The Sun Rises in the West -- I agree with Terrence Moore

As others have said, it's a shocking experience to read a Terrence Moore article and agree with every word of it. Today, he writes an incredibly interesting article about Tubby Smith's decision to leave Georgia for UK.

He interviews former UGA assistant athetic director Dick Bestwick, and he talks about the process of trying to convince Tubby to stay at Georgia. Bestwick's story in no way matches the incredibly absurd stories that have floated around regarding Dooley allegdly telling Tubby that he'd be stupid not to go to Kentucky. That part is a comforting read.

(Image: Tubby at Georgia)

Bestwick also talks about the upside of the Georgia job in terms of in state recruiting talent. A negative person will read the article and say "what could've been." A positive person would look at it and say "SEE. The opportunity at Georgia is huge." Regardless, It's a solid read for any UGA b-ball fan.

In other hoops news:
Georgia will offer Dennis Felton a 2 year extension. The extension will give him four full years remaining on his deal. I've said numerous times....

...that Felton needed a contract extension for two reasons:

A. He has improved the program steadily over the past 3 years.
B. He needs it for recruiting purposes.

Whether you believe Felton is the right answer long term or not has no bearing on the decision of whether or not to extend his contract in the short term. We need to keep the pipeline of talent alive. The UGA coach of the future (Felton or someone else) needs a solid talent base, or he won't be successful. That's why you give the extension. You either fire him (not a realistic option) or extend his deal.

Although, I will say that I got a chuckle out of the idea that other schools are looking at Felton to be their head coach (Note: This was a comment in an early version of an AJC article. That comment was later removed). I'm so sure that programs across the country are just beating down his door. "Hey, we're looking for a guy with no NCAA Tourney wins, a career losing record in major conference basketball and an offense that makes you want to claw your eyes out. You interested?"

Felton needs to finish our rebuilding job to get a sniff on a better gig. That's not being mean. It's just the brutal reality.

See Also:
-- Dick Bestwick's Bio - Wikipedia
-- Felton staying at UGA - AJC
-- Hot Coaching Names Part I - MGoBlog
-- Hot Coaching Names Part II - MGoBlog
-- Hot Coaching Names Part III - MGoBlog

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