Becky Hammon as coach?

SwirlinLingerie said:
Only sort of. My point is why does Iowa need to follow the model everyone else does? Use a search firm, hire a mid-major coach who got his team to the sweet 16 that month, hope you can compete against the teams who ultimately hire away that level of coach (if they turn out to be successful) and have more resources?

That's a losing game.

Why not look for market inefficiencies? Coaches who are undervalued for various reasons by the market. Or GMs who may be able to more greatly impact the payroll and ultimately the roster and thus win total than any head coach.

Iowa is in a perfect position to roll the dice. A football team that brings in a ton of revenue, a massive TV contract from the Big Ten TV deal, and an apathetic fan base with low expectations.

Let's try fucking something else for once. Or just keep Fran, who I think has done a nice job with limited resources and plays a fun style.
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Bump. Is she the mystery candidate?
 
If we are looking for a woman to take over the program. I will put forth former Oregon woman's coach and Iowa legacy Jody Runge.
 
SwirlinLingerie said:
Bump. Is she the mystery candidate?
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This would be a surprise but a good one.

Here are the Top 5 aid coaches in the WNBA:
1. Nate Tibbets - Phx Mercury - $1.2M
2. Becky Hammons - LasVegas Aces - $!1M
3. Lynne Roberts - LA Sparks - $709,500
4. Cheryl Reeve - Minnesota Lynx - $700,000
5. Sandy Brondello - New York Liberty - $500,000

So, relatively speaking WNBA coaches are vastly underpaid. What would it take to get Becky to jump? Chad Leistikow of Hawkcentral suggested Iowa could put together a $4M plus package if all the pieces could be fit together. Would that be attractive? I'd think so.

The eight years she spent under Pops with the Spurs tells me she can handle the men's game.
 
Zstatman said:
What would it take to get Becky to jump? Chad Leistikow of Hawkcentral suggested Iowa could put together a $4M plus package if all the pieces could be fit together. Would that be attractive? I'd think so.

The eight years she spent under Pops with the Spurs tells me she can handle the men's game.
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Chad Liestikow also reported Illinois who beat us in the B1G tourney and isn't ranked in the AP poll had $5.75 million in NIL salary vs Iowa's $1.5 million.

Again, you're worrying about something that isn't the top priority.
 
Fryowa said:
Chad Liestikow also reported Illinois who beat us in the B1G tourney and isn't ranked in the AP poll had $5.75 million in NIL salary vs Iowa's $1.5 million.

Again, you're worrying about something that isn't the top priority.
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I mean I'm kind of having fun with this, but you got a better coaching candidate for the Iowa men's bball opening than Becky Hammon in terms of immediately boosting NIL? With a little marketing and outreach, I think the Hawks would be flush with cash in short order.
 
SwirlinLingerie said:
I mean I'm kind of having fun with this, but you got a better coaching candidate for the Iowa men's bball opening than Becky Hammon in terms of immediately boosting NIL? With a little marketing and outreach, I think the Hawks would be flush with cash in short order.
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Yes, this has been fun, but you got to let it go, dude. Nobody has even heard of Becky Hammon.

Still having fun here, but maybe Iowa got somebody like Dawn Staley or Cheryl Miller, that could be interesting.
 
SwirlinLingerie said:
I mean I'm kind of having fun with this, but you got a better coaching candidate for the Iowa men's bball opening than Becky Hammon in terms of immediately boosting NIL? With a little marketing and outreach, I think the Hawks would be flush with cash in short order.
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And in two years after they're a laughing stock not winning any more games than before you're in the same spot. Coaching isn't about coaching anymore. It's about raising money. You really think she's going to all of a sudden get a bunch of angel investors in the program to give her bucketloads of money just because she's a chick?

She's also a Russian chick. Vladimir Putin is her President. Just wait till that lead balloon tries to fly in middle America.
 
Nick Nurse
Ryan Bowen

Those two would be thinking outside the box to me. Nick Nurse is a name I heard a couple of hours ago being thrown out there…no clue how NBA buyouts work or you wait for him to get run out of Philadelphia in month.

The NBA guy that goes back to his alma mater never works, but maybe you catch lightning in a bottle with Bowen. Hoiberg going back to Iowa St. is a good example of it working.

If you are going to get gimmicky, this is the route you probably go.
 
Nick Nurse would be a great hire but I don't see it. First, he would have to take a major pay cut, even if Philly cans him, he'd be a hot commodity. Great D coach, won a title in Toronto.

But he played at UNI, was on staff at ISU with UNI teammate McDermott. Also coached Des Moines G League team.

Ryan would be interesting but no head coaching experience although plenty of coaching experience.
 
guffus said:
Yes, this has been fun, but you got to let it go, dude. Nobody has even heard of Becky Hammon.

Still having fun here, but maybe Iowa got somebody like Dawn Staley or Cheryl Miller, that could be interesting.
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Cheryl Miller was a great college player, but a terrible coach. Pass.
 
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