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[Hoosierfan2017 25,032]

1 minute ago, Evariste Galois said:

And won 9 fewer games the next year...

And yet they didn’t decide to bring him back that next year. Let’s just be real here. You and others think Mike Woodson would be a good hire because he went to IU. I know it, you know it, we all know it. And that’s fine. People can want what they want in a coach.  But it’s silly for us to sit here and pretend that his 3 winning records in 8 full seasons as a head coach are double check pluses in his favor. 

[8bucks 7,585]

1 minute ago, Indiana8585 said:

If you think Woodson is a good candidate then my oh my have the expectations fallen. As an alum it’s sad to see how bad we’ve become and this type of hire would be the end. 

The thing is, we see the guys on TV and can look up their records but we have not met them or heard them outline their plan. It might be that Woody has the most realistic plan and he blows Dolson away when they meet. 
 

Maybe he talks with Beard or Drew or Coach X and thinks this guy is a jerk or creep or full of himself and won’t work here at IU. 
 

 

[TadQueasy 2,590]

7 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Fife?

 

I like Fife and would be happy to have him as the coach.  But that video makes me want to gouge my eyes out.  That is not helping him at all.  

[FritzIam4IU 366]

14 minutes ago, cbp4iu said:

I have no idea who IU will take but please be a home run. Crazy how quiet everything is!!! 

Women are routing VCU right now...chatter will probably start back up tonight/tomorrow.

[Stuhoo 89,848]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

And yet they didn’t decide to bring him back that next year. Let’s just be real here. You and others think Mike Woodson would be a good hire because he went to IU. I know it, you know it, we all know it. And that’s fine. People can want what they want in a coach.  But it’s silly for us to sit here and pretend that his 3 winning records in 8 full seasons as a head coach are double check pluses in his favor. 

*what absolutely no one said.

 

[Indiana8585 141]

1 minute ago, 8bucks said:

The thing is, we see the guys on TV and can look up their records but we have not met them or heard them outline their plan. It might be that Woody has the most realistic plan and he blows Dolson away when they meet. 
 

Maybe he talks with Beard or Drew or Coach X and thinks this guy is a jerk or creep or full of himself and won’t work here at IU. 
 

 

No we also have stats and records, if you think a guy with 3 winning seasons in 8 is somehow a good candidate then that’s on you. I for one don’t want a coach who’s not been successful in the nba plus has no college coaching experience. 

[Indiana8585 141]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

*what absolutely no one said.

 

Then why would he? No one can give any other reason other than he was an unsuccessful nba coach on here. Please give one reason he makes a good candidate beside playing at IU? 

[Kentuckysucks 4,332]

2 minutes ago, Indiana8585 said:

No we also have stats and records, if you think a guy with 3 winning seasons in 8 is somehow a good candidate then that’s on you. I for one don’t want a coach who’s not been successful in the nba plus has no college coaching experience. 

And why can't he get another NBA HC job if he's so great?

[Evariste Galois 598]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

And yet they didn’t decide to bring him back that next year. Let’s just be real here. You and others think Mike Woodson would be a good hire because he went to IU. I know it, you know it, we all know it. And that’s fine. People can want what they want in a coach.  But it’s silly for us to sit here and pretend that his 3 winning records in 8 full seasons as a head coach are double check pluses in his favor. 

When he is responsible for 66% of the Knicks winning seasons over the last 20 years... yes maybe.

[T White 319]

14 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

The Hawks liked his coaching so much that they fired him after winning 65% of his games in 2010. 

I can't be sure of the time period, but the Hawks had a stretch where they went trough about three owners in as many years. Even had a period where it was in the courts.

[Indiana8585 141]

Just now, Kentuckysucks said:

And why can't he get another NBA HC job if he's so great?

You won’t get an answer for that, just some responses explaining how he was a good nba coach despite his record. 

[Stuhoo 89,848]

3 minutes ago, Indiana8585 said:

Then why would he? No one can give any other reason other than he was an unsuccessful nba coach on here. Please give one reason he makes a good candidate beside playing at IU? 

I don't see that many (any?) saying he's their preferred, or even one of their preferred candidates. Read the thread. People ARE saying that his NBA resume is not half bad. 

I'll speak for myself; trashing Woody and only claiming you'll be satisfied with a group that won't be willing to leave their current jobs is a bad bad take.

[Hoosierfan2017 25,032]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

*what absolutely no one said.

 

Do you think someone needs to come out and literally say it? I understand that you’ve been looking on the bright side of any potential hires, but it’s beyond obvious that it’s the only reason why anyone would give him a second thought. We’ve got people trying to rationalize why 3 winning seasons in 8 full seasons and never advancing past the second round actually isn’t that bad. If he had went to, say, Florida instead of IU 40 years ago, everyone would be laughing at the idea. But since he went to IU, some people think it would be a good hire. 
 

And if those people don’t think that he would be a good hire then they’re advocating for someone who they think would be a bad hire. 

[IU Scott 2,375]

1 hour ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Checks all the boxes?  Has never coached at the college level.  Has never recruited before.  Is old.  Proven loser at the NBA level.  What box does he check?  That he's an NBA guy?  That's worked wonders for Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, St John's, Memphis, Georgetown, etc.

 

 

[Indiana8585 141]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

I don't see that many (any?) saying he's their preferred, or even one of their preferred candidates. Read the thread. People ARE saying that his NBA resume is not half bad. 

I have read the thread and please please since you just said it yourself, how is his resume not half bad? He’s only had three winning seasons. I’ve read the thread and it’s crazy talk about Woodson being some good nba coach. If he didn’t go to IU his name would be laughed at by the same posters defending him. 

[Evariste Galois 598]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I don't see that many (any?) saying he's their preferred, or even one of their preferred candidates. Read the thread. People ARE saying that his NBA resume is not half bad. 

+1 This

[Evariste Galois 598]

3 minutes ago, IU Scott said:

 

I would like this twice if I could...

[Indiana8585 141]

9 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I don't see that many (any?) saying he's their preferred, or even one of their preferred candidates. Read the thread. People ARE saying that his NBA resume is not half bad. 

I'll speak for myself; trashing Woody and only claiming you'll be satisfied with a group that won't be willing to leave their current jobs is a bad bad take.

Maybe you should read the thread, I said I’ve met Woodson nice great guy when I was at IU because a friend was living in his apartments he owned with May at the time. So don’t take some cheap shot at me saying I’m trashing Woodson. I’m saying his three winning seasons in 8 doesn’t look great for a candidate. 
 

Ive never thrown out any candidates so that last paragraph is just a cheap shot. 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Indiana8585

[HoosierFan1994 5,351]

Beard, Beilein, and Woodson seem to be the top 3. I'll give whoever it is a chance. Won't be crazy about Woodson but outside of Alford he's probably the best "IU guy". Beard and Beilein will be massive upgrades and should give Indiana a chance. 

[LamarCheeks 22,179]

25 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Fife?

 

Watched this about half the way through. Jeez -- I felt as if was listening to an evangelical preacher who essentially was saying IU basketball is dying and Dane Fife is the only who can heal it. ... He makes an odd argument, though. ... We hired "proven" head coaches the past three times, so let's hire an unproven  one this time? Huh? ... To be honest, I don't know a whole lot about Kent Sterling, but just about every time I hear him speak -- which hasn't been much -- to me, he comes off as a kind of a doofus.