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Which coach to choose? The one that hasn't played in the NBA in 2 decades or the one currently coaching in the NBA?

slatecoug All-American

12:23pm

Well, if we were an NBA team, the question is probably more relevant, but the

basman

12:35pm

You really don't think you are recruiting players and winning them over in the NBA?

slatecoug

12:51pm

I have already gone through the cycles of emotion. Good Luck Chandler...Now..Let's hit the Portal HARD! GO COUGS!

Swag Kazekage All-American

12:23pm

This is the best Smith-Young duo since the 1840s!

freshprince

12:23pm

Me at work today ...

dallasbyu

12:23pm

You look much more masculine than I imagined...

foofcoug

12:23pm

RE: You look much more masculine than I imagined...

dallasbyu

12:24pm

Curious, who had a better resume when entering the college game

Warner

12:22pm

Bummer that our new coach has the same number of NCAA wins as our old one.

Lalau

12:22pm

Not enough POTD available to give all that are needed! Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!

ColonelMustard

12:22pm

Solution:

yahtzee

12:24pm

RE: Solution:

ryebrye

12:30pm

We should be able to bank all POTD’s we haven’t used to issue more when needed

TeeKaa

12:25pm

So we have a HC who can start off a sentence to a player/recruit with "so it's

yahtzee

12:21pm

But he will only be able to say that for one week

TNT

12:26pm

RE: But he will only be able to say that for one week

yahtzee

12:28pm

I still can't believe the salary at BYU

jvr7 All-American

12:21pm

We were right when we said the handcuffs would come off with BYU in the P5.

kccougar

12:22pm

Thank goodness Kentucky acted so fast

Skeeziks

12:21pm

Being Ryan Smith would be awesome. What a week. Buy an NHL team, then shell

ballen

12:19pm

Ryan Smith owns Arizona.

crazY

12:20pm

The drink company?

Benfica1

12:22pm

No the JC Penney denim brand

threezeroeight

12:34pm

Those are fire.

Benfica1

12:39pm

His double exit from Qualtrics worked out well for him.

CSoul

12:21pm

Also prob has his mortgage paid off, which would be pretty nice.

yahtzee

12:22pm

That must be his secret. He's been following the Dave Ramsey baby steps.

ballen

12:23pm

Still gotta pay them property taxes tho

yahtzee

12:26pm

I want to know if Rick Pitino approves of our hire.

Unibro

12:19pm

Can Young now recruit Chandler? Worth a shot now!

TailgateU

12:18pm

No he likely needs to pass the ncaa test first

I'mBatman

12:19pm

Stay close to home and play for someone that can prepare you for the NBA

Dr T-bone

12:20pm

What is posts that don’t age well for $400

King of Y

12:17pm

RE: What is posts that don’t age well for $400

TailgateU

12:18pm

RE: What is posts that don’t age well for $400

Kdubb

12:18pm

Give me 30 years of Kevin Young success.

cougfanblue All-American

12:17pm

After Young leaves BYU, coaches in the NBA for several more seasons, and wins a

Nikomedes

12:17pm

Why would Young leave the NBA if he just wanted to go back? That makes no sense

kimdaddy35

12:20pm

Perhaps the goal would be to get a high end NBA offer instead of a job with a rebuilder

puntersarepeople

12:22pm

Can Ryan Smith bring the Diamondbacks to SLC now too?

LaVellIfIKnow

12:17pm

He’d be a much better owner than Kendrick

arizonacougarfan

12:22pm

Just for the record Coug Connect was wrong

I'mBatman

12:17pm

Not exactly true. They did say that 2 sources said that it would be Kevin Young

kC Cougar

12:24pm

They must have added that to the article after the first publication

I'mBatman

12:30pm

Is it me or does the anti Coug connect group feel a lot like ex mo's

stansburycoug

12:40pm

Who is a successful college coach that when hired had never

CarolinaCoug

12:16pm

John Wooden

BIG XII Coug

12:17pm

He was HC at Indiana State prior to UCLA

arizonacougarfan

12:19pm

^^^ What he said.

AT Cougar

12:21pm

Wooden coached a couple of years at Indiana State before UCLA.

AT Cougar

12:20pm

Mark Madsen

RenoCoug

12:17pm

Hasn't Young at least been a Gleague head coach?

Mitty

12:17pm

Yep he has less ?? marks than everyone but Madsen. Maybe more upsdie than Madsen

johnnybyu

12:19pm

Yes, head coach in G league for about 5 years

Tygger

12:19pm

Its all about the assistants. If he brings in Burgess and Peery we will be fine

dallasbyu

12:17pm

What does Peery bring? He wasnt great at Portland State.

Kolipoki

12:28pm

Jim Harbaugh

scootsy

12:18pm

Young was a G-league head coach for like 6 years.

Super Chicken

12:19pm

Fred Hoiberg

Gustav

12:20pm

He was a college coach for two years. Besides, his pitch is super easy & strong.

Short_Changed

12:21pm

I can’t think of any successful head coach who wasn’t an assistant coach first

Odysseus

12:21pm

He has been a head coach multiple times of G league semi-pro teams.

BYUfan92

12:27pm

Herm Edwards

scootsy

12:27pm

He has lots more head coaching exp than

BYU-TIFUL

12:28pm

Dean Smith’s first head coaching job was UNC.

Tare

12:42pm

This could go down as one of the biggest weeks in Ryan Smith’s career and

Crowd Factor

12:16pm

RE: This could go down as one of the biggest weeks in Ryan Smith’s career

swingcat

12:18pm

3 for 3 in my book.

cougfanblue

12:19pm

Chandler and Pope should have listened to Jerome Tang

Gustav

12:14pm

The only valuable words to ever come out of Tang's mouth

Mitty

12:16pm

The UK fan reaction to a 2 year mission not being an advantage is gonna be good

GlutealGuy

12:16pm

Speaking of overdue or unspoken “thank you’s” we need to look in the mirror.

Unibro

12:14pm

Article: Who is new BYU basketball coach Kevin Young? View

[Deseret News]

12:14pm

POLL: More Utah Hockey Names. Again 🙂

byucougarsbig12

12:13pm

The Kevin Youngs

ballen

12:14pm

A lot, it was a good list.

byucougarsbig12

12:15pm

One I came up with yesterday:

2ndTrombone

12:18pm

Black Diamond is gaining a lot of momentum the last couple of days. 👍

byucougarsbig12

12:18pm

As it should. Much better than many other options

threezeroeight

12:34pm

Cougar Club Luncheon getting upstaged by Basketball. Live stream if you want to

Malathion

12:12pm

POLL: If given a choice between Young and Pope, who would most P4 ADs prefer to hire?

shoganai

12:12pm

How should I know? I thought there's no way UK would come for Pope.

Mitty

12:14pm

You aren't supposed to know. You're supposed to express an opinion.

shoganai

12:15pm

Pope is UK' Kalani. No way he gets the job if not for playing there and some

johnnybyu

12:16pm

Hopefully he's about as successful

Mitty

12:19pm

Most college coaches dream of being PART of an NBA program in some way.

AltTabbins

12:17pm

An inside source told me that Kevin Young probably doesn’t make this move if BYU is still in the WCC. More to come.

TCuz Coastal Elite

12:12pm

Also, less than likely to join as an assistant if Pope was still here.

The Y's Insider

12:14pm

POLL: Would being coached by Kevin Young give Richie Saunders a shot at the NBA?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

12:12pm

Collin just reposted his commitment to Kentucky seconds ago on X

dallasbyu

12:12pm

It's not even P-day.

ochobeeguy

12:13pm

Hope he has fun playing basketball in HELL

Gustav

12:15pm

That's okay. We want guys who want to be here. I've been to Lexington, and

Archaea

12:13pm

Don't really care about Chandler or Pope. Out of sight, out of mind.

CSoul

12:13pm

100%

FT487

12:14pm

He's trying to get word to Kentucky

Moab Rising

12:14pm

Who?

byuluvr

12:20pm

Who lasts longer at UK? Pope or Chandler? Not to wish them bad but Pope

johnnybyu

12:21pm

Probably Pope

I'mBatman

12:27pm

Chander I give 2 years, Pope 3 years if he doesn't make the final 4 in 3 years he is toast

BYU Grounds

1:23pm

Thanks for the repost buddy

Don Carlton

12:25pm

Wait, did it say Kentucky, or KY?

ochobeeguy

12:30pm

Which Current BYU Players want to transfer now?!

occougar

12:11pm

This comes SOOOO close to allowing me to forgive TH for extending Sitake what

Alan Schaefer

12:11pm

Ok

LaVellIfIKnow

12:11pm

Wrong category.

ochobeeguy

12:12pm

Football? Or Health Category?

Alan Schaefer

12:13pm

The 2019 extension was even more egregious

byuTX

12:19pm

My day so far

Chefcurry

12:11pm

Who is Woj?

TeeKaa

12:21pm

Adrian Wojnarowski (NBA insider). He always is first to post massive trades

Chefcurry

12:25pm

I gotta say that this hire has proven me wrong

DreamerCoug

12:11pm

Both the amount and the time it took were unprecedented.

ochobeeguy

12:12pm

Pope to KY, Young's initials are KY.... is the universe messing with us?

Mitty

12:10pm

RE: Pope to KY, Young's initials are KY.... is the universe messing with us?

It's A Bowling Ball

12:11pm

RE: Pope to KY, Young's initials are KY.... is the universe messing with us?

foofcoug

12:12pm

Paging Mr Kozlowski. We have a spot for you

Stucoug83

12:10pm

Almost forgot about him.

Soupie

12:11pm

Noah, Knell, Fouss, Atiki are all seniors. Baker a junior, Davis is a Freshman.

pinolero

12:22pm

Priority #1 for KY

TADOW Truly Addicted User

12:09pm

Or find better dudes.

BlueFever

12:10pm

We need Saunders for sure. Not many motors like his out there.

Rusty Crab Daddy

12:11pm

he's a nice player sure but all these NCAA tourney teams have guys like him.

Mayor of Cougartown

12:18pm

They should try starting with this guy

jreid191

12:22pm

Wrong, priority #1 is get the best players possible. Wherever they may be.

Atmospheric_Cougar

12:11pm

Chandler. Make it happen ryan.

Deleted

12:11pm

Hall is a big need to keep. Others preferred but replaceable. Chandler hurts bad

Tygger

12:11pm

Totally agree. Sorry to say but

D.T. Survivor

12:20pm

Priority #1 is get great Assts hired so that they can carry the load until PHX

Crowd Factor

12:13pm

Round it out with a transfer in from Cream-Abdul Jabbar

Ol Big Bear

12:14pm

Based on financial detail of KY contract, Holmoe and BYU value KY more than

MajorZeus

12:09pm

MP was on the way to making more at BYU. His teams just need to be good more

Benfica1

12:16pm

Article on Young from last year - lots to be excited about with this hire

BYUfan92

12:09pm

One more

BYUfan92

12:10pm

Who is the NBA assistant Young is bringing?

Gustav

12:08pm

Alex Jensen?

ballen

12:09pm

Half of CB didn’t know who Kevin Young was an hour ago. Probably a second

DieHarder

12:09pm

I'm a basketball bandwagon fan... So yeah I'm in the group.

tamasiaina

12:11pm

RE: Half of CB didn’t know who Kevin Young was an hour ago. Probably a second

Coug

12:50pm

Pretty quick and impressive if any of the staff is worked out, seems like

Rhubarb

12:12pm

I would love someone with some college coaching experience

conetah

12:13pm

I wonder if it's Brad Jones... they have worked together before...

Coug

12:19pm

POLL: Saunders and Hall?

Yllage Vidiot Humbly Awesome

12:08pm

BYU did a good job of misdirection with this hire. Was he even mentioned?

BlueFever

12:08pm

He was listed as the candidate who was too big for BYU

Skeptical Optimist

12:10pm

Mentioned as the unlikely moonshot, for completion of the list.

Mitty

12:12pm

POLL: Should KY use the phrase "We are here to win BANNERS" in his presser?

Ol Big Bear

12:08pm

BYU is in desperate need of a championship mindset.

BlueFever

12:09pm

Also only refer to pope as “BYU’s last coach”

GlutealGuy

12:11pm

Article with good insight into how BYU landed Young. As one might guess, family

Pepe

12:08pm

I didn't realize Young was involved in the last coaching hire for BYU that landed Pope.

SierraCoug

12:09pm

Kinda feel like Madsen would have gotten passed over again

Warner

12:08pm

7 years and $31 million??

RenoCoug

12:08pm

Which means that someone is taking athletics seriously and

Archaea

12:08pm

If Young does leave BYU, I could see him leaving for a NBA coaching gig

Schrodizzy

12:07pm

Why are we already talking about Kevin Young leaving? He's not even here yet.

LV Mike

12:07pm

People were talking about Burgess leaving before he ever interviewed

Warner

12:08pm

It's what we do. Coaches: if we're not finding other jobs for them, we're busy

2ndTrombone

12:12pm

If Ryan Smith says he's in then that's enough

Schrodizzy

12:13pm

Why are you even going there right now? He hasn't step foot on campus lol

Atmospheric_Cougar

12:10pm

RE: If Young does leave BYU, I could see him leaving for a NBA coaching gig

maxpowers

12:12pm

Supposedly he's coming to BYU in part because he wants a shorter season.

ldssdl

12:12pm

Yes, and as children grow and become more independent and his family dynamics

Hawk in the 303

12:17pm

Sounds like he turned down the Nets offer of $5 mil/year. Maybe wanted this job

bigbossbyu

12:15pm

Provo is a nice city

I'mBatman

12:24pm

Looks like Jaron Hartshorn (c/o ‘23) is home from his mission. Here are his PBs:

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

12:07pm

Article: The best reactions to BYU hiring Kevin Young View

[Deseret News]

12:07pm

Another NBA coach will be joining KY

spidercoug

12:07pm

Any ideas?

Warner

12:07pm

HC: KYoung, Assts: AJensen, BPeery, CBurgess, Dir BBall Operations: MadDog

d-coug

12:10pm

Best article out there.

TempeCoug

12:26pm

This is an alternate universe, no way this is happening....Maybe the eclipse caused a shift?

Wizbang All-American

12:06pm

Mood:

Trinity

12:06pm

Kevin Young is now my favorite person in basketball! Thank you Ryan & Danny!

Coug Dude

12:05pm

The reported salary makes me think the Kevin Young really was BYU's top target

BYU Fan

12:05pm

Gotta think at least 1 current (Robinson, Feuger) or recent (Burgess) assistant

d-coug

12:05pm

We need somebody focused on recruiting TODAY.

The Y's Insider

12:06pm

Love to keep Robinson & bring back Burgess. I see CF going w/ Pope. Get Peery for a slam dunk.

Soupie

12:07pm

Ryan Smith and Danny Ainge after snagging Kevin Young

LV Mike

12:04pm

RE: Ryan Smith and Danny Ainge after snagging Kevin Young

Crowd Factor

12:06pm

Seized authority from Pope to a leader named Young.

Skeptical Optimist

12:04pm

Holmoe grabs the top NBA assistant to be the Mens Coach. Still scratch my head

dallasbyu

12:04pm

You think the coaching pool is shallow for the men? LDS women coaches even harder to come by.

Yllage Vidiot

12:05pm

I'd offend people if I shared my thoughts.

Jeffacka

12:06pm

I've never wanted to hear a take more on this site before in my life.

Mayor of Cougartown

12:17pm

Women's basketball is dumb & there is there is no reason to invest big $ in it.

Jeffacka

1:15pm

A lot of the difference could be explained by the attendance disparity.

Mitty

12:08pm

yes he's much more open to taking a wild risk to inject some life into a

cwilke1

12:17pm

Whitings recruiting has already been an upgrade.

Thrill

12:19pm

Yes, now she has to show she can develop players. Last year playing only 7

Mitty

12:23pm

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