Reported by MASN....Middle Atlantic Sports Network (Nationals, Orioles, Wizards, Caps, etc.)
Wonder if this came from the Lakers or Ol' Roys personal P.R. promotion "network?"
Begone, Roy ! You are sooo cool you'd fit right in in L.A. (Ha !)
Roy can't leave, I need him close by to fill my comedy needs in the cold winter months.
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Ridiculous. We certainly don't need 2 threads about the coaching search of a pathetic NBA lottery team that isn't even the best in its own building.
Huckleberry Hound Goes to Hollywood. The reality show would be funnier than the old cartoon.
If this were serious, is this a plus or minus for Duke? Do we prefer the devil we know and worry that unc could end up with a really good coach? Or do we think ol' roy is better than any likely replacement? I am torn.
Could this also be an indicator that things are a little hotter in chapel hill than they appear vis a vis the "solely academic" scandal and the chief rat is looking to swim away from the ship?
Good thing Roy wasn't on the LAL sideline this year - he'd have to reconsider his already low-bar definition of tragedy.
Couldn't help myself... put on my hazmat suit, ventured over to IC for a minute to check out their "roy to lakers" thread, and then decontaminated before coming back. Half the thread is about K, K getting raises, K being overpaid, Roy supposedly being offered NBA jobs before K... talk about industrial size inferiority complex. Effort was worth the chuckle though.
Roy wants to stay in Chapel Hill, to cement his place as the second-best MBB coach UNC ever had.
Who is #1 Bill Guthridge?
I believe Dean said Roy was offered the job before Coach K but I don't believe the Lakers ever made a serious offer as in a contract offer. I mean how long would NBA men tolerate that homespun huck hound, "Aw shucks..." routine of his?
I ventured over as well. Going for a long shower. That is one delusional fan base.
Roy has always regretted signing the Ware twins instead of Ryan Kelly. Finally, he'll get to coach the White Raven!
When Roy starts saying that he "doesn't give a @#$# about the Lakers" -- he's gone.
Frankly, I could see this as a power play by Roy vs. the 'academics' inside UNC who are honestly trying to get to the bottom of and cure the contamination of the school's collapsing reputation of integrity. There seems to be some signs that the serious profs might even be gaining some traction vs. the athletic tail wagging the Tar Heel dog. But with the help of their old pal Mitch Kupchak as GM of the Lakers, this could be the jocks' attempt at yet another shot across the dweebs' bow. "OK, if you try to clean up our 'Carolina Way', I'll just pretend to leave. THEN see what happens around here. We'll show you who's boss. So you better leave us alone, or you'll be sorry." A classic playground bully move, which is par for the course at that place.
But surely Roy isn't serious about leaving for the NBA. Even if the dumpster fire there goes completely out of control, I see him far more likely as simply retiring for health reasons than that.
On the other hand, is there a more self-centered locale than the star culture of Los Angeles?
And is there a more self-centered coach than Roy Williams?
"Talking about yourself in the third person? Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that ... "
Could be a match made in heaven. Roy could get some eyeglasses that match Jack Nicholson's shades, a purple and gold plaid blazer, and away we go ...
I've truly enjoyed the process the last couple of times UNC filled a coaching vacancy. Wouldn't they have to go outside the "family" this time? How old is George Karl now? As much as I would hate to see Greg Marshall at UNC I would almost like to watch the turmoil. Genteel and diplomatic have not been Marshall's reputation in the past. I think the old guard would be in for a shock. But, in the end, the Heels would play hard with an edge and they would be handful every year so let's just hope ole Huck sticks with the current retirement plan.