I'm sure they're aiming higher. I'm not sure they can pull who they want. Sampson just resurrected the Houston program. Baggage? Of course. Hey, at least I didn't suggest Tubby SmithBeachcat97 wrote:You can't be serious. Kelvin Sampson is the mother of all re-treads. Not that he hasn't had occasional success, but I just can't see UCLA settling for a guy so pedestrian. Would be an uninspiring hire. Think they're gonna aim higher.zonagrad wrote:If I'm UCLA, I'm calling Sampson.
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Sampson is a way better hire than their last one.
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Good coach,wouldn't be bad. Pearl, Barnes all seem decent. None would win the press conference. Unless we pull a rabbit out of our sleeve,it won't win the press conferencezonagrad wrote:If I'm UCLA, I'm calling Sampson.
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Figures we would do things like this. Spend that money to buyout Alford, listen to a guy and hire his friend
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I can't imagine Earl Watson "wins the press conference." To go from Alford to Watson...man, that would really show just how far not just UCLA but the Pac more generally has fallen, especially as other programs (Texas A&M, Nebraska, et al) are making, or about to make, better hires.
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Who cares that he got fired six days into his NBA season, amirite?MrBug708 wrote:Figures we would do things like this. Spend that money to buyout Alford, listen to a guy and hire his friend
You guys could get Beard but Guerrero will go out the door with a retread alum instead.
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I don't think Beard would take the UCLA job if he was offered it. He is from Texas and from all accounts, he loves Texas Tech.catgrad97 wrote:Who cares that he got fired six days into his NBA season, amirite?MrBug708 wrote:Figures we would do things like this. Spend that money to buyout Alford, listen to a guy and hire his friend
You guys could get Beard but Guerrero will go out the door with a retread alum instead.
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Isn’t Texas Tech a better program than UCLA anyway? That’s what all the Final Four or hit the highway folks are suggesting by extension, no?
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Not of we offered him 3 million a year, he wouldn't. He'll take the Texas job when it opens, but just let him leave of he wants then and use buyout money for someone else.Irish27 wrote:I don't think Beard would take the UCLA job if he was offered it. He is from Texas and from all accounts, he loves Texas Tech.catgrad97 wrote:Who cares that he got fired six days into his NBA season, amirite?MrBug708 wrote:Figures we would do things like this. Spend that money to buyout Alford, listen to a guy and hire his friend
You guys could get Beard but Guerrero will go out the door with a retread alum instead.
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UCLA should hire Painter. He's the best of the guys they could realistically get.
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So UCLA offered Calipari $8 million a year but he turned them down because they don’t use chartered flights? Where’s the head scratching emoji?
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When is UCLA gonna report a hire?
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When they finally offer wyking jones.CalStateTempe wrote:When is UCLA gonna report a hire?
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Bennett and Painter should be at the top of the list. Beard isn't leaving unless UT opens up; reportedly that's his dream job.
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UCLA has always had charter flights available.ByJoveByJingle wrote:So UCLA offered Calipari $8 million a year but he turned them down because they don’t use chartered flights? Where’s the head scratching emoji?
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Heh.MrBug708 wrote:UCLA has always had charter flights available.ByJoveByJingle wrote:So UCLA offered Calipari $8 million a year but he turned them down because they don’t use chartered flights? Where’s the head scratching emoji?
One of the issues UCLA has run into during its coaching search, sources told ESPN, is its lack of charter flights. In a stark contrast to nearly every high-major program, the Bruins have always flown commercial, even in recent years under Steve Alford. The school began mixing in charter flights during Pac-12 play this season.
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Cool. Wanna bet?
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Cal signed his extension. Hopefully UCLA will still ise that money to pivot somewhere else but I'm sure the leak was to bail out our AD on a bad hire
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Good, I'm glad Calipari is staying at kentucky.
him at ucla would have been horrible for UofA
him at ucla would have been horrible for UofA
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I want the bruins to hire the best guy out there and for us to return to our standards. Having a weak league does no one any good.
Keep going after Cal, then Bennett, then Painter, then Beard. Go after Pitino if need be. We need UCLA back and as good as ever
Keep going after Cal, then Bennett, then Painter, then Beard. Go after Pitino if need be. We need UCLA back and as good as ever
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Stakes feel a little higher for UCLA this time. Alford was an uninspiring hire, and now they're looking at possibly hiring a second straight middling coach.
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Dixon would be a safe hire that would probably do well. If we are going to miss and settle, Dixon would be fine. Probably better than Randy Bennett, Shaka, or Cronin
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Dixon is interesting considering he was Howland's top assistant at NAU & Pitt.MrBug708 wrote:Dixon would be a safe hire that would probably do well. If we are going to miss and settle, Dixon would be fine. Probably better than Randy Bennett, Shaka, or Cronin
Shaka?? They're still waiting for him to do something in Austin. I'd think Cronin would take the job in a heartbeat. He's done a great job in Cincy but hasn't had tourney success.
I still think Sampson would be a good hire.
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Sampson wouldn't be bad, but I think they are overvetting candidates after not vetting last time, though after what's been exposed, his phone calls seem silly.
Shaka would be ironic since he publicly turned down UCLA last time around, despite not actually being interviewed (The Mora move)
Dixon is similar to Howland, though less controlling on offense and less gruff. His tenure at Pitt ended poor, but the move to the ACC did him in more than anything. I like what he did in his short stint at a bad TCU program. He has a 8 million dollar buyout or something like that and it wouldn't win the press conference.
Shaka would be ironic since he publicly turned down UCLA last time around, despite not actually being interviewed (The Mora move)
Dixon is similar to Howland, though less controlling on offense and less gruff. His tenure at Pitt ended poor, but the move to the ACC did him in more than anything. I like what he did in his short stint at a bad TCU program. He has a 8 million dollar buyout or something like that and it wouldn't win the press conference.
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Nevada HC Mark Fox to Cal, official today.
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Dixon, lol. Not a good hire, imo. Cronin would be better.
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He hasn't been at Nevada for a decadecatgrad97 wrote:Nevada HC Mark Fox to Cal, official today.
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If Arizona is looking for a coach like Miller this off-season, it doesn't get him, or anyone his caliber. In fact. Calipari never has that sit-down persuading him to go.Merkin wrote:
That's how far the Pac-12 has fallen in just the last 10 years.
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Pac has definitely fallen. But we're also being reminded of what became apparent when they hired Alford: UCLA is probably not even among the top 3 jobs in the Pac. I'd say AZ, Oregon and UW are solidly better. Next tier would be UCLA, Stanford, Cal, Utah.catgrad97 wrote:
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Don't Miller and Cronin hate each other?
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Mack and Cronin do. Miller was loyal to Mack in itUAEebs86 wrote:Don't Miller and Cronin hate each other?
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For UCLA, names I'm hearing more and more are Bob Williams and Mark Gottfried.
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Sounds like Cronin is getting a 5/20 offer. Knowing DG, it'll have a buyout of 15 million
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Wow. How far has UCLA fallen. The more I think about Cronin, the more I think Alford 2.0.MrBug708 wrote:Sounds like Cronin is getting a 5/20 offer. Knowing DG, it'll have a buyout of 15 million
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I think Dixon would do really well at UCLA, so I’m hoping it’s Cronin.
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Well at least Miller will know how to prepare for UCLA.
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UW, USC, and ASU all had an easier time hiring coaches in recent years, and that’s just in the Pac. It’s remarkable just how unattractive that job has become. Dixon, Cronin, Gottfried...if you’re an AZ fan, you gotta feel pretty good about how this is shaping up.
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If they hire Cronin I think it’s a wait and see. He is much more solid than Alford as n X and O coach. He can recruit and his teams are tough. Maybe he becomes the likeable Howland in LA?
His hire is not that much different than Miller was from Xavier. I will hold out on the bravado on whether it’s good or bad
His hire is not that much different than Miller was from Xavier. I will hold out on the bravado on whether it’s good or bad
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Other people are now saying that Dixon is the main guy but they are tryong to lower the buyout. If not, Cronin gets the job
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Yeah, Alford had no track record of success at all. Cronin has done pretty well at Cincinnati though I don’t recall off-hand that they advanced very far in the Tourney. Definitely a better hire than Alford. Somebody who hates UCLA must have made that hire happen.azcat49 wrote:If they hire Cronin I think it’s a wait and see. He is much more solid than Alford as n X and O coach. He can recruit and his teams are tough. Maybe he becomes the likeable Howland in LA?
His hire is not that much different than Miller was from Xavier. I will hold out on the bravado on whether it’s good or bad
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According to Pete Thamel, Cronin is 6-11 overall in the tourney with just one Sweet 16.
That might not “win the press conference”...
That might not “win the press conference”...
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Dixon's post season record of late is not great either.Chicat wrote:According to Pete Thamel, Cronin is 6-11 overall in the tourney with just one Sweet 16.
That might not “win the press conference”...
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Ahhh man UCLA hired Dixon, was really really hoping for Cronin. Either way that's a good hire considering their circumstances. We'll literally be recruiting the same exact type of players as them (if Miller ever recruits for his system again).