Dusty May can coach
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but there were plenty of underlying negative circumstances in both cases, you seem to be mostly ignoring. Gillespie was an alcoholic and causing scenes and problems in Lex and with boosters... and wasn't winning. Doherty was supposedly very abusive with players and essentially had a player revolt on his hands, where those players supposedly (with parents) went to the AD and basically said "him or us". Oh yeah, and there were rumors Roy, who'd previously turned them down, was ready to come home. None of that exists with CMW and at IU currently. It wasn't just about the W/L performance on the court.
you can't let a coach "finish his deal". Death in recruiting because opposing coaches spin it as "don't go to IU or you're going to endure a coaching change". For recruiting and continuity's sake you can't really have a coach in the last year of his contract, and it starts to get dicey in the last 2 years because they play the same card. Whatever you're going to do, fire or extend, needs to be done before they enter the final year of their deal.
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The two year limit was a very real problem.
Do you think that the portal has changed?
With being able to transfer at the drop of a hat, I would think that particular negative recruiting tactic would lose some of it's value.
Probably does... but do you want that? You can fight with one hand tied behind your back, but would you want to?
Plus, to elaborate, there are 2 primary ways to add players. I think this will matter less to the portal transfers but will still have to be explained away, but I think it will still be crippling for high school recruits and I think you want to avail yourself of as many tools as you can!
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Billie G finished 2nd and 4th in conference at kentucky and got canned. If Woodson make a sweet sixeteen we will probably throw a ticker tape parade.
As stated above, winning and losing wasn't the only consideration in releasing BG and I think the argument could be made that off court issues was the MAJOR reason he was fired.
Some have already thrown Woodson a parade for making the NCAAT. Sad times.
Who are those people who throw a parade? A sad and false comment.
He’s campaigning for Queen Nancy of the Negative Nancy Whine and Cheese Club.
Lost to Dunk City U...not knocking May, just posting the result. I think the dude can coach.
#7 FAU with 2 Q4 losses pre-Jan 1. There’s obviously a connection with his ties to IU, anointing someone the next Bob Knight after a singular tournament run typically hasn’t worked out well. Shaka Smart went to the F4 in 2011 and is still looking for his next trip to the second weekend.
The 2-3 threads on the front page suggesting IU fire their current coach 2.5 years in….to hire this guy.
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Just going to leave this here. Discuss
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Florida Gulf Coast 72-68 Florida Atlantic (31 Dec, 2023) Final Score - ESPN (AU)
Game summary of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs. Florida Atlantic Owls NCAAM game, final score 72-68, from 31 December 2023 on ESPN (AU).
Just going to leave this here. Discuss
Florida Gulf Coast 72-68 Florida Atlantic (31 Dec, 2023) Final Score - ESPN (AU)
Game summary of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs. Florida Atlantic Owls NCAAM game, final score 72-68, from 31 December 2023 on ESPN (AU).
Wait a minute. If we lost to FGC at least 10 posters would be all in on firing Woodson. What if we were the #7 team and lost? Would you let Ol dusty step foot in Greene county again?!?
If I’m a betting man I’m betting he’s probably not running to the final 4 again. That’s tough to do regardless of P5 or a 17 seed beating a one. 😉 Oh and that’s 2 quad 4 losses for Dusty.
I’d say that is a good bet.
We are 2-0 in the big 10, a week from now we could be talking about being ranked. Take care of braska, beat the piss out of the buckeyes. Les roll
Wouldn’t mind being #7 to start with.
But for certain, the verdict is still out on May…. Just like it should be on Woody.
Just going to leave this here. Discuss
Florida Gulf Coast 72-68 Florida Atlantic (31 Dec, 2023) Final Score - ESPN (AU)
Game summary of the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs. Florida Atlantic Owls NCAAM game, final score 72-68, from 31 December 2023 on ESPN (AU).
4-20 from 3-land. Maybe they need to shoot more 3s to be competitive??
Or maybe efficiency has its merits🤔
He may end up being a great coach. Right now, he's got a 64% winning percentage. If you cast out last season as an outlier, that winning percentage screams mediocrity.
Maybe last season becomes the rule rather than the exception. I remember a coach who had an unexpected final four run just over twenty years ago. Didn't work out that way for him.
Maybe last season becomes the rule rather than the exception. I remember a coach who had an unexpected final four run just over twenty years ago. Didn't work out that way for him.
JFC, I can’t even imagine the reaction from our usual bitchers
IU has played 1 true road game and it was against a terrible Michigan team who is now 6-7. I'd say the environment at Nebraska will be difficult, and if IU sneaks out of there with a win somehow, it would be an excellent one for the season.
