whitesox61382 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/bask...s.ap/index.html Almost every time that a GM, athletic director, owner, ect says that their coaches job is secure it almost goes without saying that they end up being fired within the next year or so. I think that Davis should get 1 more year to prove himself. He has a great recruiting class coming in and should be given a shot to see what he can do with it, however if he struggles again next year, than there is little doubt that he will/should be fired. Losing is not taken lightly at Indiana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Makes sense to me. They have to at least keep him there a year or two w/ this recruiting class. None of these guys would come in here w/out Davis. Davis still needs to have time to prove himself w/ his own players. This won't happen for another couple years. Sophomore Sean Kline committed to Indiana his sophomore year in high school when Knight was still at the helm. Another thing is who exactly could IU get if Davis were let go? Not that easy question to answer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Makes sense to me. They have to at least keep him there a year or two w/ this recruiting class. None of these guys would come in here w/out Davis. Davis still needs to have time to prove himself w/ his own players. This won't happen for another couple years. Sophomore Sean Kline committed to Indiana his sophomore year in high school when Knight was still at the helm. Another thing is who exactly could IU get if Davis were let go? Not that easy question to answer.... Probably one of the better coaches from a mid-major(didn't Illinois's coach come from a mid-major? He only led them to their first outright regular season conference title since the 50s...there is always someone decent available) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I gotta imagine that with the class he has coming in they give him one more year. Besides there is a good chance that if you fire the coach, the recruits will opt out and go elsewhere, which could spell disaster for the next few years for Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBAHO Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Giv Greasy da job, at least he cares bout da team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 That'd be so much fun, but wow....I could never deal w/ the pressure that comes along w/ a job that calibar. I can't imagine what Davis has gone through this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 They can hire Alford after he gets canned at the end of the season or at least I hope he gets canned. Iowa has some good players that are going to be sophmores and juniors this year so getting a legit staff in here would help. I always thought Alford was a good teacher, but it just isn't working in Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox61382 Posted March 9, 2004 Author Share Posted March 9, 2004 They can hire Alford after he gets canned at the end of the season or at least I hope he gets canned. Iowa has some good players that are going to be sophmores and juniors this year so getting a legit staff in here would help. I always thought Alford was a good teacher, but it just isn't working in Iowa. Unfortunately, I think Alford would be one of the top canidates if Davis was fired. I am not a huge Davis supporter, but I would much rather have him than Alford. I don't understand IU's fasination with Alford. I realize that he was a great player here, but great players don't always turn into good coaches, and IMO Alford isn't a good coach. He really seems to lack good recruiting skills(the one thing that Davis is pretty good at) and that might be the most important thing in the college game today. I have no doubt that there would be some other big name canidates mentioned. IU has fallen off a little over the past decade, but it is still a pretty high profile college job. After Knight was fired, Pitino was one of the favorites for the IU job(I would have loved that), and I would assume that other big names would be mentioned(included up and coming coaches at the mid-major level). I think this article suggests that Davis will have at least one more full season, and I think that is fair. However, he has set some bad records this year. 1st regular season losing season in 34 years, and barring a miracle run in the Big 10 Tourny the 1st time since 1985(I believe) that IU has NOT made the Touny(2nd longest streak to Arizona I believe). These are things that don't sit well in Indiana. My guess is that if IU doesn't win 20+ games next year(including the tournaments) AND get to the Big Dance that he will be fired at the end of next year. Despite the great recruiting class, Davis could have a tough season next year. Most reports/scouts think that Smith(the prized recruit) is all but guaranteed to go Pro instead of step foot at IU. This significantly weakens IU recruiting class(makes it a boardline top 10 class). Furthermore, IU will still be plagued with a lack of talent and depth in the front court. They are losing their best big man in Leach and only adding 1 true big man(White). That makes for an extremely weak front court, unless Davis can pull a miracle and get Tello(a top 25 PF) to commit or Ewing/Kline make great progress by next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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