Kent's Replacement

[dthomas=ddixon]

I've been thinking, Kent was informed he would be let go about a month ago... do you think MB already has a replacement coach hired & ready to go? I'd like to think MB wouldn't just fire Kent the be like "Ok lets see what our chances are with some good coaches." I'm sure he only decided to let Kent go AFTER he knew or at least had a very good idea of who we were getting. Who knows but to me thats what most makes sense when I really think about it. The AD doesn't opporate like the fans, he has to have a real plan in place before he makes any big decisions like this.

At the same time, theres a good chance he's waiting till teams like Pitt, Texas A&M and Gonzaga bow out of the tourney so he can talk to their coach.

[duckgrad99]

I've been thinking, Kent was informed he would be let go about a month ago... do you think MB already has a replacement coach hired & ready to go? I'd like to think MB wouldn't just fire Kent the be like "Ok lets see what our chances are with some good coaches." I'm sure he only decided to let Kent go AFTER he knew or at least had a very good idea of who we were getting. Who knows but to me thats what most makes sense when I really think about it. The AD doesn't opporate like the fans, he has to have a real plan in place before he makes any big decisions like this.

At the same time, theres a good chance he's waiting till teams like Pitt, Texas A&M and Gonzaga bow out of the tourney so he can talk to their coach.

I agree. If I had to guess, MB has a list of maybe 6 or 7 coaches that he wants and is confident he will get one of them.

[ducksrock]

PJ Carlisimo? God, I sure hope not...Talk about a coach with problems not maintaining control over his teams..

[DarronThomas5]

PJ Carlisimo? God, I sure hope not...Talk about a coach with problems not maintaining control over his teams..

ohhhhhhh pleaseeeeee....He just gets a bad rap because he caused one of his players to choke him on national television.

[duckfan22]

just my opinion but oregon is going to :

hire someone like carlisimo because nike asked (told) them to
and say that he's the right fit and he is the best choice.
or
they dont listen to nike and actually make a good decision
and hire someone that is the best fit ie stevens, turgeon, few
etc. i think if they get a young energetic coach that alot of the
current players stay. someone that can bring out their potential
because it is there. or they hire someone that the players up and leave
and we begin at square one in the new arena.

[dthomas=ddixon]

just my opinion but oregon is going to :

hire someone like carlisimo because nike asked (told) them to
and say that he's the right fit and he is the best choice.
or
they dont listen to nike and actually make a good decision
and hire someone that is the best fit ie stevens, turgeon, few
etc. i think if they get a young energetic coach that alot of the
current players stay. someone that can bring out their potential
because it is there. or they hire someone that the players up and leave
and we begin at square one in the new arena.

That first choice scares me. I have a hard time believing MB would be PK's little B like that though. If they can't get Turgeon or Few I hope to God they go get a guy like Stevens or Grier. If we get Carlesimo i will not be happy.

[soduck]

Duckfan I don't often call anyone out on these boards, but why would you not want help and advise from who ever has expertise in someone with significant sports connections. Calling out Nike makes you sound like a beaver. Any expertise Bellotti can get would be helpful. He should listen to anyone he trust for their opinion. He obviously is not an expert on basketball coaches, but certainly is his own man and no doubt he knows Nike people very well and knows how to handle their advise and not do what ever they suggest. We all want the best coach for Oregon we can get. We mostly all agree it was time to move on and hopefully we get a great coach to take us to the next level and beyond where Kent brought us to. My God the reason we even have a new arena is due to Nike and Phil. So what is your complaint? They should have some input but Bellotti is his own man and will live with his decision.

[oregontrack]

I understand the hesitancy for PJ, and I'm on record suggesting we should look in another, younger direction, but if PJ is the choice it wouldn't be the end of the world. He is, for all intents and purposes, a very good coach. We would just have to go through another coaching search in 5-6-7 years. That's the only drawback that I can see. The NBA experience would not hurt in recruiting.

He's not in the stratosphere of Jamie Dixon, and I, personally, would take Few or Turgeon over him in a heartbeat, but he'd be a better choice than a terrible high-major conference coach like Steve Alford.

[duckfan22]

sound like a beaver

sorry but thats uncalled for lol im not calling out nike. have a friend
who works there. all im saying is that i want oregon to make that decision.
and yes they should listen to anyone that has good imput. nike is a key
player in this because of their support which will help get a great coach here.
i just fear that because of friendships that nike has with coaches that
maybe the best one may get away. but then that might help to..
and a beaver fan.. sorry but im a beaver hater. a true duck fan since the
60's. ive seen some intersting decisions in hiring coaches over the years.

[duckfan22]

im not anti pj i just feel there are alot better choices for the
long term.

[duckgrad99]

I understand the hesitancy for PJ, and I'm on record suggesting we should look in another, younger direction, but if PJ is the choice it wouldn't be the end of the world. He is, for all intents and purposes, a very good coach. We would just have to go through another coaching search in 5-6-7 years. That's the only drawback that I can see. The NBA experience would not hurt in recruiting.

He's not in the stratosphere of Jamie Dixon, and I, personally, would take Few or Turgeon over him in a heartbeat, but he'd be a better choice than a terrible high-major conference coach like Steve Alford.

He obviously has a ton of experience and had success, but that was like 20 years ago. I'm just not sure that an older coach is what Oregon needs. I guess it could be worse, but I don't even think you hear his name mentioned with other coaching jobs.

[soduck]

Just kind of teasing you Duckfan, me too by the way since the 60's. We are getting old.

[duckfan22]

soduck its all good naw were not getting old. just more experienced.
one of the worse moves oregon made and you will remember was
when harter bolted for penn state and jim haney his assistant took over.
a great recruiter but horrible bench coach.

[Boom]

i have been hearing alot about blazers ass. coach Monty Williams. what do you guys think about that?

I think Monty would be a great hire. He has some serious inroads with Portland AAU basketball. Something coach Kent has struggled to do. I think Monty and Kenny Payne would be a serious force in recruiting.

but with his age and reputation in the NBA, I think it would be difficult to keep him if he had success with us.

[bellsduck]

I understand the hesitancy for PJ, and I'm on record suggesting we should look in another, younger direction, but if PJ is the choice it wouldn't be the end of the world. He is, for all intents and purposes, a very good coach. We would just have to go through another coaching search in 5-6-7 years. That's the only drawback that I can see. The NBA experience would not hurt in recruiting.

He's not in the stratosphere of Jamie Dixon, and I, personally, would take Few or Turgeon over him in a heartbeat, but he'd be a better choice than a terrible high-major conference coach like Steve Alford.

The biggest drawback to me is he's not relevant to current players. He's been out of the college game so long and as a pro coach he didn't have success. To top it off he's probably best known during the last 10-15 years as the coach that was choked by Sprewell. I think he'd have a tough time recruiting.