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BearCat204 said:
Seeing as he doesnt have an ounce of college coaching experience and the fact that he's a terrible NBA coach......whats not to love?
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Kevin Ollie didnt have much college coaching experience - that many years as an NBA player and a NBA asst would lead me to believe he knows bball just fine and would do well as a college coach - he didnt pick his roster in NY - can't blame only him for that debacle

coaching college and the NBA are dramatically different but I have no doubt the guy knows basketball - I am surprised more NFL guys don't make the jump to college - they don't have to deal with all the drama that you do with the NBA guys and many of their salaries are comparable with the good college jobs
 
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SCvol333 said:
Kevin Ollie didnt have much college coaching experience - that many years as an NBA player and a NBA asst would lead me to believe he knows bball just fine and would do well as a college coach - he didnt pick his roster in NY - can't blame only him for that debacle

coaching college and the NBA are dramatically different but I have no doubt the guy knows basketball - I am surprised more NFL guys don't make the jump to college - they don't have to deal with all the drama that you do with the NBA guys and many of their salaries are comparable with the good college jobs
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There you go..............I have no doubt that he knows basketball, I mean he has been coaching it in the NBA for some time. However, I doubt that he would be able to recruit and our recruiting is a whole lot different that someone recruiting to UCONN.
 
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BearCat204 said:
There you go..............I have no doubt that he knows basketball, I mean he has been coaching it in the NBA for some time. However, I doubt that he would be able to recruit and our recruiting is a whole lot different that someone recruiting to UCONN.
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Hey Recruit ?, you want to play in the NBA. I know what it takes to play in the NBA. You want someone to develop you into an NBA player? I'm your guy.

Seems like that would at least open a few doors. Larry Brown uses that pitch.
 
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As an Atlanta area resident and seeing first hand how the Hawks played with him at the helm I would pass.
 
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drewtigeralum said:
Hey Recruit ?, you want to play in the NBA. I know what it takes to play in the NBA. You want someone to develop you into an NBA player? I'm your guy.

Seems like that would at least open a few doors. Larry Brown uses that pitch.
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Yeah, thats why not a single program in the country has ever reached out to him to fill a position.....of any capacity.
 
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Speaking of the Knicks, Billy Donovan's name has been mentioned as a replacement for Woodson while Hoiberg and Izzo have been linked to the Timberwolves according to cbs sports.com.
 
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drewtigeralum said:
I wonder if he would be interesting in giving college coaching a spin. At least he doesn't have a buy out, and probably has enough Knicks money in the bank that he doesn't need a huge salary.

Woodson would be a home run hire. He could certainly sell his NBA experience to recruits. I know the chances are probably 0, but can you think of any other strictly NBA coaches coming down the college level?
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Why?...He sucks as a coach
 
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VOLnMiami said:
Why?...He sucks as a coach
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Who you got left? He would certainly be a bigger name than anyone else on the current list.

Again, I do understand that he isn't going to be the coach of U.T. and will not be contacted. I do find it interesting that a coach with 9 years of NBA head coaching experience, including leading his team to the playoffs 5 times sucks as a basketball coach.
 
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Woodson was 206-286 with Atlanta...Oh yeah lets rush out and hire this guy
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VOLnMiami said:
Woodson was 206-286 with Atlanta...Oh yeah lets rush out and hire this guy
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Mike Woodson went:

13-69
26-56
30-52
37-45 - First round playoff loss
47 - 35 - Second round playoff loss
53-29 - Second round playoff loss

I think I see a trend, can you pick it out?
 
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drewtigeralum said:
Mike Woodson went:

13-69
26-56
30-52
37-45 - First round playoff loss
47 - 35 - Second round playoff loss
53-29 - Second round playoff loss

I think I see a trend, can you pick it out?
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They also refused to re-sign him to a contract..In which part he became an ASSISTANT in New York before they fired the head coach and he became the interim coach and then named head coach now he is fired...See a trend?...How do you go from head coach to assistant if you were a decent head coach?...Now he is fired as a head coach...Yep, I see a trend!
 
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VOLnMiami said:
They also refused to re-sign him to a contract..In which part he became an ASSISTANT in New York before they fired the head coach and he became the interim coach and then named head coach now he is fired...See a trend?...How do you go from head coach to assistant if you were a decent head coach?...Now he is fired as a head coach...Yep, I see a trend!
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I think you missed the trend.

Anyway, Mike Woodson won't be the coach at U.T. I'm sure Donnie Tyndall brings more coaching credibility to the table anyway.
 
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drewtigeralum said:
Over the other proposed candidates I believe hiring a former college All American, Former NBA player with 9 years of NBA head coaching experience, and 9 years of NBA assistant coaching experience would be a home run hire.
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If he was hired, he could find assistants with the recruiting experience. Plus, Bruce and Thig could give him pointers.
 
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