A replacement for Pearl

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This is a great job MHF! I don't see how you can see it otherwise. With the Pratt Pavilion being one of the better facilities in the country, the renovations to TBA, and the talent already here... This is a top 10 bball job. We have everything a coach needs to succeed. Its a matter of getting the right fit for the job, and that is the toughest part. We need more than a good/great coach here, we need a Dana White type personality to go along with the x's and o's
 
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Travis Ford? Really? And Steve Lavin ran UCLA into the ground. Terrible options in my opinion.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
Try premarin. Or spend time finding where I said I hoped craft would fail.

Or list 5 coaches you want who we could get.

Or give real reason Ford sucks.
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
I hope you miss the tournament this year and I hope Craft is as successful in basketball as Travis Henry has been in life.
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2) Anderson, Marshall, Jankovich, and Frank would be a start. You even admitted that Pastner might not be available, so if the fourth one is a semi-realistic candidate, I would certainly call Mike Montgomery.

3) It was noted on this forum a long time ago, Ford doesn't know how to hire assistants. I have had enough of that.

Also, as for the first part, you just keep proving my post that netted me a warning right.
 
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emainvol said:
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2) Anderson, Marshall, Jankovich, and Frank would be a start. You even admitted that Pastner might not be available, so if the fourth one is a semi-realistic candidate, I would certainly call Mike Montgomery.

3) It was noted on this forum a long time ago, Ford doesn't know how to hire assistants. I have had enough of that.
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Thanks. Hahhaha I had forgotten I was so pissed at craft
He is just a kid who was manipulated. His dad has less of an excuse.

Would be interested in hearing more about your preferred candidates. I do not know much about why they could be great.
recruiters.

I actually do enjoy your posts along with those of bpv and HF and some others who seem to know a good bit about bball.
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emainvol said:
If a new AD hires Travis Ford, that AD should immediately be fired.
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What? Trading in a stealth cheater for a brazenly corrupt piece of garbage would be awesome. Are you saying you don't love the idea of Butch Pierre being one of our assistants?
 
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VOL608 said:
Travis Ford? Really? And Steve Lavin ran UCLA into the ground. Terrible options in my opinion.
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Lavin went to the tournament every year but his last. Since he left I think people have realized how long ago the wooden era is. UCLA and Michigan have some great history but they are not Kansas and Kentucky and duke and UNC where the program recruits itself.

Lavin has a great recruiting year already and no one is hotter looking forward.
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hatvol96 said:
What? Trading in a stealth cheater for a brazenly corrupt piece of garbage would be awesome. Are you saying you don't love the idea of Butch Pierre being one of our assistants?
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Is there as much evidence that Ford cheats as there is that Baylor is cheating? Given that Ford has taken less NCAA heat than calipari led schools can someone explain why one is hated and the other lauded by the same people?
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
Thanks. Hahhaha I had forgotten I was so pissed at craft
He is just a kid who was manipulated. His dad has less of an excuse.

Would be interested in hearing more about your preferred candidates. I do not know much about why they could be great.
recruiters.

I actually do enjoy your posts along with those of bpv and HF and some others who seem to know a good bit about bball.
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Anderson is all but proven already. Marshall and Jankovich have had success improving losing programs and recruiting talent into mid-majors. Frank is a good enough coach that he has been given multiple chances in the NBA at the assistant and head coach levels, although that Nets crap was just a bad situation for a pretty good pro coach. I like the idea of having an NBA guy if he wants the job, look how it worked out for Lowe in recruiting even though he is a crap head coach.

Mike Montgomery, again, would be a long shot, but he has been successful for a long time. Only problem is that he is getting up there in age and wouldn't have much of a reason to leave Cal anyway.
 
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ranradVOL said:
What about Bill Grier? I've always thought he should get more consideration for a big time job.
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Yeah, San Diego has been so incredible the last two years. Are you just picking names at random in an attempt to look like you know something?
 
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emainvol said:
Anderson is all but proven already. Marshall and Jankovich have had success improving losing programs and recruiting talent into mid-majors. Frank is a good enough coach that he has been given multiple chances in the NBA at the assistant and head coach levels, although that Nets crap was just a bad situation for a pretty good pro coach. I like the idea of having an NBA guy if he wants the job, look how it worked out for Lowe in recruiting even though he is a crap head coach.

Mike Montgomery, again, would be a long shot, but he has been successful for a long time. Only problem is that he is getting up there in age and wouldn't have much of a reason to leave Cal anyway.
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Thanks man. Enjoyed the read.
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My short, short list:

1) Lawrence Frank

2) Frank Martin

3) Gregg Marshall

All those would be good coaches here.
 
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I am glad there are multiple people here that like Lawrence Frank. I can think of few NBA coaches who have been screwed over worse by management than that guy.
 
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Why not Scott Drew? Hes done a marvelous job rebuilding a Baylor program in a short time after one of the most egregious acts ever to destroy a program. All of this was done without any NCAA sanctions and the guy is a hardcore recruiter. UTK could easily lure him away from Baylor.
 
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homefry20 said:
Why not Scott Drew? Hes done a marvelous job rebuilding a Baylor program in a short time after one of the most egregious acts ever to destroy a program. All of this was done without any NCAA sanctions and the guy is a hardcore recruiter. UTK could easily lure him away from Baylor.
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Hiring Scott Drew after losing a coach because of NCAA violations (if that is what would lead to Pearl's ouster) would be somewhat akin to kicking Saddam Hussein out of Iraq and replacing him with Gaddafi.
 
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I assume you're kidding. Trying to clean the program's image by hiring Scot Drew? Why not just hire Kelvin Sampson?
 
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I think drew is dirty. Thought that was in the op.

I do not think Frank Wright is a great coach. I think in 5 years everyone will agree.
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
I think drew is dirty. Thought that was in the op.

I do not think Frank Wright is a great coach. I think in 5 years everyone will agree.
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Luckily for us, he could build the hell out of a new arena and stage jazz shows after every game though. :)
 
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emainvol said:
Luckily for us, he could build the hell out of a new arena and stage jazz shows after every game though. :)
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Hhahahah. Martin. K state will not be in a position to do great next 5 years.

Anyone get to see the scrimmage? I have a sick toddler and couldn't go.
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emainvol said:
I am glad there are multiple people here that like Lawrence Frank. I can think of few NBA coaches who have been screwed over worse by management than that guy.
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He took the Nets to multiple playoff appearances with a past-his-prime Jason Kidd, a checked-out Vince Carter, and an overrated Richard Jefferson. He had zero post presence until Brook Lopez was there, and the owner wasn't committed to winning. They play disciplined basketball and hard-nosed defense. He could recruit with a good staff and his NBA accolades. He's not the personality that Bruce is, but UT basketball doesn't need a salesman like we did when Pearl took over. If something does happen to Pearl, Frank would bring in stability back to the program. He'd be a great hire.
 
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zjcvols said:
He took the Nets to multiple playoff appearances with a past-his-prime Jason Kidd, a checked-out Vince Carter, and an overrated Richard Jefferson. He had zero post presence until Brook Lopez was there, and the owner wasn't committed to winning. They play disciplined basketball and hard-nosed defense. He could recruit with a good staff and his NBA accolades. He's not the personality that Bruce is, but UT basketball doesn't need a salesman like we did when Pearl took over. If something does happen to Pearl, Frank would bring in stability back to the program. He'd be a great hire.
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I don't know if that's necessarily true. I think if we hired him, he would just be here long enough to get back into the League.
 
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LawVol13 said:
I don't know if that's necessarily true. I think if we hired him, he would just be here long enough to get back into the League.
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I don't know. This is my opinion. I think he kind of got tired with the league. Remember, he was a college guy for a long while. I think with ownership he was tired that they weren't truly committed to winning, and that bothered him a lot. Maybe, maybe not. But I don't think he'd leave us high and dry after a year.
 
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zjcvols said:
I don't know. This is my opinion. I think he kind of got tired with the league. Remember, he was a college guy for a long while. I think with ownership he was tired that they weren't truly committed to winning, and that bothered him a lot. Maybe, maybe not. But I don't think he'd leave us high and dry after a year.
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He'd be my top choice if we knew that he wasn't simply using us as a stepping stone.
 
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