General Coach Candidate News

[LamarCheeks 22,141]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:07 PM, Uspshoosier said:

Coaching Candidate watching guide 

Ohio st/Michigan- 1pm (May) CBS

Drake/Bradley -2 pm(McCollum) and this should be game of the day ESPN2

Creighton/St Johns- 3pm (McDermott) FS1

 

Just added a little info. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,888]

  On 2/16/2025 at 3:59 PM, Home Jersey said:

Genuinely asking, how many coaches regularly make it past the S16? What do you consider regularly? 

I have no idea, I have no idea, and I am bummer Cronin is even being talked about. 

30 years with 1-2 championship level teams, 1 team made it past the sw16, what are we doing? 

[Rico 3,558]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:06 PM, kottke said:

And if it’s not Brad (which is most likely IMO) we’re looking at another week or a couple weeks AFTER we lose in the BTT because our new coach will most likely be coaching in the NCAA tournament.

Shrewsberry is going to be coaching in the NCAAT?  

 

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:07 PM, Uspshoosier said:

Coaching Candidate watching guide 

Ohio st/Michigan- 1pm (May)

Drake/Bradley -2 pm(McCollum) and this should be game of the day 

Creighton/St Johns- 3pm (McDermott)

 

I big NO to Diebler!

[lillurk 5,128]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:05 PM, MrBBall said:

Yeah I agree. He’s the best of the future and if he resigns with Michigan and IU doesn’t get Stevens, how will we all feel?

I think there are other good candidates, and of course we have >1000 pages discussing how we feel about them.

Broadly, if we win, most folks will be supportive, though of course there are matters of conscience that would complicate a candidate or two, and there are candidates closer to the end of their career that worry me.

Not so much that they can’t win at that stage; 10 years of McDermott would probably be great, for example. But coaching requires both belief in what you’re doing AND a willingness to learn and adapt; it’s hard work, and when you’re nearing the end of a long, lucrative career, it’s easy to imagine the grind wears you down, or you’re less willing to learn.

[Banksyrules 5,342]

Do we have a troll hall of fame? I don’t think scottie would be in it but it would kind of fun vote and debate on it.  NGW is da goat so far to me…… sorry I’m bored. 

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  On 2/16/2025 at 3:58 PM, OKHOOSIER said:

I haven’t seen anything pro-Cronin. I am not pro-Cronin. We need someone who would get us consistently back in the conversation, and he would do that. So if we got to him, I’d be okay with it.  Nobody is pining for Cronin.

IMO Dolson cannot take a risk of Archie 2.0, and if we get to tier 3, Cronin is a safe bet. I just don’t think many of the safe/sure bets are realistic. Beard isn’t getting considered. My personal favorite McCasland probably isn’t leaving Texas. Of the realistic close to sure things, I think it’s McDermott. All of this assuming Dusty wouldn’t leave UM of course. 
 

Or it’s still Stevens and we are gonna be begging an apology from that new guy lol

There have been lotssss of pro Cronin posts. 

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 11,888]

  On 2/16/2025 at 3:56 PM, normandale97 said:

Per a quick search, only 20 coaches in NCAA Division 1 basketball have made multiple sweet 16 trips in the last 10 years. Izzo 5, Self 4, Calipari 3, Coach K 3, Bennett 3, Few 5, Drew 3, Sampson 4, Hamilton 4, Wright 4, Beard 3, Altman 3, Pearl 2, Painter 3, Cronin 2, Sean Miller 2, Barnes 2, McDermott 2, Holtmann 2, Fran 2. 

A whole 2 and he's been at UCLA lol 

[tyappleg 8,072]

  On 2/16/2025 at 3:58 PM, Artie86 said:

….this is going to go 2 ways.

1. Isaac is legit with creditable source and was/maybe “smokescreened”, himself, then told to reel it all in with the “Brad to IU” info. 

2. Issac is a true troll and could care less what people think. Mission accomplished on his part, then he just deletes his acct. 

I’m leaning heavily towards #1 strictly because of how strangely and quickly Goodman’s very vague statement shut things down. 

I'll preface this by saying the chances of Brad Stevens being our next coach are extremely low in my opinion.  It's just pretty hard for me to believe, but the timing of everything is interesting. If you take what we heard here at face value: He supposedly verbally agrees if we meet his demands, we meet the demands and almost as soon as he supposedly gets the updated contract, the statement that he is not a candidate comes out.  

Between the timing and wording of the statement, if you squint enough, you can convince yourself something is going on.  Either way, it's been an entertaining and wild week of #BradWatching.  

Just hoping in the end, we end up with somebody we can all rally around and we start winning some basketball games. 

[ronzo4IU 425]

What I don’t get is, what’s the big deal about a new coach being announced before the end of the season? I mean, Woody already said he was leaving so that shouldn’t matter at all. Sounds like a big deal about nothing.

[P92 548]

Since BS is President of basketball operations, who does he report to? Who would he give his notice to if he did decide to leave?

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  On 2/16/2025 at 3:46 PM, RoadRage said:

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!

We're not trying to upgrade from Crean at the moment. We're trying to upgrade from Woodson. I'd take someone a bit better and more consistent than Crean now. 

I'd prefer a home run hire but Cronin would be solid.

[JSHoosier 22,212]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:16 PM, P92 said:

Since BS is President of basketball operations, who does he report to? Who would he give his notice to if he did decide to leave?

The owner, I think.

[LamarCheeks 22,141]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:11 PM, Stuhoo said:

You just described almost guaranteed what Cronin would do at IU.

By the way; his post-game presser in Bloomington was excellent. Curmudgeon who is kinda funny, super honest, and not afraid of anyone or anything.

Here ya go .. 
 

 

[OKHOOSIER 5,892]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:14 PM, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Ok so hire one of them? 

See, you DO like Cronin lol he’s on the list!

[lillurk 5,128]

Hyper-fixating on postseason record is a weak argument

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  On 2/16/2025 at 4:15 PM, ronzo4IU said:

What I don’t get is, what’s the big deal about a new coach being announced before the end of the season? I mean, Woody already said he was leaving so that shouldn’t matter at all. Sounds like a big deal about nothing.

I've never seen precedent for it, for one. 

[lillurk 5,128]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:20 PM, lillurk said:

Hyper-fixating on postseason record is a weak argument

Like it’s not meaningless but it’s much less important than consistently fielding a good team, competing in conference, making the dance, low chance of scandal/embarrassment that hurts or sets back the program.

[AZ Hoosier 10,902]

  On 2/16/2025 at 3:46 PM, RoadRage said:

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!

Cronin took UCLA to the FF in 2020-2021

[lillurk 5,128]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:21 PM, lillurk said:

Like it’s not meaningless but it’s much less important than consistently fielding a good team, competing in conference, making the dance, low chance of scandal/embarrassment that hurts or sets back the program.

And I’m not a Cronin fanboy but I did both 1. Some self-reflection and 2. Some evaluation of his record and I think he’s kinda nationally underrated and would succeed at IU. I don’t love his demeanor but he gets dudes, they’re consistently awesome at preventing other teams from shooting well from 2 (one of the most repeatable, predictive defensive metrics), his offenses have been better than I would’ve guessed (partially because he tends toward slower paces).

[Alford Bailey 13,228]

  On 2/16/2025 at 4:13 PM, Rico said:

Shrewsberry is going to be coaching in the NCAAT?  

 

I big NO to Diebler!

Diebler is what happens when you fire a coach mid season