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While Billy Donovan is kind of busy in Atlanta, Mitch Barnhart continues his search for plan B, or as the Turkey Hunter likes to call em, “the fat chick.” This guy, Texas’s Rick Barnes, was in Lexington to meet with UK brass on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, this according to a UK employee who dined with Barnes, Barnhart, and other officials during his visit (that is all that was disclosed to me).
Of course, any news of ‘plan B’ movement is moot if Billy D inks that fatty contract next week, but this news certainly indicates that Barnes is receiving some legitimate consideration. Something to ponder as we embark on one of the most important weeks in UK basketball history…
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March 31st, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Barnes has to be plan L. no way he can be the second choice. Please god, i’ll go to church more often
March 31st, 2007 at 5:18 pm
Barnes? Few? Crean?
We’re really talking settling for mediocrity after chasing Tubby out of town for supposedly not meeting our elite expectations!
March 31st, 2007 at 5:24 pm
How can so call Few average to poor.He build a program fom the ground up and he has a great record I want billy d and billy g but these guys aren,t bad.
March 31st, 2007 at 5:34 pm
I really hope that isn’t the case. He has had a ton of talent (probably had the 2nd most last year behind UConn), but continues to lose to less talented teams. Near the end of the season this year his team never gave the ball to Durant and in return, they lost. I believe this goes back to poor coaching. I was hoping Billy G would be a backup, but if it’s Barnes…well, I hope and pray we land Donovan.
March 31st, 2007 at 5:35 pm
3.
It is true that Few has had success - but this more likely due to his Spokane connections than his recruiting and coaching ability. How many top 100 recruits has he attracted outside of Washington?
March 31st, 2007 at 5:37 pm
billy d, then billy g, then pelphrey for me, id rather go with a guy who i dont know to much about except that he can coach from when ive seen him, than go with barnes, i really dont want anyone other than the billys or pelphrey, how can you say few can coach when his team plays in the wac, how hard could that place be?
March 31st, 2007 at 5:37 pm
I really wish that Mr. Barnhart would put all his efforts into signing Billy Gillispie as the next coach at Kentucky.
March 31st, 2007 at 5:37 pm
Is that Chef Boy-r-Bin Laden that Barnes is talking too???
March 31st, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Some Muslim….is Barnes a born again muslim? The religion of death??? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
March 31st, 2007 at 5:42 pm
I agree, Keith, we want the other Texan.
March 31st, 2007 at 5:43 pm
am i the only one that thinks barnes looks kind of like the new james bond in that picture
March 31st, 2007 at 5:49 pm
Didn’t Jay Wright also get interviewed?
March 31st, 2007 at 5:49 pm
and Gillispie met with Barnhart?
March 31st, 2007 at 6:01 pm
http://www.gofish.com:80/player.gfp?gfid=30-1093605
March 31st, 2007 at 6:02 pm
that video link makes it offial!
this is it one mroe time:
http://www.gofish.com:80/player.gfp?gfid=30-1093605
March 31st, 2007 at 6:03 pm
So was Barnes in Kentucky like Billy D was househunting this week or was he really in Kentucky?
March 31st, 2007 at 6:12 pm
Didnt you watch the video?
http://www.gofish.com:80/player.gfp?gfid=30-1093605
March 31st, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Yes already enough
March 31st, 2007 at 6:33 pm
All this talk surrounding Barnes, etc. and their apparent ‘interviews’ implies that Donovan ain’t coming.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:37 pm
I guess this is our FF comment thread - so far, Hibbert looks to be twice the player that Greg Oden is.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:39 pm
no, it implies that they are not putting all their eggs in one basket and being prepared in case Donovan doesnt come
March 31st, 2007 at 6:49 pm
21.
Which implies that no secret, behind the scenes ‘deal’ with Donovan has been worked out, as some continue to claim.
March 31st, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Better Get Billy!
March 31st, 2007 at 6:55 pm
23.
If we don’t, we’ll likely hire someone who is a step DOWN from Tubby Smith - not an ideal situation at all.
March 31st, 2007 at 7:03 pm
After days with NOTHING coming from UK, within 48 hours
we now have the terms of the offer and the Rick Barnes
info. UKAA leaks NOTHING useless it is for a very deliberate reason.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
March 31st, 2007 at 7:07 pm
Lets face it if we dont get Billy D. everyone is going to be pissed, and then we’ll find ourselves in this position again 10 years from now, there are several great coaches out there we can get if we dont get Billy D. but being ky fans if it isnt billy d. they will boo that coach from day 1
March 31st, 2007 at 7:17 pm
I’d just as soon have Dale Brown than Barnes. He is lower than a plan B in my book.
March 31st, 2007 at 7:24 pm
Barnes? Y-UK! That, my friends, is why I fear Mitch Barnhart. If we don’t get Billy D. then who knows who MB will pick?!?
March 31st, 2007 at 7:24 pm
27.
I’d just as soon have Jim Harrick, Jerry Tarkanian, Claude Bassett, and John Calipari as our coaches.
March 31st, 2007 at 7:30 pm
You guys were in such a hurry to run off a good but flawed coach. You get what you give…which in this case is crap. I hope it’s Billy D., but if it isn’t it serves you right #29
March 31st, 2007 at 7:33 pm
I have said it before and I will repeat - God help us if Billy
Donovan says no.
March 31st, 2007 at 7:36 pm
As unhappy as I was with Tubby’s style of play I can’t call Barnes a better coach. Maybe a better recruiter, in Texas, but not a better coach.
March 31st, 2007 at 7:39 pm
Lex get off this site no one wants you here
March 31st, 2007 at 7:58 pm
i hope they censor the next game with the 2 ugliest players in college basketball on each team, florida’s joakim noah and ucla’s lorenzo mata
March 31st, 2007 at 8:01 pm
26, true, but ten years from now Ford or Pelphrey will be ready.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:02 pm
31.
Agreed - its Donovan or bust.
33.
Thanks for speaking for everyone.
35.
I never thought of it that way.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Barnes is a TERRIBLE choice.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:09 pm
Barnes is a lot like Donovan prior to 2005. Gets big talent, puts up great regular season numbers, crashes and burns when it really counts.
But, then again, if Billy could cure himself of that affliction, why can’t Barnes?
March 31st, 2007 at 8:11 pm
38.
Who’s to say that he’s actually cured? Maybe he’s just hit one tremendously easy to coach class…
I think he’s the cream of the crop, but I’ve been wrong every once in a while.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:22 pm
39, Hmmm, if Billy’s NOT really cured, we’ll be getting a sow’s ear at a silk purse price. Not good…
March 31st, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Good to see the Tubby water-carriers(lex, UKBALLA, TUBBYCAT, Anonymous aka Tom Gray) are still out in full force on this blog.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:26 pm
41.
You always contribute so much to the conversation…
March 31st, 2007 at 8:30 pm
33 can speak for me. Lex is really annoying just about everyone, on just about every thread, and has been told off by most. Chris isn’t speaking for everyone, he’s just adding his name to the tally of people who would like to see you blocked, or at least have the decency to move to http://www.ilovetubbysmithsodamnmuchidhavehislovebaby.com with your opinions.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:31 pm
43.
Its not my fault you have sand in your virgina.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:31 pm
UK search firm article:
http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10100443
March 31st, 2007 at 8:33 pm
My bad man. Must just be everyone else on this sight who’s wrong. your the frosted flakes of posters. Lets hear it for lex, HEEEEEEES GRRRRRREEEEEEAAAAAATTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!
March 31st, 2007 at 8:33 pm
36. So if we don’t get Donovan, should we just close up shop until someone is ready to coach for us? Shut down the program until someone is ready to take the reigns? Unfortunately, such over-the-top statements lend credence to the misconception promulgated by twits like Dick Dick, Beanhole Cook, and Mike Bianchi that UK fans are spoiled or unrealistic.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Add Tom Seaver to the list of people who disagree with Lex
March 31st, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Once again lex shows his love for Tubby trumps his support for the program.
Obviously others could succeed here besides Donovan although Donovan would have the most success the quickest. Gillespie or Wright are good coaches and would have the program back on track in 2-3 seasons with support from the fan base. (support that they will not get from bitter Tubby-lovers like lex)
So how does it feel lex? After bashing the people calling for much needed change, the tables are turned and you and the other Tubby-lovers are now the fountains of negativity bringing down the program that you railed against when it was directed at the under-achieving Tubby. Hypocritical much?
If Donovan stays at UF you heard it here first- lex will be the first to bash whoever takes the job on the day the contract is signed.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:37 pm
so…is calipari off or on the board? I don’t think UK should let this guy land at another SEC school.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news?slug=ap-arkansas-coach&prov=ap&type =lgns
March 31st, 2007 at 8:38 pm
and another is added to the tally: Pro lex 1, Anti lex 3,872
March 31st, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Also add Tom Seaver to one of the few who can correctly use the word “promulgated” in a sentence!
On a serious note. Please no Rick Barnes. Very unimpressed. This will NOT unite the fans if Plan A falls thru.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:39 pm
Calipari re-uped with memphis, but i’d say he is still available if we wanted him. Problem is, kinda like Pitino, even though he said he wasn’t interested, he wasn’t asked. Like the fat chick who says prom is stupid. She’d change her tune if she were asked to dance.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Thanks Les. My UK degrees does some good in life!
March 31st, 2007 at 8:40 pm
47.
No. If we don’t get Donovan, we shouldn’t expect any improvement in the program.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Except for the proper use of “does”.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:41 pm
49.
Clearly you’ve assumed too much. I was calling for Tubby to be replaced in January.
If Donovan doesn’t come here, I’ll accept your apology after our 20 loss season in 2008-2009.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Ok, i know lexslamman just said his peace under a different name, but i’ll count it: Pro lex 2, anti lex 3,872
March 31st, 2007 at 8:43 pm
I could see Calipari coming here. I seriously doubt Donovan comes here.
As an add on to #57 - if Cal comes here I can see the possibility of improvement. My list has always been:
1) Donovan
2) Cal
3) Pitino
4) Pearl.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:45 pm
And to everyone, it seems that my opinion is also that of the majority of NCAA sports experts.
Make sure your reasoning isn’t based on a lot of wishful thinking and the leftover bad blood from the Tubby Smith saga - we should all be beyond that.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Calipari’s contract is still sitting at his house unsigned…he is my second choice, none of that crap back in the day was his fault, it was the boosters….he is a recruiting king, y not talk more on him…barnes can recruit great, but can he coach????
March 31st, 2007 at 8:47 pm
Search firm says search will not last much longer
http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10100443
March 31st, 2007 at 8:48 pm
57- If you were calling for Tubby to go in Jan, yet concede that there is no available coach who could improve the program other that Donovan, and Donovan is not likely to come, why would you call for Tubby to leave?
If every other coach is a lateral move or a downgrade and there’s no chance of upgrading, why call for Tubby to leave?
March 31st, 2007 at 8:48 pm
So bust means same as with Tubby? What had Pitino done before he came to UK? Final Four in 1987? What else? What gave him a UK pedigree? Given Hall’s association with Rupp, that is a given. What was the coach after Hall’s selling points (I know who it is; I refuse to speak or write his name)? How many national championships had he won? National Championships for Tubby? Pitino? I think that no one knows what it takes to be the head coach at UK. Every fan has an opinion, but to actually quantify it is beyond the ability of most UK fans. The reason is that it boils down to winning. We want a coach who will bring back winning ways for the Wildcats. Winning brings back the hope that we can hang another banner in Rupp (and not one like the 1997 banner). That is ultimately what UK fans want. Whoever is selected coach, I will support. If he gives us 43-25 over two years, I will not be happy. If he returns some of the majesty of the program, I will be happy. I will not prejudge the possible candidates based on what they have done or not done in their coaching career because I don’t really see any way to pick the ideal candidate for UK.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:49 pm
If Barnes is the answer, then Barnhart is the problem.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:50 pm
64- well put.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:51 pm
lex is gay
March 31st, 2007 at 8:51 pm
On an unrelated note- Noah sets a moving pick on every possession.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:51 pm
66 Being the greatest right handed pitcher in the history of baseball has its benefits. Mets will win the World Series this year.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:54 pm
I love cal. I think he’s the best hire, because BD has NBA in his future, and calipari has been down that road.
#60, I gotta say, pointing out you have no independet thoughts, and blindly agree with everything Vitale, Katz and Seth davis say, not the best way to persuade people that you are right. All true college sports fans, not just Kentuckys, can see thorugh the ESPN crap. If you asked Seth Davis to pick the national champion on Wednsday, he couldn’t do it. If you asked Katz, he’d pick Duke, and if you asked Vitale, he’d agree with you that Minnesota was gonna win it all (BABY!!) because they have such a classy coach. Real slick bud.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:55 pm
65.
Agreed. He and Few and Crean are totally unacceptable.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:56 pm
70.
Class doesn’t win games. We agree there - but not all sportscasters are ESPNitwits.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:58 pm
The way UCLA is doubling Noah this may be the game where he actually punches a cheerleader or coach.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:59 pm
57.
Change that happens as a natural historical progression of events is good - volatile change, change caused by the fanbase is not good.
The national perception of UK right now is extremely negative. People are zealously against our program, and the ignorance of our fans combined with the mediocrity of Tubby have caused that. Only one of those problems has been within the scope of our capabilities.
March 31st, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Florida isn’t looking very good right now
but then again, neither is UCLA…
bunch of low-scoring final four games…
March 31st, 2007 at 9:00 pm
73. Thats what im hoping for
March 31st, 2007 at 9:03 pm
CBS should send everyone in america 5 dollars for having to watch Noah. I’m wating my hi-def service, because if you thought he was ugly on regular t.v., you aint seen anything yet.
#70, i know, but 99% are. Good college analyst begin and end with Bilas and Forde, which pains me to say with the Duke and Louisville ties
March 31st, 2007 at 9:04 pm
*72
March 31st, 2007 at 9:14 pm
74. Based on Tubby’s statements, he thinks UK has great fans. As far as the national perception of UK being negative, cite one source that is not a sports writer, TV commentator, or otherwise associated with sports. Where are the crowds of common people in Butte, Montana protesting the treatment Tubby received by UK fans? Are the crowds gathering in Columbus, Ohio? The negative perception is promulgated by sports weinies who are trying to generate controversy for the sake of generating controversy. A true story is not good enough for the sports weinies. Good guy comes to the mountain top. He gives the denizens of the mountain top what they want in the first year of his life on the mountain top. Things go downhill after that. Winning percentage slips, as does the number of post-season games. Pressure mounts because when shortcoming are pointed out, good guy does not accept his responsibility for things not being up to the expectations of the mountain top residents. Pressure continues to mount and good guy says, “Hey, I got my $1.5 million bonus. I can go where the pressure is not so great. I can still be a great guy.” If Dick Dick cannot understand this, he does not understand UK basketball like he does puke or the University of Nasty Crackwhores. As far as people being zealously against our program, where have you been for the last thirty years? The ignorance of sports weinies have turned all UK fans into racist, spoiled, and/or unrealistic fans, while University of Noxious Cockroaches fans were ok for demanding the removal of Matt Dougherty when he had a losing year and a season roughly above the .500 mark. We should not be worrying about what sports weinies say about us. We should show coaches and players the love and admiration we will give them when they lay it all on the court. Win or lose, they will have our respect. Remember The Unforgettables? We have not had that for several years. Sports weinies do not know that because they want to generate controversy.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:23 pm
79.
This isn’t just about Tubby Smith - it is about the whole culture and attitude that now surrounds UK ball - it isn’t like the ‘tradition’ that everyone keeps bringing up. Beyond the bugbear of racism which is never nearly the deal that mediafolk like to think it is, there are a lot of young people who pretend to know what the Kentucky tradition is based on their experiences in the 1990s. It is very manic, unreasonable, and obsessive - and that is the kind of situation that most coaches want to avoid.
In truth, you are more in touch with what UK tradition is than most of the fanbase.
We stick by our team, our coach, and our players through the good and the bad.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Whatever NBA team drafts Noah ahead of Brewer or Horford will regret it.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:33 pm
what the hell is a ‘weinies’
March 31st, 2007 at 9:35 pm
I don’t see the manic, unreasonable, and obsessive behavior by UK fans. I see the opposite. Perhaps it comes from living in western Kentucky, but what I see are UK fans not tuning into basketball games. They tell me they are not interested in watching us struggle to win games we normally win easily, not show up against ranked teams, being upset by lower-ranked or unranked opponents (NCAA Tournament in 2004 against unranked UAB), having an offense that looks like a combination of apathy and indifference, and a coach that did not think anything was wrong. Throw in a team turmoil and having over half of the recruits over the last ten years do little or transfer before their four years are up and you have an environment that is rife for discontent. Rather than fanatics, I see UK fans as rising from an apathy that settled with the play of the last nine years. Is that bad? If we truly go over to the dark side, sure. I would say that saying it is Donovan or bust is closer to the manic, unreasonable, obsessive behavior you cite UK fans as possessing.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:36 pm
I think this is the most horribly officiated game I have ever seen
March 31st, 2007 at 9:37 pm
82. A sports weinie is someone who pontificates on sports. Some sports journalists actually treat their profession with some dignity and skill. Most (Dick Dick is a good example) think they know better because they know better than the rest of us.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:42 pm
are you going to do this rant on every board, and every thread Lexslamman?, because it just keeps getting better every single time you repeat it
March 31st, 2007 at 9:47 pm
83.
I see the same old retards posting the same old crap on the same old message boards.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:48 pm
86.
As long as people like you are around to appreciate it, yes. I’m glad you enjoy it.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:50 pm
I’m starting to agree with… ahem… DICK VITALE!!! If there literally isn’t ONE coach in America that wouldn’t piss off everybody, then we suck as a fanbase. Mark Few, Rick Barnes, Jay Wright - those guys are THE BEST COACHES IN THE COUNTRY outside of the guys that are already at marquee programs.
Addendum - agree with everyone else. Tom Crean is just weird. Please no.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:52 pm
89.
That’s the problem, the best coaches are already locked up.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:54 pm
Lex, there is a Minnesota board for you to infect …. feel free to go anytime.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:55 pm
87. So your indictment of UK fans as manic, unreasonable, and obsessive is based on your experiences on message boards? If that is your only prism through which you judge UK fans, you should stop making broad judgments against all UK fans. Not all fans are that way. Get out and experience life outside the message board.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:00 pm
92.
Absolutely not. I’ve spent a lot of time with the schmucks in sportsbars, neighborhood pubs, and waiting in line to get into Rupp. Some of them are the nicest people in the world. A lot of them are assholes.
Its the assholes that give the nice guys a bad name.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:01 pm
91.
I am not interested in Minnesota basketball or Tubby Smith. I hear that Walmart has a sale on Massengill…
March 31st, 2007 at 10:07 pm
93. Any additional changes to your initial statement you would like to add? Your initial statement was “I see the same old retards posting the same old crap on the same old message boards” and now it becomes your experiences with the locals. Based on your comments to 91, I can see how some people may be put off by your manner. Suffice it to say that you appear as one who would rather side with people who deride UK rather than promote it.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:11 pm
I don’t think most people realize how similar Donovan and Barnes are. Both are great recruiters, both play a faster tempo than Tubby, and both have taken b-ball programs at big time footbal schools from obscurity into national prominence. Donovan has had a great two year run in the tourney, but prior to this run his tourney results weren’t that impressive. Pretty similar coaches honestly — Donovan has just had a great run with this current group that I believe is an anomoly and may never be matched by him again.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:11 pm
lex will piss on whoever we hire as coach and claim he is a fan.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:13 pm
96- he made the finals with haslem/miller/dupay (or some of those players, dont feel like looking it up) in 00.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:15 pm
98. Yeah, and Barnes went to a final four in 2003. Not much difference in a FF and NC Runner up.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:15 pm
made a run but came up short with those players. final four no championship ist eh first 3 losers.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:17 pm
97.
Your crystal ball is broken. You should take it and shove it.
I’ll cheer for UK no matter what piece of schmutz in a suit we have standing in front of the bench.
At the same time, I’ll yell and scream all I can during the hiring process to get people to accept only the best.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Just nobody say we should try to get Howland. He’s getting bicthslapped by BD tonight. Put Aflallo back in with 2 fouls and the lead in the 1st half and can’t seem to realize you don’t leave Humphrey’s no matter what. He’s getting embarassed.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:18 pm
Florida is pasting UCLA. Billy Donovan really has something special going in Gainesville, doesn’t he?
March 31st, 2007 at 10:19 pm
101. So if it isn’t perfect, you have a negative attitude toward UK?
March 31st, 2007 at 10:20 pm
As bad as i hate to admit this,,,These Gaytors are the best team i’ve seen in many years…with all the distractions about their coach and they still come out and thump anyone in their way…..
March 31st, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Plain and simple. Lex is not a UK BB fan. He is a Lex fan. He likes to here himself talk.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:21 pm
Billy D. isnt going to come coach us with what he has going on right now in FL..I want him badly here but he would be a fool to leave what he has…
March 31st, 2007 at 10:25 pm
1. Billy D.
2. Billy G.
3. Travis Ford, John Pelphrey
11. Barnes
12. Crean, Few, etc….
March 31st, 2007 at 10:26 pm
107- except his entire team is leaving next week and UK has 4x-5x the fanbase.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:29 pm
A little off topic, but are there two uglier players than Noah and Mata. Faces only a mother could love.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:33 pm
104.
Whose posts are you reading?
106.
Hell yeah I like the sound of my voice - but don’t question my loyalty to UK - its my alma mater.
107.
Agreed
109.
But he’s reloading next year, too, and has good talent on the bench.
110.
They need some kind of filter to protect the public.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:33 pm
109,,,they just may return….but i hope your right….but that program is here to stay awhile..
March 31st, 2007 at 10:33 pm
yeah, there are 2 uglier players: Saul Smith and that red headed center that plays for Georgia (Newman)
March 31st, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Charlie Villanueva used to be the ugliest basketball player in the history of the universe. Then i found out he had alopecia, and felt bad about making fun of his Eyebrow-less dome.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:34 pm
110 Tauren Green is on the verge, with that forehead discoloration.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:35 pm
and Rasheed Wallace with his pasty patch on his scalp
March 31st, 2007 at 10:35 pm
What is that on Sheeds head???
March 31st, 2007 at 10:36 pm
I love the pasty patch. It helps him line up his headband. In 30 years, he’ll be completley gray and just die that one spot black
March 31st, 2007 at 10:40 pm
I just checked out Ohio State’s recruits for next year and 2008 and Thad Mata has to be paying these guys something. I’ll be in 3 years this program is on probation.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:42 pm
Just hire Calipari…..no one likes him, he can coach and recruit, plus bring some swagger
back to the program. Reports I see say he has not signed the extension yet.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:42 pm
KSP..You HAVE got to get Noahs father pic on here soon, I WANT YANNI pics with the beads and goofy hat.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:44 pm
119- they narrowly escaped probation last season from violations under the previous coach. I doubt there’s anything too shady going on or they would have been caught last year when the NCAA was on them in full force.
UK could be matching OSU if we had a star recruiter like Matta.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:44 pm
111- It’s my alma mater too and you offend me and most of the people on this blog. I don’t believe you.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Am I the only one that can’t see Donovan going from a national championship parade to a UK private charter?
March 31st, 2007 at 10:47 pm
Has anyone stopped to think for a second if Donovan is the best coach to get? I know he’d get the instant recruits for 2007 to help UK get better quicker. But would Gillespie be better for the future? He could possibly be a better coach than Donovan (especially with his track record). This junior class has made Donovan a star (and even Donovan would probably tell you he didn’t have this much expectations for them). I know Donovan’s the popular choice and probably the best choice, but who knows.
Also, Donovan’s been at Florida for a long time and wants to eventually coach in the NBA. If he signed this 7 year deal with Kentucky, he would have been a college coach for like 21 years. I think (and I hope to goodness I’m wrong) he stays at Florida and leaves in 2 or 3 years for the NBA where he follows his dreams.
So, is he the best choice?
March 31st, 2007 at 10:47 pm
124…….No your not! I was thinking maybe we could get him for a bit but after the way this team is playing tonight..No way!
March 31st, 2007 at 10:48 pm
122.
And you think guys like Crean, Wright, and Few are ’star’ recruiters?
I agree that with a star recruiter we could be great. Donovan, Matta, Calipari - those kind of guys.
124.
Absolutely not. I can’t see it happening, either.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:53 pm
124, 1I cant see him staying. His whole team is gonna be in the, his starting 5 is gone. Humprey will be in the D league, 3 will go to the NBA, and Noah is gonna save the WNBA next year. I’ve never seen a woman who could run and dunk like that. If he can be competitive with men, imagine what he’ll do to Lisa Leslie and the rest!
Donavan may not come here, but i don’t think he stays there, either. I would say the Miami heat are front runners, Charolotte Bobcats second, UK third, and then Florida.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:55 pm
ESPN article says Arkansas possibly talking to Calipari. I like the guy, and if he would still be willing to talk, he’d be a damn good coach to have. He’s a big program and big conference short of a championship.
March 31st, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Donovan may not be the only answer, but he is the first answer to excite fans and recruits. And he’s proven that with the right combination of players he can advance in the tournament. Who else can Barnhart bring in that would build on the positive buzz that Tubby created when he left?
March 31st, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Agree with #125! That really is something to think about - whether or not Donovan would be the best coach in the long run. That class that’s their starting five right now has ONE McDonald’s All-American (Corey Brewer) and he was a late add because someone dropped or got injured.
Something to think about with Gillespie - he didn’t recruit Acie Law and that team would’ve SUNK without Law. Seriously, something to chew on. Good post, 125
March 31st, 2007 at 10:59 pm
I was just reading posts over at TCP about the Florida UCLA game and literally laughed out loud over this one post.
http://kentucky.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1383&tid=92297012&mid=92297 012&sid=888&style=2
Read mesacatfan’s post
March 31st, 2007 at 11:00 pm
if he goes to arkansas then the sec will just be loaded with teams….im syaing we get everyone in the league in the tournament..
March 31st, 2007 at 11:01 pm
I never endorsed Few or Crean, dipshit.
Wright and Gillespe are good recruiters who could maybe be stars at UK, we dont know yet. Calipari is star, but wont be given a chance by the admin. Barnes is a star recruiter but can’t coach out of a paper bag.
Your boy Pearl is a one trick pony.
Your hero Pitino is a traitor and has already declared himself out anyway.
March 31st, 2007 at 11:03 pm
if billy d stay at florida and john c goes to arkansas. Kentucky
will be behind UF, Arkansas and Tenn in recruiting. Pretty scary.
March 31st, 2007 at 11:05 pm
crap, looks like we’ll have to wait til Tuesday to find out something about Donovan.
March 31st, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Those 2 things happening are the only way i see us being an NIT team like are boy Lex has promised on other threads. If Calipari goes to arkansas, and donovan and pearl stay put, with our recruits being williams and stewart, I dont see anyway we could win more than 7 conference games. Heres hoping we get one, or at the very least arkansas dosn’t
March 31st, 2007 at 11:28 pm
Gotta throw Oden into the ugly sweepstakes…19 yrs old??? What’s he gonna look like when he’s 40? Grandpa Klump?
March 31st, 2007 at 11:34 pm
(NCAA record) T34 Rick Barnes, Texas 19 15 1-1 15-15 .500 2007 1 0 0
March 31st, 2007 at 11:36 pm
Plan A SHOULD BE CALIPARI.
March 31st, 2007 at 11:51 pm
I think Mitch should go ahead and offer Billy G, So BD can’t get that moster payday from UF. Yeah he will be getting a big raise anyway but should we help it be more than it should be???
April 1st, 2007 at 12:00 am
Is it time for www fire Mitch Barnhart.com?
April 1st, 2007 at 1:28 am
Not having Calipari as #2 behind Donovan is the dumbest move in UK history. Please Billy, save us from Rick Barnes. I think Mitch wants a church buddy? Why else would he look at a talentless stiff like Barnes?
April 1st, 2007 at 2:35 am
http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6631088
Calaperi given permission to speak to Arkansas. Guess he is open to offers even after reupping this week.
April 1st, 2007 at 2:37 am
Sorry. Calapari. Way too early in the day for me.
April 1st, 2007 at 7:32 am
Mitch would not even bring the football coaches to Lexington for an interview. He went to them or met them in Cincinnati. He would not bring a basketball coach in to Lexington for an interview. That could never be kept quiet.
I don’t think Billy will come to Lexington for their interview either. That will happen in Atlanta or some where in Florida. If Billy gets on a plane to Lexington then he is coming to stay just like Tubby did in Minnesota
April 1st, 2007 at 7:36 am
[...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThis guy, Texas’s Rick Barnes, was in Lexington to meet with UK brass on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, this according to a UK employee who dined with Barnes, Barnhart, and other officials during his visit (that is all that was … [...]
April 1st, 2007 at 9:52 am
Barnes met with Barnhart? Wouldn’t we have heard about this? Wouldn’t someone have released info to yhe public that UK had asked to speak with Barnes?
April 1st, 2007 at 10:27 am
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April 1st, 2007 at 12:36 pm
How idiotic can some of you posters here be.Saying that if we dont get Billy D. we will have to
hire someone a step down from Tubby,totaly bull crap.
Any of the coaches mntioned(Billy D.,Few,Barnes,Wright,Billy G.,Calipari,and even Crean)are all a
step up from the tubster.
Give me on of these guys and Ill be totally happy.By the way all you Tubby and now Minnesota fans
can go root for your coach in MInn. and leave us true UK fans alone.
Anyone that truely believes UK is going to be worse off now that Tubby is gone is just off thier
rockers,true statement.
April 1st, 2007 at 12:37 pm
http://www.kentucky.com/615/story/31629.html #150 tell that to HOF coach Jim Boeheim.
April 1st, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Matt…Lex may need a time out…
April 1st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
151 you actually listen to anything that moron says,thats a $50 dollar fine for you.
April 1st, 2007 at 4:33 pm
While Calapari certainly has that “skating the edge” rep, don’t forget that Roy Williams, Mike Montgomery, and Eddie Fogler were calling out Donovan about his recruiting.
Since neither coach has had recruiting blow up in their face (can you really pin the Camby thing on Calapari?) then either one is OK with me.
Mitch has his reasons - maybe his is privy to information we are not about Cal, but on the surface, this is a bonehead move to ignore him is Donovan stays with Florida.
April 1st, 2007 at 10:54 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNk8lc5Slak
April 2nd, 2007 at 1:12 pm
I loved Matt’s comments on Barnes last week, which I agree with. Barnes couldn’t coach his way out of a paper bag.
April 2nd, 2007 at 5:39 pm
Boy, we should be so lucky to find a guy who can’t coach his way out of a paper bag but somehow reached a Final Four. Tubby Smith couldn’t do that.
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