PJS - Possible Candidates

[BSSFan#1]

What are you talking about?

He beat Kentucky in the tournament the last year he was at Marquette and he put together two of the best recruiting classes I can recall in landing Wade, Henry, and Diener and then following that up with James, McNeal, and Matthews who took a team that was supposed to finish 12th, all the way to 4th place...

You can't possibly compare standing places from the Valley to the Big East and the Indiana program was an absolute mess to clean up...


At Marquette attendance increased by 70% and they won more games in his first 5 years there than they won under Al McGuire...


This isn't even about Crean but man, we'd be lucky to have someone of his caliber!

Just pointing out that not all "Izzo guys" are great. Crean has done nothing in 3 years at IU.

You mention 1 NCAA win his last year at MU. Yes, then they promptly lost in the 2nd round. As I noted previously, Crean's NCAA record is 5-5 with 4 wins coming in 1 season when he struck lightning in a bottle with Wade. He really hasn't accomplished much other than that 1 year.

And you are correct that this isn't about Crean. But he is an Izzo guy, which was mentioned. And Crean sure is a foul-mouthed yeller on the sidelines. I've been close enough to the bench during a few IU games to hear his foul language.

Reminds me of Larry Eustachy when he brought a team to Carver and lots of BU fans were quite upset with his obscenity-filled coaching.

[tornado]

Pat Knight looks to be available. I'm just sayin.........

so is this guy...and the one doing the hiring does have ties there...

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Towson-Tiger-coach-Pat-Kennedy-fired-030711

http://twitter.com/goodmanonfox/status/44803073876561920

[ManMythLegend]

so is this guy...and the one doing the hiring does have ties there...

http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Towson-Tiger-coach-Pat-Kennedy-fired-030711

http://twitter.com/goodmanonfox/stat...03073876561920

Boy after FSU Pat Kennedy really headed for dumpsville. Let's hope that is NOT the next coach of the Bradley Braves.

[real fan]

Muller
Lusk
Gard
Amaker


All good candidates, but where is Montgomery at? Anyone from the Izzo tree would probably be a good get...


That said, why do I get the feeling that it's going to be someone not from this list or even close to it?


Oh, and reason I didn't mention Cooley or Johnson is because I feel the coach needs some ties to the Midwest

Good list, my order of choice would be;
Lusk
Gard
Muller
Amaker
These guys would not be considered for good reasons;
Hinson
Giacoletti (likes games in the 50"s
Howard never really coached anyone plus recruiting for Illinois a lot different then BU.
I cannot believe we need to search any farther then the 4 St.Louis and I have listed because they come from good programs and 3 of them have recruiting ties to the midwest.

[real fan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6189498

Pat Knight looks to be available. I'm just sayin.........

He is available for a reason, way too risky.

[real fan]

The four pictures on the front page of the Wessler Times (PJS) today include three fired coaches and an assistant from an under achieving program. Is there any doubt that KW should join JL on the unemployment list?

Most of Wesslers choices are just bad, I would like it if he just kept his opinions on this to himself .

[tornado]

btw -- speaking of Knight...
did anyone see this??

Bob Knight using a few expletives on air and creating some turmoil in broadcasting...

he apparently made reference to something Digger Phelps had done as .."chickens**t defense"

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2011/03/05/2011-03-05_bob_knight_caught_cursing_on_camera_on_espns_game_day_show.html

[BradleyJD]

btw -- speaking of Knight...
did anyone see this??

Bob Knight using a few expletives on air and creating some turmoil in broadcasting...

he apparently made reference to something Digger Phelps had done as .."chickens**t defense"
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/co..._day_show.html

Everyone on the show was cracking up. Then they came back from back with a very short apology. Although Knight was not the one who gave it.

[Beninator]

Most of Wesslers choices are just bad, I would like it if he just kept his opinions on this to himself .

Given that KW's article was about hiring the right coach and that Bradley cannot afford to fumble this hiring, I thought that a lot of KW's choices were embarrassingly bad! But then again, who knows what our next coach will be

[SaintLouBrave22]

Good list, my order of choice would be;
Lusk
Gard
Muller
Amaker
These guys would not be considered for good reasons;
Hinson
Giacoletti (likes games in the 50"s
Howard never really coached anyone plus recruiting for Illinois a lot different then BU.
I cannot believe we need to search any farther then the 4 St.Louis and I have listed because they come from good programs and 3 of them have recruiting ties to the midwest.

See Jerrance is the wild card here as while he doesn't have the experience ad as a head coach, he has better experience as an assistant.

I feel he's a guy who could be a Brad Stevens type and is the next big thing. While he hasn't coached as a head guy I think he does have all the tools and recruiting prowess to not only keep the current players BUT he could also keep most of our incoming recruits AND he could add to that...

He is actually one of the few guys in our list that I could see everyone staying for and a guy that knows what Peoria basketball is all about and could really sell BU.

That said, he is just that, a gamble...

BUT you don't get experience without someone giving you that big first break...


If the money is right, would he be willing to go home?

[buballer82]

See Jerrance is the wild card here as while he doesn't have the experience ad as a head coach, he has better experience as an assistant.

I feel he's a guy who could be a Brad Stevens type and is the next big thing. While he hasn't coached as a head guy I think he does have all the tools and recruiting prowess to not only keep the current players BUT he could also keep most of our incoming recruits AND he could add to that...

He is actually one of the few guys in our list that I could see everyone staying for and a guy that knows what Peoria basketball is all about and could really sell BU.

That said, he is just that, a gamble...

BUT you don't get experience without someone giving you that big first break...


If the money is right, would he be willing to go home?

I couldn't agree more. While it is a gamble, I hope Jerrance gets the job. He definitely will recruit Peoria and Chicago well and I think a lot of guys would like the idea of playing for a young coach they feel they can relate to.

[real fan]

See Jerrance is the wild card here as while he doesn't have the experience ad as a head coach, he has better experience as an assistant.

I feel he's a guy who could be a Brad Stevens type and is the next big thing. While he hasn't coached as a head guy I think he does have all the tools and recruiting prowess to not only keep the current players BUT he could also keep most of our incoming recruits AND he could add to that...

He is actually one of the few guys in our list that I could see everyone staying for and a guy that knows what Peoria basketball is all about and could really sell BU.

That said, he is just that, a gamble...

BUT you don't get experience without someone giving you that big first break...


If the money is right, would he be willing to go home?

I don"t think Bradley is in any position to gamble at this time because if they do not get the right person we could be looking at 5 to 6,000 fans , it is critical to get back on track in a hurry or we are going to lose a lot of our fan base, Jerrance would be just as much a gamble as Jim was and look how that turned out.

[buballer82]

I don"t think Bradley is in any position to gamble at this time because if they do not get the right person we could be looking at 5 to 6,000 fans , it is critical to get back on track in a hurry or we are going to lose a lot of our fan base, Jerrance would be just as much a gamble as Jim was and look how that turned out.

The difference between Jerrance now and Jim when he was named coach is Jerrance has been an assistant at the collegiate level for several years now and has proven himself as an outstanding recruiter. I would rather take a chance on a local guy that knows the area and will step into the job with countless connections for recruiting throughout the state. And who knows maybe a U of I recruit or two would decide to commit to Bradley knowing Jerrance would be the head coach.

[Deadguy35]

What about Wayne McClain? Wasn't he short-listed last time and maybe eliminated since he didn't have collegiate experience? Now he's the Assoc Head Coach at U of I, seems like a good fit at BU now.

Timing is a problem here as it is with Jerrance Howard. Wayne's time has come and gone and it's too soon to hand over the keys to Jerrance.

Tommy Amaker is the best candidate on the list, I just wonder if we can lure him away from Harvard.

[BSSFan#1]

I will say again, being Bradley and our history with NCAA enforcement, having a guy with strong ties to World Wide Wes is a gamble.

http://www.illinihq.com/chats/2009/04/22/illinois_basketball_chat__pm_wednesday/

Please see question from Bob, Peoria IL near end of chat.