I've watched Mark Bial, Dr. Lionel Sinn, Bruce Pearl, Rick Herdes, Rodney Watson do their thing on the USI sidelines the past 31 years. Pearl is obviously the greatest coach in the history of USI basketball for many reasons. But who's No. 2? I respected the job Dr. Sinn did, he won 19 or 20 games a couple of times when USI wasn't a national power. I think he might have been the coach who beat Wisconsin up at Wisconsin years ago. I thought Herdes was an Okay coach until the scandal hit USI, so it's hard to know what his legacy with the program really is. Coach Watson is a pro's pro on the sideline, excellent to speak with, easy to like as a person. I wish the recruiting were a bit better, but he stepped into a very difficult situation because of the scandal that hit under Herdes watch. All in all, some great coaches at USI since I've been watching! I go with Pearl as the top coach in USI history, at least since I've been watching. Anyone disagree?
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Re: Best USI basketball coaches of all-time
Never will be another Bruce Pearl! But I think Watson does a very solid job overall, and I am including his ability to work under NCAA rules. Herdes proved he could not abide by NCAA rules, so I rule him out as No. 2, or No. 3, or even No. 4 since I've been a follower of USI basketball. Dr. Sinn brought in some great players, beat Big Ten Wisconsin on the road one year, had to go against some great Ky. Wesleyan and Ashland teams in the old GLVC. Remember how good Ashland was during the 1980s and 1990s? It was fun watching USI, Ky. Wesleyan, Ashland, and occasionally Bellarmine or IPFW as the powers of the GLVC. That's why I have Dr. Sinn No. 2 behind Pearl. Bial was an okay coach, but he was only there a year or two when I was watching.
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Hot Wod is the worst. No fully funded SIUE, IUPUFW, or NKU they are d1 now instead 3 scholarship Maryville and Mckendree. No playing everyone like previous mentioned home and away. HoT Wod was handed a Mercedes and got Daewoo results. He's a arrogant loser who's Cialas is SIU.
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You are correct about Bruce being the best both as an on-court coach, recruiter and in the community. Wayne Boultinghouse also was a very good coach and certainly would be in my top three. Number two for me, although he wasn't here too long, would be Mark Coomes.
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Originally posted by DJ Silky Panties View PostHot Wod is the worst. No fully funded SIUE, IUPUFW, or NKU they are d1 now instead 3 scholarship Maryville and Mckendree. No playing everyone like previous mentioned home and away. HoT Wod was handed a Mercedes and got Daewoo results. He's a arrogant loser who's Cialas is SIU.
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Originally posted by EagleWhip View PostYou are correct about Bruce being the best both as an on-court coach, recruiter and in the community. Wayne Boultinghouse also was a very good coach and certainly would be in my top three. Number two for me, although he wasn't here too long, would be Mark Coomes.
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Originally posted by DJ Silky Panties View PostHot Wod is the worst. No fully funded SIUE, IUPUFW, or NKU they are d1 now instead 3 scholarship Maryville and Mckendree. No playing everyone like previous mentioned home and away. HoT Wod was handed a Mercedes and got Daewoo results. He's a arrogant loser who's Cialas is SIU.
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Originally posted by EaglesPride View PostI agree USI has not been dominant since Coach Watson took over, but much of that had to do with what he inherited from Herdes and the ramifications of the scandal. Coach Watson was not permitted to bring in the "at-risk" athletes that Herdes regularly recruited as both an assistant and head coach at USI. A great example is Kevin Caldwell, a troubled kid Herdes brought in with a past that eventually caught up to him in Evansville. I've been around USI basketball for 31 years and could point out many others, but I do not blame Coach Watson for the restrictions he faces after the Herdes scandal.
Nick Evans had charges including assault on a police officer in Carbondale. HW ushered him in. Hate? Geo Edwards? What about the kid he was hot after that mutilated kittens on YouTube. To name a few.
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Originally posted by DJ Silky Panties View PostWod had one year no postseason. That was 8 years ago and his best season and the following season. All down hill since. He has no "restrictions" on questionable recruits. That's PR BS by HoT Wod sympathizers.
Nick Evans had charges including assault on a police officer in Carbondale. HW ushered him in. Hate? Geo Edwards? What about the kid he was hot after that mutilated kittens on YouTube. To name a few.
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Originally posted by DJ Silky Panties View PostWod had one year no postseason. That was 8 years ago and his best season and the following season. All down hill since. He has no "restrictions" on questionable recruits. That's PR BS by HoT Wod sympathizers.
Nick Evans had charges including assault on a police officer in Carbondale. HW ushered him in. Hate? Geo Edwards? What about the kid he was hot after that mutilated kittens on YouTube. To name a few.
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Originally posted by EaglesPride View PostNot "PR BS" at all, just facts. Herdes was allowed to bring in guys like Ronald Roundtree, Dennis Coutee, Reque Newsome, John Oden, Kevin Robinson. I love all these guys, but they all had baggage to some degree. Coach Watson is under restrictions from the President and Athletic Director when it comes to "at-risk" players. Get your facts straight.
Just an excuse for his failures. Same BS weber is trying to spin in Manhatten and tried at UI. They just can't recruit.
If such "restrictions" then this
http://news.wsiu.org/post/former-saluki-basketball-player-arrested#stream/0
And the Josiah YouTube kitty mutliater to name a few wouldn't be allowed. If that isn't baggage or at risk I don't know what is.Last edited by DJ Silky Panties; 09-29-2016, 05:27 PM.
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Originally posted by EaglesPride View PostAnd thank you for making my point about the kid who mistreated the kittens. The USI administration informed Coach Watson this young man would not be playing basketball as a Screaming Eagle. Under the Herdes regime, they would have not even noticed. See Ronald Roundtree. Herdes was finally forced to let Roundtree go before something terrible happened. Nuff said.
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