Former players as lousy coaches

[Bucket Getter]

Buckner
Wittman
Dakich
Smart
Isaiah
Alford (mixed opinions)
Pat
Woody

Not sure where to place Fife.

Who am I missing? And how the hell is this even possible? Learning at the knee of the GOAT, and turn into a dud on the sidelines?

 

[ams66]

I don't think Alford is a lousy coach. He's decent. But he's not a guy I would pick to get IU back to the top, I think that's above his ceiling.

 

[Rcp65goiu]

It’s funny, to me, one of the prettiest things to watch was the motion offense. And no one benefited from the motion offense more than Mike Woodson. I’m not saying that something we should run all the time, but can you imagine running that to get Galloway or Leal open? Just some crazy thoughts in my head. I really think that putting all of our eggs in one basket with Xavier Johnson was the biggest mistake ever.

 

[ulrey]

I don't think Alford is a lousy coach. He's decent. But he's not a guy I would pick to get IU back to the top, I think that's above his ceiling.

He’s won 600 games lol

 

[Willdog7]

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Buckner
Wittman
Dakich
Smart
Isaiah
Alford (mixed opinions)
Pat
Woody

Not sure where to place Fife.

Who am I missing? And how the hell is this even possible? Learning at the knee of the GOAT, and turn into a dud on the sidelines?

Woodson Is not lousy, 2 twenty win seasons,2 tourney appearances. This season is not over.

 

[Willdog7]

It’s funny, to me, one of the prettiest things to watch was the motion offense. And no one benefited from the motion offense more than Mike Woodson. I’m not saying that something we should run all the time, but can you imagine running that to get Galloway or Leal open? Just some crazy thoughts in my head. I really think that putting all of our eggs in one basket with Xavier Johnson was the biggest mistake ever.

your opinion

 

[bawlmer]

Buckner
Wittman
Dakich
Smart
Isaiah
Alford (mixed opinions)
Pat
Woody

Not sure where to place Fife.

Who am I missing? And how the hell is this even possible? Learning at the knee of the GOAT, and turn into a dud on the sidelines?

Have any of them actually replicated Knight's offensive or defensive principles? Why would they expect to get his results without implementing his methods.

 

[bailey777]

I don't think Alford is a lousy coach. He's decent. But he's not a guy I would pick to get IU back to the top, I think that's above his ceiling.

Alford us average. The rest are bad

 

[CriticArisen]

Have any of them actually replicated Knight's offensive or defensive principles? Why would they expect to get his results without implementing his methods.

Your Avatar drawing must be symbolic of how MW thought he would take college basketball. Like taking candy from a baby he thought (IU NIL, buddy at Montverde, and buddy head of IU BOT), bird nest on the ground.

The easy road to glory dead-ended at a NET ranking of 100 and IU fans back to their usual question-WTF.

 

[Bucket Getter]

Have any of them actually replicated Knight's offensive or defensive principles? Why would they expect to get his results without implementing his methods.

Pat tried. I think.

 

[Harry Hondo]

He’s won 600 games lol

Most of those wins came from the mid-major schools he’s coached. Remember, Archie Miller was considered a good coach at Dayton.

 

[bawlmer]

Pat tried. I think.

If it was easy, everyone would do it. But I figured if anyone on that list did, it was Pat.

 

[bawlmer]

Your Avatar drawing must be symbolic of how MW thought he would take college basketball.

It's the cover from one of 3 booklets CBK sent me in the 90s when I asked for where to get started coaching. Posting them this season in his honor.

 

[ulrey]

It's the cover from one of 3 booklets CBK sent me in the 90s when I asked for where to get started coaching. Posting them this season in his honor.

Devil on defense..

 

[Bippy]

It’s funny, to me, one of the prettiest things to watch was the motion offense. And no one benefited from the motion offense more than Mike Woodson. I’m not saying that something we should run all the time, but can you imagine running that to get Galloway or Leal open? Just some crazy thoughts in my head. I really think that putting all of our eggs in one basket with Xavier Johnson was the biggest mistake ever.

I loved the motion when RMK ran it but he always had several great shooters. We don't. The 75, 76, 81 teams (and others) had guys that when they shot, you expected a bucket. Now I hold my breath each time someone puts it up from more than 5 feet from the hoop.

 

[Bippy]

Buckner
Wittman
Dakich
Smart
Isaiah
Alford (mixed opinions)
Pat
Woody

Not sure where to place Fife.

Who am I missing? And how the hell is this even possible? Learning at the knee of the GOAT, and turn into a dud on the sidelines?

I believe the ones that coached in the NBA didn't have much in the way of rosters to work with.

 

[Bucket Getter]

I loved the motion when RMK ran it but he always had several great shooters. We don't. The 75, 76, 81 teams (and others) had guys that when they shot, you expected a bucket. Now I hold my breath each time someone puts it up from more than 5 feet from the hoop.

‘87 team had a pretty fair shooter.

 

[ulrey]

It's the cover from one of 3 booklets CBK sent me in the 90s when I asked for where to get started coaching. Posting them this season in his honor.

best avatar on the site.