Starting concept, to get the search going. Its really not that hard to grasp. Or are you trying to just be a d!ck?
I build about 30-40 "prototypes" a year for my job...every single one of them ends up being changed in some way, some completely changed and/or never brought to market. The point of them though, in my world (and again, its not hard to grasp), is a starting point with a concept I think will have a demand. In this case, the starting point for a coaching search.
I think we'll have A LOT more success, giving ourselves a better chance, at finding the "IU basketball messiah", or whatever dumbass name you put on it...if we establish the type of coach, the type of program, we want to have, and THEN go searching for candidates that best fit that. Rather than just swinging for the fences with guys like Pearl, then Oats, then a hail mary with Few, then should we look the other way on Beard's past issues?, lets give Donovan a call again... That increases the chances of IU having to scramble last minute, and maybe land on someone like Matta...who might not be a good fit anymore.
I listed some of the major criteria I'd use to filter through the thousands of current college coaches out there. Its very possible there aren't any that fit every single one of them...cool...prioritize them, add candidates back on that fail on your least important criteria... Indiana basketball is a multi million dollar organization, connected with a fairly high level institution of learning, they can find the time and people to put these sorts of lists together.
I'm guessing when Louisville was searching, they did something similar, and Pat Kelsey's name matched a lot of their criteria. And I'm sure guys like McCollum, McMillan, etc... will too, for a lot of programs.
