General Coach Candidate News

[Trish]

7 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

There’s a clown on the rivals board that’s saying it’ll be Woodson. He said it’ll be announced tomorrow and he’s taking a pay cut to come to IU lol 

Dolson deserves a pay-cut if that's the case. I'll take some of his salary while me and Archie laugh to the bank together LOL! 

[IU Scott]

4 hours ago, Iubravos said:

You people are nuts if you wouldn't want Musselman.  He is my #1 if we can't get oats. 

I'd be happy with Drew or Beard as well.  Really hope it is one of those 3 and l think we'll be in good shape. 

 

Oats has had one good year at Alabama so I don't get the love for him

[RaceToTheTop]

50 minutes ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Efficiency doesn't mean anything on tempo. Year after year they are one of the slowest teams in the nation. 

OF COURSE efficiency means something.  Teams that are efficient win.  Teams that have high temp may or may not win.  

Exactly ten of the top 50 in offensive tempo qualified for the NCAA tournament.  Meanwhile 41 of the top 50 in offensive efficiency made the dance. Best stat:  of the top 36 in efficiency exactly ONE was in the fifty fastest tempos.

There is ZERO correlation to fast tempo and winning.  

[IU Scott]

4 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

It would be quite the failure on Dolsons part to hire him. Plain and simple. 

How would hiring Bennett a failure.   National  championship, 5 conference titles, 2 conference tournament titles and 4 sweet 16's in 10 years.

[bizzle44]

1 minute ago, brumdog45 said:

OF COURSE efficiency means something.  Teams that are efficient win.  Teams that have high temp may or may not win.  

Exactly ten of the top 50 in offensive tempo qualified for the NCAA tournament.  Meanwhile 41 of the top 50 in offensive efficiency made the dance. Best stat:  of the top 36 in efficiency exactly ONE was in the fifty fastest tempos.

There is ZERO correlation to fast tempo and winning.  

[IU Scott]

4 hours ago, mamasa said:

Fpeaugh also posted that it's not an IU guy. When I searched his name (was unfamiliar), a thread from 2018 came up, with someone asking why Fpeaugh hadn't been banned yet for trolling

He was one of the posters that made me to want to get off of that rivals boards.  He thought he was so well connected to the program and if anyone would argue with him he would attack you.

[Hillsdale87]

2 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

Oats has had one good year at Alabama so I don't get the love for him

He was exceptional at Buffalo, immediately turned around Alabama, has proven to be a very good recruiter, and runs a modern style. I understand that the buyout may be too much, but he would be my clear #2 after Stevens

[CSP]

What if you took what he did at UVA at the baseline for what he could do at Indiana? 

tourney 8 times and 5 of them before the S16, he's exited... what if.. at IU he could be like 3 times exited, but 1 more FF, and another E8. 

3 E8s in 8 years. 2 FFs. 1 NC 

[HOOsier Thunder]

25 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

The only knock on Bennett is that his teams usually underachieve in the NCAA tournament. Of his eight tournament appearances at Virginia, five of them ended before the S16. Yes I know he’s won a national championship. Can’t take that away from him. Just an observation

Much of the criticism of Bennett's tournament performance has been unfair and overlooks adverse circumstances.  It may be true that his style does not lend itself to tournament success, but IMO there are not enough good data points yet to prove it.  Most of his tournament losses can be explained by a combination of bad luck and/or key injury/illness.  He has only had two seasons at Virginia where he did not have a key injury or illness in the tournament, and in those two seasons he went to an Elite Eight and won a Championship.  He also won both of his first round games and went to a Sweet Sixteen in his two tournament appearances at Washington State.  Everyone can be prone to looking bad in the tournament in a small sample size.  Even Coach K lost to a 14-seed and a 15-seed in the span of 3 years.  I bet that in 20 years Bennett's tournament success will make the early exits look more like aberrations than the rule.

[CSP]

4 minutes ago, brumdog45 said:

OF COURSE efficiency means something.  Teams that are efficient win.  Teams that have high temp may or may not win.  

Exactly ten of the top 50 in offensive tempo qualified for the NCAA tournament.  Meanwhile 41 of the top 50 in offensive efficiency made the dance. Best stat:  of the top 36 in efficiency exactly ONE was in the fifty fastest tempos.

There is ZERO correlation to fast tempo and winning.  

Quite honestly tempo doesn't win at all in March.. not in the IN HS tourney, not in March Madness. Not wanting TB is confusing to me. 

[Feathery]

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

Quite honestly tempo doesn't win at all in March.. not in the IN HS tourney, not in March Madness. Not wanting TB is confusing to me. 

100%. NCAA is played in the half court not in transition. Especially the further into the tournament you get. 

[Hardwood83]

2 minutes ago, btownqb said:

What if you took what he did at UVA at the baseline for what he could do at Indiana? 

tourney 8 times and 5 of them before the S16, he's exited... what if.. at IU he could be like 3 times exited, but 1 more FF, and another E8. 

3 E8s in 8 years. 2 FFs. 1 NC 

Now that is inconsistency I can get on board with! 

2 minutes ago, Free Jurkin! said:

He was exceptional at Buffalo, immediately turned around Alabama, has proven to be a very good recruiter, and runs a modern style. I understand that the buyout may be too much, but he would be my clear #2 after Stevens

He seems to be in that sweet spot of between "potential" and "experienced winner"

[ap2345]

10 minutes ago, btownqb said:

What if you took what he did at UVA at the baseline for what he could do at Indiana? 

tourney 8 times and 5 of them before the S16, he's exited... what if.. at IU he could be like 3 times exited, but 1 more FF, and another E8. 

3 E8s in 8 years. 2 FFs. 1 NC 

If Virginia would’ve had a chance to prepare like normal for Ohio they probably win.

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan]

How would hiring Bennett a failure.   National  championship, 5 conference titles, 2 conference tournament titles and 4 sweet 16's in 10 years.

He doesn't score like the NBA

 

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[AZ Hoosier]

2 hours ago, hoosierbannerd said:

My lord, that triple overtime win (can't remember the year)-- that was fantastic! My friend (God rest his soul) gave up and went to bed. Couldn't wait to tell him the next day of our win.. good times

IU won 86-85 in 3OT. The game was at Madison on Feb 16, 1986. But Bennet wasn't there yet.

[IU Scott]

3 hours ago, IUCane said:

Wouldn't call that a HomeRun

Well he has been one of the top coaches in college basketball the last 10 years

[CSP]

7 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

Now that is inconsistency I can get on board with! 

He seems to be in that sweet spot of between "potential" and "experienced winner"

You don't like national championships? 

[CSP]

8 minutes ago, Feathery said:

100%. NCAA is played in the half court not in transition. Especially the further into the tournament you get. 

Absolutely 

[CSP]

Tony Bennett has gotten his teams ranked in the top 6, at least once, in each of the past 8 years lol 

But nah... he plays slow sometimes. Pass

[Hardwood83]

1 minute ago, btownqb said:

You don't like national championships? 

No, I said "I'm in" I can live with the flame-outs if Deep runs and an occasional banner result.