If they bring him back, I'm done as a fan of the program. He's got to go. He doesn't have the respect of his players and that's not something easily earned back (if he ever actually had it to begin with).
At least this isn't four years ago - when your assertion would've been rationally rebutted with "What fans?"If the powers that be don’t care enough about the basketball program (ie. coaches, facilities) then I’m not sure how they expect fans to care.
If they went with Pettway, they are settling. As a Bama fan, do you like the athletic department to settle? I don't.That he would be dirt cheap and I bet he could motivate the players to give 100%. Another year of Avery just sets us back that much further. Let Byrne hire a couple of solid assistants known for player development for his staff. Couldn’t be any worse than the joke Avery has become.
Good stuff in the blue.At least this isn't four years ago - when your assertion would've been rationally rebutted with "What fans?"
Then again, if you saw what proved Norfolk State's winning basket and the camera angle from which it was shown, you saw several thousands "fans" in an entirely abandoned end zone disguised as empty seats. So maybe "What fans?" applies this time too with Avery's "Un-D(eveloped) League" program and presence...
A certain somebody (hint) said two months ago that as long as Norris was getting significant minutes on a D1 team instead of coming off the bench for two or three a time - and most of that at the end of a game - 'Bama's program would continue to flounder. No slam against Norris, even though his inbounding skills and open-look 10-footer clangs at the buzzer won't be missed... Just a fact that other talent has gone undeveloped and in the case of several, regressed considerably since arriving. The transfers are another story in and of themselves - I'm inclined to believe they have wealthy parents who got them accepted at 'Bama under false pretenses put forth in photoshopped videos and bogus stats of their having played basketball at a high level elsewhere. Not you, of course, Tevin Mack, and certainly not if your transfer papers haven't already been filed this morning...
I would give my left “you know what” to get Mick Cronin. I think he will be at a big time School next. I’m not even sure that we could pull him. He is one of my favorite coaches in CBB.Friend just texted me. Huge Kentucky fan. Said Kentucky Sports radio saying Alabama and Avery will part ways and Alabama’s main target will be Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin.
Of course, this could be the “get your name associated with a possible coaching change & get yourself a hefty contract extension” thing that happens often.
Looking back through other comments it looks like Avery Johnson has an $8M buyout which drops to either $6M or $4M at the end of April. If that’s true they’ll probably wait until then and hopefully there’s offset language in the contract so if Avery gets the Pelicans GM or another job his new salary would be subtracted from the buyout amount due. If all that’s true then we can spread out the buyout payments over 2-3 years and only take a $1M hit for a few years..What's the over/under on when the firing happens? I imagine it'll happen soon so that we will be ready as coaches seasons end.
My friend says the guys there are “pretty connected” in the world of college basketball and not the types to go wild with rumors unless they feel strongly it has some legs.I would give my left “you know what” to get Mick Cronin. I think he will be at a big time School next. I’m not even sure that we could pull him. He is one of my favorite coaches in CBB.
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RTR91 referenced an interview from the Bill King Show here in Nashville in another thread regarding the same thing (sans the Mick Cronin reference). Kevin Hagan has a weekly spot on Wednesdays. I wonder if he is KSR's source as he is in Lexington.Friend just texted me. Huge Kentucky fan. Said Kentucky Sports radio saying Alabama and Avery will part ways and Alabama’s main target will be Cincinnati’s Mick Cronin.
Of course, this could be the “get your name associated with a possible coaching change & get yourself a hefty contract extension” thing that happens often.
The wheeling and dealing of coaches changes happens at the Final Four. I'm betting this is a negotiated exit and happens within a week.Looking back through other comments it looks like Avery Johnson has an $8M buyout which drops to either $6M or $4M at the end of April. If that’s true they’ll probably wait until then and hopefully there’s offset language in the contract so if Avery gets the Pelicans GM or another job his new salary would be subtracted from the buyout amount due. If all that’s true then we can spread out the buyout payments over 2-3 years and only take a $1M hit for a few years..
I’d take Cronin in a heartbeat.RTR91 referenced an interview from the Bill King Show here in Nashville in another thread regarding the same thing (sans the Mick Cronin reference). Kevin Hagan has a weekly spot on Wednesdays. I wonder if he is KSR's source as he is in Lexington.
I would take Hume Cronyn at this point.I’d take Cronin in a heartbeat.
And Jessica Tandy could be the strength and conditioning coach.I would take Hume Cronyn at this point.