General Coach Candidate News

[WRSMick55]

18 minutes ago, IUGRAD06 said:

Only reason these people want him is because the wife beater is associated with Knight.  That’s it.  

Actually, it’s time to cut the cord from the Knight “ tree”. Can’t think of of one  who’s been really successful. Knight was one of a kind. Think it would be actually beneficial to start fresh.

[spe317]

4 minutes ago, Uspshoosier said:

 Buried a 3 with 1.1 to go to win it.   Even when people are arguing over Beard in this thread don’t mind college basketball it’s just over here delivering.   Every single day 

No one will ever convince me you don’t have 4 pairs of eyes for all those games you watch at once. 

[IUGRAD06]

4 minutes ago, WRSMick55 said:

Actually, it’s time to cut the cord from the Knight “ tree”. Can’t think of of one  who’s been really successful. Knight was one of a kind. Think it would be actually beneficial to start fresh.

We need to cut the entire old guard and Knight tree off.  We need an entire reboot.  Beards offense is difficult to watch.  Don’t think people have really watched him.  Anyone ever associated with Knight needs to be removed from the list.  They are living in their fantasy world.  

[BleedCubbieBlue]

2 minutes ago, WRSMick55 said:

Actually, it’s time to cut the cord from the Knight “ tree”. Can’t think of of one  who’s been really successful. Knight was one of a kind. Think it would be actually beneficial to start fresh.

Why is it that every time I read your name I switch the W and the M and think to myself, “damn, I could go for a Mrs. Wicks sugar cream pie right now?

[fpeaugh]

21 minutes ago, IUGRAD06 said:

Like I said….poster from another site:  

 

“Chris Beard is the most overrated coach going right now. Dude is 10 games over .500 for his career in conference at the P5 level. He's had two noteworthy seasons, both early at Texas Tech, and that was almost a decade ago. Since then he's been mediocre city.

There is absolutely nothing about Chris Beard's resume that suggests he'd elevate IU to a top 5 program. He couldn't maintain it at Tech, couldn't do it at UT, and hasn't done it at Ole Miss.

But he's a "tough guy" and liked Knight, so that's good enough for quite a few people.

Edit: I know some will say Lubbock is a tough place to win, but McCasland has that place rolling better than Beard did at his peak. Might as well just hire him. Better coach without the baggage.”

 

it’s only because of Knight.  Get past that guy.  Beard will not be the guy.  Probably end up beating another woman because he couldn’t handle Texas and you think he can handle Indiana.  GTFOH

McCasland hasn’t taken TT to the title game last time I checked. Find me the last time Ole Miss was in the top 25 in basketball? Basketball alone he absolutely should be considered a viable candidate. Dolson isn’t going to hire someone that he can’t fund. The man made a living fundraising. Let him do his job. 

[southernindianahoosier2]

43 minutes ago, HoosierMatty said:

I think a lot of the Beard talk is his agents pushing hard, former players that want him and some donors. Does that mean he is given more consideration that previously thought? Possibly, but I still have a hard time thinking we pick him. I don't see the President signing off on him. And while some donors want him I doubt the heavy hitters like the Cook family will be ok with it. 

So what happened today. I woke up and it was OtZ, then Stevens now beard? Can someone recap for me? Why do we think it’s beard? Is Stevens out now? 

[AZ Hoosier]

44 minutes ago, RoadRage said:

According to Casey Jacobsen, if you don't like Woody...you got a problem!

Well, after a stellar FIVE year NBA career with 14 career starts where he averaged 18.5 minutes and 5.2 points per game, who could possibly discount his opinion? 

[AZ Hoosier]

44 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

What do you do for a living? I honestly can’t tell. 

No one cares, dude. 

not even if it was your mom, wife or daughter?

[Hoosierfan1901]

11 minutes ago, southernindianahoosier2 said:

So what happened today. I woke up and it was OtZ, then Stevens now beard? Can someone recap for me? Why do we think it’s beard? Is Stevens out now? 

Otz rumor is coming from Trilly’s Discord from a St John’s guy

Beard has an alleged meeting with IU in the coming days according to Rabby’s/Hoosier Husteria Podcast. Rabby also followed up saying Beard is becoming an legitimate candidate.

Rabby also heard of multiple 6 year/~$62 million for Stevens, but doesn’t believe it. Although he also heard of any anonymous coach (probably Stevens) with a similar offer from another source and is locked up.

And Rabby believes Brownell is in the mix

to sum it up, all the rumors are over the place 

[jonz44]

Dude, if you hit a woman and end up in jail, you are the worst kind of person.  Not a weak moment.  It shows how much of a POS you really are.  Everyone can hold me to that standard and if I did do it, please ban me from ever being a partner at another firm.  I just guess I know I will never do that.  

If you're accused of it but didn't do it? Does that end all your future opportunities as well? It should take more than an allegation.

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[Hoosier987]

Beard is turning a SeC football school into a basketball school. 

[JustWinBaby]

48 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

This is where I am at this point.  I have been a very vocal Brad Stevens supporter for 15 years.  I think Dusty would have been ideal if not Stevens.  Just win baby.  I am over the last 30 years of this program.  The people I most feel sorry for are the ones that witnessed Knight come in at a young age and are still fans.  Just win.  

Hey that's me!

[HoosierTrav]

54 minutes ago, BleedCubbieBlue said:

UT has **** you money from their donors and oil well royalties. SMU is definitely a step in the wrong direction for a president.

I can’t imagine that Dolson would be willing to take the risk. 

SMU also has F-You money. You didn’t know this? 

[jonz44]

Obviously none of us have 100% perfect knowledge but the affidavit from that night is a public record — even if you ONLY believe what he admitted to it’s awful.

Can you put a link on here to what he has admitted to? I've read numerous things about the allegations but in all honesty I have not seen what he admitted to. I'd be interested in reading it

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[Deserthoozier]

30 minutes ago, WRSMick55 said:

Actually, it’s time to cut the cord from the Knight “ tree”. Can’t think of of one  who’s been really successful. Knight was one of a kind. Think it would be actually beneficial to start fresh.

K

[mdiu28]

9 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

not even if it was your mom, wife or daughter?

I was talking about his profession…..not what Beard is accused of 

[BleedCubbieBlue]

1 minute ago, HoosierTrav said:

SMU also has F-You money. You didn’t know this? 

Yeah, but not in the way that UT has f-you money. SMU’s f-you money is probably better than UT’s because they are a private school, but they don’t have same level of f-you money as UT.

[Asha’man]

2 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

It is possible.  They aren't playing real well right now.  I do worry for their sake that they could end up facing a team in the NCAAs that will go small on them and make it hard for Dusty to play Goldin and Wolf together.

Yeah they were lamenting that they had a good thing going with the 2 bugs in the pick and roll, but when it got found out they have had a game every 3 days (didn’t look it up for accurcacy), making it difficult to adapt. 
 

But as much as we as a collective fanbase all like Dusty, it does make me wonder. His team is fading in February/March. Power conference basketball is different. It take a physical toll on your team and you need multiple styles of play that can complement each other when something isn’t working. Dusty hasn’t shown that yet. 

[Asha’man]

57 minutes ago, IUGRAD06 said:

The people thinking a wife beater should get a job are disgusting because they think it’s judgmental and sanctimonious.  I am sure you will tell me you are a Christian next.  Then I can laugh.  

As a Christian, I believe that people can change and become better people. A basic tenant of the faith is we are all redeemable, everyone of us. So I will not write someone off because of a terrible action. Doesn’t mean what he did was right. Doesn’t mean he should be hired to coach at IU. But feel free to laugh, it says more about you than me as a Christian. 

[Asha’man]

39 minutes ago, IUGRAD06 said:

We need to cut the entire old guard and Knight tree off.  We need an entire reboot.  Beards offense is difficult to watch.  Don’t think people have really watched him.  Anyone ever associated with Knight needs to be removed from the list.  They are living in their fantasy world.  

This I can agree with. 
 

Listening through some basketball podcasts over the last 3 weeks, one of the key metrics for winning it all is offensive efficiency. There are a few outliers but all but like 3ish national champions had top 5 offenses on Kenpom. The outliers were still top 25. But the defensive efficiencies were also top 25, most top 10. So to me it’s more important to have an offensive minded head coach than defensive. But the defense needs to still be top 25 on kenpom.