Coaching candidates

[Chico]

An ex-coach from this area told me a long time ago that major college schools don't need search firms to help them find coaches. They have a list of coaches they would want and they start calling. Being our new AD has been at some big time programs, I'm sure he has a list of coaches he might want to contact.

[Da Coach]

I hope you are right, Chico. It seems like every time we hire the search firms, everything gets messed up. Yes, I know they used the same search firm with the Chris Reynolds hire, but as I have said before, it was a fait accompli.

[Vent]

An ex-coach from this area told me a long time ago that major college schools don't need search firms to help them find coaches. They have a list of coaches they would want and they start calling. Being our new AD has been at some big time programs, I'm sure he has a list of coaches he might want to contact.

You are absolutely right. Chris Reynolds has been around some very successful coaches, from Chuck Buescher to Bob Knight and several others. Chris knows what it takes to be a successful basketball coach at the D-1 level. Ron Ferguson was the same way. When he hired Versace many people said "Who is he"? Well, they found out in a hurry.

I have total confidence in Chris to hire a coach that gets the program headed in the right direction.

[lefty]

can someone tell me why Paulus, who has zero head coaching experience and who has extremely limited assistant coaching experience should be considered over any of 50 better qualified candidates.
Paulus has far less experience than the guy Bradley hired in 2002 that we heard endlessly about his lack of experience.

I don't think there are too many people that are interested in Paulus really??¦..he does have more college experience than the coach hired in 02 though

[Vent]

I hope you are right, Chico. It seems like every time we hire the search firms, everything gets messed up. Yes, I know they used the same search firm with the Chris Reynolds hire, but as I have said before, it was a fait accompli.

I don't believe it's the search firms that caused everything to get messed up. It was the people from Bradley making the decisions who to hire. Bradley is under no obligation to hire anyone the search firm recommends.

I suspect Chris already has the next coach in mind and has already spoken to him.

As for players wanting to transfer, we'll just have to wait and see. It could go either way. Cunningham, Thomas and Taylor seem to be ones in the best position to transfer. You just never know, they may like the new coach better than Ford.

[Da Coach]

... Just saw this on twitter as well

Jeff Rabjohns @JeffRabjohns 20m20 minutes ago
Brian Wardle, Dane Fife, Greg Paulus among the coaches Bradley has interest in, per multiple sources.

For the record, Jeff Rabjohns is always on top of stuff happening in Indiana, but Chris Reynolds has been gone from Indiana for a long time. I question how good his sources are. I think he has one of those names right. Bradley can do a lot better than Dane Fife, and I can't believe they would go after Greg Paulus. I am surprised Rabjohns didn't include Dan Dakich or Mike Davis' names.

[lightsout]

Five potential candidates to replace Geno Ford as Bradley men's basketball coach
per Dave Reynolds

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150322/SPORTS/150329761/12701/SPORTS?Start=1

Daves lists

Mike Davis
Anthony Grant
Scott Nagy
Brian Wardle
Dane Fife


Going off just that list I would personally would rank them
1.) Grant
2.) Davis
3.) Wardle
4.) Nagy
5.) Fife

[lefty]

Five potential candidates to replace Geno Ford as Bradley men's basketball coach
per Dave Reynolds

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150322/SPORTS/150329761/12701/SPORTS?Start=1

Daves lists

Mike Davis
Anthony Grant
Scott Nagy
Brian Wardle
Dane Fife


Going off just that list I would personally would rank them
1.) Grant
2.) Davis
3.) Wardle
4.) Nagy
5.) Fife

I think I agree??¦??¦Wardle and Fife are pretty young and Nagy has been there for 20 years(hard to think he would leave for BU now)??¦??¦..I like Grant quite a bit??¦.but I would certainly support any of the 5

[ihatetea]

Five potential candidates to replace Geno Ford as Bradley men's basketball coach
per Dave Reynolds

http://www.pjstar.com/article/20150322/SPORTS/150329761/12701/SPORTS?Start=1

Daves lists

Mike Davis
Anthony Grant
Scott Nagy
Brian Wardle
Dane Fife


Going off just that list I would personally would rank them
1.) Grant
2.) Davis
3.) Wardle
4.) Nagy
5.) Fife

I would be ecstatic to land Grant. I think the most interesting part is that Dave says the process could be as short as 2 or 3 days. That would be such a refreshing change from the last head coach hiring debacle.

[Braves2006]

Grant or Davis would certainly work for me.

[wizard1]

Coaching Candidates

While it's fun to speculate on candidates and who the possible next coach will be.....I have 100% trust in Chris Reynolds to locate and hire the best possible coach for us. Chris has a great background as a player, athletic administrator and ass't. AD as well as contacts throughout college basketball. He will find the right guy. Go get him Chris!!
Wiz

[peoriaspitfire]

Grant or Davis would certainly work for me.

Grant would be awesome.

[Chico]

I don't think there are too many people that are interested in Paulus really…..he does have more college experience than the coach hired in 02 though

Stir, stir, stir. Shouldn't complain when Da Coach or T mentions that coach again.

[tornado]

I think I agree……Wardle and Fife are pretty young and Nagy has been there for 20 years(hard to think he would leave for BU now)……..I like Grant quite a bit….but I would certainly support any of the 5

Fife did have a head coaching job for 6 years at IPFW, and went 82-97!
...never higher than 3rd in a weak Summit and averaging 4-5th, and never a post-season appearance.

Oddly, when he stepped down, they hired Tony Jasick who did better.... - with his last year of 25-11 & a post-season bid - good enough that he got hired away and now their new guy makes the post season as well.
Dane Fife just does not have a track record that appeals to me at this time.

As for why Nagy might just be tempted to consider the Bradley job...
Hmmm....his salary at South Dakota State is said to be $180-200K and we were just paying our guy over $700K -
I'd say getting your salary tripled and moving back to civilization (albeit Peoria) are good lures.

[Old Coach]

I think the Mike Davis talk might have legs.