General Coach Candidate News

[IU5355 888]

20 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

It’s been Brad for weeks.

Brownell? Lord help us. 

[HoosierBoiler 373]

25 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

I’ve heard conflicting reports of if pen has made it to paper yet. 

I feel like we are getting ready to announce Zava is coming to B-town and he’s gonna change his mind and go to Richmond!

[Hoosierfan1901 8,315]

Alright guys, it’s 5:30, Stevens talk has ended on our daily itinerary, off to other candidates!

[JF87 2,149]

12 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Which realistic coaches have better bodies of work than Cronin? 

Not many.  Tony Bennett and Scott Drew and they may be long shots.  

[ronzo4IU 434]

1 hour ago, HoosierTrav said:

What do you mean? They just had lost their coach (Devries) and roster!!! Highlighted by the fact that he had to start 4 D2 transfers…..And again, pace being used against him without any useful context, whatsoever. They get more shots than their opponents and are far more efficient than their opponents. They shoot almost exclusively 3’s and shots at the rim. 
 

With Cronin we know our floor. We also know we aren’t getting an elite coach.
 

After his recent comments, I don’t think he handles the fishbowl well. 
 

He’s beating Miami earlier when they had Larranaga, and has road wins at Vanderbilt and Kansas State. 
 

What he’s doing this season alone is far more impressive than what Cronin is doing at UCLA. 
 

With Cronin we are very likely a continuation of the current iteration of UCLA… that’s fine. But that’s not what we’ve all been hungry for. We’ve been wanting a climb back to being elite. 
 

Our fans simply don’t get it. We think that we are going to go steal an elite winning coach from another school. That’s not happening! That line of thinking is what cost us Dusty May. Whoever takes the shot first is going to reap the rewards. 
 

I’m lukewarm on Cronin btw. Wouldn’t be upset, wouldn’t be thrilled. I’d bet my house that we’ll be hiring a new coach inside 5 years. 

Well said!

[coonhounds 10,559]

Alright guys, it’s 5:30, Stevens talk has ended on our daily itinerary, off to other candidates!

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[Hoosierfan1901 8,315]

1 minute ago, coonhounds said:

Never!

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[iubb 4,852]

We can all agree that’s a plane

Thats not a plane its a battleship !

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[JF87 2,149]

15 minutes ago, Silat Player said:

I will never understand these type of arguments. Tom Crean got fired for a lot of things. 

But his inconsistency was one. His last 6 years, Crean finished 5th, 1st, 8th, 7th, 1st and 10th in the B1G. Like everything else about his tenure at IU, he was massively schizophrenic and inconsistent. 

When he won the B1G, he proved that he could never get past the Sweet 16. 

His recruiting was also massively trending down at that point. 

Crean had shown the world who he was by then - a mediocre coach. 

Don't forget that Crean was one quirky dude.  

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[Uspshoosier 54,570]

2 minutes ago, bobknightsghost said:

Mick Cronin has coached over 700 games. And hasn’t had much tournament success to show for it. I hope we can get someone better.

Who is to say that going to IU isn’t the thing that makes the youngest active coach to get to 500 wins to become an elite coach.  The guy is already considered a top 15 coach in the game today be some outlets.   Cronin wanted no part of the job the last it was open so not sure if anything has change on that front.    Not sure why any sitting B1G and SEC would want to come to a rebuild opportunity of a mid  level B1G team (results wise)if they have it rolling elsewhere.  History tells you IUs coach will come from a level down 

[TTT 1,400]

No talk of winning Big Ten and National Championships anymore?

With coaching salary/s, NIL, Fans, Gym and facilities, campus, Bloomington community, state, national???

[bobknightsghost 639]

2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

Who is to say that going to IU isn’t the thing that makes the youngest active coach to get to 500 wins to become an elite coach.  The guy is already considered a top 15 coach in the game today be some outlets.   Cronin wanted no part of the job the last it was open so not sure if anything has change on that front.    Not sure why any sitting B1G and SEC would want to come to a rebuild opportunity of a mid  level B1G team (results wise)if they have it rolling elsewhere.  History tells you IUs coach will come from a level down 

If he gets the job, I hope that happens.

[Uspshoosier 54,570]

IU could literally get told no by the first 10 coaches on their list and the 11th one would put them in better position nationally then they have been the last 4 years with the coach with 0 college basketball coaching experience when he got the job 

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2 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

IU could literally get told no by the first 10 coaches on their list and the 11th one would put them in better position nationally then they have been the last 4 years with the coach with 0 college basketball coaching experience when he got the job 

Mike Woodson was an absolutely terrible hire 

[mjeze106 617]

Sorry if I missed this discussion amongst all of the flight tracking but does anyone have any ideas/theories on why Brad Stevens was at the St Joseph-Richmond game today on Philly?

[coonhounds 10,559]

Mike Woodson was an absolutely terrible hire 

Yes thanks captain obvious!

My bad. General obvious

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1 minute ago, coonhounds said:

Yes thanks captain obvious!

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Appreciate you chiming in 2centshound!

[Uspshoosier 54,570]

Hate Brownwell all you want but maybe hiring a coach that respects the history of IU basketball and knows how important the state of Indiana can be to recruiting might not be a bad thing.   He isn’t going to be the first or even the 5th choice however there are plenty of other crappy routes IU could go.   Getting a sitting ACC coach wouldn’t be the end of the world.   Give me a lifer and grinder and I will give them a chance to prove me or anyone else wrong 

[tyappleg 8,211]

1 minute ago, Uspshoosier said:

Hate Brownwell all you want but maybe hiring a coach that respects the history of IU basketball and knows how important the state of Indiana can be to recruiting might not be a bad thing.   He isn’t going to be the first or even the 5th choice however there are plenty of other crappy routes IU could go.   Getting a sitting ACC coach wouldn’t be the end of the world.   Give me a lifer and grinder and I will give them a chance to prove me or anyone else wrong 

The first half of this is what we were told to sell us on the current coach.  Sorry, it's not going to work again.