Last time a first year UK coach won a national championship? '98! Just saying.
Last time a first year UK coach won a national championship? '98! Just saying.
You think SOS? Tubby was the architect of the longest FF drought ever at UK.Tubby's trust fund championship from Pitino. I always give Tubby credit for the championship. He was brilliant x's and o's wise. But he was basically George Bush following Ronald Reagan. Pitino was the architect of that championship.
Tubby was a fantastic coach. If he had surrounded himself with top flight assistants he would have been here a long time.Jeez, Tubby won the championship with a couple of future journeyman NBA players, Mohammad and Magloire who were the best on the team, and and bunch of above average over-achievers like Shepherd who barely sniffed the NBA. It wasn't like he was left with Randle, AD, and Wall in the cubbard
I have to disagree. For one, Pitino screwed Tubby over by not recruiting a backup PG to Turner. What was RP going to do there, pull Sheppard from the 2 at those times. Except we didn't really have another 2, with Edwards more as a 2/3 combo. Or there was the WO Mills or the FR Hogan. This forced Tubby to bring in Saul, not really a PG, more a combo 1/2 guard, more mid-major level to back up Turner. And for the next 3 years other coaches (including Coach K) used Saul being on the roster against us to PG recruits. Still can't believe we lost Duhon, but then again Coach K got his mom a cushy job in Durham.Tubby's trust fund championship from Pitino. I always give Tubby credit for the championship. He was brilliant x's and o's wise. But he was basically George Bush following Ronald Reagan. Pitino was the architect of that championship.