2nd biggest news in college basketball

2nd biggest news in college basketball#309564

By LUconn - June 9th, 2010, 7:21 pm

- June 9th, 2010, 7:21 pm #309564

Everything is a distant second to conference realignment but it's looking VERY possible that Tom Izzo is gonna take the Cavs vacant HC job. Any other year this would probably rock the college basketball world. I see him taking this job and eventually being free to take over whatever college program he wants with some retirements coming of the current greats. Does he take the Duke job in 10 years or so? I'm just throwing out ideas.

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Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309569

By olldflame - June 9th, 2010, 8:19 pm

- June 9th, 2010, 8:19 pm #309569

LUconn wrote:Everything is a distant second to conference realignment but it's looking VERY possible that Tom Izzo is gonna take the Cavs vacant HC job. Any other year this would probably rock the college basketball world. I see him taking this job and eventually being free to take over whatever college program he wants with some retirements coming of the current greats. Does he take the Duke job in 10 years or so? I'm just throwing out ideas.

Izzo is 55. Somehow I don't think Duke will be looking to hire another senior citizen when K hangs it up.

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309643

By TDDance234 - June 10th, 2010, 10:42 am

- June 10th, 2010, 10:42 am #309643

Izzo's days as a college coach are just about over, IMO. He seems like a perfect NBA coach and I believe he will be successful -- maybe not with the Cavs right away, without LeBron, but he will be successful.

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309699

By ALUmnus - June 10th, 2010, 12:44 pm

- June 10th, 2010, 12:44 pm #309699

TDDance234 wrote:Izzo's days as a college coach are just about over, IMO. He seems like a perfect NBA coach and I believe he will be successful -- maybe not with the Cavs right away, without LeBron, but he will be successful.

If Izzo takes that job, and then LeBron leaves, it's possible we see a Billy Donovan part deux.

"I always wanted to be the hero of all squirrels; I just thought it'd never happen" - Quack

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309731

By JK37 - June 10th, 2010, 1:59 pm

- June 10th, 2010, 1:59 pm #309731

TDDance234 wrote:[Izzo] seems like a perfect NBA coach and I believe he will be successful

Who was the last coach to jump from college to the NBA and be successful?

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309733

By blwall1416 - June 10th, 2010, 2:00 pm

- June 10th, 2010, 2:00 pm #309733

JK37 wrote:Who was the last coach to jump from college to the NBA and be successful?

Larry Brown?

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309736

By JK37 - June 10th, 2010, 2:02 pm

- June 10th, 2010, 2:02 pm #309736

blwall1416 wrote:
JK37 wrote:Who was the last coach to jump from college to the NBA and be successful?
Larry Brown?

Exactly my point...it's been quite awhile, hasn't it?

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309737

By blwall1416 - June 10th, 2010, 2:02 pm

- June 10th, 2010, 2:02 pm #309737

JK37 wrote:Exactly my point...it's been quite awhile, hasn't it?

Yeah, not just anybody can do it.

You've got to come from a good coaching tree.

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309798

By JK37 - June 10th, 2010, 5:18 pm

- June 10th, 2010, 5:18 pm #309798

Wow, I walked right into that one.

Re: 2nd biggest news in college basketball#309826

By Bigsouthking - June 10th, 2010, 10:39 pm

- June 10th, 2010, 10:39 pm #309826

IT doesn't matter the coaching tree you come from, what matters is that most college guys get hired for the worst teams. when they take over there team already sucks. Floyd/Bulls Calipari/Nets Pitnio/Celtics and Knicks...

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