Potential Coaching Candidates

[cincrulz11]

Praying for Erik Martin as next Head Coach..........

Heck no. Let him get experience first. This is not a job for a first time head coach.

 

[cincrulz11]

My top 3 are

Casey Alexander - Up Tempo style, can really coach offense, could potentially bring a couple of solid guys with him.

Bryce Drew - I was low on him at first, but he had horrible injury luck at Vandy, understands which shots his teams should take and got some major talent at Vandy in his last year.

Archie Miller (but I feel like its twisting my arm) Can probably get some players, but doesn't seem like he coaches them all that great.


I dont know the assistant game at all out there.

I'm adding Jeff Boals to the list.

 

[sedziobs]

I'm seeing Dennis Gates a lot. He's hard to evaluate based on his limited time at Cleveland St. He was an assistant at Florida St for a long time (including when we beat them to reach the sweet sixteen).

 

[cincyalum2014]

Dennis Gates is Justin Williams favorite to land the job... Archie is a close 2nd but his inability to connect to his players at Indiana is the big question mark.... Chads favorite to land the gig is Archie

 

[David H]

Is there any chance we could pull Bryce Drew from his current school?

 

[cincrulz11]

I'm seeing Dennis Gates a lot. He's hard to evaluate based on his limited time at Cleveland St. He was an assistant at Florida St for a long time (including when we beat them to reach the sweet sixteen).

The list from Justin Williams is pretty sad.

I just don’t see anything about Gates that would be inspiring..


I was promised a better resume than Brannens, who on the list has that.

 

[sedziobs]

The list from Justin Williams is pretty sad.

I just don’t see anything about Gates that would be inspiring..


I was promised a better resume than Brannens, who on the list has that.

There's some guys I want (Alexander, Grasso, Nagy, maybe Drew)
Some guys I don't want (anyone named Martin)
And then a bunch of meh candidates.

 

[Btown Bearcat]

Unless they plan to go the assistant route that has ties to the school and Huggins/Cronin to me the obvious hire is Dennis Gates. He’s shown he can rebuild a program and fast and all it takes is one interview to know the guy will recruit well and be beloved by his team. Not to mention I can’t imagine he will cost as much as others. I think we are over thinking this big time. Obviously Archie Miller is the hot name but likely isn’t an option with how he had players that hated him and all the dirt that came out in indiana there’s just no way. You could go with a guy with more experience like Tod Kowalczyk but to me that’s a being scared hire and feels like a tubberville type move. I want a young motivated coach.

I’ve heard some interesting names Miller, pastner I’m not really against getting a coach like that both can recruit their ass off but this isn’t complicated. It also maybe a unpopular opinion but I actually trust this athletic department to make the right decision whether it’s a obvious candidate or not. Go Bearcats

 

[BoomBoomRoom]

The list from Justin Williams is pretty sad.

I just don’t see anything about Gates that would be inspiring..


I was promised a better resume than Brannens, who on the list has that.

I would consider Gates resume coaching history and academic history better than Brannens after taking a deeper look.3 time Pac 12 All Academic. He's ENTHUSIASTIC, has longtime West Coast and Florida basketball familiarity. His rosters have been stable. 2 time Conference Coach of the year by age 41 ?
I'd take him.

 

[sedziobs]

I think a candidate should have at least a little bit of head coaching experience. It shows you can apply what you've learned. We have no idea if Martin can do that. It's more of a risk than not knowing if a mid major coach can apply his skills at the high major level. Any new coach is a risk, but I'll take a head coach from a mid major first, a retread second, and anyone with no HC experience last.

 

[kskenyon4]

Not saying this is the situation we're in, But Juwan Howard is breaking barriers in 'they must of been a head coach and proven it' before...

 

[sedziobs]

There's a long list of NBA guys with no previous coaching experience flopping after a few seasons. I think the only way Howard is breaking barriers is by adding Martelli to his staff. NBA guys doing things their own way has not been a recipe for success.

Although not the direction I'd like to see us go, Martin + NVE could work out. They both started at the same place but have since learned from different experiences that might complement each other nicely.

 

[sedziobs]

Paul Daugherty still has Boals, Gates, Wes Miller, and Ryan Pedon on his list. I don't think he really knows anything though.

A twitter account called PrepScouting has Martin, Nored, and Pedon.

Pedon seems to be a Fickell equivalent for basketball, with strong Ohio recruiting ties. Still, it's another guy with no head coaching experience.

 

[cincrulz11]

Pedon seems to be a Fickell equivalent for basketball, with strong Ohio recruiting ties. Still, it's another guy with no head coaching experience.

Really makes you wonder if cost if whats leading this decision. Have to assume it would be a bit cheaper to sign somebody without any coaching experience (and possibly not have to pay a buyout).

 

[sedziobs]

If we hired all of them we'd really have something, lol. Martin and Pedon for recruiting, Nored and Van Exel for strategy and player development.

 

[TheRealMick]

If we hired all of them we'd really have something, lol. Martin and Pedon for recruiting, Nored and Van Exel for strategy and player development.

Everybody remains humble and split the pot he could work