General Coach Candidate News

[ap2345]

5 minutes ago, lillurk said:

The guys on the new Podcast on the Brink seem to believe we have another year to endure :( say it ain’t so

Let me guess what their reason was " IU won't want to pay the 10 million dollar buyout"! Was that close?

[darB s'tI]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I will say that the Bozich kid has made a nice career off of his dad and IU basketball. Good for him, nice living if you can do it. 

I find the same thing. Used to follow ITH religiously but it's extremely heavy on opinion. Once those guys pick a lane, they push it down your throat. I'm not of the opinion they have anyone "inside" the program, and it's nothing more than pure speculation. If 007 and Pap say there's a chance/we have the money, they're who you should listen to.

[lillurk]

1 minute ago, ap2345 said:

Let me guess what their reason was " IU won't want to pay the 10 million dollar buyout"! Was that close?

Basically. They weren’t saying it with certainty, just sort of “think he’ll be back.”

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, IU-DL said:

I find the same thing. Used to follow ITH religiously but it's extremely heavy on opinion. Once those guys pick a lane, they push it down your throat. I'm not of the opinion they have anyone "inside" the program, and it's nothing more than pure speculation. If 007 and Pap say there's a chance/we have the money, they're who you should listen to.

Thanks but I can't get anyone in my own family to listen to me so I even still take what I say with a grain of salt. 

[ap2345]

2 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Basically. They weren’t saying it with certainty, just sort of “think he’ll be back.”

That's the only real argument any media has had in defending him and I lump Bozich in with the media. 

[Trish]

 

[IUc2016]

2 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

That's the only real argument any media has had in defending him and I lump Bozich in with the media. 

really is the only argument. Crean had BIG championships and multiple sweet 16s that people argued as reasons to keep him.

Archie has absolutely nothing. 4 years is plenty, Lots of coaches get fired in year 4 when there have been no results. 

[lillurk]

5 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

That's the only real argument any media has had in defending him and I lump Bozich in with the media. 

Right they weren’t claiming any insight. My hunch, with just my eyes, brain, and the insight from this board (especially @Chris007 and @hoosierpap) is still that IU will lose Thursday and it’ll be Miller’s last game. But I accept that it’s no sure thing yet.

[Unexpectedflash]

Give me Scott Drew. I'm of the opinion the last two years are more indicative of what he'll be going forward since he switched his defensive system up. The tourney is such a crap shoot. All it takes is getting hot once. Virginia can lose to a 16 seed and then go and win the title the next year. Having great regular season teams with Kenpom numbers capable of winning a title is much more important to me than having one final four run. If you have those great regular season teams, you'll make a run eventually. 

[Golfman25]

3 hours ago, Chris007 said:

There has to be an angle Mack is working. His wife is from Louisville, her parents I believe are big donors. Yeah, some sanctions are coming but when does the NCAA really come down that hard on anyone. 

Maybe he's trying to get away from the in-laws.  Bloomington is close enough to Louisville to do the special occasions (b-days, holidays, etc.).    

[Golfman25]

3 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

What's the problem with an "NBA'ish" offense? Better than a high school offense yea?

Are you insinuating Archie even has a HS offense?   :)  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

47 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

I’m really starting to like Scott Drew

So you're thinking of him a lot?

[Chris007]

3 minutes ago, Golfman25 said:

Maybe he's trying to get away from the in-laws.  Bloomington is close enough to Louisville to do the special occasions (b-days, holidays, etc.).    

I know what that's like mine lives 3 miles down the street from me. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

14 minutes ago, HoosierDYT said:

I agree with all your points...

I just think if I was a coach, the #1 thing to me would be longevity, and if Drew doesn't get in trouble at Baylor, he will literally be able to retire there. I don't think money matters as much as we think it does because of diminishing margins of return. 

But how does Drew want his legacy to end? As a solid coach who resurrected one of the worst D-1 programs all time, with probably a few Elite 8's / Final 4's (maybe even a national championship)? Or, as THE guy, from Indiana, who resurrected one of the most dominant basketball programs of all time? That would make him a hall of famer and a lifelong celebrity in Indiana.

I'm not saying any of that is likely, however, these coaches have egos, and with the current state of our program, playing into the legacy of coaches might be our best bet. That's what I'd do if I was Dolson, and I think its transferable to all of the big names we are after. Stevens? Heck, unless he wins 3+ championships with the Celtics (which, in the NBA, is virtually impossible without a top-5 player), his legacy will not even be in the same discussion than if he won ONE championship at Indiana.  

Yeah, I think it all comes down to what Drew wants. If he is happy with what he has at Baylor then he'll stay there. Barring disaster, he'll get to stay there for as long as he wants. A few million dollars a year and great job security would be hard to give up. But if he wants more, if he wants a bigger challenge, then IU would look pretty attractive. He lived in Indiana for a number of years back during IU basketball's better days, so he knows what IU basketball can be like when things are going well. I'd go after him pretty hard if I was Dolson. 

[NashvilleHoosier]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

I know what that's like mine lives 3 miles down the street from me. 

Mine live in Texas. And not a very easy part of Texas to get to (nowhere near a major airport). Very tough drive with 2 small kids so it's a once a year thing. They don't make a huge effort to travel here. And let me tell you.........that is juuuuuuuust fine with me. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

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

So you're thinking of him a lot?

A whole lot

[Trish]

If Scott makes it to the final four this year, I'll be interested.

 

Far as I'm concerned, Baylor is losing in the Sweet 16. 

[LamarCheeks]

3 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

A whole lot

Hoosierfan's message to the Drewster ... 

[Hippopotamo]

1 minute ago, Treesh said:

If Scott makes it to the final four this year, I'll be interested.

 

Far as I'm concerned, Baylor is losing in the Sweet 16. 

The catch-22 is if he makes a run or wins the tournament I think it’d be harder for him to leave. 

[LamarCheeks]

1 minute ago, Hippopotamo said:

The catch-22 is if he makes a run or wins the tournament I think it’d be harder for him to leave. 

Who knows? Ol' Roy left Kansas a couple days after leading them to the NCAA title game.