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UT's next basketball coach - discussion/debate [Sean Miller Hired]

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3 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

Yeah, I don’t know shit about fuck when it comes to hiring college basketball coaches, but just passing along what Gerry said.

Gerry knows as much as you do. Please stop. 

I mean Surly is going to have a fucking field day if it's Miller. 

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2 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

Yeah, I don’t know shit about fuck when it comes to hiring college basketball coaches, but just passing along what Gerry said. “Elite college offensive coach” who would play a crowd-pleasing style that would pack the Moody Center.  Says he was a “done deal” as the hire last time before RT made the run to the EE. 

That whole crowd pleasing playstyle argument to be is dumb. You know what pleases the crowd most, winning and hanging banners. If you do that the crowd will be into it, especially at Moody. 

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

Gerry knows as much as you do. Please stop. 

Quit being a gatekeeping pussy.

Rick Pitino? Maybe Shaka smart is ready to succeed at Texas

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7 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said:

I want a coach that players google and be like damn. This a coach with some skins. 
 

 

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5 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Gerry knows as much as you do. Please stop. 

Oh no, when it comes to judging basketball coaching quality, Gerry definitely knows more than me. To be clear, he’s not reporting that Miller is the hire, just giving his opinion on Miller if UT did go in that direction. They talked about a lot of possible names. 

6 hours ago, ztejas said:

 

- He isn't buying the Sean Miller shit. "That's just buzz" to quote. 

 

Buzz Williams to Texas confirmed!

8 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

That whole crowd pleasing playstyle argument to be is dumb. You know what pleases the crowd most, winning and hanging banners. If you do that the crowd will be into it, especially at Moody. 

I tend to agree with this. The Running Horns/BMW teams under Penders were a lot of fun after the Kaiser Bob years, but they only got so far. IIRC, Miller has never made a Final Four despite his “offensive brilliance.”

2 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Buzz Williams to Texas confirmed!

Wait until he takes the aggies to the Championship game, then hire him 5 minutes after they lose. 

If you squint hard enough Sean Miller is a solid floor setting hire that should be considerably  cheaper than the no brainers. Went on a run at Arizona where they went to the S16 five of seven years and won the conference five of eight years. I'm at least curious what he'd do in the NIL era at Texas. 

 

4 minutes ago, EZ$ said:

Wait until he takes the aggies to the Championship game, then hire him 5 minutes after they lose. 

If aggy gets to the championship game, this place will be a treat.

But also, I see what you did there.

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I want one of these three 

Rick Pitino 

Royal Ivey

Billy D

 

or we can go back in time and stop Beard from going home that night

9 minutes ago, D3zii said:

I want one of these three 

Rick Pitino 

Royal Ivey

Billy D

 

or we can go back in time and stop Beard from going home that night

Why? What has Royal accomplished at the NCAA or NBA level as a Head Coach? He's a lifelong assistant who coached some Sudanese national team. You want to blindly take a gamble on a relative unknown just because he played at Texas?

12 minutes ago, Chad said:

Why? What has Royal accomplished at the NCAA or NBA level as a Head Coach? He's a lifelong assistant who coached some Sudanese national team. You want to blindly take a gamble on a relative unknown just because he played at Texas?

Hey before Beard came to Texas he was unproven at Little Rock and smaller schools and took Tech to a final four. 

sometimes a gamble could be worth the risk

10 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Hearing we won’t pay buyout.   Ivey and Wright are possibilities 

I would love Jay Wright also

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Just now, D3zii said:

Hey before Beard came to Texas he was unproven ant Little Rock annd smaller schools and took Tech to a National Championship. 

Um, no, he proved himself at Tech before he came to Texas

he also took UALR from like 16-15 to 30-5 with a tourney win in one season.

8 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

i don't want a pro coach

i want the best february and march resume

period

have I got news for you re" Donovan...

3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Um, no, he proved himself at Tech before he came to Texas

I’m saying before he went to Tech he was unproven and he took Tech to a final four , Tech has taken a few gambles and it’s done very well for them. 

1 minute ago, Red Five said:

Coaching searches are fun, but the amount of fan idiocy we have to put up with can be overwhelming. 

Relax that’s what the fuck we’re supposed to do . 
 

 

1 minute ago, Red Five said:

Coaching searches are fun, but the amount of fan idiocy we have to put up with can be overwhelming. 

why don’t we money whip jon scheyer, this is Texas, and Austin > Durham. CDC get this done!!

22 minutes ago, D3zii said:

I want one of these three 

Rick Pitino 

Royal Ivey

Billy D

God damn I love it. 

6 minutes ago, D3zii said:

I’m saying before he went to Tech he was unproven and he took Tech to a final four , Tech has taken a few gambles and it’s done very well for them. 

Just a reminder that CDC's typical criteria, while not the end all be all, is:

Program builder at 1+ stops
P4 success
Postseason success

He has not typically hired someone, as of yet at Texas, who hasn't done jack shit at the college level.  We let other schools hire the unproven guys, like Beard, and then we steal them

Removing Sark, because the BMDs hire football coaches here,  Royal Ivey has nothing on Mike White, Schloss, Vic Schaefer, Floreal, Bowman, Ianello, etc.  It would be wildly against who he has hired.

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1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Just a reminder that CDC's typical criteria, while not the end all be all, is:

Program builder at 1+ stops
P4 success
Postseason success

He has not typically hired someone, as of yet at Texas, who hasn't done jack shit at the college level.  We let other schools hire the unproven guys, like Beard, and then we steal them

Removing Sark, because the BMDs hire football coaches here,  Royal Ivey has nothing on Mike White, Schloss, Vic Schaefer, Floreal, Bowman, Ianello, etc.  It would be wildly against who he has hired.

The p4 success thing seems more tailored to football. IDK if that is quite as necessary with basketball.

5 minutes ago, ztejas said:

God damn I love it. 

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13 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Um, no, he proved himself at Tech before he came to Texas

Todd Golden only had San Francisco on his resume before Florida hired him. I don't buy the "he has to have built a program at the D1 level" stuff. If a guy can coach hire him.

8 minutes ago, Derka said:

why don’t we money whip jon scheyer, this is Texas, and Austin > Durham. CDC get this done!!

I know you’re kidding but someone said the same about the Michigan coach. 
 

 

Austin has sxsw!!

4 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

Todd Golden only had San Francisco on his resume before Florida hired him. I don't buy the "he has to have built a program at the D1 level" stuff. If a guy can coach hire him.

If that dude could keep it in his god damn pants and off instagram DMs, I'd be on the Todd Golden train

Also if you want to hire and up and comer, you have to be patient.  Florida fans had to go through this to get through this year:

2022–23 Florida 16–17 9–9 8th NIT First Round
2023–24 Florida 24–12 11–7 6th NCAA Division I Round of 64

As everyone knows, our fan base is notoriously patient. 

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2 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

Also pitino sr would probably tell us no

If y'all think it's above the university's image or whatever to hire Will Wade you sure as hell aren't hiring Pitino. Plus he's old as dirt and probably wants to stay in his home state.

Chip believes it’s Miller. Ugh. The name I heard a few months ago has not been mentioned much in this thread in the last many weeks. I’ve heard nothing in the last several weeks. I’m assuming it’s either because they’ve locked him up or they couldn’t get a deal down or he didn’t pass muster. No idea. 

Just now, Dbeasy said:

Chip believes it’s Miller. Ugh. The name I heard a few months ago has not been mentioned much in this thread in the last many weeks. I’ve heard nothing in the last several weeks. I’m assuming it’s either because they’ve locked him up or they couldn’t get a deal down or he didn’t pass muster. No idea. 

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Can we have hints?? 

4 minutes ago, Tailgate said:

When’s the news conference?

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3 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Chip believes it’s Miller. Ugh. The name I heard a few months ago has not been mentioned much in this thread in the last many weeks. I’ve heard nothing in the last several weeks. I’m assuming it’s either because they’ve locked him up or they couldn’t get a deal down or he didn’t pass muster. No idea. 

Chip and Gerry seem to be the most on the Miller train. Bobby said he's not sold on it being Miller.

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9 hours ago, Satchel said:

True. Keep thinking inside that box, Texas.

Oh, give it a rest. It was a singular situation.

McCollum

McCasland 
Oats

Quinn Snyder

Byington from Vandy

4 minutes ago, Dbeasy said:

Chip believes it’s Miller. Ugh. The name I heard a few months ago has not been mentioned much in this thread in the last many weeks. I’ve heard nothing in the last several weeks. I’m assuming it’s either because they’ve locked him up or they couldn’t get a deal down or he didn’t pass muster. No idea. 

I think chip has nailed a few of these.   

Oates isn't a target because of his buyout 

Just now, Im_smarter_then_you said:

I think chip has nailed a few of these.   

Oh my god, we are hiring Miller and joining the Pac-12!!!! 

Pitino as Head Basketball Coach
Ivey as head coach in waiting. 
Couple of wise guys from New York, Long Island, Harlem
Old School, New School. 
Pitino is into Horse Racing, Ivey is hung like a horse. 
The storylines are endless. 
CDC make this happen it’s a 360 win

1 minute ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

I think chip has nailed a few of these.   

If anyone gets it right, it's a coincidence. CDC keeps these things very close to the vest and the $9.95ers are all only guessing.

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Gerry knows as much as you do. Please stop.    I mean Surly is going to have a fucking field day if it's Miller.  no matter who CDC hires...

FIFY

1 minute ago, TrashMaster G said:

If anyone gets it right, it's a coincidence. CDC keeps these things very close to the vest and the $9.95ers are all only guessing.

Generally he does except when it gets closer to the hire. 

He may be 86, but Paul Westhead has to be the right hire.   At least it would be fun to watch.   

So we're gonna fire RT, and end up with another "meh" hire....on brand for b-ball....

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Just now, chemHORN said:

I dont get all the Sean Miller hate.  We could for sure do worse.  

And we have

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