Kansas Jayhawks basketball coach Bill Self told 610 Sports' Nick Wright that he's not interested in coaching in the NBA right now.
"I think I've got a better job than two-thirds of the NBA jobs right where I'm at, at Kansas. I don't see myself being a pro guy," Self told Wright. "I don't want to say never, but right now, I feel I'm a college guy. I've got such a great gig. The last two years, we've been good. We've been real good, but we haven't done it (won NCAA title). There's something inside, 'We've got to do it again.' That's my total motivation right now."
Self is right. He does have a better job than two-thirds of the league. However, I gotta believe that if the Los Angeles Lakers came calling (and the job is open), then I bet he'd be listening. But Self is better off in Lawrence than taking a job in Golden State, Houston and Indiana.
"It is intriguing for many, but, to me, I feel like there's several good NBA jobs out there, and there are many that aren't great NBA jobs," Self said. "You wonder why college coaches aren't as successful when they go, well, they take over bad jobs. If a college coach was to take over the (Miami) Heat right now, there is a chance he could win. Or if a college coach was to take over the (Chicago) Bulls right now, there's a chance he could win. But college coaches don't get that."
H/T: Lawrence Journal-World.
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