Kolek planning to go pro
I’d be surprised if he leaves but if he has the itch to try the NBA, he’s done more than enough at Villanova and better to try when you’re younger. If he could help turn the Knicks around, he’d be a basketball legend. Still, that’s a gig that feels destined to fail
Not a single one of us knows what's in Jay Wright's head, Rico, but I like your take.If Wright wants to try something else, he can probably get $10 million a year from Dolan, as well as keys to the entire operation. If he succeeds, he's the God of the Garden. If he doesn't, he goes back to college with his reputation intact as one of the great coaches at that level.It's no different than Calipari ... except Wright has won more national titles, and has done so without even a hint of NCAA improprieties.So if he has the itch, it's a no-lose situation for him.
I thought it was interesting in the Belein thread the article I posted talked about free agency in college and how that could have been one of the impacts for him leaving. If free agency does come to pass aside from annihilating the sport at the mid an$ lower levels, how many coaches will want to deal with that crap?But ...progress.....
And he lists his home for salehttps://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2020/02/14/villanova-basketball-coach-jay-wright-lists-main.htmlOh noes....
Yes. I am sure colleges will find no one to coach their teams, and these coaches who make six and seven figure salaries will throw that all away to do...what exactly?
Yeah, we knew that. Reply #3 above.
You can always find someone to do something....XFL found players to play and it is exhilarating.
Yeah because there is no free agency in the NBA...
Except it is controlled by contracts and limited teams.....that won’t be the case in college hoops where no contracts exist and players can leave each year....MASSIVE difference. You also have a draft, much different than recruiting with guaranteed talent coming in yearly.
I would be a little surprised based on how Beilein has done in Cleveland. Now, Wright may be able to relate better to NBA players. However, I’m not sure why you’d leave a good job to walk into the disaster that is the Knicks.