with that *being said

Apr 16, 2024
4:42:35pm

Ron Mexico All-American

Jokes aside, you have a point. Great resume and hope he does well at the college level. I'm interested in who he hires as assistants.

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So many eyerolls for making a point that you'd all agree with. My point was that

dYrtbYkerYder

Apr 16, 4:40pm

Not just any assistant coach. He was going to be an NBA head coach

machete

Apr 16, 4:42pm

with that *being said

Ron Mexico

Apr 16, 4:42pm

You realize there is a rumor that he turned down the Nets to be BYU's head coach

kimdaddy35

Apr 16, 4:42pm

Yup, and rumor aside we do know he interviewed for the Jazz HC, Suns HC, and Nets HC position. Not all 90 assistant

Bert609

Apr 16, 4:44pm

And was about to interview for the Hornets job

thewaterboy

Apr 16, 6:11pm

Highest paid assistand & finalist for number of HC jobs including one he may have turned down to come.

Soupie

Apr 16, 4:44pm

Yeah…he’s an NBA guy. Don’t know what to tell ya. Finalist for multiple head

hardcorecoug

Apr 16, 4:44pm

Kevin Young: Just a Guy.........................(who did some NBA stuff)

Russell Feathers

Apr 16, 4:45pm

There are way more than 90 NBA assistant coaches.

DieHarder

Apr 16, 4:45pm

This is true, the Nuggets have like 15.

kimdaddy35

Apr 16, 4:46pm

Each team gets 3 assistants on the bench during games. My bad.

dYrtbYkerYder

Apr 16, 7:21pm

Yes on the front row that is true. But on the 2nd row there are a whole bunch

kimdaddy35

Apr 17, 3:16pm

RE: All this talk about Young being an "NBA guy" needs a reality check. There

kansascougar

Apr 16, 4:46pm

RE: All this talk about Young being an "NBA guy" needs a reality check. There are

JohnnyComeLately

Apr 16, 4:46pm

What exactly does qualifies as an “NBA guy”?

stenso

Apr 16, 4:47pm

No one is claiming to that he is a great hire just because he was an "NBA guy" it's more to do with the caliber of coach

Nuke

Apr 16, 4:48pm

I saw several posts taking about how recruits should want to play for an NBA guy

dYrtbYkerYder

Apr 16, 9:21pm

You could say similar things about college asst coaches. College or NBA, it is

Forzaitalia

Apr 16, 4:49pm

Lots of inaccuracies in here.

LifeLongLakerFan

Apr 16, 4:57pm

It's like you all only read the first paragraph. I saw lots of comments about

dYrtbYkerYder

Apr 16, 6:28pm

"most would jump" yet how many do we ever see actually get the chance?

icecougar

Apr 16, 6:30pm

That was my point.

dYrtbYkerYder

Apr 16, 7:11pm

He is known developing players and running a really good Offense. You don’t have

Alan Schaefer

Apr 16, 6:50pm

That is what I was trying to say. Hiring an NBA guy isn't a big deal. Hiring a

dYrtbYkerYder

Apr 16, 7:12pm

Exactly. It was so weird how I listened to that Dan Hurley interview, where I’d

Alan Schaefer

Apr 16, 7:34pm

Only one assistant is the highest paid assistant in the NBA

slatecoug

Apr 16, 8:45pm

That is my point. He's more than just an NBA guy. He's an elite NBA guy.

dYrtbYkerYder

Apr 16, 9:13pm

Yes he is. He's so elite he turned down the Nets' HC position and picked BYU instead.

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