[EKUAlum05]

This is solely throwing names out there, but here are a couple people I could see coming in and helping Pikeville alot. Whether they would take the job or if they meet the Pikeville politics is left for discussion:

1. Kevin Saunders- Head Coach at Shelby Valley

Some Pikeville people would find either these to be uncouth, but look deeper.Saunders has turned around perennial doormat Shelby Valley from the bottom to the topof their program. He has helped instill a successful feeder program, taken Valley to the playoffs and even the 2nd Round. He has improved SV's numbers, improved SV's conditioning program, helped secure better facilities, and instilled a different attitude. All this while at a school that will ALWAYS be a basketball school first. He is still fairly young, and is connected to the community (although a change of pace from the same names in Pikeville). It can be argued he has done more than McNamee with the same ammount to work with. I truly believe Saunders is very happy with his project to turn around SV and will be hard to waiver, but the allure of one of the elite programs and not always having to be 2nd fiddle could possibly make the difference.

2. Casey Lequire- Assistant Coach @ Belfry

Casey is a Belfry boy through and through, and who many believe may one day be the Pirate Head Coach. But, Lequire got his coaching start at Pikeville and knows all the right people in the Pikeville school district. He brings an excellent understanding of the game, youth, and the ability to work well with many of the other young prominent assistants Pikeville has. Anyone who has been around Casey can't help but like him and you can't go wrong with a young coach that Haywood has all but taken under his wing as a mentor. Also, even though Lequire is connected enough to shake the right hands he is disconnected enugh from Pikeville politics to be able to put his own stamp. Lequire willbe hard to lure away, much like Saunders, but the chance to stay close to home and advance his career could make him think twice. Casey wants to be a coach more thany anything and was born to be one, it has been that way since high school, this would give him a chance to live his dream and do so at a program with tons of resources.