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13 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

This is a genuine question. What are your expectations for postseason success for the new coach?

For such a simple question this is a very complex answer from an IU fan perspective.   For the old timers that have seen IU in its prime and know IU can and has done better then where they are currently they want a home run hire that gets them back to that point in IUs history as fast as possible.  Watching the decline of a once proud and storied program has been very difficult and honestly sad to watch. Hard to accept the results that  IU isn’t even a top half program in the B1G what alone what they are nationally.   IU results wise is just another program closer to Kansas St than they are Kansas.   Ius younger fans just want to see IU actually make the tourney on a consistent basis.  If you are a 20 year old fan you have seen IU play in the second weekend only 3 times in your lifetime and never in an elite 8.  All they want I’m guessing is a coach that consistently makes the tourney so at least they got a chance of making it to sweet 16s.  
 

IU as a program is in a really uncomfortable spot if you are a fan of the program.   Whoever Dolson ends up going with will possibly be the most important hire IU basketball has made in a while.   2 back to back complete failures put more pressure on the program to get it right.    Play it safe and hire a top coach that will bring stability back to a program that has underachieved for far too long or take a gamble at a higher risk option that could turn out to be the face of your program for the next 25 years.  Glad I’m not the one making the choice.  Either way I will be in here supporting whoever it is when they are hired 

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56 minutes ago, Hippopotamo said:

My middle school basketball coach would be an upgrade. That doesn’t mean Cronin is worth getting excited about. 

 

51 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

For some people he isn’t worth getting excited about but for others he might 

I gotta draw the line somewhere -- I just cannot get excited about Hippo's middle school coach. 

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11 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Respectfully disagree, but I get being un-excited for Cronin. On paper, the similarities between him and Crean largely begin and end with both having made 4 S16s, with 1 turning into a F4 trip. However: 

  • Cronin: 21 seasons, has made the tournament 14 times. Other than the COVID year where tournament was cancelled, Cronin made the tournament every year from 2010-last year. And this year he has UCLA back rolling. Career record 498-230 (.684)
  • Crean: 22 seasons, made the tournament 9 times. From 2005-2008 he made 3 consecutive NCAA tourneys, the rest of his career he went to back to back tourneys 3 times. So he could not sustain success. Career record 403-306 (.568)

Cronin is 53, Crean is 58. There is a reason one is still coaching and the other isn't. Cronin is a markedly better coach IMO, albeit not the most exciting by a longshot. 

You can throw stats at me all day until you are blue in the face and it won't change my mind.  NO to moanin' Cronin.

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21 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

Doyle, who is seldom right about anything, is shilling for him….yes he would be an upgrade over Woody and Archie, not sure how much better he is than Crean. I find him a very un-exciting hire.

The Crean highs without the lows would be a very good result given what we’ve endured for the last decade.

Given todays NIL landscape, and that IU is much better than UCLA in that regard, that should be the base expectation for a Cronin type hire. 

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4 hours ago, HinnyHoosier said:

Speaking of humps and all star games....

How about Mac McClung dunking over anything he wanted last night. Definitely could have made it over the hump. Off topic, sorry. But dang.

 

Further OT, but when I saw highlights of him as a HS player I hoped we'd find a way to get him, even if he was a one-trick pony.  He's stuck around the NBA so he's shown he's more than that.

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3 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

But could also be awhile before negotiations could take place

Yeah to me the thing to watch with May is 1. If he agrees to an extension (not just the currently reported “AD is working on it”) and 2. If so, what are the buyout terms.

He’s aware he’d probably have at least a chance at the IU job; if he wants it, you just don’t sign until after your season. Tell your agent to haggle and give Warde Manuel the runaround on little details until the job is filled or your season is done.

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16 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Respectfully disagree, but I get being un-excited for Cronin. On paper, the similarities between him and Crean largely begin and end with both having made 4 S16s, with 1 turning into a F4 trip. However: 

  • Cronin: 21 seasons, has made the tournament 14 times. Other than the COVID year where tournament was cancelled, Cronin made the tournament every year from 2010-last year. And this year he has UCLA back rolling. Career record 498-230 (.684)
  • Crean: 22 seasons, made the tournament 9 times. From 2005-2008 he made 3 consecutive NCAA tourneys, the rest of his career he went to back to back tourneys 3 times. So he could not sustain success. Career record 403-306 (.568)

Cronin is 53, Crean is 58. There is a reason one is still coaching and the other isn't. Cronin is a markedly better coach IMO, albeit not the most exciting by a longshot. 

Don’t forget Crean also had a final 4 appearance….I’m not saying Crean is better, Cronin is  just not a major upgrade in my opinion. Not sure what happened to Crean at Georgia, obviously he was out of his element and must have had real problems recruiting!

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6 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

For such a simple question this is a very complex answer from an IU fan perspective.   For the old timers that have seen IU in its prime and know IU can and has done better then where they are currently they want a home run hire that gets them back to that point in IUs history as fast as possible.  Watching the decline of a once proud and storied program has been very difficult and honestly sad to watch. Hard to accept the results that  IU isn’t even a top half program in the B1G what alone what they are nationally.   IU results wise is just another program closer to Kansas St than they are Kansas.   Ius younger fans just want to see IU actually make the tourney on a consistent basis.  If you are a 20 year old fan you have seen IU play in the second weekend only 3 times in your lifetime and never in an elite 8.  All they want I’m guessing is a coach that consistently makes the tourney so at least they got a chance of making it to sweet 16s.  
 

IU as a program is in a really uncomfortable spot if you are a fan of the program.   Whoever Dolson ends up going with will possibly be the most important hire IU basketball has made in a while.   2 back to back complete failures put more pressure on the program to get it right.    Play it safe and hire a top coach that will bring stability back to a program that has underachieved for far too long or take a gamble at a higher risk option that could turn out to be the face of your program for the next 25 years.  Glad I’m not the one making the choice.  Either way I will be in here supporting whoever it is when they are hired 

It sounds like you are describing Cronin!  He’s not the homerun hire but will get you to the dance every year and an occasional sweet 16.  There is no way I would want him for 25 years 

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5 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

For such a simple question this is a very complex answer from an IU fan perspective.   For the old timers that have seen IU in its prime and know IU can and has done better then where they are currently they want a home run hire that gets them back to that point in IUs history as fast as possible.  Watching the decline of a once proud and storied program has been very difficult and honestly sad to watch. Hard to accept the results that  IU isn’t even a top half program in the B1G what alone what they are nationally.   IU results wise is just another program closer to Kansas St than they are Kansas.   Ius younger fans just want to see IU actually make the tourney on a consistent basis.  If you are a 20 year old fan you have seen IU play in the second weekend only 3 times in your lifetime and never in an elite 8.  All they want I’m guessing is a coach that consistently makes the tourney so at least they got a chance of making it to sweet 16s.  
 

IU as a program is in a really uncomfortable spot if you are a fan of the program.   Whoever Dolson ends up going with will possibly be the most important hire IU basketball has made in a while.   2 back to back complete failures put more pressure on the program to get it right.    Play it safe and hire a top coach that will bring stability back to a program that has underachieved for far too long or take a gamble at a higher risk option that could turn out to be the face of your program for the next 25 years.  Glad I’m not the one making the choice.  Either way I will be in here supporting whoever it is when they are hired 

This is why I think the most logical play is the proven commodity. The “home run swing” was Archie, it failed.

As a leader of the program Dolson has a real risk of fan apathy if he doesn’t get this hire right. We already have plenty of apathy with Woodson at the helm and thankfully that’s somewhat lifted with the forced retirement.

But winning the press conference won’t fix apathy, winning games will. So prioritize making sure we’ll win games at this level, and get the program on the right track. That should be priority #1.

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39 minutes ago, normandale97 said:

This is a genuine question. What are your expectations for postseason success for the new coach?

To get past the sweet 16, regularly. If you're going to quote me with a pro Cronin post, save it. Lol... couldn't find many more uninspiring hires for me, but hey he yells a lot? 

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I'd be okay with May. Not particularly enthused but I can see a possibility, after this year I see the possibility easier than I did with Miller.

Take away the coach in waiting for his son and I'd gladly take a run at Pearl and stabilize the program for about a decade.

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2 hours ago, GP711 said:

Morning everyone. Just wanted to give an update. I know we all have heard a lot of bs recently so I want to make it clear that I am not guaranteeing anything. 

last night there was a shift. People in my circle and people I hear things from went from confusion to all thinking a deal is in place with an announcement in march. Sometime after the regular season, maybe before the big ten tournament but probably before the ncaa tourney. 
 

im starting to think that I jumped the gun on Friday and got a little excited and starting saying we were further along than we were, and that’s on me. If you think about it logically, why would IU announce the next head coach when ours is still coaching? Especially with how nasty woody is being behind the scenes. I do think the Goodman post was intentional to keep noise down because we have a ways to go, again i refer to nick saban saying he will never be the coach of Alabama 13 days before it was announced the coach of Alabama. Obviously if he hasn’t signed yet he could back out at anytime. 
 

if you think I am full of it I understand, I don’t claim to be an insider, I just share things I hear from people who are usually accurate on what they say, but this is where I stand. Go Hoosiers! 

Never thought we'd announce a coach before the our season ends in the BTT. Thinking otherwise seems more far-fetched than thinking BS was a real shot for us. 

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1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

I will do you all a favor a leave this board 

This board is like a cult and the insiders are Jim Jones and and the others are the followers. If you question the leaders then the followers jump anyone who question the cult 

Have fun in fantasy land

See you in a couple weeks.

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2 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Never thought we'd announce a coach before the our season ends in the BTT. Thinking otherwise seems more far-fetched than thinking BS was a real shot for us. 

I don't see anyone being announced until we lose in the Big Ten Tourney. We shouldn't make the NCAA tourney so we'll conclude our season after the conference. 

Whether it's Brad or not. We're still weeks away from learning who the next coach is. We also must remember we haven't had a unique search like this since Kelvin Sampson was dismissed. We're in a unique situation and must consider this is not typical. 

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