General Coach Candidate News

[dwtaylor1055 1,259]

Parker Stewart in transfer portal. 

[Hoosier1984 1,533]

Stewart adds his name to portal and assume more to follow so this has to put pressure to find a coach soon I’m sure

[Trish 11,408]

1 minute ago, Feathery said:

Get over the age thing. I get it, you’re a young coach and you will get your shot. IU can’t take a shot at a you g guy after the last experience. Needs to be someone seasoned that can handle this big of a job. This isn’t Penn St basketball. 

It's not the age thing for me. Age is never a thing for me. Hell, I want John Belien. HE'S THE OLDEST FART!

It's his lackluster resume, it's his no experience in college basketball, it's his zero experience in recruiting. We can't find someone with a better resume??

I rather have Thad Matta and the board knows how much I'm against Thad. 

[Capt. Crimson 3,395]

1 minute ago, dwtaylor1055 said:

Parker Stewart in transfer portal. 

IU Legend* Parker Stewart

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6 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Do you know why we skipped them? I would be incredibly disappointed in Dolson if he didn’t do everything he could to land one of them. 

Based on the names that have leaked so far, I am not entirely sure that a current college-level head coach is the direction Dolson wants to go. That's hugely complicated by the tournament preventing contact of course, but it just hasn't been part of the conversation at all. Probably means it's guaranteed to happen!

[Trish 11,408]

 

[FightFor6 894]

1 minute ago, Capt. Crimson said:

IU Legend* Parker Stewart

 

Regardless of what happens, he'll always be a part of the Indiana family.

[Hoosierfan222 732]

The guy who just won the big ten had zero experience with recruiting or experience in coaching college basketball 

[Ghost of Rick Majerus 806]

2 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Mike ******** Woodson!

Took four years to get the Hawks over .500!

Four years from now we'll be tied for 7th in the B1G with a first round exit in the Big Ten Tourney! 

 

There is no guarantee that any coach will do better or worse, even Brad Stevens.. It's always a gamble. That's why you interview. You try to get a feel for who can be the most successful in the job. 

Trust the process. It will be ok. 

[Stuhoo 75,560]

5 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

How dare you insult Steve Novak like that! He's basically a step-brother to this program.

 

That's some underrated, funny ****! 

[Trish 11,408]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

The guy who just won the big ten had zero experience with recruiting or experience in coaching college basketball 

He did have experience, sadly. 

[Hoosierfan2017 19,886]

6 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

How dare you insult Steve Novak like that! He's basically a step-brother to this program.

In all seriousness though, look at this squad. A bunch of knuckleheads and guys multiple years past their primes. The fact they not only were a cohesive team but won 54 games and made it to the conference semi-finals is a complete miracle.

That lineup isn’t nearly as bad as you’re making it out to be. Carmelo is a first ballot hall of famer and was in the middle of his prime. Tyson Chandler was a year removed for DPOY. JR Smith was a knucklehead but he was very talented. And they were playing in a weak conference. 

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4 minutes ago, FightFor6 said:

 

Regardless of what happens, he'll always be a part of the Indiana family.

Oldie, but a goody!

[Trish 11,408]

7 minutes ago, Capt. Crimson said:

IU Legend* Parker Stewart

Looking it up, Mike Woodson coached an IU basketball legend.

 

Josh ******** Smith! 

[Hoosierfan222 732]

1 minute ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

That lineup isn’t nearly as bad as you’re making it out to be. Carmelo is a first ballot hall of famer and was in the middle of his prime. Tyson Chandler was a year removed for DPOY. JR Smith was a knucklehead but he was very talented. And they were playing in a weak conference. 

And they lost to better teams so I’m not quite sure what the complaint is 

[Chris007 42,066]

2 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

That lineup isn’t nearly as bad as you’re making it out to be. Carmelo is a first ballot hall of famer and was in the middle of his prime. Tyson Chandler was a year removed for DPOY. JR Smith was a knucklehead but he was very talented. And they were playing in a weak conference. 

Jason Kidd was pretty good too :-)

[HoosierRobbie 929]

If Stewart is in the portal, that likely means Kenya won’t be back.


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14 minutes ago, iu eyedoc said:

Tom Allen is 24-25 as a HC, he can't even produce a winning percentage with the top 5% of high school football players in the world and has never won a B1G championship or a bowl game, why did he get an extension?

His resume doesn't stick out at all.

Hey look, I can do it too!!

 

This is probably the best comparison. If you start with a lousy product and improve it over time, you are a good coach. Period.

Technically speaking, Allen has only had two winning seasons at IU... I think we would all now agree that he is the IU football coach by divine right.

[IU Prof 674]

It seems to me it makes perfect sense that Dolson would move from Stevens to interviewing retirees and IU grads. All of the other top candidates were still coaching until this past weekend, so it would make perfect sense to get the interviews with the others out of the way while you wait for your top candidates to free up. That way you can say you covered all your bases, and don't waste the down time.

[IU Prof 674]

I'd also add that I wouldn't place any urgency on the search just because a few guys enter the portal. The program needs a massive infusion of talent. Losing a few current players, even someone like Franklin, might be a step back next year, but is a small price to pay for getting the right hire in place for the long-term.