General Coach Candidate News

[str8baller]

20 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

I suggest listening to Podcast on the Brink with @Mike Wiemuth (iuinphilly). Mike gave a very interesting detail on what NC coaches have in common. Look for a coach who has set an all-time wins record at a school. I don't remember how far back his research went but it was eye opening to say the least. Only one did not and that was Coach K because he couldn’t top Knight at Army. Mike also (my inference only) seemed to allude to Drew as being the best candidate we could hope to get and I agree.

We went over this stat a few hundred pages back. 
 

Under this stat, Brad Brownell qualifies. Lots of small school coaches who couldn’t hack it in the big times would.  
 

I **kind of** like it as an “eliminator” stat, but it isn’t dispositive.  Under this stat you would have eliminated Coach K (the most prolific coach since Wooden) and Hurley and possibly Roy Williams (depending on your stance on ties). That’s a whole lot of championships missed to put a lot of weight in that heuristic.  
 

The stat kind of just tells you something you already know to be true: great coaches at the highest level were also really good coaches at a lower level. 

[iubb]

4 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

...I frequent both sites HSN and BTB, spending 95% of my time on BTB. The temperature and feelings about Stevens to IU on HSN is almost completely a no go.

its been that way on HSN for a while..

:( 

[JSHoosier]

6 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

...I frequent both sites HSN and BTB, spending 95% of my time on BTB. The temperature and feelings about Stevens to IU on HSN is almost completely a no go.

Certainly understandable, he'd had to leave a really good gig for a job he's turned down before.

[Artie86]

10 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Certainly understandable, he'd had to leave a really good gig for a job he's turned down before.

.....that he supposedly turned down and supposedly really wanted to take.

[HoosierKix]

17 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

...I frequent both sites HSN and BTB, spending 95% of my time on BTB. The temperature and feelings about Stevens to IU on HSN is almost completely a no go.

I haven't been on HSN for awhile. Who are the plugged in insiders over there? didn't IUWins0708 frequent over there a lot?

[Artie86]

2 minutes ago, HoosierKix said:

I haven't been on HSN for awhile. Who are the plugged in insiders over there? didn't IUWins0708 frequent over there a lot?

....yes. I believe DC2345 is the one plugged in over there. We've seen him here too. 

[dwtaylor1055]

32 minutes ago, HoosierKix said:

Isaac will always be a legend even if he is just a troll (Most likely) He had BTB and Trilly's discord in a tailspin. Legend!

he won't get me! Are we seriously still on the Stevens to IU train AGAIN?  Weren't we due news shortly after the NBA All Star game regarding mister Stevens?  We all but certain got a rash of he's not coming and onto the next if I recall.  At this rate, IF and I am not certain why I am even considering putting this sentence in but here I am doing so IF Stevens becomes our HC, the expectations will be even higher if he becomes the HC then say any other individual not named Stevens how soon before our intense fan base runs him off if he delivers subpar or results similar to Woody?

[IUHoosierJoe]

6 minutes ago, HoosierKix said:

I haven't been on HSN for awhile. Who are the plugged in insiders over there? didn't IUWins0708 frequent over there a lot?

The insiders there have mainly come here.

[rcbowla]

20 minutes ago, str8baller said:

We went over this stat a few hundred pages back. 
 

Under this stat, Brad Brownell qualifies. Lots of small school coaches who couldn’t hack it in the big times would.  
 

I **kind of** like it as an “eliminator” stat, but it isn’t dispositive.  Under this stat you would have eliminated Coach K (the most prolific coach since Wooden) and Hurley and possibly Roy Williams (depending on your stance on ties). That’s a whole lot of championships missed to put a lot of weight in that heuristic.  
 

The stat kind of just tells you something you already know to be true: great coaches at the highest level were also really good coaches at a lower level. 

I guess Brownell did do it this year

[HoosierKix]

3 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

....yes. I believe DC2345 is the one plugged in over there. We've seen him here too. 

Yeah, he is on Trilly as well. I think on here he is ap2345, didn't realize he was on HSN also lol

[Home Jersey]

Turgeon isn’t a bad plan B if we can’t get Gary Williams out of retirement. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

7 minutes ago, HoosierKix said:

I haven't been on HSN for awhile. Who are the plugged in insiders over there? didn't IUWins0708 frequent over there a lot?

There’s a guy named IU Scott over there who’s pretty plugged in…

 

 

when it comes to reporting on other IU forums. 

[Kentuckysucks]

9 minutes ago, HoosierKix said:

I haven't been on HSN for awhile. Who are the plugged in insiders over there? didn't IUWins0708 frequent over there a lot?

He used to.  I think he got run off after a while when none of his inside info ever seemed to come to fruition.

[HoosierKix]

4 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

he won't get me! Are we seriously still on the Stevens to IU train AGAIN?  Weren't we due news shortly after the NBA All Star game regarding mister Stevens?  We all but certain got a rash of he's not coming and onto the next if I recall.  At this rate, IF and I am not certain why I am even considering putting this sentence in but here I am doing so IF Stevens becomes our HC, the expectations will be even higher if he becomes the HC then say any other individual not named Stevens how soon before our intense fan base runs him off if he delivers subpar or results similar to Woody?

Jerry said from the beginning that we wouldn't hear an announcement till after Selection Sunday. Hasn't waivered and he is probably the most plugged in so I am not getting off the train lol

[HoosierKix]

 

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

There’s a guy named IU Scott over there who’s pretty plugged in…

 

 

when it comes to reporting on other IU forums. 

Seems like there are a lot of those! lol

[dwtaylor1055]

1 minute ago, HoosierKix said:

Jerry said from the beginning that we wouldn't hear an announcement till after Selection Sunday. Hasn't waivered and he is probably the most plugged in so I am not getting off the train lol

that is fair!  

[JimmerNoe]

When does Rabby typically put out his hot boards?

[go iu bb]

29 minutes ago, str8baller said:

We went over this stat a few hundred pages back. 
 

Under this stat, Brad Brownell qualifies. Lots of small school coaches who couldn’t hack it in the big times would.  
 

I **kind of** like it as an “eliminator” stat, but it isn’t dispositive.  Under this stat you would have eliminated Coach K (the most prolific coach since Wooden) and Hurley and possibly Roy Williams (depending on your stance on ties). That’s a whole lot of championships missed to put a lot of weight in that heuristic.  
 

The stat kind of just tells you something you already know to be true: great coaches at the highest level were also really good coaches at a lower level. 

Yes. I don't think it's a predictive stat, more of an affirming one.

[go iu bb]

12 minutes ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

he won't get me! Are we seriously still on the Stevens to IU train AGAIN?  Weren't we due news shortly after the NBA All Star game regarding mister Stevens?  We all but certain got a rash of he's not coming and onto the next if I recall.  At this rate, IF and I am not certain why I am even considering putting this sentence in but here I am doing so IF Stevens becomes our HC, the expectations will be even higher if he becomes the HC then say any other individual not named Stevens how soon before our intense fan base runs him off if he delivers subpar or results similar to Woody?

"We"? There is no "we" as far as having an opinion on Stevens one way or another. Some people believe he'll be the next coach, some people believe that IU at least has a chance, and others believe he's not a legitimate possibility.

[HoosierKix]

4 minutes ago, JimmerNoe said:

When does Rabby typically put out his hot boards?

Well he will say a day and then it will be 3 days after that