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buckeyeboy
Still fortitudinous
This Gillispie thing is destined to be a train wreck. Think about it: it took a very experienced Texas A&M team (5 of the top 7 scorers were either juniors or seniors, a rarity in college basketball these days) just for him to make it to the Sweet Sixteen and finish second in his conference. That season (again, I reiterate that it was Gillispie's best) would be considered a failure at UK and would have Wildcat fans calling for his job.
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Yep. But who else was out there, ya know?buckeyeboy;805686; said:
Kentucky Basketball = Notre _ame Football
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buckeyeboy
Still fortitudinous
NFBuck;805689; said:
If I were UK, I would have started and made a strong run at Izzo. Granted, it would have been a long shot. If that didn't pan out, I would have gone after Crean. He's been to a Final Four, and I think they could've gotten him away from Marquette.
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buckeyeboy;805686; said:
That was at a program that was 0-16 in their conference just 3 years earlier. He'll be working with much better athletes at KY, and I'll be surprised if KY isn't quickly back on top in the SEC.
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Flocka
Where you going? NOWHERE!
I disagree. If Kentucky has a sub par team for them, they are not automatically thrust into a top 5 or top 10 team. They have fared very well in the SEC prior to this season, and are usually always a threat. The same cannot be said for the Domers.NFBuck;805689; said:
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True. I was referring more to the fanbase's unrealistic expectations and sense of entitlement.bigballin2987;806341; said:
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
What's up with the Gillispie situation?
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Even here in FedExForum, with four of the best teams in the country gathered for Friday night's games, the question I've been asked most today doesn't involve Blake Griffin or Tyler Hansbrough, or even Ty Lawson's toe. No, the question I've been asked most -- by coaches and other media people -- is this: When is the Billy Gillispie thing going down?
Answer: Soon ... barring a major change of plans.
Multiple sources -- and by multiple, I mean like 70 -- have told CBSSports.com that Gillispie will almost certainly never coach another game at Kentucky, that it's simply a matter of making it official. The prevailing thought is that a humbled Gillispie could possibly save himself by acknowledging missteps and promising to better embrace the celebrity that goes hand-in-hand with coaching at Kentucky, but people close to Gillispie insist he's "too stubborn" for that, and that he'd take his $6 million buyout and walk away before ever greatly altering his personality.
So why the wait?
Sources have said UK would like to have a replacement lined up before it moves on Gillispie, that the ideal scenario has the school introducing its next head coach less than 48 hours after Gillispie is asked to resign. More than likely, that means athletic director Mitch Barnhart is spending today trying to determine -- through intermediaries, of course -- if Florida's Billy Donovan will really jump, and if he won't then the next two likely candidates are Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Memphis' John Calipari, both of whom are still coaching their teams in this NCAA tournament and thus unavailable for the time being.
Here's a prediction: Kentucky will get one of those three.
Which one?
I'll let you guess, for now.
But any list that includes a fourth option is probably a list one name too long, because Barnhart will do whatever it takes to make a home run hire, well aware that he can't take a chance on a relatively young option and risk another mistake. Another mistake will cost him his job, but Donovan, Izzo or Calipari would extend it for years, no question.
Entire article: What's up with the Gillispie situation? - CBSSports.com
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Even here in FedExForum, with four of the best teams in the country gathered for Friday night's games, the question I've been asked most today doesn't involve Blake Griffin or Tyler Hansbrough, or even Ty Lawson's toe. No, the question I've been asked most -- by coaches and other media people -- is this: When is the Billy Gillispie thing going down?
Answer: Soon ... barring a major change of plans.
Multiple sources -- and by multiple, I mean like 70 -- have told CBSSports.com that Gillispie will almost certainly never coach another game at Kentucky, that it's simply a matter of making it official. The prevailing thought is that a humbled Gillispie could possibly save himself by acknowledging missteps and promising to better embrace the celebrity that goes hand-in-hand with coaching at Kentucky, but people close to Gillispie insist he's "too stubborn" for that, and that he'd take his $6 million buyout and walk away before ever greatly altering his personality.
So why the wait?
Sources have said UK would like to have a replacement lined up before it moves on Gillispie, that the ideal scenario has the school introducing its next head coach less than 48 hours after Gillispie is asked to resign. More than likely, that means athletic director Mitch Barnhart is spending today trying to determine -- through intermediaries, of course -- if Florida's Billy Donovan will really jump, and if he won't then the next two likely candidates are Michigan State's Tom Izzo and Memphis' John Calipari, both of whom are still coaching their teams in this NCAA tournament and thus unavailable for the time being.
Here's a prediction: Kentucky will get one of those three.
Which one?
I'll let you guess, for now.
But any list that includes a fourth option is probably a list one name too long, because Barnhart will do whatever it takes to make a home run hire, well aware that he can't take a chance on a relatively young option and risk another mistake. Another mistake will cost him his job, but Donovan, Izzo or Calipari would extend it for years, no question.
Entire article: What's up with the Gillispie situation? - CBSSports.com
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MaxBuck;1438492; said:
and I don't think Calipari will go for it either honestly.
He's building a monster in Memphis and will be at the top of the NCAA for years to come if he keeps at it.
If Kentucky limits themselves to those 3 they are seriously deluding themselves and will end up with Larry eustachy or something.
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Sportsbuck28
Here comes the BOOM
A lot of people close to the situation think Donovan's going to take the job...
Sound familiar?
Sound familiar?
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There are still UK fans who insist that Tubby Smith ran the program into the ground. Idiots.
If that's case, then what do you call what Billy Clyde just did?
Izzo and Calipari would both be fucking insane to even consider leaving their current gigs for a place like UK. Gillespie did make more NCAA tournaments than Donovan did the last two years (silly I know to just take that and not mention the back-to-back titles) but I can see why there'd be mutual interest. You have to wonder though if you can consecutive championships at Florida, why do you need to consider going to a "storied" program like UK? I know football is king at UF and not at UK, but does he not have all the resources he needs anyway?
If that's case, then what do you call what Billy Clyde just did?
Izzo and Calipari would both be fucking insane to even consider leaving their current gigs for a place like UK. Gillespie did make more NCAA tournaments than Donovan did the last two years (silly I know to just take that and not mention the back-to-back titles) but I can see why there'd be mutual interest. You have to wonder though if you can consecutive championships at Florida, why do you need to consider going to a "storied" program like UK? I know football is king at UF and not at UK, but does he not have all the resources he needs anyway?
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