Motley's

Honest question because I don’t recall. Did anyone track and report on the flight when Dolson went to.meet with Woodson?

I know what you’re saying, but it’s actually much worse. Dayton and the A10 is much higher level than High Point and the Big South. Archie also had an Elite 8 appearance. The A10 has 5 teams in the Net top 100, including VCU at 29. The Big South has one, HP at 86. Every other team is 164 or higher, with half over 200.

I remember an article at the time where a journalist had anonymously polled a list of coaches as to the best hire in the B1G in 2017. About two-thirds said Archie, about 20% said Holtmann and about 10% said Underwood.

Wouldn't be shocking at all. He'd currently be at G League Ignite if they hadn't folded.

Correct. Easy to search. All graded an A. Most said it was a can't miss hire.

No search thread discussing hot wives and worm farming could ever be boring.

Wins at a high %, but doesn't run a modern offense

Wasn't being negative at all. I've never understood how posting factual stats is viewed as positive or negative. It's a true statement that there are similarities between Dayton and Creighton. Both have a long history of success and phenomenal fan support. Both have had numerous successful coaches there. Dayton is also a private Catholic school. They would actually fit in well in the Big East. It's also true that McDermott failed at ISU. Archie failed at IU. Anthony Grant failed at Alabama. Brian Gregory failed at GT and S FL. But Altman has been successtul at OR. Dayton coaches: Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC 1 Don Donoher 1965 1989 25 712 437 275 .614 0 0 8 1 0 2 Tom Blackburn 1948 1964 17 493 352 141 .714 0 0 1 0 0 3 Brian Gregory 2004 2011 8 266 172 94 .647 1 0 2 0 0 4 Anthony Grant 2018 2025 8 251 170 81 .677 1 0 1 0 0 5 Oliver Purnell 1995 2003 9 271 155 116 .572 2 1 2 0 0 6 Archie Miller 2012 2017 6 202 139 63 .688 2 0 4 0 0 7 Jim O'Brien 1990 1994 5 148 61 87 .412 0 1 1 0 0 8 Harry Baujan 1924 1928 5 84 46 38 .548 0 0 0 0 0 9 James Carter 1940 1947 6 116 41 75 .353 0 0 0 0 0 10

Creighton is like Dayton. Everyone wins there. They've had a few clunkers, but not for long. Rk Coach From To Yrs G W L W-L% CREG CTRN NCAA FF NC 1 Greg McDermott 2011 2025 15 515 346 169 .672 2 2 9 0 0 2 Dana Altman 1995 2010 16 503 327 176 .650 3 6 7 0 0 3 Arthur Schabinger 1923 1935 13 229 163 66 .712 4 0 0 0 0 4 Red McManus 1960 1969 10 256 138 118 .539 0 0 2 0 0 5 Tom Apke 1975 1981 7 194 130 64 .670 1 2 3 0 0 6 Eddie Hickey 1936 1947 9 202 130 72 .644 4 0 1 0 0 7 Tony Barone 1986 1991 6 184 102 82 .554 2 2 2 0 0 8 Eddie Sutton 1970 1974 5 132 82 50 .621 0 0 1 0 0 9 Duce Belford 1946

There's a belief among some in the donor community that this season would have turned out differently if Malik hadn't been injured. They've made a big investment in a core group of players (Rice, Carlyle, Malik & Mgbako). They'd like to see that group return to maintain continuity and not have a total rebuild.

Big time, since he’s never coached and is still under contract with the Kings

It’s Cronin. Everything Dolson is looking for. Both sophomore guard Eric Dailey Jr. and junior guard Skyy Clark are first-year transfers this offseason and are receiving their first seasons as a Mick Cronin-coached player. The way they both spoke about his coaching style proves that they are beyond grateful for the job he has done this year. “Since my first day here until now, I've definitely matured probably the most I have in a season," Clark said. "He's [Cronin] taught us a lot; he's taught us just about how the real world works and he's definitely tough on us. There's some days we walk into practice and he's just on us the whole day, but if you really sit back and look at it from a different perspective, you could tell that he does care about us and that he's looking out for our best interests.” "I feel like coach teaches a lot of lessons that don't pertain to basketball too," Dailey said. "A lot of life lessons, a lot of real-life situations. I know y'all so well, the media talks about how he coaches and everything, but I think that's real. "He's just a real coach, a real person, and that's really what you need to survive in this real world. He's taught us a lot, taught us to save money, he taught us how to manage money, taught us how to be a good person as well through basketball. "I think just the discipline side of it. He yells, but everything in the world is not going to be nice and pretty, so I think that's making us tough for the real world." https://www.si.com/college/ucla/men-s-basketball/bruins-mick-cronin-eric-dailey-jr-01jmz2e65cs0

We’re saying the same thing. Similar to a potential recruit. Someone may know something about one individual, but not about multiple potential candidates

Exactly. There’s no such thing as an “insider” who has info on a coaching search. Certainly not multiple searches over many years. Sometimes someone knows something about a recruit because they may know the family, but that’s a one time deal. The speculation is fun, though

Averages 22 on the season, but in their last 10 games he’s played 30 or more 7 times

Same mistake as Hoiberg. His son definitely isn’t a P5 player. Gets 30 mpg. Averages 3/2/2

Only thought if it because of the separate Turgeon thread

Yeah, it just makes sense. People have a hard time keeping up with so many posts in one thread

I think it would really help to have a separate Brad Stevens thread.

Leaking names like Groce, Alford, Pitino Jr, is what happens when you're about to hire Brad Brownell

Are they now prepared for the IU basketball Shark Tank?

Hearing more names like this. Before it gets to unproven names like McCollum or McMillan, there’s a faction that sees a move to a Groce or Alford. John Groce, Akron Zips John Groce has turned the Akron Zips into a powerhouse in the Mid-American Conference. The Zips have won two of the last three MAC tournaments and have gone 157-86 under Groce. Prior to coaching at Akron, he spent five years in the Big Ten with Illinois, where he went 95-75 and reached the NCAA Tournament once. He also won two MAC tournament titles as head coach of the Ohio Bobcats from 2008 to 2012. His tenure with the Bobcats was highlighted by a trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2012. Groce’s ties to the state of Indiana could make him an enticing candidate. A native of Muncie, Indiana, he started his coaching career at Taylor University in the NAIA before serving as an assistant for the Butler Bulldogs.

The latest name to get floated is John Groce

I think it just seems that way because there are a disproportionate number of posts saying Stevens is in play. What do you think would happen if you said Turgeon was in play.

C’mon man. You’re better than that.