Coaching Carousel (Basketball)

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hooraybeer

hooraybeer
Pittsburgh, PA
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LvilleILL said:
If they don't get Hurley, Donovan, or Oats, it'll be:
Sean Miller
Mark Pope
Bruce Pearl
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i fully expect BUs agent to play up some mutual interest.
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OrangeBlue98

OrangeBlue98
Des Moines, IA
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Pikeillinifan said:
People underestimate this, especially those who aren't married or don't have kids.

I could be offered a 50% raise or more, and my wife and kids would NOT move. Granted, I'm not talking about going from $3M to $4.5M annually, but it's always relative. Having a place where you enjoy working and where your family enjoys living is worth quite a bit to many people.

Doubling your salary but not enjoying the people you work for/with and/or having your family pissed off and/or miserable is not a good tradeoff for many people once you hit a certain point in your life.
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I obviously am not at that point in salary, but personally if I was at $3M/year the idea of a raise to $4M or $5M would still not be enough for me absent other factors. I’ve always had this discussion with my wife that I’m not sure I’d want to live in that much bigger of a house or drive that much nicer of a car even if I made a big factor more than what we’re making today.

At some point, how much more money do you really need to chase the lifestyle and generational wealth you’d really want? (Hypothetically speaking, of course)
 
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OrangeBlue98

OrangeBlue98
Des Moines, IA
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Mr. Tibbs said:
and they may be contacting Beard soon. Its not like Ole Miss is his ultimate destination for very long
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From the initial breaking of Cal to Arkansas, I told my brothers that I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris Beard ultimately took this job. I’m becoming more confident in that assertion the farther we go with this.
 
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bluemountain

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If Brad gets offered, he's gone. Too many positives, namely $ and the fact it would validate him as an elite coach. Don't underestimate the importance of ego in these types of decisions.
 
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ChiefGritty

ChiefGritty
Chicago, IL
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bluemountain said:
If Brad gets offered, he's gone. Too many positives, namely $ and the fact it would validate him as an elite coach. Don't underestimate the importance of ego in these types of decisions.
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Yeah...

My feeling here is that there's probably an 80% chance that the Eye of Sauron never turns in BU's direction here, but if it does it will all be done and dusted quickly and we'll be left picking up the pieces.

We get $15.3 million if he bails, go get Sean Miller and get back to work.
 
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Illinifan1154

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Indy - curious your thoughts on Sean Miller’s ability to get high level players without Book Richardson. Based on all the FBI transcripts seems like he was the guy getting all the five star types for Sean at Arizona, and while he’s won elsewhere, he hasn’t had the same level of talent and success without Book Richardson. Maybe that wouldn’t be an issue at Illinois or Kentucky because he could get another assistant that knows how to get things done with 5 stars (TA?), but curious your thoughts.
 
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TheDukeUIUC

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Twin Cities, MN
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OrangeBlue98 said:
I obviously am not at that point in salary, but personally if I was at $3M/year the idea of a raise to $4M or $5M would still not be enough for me absent other factors. I’ve always had this discussion with my wife that I’m not sure I’d want to live in that much bigger of a house or drive that much nicer of a car even if I made a big factor more than what we’re making today.

At some point, how much more money do you really need to chase the lifestyle and generational wealth you’d really want? (Hypothetically speaking, of course)
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I mean, give the extra mil/year to the Illinois NIL fund. How selfish are you!
 
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ChiefGritty

ChiefGritty
Chicago, IL
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Illinifan1154 said:
Indy - curious your thoughts on Sean Miller’s ability to get high level players without Book Richardson. Based on all the FBI transcripts seems like he was the guy getting all the five star types for Sean at Arizona, and while he’s won elsewhere, he hasn’t had the same level of talent and success without Book Richardson. Maybe that wouldn’t be an issue at Illinois or Kentucky because he could get another assistant that knows how to get things done with 5 stars (TA?), but curious your thoughts.
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Being the guy to hire Book Richardson and keep your name off the wiretaps is the sign of a college coach who knows what he's doing.

It all fell on Lamont Evans at Oklahoma State too.
 
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Fighter of the Nightman

Fighter of the Nightman
Chicago, IL
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xcatcher said:
Bruce Pearl at Kentucky would definitely be a fit.
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Agreed ... it might be wishful thinking, but I cannot imagine why Pearl wouldn't wind up there before Brad. Auburn is a worse program historically than Illinois (i.e., I would argue it's a bigger jump in "prestige" to Kentucky), and it just seems like Pearl's personality is tailormade for the UK pressure cooker.

It appears Pearl might make slightly more than Underwood, but I am guessing Brad gets a huge raise this year anyway ... and I imagine Illinois would at least as willing as Auburn to get into a bidding war? Let's remember that we reportedly matched Kentucky's offer for OA.
 
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