If he doesn't work out, UK won't keep him around very long and will try again: they are committed to winning. IU kept Crean around for 9 years, Archie for 4, and Woody is going on year 4 after not meeting expectations: UK gets it, IU doesn't.
At least Pope has college coaching experience and they are trying: more than I can say about IU. UK has had 3 coaches win a championship since IU last did: I'll have what they're having. UK's management runs circles around IU.
It would help to do homework on who is being hired and make a better educated attempt. Archie ran Virginia's offensive and defensive system, which has gone extinct: turns out leaving 3-point shooters room to shoot isn't the best idea. Woodson was hired based on the Juwan Howard theory: that...
College basketball is pretty different from the NBA: NBA isn't a lumbering big man league. Defensive 3 seconds by itself will be really tough on Edey: can't just camp out 5 feet from the bucket anymore. Less shot clock time makes it harder to set up posts. It will be a difficult jump from the...
Would any other program worth a damn keep Woody after 3 years or actually hire him right now? What a bag of s*** IU fans have been sold by this worthless admin.
The non-Edey players really stepped up against UConn. When Edey is doing nothing in the NBA, the role players will have their chance to shine without him.