General Coach Candidate News

[Home Jersey 15,919]

5 minutes ago, theriverpilot said:

"Mr. Unexpected: At least two basketball insiders told me this is where IU will find its coach. A guy that nobody is discussing. A veteran coach who is looking for a challenge. A guy eager to embrace the job of succeeding where Mike Woodson and Archie Miller failed."

Here are the names in the article:
Scott Drew
TJ Otzelberger
Mick Cronin
Brad Brownell
Ben McCollum
Greg McDermott
Chris Beard (unlikely)
Buzz Williams
Chris Collins
Will Wade (did say this wouldn't happen)
Tony Bennett (unlikely)

So who is everyone's "Mr. Unexpected"?  And if someone says Turgeon.......

Lloyd, and I’d love it. Would think it’s highly unlikely but Arizona’s financial situation makes me wonder… not sure if he has regional ties

[theriverpilot 6,741]

7 minutes ago, theriverpilot said:

"Mr. Unexpected: At least two basketball insiders told me this is where IU will find its coach. A guy that nobody is discussing. A veteran coach who is looking for a challenge. A guy eager to embrace the job of succeeding where Mike Woodson and Archie Miller failed."

Here are the names in the article:
Scott Drew
TJ Otzelberger
Mick Cronin
Brad Brownell
Ben McCollum
Greg McDermott
Chris Beard (unlikely)
Buzz Williams
Chris Collins
Will Wade (did say this wouldn't happen)
Tony Bennett (unlikely)

So who is everyone's "Mr. Unexpected"?  And if someone says Turgeon.......

I'll answer myself.  Brad ****** Stevens!   I'm kidding.  I thinking Tommy Lloyd

[Goober 145]

1 minute ago, theriverpilot said:

I'll answer myself.  Brad ****** Stevens!   I'm kidding.  I thinking Tommy Lloyd

Digger Phelps

[DSUMMITT 449]

6 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

I’ve been resizing with apps and it just says file size over 50 every time 

Weird - just changed mine to DJ - no issues. Are you sure you resized the canvas? Otherwise it may retain white space that takes size.

Back-to-topic: I'll submit to any baptism if we start winning games. 

[mdiu28 2,891]

6 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Mark Few?

Few would be my guess as well. I do remember JYs post a while back where he capitalized Few when referring to Dolson and his guy. Still don't see it happening but that's my guess.

[AZ Hoosier 10,868]

7 minutes ago, 68Hoosier said:

Does he have any experience in college Bball?

 

we need a guy with a very particular set of skills. Skills that he has acquired over a very long career. Skills that make him a nightmare for people in college basketball.

[sirhoosierlot 3,797]

22 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

But getting substantive news about who athletic director Scott Dolson and IU president Pamela Whitten will hire to replace Mike Woodson when the Hoosiers’ season ends has been more difficult than shooting three-point shots in a hurricane.

https://www.wdrb.com/sports/bozich-drew-beard-otzelberger-cronin-mystery-coach-whats-going-on-at-indiana/article_ca26635c-f919-11ef-bca1-6799971601d7.html

Was @Stuhoo the McCollum insider he talked to? 

[iubb 4,828]

9 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Mark Few?

you could say that is few and far between..

[tyappleg 8,051]

10 minutes ago, OKHOOSIER said:

This MF said a guy nobody is discussing then named all the guys being discussed. Seems legit. 

If you actually read the article, he listed all those guys and then listed "Mr Unexpected" so those names were in addition to whoever he is referring to here.  

[OKHOOSIER 5,890]

4 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Lloyd, and I’d love it. Would think it’s highly unlikely but Arizona’s financial situation makes me wonder… not sure if he has regional ties

Well his WIki page makes it look like the guy has barely ever been east of the mountain time zone lol, but I agree Lloyd would be a home run. Few being the other that raises an eyebrow in the "not being talked about" group. 

[HoosierKix 228]

Man went to lunch and this board got real interesting lol.

Just want to say I personally work for a church in Savannah, GA and respected and appreciated a lot of the points you guys made in that conversation. Good group of guys and gals in here with different perspectives. Love that and some of the jokes had me laughing lol

Go Hoosiers!!

[rcbowla 8,260]

I'll say this about this thread.... we certainly turn every stone and get the takiest of takes. The national media might have been right all along about us being lunatics. 

[AZ Hoosier 10,868]

10 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Lloyd, and I’d love it. Would think it’s highly unlikely but Arizona’s financial situation makes me wonder… not sure if he has regional ties

Born in Washington state... only jobs are Gonzaga (asst) and Arizona (HC) ... so yeah, west of the rockies... but not sure there's anything magical about it...

From his wikipedia page:

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Coaching career
Gonzaga
According to a 2020 story by ESPN journalist Jeff Borzello, Lloyd's journey to his assistant coach position at Gonzaga actually began while he was playing in junior college. At the time, Gonzaga was still recruiting in Walla Walla's conference. After watching Lloyd, Gonzaga coach Dan Monson told him that he would not be offered a scholarship, but that if he ever wanted to go into coaching, he should give Monson a call. He made the call to Monson after his Whitman career, but had to back out once receiving an opportunity to play overseas. After his playing career, he and his wife Chanelle spent several months backpacking on several continents before he decided to begin a coaching career. By that time, Monson had left for Minnesota immediately after Gonzaga's 1999 Elite Eight run, and his top assistant Mark Few had replaced him as the Zags' head coach. Few honored the tacit agreement Monson had made with Lloyd, and Lloyd joined the men's basketball staff as a volunteer administrative assistant in 2000, becoming a full-time assistant the next year.

 

[HoosierKix 228]

Just now, rcbowla said:

I'll say this about this thread.... we certainly turn every stone and get the takiest of takes. The national media might have been right all along about us being lunatics. 

Even if they are....we would still say it's a smokescreen lol

[go iu bb 9,520]

13 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

I’ve been resizing with apps and it just says file size over 50 every time 

Some apps, like paint.net, let you adjust the quality when you go to save, lowering quality means smaller file. In that app, it shows you what size the resulting file will be.

[AZ Hoosier 10,868]

5 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

I'll say this about this thread.... we certainly turn every stone and get the takiest of takes. The national media might have been right all along about us being lunatics. 

you may be right... we may be crazy... but it just might be a lunatic they're looking for...

[realTomCrean 2,762]

The last 4 hours on here 

[68Hoosier 1,259]

1 minute ago, AZ Hoosier said:

you may be right... we may be crazy... but it just might be a lunatic they're looking for...

We already had Crean on the sidelines.

 

sorry realTomCrean

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

3 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

you may be right... we may be crazy... but it just might be a lunatic they're looking for...

Gregg Marshall is available.

[Scotty R 3,668]

23 minutes ago, theriverpilot said:

"Mr. Unexpected: At least two basketball insiders told me this is where IU will find its coach. A guy that nobody is discussing. A veteran coach who is looking for a challenge. A guy eager to embrace the job of succeeding where Mike Woodson and Archie Miller failed."

Here are the names in the article:
Scott Drew
TJ Otzelberger
Mick Cronin
Brad Brownell
Ben McCollum
Greg McDermott
Chris Beard (unlikely)
Buzz Williams
Chris Collins
Will Wade (did say this wouldn't happen)
Tony Bennett (unlikely)

So who is everyone's "Mr. Unexpected"?  And if someone says Turgeon.......

Mark Few but he once said the IU fan base was nuts

Jay Wright

The Arizona coach

Brad Stevens