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OliverSimmonsTwinBrother

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Pitino failed in the NBA twice. Still had phenomenal success every time he took a college job.

I'll bet you $1000 the next UNC coach is not Stack or Kenny
Cal failed as well and no matter the hard feelings we have here he is an excellent college basketball coach. (Maybe not the greatest at x's and o's but obviously that's only part of the job)
 
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Golden wont be leaving Florida for UNC. An established SEC program won’t lose their basketball coach to North Carolina. That job does not hold the esteem it did even 5 years ago.
UNC hired Belichick, I expect a similiar dumb move for basketball. Kenny Smith or Stackhouse is the likely choice.
A member of the board of Trustees went behind the AD's back to go after Belichick. That board member was forced to resign.

Put your money where your mouth is. I bet you $1000 that neither Stack or Kenny will be UNC's next head coach. Accept the bet and we can find a 3rd party to hold the money.
 

DelkBowl

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HS recruiting is not the end all be all that it was back then. A lot of these NIL signings are GM to agent without even visiting. I bet he would rather do that a $8-10m that work a complete 5-6 yr rebuild for $6m on the bulls on a 82 game schedule.
Possible but I haven't heard anything from people on that.
 

Ash Williams

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BlueVelvetFog

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Hughhefner

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I’m with you on there is no guarantee. however Mitch got the current guy who has zero accolades and a horrible recruiter and over spends at NIL level. Donovan would 100% be an upgrade to what we got.
This more of a
I’m with you on there is no guarantee. however Mitch got the current guy who has zero accolades and a horrible recruiter and over spends at NIL level. Donovan would 100% be an upgrade to what we got.
I am not insinuating that I prefer Pope over Donovan, I am saying if I was UNC. That said, I would gone after neither 2 years ago.
 

BigBlue1992

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LMFAO Jay Wright is not gonna go coach UNC. Hell, he could just go back to Nova if he wanted to coach. UNC is quite arrogant even thinking Wright would coach them and their cheating *** program.
Yeah well that’s beside the point. The point is they’re at least willing to make some phone calls unlike UK. Which means whoever they get will be better than who we have. You never know until you try. So there’s that.
 
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BBNinSCar

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Pitino failed in the NBA twice. Still had phenomenal success every time he took a college job.

I'll bet you $1000 the next UNC coach is not Stack or Kenny
Pitino had success with the Knicks.
Why would I wager anything with some random internet person?
UNC is close to falling out of the college basketball elite. The ACC is becoming the WCC with Duke as the only national program.
 
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Pitino had success with the Knicks.
Why would I wager anything with some random internet person?
UNC is close to falling out of the college basketball elite. The ACC is becoming the WCC with Duke as the only national program.
So you're a coward who runs his mouth but is afraid to back it up. Thought so.
 

MaysviileKY

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Are you saying the game hasn't changed at all in the....*checks calendar*.....NINTEEN years he's been gone? Come on man.
Correct! It’s become more NBA like. More open floor, drive and kick, more threes. Bigs that can spread the floor.

Donovan would have no problem adapting. 1st year might be a little struggle if the portal is about closed. But after that I see him having top 5 teams.
 

Broker

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We’re going to give Pope year 3!!!! He’s lost 26 games in two years!!! THIS IS KENTUCKY NOT BYU!!!! HAVE WE LOWERED OUR STANDARDS???!!!
For sure we have NOT lowered our standards, we have lowered our player talent level and certainly have lowered our level of coaches.
We will never lower our expectations and demnds for some common sense in our AD & University president.
 
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Cats4321

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With our luck, he goes to UNC and wins a championship in year two, while we get stuck with Pope showing us a Power Point presentation about how we've improved 0.6% on road games after 7pm despite having a schedule that was 11% harder than previous years.
 

true-blue1

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With our luck, he goes to UNC and wins a championship in year two, while we get stuck with Pope showing us a Power Point presentation about how we've improved 0.6% on road games after 7pm despite having a schedule that was 11% harder than previous years.
Absolutely ridiculous
 
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