And by that I mean that I don’t think he’d leave for a lateral move. We have all the resources necessary to become a competent basketball program: eager fanbase, money to pay for a winning coach, nice arena and facilities, etc. Horn could do the same things for us that Billy Donovan did for the Gators. Would Horn leave for a job with a powerhouse school, especially UK considering that Horn is a Lexington native? Maybe so, depending on the situation. But I wouldn’t be too upset with him if he did that; UK is probably his dream job, so if the situation were right, why wouldn’t he take it?

As far as the job he’s done this year, there’s no doubt that he’s done good things. But I think it’s worth noting that he inherited tons of experience. Almost all of the players we have that are contributing right now were major players on last year’s team, and while that team had a poor record, they were in most of the games they played. Combine experience with a softer SEC and you have a team that wins a lot more games than a year before. I’m not saying that Horn hasn’t done a great job, but even in my enthusiasm for what he’s doing I’m not going to let myself forget that the real test will be what he does in a few years when all the players are his signees.

Guy is amazing. I’m glad for him that he got out of Cincinnati before he punched any police horses or tortured any roomates.