How much would you be willing to pay Brad stevens?

[Rupp'sRunt]

If brad stevens were to consider UK seriously what number would you be ok with seeing on a per year basis? This is obviously totally hypothetical. Brad stevens currently makes 3.3 mill a year for the Boston Celtics and is in a front office role. Maybe he gets the itch to coach again and UK says name your price, how much is too much? Would you be ok with breaking the bank? Shams mentioned him on a UK short list.

go forth and prosper.

 

[jameslee32]

His successor is having better NBA results than he did.

 

[Rupp'sRunt]

His successor is having better NBA results than he did.

If you don’t think Brad is still super involved in coaching/game planning idk what to tell you. Also if you just look at his college track record the guy was turning 2 star recruits into Final 4 teams.

 

[Ed323232]

Boring

 

[Rupp'sRunt]

Boring

Hiring brad stevens would actually be the opposite of boring Ed. It would return UK back to the top of college ball in an instant.

 

[TheDude73]

The schools don't pay those huge salaries.

 

[UK90]

It’s not worth considering, because there’s not a chance in hell it would ever happen. Stevens probably won’t ever coach again, and if he does, it’ll be in the NBA.

The dude is the boss of the entire Celtic organization …you know, the team presently on the verge of reaching the NBA Finals? He ain’t giving up that gig to go be a college coach.

 

[Smashcat]

If brad stevens were to consider UK seriously what number would you be ok with seeing on a per year basis? This is obviously totally hypothetical. Brad stevens currently makes 3.3 mill a year for the Boston Celtics and is in a front office role. Maybe he gets the itch to coach again and UK says name your price, how much is too much? Would you be ok with breaking the bank? Shams mentioned him on a UK short list.

go forth and prosper.

I think UK's next hire should be a younger guy, a possible gamble.

 

[Ed323232]

Hiring brad stevens would actually be the opposite of boring Ed. It would return UK back to the top of college ball in an instant.

No high school kid wants to play for brad stevens.

 

[Rupp'sRunt]

I think UK's next hire should be a younger guy, a possible gamble.

Musselman?

 

[St.PatterSoN-54-]

 

[Rupp'sRunt]

It’s not worth considering, because there’s not a chance in hell it would ever happen. Stevens probably won’t ever coach again, and if he does, it’ll be in the NBA.

The dude is the boss of the entire Celtic organization …you know, the team presently on the verge of reaching the NBA Finals? He ain’t giving up that gig to go be a college coach.

Plus, I’m not sure he’d even be a good fit at UK …for reasons he himself has admitted.

He might get the coaching itch back and for the right $$$. Also I get running the Celtics is a cushy job but he’s young and maybe he gets bored after playing GM for a while.

 

[Ed323232]

Musselman?

He’s Bruce pearl jr

 

[stuway]

Just f***ing stop!! I'm so tired of people throwing out his name. He will never come here, not for a billion dollars. He is rich and is an NBA executive, he turned down IU which was his college dream job. He won't come here ever, neither will Jay Wright or Billy Donovan

Stop peddling unrealistic options. Its a waste of time

 

[UK90]

He might get the coaching itch back and for the right $$$. Also I get running the Celtics is a cushy job but he’s young and maybe he gets bored after playing GM for a while.

If he ever gets the “coaching itch” back, it’ll be an NBA job.

Stevens has honestly admitted that he did not like the recruiting part of being a college coach (and he never did land any highly ranked recruits, btw), and that it was a factor influencing his decision to get out. If he didn’t like recruiting before, then I guarantee he’d dislike it even more in the NIL era.

Your scenario is never gonna happen. He’s done with college ball.

 

[crawfords corner]

Im a little short on funds right now.

Ill give him 3 packs of Big League Chew, 2 large bags of sunflower seeds, a $25 gift card to Chipotle, and 1 used practice jersey from when I was in HS, not autographed.

 

[LineSkiCat14]

Imagine in 5 years.. '"We're paying this man 20 million and all he got us was 1 Final 4?!"

Maybe we shouldn't throw money at the "next big thing". I'm also not convinced that he's college basketball's savior like some think. Gordon Hayward was WAY too talented to be in that conference, and it certainly helped Butler make 2 deep runs. What else did they do?

And that's not to say Brad Stevens isn;t a great coach.. but people here are still looking for that "3 national championships/7 Final4s" type unicorn.. and with how college basketball is setup, the corruption, and the 64-team tournament.. it's just not going to happen.

 

[jmw23712]

Just f***ing stop!! I'm so tired of people throwing out his name. He will never come here, not for a billion dollars. He is rich and is an NBA executive, he turned down IU which was his college dream job. He won't come here ever, neither will Jay Wright or Billy Donovan

Stop peddling unrealistic options. Its a waste of time

Hey now! Dreaming is all we have to enjoy at the moment. So just let us pretend we can give him $1 billion (which I think you're wrong, he would take that. It's a billion dollars) and be back on top of college basketball.

 

[Smashcat]

Musselman?

Musselman is going to be 60 in the blink of an eye. No. I'm talking about a very young coach like Golden at Florida. It's a gamble but I think he works out. It sure worked out at Florida when the took a very young Donovan.

 

[Rupp'sRunt]

Your little scenario is never gonna to happen. He’s done with college ball.

Hence “hypothetical “ in the OP. Idt brad stevens is coming to UK lol

 

[Rupp'sRunt]

Just f***ing stop!! I'm so tired of people throwing out his name. He will never come here, not for a billion dollars. He is rich and is an NBA executive, he turned down IU which was his college dream job. He won't come here ever, neither will Jay Wright or Billy Donovan

Stop peddling unrealistic options. Its a waste of time

TIL ppl on RR don’t know what hypothetical means.

 

[MdWIldcat55]

Who is this "you" to whom you refer?

The people who actually have the influence, power and money to make these decisions have no interest whatsoever in replacing a hall of fame coach who has run an exceptionally clean program, has been to more Final Fours and Elite Eights in the past dozen years than any other coach, and who has a pre-season Top Five team coming back.

But keep deluding yourself that a bunch of malcontent crybabies are having an impact on the program.

 

[MegaBlue05]

Out of my own money?

$4

 

[Rupp'sRunt]

Who is this "you" to whom you refer?

The people who actually have the influence, power and money to make these decisions have no interest whatsoever in replacing a hall of fame coach who has run an exceptionally clean program, has been to more Final Fours and Elite Eights in the past dozen years than any other coach, and who has a pre-season Top Five team coming back.

But keep deluding yourself that a bunch of malcontent crybabies are having an impact on the program.

A) HYPOTHETICAL
B) I wouldn’t be so sure cal Is unreplacable his seat is definitely at least warm.

 

[chroix]

I would be willing to give him one billion dollars of my own money.

 

[ManitouDan]

9 mil is plenty .

 

[Aike]

I think UK's next hire should be a younger guy, a possible gamble.

I’d like to see them interview Eric Henderson.

 

[UKWildcats1987]

I'd pay him what Cal gets, maybe bonuses for Final Fours and titles.

That said, never going to happen.

 

[HagginHall1999]

Musselman is going to be 60 in the blink of an eye. No. I'm talking about a very young coach like Golden at Florida. It's a gamble but I think he works out. It sure worked out at Florida when the took a very young Donovan.

Not a bad approach, at least we would get a year or two to see him in action more than likely....meaning at a higher profile school than USF.

Tommy Lloyd is in late 40's. Still pretty young. I like idea of Musselman too (maybe) but he isn't much younger than Cal.

Stevens is only 45 though...

All of it makes me nervous though. The way the sport is changed you can become irrelevant as a program in the drop of a hat.

 

[LowCountryCat]

He’s Bruce pearl jr

So he owns Cal, in other words.

 

[LowCountryCat]

Boring

yes you are.

 

[TOMCATS1990]

There’s much better options then Stevens and for a much cheaper salary

 

[BradleyCrawford08]

 

[phyrekat]

No high school kid wants to play for brad stevens.

And fewer and fewer want to play for Calipari. Hell, even the ones that come here don't want to play for him.

 

[JoeSwag]

NBA guys aren't going to come to the college ranks especially when they're a success like Stevens is.

I think a lot of people need to face the reality that with the way the college game has changed (NIL, transfer portal) it's not going to be as desirable of a choice for the best of the best. It's why I'm sure you'll see Jay Wright in the NBA within a year or two but never in college.

 

[ciphercomplete]

Ooh, can we get Steve Kerr to be his assistant? How much moneyyyyyyyyy!!!!????????

 

[Ed323232]

And fewer and fewer want to play for Calipari. Hell, even the ones that come here don't want to play for him.

Ask Oscar

 

[LowCountryCat]

Ask Oscar

Ask

Sharpe
Whitney
Hagans
Dontaie
EJ
Juzang

 

[phyrekat]

Ask Oscar

You mean the guy who DID NOT come here out of high school? Thanks for helping to prove the point.

 

[Ed323232]

You mean the guy who DID NOT come here out of high school? Thanks for helping to prove the point.

No the guy that wanted to come here, was basically forced to go to WVU, then jumped at the first chance to play for Cal. That guy.