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Title: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: Pete on March 02, 2010, 06:37:04 PM
It seems to me that ever since Billy did his leave/don't leave at UF, he's been a huge loser.

Bad call on his part?   :users:
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: doom on March 02, 2010, 06:38:47 PM
No.  Steady money at UF.  Huge dice toss on longevity in the nba. 
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: chum1 on March 02, 2010, 07:48:31 PM
No way.  After you get your first NBA gig, you'll be recycled in the league forever.
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on March 02, 2010, 10:02:45 PM
yeah. great point OP. i mean the guy only gets to live and florida and coach basketball for the gators. what an obvious mistake.  :flush:
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: michigancat on March 02, 2010, 10:20:15 PM
Quote from: chum1 on March 02, 2010, 07:48:31 PM
No way.  After you get your first NBA gig, you'll be recycled in the league forever.

Is this a bad thing?
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: chum1 on March 02, 2010, 10:24:32 PM
Quote from: michigancat on March 02, 2010, 10:20:15 PM
Quote from: chum1 on March 02, 2010, 07:48:31 PM
No way.  After you get your first NBA gig, you'll be recycled in the league forever.

Is this a bad thing?

It's a great thing.  I was just poopooing the idea that he'd be rolling the dice in the NBA with regard to longevity. 
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: CNS on March 02, 2010, 10:26:24 PM
Iirc, it was about a $3M mistake.
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: ZmoneyKSU on March 02, 2010, 11:55:12 PM
He won two titles at a football school, he doesn't have to worry about anything.  He's comfortable.  It is surprising that he hasn't been a little better since then though.  Keeps taking our recuits.


Crean on the other hand has to be crying himself to sleep at night.
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: Skipper44 on March 03, 2010, 09:38:32 AM
Crean is really an interesting case - if he fails to produce next year, he may fall back to bottom of the coaching barrel ala Billy Clyde.   The talent level at Indiana is horrible, prob the worst at one the big 5 (UK, UCLA, KU, Duke) since Pitino's first years at UK
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: yoga-like_abana on March 03, 2010, 09:45:23 AM
Quote from: Rick Daris on March 02, 2010, 10:02:45 PM
yeah. great point OP. i mean the guy only gets to live and florida and coach basketball for the gators. what an obvious mistake.  :flush:
he wouldve been coaching in orlando if you would recall correctly, which I believe during the annexation of puerto rico became a part of florida.  :dunno:
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on March 03, 2010, 10:26:22 PM
Quote from: yoga-like_abana on March 03, 2010, 09:45:23 AM
Quote from: Rick Daris on March 02, 2010, 10:02:45 PM
yeah. great point OP. i mean the guy only gets to live and florida and coach basketball for the gators. what an obvious mistake.  :flush:
he wouldve been coaching in orlando if you would recall correctly, which I believe during the annexation of puerto rico became a part of florida.  :dunno:

have you ever been to orlando? no real floridians consider orlando as a part of florida. orlando is pretty much it's own state completely surrounded by another state. kind of like Lesotho. orlandotho. it's like i'm trying to talk florida and billy donovan w/ my sister's kids here.  :flush:
Title: Re: Did Billy Donovan make a huge mistake?
Post by: yoga-like_abana on March 03, 2010, 10:29:37 PM
Quote from: Rick Daris on March 03, 2010, 10:26:22 PM
Quote from: yoga-like_abana on March 03, 2010, 09:45:23 AM
Quote from: Rick Daris on March 02, 2010, 10:02:45 PM
yeah. great point OP. i mean the guy only gets to live and florida and coach basketball for the gators. what an obvious mistake.  :flush:
he wouldve been coaching in orlando if you would recall correctly, which I believe during the annexation of puerto rico became a part of florida.  :dunno:

have you ever been to orlando? no real floridians consider orlando as a part of florida. orlando is pretty much it's own state completely surrounded by another state. kind of like Lesotho. orlandotho. it's like i'm trying to talk florida and billy donovan w/ my sister's kids here.  :flush:
only reason is because of that beautiful place known as disney world. huh. its a small world after all.