Erik Spoelstra

IndyCat1995 · Sep 28, 2020

Any chance he could take over after Cal down the road? Only in his 40s. Already been to five finals, with two rings. And he’s relied heavily on former UK guys to get there this time.

Just a fun thought I had this morning.

EliteBlue · Sep 28, 2020

I assume this is semi tongue in cheek. But without looking up his salary, and assuming its on par with Cals salary, I can't see why you would leave a cushy NBA gig seeing as he is successful. And even if he has a few bad years and gets canned, he'll have NBA teams lining up for him to land there.

Ron Mehico · Sep 28, 2020

Nope!

Baller Cal · Sep 28, 2020

rick64 · Sep 28, 2020

Oh boy, another "what if" Cal retires and who replaces him thread.

drew_ukfan · Sep 28, 2020

The rumor is that UK will target Spoelstra and if he accepts, he’ll bring Pat Riley and DWade as assistants

LineSkiCat14 · Sep 28, 2020

How many NBA coaches in their prime choose to go to the college level? I'm not talking at the end of their careers, the ones that sucked or others that got in trouble.

bthaunert · Sep 28, 2020

LineSkiCat14 said:
How many NBA coaches in their prime choose to go to the college level? I'm not talking at the end of their careers, the ones that sucked or others that got in trouble.

Pitino is the only one that comes to mind. He went 52-30 and finished 1st in the East, then took the UK job.

Maybe Larry Brown. He was one year removed from taking the Nuggets to the ABA Conference Finals when he took the Kansas job.

They are few and far between.

wildcatsboston1984 · Sep 28, 2020

If you’re a good NBA coach, you don’t leave for college unless you hate coaching in the NBA.

bthaunert · Sep 28, 2020

I think OP is just having fun with the thought (I hope). I’m a big Spoelstra fan. I remember when Riley first promoted him after stepping down as the HC, people really questioned the move. Then they thought he was just a puppet for LeBron. He’s a damn good coach and seems like he’d be a great guy to play for.

Col. Angus · Sep 28, 2020

No. He’ll be a pro coach til he retires.

W_Heisenberg · Sep 28, 2020

Uhhh....there's a better chance of Rick Pitino coaching UK than Spo..

fearthebluecat · Sep 28, 2020

Im ok with him

westerncat · Sep 28, 2020

I don't see any NBA coach who is having success like Spoelstra taking a collage job and having to deal with recruiting and all the headaches dealing with the NCAA. I know it has happen as some have pointed out but I don't see it happening.

MWes11 · Sep 28, 2020

He's a legit top 3 coach in the association. He can get any job in the NBA that he wants, but instead will toss that aside to come be a college coach and have to be on the road recruiting 17 year olds?

:chairshot:

Smashcat · Sep 28, 2020

rick64 said:
Oh boy, another "what if" Cal retires and who replaces him thread.

The last time that happened it was 'dream coach' Chris Holtmann after we lost to Ohio State. I think the Buckeyes lost like 12 straight games after that.

STL_Cat · Sep 28, 2020

I don’t think OP is joking. I hope he is.

drew_ukfan · Sep 28, 2020

College basketball is the up and coming sport, nba coaches are lining up at a chance!

ORCAT · Sep 28, 2020

Never gonna happen.

UKWildcats#8 · Sep 28, 2020

Miami's coach is a future hall of famer at the NBA level. I don't see why he would want to bother with the college game if he can win in the NBA at the ultimate level. If Cal or Pitino could win in the NBA they would be there still as well...some guys work better in the NBA than others. It also depends on location and what team you inherit. Billy D almost won a West Title in year 1 at OKC if not for a massive collapse, and who knows, they could have beat the Cavs in the finals but once Durant left he suddenly didn't do as well...shocking.

MudererofCrows · Sep 28, 2020

This is absurd.

But I will say watching the Heat play offense in today’s NBA has been a joy to watch. Cutting, screening, movement. Somebody fly Calipari down so he can get some tips from Spoelstra.

Zissou87 · Sep 28, 2020

With all that the city of Lexington has to offer, who wouldn't want to move from an ugly town like Miami?

uky8unc5 · Sep 28, 2020

Erik also has Pat Riley as his mentor.
He's married to the League and Miami. Lifetime...

CatfanMike47 · Sep 28, 2020

uky8unc5 said:
Erik also has Pat Riley as his mentor.
He's married to the League and Miami. Lifetime...

He’ll end up the heats Popavich(sp)

CELTICAT · Sep 28, 2020

It will never happen but I’d be thrilled if it did.

IndyCat1995 · Sep 28, 2020

Just posted this for fun, don’t get too upset

Cobb4uk · Sep 28, 2020

Throw it on the wall and see what sticks.

JerseyCat84 · Sep 28, 2020

Is Phil Jackson available?

MrHotDice · Sep 30, 2020

I could see how a smart coach would want to leave the China driven BLM. NBA for a job that pays as well without all the bull shit.

MudererofCrows · Sep 30, 2020

MrHotDice said:
I could see how a smart coach would want to leave the China driven BLM. NBA for a job that pays as well without all the bull shit.

Lol. The NBA >>>>>>>>>>>>> NCAA as far as bullshit goes and most every coach worth a damn will tell you that.

Love college basketball but it’s a niche/regional sport that the majority of Americans only care about once a year and that’s due to gambling/marketing of March Madness.

The NBA is a global game followed by hundreds of millions of people around the world the whole year round.

St.PatterSoN-54- · Sep 30, 2020

who would want to coach a bunch of pre-madonnas anyway? [laughing]

James Edward Russel · Sep 30, 2020

Spoelstra will NEVER coach in college. He's an NBA guy through and through. I see him being a jerry sloan type and staying in miami his entire career.

uky8unc5 · Sep 30, 2020

(23) Bam = Tim Duncan
(20) Herro = Manu Ginobili
(31) Butler = Kwai
(34) Dragic = Parker
(49) Spoelstra = Pop

I know that's a stretch, but wouldn't that be something?

FtWorthCat · Sep 30, 2020

Frank Vogel is a UK grad, so that might be a remote possibility if UK is looking for a coach whenever Lebron fires him.

NYShoreGuy · Oct 1, 2020

bthaunert said:
Pitino is the only one that comes to mind. He went 52-30 and finished 1st in the East, then took the UK job.

Maybe Larry Brown. He was one year removed from taking the Nuggets to the ABA Conference Finals when he took the Kansas job.

They are few and far between.

Pitino and knicks management al bianchi didnt see eye to eye...Knicks had a lot of leadership/ownership flips late 80s to late 90s

NYShoreGuy · Oct 1, 2020

James Edward Russel said:
Spoelstra will NEVER coach in college. He's an NBA guy through and through. I see him being a jerry sloan type and staying in miami his entire career.

He will ascend to riley role down road

bthaunert · Oct 1, 2020

NYShoreGuy said:
Pitino and knicks management al bianchi didnt see eye to eye...Knicks had a lot of leadership/ownership flips late 80s to late 90s

Yep. It was the perfect storm for UK. He was the perfect hire at the perfect time.

littlecreek · Oct 1, 2020

NYShoreGuy said:
Pitino and knicks management al bianchi didnt see eye to eye...Knicks had a lot of leadership/ownership flips late 80s to late 90s

Pitino wants complete control and to be the center of attention. That ain’t happening for an NBA coach, that’s one of the reasons he left for UK. Boston gave him complete control and his ego got so huge is why he left Kentucky.

James Edward Russel · Oct 1, 2020

uky8unc5 said:
(23) Bam = Tim Duncan
(20) Herro = Manu Ginobili
(31) Butler = Kwai
(34) Dragic = Parker
(49) Spoelstra = Pop

I know that's a stretch, but wouldn't that be something?

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