Gerald Fitch is one of my all time favorites. Now that he is in coaching he would also be a great mentor of young men and also wore the uniform with great pride.
Alvin Brooks III hired
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Pope could do way worse than Sean Woods. Overachiever as a UK player, former head coach, master of the point guard position.
Damn that would be G…Fitch was the man !!
Looks like we have 3 young hungry assistants .
I love it
I love it
No telling if we can get Edgecombe. Would be a miracle to do so at this point.
Would love to see either of Derek Anderson, Sean Woods, or Nazr on the staff.
Would love to see either of Derek Anderson, Sean Woods, or Nazr on the staff.
Because we’re pretending that Mark Fox isn’t Bruiser Flint part 2. He nailed the 3 other coaches tho.
Complete opposite of the last regime.
I’m not sayin he will even entertain it but we did go after him as well and have his recruiter so it’s not like it couldn’t happen. Let’s see what’s up.
Fox seems like a guy who will excel at off court issues like NIL to me. Paperwork type dude. I honestly think Bruiser chews gum and talks to Cal and that’s it.
Don’t forget the strip clubs, right @ralphdaltonfan ?
Just a friendly reminder of his top gets.
I've heard that no school is going to force XYZ player to attend if they don't want to do so, but has any player just backed out of their NLI like that with no extenuating circumstances?
Yes, Alvin got got by Pope, but that's not a head coaching change. Unless he has a sick aunt nearby, I don't think he has the family angle, either. Just curious how it could be done easily.
3 ELITE recruiters in place between Hart, Brooks, and Fueger. Let’s go!
not allowed to even talk to him until he is let out of his NLI from Baylor he signed about a week ago.
Not a head coaching change but he could easily claim he commited there because of the assistant. Besides no school want the issue of forcing a player to stay, it would crush future recruiting and probably open litigation these days.
That is a DAMN good start to the day folks!
I looked at Fox's off court history. You are right. Very smart and energetic guy.
Brooks has worked for Drew for several years. I'm sure he has great respect for Drew, so I wouldn't think he would try to take any players with him. Now, if a player calls him and wants out, that might be different.
Absolutely huge get for sure for coach Pope, leaving a coach that just turned us down says even more. I’m sure the $$ was part of it but still to leave after 8 yrs there to come to a new coach hire speaks volumes to me. Curious to see how he & hart do on the recruiting trail.
Great hire. This staff is so refreshing and such a departure from the stagnant good ole boys club with which Cal surrounded himself. Got to be exciting for recruits when these high energy guys walk into their homes.
I don’t think a player has to have any particular angle. They can just ask to be released, and the school can either choose to grant the release, or not. These days, it seems schools don’t make a scene over such things… makes for bad press, whether it’s right or wrong.
Not that I think Edgecombe will actually consider seeking release.
If Fox isn't in the NIL/GM role, that would open the door for Nazr or another former player whose name escapes me. I think he's a manager or has some admin role with an NBA team out west.
Not saying either would take it, but Nazr might love UK enough to give it a go.
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I don't want Champs! I'm a Diaper Dandy man!Because, as we all know so well, the only thing that ever went through and still goes through Cal's mind in all phases of his "coaching" is "DRAFT....DRAFT.....GOTTA GET THESE KIDS TO THE DRAFT.....DRAFT.....BUH BUH DRAFT....HUHUHUH DRAFT!!
He's the equivalent of Everett McGill in Oh Brother Where Art Thou?, except instead of "my hair", Cal wakes up every morning blurting out "my draft!".
What's former starting PG Mike Porter up to? He could teach our guys a little toughness.
Rajon Rondo is on campus taking classes...
He's got a lot of irons in the fire though, podcasts, coaching his kids travel teams, completing degree...
If he is interested, he's the guy. Dude is well regarded as a savant by all his NBA peers.
La casita de Baylor es bonita, pero no está a la altura de nuestra meca del básquetbol.
I didn't think Fox was in a GM position. My understanding was he was a non-recruiting assistant brought in for x's and o's and specifically defense.
He had some domestic violence reports/concerns. Mitch wasn't allowed to interview Beard or Pearl due to their pasts. I have my doubts Rondo is going to get the clear from the higher up's in the university.
Two things.
1. Does Rondo have any sort of major legal issues like I've read on the board or is that junk? Weed and a handgun just seems like small potatoes considering other stuff going on at other programs (might be reductive – I skimmed an article).
2. If Rondo really was coaching over his HC in the NBA, could he play nice on Pope's staff?
There was a lot of chaff on Twitter about him having the GM/NIL position. At least when he was first hired. Maybe it was the Bruiser comment people made or something else.