Billy Donavon to Thunder?

[two3zone]

Billy D got tired of having to recruit 17 year olds and kiss their behinds. Lots of coaches do. But it was probably having to compete with Cal's cheating that drove him out. The difference in money isn't that big. He is fortunate that he gets an NBA team loaded with elite talent so he won't have to go through losing a ton of games which happens to coaches who take over talent bare rosters. Good for him.

Do you honestly believe this? Seriously.

 

[two3zone]

I like how this board can turn any topic into a knock on Calipari.

It has to be jealousy. I don't know the last time a Cuse team went heads up against one of his squads.

 

[HOFCeluck]

It has to be jealousy. I don't know the last time a Cuse team went heads up against one of his squads.

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283550235

 

[two3zone]

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283550235

And we beat them, I'm assuming the time before that was Umass vs. SU.

 

[two3zone]

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=283550235

On another note, we went really deep that game lol

 

[HOFCeluck]

And we beat them, I'm assuming the time before that was Umass vs. SU.

Actually before that was in the 2004 CvC, a game we also won (easily)

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=243240235

 

[Knicks411]

Yeah. I don't really get the "he's sick of keeping up with Cal" take. BD won conferene titlecs in 2011, 2013, and 2014. He went to four straight elite eights. In 2014 UF was the top team in the tournament and went to the final four. I'd say he's done just fine at UF while JC has been at Kentucky.

It just feels like people are trying to take this story and weave it into their favorite "Cal is dirty, Cal is ruining college basketball" narrative.

I don't know Billy Donovan, but the guy got a substantial raise and gets to coach one of the best players on the planet. Seems like a pretty attractive situation to me.

 

[two3zone]

Actually before that was in the 2004 CvC, a game we also won (easily)

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=243240235

So at least there is legit hate that we would have towards Cal, I mean we play him so often and he always seems to get the best of us.

 

[HOFCeluck]

So at least there is legit hate that we would have towards Cal, I mean we play him so often and he always seems to get the best of us.

Yeah, but you forget about Kentucky. We just played them back in...wait n/m.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/syracuse-sends-kentucky-home/

 

[Flacusian]

Some local buzz around Gainesville that Jay Wright might be getting some consideration. I heard that Donovan was leaving from a fellow member of my Church who is Matt McCall's mother. Matt was the assistant coach at UF that just recently left to take a coaching job at Tennessee -Chatannooga.

 

[Czar]

I like how this board can turn any topic into a knock on Calipari.



You think Boogie is a true rim protector?

Um, yeah? Boogie only allows like 45% of shots at the rim. He's an elite rim protector.

 

[Knicks411]

Um, yeah? Boogie only allows like 45% of shots at the rim. He's an elite rim protector.

Wasn't aware of that; didn't think of him like that, obviously I was wrong. I know he had improved defensively this year but didn't realize hat much