UCLA has Cronin. How did they pass on Beard?UCLA before that.
UCLA has Cronin. How did they pass on Beard?UCLA before that.
Would my little league coach, in 1990, that kept his ashtray in the dug out, be hired today?Honest question, would the 1990 version of Bob Knight be hired by IU in 2025?
Before Cronin. Before the DV incident. Beard was actively campaigning for UCLA and UCLA took a hard look but didn’t like what they found.UCLA has Cronin. How did they pass on Beard?
This is no indictment on the jest of what you said... but I am tired of the Coach K choir boy sh!t narrative that the main media created with their love fest for him. He learned from Knights down falls how to play up to the media.JFC….the simple minds around here have created such a hilarious narrative here. “We need a good coach, not a choir boy!!”
“Who cares about character??!”
“If this administration cares about winning, we’d hire Beard….”.
IU can absolutely hire a coach *just* as good as Beard without having to risk the fallout of hiring a potential ticking time bomb. This false dichotomy that only an edgy, rough coach will get results here is super weird. It’s almost as if some people here think the secret sauce with RMK was actually his controversial off-the-court behavior. Coach K and Dean Smith did just fine without the extracurricular stuff. The list of great coaches without extra baggage is long, and no, they weren’t choir boys either.
Let them do their due diligence with Beard, and see what they find. My guess is it’s not good, or he would’ve been hired by UK or Louisville.
Actively campaigning? The dates don’t match up. The national title game was April 8th. Beard would have been busy making a run to the title game. They hired Cronin on April 9th, which means it was a done deal prior to that. Beard wasn’t going to UCLA.Before Cronin. Before the DV incident. Beard was actively campaigning for UCLA and UCLA took a hard look but didn’t like what they found.
People are full of shit and slander although they know nothing. I’ve spent a lot of time around Beard. Not aware of any ongoing personal struggle. I’m not aware of any issues with his first wife or from his 3 daughters. Ask Pat, Downing and Robinson. They worked with him closely for yearsAre we certain that Beard is an alcoholic? If so, you can't hire him if he's still drinking (people have said on here he is).
What ifs…what if Sampson learned his lessons and is a better coach now…what if Houston would have passed on him and went with a guy with no baggage. Would they have been in the Big12? Would they be a powerhouse? What if Chris Beard has learned from mistakes and is a better coach and person for it. What if he is going to win big the next time he gets a deeper and athletic roster?Last time we hired a solid basketball coach with a shady past, we ended up shitting the bed. If we hire Beard, all it will take is one little misstep and it will completely blow up in our faces. This next hire will be our 4th coach in 8-9 years. Not sure IU can afford to take the risk at this point.
Like I said D2 is not D1 slow paced offense watch this you will get a good read on him.And his winning percentage is one of the highest.
I totally agree that's why I rather take Tony Bennett if we're going to watch slow grind out games.It is the slowest and TMP pointed it out weeks ago. The question is does he run that system to win with the talent he has? He might but should IU take that risk? Probably win a bunch of games but that system won’t attract championship type talent.
Well, good news is he won’t be vouching for the character of any random internet poster.He is a great coach. But he’s not the guy I’d want vouching for my charcter.
No thanks. That show lost all credibility when Galen started making a "hear me out" case for throwing $10M a year at Painter. Having a podcast doesn't make someone any more knowledgeable about basketball than the rest of us.Like I said D2 is not D1 slow paced offense watch this you will get a good read on him.
I know but the numbers don't lie Drake is like in the 300s in pace and adjust offense.No thanks. That show lost all credibility when Galen started making a "hear me out" case for throwing $10M a year at Painter. Having a podcast doesn't make someone any more knowledgeable about basketball than the rest of us.
If you want to play the "Dipshit Podcasters Game," fine. Dakich--who knows far more about hoops than these Internet clowns--said McCollum is the best coach in college basketball, period.I totally agree that's why I rather take Tony Bennett if we're going to watch slow grind out games.
If the numbers don't lie ... 24-3.I know but the numbers don't lie Drake is like in the 300s in pace and adjust offense.
Big difference.Last time we hired a solid basketball coach with a shady past, we ended up shitting the bed. If we hire Beard, all it will take is one little misstep and it will completely blow up in our faces. This next hire will be our 4th coach in 8-9 years. Not sure IU can afford to take the risk at this point.
You are correct. Perhaps it is just coincidence that UCLA, Louisville and UK all found better candidates than
Stop listening to people that act like they know shit.Actively campaigning? The dates don’t match up. The national title game was April 8th. Beard would have been busy making a run to the title game. They hired Cronin on April 9th, which means it was a done deal prior to that. Beard wasn’t going to UCLA.
Hell my little league coach would drink from a paper bag and smoke good stuff in his truck before practice. No one gave a damn. It sure is.Would my little league coach, in 1990, that kept his ashtray in the dug out, be hired today?
Different world bro.
Dakich is an idiot-doesn’t matter the topic being discussed.If you want to play the "Dipshit Podcasters Game," fine. Dakich--who knows far more about hoops than these Internet clowns--said McCollum is the best coach in college basketball, period.
Also, have you considered Drake's roster dictates its playing style? It's BM's first year there, so he inherited some of the roster.
In any case, he's a yes for me, he's a no for you. Nothing more than differing perspectives.
I had a basketball coach that occasionally was in the bar too long before games. He was actually a good man and we helped him along.Hell my little league coach would drink from a paper bag and smoke good stuff in his truck before practice. No one gave a damn. It sure is.
My buddy pranked Dakich and told him he was from eastern Greene county. Scroll to 46:30.If you want to play the "Dipshit Podcasters Game," fine. Dakich--who knows far more about hoops than these Internet clowns--said McCollum is the best coach in college basketball, period.
Also, have you considered Drake's roster dictates its playing style? It's BM's first year there, so he inherited some of the roster.
In any case, he's a yes for me, he's a no for you. Nothing more than differing perspectives.
All these people worrying about a coach representing the university and then you have this idiot with a diploma.My buddy pranked Dakich and told him he was from eastern Greene county. Scroll to 46:30.
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Dakich is the dumbest human I’ve listened too on basketball. How he was ever let coach is beyond me. There is a reason he has been fired from everything he has ever done in life related to basketball. He is an ego maniac that just sucks at winning basketball games.
Listen to him? God your nuts. Should have deleted this post. lol.
And that’s the thing that needs to be carefully looked at.Also, have you considered Drake's roster dictates its playing style? It's BM's first year there, so he inherited some of the roster.
Now, now, now.......It was an assistant coach's woman (not sure if they were actually married), paying players is legal now and he did NOT know about the hookers. No violence involved. Rick might be a little "high class slimeball" but he's a media darling this year.A good source? Only if you want to know how to pay players, knock up the wife of the equipment manager and pay for her abortion, or deliver hookers to his players. I'm sure I'm forgetting some of his other greatest hits.
Rock solid guy to listen to.
I don't know all of the details, but it's my understanding that the charges against Beard were dropped.
Just the fact we are having this kind of discussion is reason enough he won’t be a candidate.they were, but she was frightened enough for some moments to call the police.
think about your own marriage...that ever happen to you?
Have you not learned facts don't matter when accusing someone of DV, and arguing against the guy you don't want? I hear he kicks puppies too.Actively campaigning? The dates don’t match up. The national title game was April 8th. Beard would have been busy making a run to the title game. They hired Cronin on April 9th, which means it was a done deal prior to that. Beard wasn’t going to UCLA.
or angry enough. I'm not going to keep the BS going, but for all the claims I hear about there being a long history of "incidents" with Beard, I found more evidence of crazy stuff with his fiance.they were, but she was frightened enough for some moments to call the police.
think about your own marriage...that ever happen to you?
McCollum would be a terrible hire.If you want to play the "Dipshit Podcasters Game," fine. Dakich--who knows far more about hoops than these Internet clowns--said McCollum is the best coach in college basketball, period.
Also, have you considered Drake's roster dictates its playing style? It's BM's first year there, so he inherited some of the roster.
In any case, he's a yes for me, he's a no for you. Nothing more than differing perspectives.