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[AZ Hoosier 11,020]

16 minutes ago, kreigh8 said:

If I also may add on Archie, along with his brother Seth, are involved in USA basketball. May mean little in the long run, but with TJ Leaf and Sean Miller it can play a role. Leaf went to UCLA after Seth cut him from the USA team, as most may know, but I'm of the belief having someone tied to these teams and the pipeline it could provide can only be beneficial. It's not everything - as players can be found outside these teams like OG and Oladipo. Just thought I'd add my two cents, unsolicited as it may be.

There is no "Seth Miller"... Archie's brother Sean (Arizona head coach) served as the head coach of the men's U19 team which competed at the 2015 FIBA U19 world championships.

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Just now, AZ Hoosier said:

There is no "Seth Miller"... Archie's brother Sean (Arizona head coach) served as the head coach of the men's U19 team which competed at the 2015 FIBA U19 world championships.

Apologies. As you can tell I'd rather have the younger, more local coach obviously

[kreigh8 2,111]

I've always wondered if Tony Bennett is at a destination job at Virginia. If we couldn't swing Stevens - and what he has going in Boston, not sure we could - wondered if we could convince Bennett to come to Bloomington

[Brass Cannon 25,499]

1 minute ago, kreigh8 said:

I've always wondered if Tony Bennett is at a destination job at Virginia. If we couldn't swing Stevens - and what he has going in Boston, not sure we could - wondered if we could convince Bennett to come to Bloomington

I would double his salary. I doubt Virginia could match and no school that could match us would be looking for a coach this year. 

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1 minute ago, Brass Cannon said:

I would double his salary. I doubt Virginia could match and no school that could match us would be looking for a coach this year. 

He's no Stevens as most would agree, but I for one would love to see that defense being played at IU again. Although granted last night wasn't awful defensively...but offensively..woof

[HoosierSadaseci 3,005]

I think this thread is finally going to work after this season.

[Defenserocks28 403]

10 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

I would double his salary. I doubt Virginia could match and no school that could match us would be looking for a coach this year. 

Didn't he turn us down during our last coaching search?  Although, I thought part of him turning us down was because his dream job was Wisconsin (and that no longer seems to be happening), and that we fired his sister or something like that.  

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3 minutes ago, Defenserocks28 said:

Didn't he turn us down during our last coaching search?  Although, I thought part of him turning us down was because his dream job was Wisconsin (and that no longer seems to be happening), and that we fired his sister or something like that.  

New administration now

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On 2/10/2017 at 11:45 AM, Defenserocks28 said:

Didn't he turn us down during our last coaching search?  Although, I thought part of him turning us down was because his dream job was Wisconsin (and that no longer seems to be happening), and that we fired his sister or something like that.  

2 things here. First the admin that fired his sister is gone. Second, he said he wasnt ready for that big of a job at that point in his career. He has since excelled at Virginia and in my mind poised for a blueblood job. 

[JSHoosier 22,240]

37 minutes ago, weaverswonders6 said:

Agreed.  I don't want the next coach to have had an adj D lower than the top 50 in the last 3 years.  After watching CTC's teams play little to no defense the last 9 years, I want some semblance of fundamentals shown on the floor, especially on defense.

If you only want to look at his last 3 then the AdjD is trending up and the average is 56; that's this year and the two prior.  Last 3 full seasons, average of 77 with no trend.

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This is a little off-topic, but I've seen Mike White's name thrown around as a possible candidate for the IU job.  While I think he's a fantastic young coach and would likely be an upgrade over CTC, is there any mention or possibillity of him being a replacement candidate when Coach K retires?  How keen is Duke on keeping a Coach K groomed coach as the HC (i.e. Collins, Capel, etc...) vs. an 'outsider'?  Reason I ask is I was just made aware that Mike White's dad is the current AD at Duke, Kevin White, and has been the AD there since 2008.

[Trish 14,502]

4 minutes ago, weaverswonders6 said:

This is a little off-topic, but I've seen Mike White's name thrown around as a possible candidate for the IU job.  While I think he's a fantastic young coach and would likely be an upgrade over CTC, is there any mention or possibillity of him being a replacement candidate when Coach K retires?  How keen is Duke on keeping a Coach K groomed coach as the HC (i.e. Collins, Capel, etc...) vs. an 'outsider'?  Reason I ask is I was just made aware that Mike White's dad is the current AD at Duke, Kevin White, and has been the AD there since 2008.

 

 

I'm sure there is subtle talk about having his son there if he continues to develop as a coach. We should continue to keep tabs on White. He seems young and promising for sure. 

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2 things here. First the admin that fired his sister is gone. Second, he said he wasnt ready for that big if a job at that point in his career. He has since excelled at Virginia and in my mind poised for a blueblood job. 

Yeah it's not a matter of if with Bennett but when will he become a coach of a blue blood school. Hopefully it's here. I would be willing to wait 2 years for him (as long as he brought Guy with him as a grad transfer).


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[akhosrof 1,168]

Sorry if it has been mentioned but what does everyone think of Steve Prohm?


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1 minute ago, akhosrof said:

Sorry if it has been mentioned but what does everyone think of Steve Prohm?


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Not a fan - doesn't teach D at a high level consistently and there's much better options imo.

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

If we are talking current college coaches right now, I would say Bennett, Archie and Marshall in that order. All three of those coaches are significant upgrades. If Stevens truly is a no go, Tony Bennett is the guy

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1 minute ago, Hoosier Guy said:

If we are talking current college coaches right now, I would say Bennett, Archie and Marshall in that order. All three of those coaches are significant upgrades. If Stevens truly is a no go, Tony Bennett is the guy

I like those as my top 3, albeit in a different order.  Regardless, I'd be content with any of said 3.

[bigrod 3,203]

It's funny how many ex-coach/commentators are trying so hard to convince us we should love him. He can flat out coach a top three team into an also-ran baby! Brilliant!


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[weaverswonders6 388]

I've heard that Vitale basically has a 'care-taker' type person that goes with him everywhere now.  One of my buddies said he saw Dickie V at the UNC/Duke game last year with the caretaker and he was told it's his 'permanent chaperone' now.  

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35 minutes ago, weaverswonders6 said:

I've heard that Vitale basically has a 'care-taker' type person that goes with him everywhere now.  One of my buddies said he saw Dickie V at the UNC/Duke game last year with the caretaker and he was told it's his 'permanent chaperone' now.  

Whoa.  So are you saying that Dickie is literally a "diaper dandy" these days? LOL