Roy Williams Retires as UNC Head Coach

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Everyone on twitter was skeptical since it is April Fool's Day.

Genius day for an announcement like this. LOL
 

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I know, but too many are reporting it - and I predicted he would retire this year.

Oh, yeah. It definitely appears to be legit, but the timing is ridiculous. Why not one day before or after April 1st?
 

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Makes you wonder who's next up. Can they pull Brad Stevens out of the NBA?

Wes Miller is probably a good hire he's apparently a good young coach but doesn't have the name recognition. Stackhouse does but I don't think he's a good coach and I think with his ties to AAU it would be pretty tempting for him to cheat. People are saying Hubert Davis is in the running too. It's still a great job but I think the academic scandal may have tainted it a bit
 

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Not a surprise given his age but surprise is it came out of nowhere. Usually guys on Williams level announce in advance when they are leaving to give school time to find replacement.

Don't cry for UNC, they can get anyone not named Krzyzewski. Hell, its probably the only job that could take a guy like Mark Few away from GONZ.
 
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Makes you wonder who's next up. Can they pull Brad Stevens out of the NBA?

Wes Miller is probably a good hire he's apparently a good young coach but doesn't have the name recognition. Stackhouse does but I don't think he's a good coach and I think with his ties to AAU it would be pretty tempting for him to cheat. People are saying Hubert Davis is in the running too. It's still a great job but I think the academic scandal may have tainted it a bit

I don't see Stevens leaving the NBA
 
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Not a surprise given his age but surprise is it came out of nowhere. Usually guys on Williams level announce in advance when they are leaving to give school time to find replacement.

Don't cry for UNC, they can get anyone not named Krzyzewski. Hell, its probably the only job that could take a guy like Mark Few away from GONZ.


There were signs - he kissed the court after the last home game of the season, just made a huge donation to the program. I had him on my short list of big coaching vacancies.


Coaches that have a Private school gig are hard to pry away - and Few has shown he can compete with anyone there.

Few also seems to like the players that will stay a few years.
 

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Makes you wonder who's next up. Can they pull Brad Stevens out of the NBA?

Wes Miller is probably a good hire he's apparently a good young coach but doesn't have the name recognition. Stackhouse does but I don't think he's a good coach and I think with his ties to AAU it would be pretty tempting for him to cheat. People are saying Hubert Davis is in the running too. It's still a great job but I think the academic scandal may have tainted it a bit

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Not a surprise given his age but surprise is it came out of nowhere. Usually guys on Williams level announce in advance when they are leaving to give school time to find replacement.

Don't cry for UNC, they can get anyone not named Krzyzewski. Hell, its probably the only job that could take a guy like Mark Few away from GONZ.

Word is he’s just sick of the state of CBB and called it quits. There was no whispers at all about it.

UNC always hire ex-Heels which is how they ended up with Guthridge and Doherty.
 

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AS long as they don't get Mick Cronin I'm good!
 
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