Lon Kruger to be named OU coach

[Dem Coltz]

Major props to Mardaddy and his friend for overhearing this info days ago and being a prophet. Don't worry dude, prophets are never accepted in their own lands.

 

[MI Sooner]

I can't believe some of the negativity on this board. I think that one point people are overlooking is that Kruger has accomplished more with one eyebrow than most coaches do with two.

 

[OUchemE]

Where would you rank Kruger compared to other coaches in the Big 12? USAOsooner has him at #1, but I'd like to hear other (slightly calmer) opinions.

 

[Dr Sleep]

We probably only had one real turn down. Buzz Williams. I don't think we seriously offered Weber or Pastner.

Stevens.

 

[IndySooner]

Where would you rank Kruger compared to other coaches in the Big 12? USAOsooner has him at #1, but I'd like to hear other (slightly calmer) opinions.

Probably 3rd behind the big two. Possibly 4th or 5th, but he's definitely top-5.

 

[elmocarp]

Hey, most of you probably don't know me, I haven't posted much over the last year...I'm not really a message board guy, and when things got rough I just couldn't take it around here...

That said, as a guy originally from San Diego, this hire reminds me an awful lot of one the Chargers made a while back: Marty Schottenheimer. Say what you will about him as an elite winner, the guy can coach and is classy and credible. No matter what happened with the Chargers after Marty left, he is what turned them from a total joke to a legitimate winner on a consistent basis.

I loved Capel and wasn't thrilled with how things played out, but if you make a change right now at OU, whoever you bring in has to quickly re-establish the program as being credible. Kruger is a big-time hoops coach in terms of X's and O's and teaching the game. If the goal for the hire is to get the program back to legitimacy, I can't think of many guys that bring better chance of a short transition period.

Anyway, just my take...

BTW, in terms of game-planning and in-game coaching, how many teams in the league will have a better coach than Kruger next year? 1?

 

[Dr Sleep]

Won 20 games as HC at Texas Pan-Am? Have you ever heard of Texas Pan-Am? Not many have. Impressive.
Took KSU to an elite 8
Took Florida to a final 4
Recruited the team at Illinois which Self took to the elite 8.
Was hired by the Atlanta Hawks for millions of dollars.
Has taken UNLV to 4 consecutive NCAA tourneys with a sweet 16 in his 1st or 2nd year.

All programs he has taken over have been in the dumps when he was named HC. He has yet to walk into a program like Calipari got at Kentucky or even like Pastner got at Memphis.

I like the hire, some wanted a younger coach, but i look for results. I hope he stays at OU long enough to win a NC. How long did Behiem coach before he got his?

 

[stoops4pres]

Where would you rank Kruger compared to other coaches in the Big 12? USAOsooner has him at #1, but I'd like to hear other (slightly calmer) opinions.

All things considered, the only coach I would undeniably place ahead of him is Self.

You can make a solid case that he belongs over any other coach.

 

[Dr Sleep]

That does concern me.

Stephenson was a lifer at Whichita, Kruger has been everywhere, and follows the money.

 

[StoopsBros]

Hey, most of you probably don't know me, I haven't posted much over the last year...I'm not really a message board guy, and when things got rough I just couldn't take it around here...

That said, as a guy originally from San Diego, this hire reminds me an awful lot of one the Chargers made a while back: Marty Schottenheimer. Say what you will about him as an elite winner, the guy can coach and is classy and credible. No matter what happened with the Chargers after Marty left, he is what turned them from a total joke to a legitimate winner on a consistent basis.

I loved Capel and wasn't thrilled with how things played out, but if you make a change right now at OU, whoever you bring in has to quickly re-establish the program as being credible. Kruger is a big-time hoops coach in terms of X's and O's and teaching the game. If the goal for the hire is to get the program back to legitimacy, I can't think of many guys that bring better chance of a short transition period.

Anyway, just my take...

BTW, in terms of game-planning and in-game coaching, how many teams in the league will have a better coach than Kruger next year? 1?

Marty is a perfect example.

 

[NickZepp]

Here's Lon's twitter page. Looks like he's a better twitterer than our last coach.
http://twitter.com/#!/LonKruger

 

[Big Old Booger]

All things considered, the only coach I would undeniably place ahead of him is Self.

You can make a solid case that he belongs over any other coach.

He's a far better coach than Rick Barnes, Scott Drew, Frank Martin, Hoiberg, Ford, and Turgeon. Depends on who Mizzou gets, but he's probably better than him, too.

He will give Self fits.

 

[NickZepp]

We have to get some players first. We basically still have no size.

 

[Krugerfan52]

Well...at least it's not a triple-play like the last hire.

:ez-laugh:

According to Kelvin Sampson, Jeff Capel was "a homerun hire, no....a Grand Slam" thats what he said on the animal the day Capel was hired.

 

[StatGeek]

I figured I would repost Kruger's Record (I had already posted this on another thread about him a couple of days ago)

Texas Pan-Am (1982-86) 52-59 .469

* Inherited a 5-20 team
* 82-83 7-21
* 83-84 13-14
* 84-85 12-16
* 85-86 20-8


Kansas State (1986-90) 81-46 .638 Reached NCAA Tournament 100% of the time

* Inherited a 16-14 squad
* 86-87 20-11 NCAA 2nd Round
* 87-88 25-9 NCAA Elite Eight
* 88-89 19-11 NCAA 1st Round
* 89-90 17-15 NCAA 1st Round


Florida (1990-96) 104-80 .565 Took Florida to its first ever Final Four

* Inherited 7-21 team
* 90-91 11-17
* 91-92 19-14 NIT Semifinal
* 92-93 16-12 NIT 1st Round
* 93-94 29-8 NCAA Final Four
* 94-95 17-13 NCAA 1st Round
* 95-96 12-16



Illinois (1996-2000) 81-48 .628 Reached NCAA Tournament 2nd round 75% of time

* Inherited 18-11 team
96-97 22-10 NCAA 2nd Round
97-98 23-10 NCAA 2nd Round
98-99 14-18
99-00 22-10 NCAA 2nd Round


UNLV (2004-Present) 161-71 .694 Led UNLV to its first Sweet 16 since the Tark's classic 90-91 teams.

* Inherited 18-13 team
* 04-05 17-14 NIT 2nd Round
* 05-06 17-13
* 06-07 30-7 NCAA Sweet 16
* 07-08 27-8 NCAA 2nd Round
* 08-09 21-11 NIT 1st Round
* 09-10 25-9 NCAA 1st Round
* 10-11 24-9 NCAA 1st Round
****Over last 5yrs UNLV has averaged 25.4 Wins per season****

 

[NickZepp]

According to Kelvin Sampson, Jeff Capel was "a homerun hire, no....a Grand Slam" thats what he said on the animal the day Capel was hired.

I remember that interview. Seemed like he knew nothing about the guy when he said that. But he was more into his job at Indiana at the time. I remember when he said he signed something for an Indiana fan BOOMER SOONER!

 

[Malcolm X]

Hey, most of you probably don't know me, I haven't posted much over the last year...I'm not really a message board guy, and when things got rough I just couldn't take it around here...

That said, as a guy originally from San Diego, this hire reminds me an awful lot of one the Chargers made a while back: Marty Schottenheimer. Say what you will about him as an elite winner, the guy can coach and is classy and credible. No matter what happened with the Chargers after Marty left, he is what turned them from a total joke to a legitimate winner on a consistent basis.

I loved Capel and wasn't thrilled with how things played out, but if you make a change right now at OU, whoever you bring in has to quickly re-establish the program as being credible. Kruger is a big-time hoops coach in terms of X's and O's and teaching the game. If the goal for the hire is to get the program back to legitimacy, I can't think of many guys that bring better chance of a short transition period.

Anyway, just my take...

BTW, in terms of game-planning and in-game coaching, how many teams in the league will have a better coach than Kruger next year? 1?

I know who you are. Does anyone know me?

 

[trueou]

Here's Lon's twitter page. Looks like he's a better twitterer than our last coach.
http://twitter.com/#!/LonKruger

It's in English. What the hell is that?

At least anyone who reads it can understand it.

 

[ben]

All that's left is Bigtime.

 

[oukimber]

lol UNLV fans think their program is elite and can do better then Kruger.

I'm in Grad school at UNLV and I can assure you that this is not the case.

Maybe a few random internet retards......