If the current players recruited by Gillispie don't like him and want him gone, then he should be. If he's breaking NCAA rules he should be canned.
Other than that, I don't see an acceptable reason. Bad with the media? Tough. If he keeps signing good recruits then it doesn't matter, and if he wins big the media will love him.
Bad with the administration? Unless it's an absolutely awful situation- and I have a hard time imagining one that's bad enough to qualify- then tough, too. Work it out.
If Kentucky had won 25 games and been a 5 seed in the tournament, none of the other stuff would have been an issue at all.
The argument that the team didn't improve doesn't make much sense to me. The very first game of the year, Kentucky lost to VMI. The team that lost to Notre Dame tonight was much, much better than the team that lost to VMI, so they definitely improved.
If Gillispie keeps signing quality recruits and stays out of NCAA trouble- and if the players who came to Kentucky to play for HIM want him to stay- then he should stay.
If he keeps losing next year and the year after, then dump him. No long-term program damage will have been done if he leaves a roster stocked with talent.
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I agree 100%. Two years is not enough to judge a head coach in his performance, unless he's breaking rules or has major problems with the Ath. Director. But, Billy, so far you haven't impressed anyone!
He said last night that Kentucky is "one player away from a Final 4." Is that one player a senior Michael Porter and is that Final 4 in the NIT? If they want to give him another year, great. If the problem is between Todd and Gillispie, then he may be gone.
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