Coach Search Options after Autry

[Cusefan0307]

They certainly push the ball and shoot threes. Their defense leaves a lot to be desired. They play hard, but not great defense.

Not sure if that was the first game you’ve watched them, but they are first in defensive fg% in the American and second in rebounding. Memphis played solid at home and made a lot of tough mid range 2’s. That happens sometimes, but I’ll take my chances.

 

[Bayside44]

CNY> Alabama

Southern wealth communities and he pays like 8 bucks in taxes.

All these guys need are a golf course, steak house, and playmates for the wife.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Not sure if that was the first game you’ve watched them, but they are first in defensive fg% in the American and second in rebounding. Memphis played solid at home and made a lot of tough mid range 2’s. That happens sometimes, but I’ll take my chances.

I’ve seen them play several games. Like I said, they play hard but not always great defense.

 

[OrangeinNH]

Enis would be a nice player to have come along with Hodgson. Elite 3 point shooter, good with the ball in his hands (purely a 2 guard). Good defender albeit a little undersized. Doesn’t mean he has to play 35 minutes, but would be a nice start to filling out a competitive roster.

 

[UpstateSM]

I’ve seen them play several games. Like I said, they play hard but not always great defense.

Per Kenpom, too 60 defense nationally and 2nd in the AAC by 3 tenths of a point per 100 possessions and they're the 78th most consistent team per Haslametrics. Highest ranked defense USF has ever had in the Kenpom era.

When you play high tempo there is going to be more stretches of "bad" defense just because there's more opportunities to do so. Not saying you are doing this but I think some people have gotten confused by the tempo aspect and raw per game numbers rather than tempo adjusted stuff.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Per Kenpom, too 60 defense nationally and 2nd in the AAC by 3 tenths of a point per 100 possessions and they're the 78th most consistent team per Haslametrics. Highest ranked defense USF has ever had in the Kenpom era.

When you play high tempo there is going to be more stretches of "bad" defense just because there's more opportunities to do so. Not saying you are doing this but I think some people have gotten confused by the tempo stuff and raw per game numbers rather than tempo adjusted stuff.

Thank you, was too lazy to look it up. People here see opposing ppg and get bent out of shape.

 

[RF2044]

Think Hodgson is the play. But this is going to sound a little crazy and not saying he ends up here. But I bet Oats’ agent gets a call from our New AD and Chancellor

Only if Hodgson lists Oats as a reference for them to call.

 

[RyanCuse44]

As someone who agrees with that poster I’ll take a stab.

He’s an elite recruiter and has raised NIL at both locations he’s been at. His teams play hard every possession which includes an emphasis on rebounding(novel) concept. His teams push the pace and rely entirely on shots at the rim or 3’s.

He’s not stuck to one defense and will mix man or zone depending on matchups. Teams struggle to score inside against his teams as they do a great job cutting off dribble penetration and are very physical on the ball. The only negative is he hasn’t done this at a power conference level, but it’s the same system Oats runs with what I would argue more emphasis on defense.

Alabama's defense is blah and seem like they hardly play any. They are more concerned about jacking up 3's on the offensive end.

 

[RyanCuse44]

The announcers want USF to play some 2-3 zone. If this were a book, I'd call that foreshadowing.

Was JB one of the announcers

 

[RedtheGOB]

Thank you, was too lazy to look it up. People here see opposing ppg and get bent out of shape.

Agree. I really don't think people should get so hyped on the metrics for BH anyway.

Just gotta watch the trends. He's getting every program better overall he goes to and it's multiple schools now. He checks alot of other boxes but imo I could care less about the how he does it as long as he gets his guys to show up and win.

It's very likely that what he did and how he won at ArkSt and USF will not translate the same way to the ACC anyway.

When he gets a big NIL bank to play with (hopefully) and pulls top tier talent out of the portal they may not be suited to run the same offense or defense he was running at past stops.

What makes these younger new coaches the top candidates is that they know every year is a new year and they are adapting quickly. He'll know what system he wants to run and will try to get that type of player in the portal. Maybe it doesn't play out perfectly though at which point he'll need to change things up on Off and Def.

We all saw Autry fail for 3 years because he couldn't adapt.

 

[Orangezoo]

I’ve seen them play several games. Like I said, they play hard but not always great defense.

You have to watch the rotations and the help defense. Also they play the percentages and because of how they speed you up the analytics will show the shots they give up are a lower percentage when you play at a certain tempo. I’ve watched about 10 games and you will rarely find many easy looks in succession and on nearly every made basket they are putting pressure on your defense immediately pushing the other direction.

With a team that plays that tempo it might look like they are giving up too many good looks but in reality they aren’t. Alabama does the same thing where they get 4 buckets and you get 1 or 2 and it’s all within less than a minute.

 

[Orangezoo]

Alabama's defense is blah and seem like they hardly play any. They are more concerned about jacking up 3's on the offensive end.

It’s a similar system but Hodgson doesn’t run it exactly the same as Nate does. Also there is something to be said for not going too crazy trying to bring in UK level classes every year and finding the gritty guys to go with the talent. Hodgson being at Ark St and now USF can apply that and find the right mix.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Alabama's defense is blah and seem like they hardly play any. They are more concerned about jacking up 3's on the offensive end.

Probably will get slammed for this by some, but I think Oats has plateaued a bit. They’ve definitely underachieved this year.

 

[Orangezoo]

Probably will get slammed for this by some, but I think Oats has plateaued a bit. They’ve definitely underachieved this year.

Was kind of getting at it in previous post but he’s gotten complacent relying on talent vs being aggressive on finding the best mix of toughness and talent. To be fair even with all the resources there, Oats looks like he aged 20 yrs since he started at Bama. Cost of the job in this crazy world at the P4 level. Another reason why finding a younger guy on the rise in BH is a perk in this madness.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Was kind of getting at it in previous post but he’s gotten complacent relying on talent vs being aggressive on finding the best mix of toughness and talent. To be fair even with all the resources there, Oats looks like he aged 20 yrs since he started at Bama. Cost of the job in this crazy world at the P4 level. Another reason why finding a younger guy on the rise in BH is a perk in this madness.

He’s a bit greasy too.

 

[shandeezy7]

Southern wealth communities and he pays like 8 bucks in taxes.

All these guys need are a golf course, steak house, and playmates for the wife.

Keep that stuff in your incognito tabs, brother.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Didn’t know where else to put this, but we thought JAB was the king of this:

 

[Briancuse]

Didn’t know where else to put this, but we thought JAB was the king of this:
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He is their entire team.

 

[Brian Orange]

Was JB one of the announcers

Has JB done any games this year or was his TV gig just a one year thing?

 

[rrlbees]

Has JB done any games this year or was his TV gig just a one year thing?

he's done some.

 

[Vorony]

Has JB done any games this year or was his TV gig just a one year thing?

He was just on the Miami/SMU game the other night.

 

[Briancuse]

Has JB done any games this year or was his TV gig just a one year thing?

He did the smu game the other night.

 

[Sherman20]

College basketball coaching carousel: 25 head coaches, high-major assistants to know for the 2026 cycle

Here are many of the hot names to track as the college hoops job market sizzles deeper into March

www.cbssports.com

I was about to post this CBS list from Norlander after I saw it this morning. I think our targets should be, in order:
1a.) Schertz, Saint Louis—We gotta make a play and a pitch for him, even if he turns it down. We might be the best job to open this off-season, and he's the most proven coach available, so I think you have to try for him.
1b.) Hodgson, South Florida—great fit, huge upside as a head coach, and we probably don't want to miss out on him while he's still rising.
3.) Jarrod Calhoun, Utah State—proven winner.
4.) Luke Murray—I know doesn't have head coaching experience, but I think his upside could be Tommy Lloyd high, he's an offensive mastermind, and has learned how to run a championship-level program at UConn. So maybe we should at least consider him if we can't get our top two choices, even though it would be something of a risk.
5.) Casey Alexander, Belmont
6.) Takayo Siddle, UNC Wilmington

Side note: Is it crazy not to include James Jones from Yale? He's built an Ivy League power there and is a proven winner, but he's now 62. We probably want a younger, hungry guy who will be here for years. But I could see him at least getting an interview.

 

[jmcclure33]

Didn’t know where else to put this, but we thought JAB was the king of this:
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Can’t lie, before I looked at the pic and read your comment I kind of expected to see someone sneakily picking their nose in the background.

 

[Sherman20]

If you listen to Norlander and Hartzell's podcast, they reiterate that some of these P5 schools, including big football schools like LSU, South Carolina, K State, Notre Dame, even Pitt, can't afford to pay huge buyouts to their current coaches and staff, then hire an expensive new coach who will need staffing guarantees, and then provide $10 million or more in NIL funds. They concluded that these schools "aren't spending $30 million to change their basketball coach when that money could be going to football."

I think we're very much in the driver's seat here in terms of potentially having our pick of the coaching candidate litter this off-season, unless some other massive job unexpectedly opens up. Red's buyout is miniscule in comparison (he only has $3 million left on his contract and I can't imagine the buyout is that much, maybe $2 million?). We need to gather the funds and then land the best coach we can. We have to do due diligence and can't make a mistake here.

Addendum: To quote from the pod: "If you take all the jobs that are expected to become available, and you perform at 80 percent of the capacity of what the job can be—I'm not talking best case scenario, I'm talking you do a very good job but not a great job—the best outcome-impact relevancy is Syracuse."

"I tend to think the job with the highest ceiling for sure is Syracuse."

They also added that they don't think it's a lock that Hodgson is the next coach at Syracuse, which I was surprised by to hear. But it may have more to do with the new AD coming in, and so the search still being fluid at this point.