General Coach Candidate News

[bigrod 2,904]

14 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Keep up the good work!

That's what I figured. That was Bob Knight's record when we hired him.

[Stuhoo 81,802]

15 minutes ago, bigrod said:

What would you say to a coach that has a 102-50 mid-major record and has had a team ranked as high as 14?

 

HARD PASS

• Never has made an NCAA tourney at the mid-major
• Went 11-13 his last year at the mid-major
• Reportedly has anger issues
• Below average tempo
• Made his name at the mid-major off of his Coach K association
• Bad sportscoat attire
• Would consider him as an assistant to Beilein 

;)

[ziggyiu 605]

56 minutes ago, Scott_b said:

Really feel like Woodson is a serious contender now. At first I wasn't sure however he checks all the boxes. He would prove to be an excellent recruiter between selling the NBA experience and his personality. If you look at everything he offers he is an intriguing choice.

Yikes, my original post was based on an outdated tweet. Deleted it to alleviate further confusion. Sorry. 

Edited March 22, 2021 by ziggyiu

[Jeff_Boy_Ardee 1,311]

Really feel like Woodson is a serious contender now. At first I wasn't sure however he checks all the boxes. He would prove to be an excellent recruiter between selling the NBA experience and his personality. If you look at everything he offers he is an intriguing choice.

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[Stuhoo 81,802]

Just now, ziggyiu said:

This isn't gospel, but Woj has tweeted that Woodson made his pitch (with Larry Brown as an assistant) and that IU is "uninterested." 

That's a tweet from 2017. 

[madmax 442]

4 minutes ago, Scott_b said:

Really feel like Woodson is a serious contender now. At first I wasn't sure however he checks all the boxes. He would prove to be an excellent recruiter between selling the NBA experience and his personality. If you look at everything he offers he is an intriguing choice.

No, he's really not an intriguing choice. Coached over 600 games in the NBA and won well under 50%. Hard pass, no thanks. Next.

[TadQueasy 815]

Just now, ziggyiu said:

This isn't gospel, but Woj has tweeted that Woodson made his pitch (with Larry Brown as an assistant) and that IU is "uninterested." 

Pretty sure that was last go around. 

[LamarCheeks 19,561]

Just now, bigrod said:

That's what I figured. That was Bob Knight's record when we hired him.

I was just messin' with ya.

Coach K was 9-17 in his last year at Army. Talk about a giant leap of faith. What school -- particularly a P5 school in arguably the country's best conference -- hires a coach who just went 9-17???

[GreatMcCracken’sGhost 106]

11 minutes ago, 8bucks said:

So for those of us, like me who seem to be struggling to keep up with the new post volume let me know if i am missing anything

1) ND Kenrick and Lander tweeted something late last night.  Kenrick suggested it would be a Homerun hire (but we do not know who) and Lander had a emoji tweet that suggested perhaps he was happy with the secret news

2) Peegs board then started circulating information/noise that perhaps Bennett was in play.

3) A potential Wednesday announcement was mentioned but again, not sure if there has been anything to support this

4) The amazingly tough BT continues to really struggle in this tournament. Maybe Archie was even worse than we thought (that was my own addition btw)

If there is anything more or anything solid on the above and you have time to catch us up I know i would appreciate it

One tiny addition is that a few Indiana media types (from WISHTV, Tri-state Homepage) shared Lander's post right after he tweeted it... at 12:30 am. They added no additional info, but I always find it at least interesting when blue checkmarks share something that would otherwise be considered just rumor. More interesting than nonsense timelines being mentioned on the Peegs board, anyway.

[Scott_b 91]

2 minutes ago, ziggyiu said:

This isn't gospel, but Woj has tweeted that Woodson made his pitch (with Larry Brown as an assistant) and that IU is "uninterested." 

Really? Woj is reliable but IU being uninterested seems odd. Perhaps they have already made a decision going another direction. Either way sounds optimistic we here something in the next couple of days.

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 817]

Just now, Scott_b said:

Really? Woj is reliable but IU being uninterested seems odd. Perhaps they have already made a decision going another direction. Either way sounds optimistic we here something in the next couple of days.

That was from the last coaching search when Archie was hired. 

[iubb 2,558]

I feel like we are going to hear some news  today.. it’s be way to quiet. 


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[NVFalcons1990 359]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

That's a tweet from 2017. 

Whew....was scared there for a second!!!!

[Kentuckysucks 2,415]

6 minutes ago, Scott_b said:

Really feel like Woodson is a serious contender now. At first I wasn't sure however he checks all the boxes. He would prove to be an excellent recruiter between selling the NBA experience and his personality. If you look at everything he offers he is an intriguing choice.

Checks all the boxes?  Has never coached at the college level.  Has never recruited before.  Is old.  Proven loser at the NBA level.  What box does he check?  That he's an NBA guy?  That's worked wonders for Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, St John's, Memphis, Georgetown, etc.

 

[Bowhunter 2,713]

I’m still trying to get an answer . I have yet to get a response.


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[Stuhoo 81,802]

Just now, NVFalcons1990 said:

Whew....was scared there for a second!!!!

Larry Brown has a nickname for Beilein..."young fella."

[IUFLA 181]

For a better look at Woodson, here's his HC record...note the improvement every year with the Hawks, and coaching a James Dolan owned Knicks team to a 1st place finish in the Atlantic conference has to be considered a parting of the Red Sea type miracle...

[Scott_b 91]

6 minutes ago, madmax said:

No, he's really not an intriguing choice. Coached over 600 games in the NBA and won well under 50%. Hard pass, no thanks. Next.

Really should look at the context. His first year with the Hawks was one of the worst teams in NBA history and won 13 games. They improved, especially offensively every season.

[Hoosierfan2017 21,893]

10 minutes ago, Scott_b said:

Really feel like Woodson is a serious contender now. At first I wasn't sure however he checks all the boxes. He would prove to be an excellent recruiter between selling the NBA experience and his personality. If you look at everything he offers he is an intriguing choice.

He literally checks zero of the boxes. Well, I guess he checks the “played basketball 40+ years ago for Bob Knight” box. He’s 62 years old and never coached at the college level or recruited in his life. 

[kottke 766]

2 minutes ago, iubb said:

I feel like we are going to hear some news  today.. it’s be way to quiet. 


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The women's team plays today so I doubt they'd want to overshadow that with MBB news about a coach.