General Coach Candidate News

[Hovadipo 60,163]

1 hour ago, 8bucks said:

despite those 2 home makeover people, some good brisket

Devil's advocate: what else does a guy need?

[Stuhoo 86,215]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

I swore I wasn’t going to open this thread. Wasn’t gonna do it. I give in to a single moment of weakness and the 1st name I read is Brad freaking Stevens. 
Gonna go stroll into traffic now.

John Belien maybe?

:)

[Chris007 56,907]

14 minutes ago, Demo said:

I swore I wasn’t going to open this thread. Wasn’t gonna do it. I give in to a single moment of weakness and the 1st name I read is Brad freaking Stevens. 
Gonna go stroll into traffic now.

You're right. Is Billy Donovan doing any good in Chicago?

[Dave from Dayton 3,926]

The title of this thread is about The General possibly being a candidate for Basketball head coach...?

That is a little misleading.  Sadly, RMK passed away within the last year.

I do not think that he would toss his hat into this ring.  I don't believe that he is that flexible./s

Going though my list:  Mike Davis; Kelvin Sampson; Dandy Dan D.; Tom Crean; Archie Miller; Mike Woodson...

 

[8bucks 7,088]

25 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Devil's advocate: what else does a guy need?

I mean if you say good brisket you got my attention but I am not recruiting 18 year old kids.  

[cthomas 6,562]

I am done with Stevens and Donovan. Discussions about coaching changes are, in my opinion, the most exhausting we have. I get the frustration with our current situation but to hit the reset button again so soon just feels painful.

[go iu bb 7,962]

13 hours ago, Ngw7183 said:

He has had plenty of “2nd chances” with his drinking over the years. This was a known problem. He was already given those chances before this. He also didn’t serve his proper time for this either. But… 

Some do you won’t buy into that no matter what, so let me try a different approach on why it is a VERY bad idea.

You know all that NIL that everyone loves to talk about. It would be vaporized with him. You can say new fans etc would come in if he won etc. but the real money is from very specific places and that money wouldn’t support this. You also lose minimum 50% of fans even if you win. 

He honestly isn’t even that impressive anyway as a coach. There are better options. Kind of odd how hung up some are on him. 

Yes. I just don't get it. He had a couple of good NCAA runs but has had only 1 full season at the P5 level with less than 10 losses.

[Demo 21,924]

33 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

John Belien maybe?

:)

Actually the one that I laugh at is the reaction if Dolson would have rolled out Tommy Lloyd. A 20-year Asst at 1 school. The meltdown would have been volcanic. Pretty sure Arizona’s ok with that call.

[Home Jersey 12,720]

Cal's turnaround season at UK looking pretty good... gotta give that guy credit for his 9 lives 

[LamarCheeks 21,188]

7 minutes ago, Demo said:

Actually the one that I laugh at is the reaction if Dolson would have rolled out Tommy Lloyd. A 20-year Asst at 1 school. The meltdown would have been volcanic. Pretty sure Arizona’s ok with that call.

Similar to Roy Williams' resume. He was a UNC assistant for 10 years before getting the Kansas gig. Was a high school coach before that, but no big-time head coaching experience when he got that job. Hard to imagine that these days. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,083]

13 hours ago, Scotty R said:

Why would either of them come here and leave their current job. You just don't see coaches leaving a top program to go to another one. Look at the latest hires from blue blood programs.

UNC former player and assistant

Duke the same 

Syracuse the same

Villanova unproven coach

Oh you mean those places that just moved on from HOF coaches who won national championships at their schools?

[IndyResident16 567]

2 hours ago, str8baller said:

I mean…he’s still the premier candidate in college basketball. And he has ties to Indiana. Even if he burned us bad last time, you swallow your pride and make the call. 

Why is he still a premier candidate? He hasn't coached college basketball in a decade. Surely if he had any interest in returning to this level, some program like Duke or North Carolina who just had openings would have at least dialed the phone, no? He's got a comfy executive job coaching one of the most prolific professional franchises out there. Not everybody from Indiana who liked IU basketball 30 years ago as a kid has to take the job. 

[IndyResident16 567]

28 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Yes. I just don't get it. He had a couple of good NCAA runs but has had only 1 full season at the P5 level with less than 10 losses.

Coached in the toughest conference in basketball. Beard wins and he wins quick. He doesn't need 2-3 years. You may not like the guy off the court, but his teams play the exact same way every one of us wants to see IU play, hard and smart and for a full 40 minutes. If the goal for Indiana basketball is to get back to the top, Chris Beard is an absolute no-brainer. From a pure coaching standpoint, IU isn't going to get somebody better. 

[IU - Kaulie 2,015]

I think the best thing to happen is Dusty May and his team making another run.  

The people (former players) that are close to Woodson tells him he did a great job, got us back moving in the right direction, had some success against Purdue, got us back in the tournament, etc.

Tell him we got a young IU guy that wants to come back home that could be here 25 years.  Tell him this is the year we need to get him because if we don’t someone else will.

He is not getting fired and this is the only way I see him leaving.

 

 

[Chris007 56,907]

5 minutes ago, IU - Kaulie said:

I think the best thing to happen is Dusty May and his team making another run.  

The people (former players) that are close to Woodson tells him he did a great job, got us back moving in the right direction, had some success against Purdue, got us back in the tournament, etc.

Tell him we got a young IU guy that wants to come back home that could be here 25 years.  Tell him this is the year we need to get him because if we don’t someone else will.

He is not getting fired and this is the only way I see him leaving.

 

 

Couldn't have said it better myself and that's saying a lot :-)

Tell him he will always have access to the program, lifetime membership to the golf course, and go enjoy spoiling that grandbaby. 

[Stuhoo 86,215]

12 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Couldn't have said it better myself and that's saying a lot :-)

Tell him he will always have access to the program, lifetime membership to the golf course, and go enjoy spoiling that grandbaby. 

And an immediate $7.5 m payout.

[IUrocker 2,442]

Like I’ve mentioned before, I almost wonder if the Dusty May thing had already been talked about with Dolson. I’ve heard/saw somewhere that when Dusty signed extension with his team there was a clause that enabled him to leave for IU. Dolson getting Woodson could have been a part of a plan that includes what happens AFTER Woodson’s time here. Hire Woodson to get the ball rolling again and repair what needs to be fixed, and then when he’s ready to give it up, we move onto the next planned step. I’m not gonna sit here and say that’s a sure thing and claim as fact, but it’s certainly a scenario that could have some validity to it. Just a matter of when.

I agree that Woodson won’t be fired, but he could surely have some people talk to him about a job well done, got things back on track, now let’s hand it over to this next guy who can put in this work needed for the college basketball landscape while you ride off in your golf cart enjoying life and still be a part of the program in a different light. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,070]

I mean I think Dusty will have an uphill battle but I want to see him try.  I could see some continuity with this approach and limited hurt feelings.  At this point I’m open to a lot.  
 

Id be very curious with how roster construction would go with May.   
 

I think CiG is gonna learn that the B1G is a different animal here in a year or so relative to the talent he’s used to.  I think May could have a tough struggle too, but I would be excited to see a faster/more modern style of basketball. 

[Chris007 56,907]

23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

And an immediate $7.5 m payout.

I was thinking 6 but that works too. 

[Chris007 56,907]

7 minutes ago, IUrocker said:

Like I’ve mentioned before, I almost wonder if the Dusty May thing had already been talked about with Dolson. I’ve heard/saw somewhere that when Dusty signed extension with his team there was a clause that enabled him to leave for IU. Dolson getting Woodson could have been a part of a plan that includes what happens AFTER Woodson’s time here. Hire Woodson to get the ball rolling again and repair what needs to be fixed, and then when he’s ready to give it up, we move onto the next planned step. I’m not gonna sit here and say that’s a sure thing and claim as fact, but it’s certainly a scenario that could have some validity to it. Just a matter of when.

I agree that Woodson won’t be fired, but he could surely have some people talk to him about a job well done, got things back on track, now let’s hand it over to this next guy who can put in this work needed for the college basketball landscape while you ride off in your golf cart enjoying life and still be a part of the program in a different light. 

Dusty was at Assembly Hall last year after the final four run. He was also back in Greene County at Christmas this year. So there have been chances for them to talk.