Tim Floyd to OSU?

Aclone · 04-14-2008, 05:35 PM

Tim recently said that one of the big benefits of being at USC was that he could go watch games and recruits at practices, and still be home for dinner. Now, if you remember what his wife Beverly looks like, I'm thinking that USC has one huge advantage.

Besides, he has an immense amount of talent returning next season (even more than OKState does), and the #2 player in the class coming in in Demar DeRoazan. As long as OSU doesn't have Gary call Tim up, I don't think he'll go anywhere.

fsanford · 04-14-2008, 06:26 PM

His wife likes the big city life, she did the Ames thing for awhile, but after living in Chicago and Los Angeles, she would not go to Stillwater, maybe she tells time take the job and send the cash back to her at the beach house..

EggMcClone · 04-14-2008, 06:40 PM

I think he's a good coach but he's been living on his reputation for a while and USC looked terrible in the tourney. He needs to actually do something now.

sclotz · 04-14-2008, 08:06 PM

He's a great coach, love to see him in the Big 12.

jpete24 · 04-14-2008, 08:13 PM

I wouldn't care if he came back to the Big 12 one way or another just because I know he will jump ship somewhere else in two years ....maybe back to the NBA?

cycloneworld · 04-14-2008, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by Jeremy

I think Floyd is one of the top 5 coaches in all of college ball but he hasn't stayed put long enough to allow his abilities to truley shine through. He did good at ISU and went to a sure-failure with the Bulls. He was going to fail there from the get go, just as any coach was going to with the situation they were going to take over. At USC he has a chance to really build a monster program if he stays put. I don't see any reason other than money for him to go to OSU, and even that it would have to be a serious offer for him to leave what he's got started.

Hard to blame him when he is getting double and triple his salary at the new places. But I agree with you on him being an excellent coach.

CloneFan65 · 04-14-2008, 08:27 PM

Floyd's a great coach. At ISU he took a team that was 14-13 the previous year and averaged 23-10 over his first three years. At USC he took a 12-17 team and averaged 21-12 over his first three years. OSU would be lucky to get him.

cyclonenum1 · 04-14-2008, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by Jeremy

I think Floyd is one of the top 5 coaches in all of college ball but he hasn't stayed put long enough to allow his abilities to truley shine through. He did good at ISU and went to a sure-failure with the Bulls. He was going to fail there from the get go, just as any coach was going to with the situation they were going to take over. At USC he has a chance to really build a monster program if he stays put. I don't see any reason other than money for him to go to OSU, and even that it would have to be a serious offer for him to leave what he's got started.

Obviously, you are free to have your opinion. However I am curious as to what empirical evidence you believe puts him in the "top 5 coaches in all of college ball"?

I believe he is a pretty decent coach but I don't think he has ever taken a team past the Sweet 16 and I believe he has only taken two teams as far as that (one ISU team and one USC team). As I think of it, off the top of my head, I can think of a number of coaches that I would put above him...heck, he isn't even the best coach in LA...that is Ben Howland.

Others that I believe are clearly ahead of him are Billy Donovan, Coach K, Bill Self, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Lute Olson, Calipari, Pitino, Jim Calhoun...and that is just a quick list of people that I would say are ahead of him without much of an argument at all. I can think of a bunch of others that you might get into a little argument but probably have stronger resume's than Timmy.

cycloneworld · 04-14-2008, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

Others that I believe are clearly ahead of him are Billy Donovan, Coach K, Bill Self, Roy Williams, Tom Izzo, Lute Olson, Calipari, Pitino, Jim Calhoun...and that is just a quick list of people that I would say are ahead of him without much of an argument at all. I can think of a bunch of others that you might get into a little argument but probably have stronger resume's than Timmy.

I agree he may not be in the top 5 but he at least is in the discussion. Like Jeremy said, he hasn't stayed in one place long enough to build any big momentum just yet.

psycln11 · 04-14-2008, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by fsanford

His wife likes the big city life, she did the Ames thing for awhile, but after living in Chicago and Los Angeles, she would not go to Stillwater, maybe she tells time take the job and send the cash back to her at the beach house..

I was thinking the same thing!!

Plus the fact that his daughter is an aspiring (sp?) actress and I don't think he leaves the big city life.

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SeattleClone · 04-14-2008, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by fsanford

His wife likes the big city life, she did the Ames thing for awhile, but after living in Chicago and Los Angeles, she would not go to Stillwater, maybe she tells time take the job and send the cash back to her at the beach house..

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83Clone · 04-14-2008, 09:22 PM

I think OSU is aiming a little high.

Self, Floyd, and now isn't that Calipari on page 1 of their "hot list" board?

Floyd would never leave So Cal, he loves being able to go anywhere and not be mobbed by fans, and recruit by car so he can be home for dinner.

And Calipari-he may want to be in a power conference, but I don't see him moving to Stillwater from Memphis

iowa_wildcat · 04-14-2008, 09:24 PM

And just maybe Tim has reached the age where he would like to plant some roots.

CycloneWarrior · 04-14-2008, 09:57 PM

Is it for sure?

Clones85' · 04-14-2008, 09:59 PM

Floyd took over a very talented ISU team. Hoiberg was a senior. The cupboard was far from bare. Same goes for when he took over USC. Once again I think he is a very good coach, but he hasn't even shown he is a top 15 coach. Remember his last season at ISU? And besides Fizer, he didn't leave the cupboard stocked for ISU