What do you want in a coach?

[real fan]

Question to add to this thread.

What type of salary do you think Bradley will allocate toward getting a coach with the traits mentioned so far?


Honest question with no right or wrong answer. Just curious as to what people on here think of a salary range.

Wish you could give out a base salary with a nice added incentive package of bonuses for winning championships, this would separate the guys that believe they can get the job done to the ones that say they can but really can"t.

[Beninator]

Wish you could give out a base salary with a nice added incentive package of bonuses for winning championships, this would separate the guys that believe they can get the job done to the ones that say they can but really can"t.

I am thinking that the floor on the next hire should start out at least the $400k mark (probably higher salary for a name coach) and yes I agree with incentives for conference title, Arch madness tournament championship, and NCAA appearances. Will Bradley commit the dollars to this??? Sadly, I have my doubts!

[SaintLouBrave22]

JD pointed to much of what I would want but...


I want someone who plays big, fast, physical basketball...


I want to trap and press and run teams out of our gym...


I also want to go to the boards hard and beat the holy h*ll out of teams...


I want it to be to the point that when teams leave Carver and Peoria they are sore, worn out, and just plain beat up, and that they always remember going to Bradley and how hard it is to win there!

[BUFAN]

From your list JD, I would say not many very well. Or at least not consistently. About the only thing we're good at consistently is graduating our guys that stay 4 years.

This isn't grade school, junior high, or high school. This is Division I basketball, a billion dollar business. I want winning, first and foremost. If that's not the priority, we shouldn't be playing Division I.

At Bradley, Jim has done nowhere near enough winning.

Ditto """"" ditto """"" Ditto
Win baby ya gats ta win!!!

[houstontxbrave]

Lets be very honest here regarding Bradley Basketball.

The product is incredibly dull. People are finding any reason to stay away from games. Regardless of what BU likes to say on attendance the fact is people are not interested in attending games anymore.

Yes JL and company did win 20 games 2 years ago but you could really start to feel the discontent regarding the program. Last year it got worse and this year is as bad as far as apathy as I have seen with BU well since Albecks last season.

I do not think Jim Les is a bad coach and I do believe he would find another D1 job if he were interested in one. I believe he has earned a lot of respect within the D1 coaching community simply because he is a very hard worker and is very respectful of other coaches.

But he has lost the fan base and I think he has lost the program. When I say that it is purely regarding interest in the program. People do not want to watch 4th place finishes with no chance of winning the conference by Feb 1st. BU has not been anywhere near a conference championship in atleast 4 years.

People do not want to watch loses at home to the EIU's the Western Carolina etc of the world. Injuries have been a very valid issue with Bradley but so has the very mediocure basketball being offered at Bradley.

I would support Bradley and Les if he were given another year. But my preferrence is to move on and bring in a new prospective to the program. It is a very difficult decision because of all the Les has given to this program but sometimes after a long time as the head coach of a program it becomes stale and the time comes to make a change to energize the fanbase.

I have said this multipule times but this season feels exactly like Mo's last season.

[Double D]

I want what Butler, Gonzaga, and Xavier have had over the last 15 years, or something similar.

I think if you look at those private institutions, they have been able to survive coaches moving on. It is hard to win at the level of these programs without a solid, sound foundation.

[Chico]

Let's be truthful here...Stowell only fell below .500 in MVC play in his penultimate season. The following year he went 8-8 and was gone. And had just produced an All-American.

This is a guy who's been allowed to continue without sustaining (he hovered around and may have eclipsed .500 a time or two) a record above .500.

14-14 with all 5 starters back, one being an all-American. Not happy with JL's record at BU, but I'd like to see him for once have all 5 starters back, one an all-American.

[lefty]

I want what Butler, Gonzaga, and Xavier have had over the last 15 years, or something similar.

I think if you look at those private institutions, they have been able to survive coaches moving on. It is hard to win at the level of these programs without a solid, sound foundation.

I think we all want what those three have produced....you made a point regarding coaches moving up for me.

We can't have it both ways where we want a coach to not use BU as a stepping stone and get us to the next level...or couple of levels right now...

These schools developed great programs and there is a level of expectation when they moved people up.

If a coach does great here, they will eventually move up...the cupboard isn't bare and the program continues......I think we would love it if we had a winning program......not just one coach who wins

[SaintLouBrave22]

I think we all want what those three have produced....you made a point regarding coaches moving up for me.

We can't have it both ways where we want a coach to not use BU as a stepping stone and get us to the next level...or couple of levels right now...

These schools developed great programs and there is a level of expectation when they moved people up.

If a coach does great here, they will eventually move up...the cupboard isn't bare and the program continues......I think we would love it if we had a winning program......not just one coach who wins

You kiddin...I'd love it if we had a new coach every 4 years...

That would mean we'd be winning!

[lefty]

You kiddin...I'd love it if we had a new coach every 4 years...

That would mean we'd be winning!

exactly...

[Double D]

I think we all want what those three have produced....you made a point regarding coaches moving up for me.

We can't have it both ways where we want a coach to not use BU as a stepping stone and get us to the next level...or couple of levels right now...

These schools developed great programs and there is a level of expectation when they moved people up.

If a coach does great here, they will eventually move up...the cupboard isn't bare and the program continues......I think we would love it if we had a winning program......not just one coach who wins

Barry Collier, Thad Matta, Todd Lickliter, Brad Stevens...
Dan Monson, Mark Few...
Skip Prosser, Thad Matta, Sean Miller...

We are always worried about how long a coach is going to stay, if they build the program right, it doesn't matter.

[SFP]

Easy someone who represents the University with class, takes the student athlete part very serious and creates a winning foundation which will help the University with its primary mission. All 3 are very important and need to be balanced. Winning consistently helps a coach achieve the above more easily.

[Braves4Life]

You kiddin...I'd love it if we had a new coach every 4 years...

That would mean we'd be winning!

And good coaches who get promoted to BCS schools often develop good assistants who can take over for them and keep the program running smoothly. Look at Butler and Gonzaga as perfect examples.

[tornado]

As I read the various threads about winning, injuries, state of the program, etc....I thought about what you want in a coach.

These are just some things that came to mind (in no particular order):

1. teaches fundamentals...players shoot, pass, defend well

2. sound defensively....in position, flexible, know the X's and O's

3. gets the most out of or develops players ....growth in skill is obvious

4. good recruiter....team is deep and talent is varied by position.

5. contends for titles (league, tournament, etc)

6. instructs players outside of basketball...ie, being a good student, being a better man, working hard

7. coaches motivate players.........to achieve, play hard, buy in to program


I am sure there are more things you look for, and feel free to add to the list.

In the end, I started wondering.....

How many of these things does Jim do at Bradley?

I just thought this was a good thread to check back on...

[Hello Newman]

I just thought this was a good thread to check back on...

Why did you think that?