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

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2 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

If ethics don't matter, why didn't we keep Beard? 

Paying players before it was legal is pretty different from DV...

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    I don't completely understand the poo pooing of this hire. Maybe expectations were too high regarding who Texas was going to be able to bring in? Sometimes there's a candidate that's such a perfect fi

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Just now, Lonestar88 said:

Sean Miller doesn’t excite me much, but I’ll get on board like I always do.

 

Feels like this used to be a much more coveted job post Rick Barnes. Shaka turned down the UCLA job, but took ours. I don’t think a similar thing would happen today, we’ve got some image rehabilitation to do  imo. Terry/Beard/Shaka all catastrophes for different reasons.

This might have been who they wanted all along.

I think it was Sean’s freshman or sophomore year at Pitt and we were all up at the Big East Tournament. Team hotel was the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. My idiot former brother-in-law and I were riding down on the elevator with Sean and Darren Morningstar. They were going to MSG but, neither had any idea of how to get there. So I remember saying that they could just follow us and we would show them the way to MSG. 

Another time, in a game, Sean was taking the ball out of bounds after a basket and instead of passing it in he just dribbled it in, turnover.

However, if all this is true, you now have the assist man for “Send It In Jerome!”. Assuming he has GPS in his University of Texas courtesy car he should find his way to campus.

Just now, Ketch22 said:

Is this really the hire that excites our money to get on board? He better win big quick.

Hey ketch, I’m pretty sure CDC sold this to the money guys first 

1 minute ago, Tex-19 said:

Paying players before it was legal is pretty different from DV...

And telling your boss to shove the suspension up his own ass via your lawyer 

2 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Hey ketch, I’m pretty sure CDC sold this to the money guys first 

And telling your boss to shove the suspension up his own ass via your lawyer 

And being warned to get the hell away from her by your boss and BMDs before you choke her

1 minute ago, Fondren & Main said:

Would rather McCollum, but if this is CDC’s guy I’ll defer.

I'll take Miller over McCollum. Arizona is a big job and you want that type of experience for someone taking the Texas job. 

 

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

Hey ketch, I’m pretty sure CDC sold this to the money guys first 

So long as football wins CDC is safe. How long are they going to throw money at a guy who can't beat Shaka Smart? Doesn't seem like a hire that warrants a grace period.

10 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

If ethics don't matter, why didn't we keep Beard? 

Who did Miller choke?

Just now, Ketch22 said:

So long as football wins CDC is safe. How long are they going to throw money at a guy who can't beat Shaka Smart? Doesn't seem like a hire that warrants a grace period.

When you’ve nailed your ten other hires you get to make the 11th.  Maybe Sean was the best we can get or the best fit

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Miller is a massive, massive coaching upgrade from Terry. He’s going to be given the resources in NIL to succeed and we have the Moody Center already. Some of y’all are being way too pessimistic.

I was Team Tommy but this hire fits CDC’s MO and is a clear upgrade on Rodney Terry.  At least we will run a fucking offense. 

1 minute ago, ztejas said:

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CDC on RT firing.

Pure class

1 minute ago, justhookit said:

Miller is a massive, massive coaching upgrade from Terry. He’s going to be given the resources in NIL to succeed and we have the Moody Center already. Some of y’all are being way too pessimistic.

Where are we with NIL in relation to other SEC teams?

7 minutes ago, justhookit said:

Miller is a massive, massive coaching upgrade from Terry. He’s going to be given the resources in NIL to succeed and we have the Moody Center already. Some of y’all are being way too pessimistic.

This. 

And Texas is not a job that will attract a  Self of Pitino or the like. 

48 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

Miller may not be the hot hire, but he a solid coach and he's never had this much NIL and strong AD backing, and that's a winning combination. 

He had a pretty nice NIL advantage at Arizona back before it was cool.  He was beating Duke, Kansas, and Kentucky for guys.  I think he's a pretty good coach but falls a little short of slam dunk-y.

21 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

Feels like this used to be a much more coveted job post Rick Barnes.

It still is. 

People just refuse to accept that timing of everything and that a lot of coaches that were wanted on this board and within this fanbase are already at programs they’ve built so there’s no reason to leave -or- the buyout was too big, which goes back to timing. 

3 minutes ago, texastroubadour said:

horrible hire. horrible 

Tell us why. Statements are easy now give me some meat to your horrible hire statement.

19 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Would rather McCollum, but if this is CDC’s guy I’ll defer.

So I was looking at McCollum’s story deeper, and he has literally based his entire life within a 5.5 hour radius of Storm Lake, Iowa.  He’s been biding his time for one of about 5 or 6 jobs in the western Midwest.  Kind of a momma’s boy in the most admirable sense.

i hate that he’s going to Iowa, but I respect the hell out of him 

Just now, Pancho said:

It still is. 

People just refuse to accept that timing of everything and that a lot of coaches that were wanted on this board and within this fanbase are already at programs they’ve built so there’s no reason to leave -or- the buyout was too big, which goes back to timing. 

 No shit. The amount of morons on here is mind bottling. And it shouldn’t be a surprise. If there was an attainable better coach I haven’t seen it. Lloyd vs miller is splitting hairs. I mean I guess I get it if you have morons that really thought we were getting Jay wright or Billy Donovan. 

3 hours ago, Pancho said:

If you believe fat ketch

 

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1 hour ago, 6th Street said:

lol Self has a lifetime contract that pays him $10M/year

yeah apparently this factor and lloyd’s buyout are why it’s miller and not one of them. i understand not being able to justify having self earning more than sark, but the idea that we “couldn’t afford” lloyd’s buyout bother’s me. “Texas” and “can’t afford” are two phrases which do not go together.

2 minutes ago, runthebone said:

He seems like a future surly poster

 

 

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1 minute ago, Derka said:

yeah apparently this factor and lloyd’s buyout are why it’s miller and not one of them. i understand not being able to justify having self earning more than sark, but the idea that we “couldn’t afford” lloyd’s buyout bother’s me. “Texas” and “can’t afford” are two phrases which do not go together.

 

more likely - is he worth that 

1 hour ago, 6th Street said:

He missed the tournament for 3 straight years and got fired  

Good news is CDC won’t wait that long.

2 minutes ago, Derka said:

yeah apparently this factor and lloyd’s buyout are why it’s miller and not one of them. i understand not being able to justify having self earning more than sark, but the idea that we “couldn’t afford” lloyd’s buyout bother’s me. “Texas” and “can’t afford” are two phrases which do not go together.

It’s either “is Lloyd’s buyout worth it” or it goes back to my conspiracy theory when it comes to Texas basketball compared to other men’s sports

3 minutes ago, Derka said:

yeah apparently this factor and lloyd’s buyout are why it’s miller and not one of them. i understand not being able to justify having self earning more than sark, but the idea that we “couldn’t afford” lloyd’s buyout bother’s me. “Texas” and “can’t afford” are two phrases which do not go together.

It is when your donors don't want to pony up. 

1 minute ago, tx 3 putt said:

 

more likely - is he worth that 

No. There’s a small list I would have paid a huge buyout for. 
 

izzo, self, oats, few. I’m not paying a massive buyout for tommy Lloyd. 

Just now, Rockethorn1978 said:

No. There’s a small list I would have paid a huge buyout for. 
 

izzo, self, oats, few. I’m not paying a massive buyout for tommy Lloyd. 

 

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If the money people said no but that buyout money we’d fund would go towards NIL, it’s a better ROI 

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Doing some key-word searching from people whose opinions I trust and it is a relief seeing stuff like this. Having stepped on campus 14 years ago we have never run a modern/fun offense in that time so I'm going to believe. Also, I know people won't believe it but coaches can evolve. Gonna wait until I see what he's able to bring in roster-wise (which will be telling to see where we're at as far as NIL investment) especially given that we very well could have an entirely new roster to put actual expectations on him but it's nice to be actually optimistic.

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The first thing he must do in his opening press conference is admit it was not 5 seconds in 2011.

8 minutes ago, Derka said:

yeah apparently this factor and lloyd’s buyout are why it’s miller and not one of them. i understand not being able to justify having self earning more than sark, but the idea that we “couldn’t afford” lloyd’s buyout bother’s me. “Texas” and “can’t afford” are two phrases which do not go together.

I don't love the idea of paying Self $10M/season at 62. 

15 minutes ago, Pancho said:

It still is. 

People just refuse to accept that timing of everything and that a lot of coaches that were wanted on this board and within this fanbase are already at programs they’ve built so there’s no reason to leave -or- the buyout was too big, which goes back to timing. 

Kentucky and IU are blue bloods and even they didn’t get first choice.  
 

someone up top mentioned Pitino.  He’s 72 and home.   Why would he come here?

1 hour ago, Pancho said:

Yup this is who I wanted too after Oats. 

He’s home now though.

shit, i was asking for musselman to replace shaka in like 2017. if we’d have just done that we’d have avoided a lot of bullshit and heartache over these last several years, and we’d have scored 80 ppg in the process.

Just now, Derka said:

shit, i was asking for musselman to replace shaka in like 2017. if we’d have just done that we’d have avoided a lot of bullshit and heartache over these last several years, and we’d have scored 80 ppg in the process.

You were calling for that after the loss to Nevada in the tournament. I remember 

42 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Paying players before it was legal is pretty different from DV...

Shocking that people can’t figure this out. 

3 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

The first thing he must do in his opening press conference is admit it was not 5 seconds in 2011.

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7 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

The first thing he must do in his opening press conference is admit it was not 5 seconds in 2011.

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14 minutes ago, Derka said:

yeah apparently this factor and lloyd’s buyout are why it’s miller and not one of them. i understand not being able to justify having self earning more than sark, but the idea that we “couldn’t afford” lloyd’s buyout bother’s me. “Texas” and “can’t afford” are two phrases which do not go together.

Texas can afford that buyout, they're just smart enough to direct that money to a different place, like NIL.  

If it were modern-day John Wooden with the buyout, the story would be different. 

3 minutes ago, Steelers Roll Left said:

I hope they aimed higher than Sean Miller before pulling the trigger #WE’RETEXAS

Cunt Bohls claims they "considered" Pitino the Elder, Underwood, Oats

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