Gillispie To Kentucky

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ESPN's Forde just reporting to Mike and Mike show that Billy Gillispie will be introduced at 1:15pm as the new TopCat....

no confirming sources yet that I can find..
 
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Personally, I like this pick the least from the vantage point of Tennessee. Gillispie is a workaholic (he's divorced primarily because he couldn't manage a life outside of b-ball) who will get Kentucky's program back to the top in short order.

Still, should be some good chess matches between him and Pearl in the coming years.
 
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I had Gillispie and A&M going to the Final Four in my tourney bracket and they didn't make it... therefore he can't be much of a coach.....:)
 
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Question: was Steve Forbes an assistant under Gillispie at A&M? If so, that should prove advantageous for UT.
 
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Good hire. The only caveat I would place on this is that Billy Clyde's strength has always been the ability to recruit the state of Texas. Having now spurned one of the Lone Star state's major institutions, it will be interesting to see if he is still well received when he goes after players there.
 
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So, Hat, considering the coaches now in the SEC East, I have to think that the SEC West is going to be the perennial doormat for quite a few years, don't you think? Perhaps with the exception of Ole Miss and Andy Kennedy?
 
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HotlantaVol said:
So, Hat, considering the coaches now in the SEC East, I have to think that the SEC West is going to be the perennial doormat for quite a few years, don't you think? Perhaps with the exception of Ole Miss and Andy Kennedy?
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Yes, unless Arkansas has better luck hiring a coach than I expect.
 
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We've already got a few threads going about this in the Sports Forum ... just wanted to let you know.
 
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I hear this guy likes the low scoring games with a lot of defense and passing which is the complete opposite of Pearl's style. I thought Kentucky wanted a coach that ran an up tempo style like UT does but I guess not. I hope Tennessee will match up well to that style, maybe they can run them out of the gym.
 
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Our assistant came from Texas A&M, right? That might help us a little bit in terms of knowing our opponent.
 
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I did hear that Gillespie is going to try and hire Forbes though because of his A&M connection, so that may not be so good if it happens.
 
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Just watched the pep rally in Memorial. Billy Clyde looks like the happiest man on earth right now. I have got to have a beer with that man. He is just cool.
 
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