Auburn prefers coaches with lots of dirt. Other schools will not touch and they can pick up wins at a market discount.
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Rick Pitino likes the uptempo game.
Yet Auburn is paying Freeze $6.5 million & paying Pearl is making $6 million.
So failure to win at previous stops should be a disqualifier for UVA coaching position? I agree.
Now do Ronā¦.
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Perennially? No. I never said that.
I think Hugh Freeze is like the 3rd lowest paid coach in the SEC (Vandy excluded obviously because we donāt know what Lea is paid). Theyāre definitely getting him at a discount.
Ron actually elevated Charlotte. What were they when he took over and what are they now?
Richard Pitino was at Minnesota for EIGHT YEARS!
I donāt see really conclusive evidence of this. Maybe you can make a case if you squint, but itās not cut and dry. (The two years in the top 175 were when he had Jhamir Young and Aly Khalifa).
Charlotte is a place you can be in the top 100 if youāre a very good coach.
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Maybe. I just think most of the league is overpaying for their coach. Seriously, where the hell are Stoops, Napier, or Venables going to go?
Got it. Makes total sense.
I just donāt see a world where Ron is the answer. Appreciate him. But we really need some fresh air.
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Iād say he elevated them briefly, but did he do enough to really warrant earning a high major job? In my opinion no.
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Trajectory looks good for Ron. Thanks for that.
A slower build under a new coach???
Dude, UVA needs to be in the NCAA Tourney next season regardless of whether itās Ron or someone else. There is no slow build.
Alright I think Iām done with HoopinHoos. I donāt think I can still pretend the arguments are in good faith. Not fun anymore.
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@HoopinHoos can I ask you a question? Letās assume UVA decides to pass on Ron this year. What is his next job?
I think everyone has a right to post here, including Ron Sanchezās wife and/or kids.
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I commend you for making it this long. Heās been the only member of my block list for weeks now.
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Well that just isnāt true at all, and completely disqualifies you from being taken seriously going forward.
Iād rather lose with Ron Sanchez than have someone like Bruce Pearl running the program.
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Honestly it was the Bruce Pearl defense that broke me, not the Ron one. Auburn may be my second most hated program behind Duke now. Tough year for me.
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