🏀 Next Basketball Head Coach Speculation Thread

EmbracePaceUVA · February 4, 2025, 8:04pm

In that scenario, Odom is a nice fallback option (though I still kinda like Russ Turner better than Odom).

757to206 · February 4, 2025, 8:17pm

I was a big proponent of ODU going after Jones last year - thought it would have been a HR hire

haney · February 4, 2025, 8:18pm

It does seem like he’s due for a bigger gig.

chavlicek15 · February 4, 2025, 9:29pm

Why do I feel like we are going to screw up the search and Ryan Odom is going to have a missed press conference on a specific date and suddenly reference a “funny story”?

jazznutUVA · February 4, 2025, 9:46pm

This only happens if Odom secretly wants to coach for Overtime Elite.

Jwhelan33 · February 4, 2025, 10:08pm

If Odom is the only option, why not give Sanchez another year??? Seems he’s won the locker room over. Get rid of bliss, possibly power and anyone else that wants out. Let’s see how he recruits and operates with a real offseason!

Jwhelan33 · February 4, 2025, 10:08pm

I also think that coaching staff is too good to break up

UVApride7 · February 4, 2025, 10:13pm

Imma just reiterate this lol. The talk of all of a sudden keeping Ron after one good performance seems insanely premature, especially since a week ago it was almost a consensus that keeping him would be a disaster scenario.

haney · February 4, 2025, 10:16pm

He’s not. Where is this coming from?

There are two guys who are supposed to be on our team who are not on our team who were on our team when Ron took over.

We don’t need to. We know he’s a good recruiter

You have seen how Ron operates with multiple off seasons at Charlotte.TLDR - he doesn’t want to be a head coach; he wants to be an assistant.

haney · February 4, 2025, 10:18pm

Do you any of Ron defenders actually want to mount a defense of his tenure at Charlotte?

No, of course you don’t. That would be a waste of your time.

chavlicek15 · February 4, 2025, 10:19pm

I can’t. I just can’t endorse. I’m being honest here and I want Jay Willy on staff and if they retain Ron that would give him the best chance to stay on staff in my opinion.

But if you were an elite player, the kind of players that we want to attract and retain, would you go play for Ron Sanchez? Even if it’s UVA? I’m just not sure great players want to play for Ron because even when the great players came to UVA, they came to play for Tony. Not for Ron. Yes, he recruited them but that’s a whole different ball of wax.

And by the way, we beat Pitt at Pitt. We didn’t upset Duke at home. Or UNC at UNC. And we haven’t really beaten a good team this year. We have had our chances.

So while I was happy about last night, I’m not ready to flip the switch to full Ron Sanchez governance for another month past March.

Let’s keep things in perspective.

With that said, I’m rooting for them to win every game for the rest of the year. That’s just what we do.

Go ‘Hoos!

Edit: give me Jwilly, Junior, Cory, and Kyle for a staff. Carlisle as GM. Do you think we would be excited for that? I do…

haney · February 4, 2025, 10:26pm

I really don’t like being so negative on Ron. Let’s just see where we are at the end of the season. Right now I don’t see Ron as a legit candidate based on his performance here and in Charlotte.

Ron got dealt a bad hand here and has played it sorta meh, IMO.

Ron got dealt a decent situation at Charlotte and had to navigate the new portal/NIL situation and he did a so-so job of it.

Maybe by the end of this season, things will look different…

chavlicek15 · February 4, 2025, 10:28pm

Dude- all the sudden you are reasonable and measured? I’m disappointed.

This shocked me more than the Luka/AD trade.

haney · February 4, 2025, 10:29pm

Sometimes I try. Usually I fail

Jwhelan33 · February 4, 2025, 10:35pm

If we can’t get byington or Shaka then he’s next up. I want our #1 and if not, wait. What do we have to lose? I think Sanchez and party are ready to switch things up and adapt. His stint in Charlotte is alarming but why not give him a year?

Jwhelan33 · February 4, 2025, 10:36pm

But you have valid points. I just don’t know how I feel about Odom yet.

haney · February 4, 2025, 10:38pm

The answer to why not give him a year is that you can’t just give him a year… You have to give him 2-3 at least.

superhelix · February 4, 2025, 10:39pm

Before Pitt:

Let’s kill him!!!

After Pitt:

Sanchez for President for Life!!!

Jwhelan33 · February 4, 2025, 10:41pm

With the current college landscape, I think you could 100%. We land Mallory and a missing piece I think we’re solid. I’m also on a high after last night lmao.

tonyburnertt · February 4, 2025, 10:53pm

I’m not a big Odom guy, but I’d take him over Ron. I just think Ron will have a really tough time recruiting to his results here and at Charlotte. You might get Chance because he’s local, but I just can’t imagine him reeling in the fish he’d need to be competitive long term with this season and his Charlotte resume.