I'm so exited about this thread. I HATE TUBBY SMITH! How can Kentucky have hired someone so bad! Patino is an awesome coach. You haven't heard alot from him at Louisville because, well- he's at Louisville. Over the few years he has been there, he has really turned their program around and they have good solid seasons. It will take a while though (if ever) for Louisville to gain any real status because the top players demand to go to the already top schools such as Duke, Kansas, UNC, etc. And If you can't get the top players, you just cannot build a top team. What high school kid is going to pick the Cardinals over the Blue Devil's? The ones that aren't good enough to play at Duke. This is my opinion of Patino's problems at Louisville.
But Tubby. Now there's a problem. He probably has more money to spend on his program than 99% of all other colleges, more prestige (which he is quickly loosing) since it is the winningest basketball program in HISTORY- thus everyone should want to play for the school, and on top of everything- he walked into an already unbeatable program. What a suck.
He has changed up the program completely and it has fallen flat on it's face. Several of the years since he has been at KY the team hasn't even been ranked in the top 25. THEY ARE CURRENTLY RANKED 4TH IN THEIR CONFRENCE!!! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!
I acctually am eagerly awaiting when they don't even make it to the NCAA tournement because maybe then someone will realize that HE should be coaching a mediocre team at a mediocre school and bring back Patino!!! All hale Patino!!
On a side not: Next year Duke will be on FIRE and the team to beat.
Tennessee will be the suprise for going deep in the turnament (but they won't win)
I don't think Florida will make the final four
And Ohio State will win it all.
Later,
JP