Well, The Kid is here, getting ready to pack up and chaperon some high school kids on a little trip. That means that I will not be able to give you a Tubby Watch update until Tuesday. Hopefully, you can make it. Or maybe The Lon will once again try to advance his theory that "Scratch" will be UK's next head coach. Not that I have any real problem with Scratch, but his lack of coaching experience worries me. Anyway, if you click the link above, Jerry Tipton of the Herald-Leader has a few names who could be UK's new assistant coaches. The general reaction amongst the Cat fans seem to be disappointment and the believe that Tubby is replacing his old buddies with some new buddies. Let's look at the names: 1. Jeff Schneider- Former Tubby assistant at Tulsa. Works with some kind of recruiting service. I guess his strength would be recruiting. His closeness to Tubby however, makes it unlikely that a lot of what you see on the court would change. 2. Rod Barnes- Former Ole Miss head coach. This is the guy I am the least excited about. Adding him to a staff with David Hobbs would give UK two fired SEC head coaches. And not to be flippant, but would probably lead to a third fired SEC coach, Tubby. Andy Kennedy has done 2 to 3 times the job at Ole Miss this year that Barnes had done. Before this year, no one on that roster had experienced a winning season. Once again, his closeness to Tubby makes any sort of on court change unlikely. Barnes is not an offensive guru. 3. Phil Cunningham- Mississippi State assistant coach. Actually, I have no problem with him. He is known as a recruiter and that is what UK needs. His hiring wouldn't really be about anything but recruiting. He appears to be the most promising of the three. If those are the guys coming, I don't think UK fans will see any sort of change with the on-court product. Same defense, same offense, etc. That could be a problem. I am leaning more and more to the idea that just bringing in new assistants is only going to kick this problem down the road a year or two. In fact, if I could bet on "We will be having this exact same conversation a year from today", I would probably lay a couple of hundred on it. I would bet more, but I just don't have it, and although I could borrow it to bet, I don't want the Irish mob showing up at my house to break my legs. I like my legs, they're how I get around. If I can get to a computer, I will try to give some feedback on Selection Sunday. I am still pulling for a Duke/UK 8/9 game. However, Joe Lunardi has Duke as rising 7 seed (based on what?!?!?) and UK playing Villanova, which would be nice for those who like Jay Wright as a potential UK replacement. Also, UK would probably lose that game, b/c UK has no one who can guard freshmen Scottie Reynolds. UL has a first round game with New Mexico St. and former UL assistant Reggie Theus. Whatever, Lunardi changes this shit all the time. 6:00 is just around the corner, if by just around the corner you mean 6+ hours.
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