March 25, 200719 yr I sure hope the Cats can somehow get Billy D. If not, I believe it will be Rick Barnes from Texas.
March 25, 200719 yr I most definitely hope they don't get Rick Barnes... Only candidate that I've heard mentioned that I would take Barnes over is Ford.
March 25, 200719 yr Not big on Rick Barnes. He can recuit, and recruit well. BUT, and I say but, he cannot establish consistency in his teams, win in the tournament, or get his guys to stay in school. Those are three big knocks, and because of that I don't like him to be our next coach. He still has plenty of time in his career to get this wrongs righted, and I think he is a good enough coach to do it, but right now I don't think he is ready to take over the reigns of Kentucky.
March 25, 200719 yr Rick Barnes would be a great choice for the Cats. For any UK that wanted Barnes before, that endorsement should be enough to scare you off.
March 25, 200719 yr I've heard that Barnes has already said he is not interested, at all. Maybe it's just a plot to try and keep Durant in Texas....
March 25, 200719 yr I really hope Barnes isn't on the short list. He seems like a nice enough guy and he can really recruit. However, if you think UK fans were hard on Tubby what do you think would happen if he had blown leads of 17 and 23 points in two games over a span of 8 days with both the regular season and tourney championships on the line? How in the world he could forget that he had the best player in the country on his team during those games is beyond me. That showed me all I needed to see about his coaching right there. In the 2nd game all Kansas did was have Rush pick Durant up out on the floor and Barnes didn't move him down to the block where he'd shoot over him or dray a double or triple team leaving his 3pt shooters open? He just doesn't seem like a very solid game coach that has control of his team on the court.
March 25, 200719 yr 1) Billy D. 2) Billy G. 3) Jay Wright 4) Mark Few :thumb: Calipari hasn't shown me he can do anything, and it seems he's had plenty of opportunity.
March 26, 200719 yr I really hope Barnes isn't on the short list. He seems like a nice enough guy and he can really recruit. However, if you think UK fans were hard on Tubby what do you think would happen if he had blown leads of 17 and 23 points in two games over a span of 8 days with both the regular season and tourney championships on the line? How in the world he could forget that he had the best player in the country on his team during those games is beyond me. That showed me all I needed to see about his coaching right there. In the 2nd game all Kansas did was have Rush pick Durant up out on the floor and Barnes didn't move him down to the block where he'd shoot over him or dray a double or triple team leaving his 3pt shooters open? He just doesn't seem like a very solid game coach that has control of his team on the court. I totally agree on not wanting Barnes....my pick would be Mark Few. Here is Barnes record..... Year School W- L W/L Pct 1987-88 George Mason 20-10 .667 1988-89 Providence 18-11 .621 1989-90 Providence 17-12 .586 1990-91 Providence 19-13 .594 1991-92 Providence 14-17 .452 That would go ever great in his 4th year at UK 1992-93 Providence 20-13 .606 1993-94 Providence 20-10 .667 1994-95 Clemson 15-13 .536 1995-96 Clemson 18-11 .621 1996-97 Clemson 23-10 .697 1997-98 Clemson 18-14 .563 1998-99 Texas 19-13 .594 1999-00 Texas 24-9 .727 2000-01 Texas 25-9 .735 2001-02 Texas 22-12 .647 2002-03 Texas 26-7 .788 2003-04 Texas 25-8 .758 2004-05 Texas 20-11 .645 2005-06 Texas 30-7 .811 14 of 19 seasons with the dreaded double digit losses. Here is Mark Few's record..... Year School W- L W/L Pct 1999-00 Gonzaga 26-9 .743 2000-01 Gonzaga 26-7 .788 2001-02 Gonzaga 29-4 .879 2002-03 Gonzaga 24-9 .727 2003-04 Gonzaga 28-3 .903 2004-05 Gonzaga 26-5 .839 2005-06 Gonzaga 29-4 .879
March 26, 200719 yr Whoever we get had better know the term "UP TEMPO" and bring the conditioning coach from HADES with him!!!
March 26, 200719 yr I totally agree on not wanting Barnes....my pick would be Mark Few. 14 of 19 seasons with the dreaded double digit losses. Here is Mark Few's record..... Year School W- L W/L Pct 1999-00 Gonzaga 26-9 .743 2000-01 Gonzaga 26-7 .788 2001-02 Gonzaga 29-4 .879 2002-03 Gonzaga 24-9 .727 2003-04 Gonzaga 28-3 .903 2004-05 Gonzaga 26-5 .839 2005-06 Gonzaga 29-4 .879 2006-07 Gonzaga 23-11 .676 And let's take a look at who he's playing. 2 games every year against each of the following: Santa Clara St. Mary's San Francisco San Diego Loyola Marymount Portland Pepperdine He's a good coach and they beat some good teams OOC, but his win % gets greatly inflated playing in the WCC.
March 26, 200719 yr Nice numbers Jumper but you've just compared the WCC to the Big East, ACC and Big 12. How do you think Barnes numbers would look as the top dog in an average mid major conference???
March 26, 200719 yr 2006-07 Gonzaga 23-11 .676 And let's take a look at who he's playing. 2 games every year against each of the following: Santa Clara St. Mary's San Francisco San Diego Loyola Marymount Portland Pepperdine He's a good coach and they beat some good teams OOC, but his win % gets greatly inflated playing in the WCC. GOOD POINT
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