Tubby Smith was a great coach and even better man. He was great for our progam.. great passion..his assistants runined him!! They were awful and did nothing from a recruiting standpoint besides tht one year when they got rondo and company.. they hardly said anything on the sidelines during the game.. Tubby was just TOO loyal of a person to fire them..He has ahad much recent success at Minnesota because he finnally got rid of them...does anyone even know where those assitants are now?? exactly
@N00BM4ST3R69 His assts ruined him?? What are you smoking? Every head coach in America goes on the road and recruits, Tubby failed as a recruiter because his offense was boring, slow paced and he got worse every year. Where are his assts now? In the NBA. Where is Tubby now? He's in Minne failing miserably. He prays just to make the NCAA tourny....even the Minn fans are getting frustrated. Its a shame he didnt leave 7 yrs ago.
Tubby's such a class act, wonderful guy, with great leadership and heart. uk are a bunch of dumbasses, minnesota got a steal getting him, there rly lucky. kentucky sucks rly bad.
@Wardrip06 Yeah, UK really misses those 12 losses a season and losing to every ranked team in America. UK really misses the days of when they were not ranked. Hows Minn doing? Yeah, terrible with no future, no recruits and just hoping to make the tourny. His departure was UK's best day in 15 yrs.
@jellybeanfreek44 Tubbys looking at his 4th year and still nothing has changed. 12 losses a year and the slowest, most boring offense in the country. Minn just hopes to make the tourny and if they make it to the 2nd round, he'll throw a party.
I remember MINN FANS making fun of UK for getting beat by SD. Yet SD beat 3 ranked teams this year - HOW MANY DID MINN BEAT (ZERO)SD is going to the NCAA TOURNAMENT - MINN IS NOT. So why did MINN FANS make fun of UK for getting beat by a team that had a better sesason than MINN? OH that is because you guys don't know shit about basketball and you just proved it. ENJOY 12 LOSS SEASONS and get use to it.
UK got beat by GW and SD. But I do have to admit, once Gillispie had his team playing the type of ball he wants and with the attitude he demands, they look good. I think UK won out on this battle. Tubby hasn't beaten a ranked team in 2 years. Gillispie has Tubby's players playing at a level that Tubby could never get them to play at. This is coming from someone without a bias either way. Gillispie looks like the better coach.
We lose the "GREAT" Tubby and gain Patrick Patterson, Alex Legion, DeAndrea Liggins, Darius Miller, GJ Vilarino, KC Ross-Miller, and Dakota Euton. UK has 12 recruites coming to Midnight Madness tomorrow.
Well kycats what do youthink about this KY loss...it;s gotta suck really bad. It is so reminisient of Notre Dame and how they fouled up their program..wish you the best. Hint it is just basketball guys...when you take it so serious to call for death threats and stuff maybe you need a life.
Talk to me when Gillispie has his own players. Why do you think Tubby left? he knew this be his worst year. Two players for kentucky did have good games, Legion and Patterson, the ONLY TWO guys Gillispie recruited to Kentucky. I wouldn't talk so much crap right now if I were you, you could be digging yourself a huge hole.
Indiafan42 remember running your faggot ass mouth awhile back? LOL, In your face and thats all I have to say about that. IN YOUR FAGGOT ASS FACE. HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES.
Gillispie is the man and he has united the UK Fan base and I love it. Gillispie got 2nd in the SEC without his two best players Patterson and Meeks. Simply amazing. IN YOU FUCKING FACE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT. That is what you get for talking shit so take it like a man. You dished it now you get to take it
yea legion is playing well.......(he left) tubby did 90% of the recruiting for patterson. Also, remember bradleys and crawfords class? rondo, crawford, morris- were ALL mcdonalds all americans, also
i agree, yet you have to understand tubby. he always got critisized for not going after the hot shot recruits. then one year he got rondo, bradley, crawford, and morris, all very high recruits. rondo was a headcase, and none of the others have lived up to the hype
Rondo did live up to the hype, he was awesome. Tubby just didn't know how to use him. Bradley and Crawford are now living up to the hype because they have a good coach in Gillispie who will adjust to fit their games. Tubby played one style both ways and if it didn't work than so be it. Gillispie adjust more offensively. Plus Gillispie demands heart, passion, full effort, and playing as a team. Once Bradley and Crawford got it they became stars. Which tells me Tubby didn't do a good enough job.
i didnt say rondo didnt live up to the hype, i said he was a headcase, which he was. and gillespie looks like a damn retard right about now, considering we suck. ramel and joe were recruited by tubby, coached by tubby, etc. dont give gillespie too much credit
Tell me when Tubby got as much as Gillispie has gotten out of Ramel and Joe. Recruiting is half the "game/other half is developing it" and "coaching it up". We suck because Tubby left the cupboard bar. We are 2nd in the SEC right now because they are playing Gillispie ball and Gillispie is getting more out of them than Tubby did with the same team plus R. Morris and Bobby Perry. It is simple to tell because Tubby and Gillispie play to totally different styles. You will eat crow one day. Go CATS
Yeah a lot of players never lived up to the hype under Tubby. Barbour, Cammra, Woo, Estill, Stone, Bradley/Crawford under Tubby.
Stop making excusses for Tubby, he had ten damn years to prove himself. Plus he left Kentucky on his own will - Don't forget that. It takes time for a new coach who takes over a struggling team, give Gillispie a chance. He has beaten Tenn, who after tonight might be #1 in the country. He has beaten two ranked teams something Tubby hasn't done in 2 years.
hahaha ur funny. DUMBASS!!! Mn is going to rise to the top because the people here believe in him and are behind him 100% with w/e he does. and we have reasonable expectations. not winning a nc ever year. boo-hoo. u guys need to get a life. and how bout that gardner webb game last night? looks like billy g is quite the coach. hahahahahha
do you guys say that about every coach at UK? your like o this is where he got his start and he is the coach he is today because of UK. nobody gives a shit
Mr. Smith may be one of the top ten human beings of all time. We love him here in Kentucky and someday his name will hang in the rafters at Rupp..
His wife and him are two of the best examples of great people..
He may be from Maryland, but he is everything a Kentunkian aspires to be.
We miss ya Tubby,
GO CATS
ThePskie 2 years ago
@ThePskie In the rafters? For what? Winning a title with someone elses players? He inherited the white house and turned it into an outhouse.
turkeydick1 1 year ago
Tubby Smith was a great coach and even better man. He was great for our progam.. great passion..his assistants runined him!! They were awful and did nothing from a recruiting standpoint besides tht one year when they got rondo and company.. they hardly said anything on the sidelines during the game.. Tubby was just TOO loyal of a person to fire them..He has ahad much recent success at Minnesota because he finnally got rid of them...does anyone even know where those assitants are now?? exactly
N00BM4ST3R69 2 years ago
@N00BM4ST3R69 His assts ruined him?? What are you smoking? Every head coach in America goes on the road and recruits, Tubby failed as a recruiter because his offense was boring, slow paced and he got worse every year. Where are his assts now? In the NBA. Where is Tubby now? He's in Minne failing miserably. He prays just to make the NCAA tourny....even the Minn fans are getting frustrated. Its a shame he didnt leave 7 yrs ago.
turkeydick1 1 year ago
Tubby's such a class act, wonderful guy, with great leadership and heart. uk are a bunch of dumbasses, minnesota got a steal getting him, there rly lucky. kentucky sucks rly bad.
Wardrip06 3 years ago 2
@Wardrip06 Yeah, UK really misses those 12 losses a season and losing to every ranked team in America. UK really misses the days of when they were not ranked. Hows Minn doing? Yeah, terrible with no future, no recruits and just hoping to make the tourny. His departure was UK's best day in 15 yrs.
turkeydick1 1 year ago
u say give gillispie time to build a program but then u say shit about minnesota why dont u give tubby a couple years then lets see wut happens?
jellybeanfreek44 3 years ago
@jellybeanfreek44 Tubbys looking at his 4th year and still nothing has changed. 12 losses a year and the slowest, most boring offense in the country. Minn just hopes to make the tourny and if they make it to the 2nd round, he'll throw a party.
turkeydick1 1 year ago
I remember MINN FANS making fun of UK for getting beat by SD. Yet SD beat 3 ranked teams this year - HOW MANY DID MINN BEAT (ZERO)SD is going to the NCAA TOURNAMENT - MINN IS NOT. So why did MINN FANS make fun of UK for getting beat by a team that had a better sesason than MINN? OH that is because you guys don't know shit about basketball and you just proved it. ENJOY 12 LOSS SEASONS and get use to it.
kycats06 4 years ago
ummmmm i belive they made it to the semi finals in the big ten tournement beating indiana buddy there a ranked team so shut up
floridagator1528 3 years ago
12 Loss Tubby Lives, It is offical
kycats06 4 years ago
UK got beat by GW and SD. But I do have to admit, once Gillispie had his team playing the type of ball he wants and with the attitude he demands, they look good. I think UK won out on this battle. Tubby hasn't beaten a ranked team in 2 years. Gillispie has Tubby's players playing at a level that Tubby could never get them to play at. This is coming from someone without a bias either way. Gillispie looks like the better coach.
dukecrazy2 4 years ago
41 point loss?
frankertanker33 4 years ago
An update on Tubby and his terriable recurting he is predicted to have a top ten recruiting class.
gophergeek16 4 years ago
We lose the "GREAT" Tubby and gain Patrick Patterson, Alex Legion, DeAndrea Liggins, Darius Miller, GJ Vilarino, KC Ross-Miller, and Dakota Euton. UK has 12 recruites coming to Midnight Madness tomorrow.
All of a sudden I am hungry for Mcdonalds.
kycats06 4 years ago
Well kycats what do youthink about this KY loss...it;s gotta suck really bad. It is so reminisient of Notre Dame and how they fouled up their program..wish you the best. Hint it is just basketball guys...when you take it so serious to call for death threats and stuff maybe you need a life.
Indiafan42 4 years ago
Talk to me when Gillispie has his own players. Why do you think Tubby left? he knew this be his worst year. Two players for kentucky did have good games, Legion and Patterson, the ONLY TWO guys Gillispie recruited to Kentucky. I wouldn't talk so much crap right now if I were you, you could be digging yourself a huge hole.
kycats06 4 years ago
Yeah, at least our coach don't cheat to win.
ukhistorian 4 years ago
thats exactly wat i said
GopherFan1 4 years ago
Indiafan42 remember running your faggot ass mouth awhile back? LOL, In your face and thats all I have to say about that. IN YOUR FAGGOT ASS FACE. HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES.
Gillispie is the man and he has united the UK Fan base and I love it. Gillispie got 2nd in the SEC without his two best players Patterson and Meeks. Simply amazing. IN YOU FUCKING FACE YOU FUCKING FAGGOT. That is what you get for talking shit so take it like a man. You dished it now you get to take it
kycats06 4 years ago
yea legion is playing well.......(he left) tubby did 90% of the recruiting for patterson. Also, remember bradleys and crawfords class? rondo, crawford, morris- were ALL mcdonalds all americans, also
frankertanker33 4 years ago
Yeah but they were stinking and leaving for NBA. I liked Tubby but I wish he recruited better.
ukhistorian 4 years ago
i agree, yet you have to understand tubby. he always got critisized for not going after the hot shot recruits. then one year he got rondo, bradley, crawford, and morris, all very high recruits. rondo was a headcase, and none of the others have lived up to the hype
frankertanker33 4 years ago
Rondo did live up to the hype, he was awesome. Tubby just didn't know how to use him. Bradley and Crawford are now living up to the hype because they have a good coach in Gillispie who will adjust to fit their games. Tubby played one style both ways and if it didn't work than so be it. Gillispie adjust more offensively. Plus Gillispie demands heart, passion, full effort, and playing as a team. Once Bradley and Crawford got it they became stars. Which tells me Tubby didn't do a good enough job.
kycats06 4 years ago
i didnt say rondo didnt live up to the hype, i said he was a headcase, which he was. and gillespie looks like a damn retard right about now, considering we suck. ramel and joe were recruited by tubby, coached by tubby, etc. dont give gillespie too much credit
frankertanker33 4 years ago
Tell me when Tubby got as much as Gillispie has gotten out of Ramel and Joe. Recruiting is half the "game/other half is developing it" and "coaching it up". We suck because Tubby left the cupboard bar. We are 2nd in the SEC right now because they are playing Gillispie ball and Gillispie is getting more out of them than Tubby did with the same team plus R. Morris and Bobby Perry. It is simple to tell because Tubby and Gillispie play to totally different styles. You will eat crow one day. Go CATS
kycats06 4 years ago
Yeah a lot of players never lived up to the hype under Tubby. Barbour, Cammra, Woo, Estill, Stone, Bradley/Crawford under Tubby.
Stop making excusses for Tubby, he had ten damn years to prove himself. Plus he left Kentucky on his own will - Don't forget that. It takes time for a new coach who takes over a struggling team, give Gillispie a chance. He has beaten Tenn, who after tonight might be #1 in the country. He has beaten two ranked teams something Tubby hasn't done in 2 years.
kycats06 4 years ago
ummmm....it's the gophers man.
specterlex 4 years ago
dear gophers - get ready to enjoy boring basketball, subpar recruiting and unprofessional media interaction. don't forget consistent losing.
swimmer4uk 4 years ago
How many swim championships has UK won during Coach Smith's tenure as coach?
That's what I thought....
GDK1 4 years ago
hahaha ur funny. DUMBASS!!! Mn is going to rise to the top because the people here believe in him and are behind him 100% with w/e he does. and we have reasonable expectations. not winning a nc ever year. boo-hoo. u guys need to get a life. and how bout that gardner webb game last night? looks like billy g is quite the coach. hahahahahha
GopherFan1 4 years ago
yeah, i mean Minn will compete for sweet 16's and elite 8's on a yearly basis.
thefreak985 4 years ago
ya and a few final fours which will be a lot better than kentucky
GopherFan1 4 years ago
yea, tubby sure could build Final 4 teams with all his resources at UK, but at minnesota he has a better chance of getting recruits.
Tubby became Tubby because of UK
thefreak985 4 years ago
do you guys say that about every coach at UK? your like o this is where he got his start and he is the coach he is today because of UK. nobody gives a shit
GopherFan1 4 years ago
but tubby would be nothing without uk if you realize this
thefreak985 3 years ago
Thank God he is gone. Billy Clyde is a better fit for the all-time winningest program.
nitneyluvsbran 4 years ago