General Coach Candidate News

[HoosierMatty]

I don't see why Brad has to finish the season if he wants the job. Is there a financial penalty?

[southernindianahoosier2]

5 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not an up and comer he is 48.    He took a Little Rock team and won 30 games and beat the crap out of Purdue in his first tournament game.   Took over a Texas Tech program thats basketball tradition was next to nothing and in his short time there have made them into a national talking point.   nothing has been handed anything to him and he has grinded for everything he has gotten.  Basketball lifer though and through.   Probably most important around these parts is that he is the closest or will be the closest thing to Bobby Knight there will ever be.   He coached under him and Pat knight so a little nostalgia around these parts are not going to hurt.   His personality is what I would love to have here.  Always going to promote the brand in a positive sometimes funny way(watch his campfire talks on YouTube).   Defense is the calling card and he still runs a motion offense.  Now those wanting Beard and thinking it will be modern basketball are in for a rude awaking.   Most Tech games I watch are rock fights. I’m guessing his use of the 3 pt line and percentages are less then what people would want but if you are winning it won’t matter 

Beard is awesome man, I really hope if its not Stevens its Beard

[IUHAHN81]

Just tell Brad to bolt now! Who cares if it looks bad. His reputation in the future won't matter cause he'll be IU coach till he retires ;)

[SteelerHoosier]

1 minute ago, IUHAHN81 said:

Just tell Brad to bolt now! Who cares if it looks bad. His reputation in the future won't matter cause he'll be IU coach till he retires ;)

Abso-friggin-lutely

 

[mdiu28]

6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Not an up and comer he is 48.    He took a Little Rock team and won 30 games and beat the crap out of Purdue in his first tournament game.   Took over a Texas Tech program thats basketball tradition was next to nothing and in his short time there have made them into a national talking point.   nothing has been handed to him and he has grinded for everything he has gotten.  Basketball lifer though and through.   Probably most important around these parts is that he is the closest or will be the closest thing to Bobby Knight there will ever be.   He coached under him and Pat knight so a little nostalgia around these parts are not going to hurt.   His personality is what I would love to have here.  Always going to promote the brand in a positive sometimes funny way(watch his campfire talks on YouTube).   Defense is the calling card and he still runs a motion offense.  Now those wanting Beard and thinking it will be modern basketball are in for a rude awaking.   Most Tech games I watch are rock fights. I’m guessing his use of the 3 pt line and percentages are less then what people would want but if you are winning it won’t matter 

Definitely agree on his personality. 

[rcbowla]

He had two fantastic back-to-back seasons - absolutely. Almost won a NC at Texas Tech - impressive. Last couple seasons, however, not mind blowing. Better than what we had but still - is this really our guy? 

I'm at least a little bit nervous with any of the candidates tbh. I know he is probably #2 or #3 on my list right now. I think he's proven he can build winners wherever he goes. From 2007-2016 TT made one NCAA tournament (in fairness that was Tubby's last season in 2016). Beard will have made 3 of the 4 that have been played while he was the coach. Only his first year did they not make it. You could ask @USPS if they would've made it last year or not but to me that's irrelevant. He took a pretty bad program and made them nationally relevant very quickly. Are things about him and his systems that give me pause? Yep. Do I think he's one of the top 3 options anyhow? Yep

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[TheWatShot]

If Beard coached here, it would be kind of nice to not get a ton of condescending crap from Purdue fans like we did with our previous coach. 

[rcbowla]

Not an up and comer he is 48.    He took a Little Rock team and won 30 games and beat the crap out of Purdue in his first tournament game.   Took over a Texas Tech program thats basketball tradition was next to nothing and in his short time there have made them into a national talking point.   nothing has been handed to him and he has grinded for everything he has gotten.  Basketball lifer though and through.   Probably most important around these parts is that he is the closest or will be the closest thing to Bobby Knight there will ever be.   He coached under him and Pat knight so a little nostalgia around these parts are not going to hurt.   His personality is what I would love to have here.  Always going to promote the brand in a positive sometimes funny way(watch his campfire talks on YouTube).   Defense is the calling card and he still runs a motion offense.  Now those wanting Beard and thinking it will be modern basketball are in for a rude awaking.   Most Tech games I watch are rock fights. I’m guessing his use of the 3 pt line and percentages are less then what people would want but if you are winning it won’t matter 

Yeah the thing that worries me is his offense. It's not the pace or style many see as modern or exciting. However as you said if he wins will anyone care? I don't care if his teams get in rock fights as long as they throw rocks harder than the other team.

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[IUHAHN81]

If we land Brad, gonna be a lot of other BIG TEN coaches sportin' Depends on the sideline from crapping their pants every time they look down and see Brad on the IU bench. 

[bleedhoosier]

So do we all want to crash Brad Steven's Twitter with this great iluminous outpouring of love towards him as our next coach? Let's get a #ComeHomeBrad #itstime trending 

[Kentuckysucks]

5 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

I'm at least a little bit nervous with any of the candidates tbh. I know he is probably #2 or #3 on my list right now. I think he's proven he can build winners wherever he goes. From 2007-2016 TT made one NCAA tournament (in fairness that was Tubby's last season in 2016). Beard will have made 3 of the 4 that have been played while he was the coach. Only his first year did they not make it. You could ask @USPS if they would've made it last year or not but to me that's irrelevant. He took a pretty bad program and made them nationally relevant very quickly. Are things about him and his systems that give me pause? Yep. Do I think he's one of the top 3 options anyhow? Yep

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I'd be fine with him.  I do see him as a high floor low ceiling type hire though.  I know he got to the NT game just not sure he can replicate that anytime soon.  But much better than Archie and probably would be a lot more stable than Crean.

[BottomLine]

Instead of taking wild guesses and wishful thinking, maybe the best approach to figuring out the new coach is to apply a bit of logic and maybe read a bit between the lines.  So let's look at a few of the facts.

1.  The decision to let Archie go was probably made before the last two or three games.  It takes so time to put the buyout together.  Archie's job was toast before we lost to Purdue and Rutgers.

2.  While the AD made the decision the odds are good that he may have been approached by alumni before the end of the season with an offer to help.  It seems more likely that the offer of money would have been made before the school started scouting around to find money.

3.  Whoever coughed up the money probably had input into the identity of the new coach. If I was giving up that kind of money I would certainly want a say on what happened.

4.  Since there is no blue ribbon search committee, the AD knows who the coach is going to be.

5.  If the new coach is not currently coaching an announcement should come sooner rather than later and negotiations are underway and have been underway for several weeks.  There is little to be gained by protecting the identity of the party.

6.  If the new coach is currently employed he probably has a team in the NCAA tourney.  Thus, the announcement would not come while his team is still playing.  He would not want to upset team chemistry while they are still playing.  The longer it takes to make an announcement the better the possibility that this is the case.

7.  One big advantage of having donors pay for Archie's severance is that it makes it possible for the university to buy out a contract for a coach who is currently under contract.   Paying both a severance and a buyout both would probably be prohibitive.

8.  After four unsuccessful tries since Knight was fired, the AD doesn't want to get it wrong yet again.  I'm not expecting another mid-major coach.  The AD is talking to someone with a proven winning track record.

 

I'm leaning toward someone that is in the Big Dance this year.  I won't believe anything that any coach says while their team is still competing.

Anyone that has picked up on any other clues please chime in.  I'm all ears.

[cthomas]

I have no insight whatsoever, but I think at the very least the next coach needs to be relatable to today's kids. Not something that pleases me, but the way of the world. I know I don't want a system coach. I want a coach who adapts to the strengths of the players. To me, there is no one right way to play the game. There is only what works best for who you have. As much as I liked CAM, I think that was his weakness. So, this was a long way to say that I want a relatable, flexible, open minded coach to lead the program. Admittedly, I don't know who that is. That decision is way above my pay grade.

[lillurk]

I’m torn on Beard and so I think I’m uniquely able to make the case for either side.

As others have said: high, consistent baseline at TTU, he’s recruited better than they typically do, two standout seasons there and a good one at UALR. The theory that he’s a great option is basically that his defense would travel, he’d recruit even better at IU, and that sets you up pretty well.

However, even setting aside “will he leave TX?”...he doesn’t run an attractive, modern offense, so he doesn’t really meet that criteria of Dolson’s (and mine). I’d like to believe he’s adaptable, but IDK. I don’t think he’d be bad, but I think there are some concerns worth having.

[Trish]

JUST SAW THAT BRAD PRESS CONFERENCE 

 

 

HES FOR SURE THINKING ABOUT IT. HES COMING HOME 

[Trish]

2 hours ago, HoosierRobbie said:

If we really paid a 10 million dollar buyout to hire John beilein so help me.

throw Matta, Drew, and mussleman into that group as well. 

[cthomas]

12 minutes ago, rcs29 said:

Yeah the thing that worries me is his offense. It's not the pace or style many see as modern or exciting. However as you said if he wins will anyone care? I don't care if his teams get in rock fights as long as they throw rocks harder than the other team.

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And that to me is the problem. As much as I loved coach Knight, the game was passing him bye at the end of his career. As a young coach, he was the most innovative guy in the game. But, he didn't adapt at the end. I don't want to go that route in this day and age.

[tortex28]

JUST SAW THAT BRAD PRESS CONFERENCE 
 
 
HES FOR SURE THINKING ABOUT IT. HES COMING HOME 

He could have flat out denied it if he wanted to, call me crazy but I think he's at least thinking about taking the job

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[IUHAHN81]

Purdue bench when Brad walks out of the tunnel. 

[Mopladysman]

1 minute ago, tortex28 said:

He could have flat out denied it if he wanted to, call me crazy but I think he's at least thinking about taking the job

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Is this new or from earlier today?