General Coach Candidate News

[cleeter 2,777]

5 minutes ago, iubb said:

DMV's source at the local DMV on the IU coaching search

I had to watch that movie 4 times this weekend.....have kids they said

[Hoosierfan2017 23,421]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

I thought we were coming off that hire. Oof.

If one believes the rumors that Dolson “had no choice” and was forced to hire Woodson then one could argue that it wasn’t that hire. But Dolson’s out of excuses at this point. Another dud of a hire will speak volumes on the seriousness of the program. 

[iubb 3,657]

4 minutes ago, IUFB said:

Please show me where I can find this video to share with everyone I know. this is so funny

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFn1aVfym9I/?igsh=Mzc3ZTVlOWMwZA%3D%3D

 

 

Here ye go

[iubb 3,657]

2 minutes ago, cleeter said:

I had to watch that movie 4 times this weekend.....have kids they said

I would watch that move on repeat over listing to Baby shart on repeat 

[Bowhunter 2,946]

If we end up with Brownell, I give up. That’s definitely not a plan B coach imo. 

[rcbowla 7,581]

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.

[AKHoosier 7,344]

17 minutes ago, Alford Bailey said:

I’m just totally shocked we had a guy show up during a coaching search to claim Stevens was coming  and he turned out to be a troll…..

Nothing will ever top the search in 2018 on the old Scout board.

A poster named BTownInsider shows up a few days after Crean was fired and claimed Billy Donovan was essentially a done deal. People were hanging on his every word. Rode that right up until Archie was announced and then disappeared as quickly as he appeared.

There's a greater than 0% chance Isaac is the same guy.

[LamarCheeks 20,936]

1 hour ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Haven't we seen this movie before (MDW)?

Yep. I feel the same way. 

While I think Brownell would be an upgrade over Woody -- nobody would be mentioning him in connection with IU if he weren't from Indiana. If he were from anywhere else, nobody would care. 

[HoosierSadaseci 2,376]

1 hour ago, IsaacTor said:

Osterman will be the Twitter to watch

Ok, this is probably true...but everything else you say...not so much...

[Hornsby 3,176]

If we end up with Brownell, I give up. That’s definitely not a plan B coach imo. 

That would be the program simply giving up honestly. St Johns will go out and hire pitino and we end up with bronwell. I mean it would be just another cruel joke. People would try to talk themselves into liking the hire just like with woodson but they would know it was a huge settle.

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[Tony! Toni! Toné! 29]

2 minutes ago, HoosierSadaseci said:

Ok, this is probably true...but everything else you say...not so much...

If IU, yes. If not, Shams.

[Silat Player 1,063]

58 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Of course he would, he's on TV right now.

That's my point. This job isn't (as) appealing to well-established coaches currently in a good and supporting environment. There's zero reason for somebody like Nate Oats or Bruce Pearl or even Dusty May to leave their current jobs for IU even though IU has more history. 

I'm telling you not to act surprised when IU hires either an up and comer from the lower ranks or a "mediocre P5 coach".

Does somebody have a case of the Mondays, AH1971? 

[Hornsby 3,176]

Yep. I feel the same way. 
While I think Brownell would be an upgrade over Woody -- nobody would be mentioning him in connection with IU if he weren't from Indiana. If he were from anywhere else, nobody would care. 

Not sure he is even an upgrade. If you don't count this year his conference record is 128-126. That really no better than woodson

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[tkbbn 527]

1 hour ago, iubb said:

Does that mean I should go buy some depends?

That is for different kinds of leaks. Dammit for dams.

[HoosierKix 158]

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!

[Sobchak_Security 67]

1 hour ago, AH1971 said:

I know all of that already.

That optics of running off a coach who has made the tournament 3/4 years isn't appealing to a well-established coach currently in a good situation. This is a huge reason why Dusty May wasn't interested in the IU job. 

No, it wasn’t

[LamarCheeks 20,936]

1 hour ago, IU Prof said:

If Isaac is the leak, we're all in trouble.

 

[Artie86 2,836]

...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.

[Sobchak_Security 67]

24 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.

I second this…good podcast listen

[str8baller 6,469]

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.