It's a bunch of know-nothings who have shrunk this mythical list. Dolson has this shit locked up like Fort Knox, so I doubt the Goodmans of the world know anything more than we do.
Chris Beard is a celebrity, much different than walking back to Donny at trailer 6C. Most woman would be willing to take that risk.
This isn't 2017 or 2021 ... the past means nothing. Different circumstances. This is Dolson's first real basketball HC hire, and I doubt he brings in a "meh" coach.
He would be an awful hire imo. Plus somebody said he has a playbook that takes like three years to learn. Sounds like Archie's packline!
I’m not a guy who makes predictions especially if it’s the two candidates that aren’t good fits. Neither one is.
I would certainly hope its not bronwell. All kinds of love for Mccollum the last few days but he may not even want the job. Its a massive step up from Drake and comes with all kinds of pressure. Going to take a certain kind of coach to succeed here.
The more I watch Drake the easier it is for me to like him. I really think he’s coaching to his teams strengths. I’m starting to get the feeling he would change the pace with better athletes and shooters. His team plays the long game on offense. They work you to death(like UConn).
You assume he even wants the job. Its going to take a big personality for this job he may not even want to leave Drake yet its only been one season so far. Sure its possible she succeeds here but he could also flop. Look at Wes Miller he was the hottest flavor of the month around four years ago. He has not even made the tourney once.
| 2021–22 | Cincinnati | 18–15 | 7–11 | 8th | |
| 2022–23 | Cincinnati | 23–13 | 11–7 | 4th | NIT Quarterfinals |
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| 2023–24 | Cincinnati | 22–15 | 7–11 | T–11th | NIT Quarterfinals |
| 2024–25 | Cincinnati | 17–14 | 7–13 | T–12th |
I did say "if he's interested" which you're right, he might not be.
That is the million dollar question. He would be a huge gamble I don't care how many games he won at division 2. He is still very new to d1 and nil changes everything in regards to how you manage a program. If it was just building it from the ground up like crean had to do with no nil he would probably be a good pick.
Solid post. I'm a Drake basketball watcher for the last couple of months. Your description of his offense is spot on.
He'd bring Stirtz, who's a better guard than anyone IU has right now.
Sounds familiar. Heard the same thing about Cig's JMU transfers last year.
This is what scares me the most, to win one off games like Drake beating Kansas State is one thing doing nightly is another. Ol Dusty May is finding that out these past few weeks. the second half of the Big he has been struggling. I think he will figure it out, but limited time as a P4 coach starts to show.
Drew seems like a good coach and person but I don't really get a confident feeling when watching Baylor. I see him as a better version of Tom Crean. His championship team was LOADED with multiple guys who consistently beat their guys on one on one isolation and excellent 3 pt shooters. I think he caught lightning in a bottle. Again, a better version of Tom Crean. He would just need to out recruit in order to win big.
The cig hire has really seem to tainted people into believeing that dolson can just go hire another mid major coach and he will be the next cig overnight. More often than not it does not work out that way. Cig actually had D1 experience of much longer than one season.
I would actually prefer he is not interested. Just way too risky of a hire at this point but I could totally see them hiring him if he was interested.
I hope you're right. I see the opportunity to hire Chris Beard as the premiere option. If they pass on him, lets hope for a shocker like Stevens, Wright, or Donovan. The next level of candidates like Brownell or a Cronin don't raise the bar much from Woodson.
Lightning isn't caught in a bottle too often, we did that last year with football. Also, transfers in football are a ton different. A roster of 85 is slightly different than a roster of 13, you can make a few mistakes with a big roster not so much with a small one.
The Drew ship never hit land, he is not coming to IU so I think you can continue to keep caring. Better be more frightened it isn't someone like Brownell, what a disaster that would be or better yet Alford. If it is Alford I'll quit caring.
I fear my pass on beard and gets someone like Huss or todays hottest flavor or the month mccollum. We already tried the flavor of the month but I fear they will do it again.
It seems some think because Cig so far after one years looks like a good hire we can simply do the same thing in bbal and it will also turn out great. I am interested to see how cig does in year two with a much harder schedule.
because things do have to align. I think Cig is a great catch, I'm amazed he made it to 62 without any prior major D1 offers? It is still lightening in a bottle and we caught it. Again, I love what Coach Cig did, lets see what happens this year and the next. Good coaching weathers the test of time.
Catching lightning in a bottle is part of any championship. Sure the coach has a huge part in it but there's a component of luck with getting the right group of guys and getting them all peaking at the right time and then some more luck in the bracket they draw to play through. It's rare for a coach to do it, and even more rare to do it more than once. McCollum has done it 4 times, although at a lower level.
Beard is the flavor of the month. As good a candidate as McCollum, but not clearly better. Yet some posting how stupid we would be to hire someone else, and if so be fired .
I get that tournament luck is important and that building the right roster involves luck. I just don't want to have to rely on that same luck again and again.
Remember that Josh Schertz had an even better record in the MVC last year with ISU. He is also doing good things at St Louis this year. It isn't that McCollum isn't a good coach. I'm sure he is. It is just a big jump to bet on a terrific young coach that hasn't done it in major college BB yet.
Yes, we know you’re in perpetual panic and the sky is always falling.
