General Coach Candidate News

[WayneFleekHoosier]

We’d be very lucky if Tony Bennett is the play.  We could only wish, IMO. 

[CSP]

Just now, Hardwood83 said:

No, I said "I'm in" I can live with the flame-outs if Deep runs and an occasional banner result. 

I really think over a 20 year span they would more than even out. We'd also be sooo much more competitive/a true threat in the regular season. 

[Kentuckysucks]

1 minute ago, Hardwood83 said:

No, I said "I'm in" I can live with the flame-outs if Deep runs and an occasional banner result. 

You can't win it if you ain't in it.  TB would have us in it.  Every year.

[Hardwood83]

Take a look at RMK's tourney record in the 80's. Definition of up & down. 

Sure I'd prefer S16 as the minimum and FF as the expectation every year....but that's almost impossible now for even the cheaters at Kensucky and Dook.

[Hoosierfan222]

The idea people wouldn’t be excited about Tony Bennett is entirely shocking to me.

[IU Scott]

If we are only looking at offense might as well go after Dana Altman since his team has already put up 65 points and there is still 17 minutes to go in the game.

[Hardwood83]

Just now, Hoosierfan222 said:

The idea people wouldn’t be excited about Tony Bennett is entirely shocking to me.

Yeah kinda crazy. It's super unlikely, but I'd take him in a heartbeat. 

[Seawolf82]

Just now, IU Scott said:

If we are only looking at offense might as well go after Dana Altman since his team has already put up 65 points and there is still 17 minutes to go in the game.

I would be happy with Altman.

[hoosierbgh]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

The idea people wouldn’t be excited about Tony Bennett is entirely shocking to me.

Why would IU fan's be excited about Virginia's coach? To be perfectly clear, when I say Virginia's coach, I mean Bennett is not leaving Virginia. 

[JSHoosier]

4 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

The idea people wouldn’t be excited about Tony Bennett is entirely shocking to me.

No kidding.  We have some issues if we wouldn't be tickled with a championship coach.

[IUc2016]

My goodness. Can we please stop talking about Tony Bennett. There have been no reports he is interested or IU is interested. 

[TheDarkKnight69]

If Greg McDermott hadn’t had his incident a few weeks ago, would he be someone y’all would be more likely to consider?

[tyappleg]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

The idea people wouldn’t be excited about Tony Bennett is entirely shocking to me.

It's irrational. The guy has managed to win the ACC 5 out of the last 8 years at Virginia and hasn't missed the tournament since 2012. Oh, and won a national championship. 

[Trish]

How about we quit recycling old coaches like Matta and Altman?

We need some fresh blood with potential. 

WHERE IS AJ ******** MOYE? 

Boy I missed having players that played for Indiana, not at Indiana. 

 

[IU Scott]

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Because it would be a failure. He doesn't fit Indiana. We literally just had a cardboard cutout of a coach that couldn't get the fanbase excited. He fits Virginia. A historically bad basketball school that had zero culture. So Bennett built one. Indiana has a culture for basketball and Bennett is the literal opposite. 

I have to assume from your post you are a 20 something that is more worried about glitz and glamour over substance.  I remember watching Loyola Marymount in the early 90's and they were fun to watch.  But that style is not sustainable for the long run in basketball.  They scored 120 points a game but gave up the same amount.

[AZ Hoosier]

2 hours ago, Zachetology said:

Knight was awesome! We can’t forget John Wooden, though. 

Wooden was nothing without Sam Gilbert greasing the skids... dirty in my mind... always will be... 

[Hardwood83]

1 minute ago, IUc2016 said:

My goodness. Can we please stop talking about Tony Bennett. There have been no reports he is interested or IU is interested. 

Nature abhors a vacuum. 

Who else you got? 

[CSP]

4 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

My goodness. Can we please stop talking about Tony Bennett. There have been no reports he is interested or IU is interested. 

Let's talk about Woodson and Alford. Shew 

[iubb]

Let's talk about Woodson and Alford. Shew 

Watch it be Steve Kerr


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[IU Scott]

2 hours ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Because it would be a failure. He doesn't fit Indiana. We literally just had a cardboard cutout of a coach that couldn't get the fanbase excited. He fits Virginia. A historically bad basketball school that had zero culture. So Bennett built one. Indiana has a culture for basketball and Bennett is the literal opposite. 

You do realize when RMK was hired a lot of the fans back then did not like the hire due to his slow pace offense.  We were the Hurryin Hoosiers who scored over a 100 in a lot of games.  They  saw RMK as a slow offense and a defensive coach.