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HooperScooper said:
From what I know about Stevens, and I know people who know him very well, I doubt it. He likes his lifestyle now and he's very well paid. But who knows, maybe he has the itch to coach again. But the college game he left is not the same as today's college game. I'll be curious if UNC at least makes a phone call to see what he says.
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If I was a top college team, I would want nothing to do with him. If I was Brad Stevens, I would want nothing to do with college basketball.

The guy has one of the absolute best jobs in basketball and he’s 12 years removed from college basketball…I cannot see him wanting to or being good at kissing the ass of a 17 year old and his agent as they ask for $3M for two semester’s work.
 
Mr. French said:
It’s tough with the way sports are now, leaving a good SEC program to go to a storied ACC program isn’t the no brainer it used to be.

Oats and Golden being good examples: is it better at UNC or Alabama? He’s been in the sweet 16 every year and has overflowing resources.
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Great point.
Not saying they won't get a complete stud, but they may get some NOs
 
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auror said:
I'd probably put it 4th behind Duke, Kansas, and UK. Duke has the USA basketball, Nike, and ESPN machines. UK has the most money, which is pretty important in the NIL era. Kansas and UNC similar level.
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In retrospect, all the No's handed to KY seem reasonable, but at the time it was a shock. That plus their underwhelming seasons has taken the shine off of them for the moment but to me it's still KY and Duke. I still may put KY on top of Duke because it's not even a choice you make if youre from KY. You dont follow KY basktball-It's on your birth certificate.
Rupp is a deity.
 
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Jaydumo20 said:
In retrospect, all the NO's handed to KY seem reasonable, but at the time it was a shock. That plus their underwhelming seasons has taken the shine off of them for the moment but to me it's still KY and Duke. I still may put KY on top of Duke because it's not even a choice you make if youre from KY. Rupp is a deity.
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What is this deity you're talking about, and how does that reflect in the blueblood mythos?

Kentucky has won 3 titles in the past 48 years.
 
TheHorde said:
Ask Goodman how that early tournament exit for UConn went lol
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I don't mind Goodman. He can be a troll and say dumb stuff to get reactions. And he asks dumb questions during interviews-he is not good at those at all. However, when it comes to obtaining information from his sources who are close to the players and coaches and then he says he verified the veracity of certain stories, you can take that to the bank-he is very reliable in that regard.
 
EnochRoot said:
Last year I was one of the top 1700 out of something like 25 million brackets. This was at the start of the elite 8.

And then it all went to crap
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I was at 153 out of 26 million women brackets heading into recent Monday but Iowa and OSU flopped. Am now at 3K.
 
Jaydumo20 said:
In retrospect, all the No's handed to KY seem reasonable, but at the time it was a shock. That plus their underwhelming seasons has taken the shine off of them for the moment but to me it's still KY and Duke. I still may put KY on top of Duke because it's not even a choice you make if youre from KY. You dont follow KY basktball-It's on your birth certificate.
Rupp is a deity.
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I think Duke is clearly the top job between the pedestal they get placed on by ESPN where they're treated like the Cowboys/Lakers/LeBron of the sport. Also the USA basketball connections. Just look at how quickly Duke wrestled away the premier 1 and done pipeline designation away from Kentucky when they decided to. I think UNC/UK are close for that #2 job, UNC with the Jordan Brand and the reports I've seen that they (somehow) spent $15m on their team this year, plus all the money they ponied up for Belichick
 
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VUcommodore said:
Definitely not. He's a great coach and would be a home run hire but Carolina is a wine & cheese crowd that wouldn't go for his fiery sideline behavior.
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The fortunate thing for us is that Hurley and more importantly, his wife Andrea, know he belongs in the Northeast. He’s our guy and UConn is his Carolina. He’s a Jersey kid, Big East fan and Seton Hall grad. He’s on top of the world where he is.

The problem UNC has is that there isn’t an appropriate coach for them right now. Golden and Oats would normally be their guys, but they are both sketchy people based on what’s out there. The rest of the prospects are old. They may in fact have to go with someone in the last 5 or so years of their career as a stop gap. The problem is, guys like Donovan and Stevens are always thrown out there and they never, ever bite on these jobs. Soon, Jay Wright will be mentioned too. Not happening.
 
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UConNick said:
And according to the Athletic, Golden and Oats aren’t interested.

After that though, their list of five is similar:

Byington
Donovan
May (agreed, lol)
Otzelberger
and Tommy Lloyd (also lol)

Byington or Oztelberger, if they could pry him from Ames, both seem like good hires. With Kansas also possibly opening up, it could be a wild carousel.
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Why isn’t jay wright in this list ? Figure he’d get a ring as well.
 
kmbazz15 said:
I think Duke is clearly the top job between the pedestal they get placed on by ESPN where they're treated like the Cowboys/Lakers/LeBron of the sport. Also the USA basketball connections. Just look at how quickly Duke wrestled away the premier 1 and done pipeline designation away from Kentucky when they decided to. I think UNC/UK are close for that #2 job, UNC with the Jordan Brand and the reports I've seen that they (somehow) spent $15m on their team this year, plus all the money they ponied up for Belichick
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In terms of job right now, you are right. And I know that this is the topic of the thread so that makes even more sense.

But just for fun: Its close but the way I see it is that KY history and generational fanbase is probably the best in all of college bball. @EnochRoot didn't like my reply, and I see his point too.
But, IMO is see KY more like the Cowboys, or the Packers. Chiefs and Pats have the recent rings but they dont have 8-10 generations of quasi-religious fans. But I am not dumb enough to say KY is hands down #1.
 
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Kentucky can be the best or worst job in college basketball depending on the day. They have 100 donors that think they are the GM. Plus a fan based even more spoiled and arrogant than us.

UNC is not even the best job in the state.
 
Rumor has it that Bill Self is retiring. News could come out today. Kansas and Carolina jobs both open at the same time would be wild.

I think there's a reasonable chance that Jacque Vaughn gets the job. He'll certainly be a candidate. Ironically, it's Kansas players who have found success coaching at Carolina.
 
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DRBackup said:
Seth Davis and Andy Katz are morons.
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They are, but I have no issue with them picking UCLA over us. We've been struggling and Mick Cronin knows defense. They probably figured they'd give us SJU type problems. It was as good a guess as any. Hopefully, the midrange game is the proverbial "Rabbit out of a Hat" for us this tournament and we've solved our problems with it.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Rumor has it that Bill Self is retiring. News could come out today. Kansas and Carolina jobs both open at the same time would be wild.

I think there's a reasonable chance that Jacque Vaughn gets the job. He'll certainly be a candidate. Ironically, it's Kansas players who have found success coaching at Carolina.
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Ummm...

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Hromp said:
My friends who are huge Carolina fans want Brad Stevens. Would he leave the Celtics for this?
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Less than 12 hours after news broke that North Carolina fired Hubert Davis on Tuesday night, an expected but notable bit of clarity to the university's coaching search has already been communicated: Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens has removed his name from consideration for the Tar Heels job, sources told CBS Sports.

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Brad Stevens quickly removes himself from consideration in North Carolina's coaching search

Not even one of the three best jobs in college basketball is moving Stevens out of Boston
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
 
HooperScooper said:
Less than 12 hours after news broke that North Carolina fired Hubert Davis on Tuesday night, an expected but notable bit of clarity to the university's coaching search has already been communicated: Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens has removed his name from consideration for the Tar Heels job, sources told CBS Sports.

www.cbssports.com

Brad Stevens quickly removes himself from consideration in North Carolina's coaching search

Not even one of the three best jobs in college basketball is moving Stevens out of Boston
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
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It was comical that UNC fans believed he'd be interested.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Rumor has it that Bill Self is retiring. News could come out today. Kansas and Carolina jobs both open at the same time would be wild.

I think there's a reasonable chance that Jacque Vaughn gets the job. He'll certainly be a candidate. Ironically, it's Kansas players who have found success coaching at Carolina.
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It's unclear whether Hall-of-Fame coach Bill Self will opt to retire in the coming days, but the 63-year-old publicly acknowledged the possibility on Sunday after his fourth-seeded KU team lost at the buzzer to No. 5 St. John's in the second round. Self has endured numerous heart problems in recent years, though he told CBS Sports earlier this month that he believed he'd continue coaching after this season.

"I think so," Self said on the Eye on College Basketball podcast. "As long as I feel good, I don't know why I wouldn't keep doing it. I've had my personal health issues in some way that I've dealt with, and has it been a handicap in me doing my job? I don't think so. But has it been a pain in the butt to get through somet of things? Yeah, it has been. ... I still love it, I still love the kids, I want to keep doing it. But I'm only going to keep doing it as long as I feel well, I'll be honest with you. And right now I feel well, so I don't see any reason to stop when things are at least going well from a health standpoint."

www.cbssports.com

Brad Stevens quickly removes himself from consideration in North Carolina's coaching search

Not even one of the three best jobs in college basketball is moving Stevens out of Boston
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
 

WHAT LED TO THE DECISION TO PART WAYS?​

Newmark: "Anytime you make a decision like this, it's a difficult one, but it's magnified when it's somebody like Hubert Davis who has given his blood, sweat, and tears to this university.

"At the end of the day, when we're looking at what the expectations are for this program, we believe that we're the most elite program in the country. Our aspirations each year are to compete for and ultimately win the national championship.

"Bubba and I, after having lots of discussions, decided that for us to continue to maintain that status, we needed to look for a different leader."

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Why UNC Fired Hubert Davis: Inside the Decision and Ideal Replacement with Bubba Cunningham & Steve Newmark

UNC athletic director Bubba Cunningham and his successor, Steve Newmark, give insight into why they fired Hubert Davis and how they plan to hire the Tar Heels’ next head coach.
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This makes me wonder where we see UConn sitting as a job unbiasedly, when considering history/fans/NIL/etc.

We are top 10 but I think we are closer to 10 then many of us would care to admit
 
huskdogs said:
This makes me wonder where we see UConn sitting as a job unbiasedly, when considering history/fans/NIL/etc.

We are top 10 but I think we are closer to 10 then many of us would care to admit
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Besides Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, and UNC...where would you put us?
 
huskdogs said:
This makes me wonder where we see UConn sitting as a job unbiasedly, when considering history/fans/NIL/etc.

We are top 10 but I think we are closer to 10 then many of us would care to admit
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We got our choice to coach last time it was open. Kentucky did not. UNC may not. That's the only metric that matters
 
BFieldHusky said:
Besides Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, and UNC...where would you put us?
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I think we are behind Indiana when considering fan support and resources and mixed in somewhere with Michigan/Zona/UCLA/Mich St. in whatever order you’d like. Edit to add Purdue as well. Would argue all those schools have more resources and half of them bigger fan bases
 
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