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He wasn't fired by Memphis. They didn't want to pay the $10 million buyout
But you said he was fired in your post aboveHe got a lot of money for nothing at Memphis and now, despite being fired by Memphis, he effectively steps up in profile to a power conference.
I don't agree..... money talks and bullsh*t walks, if GT doesn't give Pastner a landing spot... Memphis was stuck with him a few more years..... just like Uconn and Warde were stuck with Pasqualoni about a year and half to long... so they didn't have to pay 2 head coaches and until his buyout got acceptable.Was he technically fired- no. Was he constructively fired? Yes. When the fans, media, and the school's administration not only do not back you on specific things you ask to be backed on but effectively treat you like a leper of the coaching ranks, your ass is fired.
Makes you wonder if it wasn't like a trade deadline fire sale in baseball, where the team who thinks they could be in contention picks up part of the players salary of a team that is totally out of it...I wonder if Memphis was " shopping him around " and their AD was willing to hand the GT boss some backroom future considerations on top of it....LOL !!! .....because as the Yahoo article says there seemed to be some " temporary insanity " on GT's part....Oh they definitely wanted him out comedy no doubt about that. I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Memphis athletic director didn't call the Georgia Tech athletic director and tell him "you can have our coach."
The reports I read indicate Memphis bought Pastner out for $1.2 million and change. What that tells me is he was functionally fired. A quid pro quo was reached: "you walk, we buy you out." That is how I read between the lines. Watch what they do, not what they say. Pastner was sent packing and that deal was reached before he ever accepted GT offer. It was likely negotiated with GT offer on table but not yet accepted.
Shrewd negotiations by the Georgia Tech AD. He knew Memphis wanted to end the Pastner era, so they negotiated a deal where Memphis pays a portion of Pastner's salary for the first two seasons he's in Atlanta.The reports I read indicate Memphis bought Pastner out for $1.2 million and change. What that tells me is he was functionally fired. A quid pro quo was reached: "you walk, we buy you out." That is how I read between the lines. Watch what they do, not what they say. Pastner was sent packing and that deal was reached before he ever accepted GT offer. It was likely negotiated with GT offer on table but not yet accepted.
Tubby has drama right away at Memphis.....basically he's got to keep the father of the Lawson brothers.... ( who parlayed his sons into his first college job strait out of high school coaching) on the the payroll or his sons... the 2 leading returning scorers ( Dedric and KJ)..... could walk.