisans are an impediment to getting a top notch coach. | |
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03-17-2009, 06:45 AM
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| | VN Token Kentucky Fan
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| You need somebody with charisma and a thick skin. Kind of like Billy Gillispie, except he doesn't have charisma. Or good character.
But he CAN recruit. His ability to coach elite basketball is still being weighed.
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03-17-2009, 01:27 PM
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| | VN Realist Kentucky Fan.
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Originally Posted by Brian McCat You need somebody with charisma and a thick skin. Kind of like Billy Gillispie, except he doesn't have charisma. Or good character.
But he CAN recruit. His ability to coach elite basketball is still being weighed. | Wonderful breakdown. lol Spot on.
Unfortunately. | |
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03-17-2009, 01:45 PM
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| Even though he wont be leaving anytime soon,
I think that Tom Izzo would be a great fit at UK. He has the charisma, an impressive resume, a championship, good recruiting base, is good with the media, and he wears rowdy Hawaiian shirts. | |
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03-17-2009, 04:00 PM
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| I still can't believe Donovan turned it down. He could've been plugged into the old UK tradition with his nouveau riche back-to-backs (The UK media guide would be able to lay claim to NINE national championships). | |
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03-17-2009, 04:15 PM
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| | "VOLS CZAR"
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Originally Posted by notverycrucial I still can't believe Donovan turned it down. He could've been plugged into the old UK tradition with his nouveau riche back-to-backs (The UK media guide would be able to lay claim to NINE national championships). | How true!  | |
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03-17-2009, 08:18 PM
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| | VN Token Kentucky Fan
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Originally Posted by Ole_Virgil_Cane Even though he wont be leaving anytime soon,
I think that Tom Izzo would be a great fit at UK. He has the charisma, an impressive resume, a championship, good recruiting base, is good with the media, and he wears rowdy Hawaiian shirts. | I like Izzo, but he'd be like Tubby II with grind-it-out basketball. IIRC, he turned UK down in the last coach search. Quote:
Originally Posted by notverycrucial I still can't believe Donovan turned it down. He could've been plugged into the old UK tradition with his nouveau riche back-to-backs (The UK media guide would be able to lay claim to NINE national championships). | We're not Bammers, but that would be tempting. 
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03-17-2009, 08:28 PM
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| Kentucky will not be good again until their fans get realistic expectation. They will be great again, but no coach wants to go there now. People keep saying Cal would go there which makes me laugh. | |
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