OT: Shaka Smart

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Briancuse]

He talks with teams every year and never leaves. Greg Marshall better get his butt out of Alabama and off to Texas ASAP.

He has never talked with a school like Texas before, would be very t0ugh to pass up.

 

[Madbiker]

He has never talked with a school like Texas before, would be very t0ugh to pass up.

I guess he'll bide his time until the Wisconsin or UNC job opens...and take UT millions for a few years.

 

[HOFCeluck]

There is some legit underrating of the Texas job here.

 

[realorange]

Texas may well have more money available than the Celtics.

 

[Toga]

P5 / unlimited funds / high salary / get to live in Austin

 

[NKR1978]

I would be shocked if he went to Texas. Shaka can have his pick of much better jobs. Plus he is starting to recruit top 20 classes at VCU -- he can easily turn that into a small powerhouse...they are building a $25M practice facility and he got his assistants all more money last year and better perks for the players (chartered planes for away games, etc.). His wife apparently loves the Richmond area and he has made comments that he will do what's right for his family first. There's something to be said for having stability -- he can be a lifer and paid very well at a job like that -- why risk it to go to Texas where the AD has proven to be an ass to his last basketball coach?

It seems for basketball that the days of the nomad basketball coach are coming to an end. Guys seem less likely to jump when they have a good thing unless it's for a great job.

 

[Alsacs]

Texas is a top 15 job he smart if he takes that. Smart can win a NC at Texas. They gave Barnes 17 years and he only had 1 Final Four. He will get a boatload of money at a FB school and can build a contender with kids all from Texas.

Best college basketball jobs in the nation Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Louisville, North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse. Shaka Smart got one of them and he will get paid.

 

[Orangezoo]

Texas is a top 15 job he smart if he takes that. Smart can win a NC at Texas. They gave Barnes 17 years and he only had 1 Final Four. He will get a boatload of money at a FB school and can build a contender with kids all from Texas.

Best college basketball jobs in the nation Arizona, Kansas, Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Louisville, North Carolina, Duke, Syracuse. Shaka Smart got one of them and he will get paid.

A coach like Smart at a University with huge pocket books and endless reach like Texas is a lethal combination. Kansas will finally have year in year out battles for the B12 crown and he absolutely could win a NC there. Tons of talent in that region and he could really cut into the KU recruiting pool.

 

[BuffOrange]

I'm sold on it being a good job and possible for them to be a F4/NC type of team.
Still interested in how long the honeymoon is. Say a mediocre 2yrs, then yr 3 they get it rolling but catch a bad matchup in ncaa's...
Now he's no longer "hey ya know who is a really good coach?" guy. There's something to be said for being that guy.

 

[kirbivore]

Yes he is. In fact, I think Ainge has had to readjust some of his thinking because Stevens keeps doing better than he expected no matter who he trades away.

Ainge is trying bury the team like Rachel Phelps but Stevens is doing his best Lou Brown impersonation

 

[kirbivore]

official now

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 8m8 minutes ago

Shaka Smart has accepted the Texas job, sources told ESPN.

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[Delmar]

Pete Thamel ‏@SIPeteThamel 2m2 minutes ago
Just confirmed that Shaka Smart has left VCU for Texas.

The burnt Orange monster awakens.

 

[DallasCuse]

Texas as a state is a flat out monster of hoops talent. Shaka will recruit as well or better than Barnes, and coach much better. Not happy about it, but get used to Texas in a lot of Sweet16's and beyond over the next 10 years.
Also, how many athletic programs can 100% accurately brag to recruits that our coaches are strong and smart!

 

[cuseattle]

I like him. I like his chance.

 

[Deano]

Okay so does Grant end up back at VCU??? Might be a good situation for him and VCU.

 

[jsshap]

Okay so does Grant end up back at VCU??? Might be a good situation for him and VCU.

There are few topics I have good info on but grant will not be returning Mike Rhoades or Will Wade likely.

 

[RF2044]

official now

Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 8m8 minutes ago

Shaka Smart has accepted the Texas job, sources told ESPN.

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That's really too bad. I'm a big fan of Shaka Smart, and I'm sorry to see him end up at UT. He'll do very well there, with the recruiting clout he'll have and the exciting style of play he employs.

 

[Oakland]

LOL. I think the good news for SU is that Texas will not mostly recruit from a different talent pool.

Texas as a state is a flat out monster of hoops talent. Shaka will recruit as well or better than Barnes, and coach much better. Not happy about it, but get used to Texas in a lot of Sweet16's and beyond over the next 10 years.
Also, how many athletic programs can 100% accurately brag to recruits that our coaches are strong and smart!

 

[007]

That's really too bad. I'm a big fan of Shaka Smart, and I'm sorry to see him end up at UT. He'll do very well there, with the recruiting clout he'll have and the exciting style of play he employs.

Great move by Texas. Smart will elevated that program. Scary combination of coaching, style, recruiting opportunities, and re$ources.

I would have been thrilled to have Smart here as JB's successor if Hop moved on.

 

[RF2044]

Great move by Texas. Smart will elevated that program. Scary combination of coaching, style, recruiting opportunities, and re$ources.

I would have been thrilled to have Smart here as JB's successor if Hop moved on.

Same here.

No disrespect to Mike Hopkins, but I feel exactly the same way. That style of play would pack 'em into the Dome--no doubt in my mind.

 

[NKR1978]

Same here.

No disrespect to Mike Hopkins, but I feel exactly the same way. That style of play would pack 'em into the Dome--no doubt in my mind.

Just from what little I've heard of Mike's philosophy, it sounds like he might agree with that style.

I don't think 40 minutes of pressure is necessarily a good thing, but I'd love to just come out in a press against Duke or Louisville. I think Mike will make us less predictable.

 

[MSOrange]

Just from what little I've heard of Mike's philosophy, it sounds like he might agree with that style.

I don't think 40 minutes of pressure is necessarily a good thing, but I'd love to just come out in a press against Duke or Louisville. I think Mike will make us less predictable.

I love JB - but my goodness, it would be difficult NOT to make us less predictible