Good luck to the man. Lots of crazy at UK at the moment.
That's straight out of the ND hiring an inexperienced coach playbook but has UK ever done this?
Chris Beard would've taken that job in a heartbeat and he's been to a Final Four.
was at Itah Valley for 4 years and BYU for 5. He played at Kentucky. So he has an idea of what he’s getting into in Lexington. I wouldn’t call him inexperienced.
They play an upbeat style of offense. I think this year 50% of their shots were three pointers. We’ll see how he does.
He appears to be a pretty buttoned down guy. How will he handle the insanity of the SEC.
and-done model. He seems real even keeled the few times I’ve seen him coach. His Wikipedia says he’s a member of the LDS, for what that’s worth. I have no idea how he’ll deal with the craziness of the SEC. Time will tell.
It can be done and done at a high level.
He’s only 51, he’s a total scum bag (cultural fit) and he can really coach. I think he’s a perfect fit. Kelvin Sampson would also have been a great cultural and acumen fit, but he’s 68 years old.
Chris Beard spent 10 years coaching at Texas Tech under Bob Knight and his son Pat Knight, often citing the influence of the two men as his keys to success.
ball mind. He knew how to coach the game.
Which is beyond reproach. He’s Top 3 of all time however you slice it.
But he was also an asshole. An incredible bleeding asshole. Not only that, but his coaching chops had clearly diminished when he got to Tech.
matter but the majority of
his players loved him and
so did his mama.
But everyone else thought he was an asshole.
I suspect many of his players had stockholm syndrome.
at Texas Tech. That’s my only point.
....Notre Dame lost its first year coach.
Just sayin.
Actually, that's not gonna happen here. Shrews has zero connection to that school and Kentucky fans would start a war over his thin record.
You don't just have to be a good coach at Kentucky, you have to be a big personality and willing to play ball with all the boosters and influencers. Drew is not that kind of guy.
A good coach who’ll put up with all that bullshit? Good luck.
With Donovan and Drew both saying no, you’d have to think that they’re already into their B list candidates.
His temper and their fan base. Chef’s kiss.
They probably got sick of one and done. The problem is of Calipari recruited the way Jay Wright or Dan Hurley does and had the exact same record for 12 years or whatever it was....they would still want him gone. Those folks are crazy and the money grab is the only reason to coach there.