Official Kentucky Basketball Coach Thread

[McCat]

Gillespie and Calipari just signed extensions while UK was looking for a coach. They are not possibilities.

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Turns out that Gillispie never signed.

 

[cotton]

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Turns out that Gillispie never signed.

You are correct, and hatvol set that straight in another thread. The real question in my mind is whether, through all of this turmoil, UK has upgraded from Tubby. While I am sure this is being spun in Lexington as the hire of the century, they have just traded a potentail hall of fame coach for one who's resume is similar in stature to our own Bruce Pearl's.

While I am a Pearl fan and do not intend that comment to be derogatory in any fashion towards our orange painted hero, I do not think it was what the administration had in mind when Smith was told to shuffle his staff.

 

[McCat]

The real question in my mind is whether, through all of this turmoil, UK has upgraded from Tubby. While I am sure this is being spun in Lexington as the hire of the century, they have just traded a potentail hall of fame coach for one who's resume is similar in stature to our own Bruce Pearl's.

Excellent thought, Cotton, and certainly one that only time will be able to tell. However, Tubby came to UK with a similar resume.

Billy Gillispie eats, sleeps, and drinks basketball. He is divorced, because his true love is his work. Should fit right in at UK.

It is true that he's had run-ins with the law over alcohol, but these issues were fully disclosed to UK brass at the very beginning.

 

[Lexvol]

It will be very interesting to see what Billy Clyde can do. I have a feeling he will be very successful. He turned the Commonwealth on its ear today.

 

[McCat]

Dark horses:

John Calipari (kind of a shady past, to be honest)
Rick Barnes

Ok, I was wrong.

 

[cotton]

I love it when making a 2 year old bump actually makes sense.

Thanks, Brian.