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[IUHAHN81 2,176]

As soon as we get a guy who has us actually winning 70% of our games, playing style will fade to the back of our minds. Everyone wants to have fun watching but I guarantee we wanna win even more. Winning masks A LOT :)

[Hoosierfan2017 20,931]

Just now, TadQueasy said:

The style of play stuff always amazes me.  I could care less about style of play.  I care about Ws.  Play any style you want but get Ws.  Playing hard.  Make adjustments.  Have a good relationship with players.  Those things are way more important that a style of offense.  

Basketball is entertainment. I want to win, but I also want to enjoy watching us win. 50-47 slugfests are not something I enjoy watching. If it's what I have to do to watch IU win then ok, but it wouldn't be my #1 choice. 

[IUc2016 7,121]

8 minutes ago, IUHAHN81 said:

What candidate would get Lander excited enough to Tweet that? That's where my mind is at. Then again, he agreed to play for Archie so :/

Lander was most definitely a Michigan fan growing up. It was always thought that he would go to Michigan if not IU.

Beilein was the coach of those Michigan teams that Lander watched growing up. just sayin 

[TadQueasy 672]

Just now, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Basketball is entertainment. I want to win, but I also want to enjoy watching us win. 50-47 slugfests are not something I enjoy watching. If it's what I have to do to watch IU win then ok, but it wouldn't be my #1 choice. 

Winning is entertainment.  

[IUCrazy2 2,351]

10 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

I'm not delusional and I don't want Bennett. It's just personal preference. I look at basketball as entertainment and his style to me is not entertaining. Is he a good coach? Absolutely, I just don't like watching his teams play. 

That's fair.  I think the guy would win a whole bunch here, where I think he would start to lose people is if the inexplicable early round tournament losses continue to be a thing.  Losing to a 16 seed as a 1.  They went out early again this year.

It just seems to me that the Bennett/Miller defense is really susceptible to getting killed by teams that can shoot the 3 because you are worried about stopping the other team's 6'8" center from scoring in the paint.

I think that and boring basketball would be the potential downside to Bennett.  On the upside, there would be a whole lot more winning than we have seen around here for most of the last 20 years.

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 817]

7 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I'd be thrilled with his results but I'd be lying if I said that I'd find his style aesthetically pleasing. Even when we won under Archie's style the games were painful to watch a lot of the time. But, I just want to win and win a lot, so I'd be happy to have Bennett. 

I get it, it's not a run and gun offense like we would love to see. Who wouldn't want that? 

But, I'm like you, I just want to see this program as a consistently successful. I want to see this program in the top tier of the big ten and competing for National Titles. Heck, I'd like to see us compete for a Big Ten Tournament Championship. That would be a nice step. 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Ghost of Rick Majerus

[Hoosierfan2017 20,931]

1 minute ago, TadQueasy said:

Winning is entertainment.  

Ehh.. I suppose. We won a lot of games under Archie that I did not find entertaining at all. Tom Crean, for all his faults, put out an entertaining product. His teams were a lot of fun to watch. Beggars can't be choosers though, so if I have to watch boring basketball to watch IU win then I will do it, and if we win enough I won't be complaining. 

[JSHoosier 19,845]

I'd love Bennett, style of play means didly as long as you win.

[Kentuckysucks 2,206]

There's no way it's Beilein or Matta.  Both could easily be the next Coach Hep although thankfully their issues aren't life threatening.  

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

1 minute ago, JSHoosier said:

I'd love Bennett, style of play means didly as long as you win.

Exactly! I don’t like the style and it can cause a few letdowns, but I could live with his results!!! I will take a more boring style if that means a lot of wins and a title once every 10 years!

[Trish 11,506]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

There's no way it's Beilein or Matta.  Both could easily be the next Coach Hep although thankfully their issues aren't life threatening.  

It would be disappointing going down the list to numbers 4-7 for most folks here. After all, this is Indiana..right? 

I wouldn't mind John. I think he gets us back to winning the quickest. I have no idea how Matta would perform after taking four years off from working. 

[TheDarkKnight69 328]

3 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

There's no way it's Beilein or Matta.  Both could easily be the next Coach Hep although thankfully their issues aren't life threatening.  

Anyone could “be the next Hep”. Cancer is a ***** and doesn’t discriminate 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 84,040]

Maybe we're looking at this in totally the wrong way.  Maybe we should be trying to hire Sister Jean.  Prayer might be our only answer.

IMO many of you will be sorely disappointed when we don't hire a high profile name and even if we do, many will still be disappointed because we can't even come up with a consensus of who we want on btb.  My $.02

• Money is important but it's not the sole motivator.
• Our history of firing coaches doesn't project a good image.
• If our Compliance Dept. is truly a problem then that alone will turn off some candidates.

I think everyone needs to temper their expectations.

 

[Bankshot 528]

Consistently being in the top 20, 10 or less losses per year, top 3 in conference, not worrying about being a bubble team...all would be major improvements.

[Kentuckysucks 2,206]

2 minutes ago, TheDarkKnight69 said:

Anyone could “be the next Hep”. Cancer is a ***** and doesn’t discriminate 

Of course.  But Beilein and Matta are way to high of a risk.  Beilein looks and sounds 10 years older than he is and he's 68.  Plus he's never won quickly.  It would take several years if ever at all.

[IUHAHN81 2,176]

It's only been a week since we fired Archie. Feels like 2 months! 

[JaybobHoosier 11,839]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Maybe we're looking at this in totally the wrong way.  Maybe we should be trying to hire Sister Jean.  Prayer might be our only answer.

IMO many of you will be sorely disappointed when we don't hire a high profile name and even if we do, many will still be disappointed because we can't even come up with a consensus of who we want on btb.  My $.02

• Money is important but it's not the sole motivator.
• Our history of firing coaches doesn't project a good image.
• If our Compliance Dept. is truly a problem then that alone will turn off some candidates.

I think everyone needs to temper their expectations.

 

Hey Class, 

I’ve been worried this whole time that the coach we hire won’t get much of a chance if it wasn’t Stevens. Really hope everyone will get behind whoever we hire because this program needs our support with a new coach, even if we aren’t thrilled with the hire. See if the results come and then judge. Now, I may struggle to support with someone like Alford or Pitino, but still. 

[Uspshoosier 45,178]

17 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Exactly! I don’t like the style and it can cause a few letdowns, but I could live with his results!!! I will take a more boring style if that means a lot of wins and a title once every 10 years!

https://richmond.com/sports/college/schools/university-virginia/looking-back-on-tony-bennetts-10-seasons-as-virginias-basketball-coach/article_7ed20434-526b-11e9-8602-d35f56e82d85.html

i could live with this.   

[Bankshot 528]

3 minutes ago, Bankshot said:

Consistently being in the top 20, 10 or less losses per year, top 3 in conference, not worrying about being a bubble team...all would be major improvements.

And this should be the floor, not the ceiling.

[ap2345 7,571]

Lander had a Texas Texh offer too fwiw.