I believe @HoopinHoos is (or was) a big advocate of giving Ron a 2-3 year extension. Not sure who else he likes (if anyone)
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When I read it quickly, I thought Fisher was winning it.
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Just know @Richan34 I am not Hoopinhoos. I am just Kurt Cobain examining this situation from the great beyond.
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lost track of time clowning on this board. kids dentist appt in 10 minutes. I will get back to you a little later today. haha.
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HoopinHoos eliminated the following candidates: Jesus (poor competition in the Pharisees and Sadducees), Red Auerbach (nothing without an all-time great big man), John Wooden (nothing without an all-time great big man - and a bag man), Jay Wright (hasnāt done anything recently), and John Thompson (nothing without an all-time great big man).
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Bring him in with the ghost of Ed Martinā¦
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My understanding was not just that he was a Ron fan/apologist, but that the deal was already done and further coach discussion was a foolās errand because the decision was made.
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I have a feeling that Tony will have a problem with this one
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UVAās next coach will be
- Odom
- Pitino
- Other
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If itās Lil Richard Iām going to need to practice typing his nameā¦comes out Pinto every time and autocorrect doesnāt catch it.
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Surprised that so many people are picking Odom when he got the Hootie kiss of death. We know how powerful that is.
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Will Wade is the only VCU coach in the past 20 years to be very successful in his first P5 gig. Capel and Grant were bought out, Shaka walked before getting bought out (but he made the NCAAs almost every year), and Rhoades is sub .500.
Wade was pretty spectacular at LSU ā
.673 win percentage and NCAAs in three of five years.
He didnāt lose his job because of coaching.
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That first carā¦
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Blind squirrels, broken clocksā¦
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I love how mysterious and condescending @HoopinHoos is. Just an absolute ghost who appears occasionally and then vanishes into the night.
Iām kind of jealous in the way that an actor wants to play a character in a movie. Itās a legitimate commitment to be an asshole, yet also abrupt, somewhat level-headed and intermittently patient. Itās a master-class we are witnessing here.
Who are you magnificent bastard? I care more about your identity than our next coach as of this writing.
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He lost his job because he got caught making āstrong-ass offersā to recruits. But hey, thatās all good in todayās college basketball world.
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Wadeās fail at LSU was not that he cheated. Itās that he got caught.
Thereās a reason all Wolfpack fans are psyched about a Wade hire and lukewarm about Odom.
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Because they are accustomed to mediocrity?
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I would start by kicking the tires on coaches that I think could possibly win big that are poachable. The big problem here is that UVA seems to perceive itself as some sort of morally superior program and thus, limits the pool of candidates.
I would start at Chris Beard, Will Wade, Chris Mack. I would see if Mick Cronin is tired of the unrealistic expectations at UCLA. I also like Mike White.
Two names that have been mentioned that I like, but I donāt consider them realistic hires are TJ Oltzeberger. He JUST signed an extension through 2032 at $4mil, yet today I see him mentioned with the UVA search??? Whatās up with that? I also really like Mark Byington, although I donāt think heās poachable.
After those, I would be happy with Ron Sanchez. Ron has proven he has what it takes to win at this level. People that trash the job heās done have no clue as to what they are talking about. They either havenāt been watching with an open mind, or they expected a lot more out of this team than itās capable of.
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