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Message: [QUOTE="GotNets?, post: 2471684, member: 8131"] It’s just wild to me that we want to fire a N.C. winning coach even with the recent trends the past couple seasons..... Quick thought experiment: JC’s retiring and I tell you that KO will win a NC in his first seven seasons at the helm (let’s assume it may take a season or two for quality to return after last years cannon ball of bad luck) - do you want him for the job or not? I think most of us want KO and are happy we made the most of our talent in ‘14 - that’s coaching! Second) with all this discussion of top programs and slow starts in coaching, I’d love to hear a strong parallel to UConn’s conference situation because I haven’t heard one yet. Most programs that win N.C.s don’t get relegated to poor leagues and can therefore build on their advantages. Our situation is literally unheard of - can’t think of a similar landscape. Third) who do you think is going to do a better job than KO? I saw someone say something about Tom Crean, and I like him a lot but he’s never even made a final four, let alone a N.C. Are we going to hire away Bill Self? We have an uphill battle due to our injuries last year and our conference status - who’s going to address that better than KO honestly? Could we hire Mark Few? You think fans are disenchanted right now. Watch how little they care when Scott Drew is pulling 3* recruits, and no one has an inkling of a link to the program or it’s success. That’s not a hard and fast requirement for success as a college coach, but it sure can’t hurt in a situation like ours. As for his pay - what do you think we should pay him given his contributions to the program? We expect him to make us contenders, are balking after a really poor year....... I’m losing some steam here because I want wins/recruits/prestige as much as the next guy, but what you bloodsuckers are asking for is to fire a N.C. winning coach while the program is in a shaky spot. I can’t think of any coach who would want that job for anything more than the money if that’s our fanbases’ conception of loyalty! [/QUOTE]

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