Every potential coach has advantages and disadvantages, let's focus on the disadvantages...
Brad Stevens: has publicly shared numerous times how much he despised recruiting..hasn't "coached" for eight years (babysitting pros doesn't count)...reaching a bit
Thad Matta: his back may be healthy enough now, but what will it be like a year from now?
Tony Bennett: boring offense..more packline defense..often gets knocked out of NCAA Tournament much earlier than he should (see packline defense)
John Beilein: he's too old..a system guy who will take a while to fix the roster [46-43 in first three years at Michigan] (though, with the transfer rules, this may expedite the process)..would other coaches use negative recruiting due to the "thugs" comment he made in Cleveland..can he recruit/coach elite talent?
Eric Musselman: Tom Crean 2.0..his team takes bad shots..will jump to the pros early if successful at IU..can he coach?
Chris Beard: IU would need to overpay..does great bringing in transfers, but can he recruit high school students?
Scott Drew: several years ago, coaches were anonymously polled and asked which coaches are cheating..Scott Drew earned 2nd place in voting..can he coach?
That said, I would be ecstatic to have a few of these guys coach at IU.
Brad Stevens: has publicly shared numerous times how much he despised recruiting..hasn't "coached" for eight years (babysitting pros doesn't count)...reaching a bit
Thad Matta: his back may be healthy enough now, but what will it be like a year from now?
Tony Bennett: boring offense..more packline defense..often gets knocked out of NCAA Tournament much earlier than he should (see packline defense)
John Beilein: he's too old..a system guy who will take a while to fix the roster [46-43 in first three years at Michigan] (though, with the transfer rules, this may expedite the process)..would other coaches use negative recruiting due to the "thugs" comment he made in Cleveland..can he recruit/coach elite talent?
Eric Musselman: Tom Crean 2.0..his team takes bad shots..will jump to the pros early if successful at IU..can he coach?
Chris Beard: IU would need to overpay..does great bringing in transfers, but can he recruit high school students?
Scott Drew: several years ago, coaches were anonymously polled and asked which coaches are cheating..Scott Drew earned 2nd place in voting..can he coach?
That said, I would be ecstatic to have a few of these guys coach at IU.