Beard is the prototype

[Thcgh]

Hardworking assistant under RMK. Young tough competitor. Modernized offense with motion principals. Demands defensive effort and most importantly he wins.
Baggage could be an issue but I’m sure stipulations could be in a contract. Him and his ex are over so there is that.

 

[frikkenfrakken]

Hardworking assistant under RMK. Young tough competitor. Modernized offense with motion principals. Demands defensive effort and most importantly he wins.
Baggage could be an issue but I’m sure stipulations could be in a contract. Him and his ex are over so there is that.

What stipulations? Beard also has to invent a time machine, go back a few years, and do a quantum leap on his DV arrest?

Seems unlikely.

 

[Thcgh]

What stipulations? Beard also has to invent a time machine, go back a few years, and do a quantum leap on his DV arrest?

Seems unlikely.

Guy can dream can’t he lol. I know the whole DV is a bad look to say the least. Shame…. Would be instant fix.
I had the opportunity to be close to the TTU program and saw a young assistant working his ass off.

 

[BA47591]

As much as I'm sold on McCollum, I would hold my breath until I was sure he wasn't going to be swallowed up by the enormity and weight of the job. I would say the same for Josh Schertz. Beard I wouldn't. The idea of what McCollum could do is exciting. They're my two choices.

 

[steelyvan]

Guy can dream can’t he lol. I know the whole DV is a bad look to say the least. Shame…. Would be instant fix.
I had the opportunity to be close to the TTU program and saw a young assistant working his ass off.

I wonder if CCB would even consider another job, IU or anyone else. Ol’Miss threw him a big lifeline and he has the program rolling well. He may be very comfortable where he is.

 

[Bucket Getter]

I wonder if CCB would even consider another job, IU or anyone else. Ol’Miss threw him a big lifeline and he has the program rolling well. He may be very comfortable where he is.

It’s Indiana! ??

 

[ndhuntington]

Learned from the best..

 

[ndhuntington]

Learned from the best..

Beard has never, not once, had a losing season as a collegiate head coach. From his start at McMurry to now at Ole Miss .700 winning percentage .


Beard runs a motion offense that is predicated on off-ball movement. There is not a heavy reliance upon guard dominant play as his offense instead creates open looks with several off-ball screens. The more screens set, the higher the chance for a breakdown in communication by the defense.

The premise of a Beard defense is protecting the middle of the floor. Offensively, when a player gets to the middle of the floor, the probability of a defensive breakdown increases significantly. It forces players into help, potentially leaving an open kick out or a back door cut. Keeping the ball to a side of the floor can really shut down an offense.

 

[Vern Pain]

Beard has never, not once, had a losing season as a collegiate head coach. From his start at McMurry to now at Ole Miss .700 winning percentage .


Beard runs a motion offense that is predicated on off-ball movement. There is not a heavy reliance upon guard dominant play as his offense instead creates open looks with several off-ball screens. The more screens set, the higher the chance for a breakdown in communication by the defense.

The premise of a Beard defense is protecting the middle of the floor. Offensively, when a player gets to the middle of the floor, the probability of a defensive breakdown increases significantly. It forces players into help, potentially leaving an open kick out or a back door cut. Keeping the ball to a side of the floor can really shut down an offense.

Cool story about an absolute non starter in terms of this job. Thanks.

 

[kmathum]

Guy can dream can’t he lol. I know the whole DV is a bad look to say the least. Shame…. Would be instant fix.
I had the opportunity to be close to the TTU program and saw a young assistant working his ass off.

yeah don't you know here at iu we don't care if the guy can coach or not, we're trying to elect the next pope.

 

[frikkenfrakken]

Guy can dream can’t he lol. I know the whole DV is a bad look to say the least. Shame…. Would be instant fix.
I had the opportunity to be close to the TTU program and saw a young assistant working his ass off.

To be honest, I'd be fine with hiring him. He wasn't convicted and enjoys the right to be presumed innocent. But I suspect the IU administration would feel differently.

 

[IUNorth]

Beard has never, not once, had a losing season as a collegiate head coach. From his start at McMurry to now at Ole Miss .700 winning percentage .


Beard runs a motion offense that is predicated on off-ball movement. There is not a heavy reliance upon guard dominant play as his offense instead creates open looks with several off-ball screens. The more screens set, the higher the chance for a breakdown in communication by the defense.

The premise of a Beard defense is protecting the middle of the floor. Offensively, when a player gets to the middle of the floor, the probability of a defensive breakdown increases significantly. It forces players into help, potentially leaving an open kick out or a back door cut. Keeping the ball to a side of the floor can really shut down an offense.

From a pure basketball coaching standpoint, he certainly checks all the boxes. But his past issues are enough of a concern, that I'd probably stay away from him. Especially wouldn't focus on him as a primary target. There are a number of other viable alternatives out there, not sure its worth the risk.

Otzelberger is better than Beard, as an example of another guy I'd go after that has already established they can win at the P4 level. But as I've posted many times now, they should scour the college bball ranks and make sure there isn't someone (kind of like Cignetti was), quietly dominating his peers with innovative concepts, execution, etc...

How "lucky" does it appear Kentucky got when the big name guys didn't pan out for them, and they had to "settle" for Mark Pope? He shows what an innovative mind, ability to teach consistent execution, etc... can do when paired with a machine like Big Blue Nation.

McCollom, DeVries, Crutchfield...make darn sure to look hard at a group of guys like that. Because anyone that can teach the game consistently well, and harness the IU resources, will likely be hugely successful. Pair the list down to a few guys like the list I mentioned, maybe Beard and/or Matta too...then match it up with personalities and the likelihood that they can handle the IU specific stresses.

 

[CriticArisen]

It’s Indiana! ??

When I read your post I took the exclamation point as an “l” and thought-It is now but won’t be with a new coach.

 

[RegionHoosiers]

From a pure basketball coaching standpoint, he certainly checks all the boxes. But his past issues are enough of a concern, that I'd probably stay away from him. Especially wouldn't focus on him as a primary target. There are a number of other viable alternatives out there, not sure its worth the risk.

Otzelberger is better than Beard, as an example of another guy I'd go after that has already established they can win at the P4 level. But as I've posted many times now, they should scour the college bball ranks and make sure there isn't someone (kind of like Cignetti was), quietly dominating his peers with innovative concepts, execution, etc...

How "lucky" does it appear Kentucky got when the big name guys didn't pan out for them, and they had to "settle" for Mark Pope? He shows what an innovative mind, ability to teach consistent execution, etc... can do when paired with a machine like Big Blue Nation.

McCollom, DeVries, Crutchfield...make darn sure to look hard at a group of guys like that. Because anyone that can teach the game consistently well, and harness the IU resources, will likely be hugely successful. Pair the list down to a few guys like the list I mentioned, maybe Beard and/or Matta too...then match it up with personalities and the likelihood that they can handle the IU specific stresses.

What's the IU specific stress? The bar is one tourney win in 8 years at this point.

 

[steelyvan]

an interesting game to watch:
Texas A&M at Ol'Miss - Jan 22nd at 9pm
Buzz vs Beard

 

[IUNorth]

What's the IU specific stress? The bar is one tourney win in 8 years at this point.

-RMK's ghost.
-Top 5 Resources for a program that may not even be a top 50 program right now.
-Now fighting for attention at the school with football.

To name a few.

 

[Harpo Marxist]

IU hasn't had "success" as the driving purpose of its basketball program for a very long time. Nobility, appearances, gate receipts, etc....lots of priorities that have nothing to do with achieving at a blue blood level....that's been IU for over 2 decades. We are at the place now where we couldn't spot a successful coaching candidate if he walked through the door and said "Pleased to meet you, I'm Billy Donovan".

 

[Pryght]

I wonder if CCB would even consider another job, IU or anyone else. Ol’Miss threw him a big lifeline and he has the program rolling well. He may be very comfortable where he is.

With his ex-wife and daughters living in Texas (and near Texas), I doubt he wants to take a job far from them. Despite his alleged violent actions toward his girlfriend, he prioritizes family.

 

[Seyton]

To be honest, I'd be fine with hiring him. He wasn't convicted and enjoys the right to be presumed innocent. But I suspect the IU administration would feel differently.

His girlfriend tried to recant. She called the police more as a FU to Beard than for her safety or well-being or anything like that and then when she realized how serious everyone takes those accusations, she tried to backpedal but the authorities weren't having it. An immature reaction more than one made out of fear.

The whole thing made me think there was something there, but nothing that rose to the need of police involvement.

 

[Seyton]

What's the IU specific stress? The bar is one tourney win in 8 years at this point.

Us. We are the stress.

 

[IUgradman]

All Dolson needs to do is take the same approach that led him to hire Cignetti and apply it to the basketball coach search.

 

[Pryght]

Learned from the best..

Perhaps too well...

 

[frikkenfrakken]

His girlfriend tried to recant. She called the police more as a FU to Beard than for her safety or well-being or anything like that and then when she realized how serious everyone takes those accusations, she tried to backpedal but the authorities weren't having it. An immature reaction more than one made out of fear.

The whole thing made me think there was something there, but nothing that rose to the need of police involvement.

She did more than try to recant. She recanted. Unfortunately that is common among those cases which are fabricated, and those which are not fabricated.

Her reported injuries tended to suggest a violent altercation occurred, although it is also possible that those injuries were inflicted in self defense. Her claims on the scene could be fabricated, exaggerated, mistaken, or entirely true. He and she might not even know or remember at this point, especially if drugs and/or alcohol were involved

Either way, he remains presumed innocent, since the State dismissed their charges against him.

 

[UTFO]

His girlfriend tried to recant. She called the police more as a FU to Beard than for her safety or well-being or anything like that and then when she realized how serious everyone takes those accusations, she tried to backpedal but the authorities weren't having it. An immature reaction more than one made out of fear.

The whole thing made me think there was something there, but nothing that rose to the need of police involvement.

i dunno, Satan. fear is momentary. alcohol is a mood destabilizer.

i do know getting the cops called over to your house when you're all drunk is pretty 'bumpkin'. trying to picture how that would go down in my life. tough to picture.