Quality Young Coaches vs Tom Crean.

[Uspshoosier 47,451]

Eye test is definitely important. I'll miss Friday's game too, but since so many people here are watching it, I'll just pay attention to their analysis.

Doesn't narrow it down at all for Oregon games, I watch them all through streaming sites so it's always the same. Maybe I'll find an older game and check them out though.

on a side note I really like that Oregon team even with the bad trip they just had to the Bay Area. Altman is very underrated coach in my opinion. Oregon and iu have one thing in common this year. A neutral site loss to Unlv

[MartintheMopMan 7,765]

on a side note I really like that Oregon team even with the bad trip they just had to the Bay Area. Altman is very underrated coach in my opinion. Oregon and iu have one thing in common this year. A neutral site loss to Unlv

The loss to Stanford was entirely expected too, it's like us losing @Wisco. The numbers may not expect it, but all the fans do.

 

Altman is Oregon's Crean, they just don't know it because they don't have a proud enough tradition to get upset about their current predicament. He cannot field a defense and relies on teams with strong offenses to carry both sides of the court. It's pretty PAC-12 footballesque really.

 

And like Crean, he has his weird exception year, where he had a top defense and lost in the Sweet Sixteen (same year actually), but for the most part he's a mediocre defensive coach who fails to make necessary adjustments ultimately costing his teams. Eventually, Oregon will decide they've been almost there long enough and try and find a coaching upgrade. How does Brad Stevens feel about the west coast?

[Uspshoosier 47,451]

When a change is made and if it is not BS, then I hope they make a run at Tony Bennett again. He is 46 and in my opinion is one of the best coaches in the game today. I would like to see him have more sucess in the NCAA tournament maybe that will be this year. If I need to get my fix to watch fundamental basketball on both sides of the ball I will watch Virginia

[Bobman1 2,909]

When a change is made and if it is not BS, then I hope they make a run at Tony Bennett again. He is 46 and in my opinion is one of the best coaches in the game today. I would like to see him have more sucess in the NCAA tournament maybe that will be this year. If I need to get my fix to watch fundamental basketball on both sides of the ball I will watch Virginia

He'd be a great hire, but I doubt he'd leave Virginia for a school like IU.

[Uspshoosier 47,451]

He'd be a great hire, but I doubt he'd leave Virginia for a school like IU.

your forgot your sarcasm font. If you really think iu isn't still considered a top 10 coaching destination in college basketball then I would suggest to research it a little more

[OliviaPope40 6,758]

I'll take Brad Stevens please.

[Parakeet Jones 3,838]

Wasn't there a story out that Bennett turned us down when we hired CTC because he had no interest in a pressure cooker type job like IU?

[Hovadipo 57,979]

Wasn't there a story out that Bennett turned us down when we hired CTC because he had no interest in a pressure cooker type job like IU?

I thought we canned his sister. And he wasn't happy about it. I could be making that up.

[Parakeet Jones 3,838]

I thought we canned his sister. And he wasn't happy about it. I could be making that up.

I read that as well, but I could swear I read the aversion to the big spotlight thing. I paid close attention at that point to Bennett because he was my top choice.

[Uspshoosier 47,451]

I thought we canned his sister. And he wasn't happy about it. I could be making that up.

a lot of time has past since that happened. A chance to bring glory back to a historically blue blood program and more money could be reasons for him to come. I personally would love him as coach

[8bucks 6,614]

I read that as well, but I could swear I read the aversion to the big spotlight thing. I paid close attention at that point to Bennett because he was my top choice.

There was also a rumor that he asked for more money and we said no. No idea what is accurate except he is a very good coach

[Hovadipo 57,979]

a lot of time has past since that happened. A chance to bring glory back to a historically blue blood program and more money could be reasons for him to come. I personally would love him as coach

I could see him jumping at Wiscy if they decide to not stick with Gard (which is looking like a worse idea every game he coaches).

[X-Hoosier 529]

When a change is made and if it is not BS, then I hope they make a run at Tony Bennett again. He is 46 and in my opinion is one of the best coaches in the game today. I would like to see him have more sucess in the NCAA tournament maybe that will be this year. If I need to get my fix to watch fundamental basketball on both sides of the ball I will watch Virginia

I'd be ok with Virginia if he'd speed it up. Coaches who only want to play one style will never be consistent title contenders. They may be able to compete for conference but not national titles. We saw that with Wisconsin. Indiana shouldn't strive to be Wisconsin.

[Uspshoosier 47,451]

I'd be ok with Virginia if he'd speed it up. Coaches who only want to play one style will never be consistent title contenders. They may be able to compete for conference but not national titles. We saw that with Wisconsin. Indiana shouldn't strive to be Wisconsin.

I will take a coach with a the 12th adjusted offense and the 9th adjusted defense anyday regardless of what style they play but that just me

[Defenserocks28 393]

Wasn't there a story out that Bennett turned us down when we hired CTC because he had no interest in a pressure cooker type job like IU?

I honestly thought it was because he wanted/wants the Wisconsin job and knew coming to IU would mean forgoing ever coaching Wiscy (not very often coaches switch jobs in the same conference without some type of time in between).  

[X-Hoosier 529]

I will take a coach with a the 12th adjusted offense and the 9th adjusted defense anyday regardless of what style they play but that just me

Until you realize that at some point you do have to score. And the less attempts you have then the smaller room for error you have. You can't play Crean style but you can't play Bo Ryan style. You have to find a median. Play fast when needed and play slow when needed. And be successful at both. Knight was successful like that. Brad Stevens the same way. Greg Popovich has been successful that way. We can't hire a coach that is 100% only going to play one way no matter what. That is how we've gotten into the mess we're in now.

[Parakeet Jones 3,838]

I honestly thought it was because he wanted/wants the Wisconsin job and knew coming to IU would mean forgoing ever coaching Wiscy (not very often coaches switch jobs in the same conference without some type of time in between).

Maybe. We will probably never know.

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

The reasons are as varied to what board you visited, what writer you read. The key is, he chose not to take the job then.

[Uspshoosier 47,451]

Until you realize that at some point you do have to score. And the less attempts you have then the smaller room for error you have. You can't play Crean style but you can't play Bo Ryan style. You have to find a median. Play fast when needed and play slow when needed. And be successful at both. Knight was successful like that. Brad Stevens the same way. Greg Popovich has been successful that way. We can't hire a coach that is 100% only going to play one way no matter what. That is how we've gotten into the mess we're in now.

have you watched Virginia play a lot? From the games I have watched it seems to me they have no problem running and playing fast when they have to. Bo Ryan went to back to back final 4 with his system and if you think the reason they lost the national championship game because of the style of basketball they play I can't help you. There have been articles written that to be a national title contender you have to at least have a top 25 offense and defense. Bennetts last 3 years. 2014- off 21, def-5, 2015-off-24, def-1, 2016- off-12, def-9. Yea please sign me up

[X-Hoosier 529]

have you watched Virginia play a lot? From the games I have watched it seems to me they have no problem running and playing fast when they have to. Bo Ryan went to back to back final 4 with his system and if you think the reason they lost the national championship game because of the style of basketball they play I can't help you. There have been articles written that to be a national title contender you have to at least have a top 25 offense and defense. Bennetts last 3 years. 2014- off 21, def-5, 2015-off-24, def-1, 2016- off-12, def-9. Yea please sign me up

Bo Ryan actually sped it up a bit and went away from the swing offense. But he was able to do so because he had the talent to beat the other teams. Virginia may play "fast" at times but hardly. They're one of the slowest teams in country. This year they're averaging 71 points a game which is 207th in the nation. They're also averaging 62.9 possessions a game. That is dead last in the NCAA.