Sunday, March 26, 2006
Finally, A Little Common Sense When It Comes To Choosing A New IU Coach
- Mark Few (Gonzaga)
- Tom Crean (Marquette)
- Billy Gillispie (Texas A&M)
- Randy Wittman (Orlando, NBA)
- Alford (Iowa)
- John Calipari (Memphis)
- Rick Barnes (Texas)
- Karl Hobbs (George Washington)
- Billy Donovan (Florida)
- Brad Brownell (North Carolina-Wilmington)
One basic comment - does the IU program any longer represent the cream of the crop? - Is it still a premeire program? The Athletic Department has had financial troubles so I wonder if for some of these guys it would be a lateral move at best. They'd all be good choices, but....
Hobbs and Brownell would both get a step up, possible Few, but he has a hell of a program going at Gonzaga now, clearly one of the best in the country. The others are all doing better in the tourney this year than IU did so they obviously have a lot of raw material to work with. I do think Alford increased his desirability a great deal with his Big 10 tournament win, but the Big Dance performance showed they had left it all in Conseco.
Somehow Mike Montgomery keeps sticking in my head...
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