On The Bob Valvano show that he was told by an industry Insider not to rule out Brad Stevens. I highly doubt that to be the case, but just passing along what he said
Pat Forde just said......
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No that would be a Grand Slam level hire
Bottom of the ninth down 3 grand slam level
Bottom of the ninth down 3 grand slam level
Brad's a big wig GM.
5% chance its real.
There are a few NBA coaches with Kentucky ties though. Gooduns too but Brad?
The skies would clear and birds would chirp...
The blue blood heart would start pumping real good...
5% chance its real.
There are a few NBA coaches with Kentucky ties though. Gooduns too but Brad?
The skies would clear and birds would chirp...
The blue blood heart would start pumping real good...
I doubt it would happen, but if it did...
Pat Forde hates Kentucky nearly as much as he hates Cal.
The man is lying through his teeth to either garner attention or inflict mental anguish on us fans.
The man is lying through his teeth to either garner attention or inflict mental anguish on us fans.
i will probably HAVE A HEARTATTACK IF THAT HAPPENS.
Can't fathom it.
He was at the TOP of the coaching mountain. In basketball, there's the Celtics and Lakers--and then the rest of the list starts below that. He had one of THOSE jobs and decided he didn't want to continue coaching.
Indiana also offered him 10 million a year to coach his home state. Dude don't wanna coach.
He was at the TOP of the coaching mountain. In basketball, there's the Celtics and Lakers--and then the rest of the list starts below that. He had one of THOSE jobs and decided he didn't want to continue coaching.
Indiana also offered him 10 million a year to coach his home state. Dude don't wanna coach.
I don't know how much Stevens makes as the head of basketball operations of one of the two most storied NBA franchises in history, but I bet it's a lot. He would have to really want to get back into coaching to come to KY, and it seems weird that he would want to when he's sitting in Danny Ainge's old seat at the head of the current best team in the NBA.
But if he wants to come, bring him on.
But if he wants to come, bring him on.
Well ... of all of the possible outcomes - both real and imagined - IMHO hiring Brad Stevens would be the best possible outcome.
Repeating the phrase "... both real and imagined ...", for emphasis !
Repeating the phrase "... both real and imagined ...", for emphasis !
Forde would love to build this up and then drop the bomb that he's not interested.
I actually don’t think he makes nothing like what UK pays. However, I still don’t see this happening at all. Even Danny Hurley might piss in his pants.
Isn’t he too busy being the US Secretary of Transportation?
Every year before this year I would have said that was vaguely possible.
This year. I guess anything's technically possible.
But probably not that.
This year. I guess anything's technically possible.
But probably not that.
NBA general managers usually make between 1 and 3 million and who knows what other bonuses and benefits they have. As for turning down Indiana, timing and location mean everything. I wish it was true, that he was interested.
I might need to take a week off from this forum. Posts like this get my excitement level up so high that if it doesn't pan out I might fall into depression lol
Even though this isn't true and Forde is lying out of his ass, I'm gonna choose to believe it.
Pat Forde also said that Calipari tried to get him fired but was unsuccessful. He wouldn’t elaborate.
Bingo. If he wanted to coach, he would have been coaching the last few years making $10M+ at the place of his choice. The guy wants an office job making $5M per year without the pressure of winning the next game. Not a thing wrong with that.
I can’t see it. Stepping back into college ball with all the headaches with NIL, etc. No way.
It's gonna be John Gruden.
This time it's real.
This time it's real.
Plus he is possibly close to winning his first championship as a GM this summer.
That hire would be a MASSIVE "LOL" to the UK haters. Talk about puttingbabyinacorner and burning knees.....
Forde hates UK and that would be the name he'd use to troll BBN for a sick joke.
Has Rick Barnes announced yet?
Sorry
Sorry
Cal and Stevens get along very well so I don't see it since Cal would probably tell him that Barnhart sux.
