Thoughts on how the past 12 hours might affect player decisions?
Of course who the next coach is, how quickly he is named, who and how quickly he gets a staff up and going, and his initial talks with players will b a huge unknown factor.
Hart- may increase chance he returns thinking less competition next year
Burks - same as Hart, and I think a coach would like what he offers
Reed - could slightly increase, but honestly I don’t think it will change it much, as I don’t see him leaving to another school, so for him it’s UK or NBA
Z - decrease chance he returns, probably will be fewer players and coaches, people he knows left, but hope I’m wrong
Bradshaw - increases, I think he may see others leaving as his chance to be “the guy” with new coach
Theiro - maybe decreases, I think for him it may come down to biggest NIL offer
Wagner- decreases, his ties to Cal are more than to UK, but I think this may open door to him going elsewhere
Onyenso - increase, but like Theiro it may come down to NIL offers
Freshmen - Perry probably still comes, after him I would bet against the other 5, but in order of most to least likely to come (starting at about 20-30%) my quests is Cyril, Richmond, Fland, Quaintance, Knox
Lastly, what a shocker that SMU is now the center of college basketball universe!
SMU takes USC coach, who takes Ark coach, who takes UK coach.
Of course who the next coach is, how quickly he is named, who and how quickly he gets a staff up and going, and his initial talks with players will b a huge unknown factor.
Hart- may increase chance he returns thinking less competition next year
Burks - same as Hart, and I think a coach would like what he offers
Reed - could slightly increase, but honestly I don’t think it will change it much, as I don’t see him leaving to another school, so for him it’s UK or NBA
Z - decrease chance he returns, probably will be fewer players and coaches, people he knows left, but hope I’m wrong
Bradshaw - increases, I think he may see others leaving as his chance to be “the guy” with new coach
Theiro - maybe decreases, I think for him it may come down to biggest NIL offer
Wagner- decreases, his ties to Cal are more than to UK, but I think this may open door to him going elsewhere
Onyenso - increase, but like Theiro it may come down to NIL offers
Freshmen - Perry probably still comes, after him I would bet against the other 5, but in order of most to least likely to come (starting at about 20-30%) my quests is Cyril, Richmond, Fland, Quaintance, Knox
Lastly, what a shocker that SMU is now the center of college basketball universe!
SMU takes USC coach, who takes Ark coach, who takes UK coach.