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Seriously tho...
I see this panning out. After the SECT, Avery gracefully and humbly departs back to the NBA.
We get invited to the NIT, do we turn it down?
Or do we peg Pelphrey interim HC and make the NIT a working interview? Very few have bantied about the idea of Pettway. And while he's all Bama, I doubt Byrne would give the nod to him because of his lack of experience.
Pelphrey, OTOH, played under Pitino, has HC experience, and is from the Donovan coaching tree. Grant, also from Donovan tree, didn't work out because he was just too stoic and low-energy.
Just an idea, but if the above scenario pans out, I think giving Pelphrey the interim/working interview nod during 2nd-tier postseason play is worth a shot.
I know, not the best idea, especially with barely a /500 win record. But, it keeps the kids playing in March, and maybe they make some noise.
But, we've gotta do SOMETHING. Now if Byrne already has an up-and-comer with a solid mid-major resume' interested in replacing, then all bets are off.
Aside from the Pelphrey idea most certainly NOT happening (and really I'm just spit balling with that lame idea), what we DO know is that this will be Byrne's first major hire in a major sport. I'm sure he will want this one to count, so I'm sure there will be tireless due-diligence on his part in pegging a good replacement. He wouldn't want his first major hire to end up sucking.
I see this panning out. After the SECT, Avery gracefully and humbly departs back to the NBA.
We get invited to the NIT, do we turn it down?
Or do we peg Pelphrey interim HC and make the NIT a working interview? Very few have bantied about the idea of Pettway. And while he's all Bama, I doubt Byrne would give the nod to him because of his lack of experience.
Pelphrey, OTOH, played under Pitino, has HC experience, and is from the Donovan coaching tree. Grant, also from Donovan tree, didn't work out because he was just too stoic and low-energy.
Just an idea, but if the above scenario pans out, I think giving Pelphrey the interim/working interview nod during 2nd-tier postseason play is worth a shot.
I know, not the best idea, especially with barely a /500 win record. But, it keeps the kids playing in March, and maybe they make some noise.
But, we've gotta do SOMETHING. Now if Byrne already has an up-and-comer with a solid mid-major resume' interested in replacing, then all bets are off.
Aside from the Pelphrey idea most certainly NOT happening (and really I'm just spit balling with that lame idea), what we DO know is that this will be Byrne's first major hire in a major sport. I'm sure he will want this one to count, so I'm sure there will be tireless due-diligence on his part in pegging a good replacement. He wouldn't want his first major hire to end up sucking.
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