Bo Ryan's Final Game?

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Coach K will starting now will coach longer than Wojo.

Huh?

[Spotcheck Billy]

And risk isolating Coach K, and all his friends that have written checks to support the program?

Not a chance.  I can't think of one legendary coach who retired without being replaced with a disciple from the coaching tree.

Lute Olson --> Sean Miller

[MU82]

Zero reason to believe Bo will retire. Zero.

[forgetful]

I think people that are high-level coaches are similar to people that want to be president. There's just something wrong with them.

If he was an ordinary 67-year-old that had just reached the apex of his career, I'd say 99% he retires. But, since he's a coach, I'd say no way.  He'll stay until he's 70.

I agree with your assessment of Bo.  What it really is is a manifestation of a certain type of job.  Scientists, politicians, high-level coaches spend their lives at their job.  Their job is completely about them, they are their own boss, they make their own decisions etc.  Their job becomes their identity.  Because of that, they often don't know how to let go of it.  They end up not knowing what to do with their life.

That is why coaches and scientists (really talking about the academic researcher) often practically die on the job.  They fell lost without what has defined them their entire life.

Bo stays, probably 5 more years.

[GGGG]

Lute Olson --> Sean Miller

After two years of interims and chaos.

[GGGG]

FIFY.

In seriousness though, how many minority head coaches are there at UW-Madison?  At some point UW has to show some street cred in the circles of progressive academia, so the regents are going to have to hire a minority head coach eventually (whether their donor base will support it or not).  What better time to do it than on the heels of a national championship?

Even though he probably has no business coaching in Madison (not yet, anyway), I wouldn't put it past UW to move Jeter 60 miles west.

Absolutely zero chance of that happening. 

[mu-rara]

That's a good question.  I have my doubts.  But if he sticks to his fundamentals based approach, he might do well.

What do you know about the coach who brought in Nigel Hayes? 

[GGGG]

What do you know about the coach who brought in Nigel Hayes? 

Lamont Paris?  Career assistant.  Joined the staff when Jeter left I think.  Gard played for Bo at Platteville and has been his assistant at every stop.