Candidate Thread: Thad Matta

[VO5]

5 minutes ago, MemphisHoosier said:

I love this man.  Tweet through it Jeff.

Rent free man, rent free

[ClusterHead]

6 minutes ago, MemphisHoosier said:

I love this man.  Tweet through it Jeff.

The day I actually feel upset over an ESPN reject is the day I’ve gone mentally soft.

Id be desperate for attention too if I worked for a publication called *checks notes* Stadium...

[LamarCheeks]

Not saying Matta should necessarily be our next coach, but I wonder why Goodman says IU "Doesn't fit him at all." 

Matta spent several years coaching in Indiana (albeit not at IU), lives in Indianapolis, has years of B1G experience, is very media savvy, has a bit of a personality (unlike the ultra-serious Archie). Other than the possible health issues, he'd be a very solid choice. What doesn't fit? 

[cleeter]

Not saying Matta should necessarily be our next coach, but I wonder why Goodman says IU "Doesn't fit him at all." 
Matta spent several years coaching in Indiana (albeit not at IU), lives in Indianapolis, has years of B1G experience, is very media savvy, has a bit of a personality (unlike the ultra-serious Archie). Other than the possible health issues, he'd be a very solid choice. What doesn't fit? 

And if I remember right (Oden, Titus, Conley, Thomas) has no problem recruiting Indiana kids haha


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[323SGrant]

The day I actually feel upset over an ESPN reject is the day I’ve gone mentally soft.
Id be desperate for attention too if I worked for a publication called *checks notes* Stadium...

I don’t understand how a born and raised Hoosier (Brad Stevens) wouldn’t want to coach IU Men’s basketball, but since he said no to IU, if Matta is healthy, and that’s a big if, I say bring him on board.


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[HoosierInParadise]

Not saying Matta should necessarily be our next coach, but I wonder why Goodman says IU "Doesn't fit him at all." 
Matta spent several years coaching in Indiana (albeit not at IU), lives in Indianapolis, has years of B1G experience, is very media savvy, has a bit of a personality (unlike the ultra-serious Archie). Other than the possible health issues, he'd be a very solid choice. What doesn't fit? 

Goodman wants us to have a no name guy that will produce worse results than Archie.

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[NVFalcons1990]

57 minutes ago, MemphisHoosier said:

Does anyone remember how/why Matta lost his 2016/2017 squads?  Up until that point, his program was really humming, was it purely physical limitations impacting other aspects of his life?  His KenPom profile is fascinating to sat the least, he was on a HoF trajectory - until it wasn't?

They said other coaches were using Matta's health against him during recruiting because he wasn't able to go on some visits

[IUc2016]

Not saying Matta should necessarily be our next coach, but I wonder why Goodman says IU "Doesn't fit him at all." 
Matta spent several years coaching in Indiana (albeit not at IU), lives in Indianapolis, has years of B1G experience, is very media savvy, has a bit of a personality (unlike the ultra-serious Archie). Other than the possible health issues, he'd be a very solid choice. What doesn't fit? 

Thad isn’t Goodman’s best friend Archie. Who he said was a great hire at the time and really wasn’t.

Thad also has a great resume and Goodman wants Indiana to fail due to firing Archie.


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[HoosierDYT]

I've heard Matta has trouble getting to his seats at Butler and getting to and from his car at his gym in Indy. Could just be the rumor mill, but for that reason I find this potential hire tough to believe. 

Certainly a terrific coach, though. 

[MemphisHoosier]

8 minutes ago, IUc2016 said:

Thad isn’t Goodman’s best friend Archie. Who he said was a great hire at the time and really wasn’t.

Thad also has a great resume and Goodman wants Indiana to fail due to firing Archie.


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This brings up an interesting point, Archie coached under Thad for three seasons at OSU, '07-'09.  Is there a sense of 'loyalty' that would keep Thad from interviewing/taking the IU job in light of Archie's recent dismissal?  I have no insight into the coaching fraternity so I am just throwing it out there.

[TheDarkKnight69]

15 minutes ago, 323SGrant said:

I don’t understand how a born and raised Hoosier (Brad Stevens) wouldn’t want to coach IU Men’s basketball, but since he said no to IU, if Matta is healthy, and that’s a big if, I say bring him on board.


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I can understand not wanting to leave the NBA. Much less of a grind than College Hoops. Much less pressure too. 

[goonaha]

24 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

Not saying Matta should necessarily be our next coach, but I wonder why Goodman says IU "Doesn't fit him at all." 

Matta spent several years coaching in Indiana (albeit not at IU), lives in Indianapolis, has years of B1G experience, is very media savvy, has a bit of a personality (unlike the ultra-serious Archie). Other than the possible health issues, he'd be a very solid choice. What doesn't fit? 

I think the prevailing thought is that Matta isn't looking for a 'fishbowl' atmosphere or the spotlight that the Indiana job would bring at this stage in his life.

[IUc2016]

This brings up an interesting point, Archie coached under Thad for three seasons at OSU, '07-'09.  Is there a sense of 'loyalty' that would keep Thad from interviewing/taking the IU job in light of Archie's recent dismissal?  I have no insight into the coaching fraternity so I am just throwing it out there.

That has been asked before and is a fair question. Not sure anyone knows, but Thad is a competitor and IU is a chance for him to win at the highest level. Could be hard to pass up

Plus I think Archie would have 100% taken the OSU job after Thad was let go


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[JSHoosier]

Dreaming here, but a healthy Thad Matta with Lewis as assistant.  I'd LOVE that.

[323SGrant]

I can understand not wanting to leave the NBA. Much less of a grind than College Hoops. Much less pressure too. 

I hear you. I was really looking forward to him, in time doing some very good things at IU. Not sure of his or his wife’s reason for rejecting IU. We’ve had quite a few discussions about the pros and cons of coaching in college or the NBA. Bring on Matta!


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[8bucks]

24 minutes ago, HoosierDYT said:

I've heard Matta has trouble getting to his seats at Butler and getting to and from his car at his gym in Indy. Could just be the rumor mill, but for that reason I find this potential hire tough to believe. 

Certainly a terrific coach, though. 

Watch this. He says he is pain free for a few years and he certainly looks good but granted he is sitting 

 

 

[coonhounds]

Watch this. He says he is pain free for a few years and he certainly looks good but granted he is sitting 
 
 

What was that produced for? Not sure how genuine that was. Terrible production also lol

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[8bucks]

7 minutes ago, coonhounds said:

What was that produced for? Not sure how genuine that was. Terrible production also lol

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Not sure at all. Someone else posted it in another thread.  The poster has a similar issue and mentioned that the stress of coaching could trigger a relapse like situation. I don’t think we have any idea really how his health is. 

[P92]

Remember when the Colts thought Manning was done physically?

[IUCrazy2]

52 minutes ago, mbredenk101 said:

Goodman wants us to have a no name guy that will produce worse results than Archie.

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Then he can write articles for the next few years saying how toxic our fanbase is, how we should have stuck with his good buddy Miller, and how we just need to accept that we are a crappy program now.

**** that guy, seriously, he should be on ignore for every Indiana fan.