Comments on: UK basketball folks should step into Mr. Blank’s office

By: Suefchuhcruff

Suefchuhcruff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:34:42 +0000

nice, really nice!

By: Otto

Otto — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:26:40 +0000

UGA needs Booby Knight as bad as Ohio St. needs Woody Hayes. All he will bring is drama.

By: Coastal Dog

Coastal Dog — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:23:43 +0000

If a basketball culture is what needs to happen at UGA — and I belive it does — then simply hire Bobby Knight: TODAY! All this microfocused search crap is just that. What we need is macrovision. My son figured it out a long time ago. He’s a recent college graduate and escaped this basakerds culture we live in; he calls it “Georgia Culture” as opposed to the enlightened rest of the world. Richt is a start; Knight would be a great hire, too. Now get off your butt, Evans, grow some you-know-whats, and do what’s best for UGA immediately.

By: Lash La Rue

Lash La Rue — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:52:41 +0000

UGA should now go after Jay Wright!!!!!!!!Damn good Coach.

By: country boy

country boy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:44:38 +0000

Just asking …. how many black head coaches are at this year’s Final 4????

By: Navigator

Navigator — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:28:54 +0000

I have a different take on this. I think Kentucky was disappointed with the personality of Billy G. and fired him only 2 years after being hired, and before his teams started to win consistently. I wish them the same luck that I wished Notre Dame when they fired a wonderful coach and hired a high school coach that’s greatest attribute was he looked like Knute Rockne. If this coach is magic so be it, but maybe Billy G. will hook up with a school that has some class.

By: Keeping It Real

Keeping It Real — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:09:19 +0000

I do not believe that Florida is just a football school. They have had good teams there for many years including two national champions. Billy D showed good sense in turning down Kentucky. Too much pressure to win. UK will never dominate the SEC or the other conferences as it once did no matter the coach. Take a cue from Indiana. You need to lower your expectations. Calapari is a good choice. He has nothing to prove to justfy his worth in Lexington.

By: Big B CH 99

Big B CH 99 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:38:41 +0000

I don’t think too many Tech fans would be sad to see CPH go somewhere else. Many are starting to call for his head, but b/c of the stupid lifetime contract that Braine (old AD) gave him, we would owe him an insane amount of money for firing him, & we don’t have that kind of $ to waste.

To see what UGA fans think about B-Ball, building a new B-ball facility (everyone says that Stegman needs replacing) is nor higher than 3rd on their wish list behind giving CMR the indoor practice facility he wants & expanding the stadium to 100 K.

The top 2 most important season at UGA are:
1. Football Season
2. Spring Football Practice

By: jayhorn5

jayhorn5 — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:47:11 +0000

Paul Hewitt has only won more than 20 games once in his time at Tech, and missed the post-season 3 out of the last 4 years. His one golden star is the Finals in 2004. Dennis Felton hasn’t proven himself at the major college level… I like his chances at another school though. Just because he coaches at a football school doesn’t mean he can’t be successful – see Billy Donovan. Mike Anderson was tossed around by the Kentucky media as a possible candidate, but he’s no Calipari by anyone’s estimation. He has the best credentials of any of these coaches. Anderson did stun UK with UAB in 2004 when we were #1. Give Jeff Capel a few years, the timing is wrong for him. And the fact that he went to Duke would be working against him there.

By: Keeping It Real

Keeping It Real — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:24:02 +0000

Your concluding statement as quoted did not mention black players in its content unless “good players” were understood to be black players only. There are some “good players” who are white. Notre Dame just proved that when they beat Kentucky in the NIT. As for patronization in being given opportunities because you are black, you must first understand what it is to not be given opportunities because you are black.

I believe that Paul Hewitt, Mike Anderson, Jeff Caple, Dennis Felton,etc. would be good choices for interviews at Kentucky. Felton could not keep his players at the football school known as Jawja. Kentucky is not a football school, so he would be given the resources to be successful.