I personally was thinking Martin Lawerence would be a great fit he really turned his team around in Rebound.
UCLA /new rumors (+ back story on strange search for coach)
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Yep that was the problem at Texa$ they had close to 25 million in buyouts between Beard and Shaka, then still had to pay Beard after that.
Regardless, things in TCU land have to be just a little tense. Once questions start up about a coach looking to leave...it will not be easy for Dixon to recruit there.
Since we're suggesting actor coaches, how about Nick Nolte? Seems to fit the landscape.
Yeah and what exactly are they going to do there in the twilight of their careers?
Don't know enough about UCLA but just a guess that their AD struggles with this kind of stuff.
How does Dixon sell to TCU he still wants to be there?
This is why when coaches ask for a buyout to be reduced so they can leave, a school will generally negotiate. The buyout is supposed to keep the job hunting process from starting by warning potential suitors that the coach and school have a long term arrangement, not prevent it on the back end once he's got one foot out the door. Now that it is public knowledge that Dixon is prepared to leave TCU, his recruiting is ****** if he stays. They will have to fire him now when things go south and any coach looking to go there will think twice.
At what point do you say screw it and invite Alford back? Or isn't there some successful alum you might give a try ala Penny Hardaway?
Nice place to visit, but I'd never want to live there....
This. And IMO the Sooners don't deserve a good BB coach.If Kruger took them to a Final For they would still not show up for games and complain that he did not win it all.
They also fly commercial instead of chartering like EVERY OTHER P5 SCHOOL. If Hoiberg didn’t like the right purse-strings at ISU, I don’t see how UCLA would have ever worked. At least until the PAC gets their stuff together, UCLA is a middle-tier job with blue blood expectations.
LaMelo? He's going over seas for a year, either Australia or China. Then he'll probably get drafted in 2020.
Dude is 89 years old. Just sayin'
Maybe this is what you were getting at but he did take them to a final four and they still don’t care about basketball.
To be fair, Dixon would have gone there. I think its a good job, just not as good as it thinks.
Is the White Shadow still alive?
This is a train wreck for UCLA. They need a home run hire at this point.
