It's Friday, what are today's rumor for the next UofA coach?

[AsUdUdE]

In the great tradition of hiring former ASU broadcasters, I heard Darron Sutton was interviewing in Tucson. PLEASE TAKE SUTTON!!! I can't stand another season of him in the booth.

There is NO WAY this is true.. but PLEASE PLEASE let it be true!

 

[PoolBoy]

There is NO WAY this is true.. but PLEASE PLEASE let it be true!

has sutton ever even played baseball?

 

[Lefty]

http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/hansen/14198/pastners-support-grows

Pastner's support grows
04/03/2009 06:12 PM
Greg Hansen
Friday, 6:27 p.m., from wind-blown Tucson as the clock continues to tick at McKale …

I got a call from a former UA basketball player today (didn’t want his name used). He put together a consortium of ex-Wildcats who were rallying to support Josh Pastner as Arizona’s next head coach.

He gave me the cell numbers of Jason Terry, Luke Walton, Andre Iguodala, Channing Frye, Richard Jefferson and A. J. Bramlett. Pretty impressive list.

All plan to voice their support of Pastner, speak to Jim Livengood, and make known their feelings. Mike Bibby and Jerryd Bayless are others in the group.

Unfortunately, only Walton, Terry and Bramlett weren’t occupied with current NBA matters Friday and could phone; the others couldn’t immediately be reached.

Walton and Terry are strong in their views that Pastner should be hired. Bramlett probably put it best:

“Josh is going to bring in players, good players, and that’s what they need right now,’‘ he said from Albuquerque. “Josh will hire a strong staff, he’ll surround himself with experience. He knows what to do. I played professionally for 10 years in Europe and I’ve seen what it takes. Josh has what it takes.

“I think Arizona should compete for the Final Four every year, and from a player’s perspective, I know Josh has what it takes to put us in that position.’‘

I suspect that the Pastner-for-Arizona campaign will probably remain in the background while Xavier’s Sean Miller meets with Livengood at the Final Four. After that it’s anyone’s guess.

Here’s what I think has happened: Livengood spoke to Miller’s representatives most of the week, as arranged by Denver Nuggets advance scout Jack Murphy, who is a former UA team manager. Miller and Livengood had their initial conversation at 5 p.m., Thursday, after Livengood received permission from Xavier athletic director Mike Bobinski to speak with the Xavier coach.

Maybe Livengood will be able to arrange Miller’s hiring with Pastner as the associate head coach. That would be the ultimate win-win scenario.

In any event, the Miller-to-Arizona bracket has some legs and the Pastner-to-Arizona scenario has support from very prominent UA people. There’s a lot of promise to the whole scene.

Let’s just hope that Virginia Tech’s Seth Greenberg isn’t a fall-back option that Livengood someday has to consider.

 

[overseascardfan]

Watching Fox 10 sports, Gayle Jansen is saying that Jamie Dixon has re-surfaced as a coaching canditate. I think she meant to say Sean Miller.

 

[HooverDam]

Well looks like Pastners the guy, because what former La Crosse Bobcat star AJ Bramlett wants, AJ Bramlett gets.

 

[Toro]

It will all be rumors until Mark Asher say's it is a done deal.

 

[overseascardfan]

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/ua/articles/2009/04/04/20090404uacoach-CR.html

Check out this article in the AZ Republic. We were all against Reggie Theus getting the gig but it looks like DeMarcus Cousins is interested in playing for him along with Victor Rudd.

If (when) Sean Miller rejects us, maybe we could bring in Theus and Pastner.

 

[Mr. Boldin]

Pastner would not leave one of the better assistant coaching gigs in the country to come be an assistant to any coach at Arizona, let alone Reggie Theus.

 

[Renz]

Miller makes about $800,000-a-year at Xavier and, supposedly, UA is offering a contract worth $2 million-a-year. That would be hard to turn down.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Can somebody PLEASE tell Reggie Theus to stop begging for the job? It's getting embarrassing at this point.

 

[TJ]

I said it two years ago: give the job to Pastner.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Miller makes about $800,000-a-year at Xavier and, supposedly, UA is offering a contract worth $2 million-a-year. That would be hard to turn down.

XU can't match the offer, they're a small Catholic school with 6k students.

Miller knows he's leaving someday soon, he's debating right now whether it's going to be Arizona now or NC State or somewhere similar next year.

 

[Russ Smith]

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/ua/articles/2009/04/04/20090404uacoach-CR.html

Check out this article in the AZ Republic. We were all against Reggie Theus getting the gig but it looks like DeMarcus Cousins is interested in playing for him along with Victor Rudd.

If (when) Sean Miller rejects us, maybe we could bring in Theus and Pastner.

I don't know anything about Cousins but Rudd is one of those kids who may be more trouble than he's worth. Here's had some real behavioral issues on the court and off and his academics are not good. last I heard it was very iffy if he would qualify, that's why he went to Findlay(same with Avery Bradley). He's athletic but he also likes to play away from the basket, doesn't mix it up inside much.

but Cousins from what i've seen is a terrific prospect, I know nothing about him off thecourt.

Sac Bee had a story on Theus too, seems like there are a lot of friends of his out there trying to get him the UA job.

 

[overseascardfan]

Pastner would not leave one of the better assistant coaching gigs in the country to come be an assistant to any coach at Arizona, let alone Reggie Theus.

Memphis was one of the better jobs, not now after Calipari and his class are gone. He could coach under Lon Kruger if the rumors are correct or come home and replace Theus in a couple of years if he doen't pan out. If Pastner could bring in Cousins and Rudd on his own then we could bypass Theus altogether, however, the article I posted stated that Cousins is seriously looking at where Theus ends up and Rudd is a lock to come here if Theus does, bottom line we need recruits.

If Miller accepts the job then all is for not and hopefully we can still bring back Pastner who left because senile Lute and Kevin O'Neill chased him off, but low and behold both are history.

 

[Gambo is a Turd]

Miller update, if you can call it that:

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaolaBoivin/50093

 

[overseascardfan]

Miller update, if you can call it that:

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaolaBoivin/50093

You know the Calhoun thing about him retiring could happen after this season because of his health concerns, it would have been better if they won today to give us more time to close Miller but their season is over and if Calhoun calls it quits soon we may lose out on Miller.

Hopefully we can close tomorrow.

 

[Renz]

Xavier's Miller flying to New Mexico to talk to Arizona AD
April 5, 2009
By Gary Parrish
CBSSports.com Senior Writer

DETROIT -- Xavier's Sean Miller boarded a private plane sent by Arizona officials early Sunday and flew to Albuquerque, N.M., to meet with Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood about coaching the Wildcats, multiple sources told CBSSports.com.

Whether Arizona asked Xavier for permission to speak with Miller is unclear, and also moot. Requesting permission to speak with another schools' coach is mostly a courtesy in this business, almost never a necessity. To wit, sources have told CBSSports.com that people working on behalf of Arizona have contacted various high-major coaches all season in informal ways, in some cases as early as November.

According to sources, Miller has been told he could receive a package at Arizona worth more than $15 million spread over seven years. Still, there is no guarantee he'll take the job, the sources said, because he's comfortable at Xavier and positioned to have a team that should win another Atlantic 10 title next season.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11595705

 

[carey]

Sean Miller: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIx4agmtxd8

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Miller would be a coup, the guy's an amazing coach. IU wanted him last year and he was next on Kentucky's list had Calipari backed out. So with that being said, I'll operate under the assumption that Livengood screwed it up.

 

[carey]

So with that being said, I'll operate under the assumption that Livengood screwed it up.

Good assumption. It's going to be Pastner or Theus, the only 2 people with decent pedigrees that want the job.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

I really doubt Arizona hires a guy with Theus' academic past.

If they're serious about Greenburg (and that hire gets Livengood fired if he's not already) then he'll be the guy. He really wants the job. As far as Pastner goes, Livengood and Lute haven't liked each other for along time so I really doubt JL brings in one of Lute's guys.

 

[Lefty]

I really doubt Arizona hires a guy with Theus' academic past.

If they're serious about Greenburg (and that hire gets Livengood fired if he's not already) then he'll be the guy. He really wants the job. As far as Pastner goes, Livengood and Lute haven't liked each other for along time so I really doubt JL brings in one of Lute's guys.

If he hires Greenberg he might as well clean out his office. I would rather have Pastner and go through the rebuilding stages with Josh.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

He's probably going to be cleaning out of his office sooner rather than later anyways. Miller is the only coach left on the board that saves Livengood's job in the near future and that's not even 100% which is why JL has finally put on the full court press. Boosters are livid he had Tim Floyd above Miller in the first place.

 

[Lefty]

Looks like we will know tomorrow if Miller is the next coach.
http://uahoopscoach.com/?p=1180

 

[Skkorpion]

From the article, it sounds like Livengood has worked the search long and hard, doing everything right. He contacted the big boys through surrogates quietly behind the scenes and was rebuffed over and over.

Most of you fans kept posting with certainty the ******* had done none of this. Now Miller is being offered a very nice package of moulah. If he doesn't take it, what next?