I’d love his European connections. I think being here could put him over the edge kinda like Roy.
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I like Otzelberger…they seem to consistently play good D and always compete
Well lets see, considering that UNC seemed hell bent on making sure the coach had a UNC footprint, who was it again I was advocating for, it wasn't Hubert or Wes, it was King Rice. So no, that would not make me mad.
But lets be real here, the talent pool of former UNC players that are ready for the prime time of a Mt Rushmore program simply is not deep enough, this requirement that they MUST have played for UNC handicaps us if it is not allowing other very ready coaches to be considered. I think the Belichick hire has changed a lot of things concerning UNC athletics, this may have been changed as well.
Jay Wright left college coaching in 2022, look how much has changed since he left (or was it escaped, LOL). He saw what was coming down, his words were with the portal and NIL like it is the NBA is a much better job. Sound like a guy willing to jump back in to college coaching, doesn't to me.
I see Mark Few's name bantered about a lot, program after program has tried UNSUCCESSFULLY to lure Few away, he has consistently told them no. The guy is entrenched at Gonzaga, he wants to retire from there.
If and I do mean if Hubert is dropped, things have to be dome the right way. Now with Hubert's seat as hot as it is and getting hotter, our AD needs to put out behind the scenes feelers, exactly as he did when we replaced Mack. If the time to pull the trigger comes at the end of this season, we better already have a short list of interested guys lined up and make a quick decision on who it will be, no long drawn out affair. Not just Bubba talking to coaches but talking to agents, maybe even agents talking to agents, back channels not public channels.
What if Danny Hurley or Greg McDermontt expressed interest in being our next head coach would you want either? I don't know about you but for me, darn right I would be thrilled with either! I just prefer Kelvin more and feel like we would have a far better chance at him.
Sadly, that ship has sailed but had UNC done what I felt they should have Phil would have been our coach rather than Matt, which of course means Roy would have stayed at Kansas. Yes, I darn sure did want Phil Ford as our coach more than I wanted Roy.
Now bring in Phil to fill a role like Steve had with Roy for Hubert, solid move.
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Shaka Smart has shown that he can coach teams that stay ranked. He's coached in several different conferences. I'm not sure if he can actually win championships. He's younger, has at least 10-15 years or more ahead of him.
Shaka just has never really blown me away, why, good start is your own words "He's coached in several different conferences. I'm not sure if he can actually win championships"...
The more I think about it the more I think the next HC needs to a young, hungry guy coming from mid-major who has a chip on his shoulder. Steve Forbes has done a good job bringing Wake back to relevancy mainly because he can identify talent to bring on board. Much of that was his background at ETSU, he was used to his best players transferring to bigger schools and he wasn't recruiting 5*'s to come there.
I am not advocating for him although I have heard him speak many times and he is hilarious. I just believe in today's environment that evaluating talent is even more critical, and ideally you would have stud freshman or two, a few impact transfers and depth you created by identifying lower ranked hs players you could develop.
One question about Sean May if anyone knows. He has been on staff a while but never heard his name rumored to be taking another job. I was curious if that is because he just isn't that highly thought of in the coaching ranks or it's known he isn't leaving Chapel Hill. I am not criticizing him just find it odd I've never heard his name connected anywhere considering he does a solid resume as an assistant.
I am not advocating for him although I have heard him speak many times and he is hilarious. I just believe in today's environment that evaluating talent is even more critical, and ideally you would have stud freshman or two, a few impact transfers and depth you created by identifying lower ranked hs players you could develop.
One question about Sean May if anyone knows. He has been on staff a while but never heard his name rumored to be taking another job. I was curious if that is because he just isn't that highly thought of in the coaching ranks or it's known he isn't leaving Chapel Hill. I am not criticizing him just find it odd I've never heard his name connected anywhere considering he does a solid resume as an assistant.
Has Mark Few really ever had a chance to say “no” to one of the Big 4 jobs? Self has been at Kansas forever, no one wants the Kentucky job with the delusional fanbase, and UNC and Dook went in-house. Nova and Arizona are the next tier of prestige and Nova basically hired in-house too and Arizona ended up hiring Few’s number 1 assistant
If they hire King Rice or Wes Miller then that's an indication that winning is not the priority. From there, fans can make the decision if it's worth supporting a program that isn't serious about winning. They'd be more serious in keeping this cult-like, constitutional monarchy going.
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