Tubby Smith resigns, taking Minnesota job

[mmbt0ne]

[censored] Pat Riley. If he never wants to publicly support UK after going there he can eat [censored] before he thinks he's going to coach there.

[bills217]

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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.

[bills217]

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Rumor has it that Mike D'Antoni is on a plane for Lexington, KY, at the moment.

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Let me get this right. The head coach of the second best NBA team (by winning %) has decided to get on a plane to Lexington this hour to explore getting a 200-300% pay raise.

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Yes - you have it right.

[AngusThermopyle]

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Rumor has it that Mike D'Antoni is on a plane for Lexington, KY, at the moment.

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Let me get this right. The head coach of the second best NBA team (by winning %) has decided to get on a plane to Lexington this hour to explore getting a 200-300% pay raise.

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Yes - you have it right.

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How much you think Phoenix is paying him and how much will UK give him?
Just wondering.

[bills217]

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Rumor has it that Mike D'Antoni is on a plane for Lexington, KY, at the moment.

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Let me get this right. The head coach of the second best NBA team (by winning %) has decided to get on a plane to Lexington this hour to explore getting a 200-300% pay raise.

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Yes - you have it right.

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How much you think Phoenix is paying him and how much will UK give him?
Just wondering.

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My understanding is he currently makes about $1M/yr, maybe a little less.

If UK was giving Tubby $2.1M, they would give him at least $3M/yr and possibly $4M/$5M.

[bills217]

The saddest person in this entire scenario is Kevin Stallings (the Vanderbilt coach). He had beaten Tubby 4 straight times at a school that doesn't have an athletic department.

Same goes for Donovan (5 or 6 straight UK wins) and Pearl, assuming they remain in their current positions. If not D'Antoni, Donovan will be the next call I'm sure. He has no contract for next year at Florida.

[samjjones]

Your next Kentucky coach...


WALTER MCCARTY!!!

[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?

[RunDownHouse]

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The saddest person in this entire scenario is Kevin Stallings (the Vanderbilt coach). He had beaten Tubby 4 straight times at a school that doesn't have an athletic department.

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Why is he the saddest person exactly? When I graduated, he was making more than the Chancellor of the friggin university. I'm not sure his earning potential is high enough elsewhere to justify leaving.

[mark_foley]

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UK fans would Lowery be a canidate for the job?

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I don't know who that is.

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nevermind he is a black guy