- Can't recall who said it on Twitter, but it's pretty crazy that in the past month, the Indiana, UNC, and Arizona jobs have all opened up, and none of them were filled by anyone with CBB head coaching experience. It took real guts for Arizona's AD to hire the Gonzaga assistant when there were clear choices from within the Lute family. Props to him for thinking outside the box and hiring the guy he thought was the best remaining candidate. Then again, he'd also whiffed on a half-dozen others, been used by Muss for a raise at Arkansas, and completely botched the entire process by not firing Miller sooner. But it's whatever.
- When Cal leaves, I do think it will be nice that former Kentucky players (and fans) won't have a "keep it in the family" mentality when it comes to choosing the next HC. Partially because there have been six coaches over the past 40 years, instead of a singular legend who everyone feels anchored to, a la Knight/Lute/Dean. Duke's AD is gonna have a headache replacing K if he keeps it in the family, because they all have pretty significant warts. Probably why they'll go all-in on Stevens.
- I think a two-headed PG monster of TyTy/Hickman would be just fine, especially if Mintz comes back. Just by the simple law of averages, at least one of them will be better than Askew, and more than likely both will be better. And they'd be playing alongside a couple of backcourt vets in Mintz/Grady. If you don't trust them in crunch time, just let Mintz close it out and put Allen at the 3. I really like what I see/hear from TyTy, and besides, getting him also means keeping him from Kansas, so that's a bonus.
- Feels like Brooks is gone. He's clearly not getting drafted, so why hasn't he just said he's back by now? Mintz makes sense because he's figuring out whether he wants another season of CBB, period. But it feels like KB is just putting out feelers to see where he might fit elsewhere. I'm sure Woodson is selling him on playing the 4 next to TJD. I want him back for a number of reasons, but most notably so that Cal, if he sticks to this promise of a 3-guard lineup, will stick him at the 4 alongside OSCAR, instead of starting Collins/OSCAR alongside each other.