Jay Wright Retiring? | Page 9 | The Boneyard

Jay Wright Retiring?

upstater said:
If the second is what counts, then UConn also should be considered to have successfully replaced Calhoun with Kevin Ollie.
Expand ...
Kevin Ollie didn’t leave on his terms. Gut did, Hubert remains to be seen.

Though again, UNC replaced one HOF coach for another with McGuire and Dean Smith. Probably the most successful handover in history. The Smith-Gut-Roy transition would have been a close second if it had gone as planned. But that’s life.
 
HooperScooper said:
Ah, so now I finally get what the issue with you is. You're really freaking old! :)
Expand ...
I'm really freaking old as well, but I don't go on those types of rants. He's just a crotchety old ba$terd...nothing more, nothing less. LOL
 
upstater said:
If more attention is paid to recruitment than development (what Calhoun is predicting) then the sport will suffer.
Expand ...
Yeah, I’m a little worried that the Calipari model becomes the optimized approach to the sport. Bring on the best guys you can and hope for the best.
 
.-.
JeepCSC said:
Kevin Ollie didn’t leave on his terms. Gut did, Hubert remains to be seen.

Though again, UNC replaced one HOF coach for another with McGuire and Dean Smith. Probably the most successful handover in history. The Smith-Gut-Roy transition would have been a close second if it had gone as planned. But that’s life.
Expand ...

There was also Doherty and 7 years past Dean Smith.

But Carolina is Carolina. I mean, Louisville eventually rebounded, as did Kentucky. I'm talking about picking up from where these guys leave off. There was a drop off in many of these schools.

Even when UConn won the national championship, everyone here was thinking there was a dropoff.
 
CL82 said:
Good article on why Wright left plus a funny Calhoun/Wright story
Expand ...
Interesting quotes from Calhoun. I wonder how he would have dealt with this changing landscape. I'm sure he would have adapted and thrived. He never shied away from a challenge.

Is Calhoun shocked by Wright’s decision?

“In this time and era, I’m not,” the fellow Hall-of-Famer said. “With the way Jay says he wants to build a program, and in a way Danny (Hurley) says he wants to build a program, by developing kids — Jay’s done it, I think Danny’s trying to do it, but good luck with that.”

The NCAA’s one-time transfer rule, which allows players to transfer once without having to sit out a season, coupled with the extra year of eligibility afforded all student-athletes a couple of years ago, has made recruiting and maintaining a roster all the more difficult. In fact, Villanova and UConn were the only two Big East programs that didn’t bring in a single transfer last season.

Add in things like Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation and other factors, and it may be no coincidence that Wright, Williams, and Coach K all retired within a 13-month span.

“Pretty soon, I don’t care if you’re 60 or 70 or 40, it’s got to weigh you down somewhat,” Calhoun said. “And now, a little bit more of what he’s done so well for so many years, bringing kids in who are real good players and develop them into great players ... the grind of that. You can’t go a day away from the phone anymore. All that builds up.”
 
I think it’s fair to speculate that Wright didn’t like the direction of college basketball with NIL and free transfers, etc. Just about every report on him retiring mentions it, he’s not denying it. If I were him I wouldn’t say it directly, there’s nothing positive that can come out of it.
 
I get the feeling he may come back. Exit was abrupt and he’s still relatively young.
 
.-.
Jay Wright did seem to have that look to him at the Final Four, like that feeling of awkwardness. I’m thinking he’s retired for good and good for him, unless he gets an overwhelming offer and has that hunger. The money I don’t think he’s all about that if that hunger isn’t there.
 
Dogman69 said:
In classic Providence fan fashion they are jacked up about Jay Wright leaving. What a bunch of clowns
Expand ...
Which board were you reading? I’ve read the reactions on 3 of the other teams boards so far, including their main board, and all have been respectful, all have expressed regret at the loss this represents for the league. I did not find the reaction you’re describing at all. In fact, a Nova fan left this message on PC’s board:

“As a long tome Nova fan, I'd like to thank all you PC stalwarts who have posted positively about Jay Wright and his impact not just on Villanova but the BE and college basketball in general. In a time when outright hostility toward opponents has become the norm it's good to know that there are fan bases who understand that once the games have been played, and seasons have come and gone, acknowledgement and respect for the accomplishments and impact of others still exists. The Marquette board also had laudable postings regarding Jay...unlike the flatlanders of Kansas, one of whom was so proud as to announce, "Bill Self ENDED Jay Wright!" Anyway, thanks again, and looking forward to next year's encounters with the Friars.”
 
UCTitleTown said:
I can't blame Jay Wright. I'm retiring when I'm 58. You don't know how long you've got. If you can afford it, better too early than too late. I don't want to wait until I'm too old to enjoy the free time.
Expand ...
My guess is that you did not like what you did for work, to be retiring that early. I love my work and do not want to retire until the last possible moment... I can only play so much golf, and what else is there to do?
 
.-.
alphasigko said:
My guess is that you did not like what you did for work, to be retiring that early. I love my work and do not want to retire until the last possible moment... I can only play so much golf, and what else is there to do?
Expand ...
I do lots of coaching, volunteer work and foreign travel. I will have plenty to do. I guess when you have a certain amount of money and can afford to retire, the BS tolerance is much less than it used to be. However, the men in my family don't live to super old age, and I'd rather spend a few years enjoying life.
 
alphasigko said:
My guess is that you did not like what you did for work, to be retiring that early. I love my work and do not want to retire until the last possible moment... I can only play so much golf, and what else is there to do?
Expand ...
I was asked in 7th grade what I wanted to do for a career and I said be retired. I was ready then. Sadly, I’ll work longer than I really want to. WFH has made that more tolerable.

I don’t think the new college hoops landscape is as pleasant as it was for any of these coaches.
 
HuskyHawk said:
I was asked in 7th grade what I wanted to do for a career and I said be retired. I was ready then. Sadly, I’ll work longer than I really want to. WFH has made that more tolerable.

I don’t think the new college hoops landscape is as pleasant as it was for any of these coaches.
Expand ...
Yep, it was the NIL stuff for Jay Wright. He didn't want to reinvent himself and he viewed it as a second full time job outside of his coaching job.

You were a smart 7th grader.
 
alphasigko said:
My guess is that you did not like what you did for work, to be retiring that early. I love my work and do not want to retire until the last possible moment... I can only play so much golf, and what else is there to do?
Expand ...
Travel the country, travel the world, hike, bike, lift weights, run, read, write, paint, photography, sit by the beach, sit by the lake, volunteer, play a sport, listen to music, learn an instrument, watch movies, become a good cook, learn a new language, get involved in local politics, kayak/canoe, work on cars, take care of animals, brew beer, wood carve, blow glass, home improvement, gardening/grow your own vegetables...
 
Woodson said:
The idea that the transfer portal has a damn thing to do with him retiring is preposterous
Expand ...
This guy gets it. For those of you who think otherwise, go to The Athletic website and read about his press conference.
 
.-.
Woodson said:
Wow, assuming all good health-wise, Jay Wright retiring ~15-20 years early, is..... terrible news for Villanova and actually pretty great news for UConn
Expand ...
Why great news for UConn? Villanova isn't going anywhere and neither is its culture.
 
ucp990411 said:
Know a guy that knows him pretty well and he said no way he goes to the NBA. Coaching the Olympics totally soured him on the league. My friend does not know why he is retiring but he says Wright and the Nova administration don’t always get along and thinks Wright may have had enough
Expand ...
Not true re Jay's relationship with the administration.
 
my guess is that mr wright is heading deep back into the suit world.
he has been a transcendent figure in the cbb, and that window exposed his natural talents to a wider audience. a dee rowe of forsight and execution, with a way higher ceiling given his age and the times at hand.
these talents are highly transferable, desirable, and in demand for almost any large enterprise. c-suite city.
i wouldn't be surprised if his next stop had nothing to do with hoops.
 
TOMBUG said:
Why great news for UConn? Villanova isn't going anywhere and neither is its culture.
Expand ...
Wright was among the very best coaches in all of CBB and is one of the greatest ever. Kyle Neptune is almost certainly not going to maintain the same level of success, even if he's a very good coach.
 
.-.
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
168,321
Messages
4,563,283
Members
10,459
Latest member
SeanElAmin


Top Bottom