CBB: Roy Williams Retires from UNC

[IU Scott]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

Actually Bill Guthridge won 74% of his games and was a long time UNC assistant. Doherty struggled but was a UNC guy and then they hired Roy who was a UNC guy. It'll be a UNC guy.

Guthridge went to 2 final fours

[coonhounds]

My money is on stevens. In this alternate iu universe I was transported to 20 years ago that is the only person it could logically be.

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[mdiu28]

Waiting for the national guys to show their true hatred for IU and start mentioning Brad Stevens as a potential candidate after blasting our fan base for saying he'd leave the NBA to come to IU. 

[DChoosier]

As “settled in” and secure as Roy was in the position you would think this wasn’t a rash decision and that he and the AD already have the succession plan in play. I’m thinking the new head  coach announcement will be real soon.

[Hoosierfan1901]

Even UNC fans are saying stop with the Stevens mentions, since they believe he isn’t option

[Hoosierfan1901]

 

[Alford Bailey]

Wes Miller or Hubert Davis

[hoosierfan6157]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

I was the leader of the Stevens train to Bloomington but actually, I think we might have dodged a bullet. 

Why do you think that Chris?

[hoosierfan6157]

Never mind, I saw your reply to another poster. I’m feeling better about Woody too the more I learn about him!

[FightFor6]

8 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

 

It is so on-brand for the media to now latch onto a Stevens-UNC candidacy with zero information justifying it after being in denial during actual discussions with IU. You could write the script for them.

[DChoosier]

56 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Guthridge went to 2 final fours

Your right and a week or so ago  I mistakenly thought he had a poor three year run. In his 3 years he went to the Final Four twice and was once the national coach of the year.

I remember when he got the job and thought he was awfully old to get the UNC job as he was  60 and retired at 63.  My current thinking due to two factors, Woody and my own “advanced” age, has since changed..... LOL....

[Alford Bailey]

Steve Robinson has been a long time assistant for Williams so could be a candidate as well.

[pumpfake]

46 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

As “settled in” and secure as Roy was in the position you would think this wasn’t a rash decision and that he and the AD already have the succession plan in play. I’m thinking the new head  coach announcement will be real soon.

I agree.  I don't think there is really going to be a coaching search.  Maybe they will talk to the guys they already identified, but I suspect that decision has already been made and they will announce as soon as tomorrow to let Roy have "his day" today.

[str8baller]

24 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Your right and a week or so ago  I mistakenly thought he had a poor three year run. In his 3 years he went to the Final Four twice and was once the national coach of the year.

I remember when he got the job and thought he was awfully old to get the UNC job as he was  60 and retired at 63.  My current thinking due to two factors, Woody and my own “advanced” age, has since changed..... LOL....

Guthridge was a failure of hire that Smith forced. Smith left him a LOADED roster which he took to the final 4. They got worse every year and he made the FF as an 8 seed when freshman Forte got hot. 
 

Then guys started rumbling about going to the pros (or football in peppers case) and they realized his recruiting was just not there and he decided to retire (or was forced to). When everyone bolted the next year Doherty was left with nothing. 
 

Guthridge is the poster boy for hall of fame coach forcing his hand picked assistant into the job. He just retired before his failure completely sunk the program. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

Betting odds has Hubert Davis as the favorite from the tar heel 247 site

[DChoosier]

54 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Guthridge was a failure of hire that Smith forced. Smith left him a LOADED roster which he took to the final 4. They got worse every year and he made the FF as an 8 seed when freshman Forte got hot. 
 

Then guys started rumbling about going to the pros (or football in peppers case) and they realized his recruiting was just not there and he decided to retire (or was forced to). When everyone bolted the next year Doherty was left with nothing. 
 

Guthridge is the poster boy for hall of fame coach forcing his hand picked assistant into the job. He just retired before his failure completely sunk the program. 

Not disagreeing but I consider Bob Knight to Pat Knight the ultimate poster boy. Retire in the middle of the season and push your son into the job. That was a disaster.

[ThePaulieWalnuts]

[Bgaines99]

2 hours ago, coonhounds said:

My money is on stevens. In this alternate iu universe I was transported to 20 years ago that is the only person it could logically be.

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I'm with you on all levels of this.

[hoosierdogg]

38 minutes ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

Betting odds has Hubert Davis as the favorite from the tar heel 247 site

Handing the reigns to an assistant named Davis to take over after a legendary coach...that sounds vaguely familiar...

[Hoosierfan1901]

They should hire Stackhouse