Byington is almost 50.
You can literally find 10 coaches with better resumes than Byington in the SEC.
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Thereās actually a pretty substantial difference. First and foremost, the candidates being listed all have won as head coaches. Ron has not. They also have a more differentiated basketball strategy vs.Tony Bennett, where Ron is Tony Bennett decaf, not even TB lite (evidenced by our lack of defensive acumen).
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Byington also got a later start and inherited tough mid major jobs.
That and one coach might just fit better at a situation than another regardless of past accolades
Context is king.
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Sanchez is 51!
Holding onto an assistant from the last era that was starting to really falter when weāve been given a gift of being able to move on without paying a buyout and still on relative good terms with our title winning coach would be an insane decision.
Weāve been given an opportunity, and we shouldnāt waste it!
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Ron reminds me of Johnny Dawkins demeanor and results.
Itās not just the past accolades. I like Byington. I just donāt think heās anything special. Meh.
If UVA wants a really good P5 coach that might be poachable, try to hire Chris Beard. Heās a lot better than Byington. Of course UVA wonāt do that becauseā¦ But he would win & win big.
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Beard prior to Texas Tech is no different than Byington prior to vandy. A round of 32 at Little rock and some D2 action
Vandy being above .500 is a miracle given last year
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Sounds way too familiar
Not sure about that. Byington floundered around for several years at Georgia Southern.
Beard parlayed one year in the Sun Belt to a Big 12 job. Year 2 and 3 at TT he went to the Elite 8 and Title game.
Vandy isnāt going to finish above .500 in the SEC.
The Hoos lack of defense isnāt a big mystery. They donāt have any good on ball defenders. When it comes to sheer athleticism, UVA is at a disadvantage almost every night.
Pack-line isnāt exactly a one-year tutorial for bigs. It takes at least a year. That said, Ron does have to do a better job there. Itās downright comical & sad to watch Cofie cause so many breakdowns.
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Itās not a mystery, itās effort and athleticism. Theyāre just not motivated to do the work necessary to be even a decent defense. I donāt necessarily blame them, by the way. This isnāt what they signed up for. Itās a bit easier to put in the work for the best defensive coach of all time than it is when you got some guy named Ron yelling at you.
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Itās healthier to bury your emotions and your heartfelt opinion. Let it simmer. Let it keep you up at night.
Perhaps your mind drifts to past LRA disagreements and stand-offs that have bothered you from the past, but you chose not to respond. Let it eat away at you.
Thatās healthyā¦ā¦ but only if it bubbles up and all of your angst and vitriol and hatred comes bubbling up all at onceā¦.and you over-react to an otherwise innocuous and harmless suggestion.
Thatās healthy. Thatās we we keep logging on for. Thatās what Forums are for.
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Yeah, Warley wouldnāt have helped there at all.
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They give effort. The athleticism isnāt there. I-Mac isnāt a shitty defender because he isnāt motivated. Heās just always been a shitty defender.
Man, Hamilton had a great thing going from 17-21 and Covid really ruined his best chance to win it all
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āThe Man in the Arenaā but for posting on forums
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The āNew Bloodsā self-moniker got them out a little too far over their skis.
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Cofieās breakdowns are just like those of Sheds. It is very hard for young big men to learn to play smart man defense on the perimeter. And we make it harder with high hedges and occasional double teams.
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Ralph has entered the chat:
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