Billy Donovan to Orlando Magic

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:26 pm

Breaking news. More to follow.....

edit to add link...

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/b ... =orl-magic

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Thu May 31, 2007 7:42 pm

I call Bullshit

Sin,

T REX

(just joking)

that would be huge though...WOW...

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:04 pm

trix is busy PMing Donavan as we speak

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:08 pm

It is reporting he is waffling.

Coach K turned down $8 million a year at LA.

Until I see him at the de-press con, I ain't buying(I reserve the right to eat my words).

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Thu May 31, 2007 11:28 pm

Donovan's gonzo. Once the Buccaneers hire Urban Meyer next year, we should be totally Trixie-free.

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:11 am

Please see the sig asshole.....

And it looks as though Donovan is going.

Terrible move......its for the money only since the list of failed college coaches is long and body bag filled.

buckeye_in_sc · Post by **buckeye_in_sc** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:24 am

you knew this was coming...

I thought G Ville was the shiznitz...how could he leave? (again joke)

Well college basketball lost a great coach and hey I wish him luck and he went out on top!

Good Luck BILLAH!

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:54 am

i'd rather coach 4th grade girls than the NBA, but i guess the money is good.

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:01 am

5 years 27.5 mill

the_ouskull · Post by **the_ouskull** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:07 am

I think that he's going to be okay. Not great, but okay. He'll exceed what should be the realistic expectations there, (challenge for the division, get homecourt for at least the first round of the playoffs, etc...) but he's not going to be a championship-caliber coach in Orlando.

Really, I just don't see the balance of power in the East shifting there... especially with them competing for "in-state" bragging rights with Dewayne Wade's Heat. Is he going to make Darco a better player? Is he going to cure what's ailing JJ Reddick? No, and no. Is he going to coach a more up-tempo game, playing to his team's strengths and weaknesses? Yes. Is that enough...?

Probably not, no.

the_ouskull

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:40 am

6 yrs 36 mil is what I'm hearing.

Gator pockets aint that deep it would appear.

No urgency to be great at that price...see Larry Brown.

T REX · Post by **T REX** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:33 am

His UF contract was done at $3.5 for seven years - extension.......

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:48 pm

So Florida basketball goes back in the shitter where it belongs. The only thing better will be when we find out that the reason he left was that Florida was being investigated for cheating, and they have to give their two trophies back.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:12 pm

Goober McTuber wrote:So Florida basketball goes back in the shitter where it belongs.

I wouldn't go that far. I'm sure they will make a serious run at Anthony Grant, who served as Donovan's top assistant Donovan at UF. If they did hire him, then I am sure he'd recruit very well.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:27 pm

MuchoBulls wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:So Florida basketball goes back in the shitter where it belongs.
I wouldn't go that far. I'm sure they will make a serious run at Anthony Grant, who served as Donovan's top assistant Donovan at UF. If they did hire him, then I am sure he'd recruit very well.

Grant is what i've read as well on some sites. i really liked that diamond 3/4 court trap VCU ran in the NCAA. when i was playing for the Norman High Tigers, we played a team in our conference (Putnam City North) that ran that....and you had to practice like hell to get ready for it.

like playing a wishbone team, you spent all your practice team getting ready for a one-off.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:41 pm

I would be interested to see if anyone in their recruiting decides that they want out of their letter of intent. I highly doubt that occurs, but you never know depending on who is hired.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:55 pm

MuchoBulls wrote:I would be interested to see if anyone in their recruiting decides that they want out of their letter of intent. I highly doubt that occurs, but you never know depending on who is hired.

on a Sooner board they are saying that AD Foley will grant releases on the LOI, but not until they meet with the new coach. FWIW.

edit: this an FSU poster reporting from what they are saying on a UF site. on the OU site. see? can't get more 3rd hand than that.

Goober McTuber · Post by **Goober McTuber** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:56 pm

MuchoBulls wrote:
Goober McTuber wrote:So Florida basketball goes back in the shitter where it belongs.
I wouldn't go that far.

I'm guess I'm just an optimist.

MuchoBulls · Post by **MuchoBulls** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 2:22 pm

I'd like to be that optimistic too, but the reality is that Billy Donovan obviously built a solid program there and the next Coach has a good deal to work with and will have the resources to get better, which they didn't have 11 years ago.

SunCoastSooner · Post by **SunCoastSooner** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:08 pm

King Crimson wrote:
MuchoBulls wrote:I would be interested to see if anyone in their recruiting decides that they want out of their letter of intent. I highly doubt that occurs, but you never know depending on who is hired.
on a Sooner board they are saying that AD Foley will grant releases on the LOI, but not until they meet with the new coach. FWIW.

edit: this an FSU poster reporting from what they are saying on a UF site. on the OU site. see? can't get more 3rd hand than that.

I hear rumors that Jai is back on the market but I also have to take in consideration where the rumors are originating as well...

Terry in Crapchester · Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:25 pm

King Crimson wrote:i'd rather coach 4th grade girls than the NBA,

Me too. The only reason I watch NBA at all is that my kid is suddenly into it in a huge way.

but i guess the money is good.

Money would be reason enough to choose the NBA over 4th grade girls.

But over college? I don't think so. The money will be very good at either level. Granted, it's better in the NBA, but at the level of money we're talking, it might as well be play money anyway. There's no way you could ever possibly burn through all of it.

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:19 pm

Terry in Crapchester wrote:There's no way you could ever possibly burn through all of it.

Wanna bet cracka?

Terry in Crapchester · Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:13 pm

IndyFrisco wrote:
Terry in Crapchester wrote:There's no way you could ever possibly burn through all of it.
Wanna bet cracka?

He could, without a doubt.

I couldn't.