UL Basketball Coach ... NEXT

[DG@STAR-M]

If we truely want him, we must have the leadership at the top to go and get him!

[zephyr]

_ If we truely want him, we must have the leadership at the top to go and get him! _

It has nothing with truly wanting him. We do, as we also want Tim Floyd. However, its about opportunity and timing. He is a hot commodity at this moment and with any success in the tourney, he will likely become a bigger candidate for more prestigeous jobs. We can't compete with BCS schools and what they can offer him. We've already committed to offering and paying our next coach a salary that will be amongst the best in the SBC and is well above our budget allowance per the state but have decided that we will compensate a good candidate. Kennedy may be at the next level and we just can't go there.

[RCAJUN90]

_ It has nothing with truly wanting him. We do, as we also want Tim Floyd. However, its about opportunity and timing. He is a hot commodity at this moment and with any success in the tourney, he will likely become a bigger candidate for more prestigeous jobs. We can't compete with BCS schools and what they can offer him. We've already committed to offering and paying our next coach a salary that will be amongst the best in the SBC and is well above our budget allowance per the state but have decided that we will compensate a good candidate. Kennedy may be at the next level and we just can't go there. _

One big upset in the tourney doesn't mean he is unreachable or we would have lost Fletcher and others.

[bballholic]

_ One big upset in the tourney doesn't mean he is unreachable or we would have lost Fletcher and others. _

Yes, but he has put himself in a position to land a BCS job after this season or the next. Do you really seeing him coming to Lafayette for 3+ years? As much as I like the UL job, I don't see him bringing them to Final Fours anytime soon. He could win a game or two in the tourney at UL, but he can do that at Murray State. UL could offer him more money, but the difference is marginal compared to what BCS schools can offer. Unless he's just really in love with Lafayette, his next job likely won't be at UL.

[CajunZ1]

I agree. Tim Floyd it is?

Yes, but he has put himself in a position to land a BCS job after this season or the next. Do you really seeing him coming to Lafayette for 3+ years? As much as I like the UL job, I don't see him bringing them to Final Fours anytime soon. He could win a game or two in the tourney at UL, but he can do that at Murray State. UL could offer him more money, but the difference is marginal compared to what BCS schools can offer. Unless he's just really in love with Lafayette, his next job likely won't be at UL.

igeaux.mobi

[Louisiana's Ragin T]

I think that Bob Marlin from SHSU would be perfect for this program.


igeaux.mobi

[bballholic]

_ I agree. Tim Floyd it is?





igeaux.mobi _

I hope so, I'd prefer him over Butch. He's a proven commodity as a HC, Butch is not.

[zephyr]

_ One big upset in the tourney doesn't mean he is unreachable or we would have lost Fletcher and others. _

No, but you couple that with the fact that he was already a hot name floating around out there and a national audience saw his team beat an overrated Vandy team in the big tournament. Also, his team had 30 wins this year and easily won their conference and conference tourney...That, with the big win, puts him on another level. Often, a coach in a similar situation uses something like this to springboard his popularity and really market themselves for bigger jobs.

[zephyr]

_ I think that Bob Marlin from SHSU would be perfect for this program.


igeaux.mobi _

He likely would be. Actually, all of the names that are currently high on the list: Kennedy, Floyd, Pierre, Kaspar and Marlin would all be GREAT hires and we'd be happy/lucky to have any or either.

[lcitsh]

I stand by my previous statement elsewhere: Billy Kennedy is too young to make this his final destination. There are some reasons for him to come here besides more pay, but some of those can be addressed by other schools as well as us.

[Double Oh]

_ Murray State is too good of a team for him to bolt to come to Lafayette. _

He was never in the picture

[Boomer]

_ He was never in the picture _

why do you say that ---I know from conversations that from a UL perspective he was---are you saying that he never had considered us---In speaking personally to him on various occasions we definitely were of interest to him!!!!