Fortunately, he just turned 60, so if he coaches 10 more years, he's on pace for at least one more title.
UCLA going hard after Tony Bennett
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Bennett at Kentucky...hmmm. Interesting thought. He could keep Cal around as his lead recruiter. Could be lethal!
Bennett to UK will NEVER happen, we've had our fair share of Tubby ball, and Tubby is way more successful than Bennett.
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Tubby couldn't hold Bennett's jockstrap. Tony's won 3 regular season ACC titles and 2 conference tournaments in the past 5 years in the ACC.
They've been the best team in the ACC in the past 5 years with Duke and UNC around.
Bennett wins. That’s all the matters. Doesn’t have the best tourney record but if he keeps putting them in a good position going into it it’s only a matter of time before Virginia gets over the bump.
Most Uk fans didn’t mind Tubby ball when he was winning. That stretch from 2003-2005 was pretty good. Had some bad luck in the 2 E8 games. Bogans going down, no foul call on sparks tying three and a 33% three point shooter going 5/5.
If Cal hung it up today and Bennett was willing I’d have a hard time saying no but that’s just me.
Most Uk fans didn’t mind Tubby ball when he was winning. That stretch from 2003-2005 was pretty good. Had some bad luck in the 2 E8 games. Bogans going down, no foul call on sparks tying three and a 33% three point shooter going 5/5.
If Cal hung it up today and Bennett was willing I’d have a hard time saying no but that’s just me.
Hell no! I would quit watching and become a painter so I could watch paint dry
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In today's NCAA climate you cannot give your palaces to college kids and hire whores to service them like in the glory days of "honest" John Wooden and Sam Gilbert.
I had a dream that UCLA hit a three-quarters length shot to in the Finals of the Pac-12 Tournament to send the game into OT against Washington. I woke up then, so not sure who won. But I think dreams have meaning, so Bartow is probably the man to lead the program. Not a bold prediction, just a bold fact.
1 Elite 8 since Bill Clinton was in office? They wouldn't be lucky, they would be mad like anyone else.
I just said he's more successful. He's won many conference titles, been to multiple E8's, and won a national title in '98. Recently, You're right, Bennett has had some success outside of the tournament.
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No, that’s precisely the point. Pitino + Tubby = 98 title. With Cal on the recruiting trail, Bennett can’t fail!
Bennett doesn't seem like an LA type of guy. Then again, I've never been to LA so what do I know? As crazy as it seems though, UCLA is probably no better than a lateral move for him and he's already carved out quite the niche at UVA. Can't see him going unless they throw stupid money at him.
Sometimes I think Cal would be a better fit at UCLA than Kentucky. I think our fanbase actually makes his job harder at times. He’s already prone to getting tight in big games and I think there’s more pressure to win at Kentucky than any other program.
Plus his whole players first thing would go over a lot better somewhere with more apathy. He could get players at UCLA even easier than he does at Kentucky and there won’t be a much push back from fans when they leave early after coming up short in March or having a bad season.
Obviously I don’t want Cal to go anywhere and don’t think he will but he doesn’t handle fan criticism well at all so I can’t help but wonder if he’d be happier elsewhere and there’s just way too many distraction in LA for fans to get too up in arms over the local amateur basketball team.
I’m not sure how you are on the same planet as me because I literally don’t agree with any of this.
Tony Bennett would get much better talent at Kentucky than he could get at Virginia. Virginia has a very nice program, it isn't in the same stratosphere as Kentucky historically.
our fanbase is one of the things Cal loves the most
have you listened to anything he has said the last 10 years
Beard and Cronin (and Bennett as well) would seem like odd cultural and style-of-play fits for that program. I could definitely see Hoiberg succeeding there, and Sampson has already shown he can dominate a mid-major conference so he'd be right at home in the Pac-12.
i know you want to take a shot
but you really need to take a much more informed and far less ignorant shot
the passion of BBN is something Cal eats up
no doubt some fans cross a line, but every fanbase has fans that cross lines
“Sun even shines on a dogs ass some days”
Referring to myself. Not Virginia and Bennett. SmokinSmile
All the big money they were trying to throw around and they end up with Mick Cronin, the angry little leprechaun. RollLaugh UCLA is a joke.
