Coaching Hot Seat and Searches

[animal]

I thought about Brad Stevens being someone the Jellycats could call. He's not coaching, just a president of basketball ops for the Celtics so no big deal. Maybe he's recharged the batteries.

Don't get me wrong I'd rather they hire an existing coach from the SEC so that continues to shake things up but I don't see them pulling Oats. Beard could be #3 or so on their list after Drew, Donovan, and whoever the fuck else. Jay Wright could be on the list too. I won't put it past them to go younger toward a Todd Golden type guy.

Gillispie and Sutton failed to win a natty as head coach at Kentucky in my lifetime. Joe B Hall, Pitino, Tubby, Calipari all won at least one. Am I missing someone? Still fairly good odds if you go to Kentucky you're winning a title.

[Trigger7672]

Highly doubt Stevens leaves right before the playoffs especially when the team he built are the favorites to win the chip.

[animal]

Highly doubt Stevens leaves right before the playoffs especially when the team he built are the favorites to win the chip.

I hadn't even paid attention to the Celtics this season. Had no idea they were even any good. At his age it wouldn't surprise me to see him return to coaching but if you can win a good clip as an exec...why the fuck not.

[buff2.0]

Do we know if they've tried to call Erik Spoelstra, Greg Popovich, or Steve Kerr?  Maybe that guy at Duke? 

[aaron]

I hope they hire Christian Laettner.

[Barton Fink]

Stevens has a plush executive job now. He ain't going back to coach college.

[Gambler]

Kentucky should bring John Pelphrey home.

[jdcatty]

Did Scott Drew turn Ky down?  When I went to bed last night I kept seeing that he was their target.

[animal]

Did Scott Drew turn Ky down?  When I went to bed last night I kept seeing that he was their target.

I don't know the media isn't spiking the football in celebration of him turning down the job.

[DrMongoose]

This is why I hate the KY Jellycats, arrogant pricks. And this is a "media" person. Douche canoe

https://x.com/rowlandrivals/status/1778125917396541563?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A

[The Cowboy Tiger]

This is why I hate the KY Jellycats, arrogant pricks. And this is a "media" person. Douche canoe

https://x.com/rowlandrivals/status/1778125917396541563?s=61&t=yqgft3mqzhJjVNQN1flX9A

UK fans and media are upset because they can't pretend like we're chumps.

[buff2.0]

Kentucky already releasing hostages?

Now Texas Tech boards are in panic mode too.

https://x.com/darbyjobrown/status/1778248489278804420

[animal]

Drew makes the most sense. I think he's only making like 3.5 million at Baylor. Kentucky can double or even triple his salary and would out of spite.

[Pig Benis]

https://x.com/mattnorlander/status/1778436016207962443

[jdcatty]

https://x.com/mattnorlander/status/1778436016207962443

hahahaha-- what's that, about the 4th person to turn them down?

[vegashog]

if true, with the portal opening up in a little while they got to be freaking out.

[The Whyte Boar]

Maybe the fact that a hall of fame coach who had the second highest salary in basketball would jump to a "lesser" program for lesser money says more to coaching candidates than Kentucky fans are willing to admit.

[Silence Of The Hams]

hahahaha-- what's that, about the 4th person to turn them down?

Well to be fair, supposedly we were turned down 2-3 times  Who really knows

[jdcatty]

Well to be fair, supposedly we were turned down 2-3 times  Who really knows

HY says he never offered Beard, but it doesn't really matter.  The point is those arrogant pricks in BBN act like their job is so great no one would ever turn them down.

[AporkalypseNow]

This is good for us in terms of getting UK players and recruits to come our way.

Bad for us in terms of getting Texas/DFW basketball talent.

UK might have to go well down their list.  He was the most obvious candidate that wasn't "pie in the sky".