Tubby Smith resigns, taking Minnesota job

[DrewDevil]

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My guess is, given the shortcomings of the Tubby Era, they will try to bring in:

1) A guy with Kentucky ties.
2) A guy who plays an up-tempo, entertaining style.

And please - waste no time weeping for the UK program. I live right across the street from central campus and people are celebrating like we just won WW II again. Stick to your [censored] basketball program where 20 wins is a tremendous season. Carry on.

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Tubby averaged 26.3 wins per season, went to 4 Elite Eights and won a title in 10 years at UK.

If the new guy comes in and does exactly that, wouldn't you be happy?

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Here we go again with the stats. Hey, he's a 3-time Coach of the Year, too.

It comes down to this: In ten years, Tubby had 3 good teams - meaning, 3 teams that could have potentially won the title. (Maybe four if you count the 2004 team which was decent and which Tubby coached right out of the tournament.) The '98 team had Pitino's players, who had played in back-to-back title games, and they did things their way.

I give Tubby all the credit in the world for the success of the 2002 and 2003 teams. But 2/9 doesn't cut it at UK.

Note: Tubby Smith has never been to a Final Four with players he recruited. Ever.

He will be great for Minnesota. I hope they revel in their NCAA tourney appearances. Congratulations.

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Whoa there Mr. Oversensitive. I was asking if you'd be happy if the new guy duplicated Smith's record, or if you expect more. What do you expect from the new coach?