🏀 Next Basketball Head Coach Speculation Thread

BillyHoyle · February 18, 2025, 1:53am

24-8 rebounds that half. Ron ain’t it yall.

Jwhelan33 · February 18, 2025, 1:54am

Has nothing to do with Ron. That’s players and heart.

Jerome · February 18, 2025, 1:54am

This is mean to say (sorry fresh. Love you) but I think less of anyone who wants to retain Ron.

Hooandtrue · February 18, 2025, 1:55am

Boxing out and guards going for rebound. Absolutely its on coaching.

Also so much passive standing around. No one really cutting. No punishing of ffront our players.

salty · February 18, 2025, 1:56am

Im not involved in the Ron debate, but I mean…look at Duke’s fucking size.

Jerome · February 18, 2025, 1:56am

So aside from retaining this below average core, what is the actual reasoning for the retain Ron upswell? I don’t think he will retain much anyway, but that aside, has anyone put together a compelling business case?

Hooandtrue · February 18, 2025, 2:00am

There is actual talent there. A coach who knows how to use bigs etc. etc.

UVApride7 · February 18, 2025, 2:07am

I am not an RIBer by any means but I don’t think the Duke game will have any bearing on his chances of getting the job here, even if we get blown out. Only way it would have is if we pulled off the upset, which isn’t looking likely.

Jerome · February 18, 2025, 2:14am

At this point do you think he has to coach himself into the conversation, or is he very much a top option for those in charge? I understand you can’t answer this without guessing but that’s what has me worried about this discourse. Like is he just being talked about s a potential option because we’ve played better or is there actual intel I may have missed that has him seriously being considered as of right now

mister_ken · February 18, 2025, 2:18am

Wait is this real? I’ve been off the board the whole season, surely people don’t actually think we should hire Ron Sanchez?!

tonyburnertt · February 18, 2025, 2:18am

The (wrong) case is Ron uniquely understands UVa and its culture(?) and is at least as good of a coach as any of our other options (deranged).

Also he’s a good guy and deserves a shot because college athletics runs on nice guys I guess.

It’s all insane, and I genuinely think bringing him back after this season where a bunch of casuals have already checked out would do a ton of damage to the program.

Jwhelan33 · February 18, 2025, 2:20am

Speaking from experience. Your coach can only say so much before you actually do it. It’s on you and your boys to find a body and box. It’s also very hard to block out amazing athletes!

Jerome · February 18, 2025, 2:22am

I’m kept up at night by a scenario where we retain Ron, he still loses just about everyone, and we produce three straight mediocre seasons with apathy running at all time highs, until he’s mercilessly fired and our job has lost all shine

norfolk_hoo · February 18, 2025, 2:23am

The job doesn’t lose its shine because the fundamentals would still be great. But it can definitely dull a bit

MatoacaGump · February 18, 2025, 2:26am

Dude I know, it seems crazy but there are some here lol

blguthrie · February 18, 2025, 2:26am

I get the pull for Ron, and watching the KG interview TW did made me like him more, but we need an infusion of talent and energy.

DFresh11 · February 18, 2025, 2:27am

Ron cant rebound?

tonyburnertt · February 18, 2025, 2:28am

I think it is probably the second most likely outcome behind hiring Ryan Odom.

norfolk_hoo · February 18, 2025, 2:30am

I don’t really see how it’s likely we hire Ron at this point like what’s the argument? He beat a free falling pitt team and bad VT and GT squads. The argument simply isn’t there. If we were looking at any other program we’d understand that Ron isn’t getting hired

ReasFordHoo · February 18, 2025, 2:30am

The field is the huge favorite over Odom/RIB