General Coach Candidate News

[JSHoosier 22,186]

I'd love Bennett, style of play means didly as long as you win.

[Kentuckysucks 4,331]

There's no way it's Beilein or Matta.  Both could easily be the next Coach Hep although thankfully their issues aren't life threatening.  

[JaybobHoosier 12,921]

1 minute ago, JSHoosier said:

I'd love Bennett, style of play means didly as long as you win.

Exactly! I don’t like the style and it can cause a few letdowns, but I could live with his results!!! I will take a more boring style if that means a lot of wins and a title once every 10 years!

[Trish 14,417]

2 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

There's no way it's Beilein or Matta.  Both could easily be the next Coach Hep although thankfully their issues aren't life threatening.  

It would be disappointing going down the list to numbers 4-7 for most folks here. After all, this is Indiana..right? 

I wouldn't mind John. I think he gets us back to winning the quickest. I have no idea how Matta would perform after taking four years off from working. 

[TheDarkKnight69 328]

3 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

There's no way it's Beilein or Matta.  Both could easily be the next Coach Hep although thankfully their issues aren't life threatening.  

Anyone could “be the next Hep”. Cancer is a ***** and doesn’t discriminate 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,767]

Maybe we're looking at this in totally the wrong way.  Maybe we should be trying to hire Sister Jean.  Prayer might be our only answer.

IMO many of you will be sorely disappointed when we don't hire a high profile name and even if we do, many will still be disappointed because we can't even come up with a consensus of who we want on btb.  My $.02

• Money is important but it's not the sole motivator.
• Our history of firing coaches doesn't project a good image.
• If our Compliance Dept. is truly a problem then that alone will turn off some candidates.

I think everyone needs to temper their expectations.

 

[Bankshot 633]

Consistently being in the top 20, 10 or less losses per year, top 3 in conference, not worrying about being a bubble team...all would be major improvements.

[Kentuckysucks 4,331]

2 minutes ago, TheDarkKnight69 said:

Anyone could “be the next Hep”. Cancer is a ***** and doesn’t discriminate 

Of course.  But Beilein and Matta are way to high of a risk.  Beilein looks and sounds 10 years older than he is and he's 68.  Plus he's never won quickly.  It would take several years if ever at all.

[IUHAHN81 3,303]

It's only been a week since we fired Archie. Feels like 2 months! 

[JaybobHoosier 12,921]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Maybe we're looking at this in totally the wrong way.  Maybe we should be trying to hire Sister Jean.  Prayer might be our only answer.

IMO many of you will be sorely disappointed when we don't hire a high profile name and even if we do, many will still be disappointed because we can't even come up with a consensus of who we want on btb.  My $.02

• Money is important but it's not the sole motivator.
• Our history of firing coaches doesn't project a good image.
• If our Compliance Dept. is truly a problem then that alone will turn off some candidates.

I think everyone needs to temper their expectations.

 

Hey Class, 

I’ve been worried this whole time that the coach we hire won’t get much of a chance if it wasn’t Stevens. Really hope everyone will get behind whoever we hire because this program needs our support with a new coach, even if we aren’t thrilled with the hire. See if the results come and then judge. Now, I may struggle to support with someone like Alford or Pitino, but still. 

[Uspshoosier 53,629]

17 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Exactly! I don’t like the style and it can cause a few letdowns, but I could live with his results!!! I will take a more boring style if that means a lot of wins and a title once every 10 years!

https://richmond.com/sports/college/schools/university-virginia/looking-back-on-tony-bennetts-10-seasons-as-virginias-basketball-coach/article_7ed20434-526b-11e9-8602-d35f56e82d85.html

i could live with this.   

[Bankshot 633]

3 minutes ago, Bankshot said:

Consistently being in the top 20, 10 or less losses per year, top 3 in conference, not worrying about being a bubble team...all would be major improvements.

And this should be the floor, not the ceiling.

[ap2345 11,254]

Lander had a Texas Texh offer too fwiw.

[bleedhoosier 3,627]

3 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Hey Class, 

I’ve been worried this whole time that the coach we hire won’t get much of a chance if it wasn’t Stevens. Really hope everyone will get behind whoever we hire because this program needs our support with a new coach, even if we aren’t thrilled with the hire. See if the results come and then judge. Now, I may struggle to support with someone like Alford or Pitino, but still. 

I'm very much with you on this. I think it would be pure cancer to get this hire and we hit the ground, as fans, bitching a fit because it's Beilein and not every thing is perfect. Once the decision is made, it's done. Go back to rooting. I'm annoyed with the end of Archie Era, and want so badly just to sit back and not analyze every little flipping thing. 

[woodenshoemanHoosierfan 6,650]

It would be quite the failure on Dolsons part to hire him. Plain and simple. 

I believe you would be in the minority

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[Trish 14,417]

3 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Lander had a Texas Texh offer too fwiw.

He had a lot of great offers. Yeah he had a bad year but he has the most potential on the team currently. I'd put Jordan up there on potential too!

I find it hard to believe Scott Dolson will tell the players who is coming. That doesn't make sense to me at all. Maybe he tells them an hour or two beforehand but anything longer seems a little reckless. 

[Hoosierfan2017 24,552]

I need this hire to be a great one who can hit the ground running right away or my IU interest is going to be virtually nonexistent. After a 5 year tournament absence I can't go through another multi-year rebuild. I absolutely hate watching March Madness when our team is once again sitting at home. 

[Josh 13,215]

A home run hire is clearly about baseball.  Wake me up when we are hearing about a three point hire.

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,236]

1 hour ago, iu eyedoc said:

If  you consider a guy that has won a NC and the ACC 5 times in the last 8 years a failure, not sure what you would consider a success.

I consider someone who would make Indiana a bore to be a failure. He doesn't fit the job in anyway. He doesn't have a style that fits IU basketball and he doesn't have a personality more than a cardboard box. He's literally the exact opposite of what is needed. 

[ap2345 11,254]

Just now, Treesh said:

He had a lot of great offers. Yeah he had a bad year but he has the most potential on the team currently. I'd put Jordan up there on potential too!

I find it hard to believe Scott Dolson will tell the players who is coming. That doesn't make sense to me at all. Maybe he tells them an hour or two beforehand but anything longer seems a little reckless. 

Gut feeling is Lander got his info from Kendrick if he was tweeting about the IU coaching job.