General Coach Candidate News

[lillurk]

4 minutes ago, Jesus Shuttlesworth said:

I might be alone on this and I’m not advocating to keep Miller but assuming we lose TJD and Durham with no other transfers and Brunk comes back with the addition of Stewart we are a slightly better team next year.  Slightly better meaning sneaking into the tournament.  

I think this is also a nice selling point for the hire: “hey, we think we have a nice nucleus coming back, some open spots to take a couple transfers, you don’t need to commit to a full rebuild.”

[NashvilleHoosier]

6 minutes ago, Jesus Shuttlesworth said:

I might be alone on this and I’m not advocating to keep Miller but assuming we lose TJD and Durham with no other transfers and Brunk comes back with the addition of Stewart, Keion Brooks, Aaron Henry, or a couple other high level contributors, and probably a new coach, we are a slightly better team next year. Slightly better meaning sneaking into the tournament.  

Fixed it. 

[Bobman1]

Mack in his first three years at UL:

Recruiting classes ranked nationally #12 (Class of 2019), #26 (‘20), #5 (‘21), and Louisville has Tae Davis, a Warren Central forward, committed for 2022. Mack’s only missed the tournament once since 2009 and found pretty immediate success for Louisville after moving from Xavier.

 

Totally agree with a poster above that him moving from UL to IU would bring excellent PR and positive momentum. We’ll see if Dolson can make it happen

 

 

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[LIHoosier]

19 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Well maybe we get Andy En. His wife comes too? Oh yay! Oh when?

Isn't Archie's wife high ratin'? For all we know, she still lives in Dayton.

[MikeRoberts]

12 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Isn't Archie's wife high ratin'? For all we know, she still lives in Dayton.

Hahahah, I was thinking the same thing. She is pretty attractive too, I think, I haven’t seen her since he was announced as our head coach lol

[Feathery]

39 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

The money has been raised if we want to move on.

But has the money been raised for the next coaches buyout? 

[Josh]

57 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

The money has been raised if we want to move on.

If...lol

[Honkyman]

It will take a couple of years to rebuild no matter who is hired assuming TJD leaves.I don't agree that Brunk, Stewart and the rest of the returning players make IU a slightly better team next year even without TDJ.  There is potential on the team but nobody who is enough of a difference maker to truly turn things around without adding new highly rated talent. IU has to take that into consideration if they are seriously looking at an older coach like Beilein or Matta, i.e., can the new (older) coach turn IU into a team that can compete for a conference title and in the NCAA tourney in the five years they can give before they are probably too old to continue?  That said, I believe we need to bring in a proven winner at this point.  I liked Fife as a player but there is less evidence he can coach at this level than there was for Archie.

[Jeff_Boy_Ardee]

Simple question for you:  how many times has Enfield's team been a first round exit in the tourney?
Hint:  it's less than two.

That’s because they’ve only been there 3 times.


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[LamarCheeks]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

I am a fan of Coach Chris Mack. With better version line of pack.

Scott Drew you say? Oh no, oh no! Deporting players, away they go!

Well maybe we get Andy En. His wife comes too? Oh yay! Oh when?

John Belien is too old for me. He’s soon approaching 93.

What’s that I hear, a tooting Fife? I want him not, not on my life.

There is a man, a perfectly match. All for the secret plan I hatch. A mistake on the lake, this plan I bake? This coach would be no rube, no fake. The man who rests at Cleveland State. this coach could be our perfect mate, we must pursue Coach Dennis Gates!

 

Love the work, I write with a smirk. 
Cuz I don't agree, with all that you see. 
Andy's no dandy. Not liking the Viking. 
He's too unproven. Need to keep movin'.
Though a tad on the grey, Beilein's OK. 
Given the strife, I'm fine with Fife. 
Nowhere near No. 1. But better than some. 
It's not all disjoints. You do have some points. 
A big no to Drew? I'll raise a brew. 
Thumbs up to Mack? From me, there's no flak. 
Keep status quo? A colossal no-go. 
Program has mange. Time for a change. 
As I draw to a close, a final thought to pose. 
While enjoying a Molson, I'm glad I'm not Dolson. 

[Baltimore Hoosier]

I’m a bit concerned about another major roster turnover/rebuild if there is a coaching change. I think there are some pieces in place to be really excited about. And if TJD comes back (and he should), this could be a very strong team in 21-22’. I guess I don’t have enough inside info to know if these players love Archie or would welcome a change. 

[BGleas]

On 3/4/2021 at 2:48 PM, 8bucks said:

@BGleas where are you?  We need you to call your former Celtic coworkers and help us out here. 

Haha! Haven't been on Btown Banners for a while. Since about the Fall (maybe summer, can't remember) every time I came to the site it would revert to some Amazon ad or something. 

Nice to be back, and hope everyone is doing well!!

Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on where your NBA allegiances lie, Brad Stevens is not walking through that door. The Celtics love him, and Wyc Grousbeck (the owner) and Ainge don't care about fan pressure. I was there when the entire city wanted Doc Rivers fired and it was never even a consideration in the front office. Not even a thought at all. When Wyc and Danny love you, then aren't moving on because of the fans. 

[Stromboli]

Just now, BGleas said:

Haha! Haven't been on Btown Banners for a while. Since about the Fall (maybe summer, can't remember) every time I came to the site it would revert to some Amazon ad or something. 

Nice to be back, and hope everyone is doing well!!

Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on where your NBA allegiances lie, Brad Stevens is not walking through that door. The Celtics love him, and Wyc Grousbeck (the owner) and Ainge don't care about fan pressure. I was there when the entire city wanted Doc Rivers fired and it was never even a consideration in the front office. Not even a thought at all. When Wyc and Danny love you, then aren't moving on because of the fans. 

 

Nice to see you again.  Please go ruin someone else's day.

 

 

Nooooo glad you're here.  And it's probably better that we're let down now before CAM gets canned and we all get our hopes up!

[JSHoosier]

If they have the money the only reason to wait would be if they think they can get a top flight coach next season.  Since I think the list will be the same you have to pull the plug.

I wouldn't be opposed to Mack.

[BGleas]

3 minutes ago, Stromboli said:

 

Nice to see you again.  Please go ruin someone else's day.

 

 

Nooooo glad you're here.  And it's probably better that we're let down now before CAM gets canned and we all get our hopes up!

Thanks! Good to be back. 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I could be wrong and it's been a long time since I worked for the Celtics, but it's still the same people in charge and I have a sense for how they operate. They are not firing Brad Stevens, even if the Celtics end poorly this year. Though they did head into the all-star break on a 4-game winning streak now that Kemba has settled in. 

[Hillsdale87]

Is there anything behind the idea that Brooks and/or Henry could come to IU other than pure speculation? I guess I could understand Brooks with UK being a bit of a mess, but I don't know why Henry would leave MSU for his senior season.


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[Golfman25]

2 hours ago, HoosierHoopster said:



On the other hand, I've had problems / concerns with CAM's way of limiting the perimeter game from the get go, we haven't been able to spread the floor not because we don't have guys who can shoot but because he devalues the outside game in a 'meta' of college basketball that demands the outside game. It's like a throw back approach and one that has bitten us in the @$$ when we lose Brunk, so back to that, CAM put us in the position of likely losing if something were to happen to a key big because he built the team around an old school front line approach without valuing the perimeter game, and that's entirely on him. So end of the day, he has dug his own proverbial grave.

^^^^ This is why he should be gone (and possibly never been hired, if known).  He's playing checkers, while everyone else is playing chess.    

[Chris007]

6 minutes ago, Free Jurkin! said:

Is there anything behind the idea that Brooks and/or Henry could come to IU other than pure speculation? I guess I could understand Brooks with UK being a bit of a mess, but I don't know why Henry would leave MSU for his senior season.


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That was something the staff was pushing that they were going to bring in a big time transfer or transfers. Maybe hoping that would give them another year.

[Golfman25]

2 hours ago, Chris007 said:

The money has been raised if we want to move on.

Hallelujah.  No excuses now.  

[coonhounds]

That was something the staff was pushing that they were going to bring in a big time transfer or transfers. Maybe hoping that would give them another year.

Interesting idea but imo long shot. We have a better chance at getting big time transfers by hiring a good coach imo

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