Bear Down Wildcats

Chicat wrote:I think that outside of UCLA and Arizona, Washington is the most attractive job in the conference. And no, I'm not forgetting Oregon.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't serious interest from some pretty good current head coaches.

Pretty sure his post was satire

MrBug708 wrote:

Chicat wrote:I think that outside of UCLA and Arizona, Washington is the most attractive job in the conference. And no, I'm not forgetting Oregon.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't serious interest from some pretty good current head coaches.

Pretty sure his post was satire

I'd class Arizona and UCLA as tier 1.

Tier 2 has UW, Oregon, SC and Cal.

Last tier is OSU, WSU and ASU.

Spaceman Spiff wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:

Chicat wrote:I think that outside of UCLA and Arizona, Washington is the most attractive job in the conference. And no, I'm not forgetting Oregon.

I'd be surprised if there wasn't serious interest from some pretty good current head coaches.

Pretty sure his post was satire

I'd class Arizona and UCLA as tier 1.

Tier 2 has UW, Oregon, SC and Cal.

Last tier is OSU, WSU and ASU.

i'd agree. but i'd rank them thusly:

arizona
ucla
oregon
washington
usc
cal
utah
colorado
stanford (just because of their small fanbase and apathy)
wsu/osu/asu...doesn't mattter they all suck.

Merkin wrote:

Alford to Indiana?

whatisee wrote:

Merkin wrote:

Alford to Indiana?

It would be pretty funny for UCLA to be terrorized for four years by Bryce Alford and then, as soon as he's graduating, his dad takes off.

whatisee wrote:

Merkin wrote:

Alford to Indiana?

Not if they are smart.

Buckle up..

Lost in the first round of the NIT to Pastner. Wouldn't even host:


Indiana's Season Ends Quietly After Dumb NIT Stadium Controversy
http://deadspin.com/indianas-season-end ... 1793283796

However, Indiana seemed to want no part of the NIT. As a No. 3 seed, they earned the right to host their first-round game against Georgia Tech, but IU wanted no part in hosting *gasps, clutches pearls* an NIT game. IU officials declined to host the game, instead sending the team to Atlanta.

ESPN initially reported that Bloomington Assembly Hall was under construction, although the IU athletic department denied that, claiming they didn’t want to play a game when the student body was on spring break. The only problem with that is plenty of other schools with students on spring break chose to host NIT games, none of whom besides Syracuse can expect the sort of numbers IU can.

AD Fred Glass eventually settled on a third reason; he didn’t want to “devalue” Assembly Hall by hosting an NIT game. That’s awfully haughty, especially for a school that has hosted NIT games in the past.



As for their NIT appearance, the Hoosiers came out of the gate lifeless against Georgia Tech, quickly trailing 17-4, before eventually losing 75-63. Even if they didn’t do so at home, the Hoosiers still shuffled off stage left without much protest.

Main Event wrote:Buckle up..

It's going to be a bumpy ride for dayton fans?

Went and took a look at one of the Indiana boards and their lists for coaches they should go after is hilarious.

SirClinks wrote:Went and took a look at one of the Indiana boards and their lists for coaches they should go after is hilarious.

any examples?

ASUHATER! wrote:

SirClinks wrote:Went and took a look at one of the Indiana boards and their lists for coaches they should go after is hilarious.

any examples?

I'm assuming it goes something like:

Brad Stevens.
Billy Donovan.
Coach K.
Steve Alford.

In all seriousness, that's the sort of job I assume that Archie Miller would be a major name when people get realistic.

ASUHATER! wrote:

SirClinks wrote:Went and took a look at one of the Indiana boards and their lists for coaches they should go after is hilarious.

any examples?

Jay Wright was popping up a bunch. Dont know why he would leave Nova when he already has a natty. Also Sean Miller. Some think they can get Billy Donovan back to college. Same with Brad Stevens.

edit: They seem very split on if they would want Alford.

SirClinks wrote:

ASUHATER! wrote:

SirClinks wrote:Went and took a look at one of the Indiana boards and their lists for coaches they should go after is hilarious.

any examples?

Jay Wright was popping up a bunch. Dont know why he would leave Nova when he already has a natty. Also Sean Miller. Some think they can get Billy Donovan back to college. Same with Brad Stevens.

Lol, wow.

I don't know why some of these schools aren't taking a harder look/charge at Tony Benett.

I don't think that Stevens or Donovan are completely unrealistic. I don't see Miller leaving to go there.

SirClinks wrote:Went and took a look at one of the Indiana boards and their lists for coaches they should go after is hilarious.

Gregg Popovich?

In all seriousness they should be praying for Mike Brey.

Once upon a time I thought Crean would be the perfect coach to replace Lute...

I was wrong.... very wrong

ASUHATER! wrote:I don't think that Stevens or Donovan are completely unrealistic. I don't see Miller leaving to go there.

I know Stevens is from Indiana but he is doing really well with the Celtics and seems well suited for the NBA. Donovan I guess could jump back since he lost Durant last year. It will be interesting to see who they actually pursue. I don't see CSM wanting to go there at all but Archie might listen and that would be a great hire.

When does the Alford flight tracker go live?

Chicat wrote:

SirClinks wrote:Went and took a look at one of the Indiana boards and their lists for coaches they should go after is hilarious.

Gregg Popovich?

In all seriousness they should be praying for Mike Brey.

True, but I think he stays till Duke opens up.

UAEebs86 wrote:Lost in the first round of the NIT to Pastner. Wouldn't even host:


Indiana's Season Ends Quietly After Dumb NIT Stadium Controversy
http://deadspin.com/indianas-season-end ... 1793283796

However, Indiana seemed to want no part of the NIT. As a No. 3 seed, they earned the right to host their first-round game against Georgia Tech, but IU wanted no part in hosting *gasps, clutches pearls* an NIT game. IU officials declined to host the game, instead sending the team to Atlanta.

ESPN initially reported that Bloomington Assembly Hall was under construction, although the IU athletic department denied that, claiming they didn’t want to play a game when the student body was on spring break. The only problem with that is plenty of other schools with students on spring break chose to host NIT games, none of whom besides Syracuse can expect the sort of numbers IU can.

AD Fred Glass eventually settled on a third reason; he didn’t want to “devalue” Assembly Hall by hosting an NIT game. That’s awfully haughty, especially for a school that has hosted NIT games in the past.



As for their NIT appearance, the Hoosiers came out of the gate lifeless against Georgia Tech, quickly trailing 17-4, before eventually losing 75-63. Even if they didn’t do so at home, the Hoosiers still shuffled off stage left without much protest.

Btw, I heard Pastner gave free tickets to all students for this game.

MrBug708 wrote:Matta is staying one more year. Why you don't make a move for Archie, who knows.

Indiana fans think donovan is in talks to take over for Cream. If he stays in the NBA, Sean Miller is their backup plan. Some want Alford more than Sean, some hope Alford never coaches at Indiana.

ot considering the odds of them choosing to come to INDIANA, this would be my order:

1. Stevens

2. Donovan

3. Marshall

4. Sean Miller

5. Bennett

6. Archie Miller

7. Alford

8. Collins

THey also compare themselves to the Alabama of college basketball.

Apparently Donovan wants the job.

MrBug708 wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:Matta is staying one more year. Why you don't make a move for Archie, who knows.

Indiana fans think donovan is in talks to take over for Cream. If he stays in the NBA, Sean Miller is their backup plan. Some want Alford more than Sean, some hope Alford never coaches at Indiana.

not considering the odds of them choosing to come to INDIANA, this would be my order:

1. Stevens

2. Donovan

3. Marshall

4. Sean Miller

5. Bennett

6. Archie Miller

7. Alford

8. Collins

THey also compare themselves to the Alabama of college basketball.

Apparently Donovan wants the job.

You left Lavar Ball out, and he is not going to be happy.

Kevin Keatts to NC State

NYCat wrote:Kevin Keatts to NC State

Wait, what? What happened to [unrealistic coaching hire #1-6]?

Oh yeah, reality.

Should've made a $3M+ a year run at Tony. I wonder if they even tried.

Alieberman wrote:Once upon a time I thought Crean would be the perfect coach to replace Lute...

I was wrong.... very wrong

I remember that, we all thought IU made a home run hire with Crean.

SCCats wrote:

NYCat wrote:Kevin Keatts to NC State

Wait, what? What happened to [unrealistic coaching hire #1-6]?

Oh yeah, reality.

Should've made a $3M+ a year run at Tony. I wonder if they even tried.

That's actually a sneaky good hire. I thought they'd do worse.

One and done

Great hire for Illinois. Was my sleeper pick to replace Alford

Please let this happen.

NYCat wrote:One and done

The OSU AD way underpaid him with the promise that if they won in his first year they would renegotiate. He won, but the AD refused to talk about upping his base salary. Dumb move OSU.

Doug Gottlieb is openly campaigning for the OSU job. Which would be a terrible move if they even considered it.

If you are going to hire Lavin, why fire Romar?

MrBug708 wrote:If you are going to hire Lavin, why fire Romar?

If you are going to hire Lavin, why not fire yourself*?



(*out of a cannon)

I know for a fact that Shay Binion could coach Washington, Cal, & Indiana simultaneously all next season.
On nights when the teams have games on the same night he could just skype plays in from the sideline. Have 2 phone holsters on his belt with a beeper. ( for some added class )
Think of the savings too! I bet Shay would do it for like 35grand a year. He could finally move out of moms house. Get a lot of pub from ESPN for coaching 3 teams at once. Win win in my book.

[it would take a Genius AD to make the Binion hire but if they did coaching would never be the.... ]

Archie should be getting a few calls today

That's not a bad hire. I guess he got tired of waiting around for Boeheim to either die or get caught again/

That's a fantastic hire for UW based on what they could realistically get. If Cal hires Bennett then the coaching just improved by quite a bit in the conference.

I wonder if we will get to see the garbage 2-3 match up zone twice a year now in our own conference?

Surprised Chris Collins's name isn't popping up more in these coaching search discussions going on.

ChooChooCat wrote:That's a fantastic hire for UW based on what they could realistically get. If Cal hires Bennett then the coaching just improved by quite a bit in the conference.

You really think that Cal is that much above Virginia for Bennett to go there?

MrBug708 wrote:That's not a bad hire. I guess he got tired of waiting around for Boeheim to either die or get caught again/

I think UW should have stuck with Romar for one more year. If Boeheim retires in 2018, does Hopkins bolt?

az91 wrote:

ChooChooCat wrote:That's a fantastic hire for UW based on what they could realistically get. If Cal hires Bennett then the coaching just improved by quite a bit in the conference.

You really think that Cal is that much above Virginia for Bennett to go there?

Randy Bennett

az91 wrote:

MrBug708 wrote:That's not a bad hire. I guess he got tired of waiting around for Boeheim to either die or get caught again/

I think UW should have stuck with Romar for one more year. If Boeheim retires in 2018, does Hopkins bolt?

I agree - number one recruit coming in, you've been letting Romar underachieve for years, what's one more?

enfuego wrote:Surprised Chris Collins's name isn't popping up more in these coaching search discussions going on.

People probably just assume he is now the favorite to take over Duke when Coach K finally retires.

SirClinks wrote:

enfuego wrote:Surprised Chris Collins's name isn't popping up more in these coaching search discussions going on.

People probably just assume he is now the favorite to take over Duke when Coach K finally retires.

If I was an AD I'd be curious to see if he can continue the upward trajectory and take the next step. They were really only a couple wins better this year. Can they win 25+ games and finish top 3 in the conference?

Lmao @ Indiana fans. Brad Stevens has probably bumped himself into the top 6 coaches in the NBA right now. Indiana is at best one step backwards for Miller in a perfect world, two when u look at who he has coming back and who he has coming in. Indiana is beneath Donovan at this point. Greg Marshall has it made at Wichita State and will not leave until one of the top 8 programs opens up.

Alford would be an alltime mistake for Indiana. That program is hanging by a string and one more bad hire and that program would be done

Chris Holtman would be a great hire for them IMO.

How about Mack. He should be available as of this Friday

Someone is reporting that Indiana has offered Alford a contract and Adidas is going to pay the buyout. It's the Huffpo