One of Our Own
- Thread starter Dirt Court King
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No. This is how you die as a program. UK has always been unique because we hire out of the ''family''.
Well, lets also be fair. Since Joe B Hall, every other prominent UK coach ended on BAD terms.
Pitino
Tubby
Calipari
It's not like any of those three (or those who worked for or were loyal to them) were taking over.
Pitino
Tubby
Calipari
It's not like any of those three (or those who worked for or were loyal to them) were taking over.
Why restrict yourself in that way. Certainly you shouldn't rule-out "staying within the family", maybe you even make that a tie-breaker or a slight bump up. But to limit yourself is stupid, and more often than not doesn't work out. Recall UNC did that before with Doherty.
we don't have that person. Nobody say pope. don't
You hire the best man/woman for the job.
Unfortunately there is a lot of companies that play politics and get burned
Unfortunately there is a lot of companies that play politics and get burned
The reason UNC and Duke did it:
The replacement was on the staff for a hall of fame coach. The hall of fame coach groomed the replacement. They retired and endorsed them as the right guy.
We DON'T have that. It's not the same situation. Cal doesn't get a say because he's leaving. And he didn't groom a replacement.
The replacement was on the staff for a hall of fame coach. The hall of fame coach groomed the replacement. They retired and endorsed them as the right guy.
We DON'T have that. It's not the same situation. Cal doesn't get a say because he's leaving. And he didn't groom a replacement.
Tyler Ulis was probably the most likely if we were going to go that route, but Cal left before he could finish a degree, so he’s not eligible for the promotion.
Is Mark Pope that bad of a hire? He sure had BYU ready to compete in pretty good B12. They were clearly punching up in that conference and BYU has no right even being able compete in the B12. That's pretty impressive to me.
And you want to talk about the resources UK can offer? Look no further than the comparison to BYU, where you're stuck with a team full of Mormons lol.
And you want to talk about the resources UK can offer? Look no further than the comparison to BYU, where you're stuck with a team full of Mormons lol.
To hire from within would mean Travis Ford, Mark Pope, or John Pelfrey. Would you be happy with either of those guys? You might go with Frank Vogel, but that would be total crap shoot. He might be great, he might be mediocre, or he could totally suck. The odds are about equal for any of the 3 happening since he doesn't have a college coaching resume to judge him by. Hiring Billy Donovan (former UK assistant) is about as close to keeping the hire within the family as I want to get.
I'd love to have him and get the old school, hard nosed guys back in the building. It would take some time, and I'd patiently wait. Some want that title right this second for various reasons (age, have to have everything now, etc. ) but I'll personally be excited and refreshed if he ends up being the hire.
Pope with Rondo least assistant. Ulis on the bench. Let's get this party started.
