Billy D would be nice...
how many more years does Tubby have left on his contract?
Billy D would be nice...
how many more years does Tubby have left on his contract?
I'll go with WilyMo's first reaction: Donovan ain't leaving Florida. I hope he proves me wrong and takes up residence in Fayette County, though. Sometime this summer would be fine.
I like Tubby and Donna, but man is it ever time for him to leave. Ten- and twelve-loss seasons and second-round tournament losses are getting very old. This will mark the 9th consecutive season that UK has not made the Final Four. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that is the longest such streak in school history. The previous record was eight seasons (1985-92 and 1967-74).
His choice or someone else's?Originally Posted by dabvu2498
Perhaps a bit of both. I think Tubby would willingly take another job.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Tubby should have been fired immediately after playing Saul Smith.
Problems:
- Florida has beaten KY 5 straight times. Only one other team has done that in 30 years. No team has ever beaten KY 6 straight times and KY has to win at Florida to keep that from happening. The odds aren't good.
- 3-game losing streak in February for the second consecutive year. The last time that happened was 1922-23.
- Vanderbilt goes 28 games without a victory at Rupp, then get 2 in a row.
- KY is virtually guaranteed to have it's 5th 10-loss season in Tubby's 10 years.
- 8 years without a Final Four appearance. This year will most likely be 9. While some may not see that as huge, this is the longest drought in school history under a single coach.
- 2-13 in last 15 games against ranked teams.
There are bad times in every program. However, there is a trend at Kentucky and it's downward. Smith said that this year would be an improvement over last year and it has been...to the tune of 1 extra win. Sorry, that's not good enough.
I'm a long-time Tubby apologist and I don't hate the man. Quite the opposite, I respect his character greatly. I thought he got an unfair shake from many fans when he first arrived. That being said, I believe it's time for a change to return this program back to it's elite status.
Well said, durl.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Those two are the most telling stats to me. Teams used to fear coming to Rupp, especially traditionally weaker teams like UV. Now though we have heard some coaches just flat come out and say that they come in not only thinking that they [I]can[I]win but that should win. This is one problem that even getting one recruit like Patterson to commit will fix. It's a culture that Tubby has allowed to infiltrate the program.
I think he's having problems getting top 10-20 recruits because of style of play. JMO
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Great post durl!
I agree if I was a top recruit I would not want to go to Kentucky. A place like North Carolina where they are going to be getting up and down the floor and taking 50-60 more shots a game is much more appealing to a kid trying to pad his numbers for the NBA.
Seems obvious, Cincy
Sounds like the days of Eddie Sutton in Lexington.
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
Eddie Sutton got some serious players to UK. With the help of Emery Worldwide.
When all is said and done more is said than done.
Then how do you explain Ed Davender?
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
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