Jim Boylen
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if we are going to hire a coach to bring in a player, I rather have a big shot blocker with a couple years left to play.
How many big shot blockers were there last year? While we are making wish lists, does Fred have the number for Sullinger and Matta?
Assuming that Boylen would be hire for that reason (which is unlikely), Clyburn would be better than any of the alternatives imo.
I don't know that Boylen would be hired for that reason. It might be a nice bonus, but he would be hired because he was a fairly successful head coach who could fill the role that Lutz did. Although, I doubt as well as Lutz did.
Boylen is a former HC, plus had assistant experience at Mich State and the NBA. I don't think we'd hire him just to get a transfer, although that would certainly be a nice side benefit.
Obviously we'd be lucky to get Boylen with or without Clyburn.
Obviously we'd be lucky to get Boylen with or without Clyburn.
I almost think Keno Davis would be just as good as Boylen. ISU plays an up-tempo game and Keno has actually recruited Michigan quite well even at Providence. Its not as ridiculous as you think...
I hadn't thought of Keno, but would definitely support that idea. He obviously has some Iowa ties that could come in helpful in recruiting in-state athletes and learned under his old man who has been around the block.
I don't really have a whole lot of desire to get Keno. I'm not sure why.
But I don't think he would help with in-state recruiting. And I think we need someone with more expirence then he has.
But I don't think he would help with in-state recruiting. And I think we need someone with more expirence then he has.
I'm all in the Keno idea. Never hurts to have some good iowa connections and another good coach sittin next to fred
Part of me is wishing this had happened a week earlier so we could have had a shot at Jeff Capel.
It's comical that you come accross like you want Boylen for any other reason than to help land Clyburn. If Fred wanted to sell a coaching job to get players he'd be better served with an AAU coach.
Cydkar, this whole thread is a fail.
I'm not sure why Keno is needed for Iowa connections if you've got Hoiberg. We need someone more in the Lutz mold for one of the assistant spots, a former HC if possible, and not one that caught lightning in a bottle for one year with his dad's guys and then flamed out in a pretty spectacular way.
that's my point, nobody in this thread knows that much about Boylen other that Clayburn left Utah because he got fired. If we're gonna start selling coaching positions (which is exactly what this thread is about) to get players we should get better players with more years to play.
Now to say it in a less offensive manner, hire a coach with strong AAU ties.
I have no idea if Clyburn is coming or not and if Boylan is connected to him or not in a recruiting sense. I don't even know if he is a good fit. He is a good coach w/ a decent track record IMO. Many people know of him and he was rumored to have nearly landed several jobs last March including Iowa before withdrawing
Boylan was an assistant under Jud Heathcoate and Tom Izzo. He also worked in the NBA under Rudy T in Houston and won 2 NBA rings as an assistant w/ the Rockets. Later, he was on the staff of the Warriors and the Bucks. Jim Boylan sits down w/ elite NBA Coaches and collegiate staffs and is not out of place at the table. Most feel he was jobbed in Salt Lake.
He did what I thought was a nice job at Utah winning a conference title, a conference tourney title and 1 NCAA bid in his four years. Having first hand knowledge of that program, I can assure you that it was gutted by his predecessor. Utah is a proud hoops school who is desperate to right the ship as it goes to the Pac 12. I find it hard to believe that Larry Kristowiak will do any better but I wish him well.
He is a Michigan native and has deep ties to the state. Had we done any search at all last year (I am glad we did not- we would have hoped that he might have been at least considered)
He is so much more accomplished Keno Davis it is beyond silly to most NBA types-IMO
Boylan was an assistant under Jud Heathcoate and Tom Izzo. He also worked in the NBA under Rudy T in Houston and won 2 NBA rings as an assistant w/ the Rockets. Later, he was on the staff of the Warriors and the Bucks. Jim Boylan sits down w/ elite NBA Coaches and collegiate staffs and is not out of place at the table. Most feel he was jobbed in Salt Lake.
He did what I thought was a nice job at Utah winning a conference title, a conference tourney title and 1 NCAA bid in his four years. Having first hand knowledge of that program, I can assure you that it was gutted by his predecessor. Utah is a proud hoops school who is desperate to right the ship as it goes to the Pac 12. I find it hard to believe that Larry Kristowiak will do any better but I wish him well.
He is a Michigan native and has deep ties to the state. Had we done any search at all last year (I am glad we did not- we would have hoped that he might have been at least considered)
He is so much more accomplished Keno Davis it is beyond silly to most NBA types-IMO
