IU botched their dealings with Knight, and then compounded it by allowing the players to in effect choose his replacement. I am no fan of the Big 10 (11), but enjoy watching good basketball wherever it may be. Steve Alford would meet the requirement of a home grown product. IU might be better to recruit for then Iowa.
1) Just anecdotal, but people around Iowa City tell me Alford is not very well-liked there. 2) The Hawks are having a damn good run this year, but I don't know if there's much in the tank for next year. 3) Iowa fans' expectations are often just as unrealistic as anybody's. Would he rather get skewered in Bloomington or Iowa City? These factors suggest that a move might appeal to Alford. Whether IU really wants him is an open question. Prior to this year, I've heard him called "Mr November" plenty: good teams early in the season, but they flame out later. FWIW, a lot of Iowa folks I talk to wouldn't mind seeing Alford go so the Hawks could poach Greg McDermott from Northern Iowa. He's an Iowa boy with an up-and-comer's resume that includes several wins over Alford.
Davis could recruit, but him as a potential coach...please. Never did I see the Hoosiers come out of the locker room with a defense solved or a new approach. If the shots from 3 fall from the get go then he looks great. They also have NEVER been able to score against a zone defense. I don't know why everybody doesn't play it against a Davis-led team. Nobody gets to the holes in the zone or cuts to the hoop... terrible.
