Oh I get it - saying things like Kevin Keatts is leaving for Louisville after his first year here isn't trolling?

Look, all I'm saying is having any sort of discussion about that is as credible as any argument about a flat earth. So, yes, as a discussion board user, discuss whatever. Doesn't make it any less silly.

3/6/2018 1:21:03 PM

I can't for the life of me figure out why you two are arguing over this. It's all conjecture and you both seem very sensitive to anyone disagreeing with you. Are you new to the internet? Please stop.

3/6/2018 1:23:51 PM

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"Kevin Keatts is leaving for Louisville after his first year "

Nobody said that

3/6/2018 1:30:33 PM

It was definitely implied.

here's a video you can watch.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/2392248101000496/?from=watch_nf_masked_lockup&video_id=2477409635817675

3/6/2018 1:48:35 PM

Has a coach ever done that before? After year one leave their current school for another school in the same conference? That just seems some odd to me that I would be shocked. I can see leaving for another school across the country, but in the same conference in the same year? I imagine there are some contract contingencies with that anyway. Not worried in the slightest.

3/6/2018 1:52:00 PM

Well, their pockets are deeper and they are much better than us... - discussion board.

3/6/2018 1:54:19 PM

Anyway, dude was at Louisville as an assistant for 3 years. I guess he will leave after next year so we don't have at least the same amount of fondness to him...

3/6/2018 1:59:02 PM

Still can't wrap by head around Keatts going to Lousiville. He seems determined to build something at State, it makes no sense to go to another team in the ACC. The media will have a field day with that story for eternity. State has deep pockets as well, Gott was one of the highest paid coaches in NCAA basketball if I recall.

3/6/2018 2:45:39 PM

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"It was definitely implied. "

No it wasn't

It's a totally fair question to ask though. Just about everyone thinks Padgett won't be retained. Many seem to think their first choice would be Mack, but if he says no, do you think they will even sniff at Keatts? If no, then fine, but I would be curious why. If yes, then asking what we do offer vs what Louisville could offer is valid.

All that said I think Keatts would say no in a heartbeat for a ton of reasons, as does everyone else that has posted about this so far, based on my reading.


Edit: let me make a small mea culpa, Wahoowa seemed to think it was worth worrying about. I contend every other post was some version of "no way"

[Edited on March 6, 2018 at 2:54 PM. Reason : E]

3/6/2018 2:51:21 PM

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"Gott was one of the highest paid coaches in NCAA basketball if I recall."

No.

3/6/2018 2:54:55 PM

^ http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-salaries-for-the-highest-paid-college-basketball-coaches-2013-12#20-kevin-stallings-vanderbilt--19-million-6

Back in 2013 he appeared #19 at 1.95 Million. Explain.

3/6/2018 3:58:35 PM

Clemson was one of the highest ranked teams in college basketball this year

[Edited on March 6, 2018 at 4:17 PM. Reason : Rank]

3/6/2018 4:17:03 PM

Kong: Skull Island was one of the top grossing movies of 2017

3/6/2018 4:52:15 PM

Keatts is gonna cut down the nets next month and then take his talents back to Hargrave

3/6/2018 5:13:35 PM

i couldnt have came up with a gameplan more favorable for bcs only two players if i tried. kk has no situational awareness either. theres no excuse for yurt being in the game for a jerome robinson screen at the end.

3/7/2018 4:37:26 PM

he has critical defensive flaws, namely giving up a ton of easy lay ups and terrible defensive rebounding. you can maybe get away with one of those but not two. not going to overfocus on it until about year 3 though. not fair until he has his guys and he gets a one year reprieve next season due to roster constraints

3/7/2018 4:40:56 PM

[Edited on March 7, 2018 at 4:58 PM. Reason : .]

3/7/2018 4:48:09 PM

Keatts joins V and Sloan as the only coaches in NCSU program history to not win at least one ACC tournament game in their first year.

3/7/2018 8:44:42 PM

National Championship in our near future confirmed

3/7/2018 8:51:06 PM

LOL, that stat is so misleading.

3/7/2018 8:57:22 PM

Not credible, failed to recognize the power and impact of NC State Shit

3/7/2018 9:00:09 PM

Our press in the second half today was the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Press, give up an easy layup on the other end, and repeat.

3/7/2018 10:39:19 PM

Our press did have some benefit, bowman and robinson were both gassed at the end of the game and was apparent because a lot of their shots were hitting the front of the rim. You could see Keatts frustrated with the press, whether it was yurtseven's inability to guard the rim at the back end of the press or the ability for us to not recover quick enough.

3/7/2018 10:49:45 PM

^ very timely coaching opportunity, the last one before this team is done for good

3/7/2018 11:02:36 PM

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"LOL, that stat is so dumb."

3/7/2018 11:39:19 PM

not really dumb or misleading

especially if you’re able to put your tongue in your cheek

3/8/2018 12:34:23 AM

so our official strategy is to wear out the other teams best players by letting them run up the court and get easy shpts the whole game.

3/8/2018 1:08:21 AM

our philosophy has clear strengths and weaknesses. we're really good against tall teams who cant keep up with the match up problems we present on offense and really bad against anyone with a big guard than can just dribble downhill straight to the basket

3/8/2018 3:34:42 AM

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" and really bad against anyone with a big guard than can just dribble downhill straight to the basket"

Good point. But this will be fixed with a big man who can protect the rim and has better lateral quickness than Yurt. I've not seen any of our incoming recruits, but I would bet all of them are better options.

3/8/2018 8:22:01 AM

yeah, defensively i don't think yurt fits into KK's style. obviously he's been really good offensively this year

3/8/2018 8:28:30 AM

I'm not sure he's Keatts' ideal center offensively, either. Remember when he was hired one of his first quotes was "Abu will lead the ACC in dunks" which, while an accurate assessment of Malik's (healthy) skillset, was not an accurate assessment of his playstyle.

Of course, when you have a guy as good as Yurt has been this year you make him fit. But based on his history at UNCW and Louisville I'd estimate his ideal 5 being something like Deandre jordan - a guy who just sets picks and rolls to the basket, rebounds and defends. Maybe after this season he's changed his mind some about stretch fives tho, idk

3/8/2018 5:19:33 PM

His ideal 5 is probably Akeem Olajuwon or Bill Russell

3/8/2018 5:24:44 PM

^^ yeah you’re right. Yurt is very good and when you have a player that skilled, like you said, you make it work. That’s not shitting on Yurt or anything. But I expect KK to recruit faster big men...they probably won’t have the shot Yurt had, but they’ll be quicker and more athletic ideally I think.

3/8/2018 5:29:52 PM

"make it work" doesn't mean you have to leave him in when you need a defensive stop against a fast pg at the end of the game.

3/8/2018 5:44:52 PM

(Nobody said otherwise)

3/8/2018 6:00:21 PM

-1 credibility for not winning the ACC

3/8/2018 7:05:00 PM

-5 credibility for not winning a game in acc tourny.

3/8/2018 9:10:20 PM

Things will get crazy if Pitt hires Gott

[Edited on March 8, 2018 at 11:01 PM. Reason : k]

3/8/2018 11:00:43 PM

Is there even a rumor about that happening or you just making it up?

3/9/2018 6:08:51 AM

^ why do u even have to ask?

3/9/2018 7:53:47 AM

Things will get crazy if Pitt hires Lucifer, lord of darkness

3/9/2018 8:17:41 AM

first rule of sports talk i know

3/9/2018 8:52:36 AM

Herb to Pitt

3/9/2018 10:23:33 AM

Keatts to Pitt. Has ties to the area. Has 2 t's in name, which coincides to 2 t's in 'Pitt.'

3/9/2018 10:40:12 AM

It could be worse
https://www.google.com/amp/amp.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article204081569.html

3/9/2018 2:27:18 PM

You look at all that shit, and there's like 2 games we had control over.

3/9/2018 2:49:22 PM

I really, really hated Kendall Marshall, and I remember where I was during that 2012 ACC tourney game against UNC. I wish I hadn't been reminded of either of those calls.

I also remember when those turds had those "5" wrist bands. No amount of winning would ever make me want to be like that fanbase. Even that one sect of it.

[Edited on March 9, 2018 at 3:07 PM. Reason : k]

3/9/2018 2:55:31 PM

i read the headline of that article and didn't read any further. fuck that...i don't wanna be reminded of heartbreaking losses

3/9/2018 3:03:55 PM

The 2012 game against UNC was one of the most suspect things ever.

3/9/2018 3:27:57 PM

i cant believe someone posted a speculative hypothetical on an internet message board

3/9/2018 3:54:41 PM