OT: Barnes officially out at Texas

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Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein · 9m9 minutes ago
News out of Austin --- Rick Barnes is out as head coach of Texas: http://atxne.ws/1DcbFSO

Unsurprising news of the day.

 

[Jaker]

LOL, beat me too it

 

[gwhuskyfan]

http://www.sportingnews.com/list/46...barnes-fired-replacement-coaches/slide/311623

Think this is crazy, but the have Ollie on the list of possible replacements

 

[Fishy]

He's been fired daily since Wednesday - he's probably relieved to be really, really fired and not have to be sort of fired again tomorrow.

Watch - he'll get his buyout and then some SEC team will do something stupid and throw a truckload of cash at him.

 

[Jaker]

no way Ollie would go to texas

 

[Jaker]

Lavin can step right in

 

[3uconn]

This opens up Eric Davis who we were on a little before he cut his list. He's a combo guard. Also, Shaka Smart is definitely going to be a tip candidate there and we all know what that could mean.

 

[BearJWS]

"Two coaches interested in the Texas opening and will be in the mix to replace Barnes are Wichita State's Gregg Marshall and VCU's Shaka Smart, according to sources."...

 

[Bryan Lord]

Damn, Texas could be good now.

 

[Fishy]

It means Tevin Mack might go to South Carolina!

Actually, I think Smart makes all kinds of sense for Texas and I'm guessing it happens.

Marshall's a good coach, but is he going to recruit like Smart? Nope.

 

[BearJWS]

It means Tevin Mack might go to South Carolina!

Actually, I think Smart makes all kinds of sense for Texas and I'm guessing it happens.

Marshall's a good coach, but is he going to recruit like Smart? Nope.

Only if Frank Martin isn't fired too, then it's UConn for Mack!
You know how we like to speculate.

 

[Matrim55]

It means Tevin Mack might go to South Carolina!

Actually, I think Smart makes all kinds of sense for Texas and I'm guessing it happens.

Marshall's a good coach, but is he going to recruit like Smart? Nope.

Which is kind of hilarious, because Barnes was a hell of a recruiter who couldn't coach a damn. I'm not saying Shaka's a bad coach - he's miles better than Barnes - but there's a reason VCU have been past the first weekend of the tournament only once.

If I'm Texas, I hire Marshall and let Austin recruit itself.

 

[Matrim55]

Burnt Orange Nation‏@BON_SBNation
Texas Commit Eric Davis Says Rick Barnes Will Be Back http://sbnation.com/e/8070342?utm_campaign=burntorangenation&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter…

Oops. Got to think this kid will re-open, but I've also got to assume that whoever Texas hires will lock him up.

EDIT: Roach, their other recruit, just reaffirmed his commitment.

 

[Fishy]

Which is kind of hilarious, because Barnes was a hell of a recruiter who couldn't coach a damn. I'm not saying Shaka's a bad coach - he's miles better than Barnes - but there's a reason VCU have been past the first weekend of the tournament only once.

If I'm Texas, I hire Marshall and let Austin recruit itself.

Not sure you're on point there.

Here's the issue - Austin doesn't recruit itself.

Texas has a ton of talent and Barnes has struggled to get to it in recent years - Smart would get it done.

And it took nine tries and 15 years for Gregg Marshall to get a team past the first weekend of the NCAA's.

 

[sammydabiz]

Texas scares me.... They're literally a sleeping giant, waiting to be awoken. With the right coach, they can easily be a perminet fixture in the future of men's college bball. If I was Kansas, I'd be worried.... Whether they knew it, or not, Barnes was their best friend for many years (in helping keep the program down)

 

[Matrim55]

Not sure you're on point there.

Here's the issue - Austin doesn't recruit itself.

Texas has a ton of talent and Barnes has struggled to get to it in recent years - Smart would get it done.

We're going all-in on hypotheticals here, but I'd wager Marshall would pull nearly as much - and certainly enough, with his superior coaching ability, to keep UT perennially in the top 15.

And it took nine tries and 15 years for Gregg Marshall to get a team past the first weekend of the NCAA's.

Most of those were with Winthrop, though. That's a school with a significantly lower profile than VCU or Wichita State.

Since that Final 4 run in 2011 VCU are 2-4 in the tournament, including one humiliating blow-out in a 4-5 game and two straight first-round exits in which they were the higher seed.

WSU followed up their Final 4 with an undefeated season (2-point loss to UK in the round of 32) and this year's Sweet 16.

Either guy is a good hire, but if I'm Texas I know which one is Plan A.

 

[superjohn]

Marshall and Smart are both really good but I think I give the edge to Marshall, havoc is nice and all but it will never win you a championship. I think either one would recruit like crazy at Texas.

 

[djct1999]

Marshall is the better coach, Smart the better recruiter. Advantage Smart. My money, especially if Arizona wins tonight, is on Archie Miller!

 

[Matrim55]

Marshall is the better coach, Smart the better recruiter. Advantage Smart. My money, especially if Arizona wins tonight, is on Archie Miller!

Any of those three would be great. Meanwhile IU is sitting on their thumb giving Crean another year or two...

 

[DogMania]

It means Tevin Mack might go to South Carolina!

Actually, I think Smart makes all kinds of sense for Texas and I'm guessing it happens.

Marshall's a good coach, but is he going to recruit like Smart? Nope.

We need this coaching carousel to continue so that all our recruits that committed elsewhere will be available again so that we can lose out too...I mean we can pick up those recruits we wanted in the first place.