Bobcats may hire Smith (Lets Pray they do)

[katman]

Word is the Bobcats are already looking at Kentucky's Tubby Smith to be Bickerstaff's successor. Smith has been up for other NBA jobs, including the Sixers' about 10 years ago. If Smith joined the Bobcats, Bickerstaff would stay on in his current GM role.

www.nydailynews.com/sports/col/lawrence/


Lets pray Tubby leaves.

[golfnsr]

Go Bobcats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Tubby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kj]

golfnsr said:

Go Bobcats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Tubby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE

[katman]

Please Tubby...LEAVE

[BlueCat]

Question for you: Why is it that so many other programs as well as pro teams are seemingly always interested in Tubby? Are they all devoid of basketball knowledge to the point that they have no clue how to evaluate coaching talent? OK that was two questions.

Now I'm not saying you guys are wrong, but the fact is that there are many programs both College and Pro that are interested in Tubby as a coach. Have his teams lived up to the lofty standards of many UK faithful? No, but I think that there must be some validity to what the NBA and College think tanks are saying.

Could we do better for UK? Maybe, but I also think we could do a lot worse too.

Careful what you ask for you might just get it.

[#3]

The winning percentages and such are enough to get the attention of other jobs. He really has won a lot of games here. To an outsider that hasn't spent a lot of time around Kentucky basketball in the last 10 years, the numbers look great. Something like this is MY hope for an easy out. I doubt seriously that Tubby will just leave for any job, but with booster preasure increasing, jobs like this have got to look more appealing.

[MyBlueHeaven]

BC,
I certainly don't know much, but to answer your question......I think that Coach Smith is much more suited for the NBA and owners know it too.

My rationale:
a.) NBA coaches supply a different role than in NCAA. They are often no more than managers of personel. They are morale boosters and ego-strokers.....i.e. Phil Jackson
b.) NBA coaches have very little to do with team rosters. They do not have to rely on recruiting and aren't that involved with the decision-making process during the drafts. Trades are most often handed down by the GM......i.e. The Knicks
c.) NBA fans, ergo owners, love the flamboyant personalities, the good guy"players coaches", or the lovable losers............the coaches who are recognizable and marketable........i.e. Hubie Brown, Lenny Wilkens, Gregg Popovich
d.) Lastly, just how much play calling does a NBA HC do. The pro game is built upon one-on-one offense/defense. It's all 100% about the individual.......Phil Jackson, "Guys there's 15 seconds left, we're down by 2 to win the whole thing.......who wants the ball?

Seriously, I think that Coach Smith would be more comfortable, appreciated and welcomed in the Pros.

[#3]

I think you are mistaken with what you think an NBA head coaching job is. These guys get paid more and are expected to put in the necessary work. I think you'd be surprised by the amount of structure an NBA offense has if you were to get a playbook. The talent is much higher, and 1 on 1 situations come up a lot, but usually that is within some sort of structure drawn up by the coach.

[whah]

I dont care if they fire him the next year, as long as they take him off our hands...

[golfnsr]

Here is some ionformation that may be outdated but could be enticing monetarily to Tubby.

TOP NBA COACH SALARIES (Source: New York Daily News on July 25, 2005): Yearly Average Salaries based on current overall contract: (1) Rick Adelman, Kings, $6.9M... (2) Jerry Sloan, Jazz, $5.5M... (3) Larry Brown, Pistons, $5M... (4) Doc Rivers, Celtics, $5M... (5) Jeff Van Gundy, Rockets, $5M... (6) Rick Carlisle, Pacers, $4M... (7) Mike Fratello, Grizzlies, $4M... (8) Jim O’Brien, 76ers, $4M... (9) Gregg Popovich, Spurs, $4M... (10) Byron Scott, Hornets, $3.3M

You can add some more current info to that list in that Phil Jackson got $7 to $10 million/year to come back to the Lakers.

"Show me the money" - Go Tubby Go!!

[TexasBlue]

I want to coach.