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Relax…Thamel is an alright guy lol
BUT CAN HE RUN A GOOD BLOB SET????
McCollum & Byington are who I continue to hear for UNC …
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
The fact that the absolute #1 fans dream candidate for any big open CBB job is someone who has never had a job in major conference college basketball, last coached a college game in 2013 before the invention of the terms "NIL" or "transfer portal", and was openly contemptuous and uninterested in the player recruiting even of his own time is so revealing of the mentality of these things, and just human psychology in general really.
It is all, solely, 100% about what's most exclusive, most difficult to get, and thus what that reflects about how elite and exclusive your school, and thus you, are. What's the velvet rope that nobody else can get through?
Human weakness for that kind of thinking is a big reason these big hires so often wind up being disasters.
But never fear, the University of North Carolina would never ignore fit and suitability problems to hitch their wagon to an out-of-touch big name from the professional ranks
It is all, solely, 100% about what's most exclusive, most difficult to get, and thus what that reflects about how elite and exclusive your school, and thus you, are. What's the velvet rope that nobody else can get through?
Human weakness for that kind of thinking is a big reason these big hires so often wind up being disasters.
But never fear, the University of North Carolina would never ignore fit and suitability problems to hitch their wagon to an out-of-touch big name from the professional ranks
I think Byington's style of play would please that fanbase more, but McCollum might end up being more successful if he were to get the UNC gig, depending on how well he can recruit. That said, Byington is a REALLY good coach. McCollum might be extraordinary.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
I've been totally mystified by the McCollum chatter today, but then I realized, everyone is analogizing him to Curt Cignetti aren't they?
That's really stupid!
That's really stupid!
Agree …
Think if Josh was in search mode right now … Those 2 would be at the top of his list … Winners …
Plus - all the UNC fans wanting Golden or Oats … There’s some baggage there … The old money at UNC wants ZERO part of it …
Decades ago, I lived in Syracuse (for an eternal Winter, even by old school Chicago standards). I also owned property in Providence. Providence is GREAT...
Is that Big Jack throwing all of his money out the window?UNC throwing all of it at McCollum after the tourney….
sacraig
- The desert
Love this for the Hawkeyes.
Otz doesn’t fit at a blue blood in my opinion …
And I know quite a few others that share that same thought …
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
skyIdub
"I can't tell you. Secret."
Big Jack
- Decatur
Oh what heck you only live once.. Just the money I was saving to help bring Sean here last year
McCollum seems like a good coach, but this is kinda hilarious. UNC would never have hired him based on one season at Drake right? So he must be getting hired off the back of his work at Iowa? Which consists of one good, not great, year and securing a 9-seed as either the 8th or 9th best Big Ten team?
In reality, the result of exactly one game, a victory in a one-game series against Florida, has him now being considered for the UNC job?! It's insane. Here's how insane it is: Steven Pearl has the same credential. He also beat Florida in a one-game series this year. His is actually better because he did it @Florida. Only difference is January v. March, but honestly, it's still fundamentally the same game.
Every year Athletic Departments make mistakes putting too much stock on the result of one or two games in March. It's wild to see sometimes. It'd be one thing if McCollum had done this after showing some fight in the conference, but that's not what happened. His record vs. the top half of the conference was 3-8 (incl. BTT) and he had losses to Maryland and Penn St. And that's with a 2nd Team All-Big player on his roster.
In reality, the result of exactly one game, a victory in a one-game series against Florida, has him now being considered for the UNC job?! It's insane. Here's how insane it is: Steven Pearl has the same credential. He also beat Florida in a one-game series this year. His is actually better because he did it @Florida. Only difference is January v. March, but honestly, it's still fundamentally the same game.
Every year Athletic Departments make mistakes putting too much stock on the result of one or two games in March. It's wild to see sometimes. It'd be one thing if McCollum had done this after showing some fight in the conference, but that's not what happened. His record vs. the top half of the conference was 3-8 (incl. BTT) and he had losses to Maryland and Penn St. And that's with a 2nd Team All-Big player on his roster.
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