uk job....?

Question

who do u think will take over in tubby smith's place

Answer 1

I heard that there are four candidates for the job: Tom Crean of Marquette, Rick Barnes of Texas, John Calipari of Memphis and Rick Pitino of Louisville. Now the last name may be a shocker but he is seriously a candidate. He will not leave UofL fan and UK fans still hate him, but he is already in the state of KY and his team has been doing quite well in the Big East with little known players. He isnt going to go to UK. The most likely guy is John Calipari, mainly because Rick Barnes probably wont leave Texas and why would you choose Crean over Calipari? Calipari has won everywhere he went at the collegiate level (Just not at the NBA, sound familiar) He has gotten great recruits to memphis, albeit guys from the ghetto who probably would bring more spunk to UK's roster. Regardless, Calipari will replace Tubby.

Answer 2

I can easily see a dozen candidates, but let's concentrate on the serious entries:

Travis Ford--Coach at Massachusetts. He was a Kentucky player who transferred from Missouri.

John Pelphrey--Coach at South Alabama. He was a part of the Unforgettables. Previously assisted in Florida.

Chris Lowery--Coach at Southern Illinois. Defensive minded coach who built the Salukis to a mid-major power.

Todd Linklater--Coach at Butler. I think we've all seen just how well they've done this year.

Billy Donovan--Florida Coach. Reportedly, he's had some contract problems with the Gators. But this could be just a case of keeping the options open to striking it while it's hot.

John Calliperi--Memphis Coach. It's possible that he might be interested. He has a lot in common with Pitino, so I'm not saying yes, but it is possible. Then again, he might use this as a swerve to get Memphis to cough up more money.

Dennis Felton--Georgia Coach. Work with me on this one. He's actually stuck several wins on Kentucky in the few years that he coached here. Before that, he worked for Western Kentucky to build up its tradition.

Basically, I'd rule out Pitino (he loves the challenge at Louisville too much) and Amaker (an actual downgrade from Tubby Smith).

Answer 3

IMHO, I think Billy Donovan would be a good candidate. Rumor has it that he bought a house in Lexington...don't know though, just an unconfirmed rumor. If Florida wins another NCAA championship, he will have accomplished a tremendous feat and could leave easily. Only catch, I think he and Tubby are pretty good friends, could be sort of touchy???

Answer 4

Maybe the USC coach. He's done a terrific job with their program, but it would be hard to see him go seeing O.J. Mayo on his recruiting signings. Also the Oregon coach. He obviously saw potential in Tajuan Porter, (who's only 5'6) a freshman starting varsity player. The dude is like Florida's football coach Urban Meyer or USC Football coach Pete Carrol in recruiting if you ask me. An under the radar coach is UCLA assistant coach Jim Saia. I mean look at UCLA Bruins head coach Ben Howlands former assistant. His facing him in the "Big Dance," Pittsburgh head coach Marcus Kahn. Their are a lot of other coaches too though...

Answer 5

UK has the money to temp Billy Donovan. He is my choice however, there are several good candidates all mentioned here. It won't be Pitino. If Mitch Barnhart (A.D. at UK) wants to keep his job. Too many mad UK fans over Pitino leaving. The past UK players would be nice, but currently none are experienced enough to tackle this job.

Answer 6

Let's just not hope it is one of his assistants, but it's hard to replace a coach like tubby. Maybe, if everyone make him feel so pressured he might've stayed. I'm not sure who kentucky will get to replace him though.

Answer 7

Billy Donovan or Pat Riley

edit to post below:
YES!, I also heard that he bought some land on Winchester road in Lexington, also rumor is he has been spotted on UK's campus twice in the past few months. I did'nt want to say anything, but since you did, there you go...

Answer 8

definately not som1 as good as tubby. i think maybe the michigan coach.