Tim Miles: Go or Stay?

[Clevinger_rivals246724]

Though Tim Miles was the 2014 Big 10 Coach of the Year, that was his only good year here. Of his 5 seasons at Nebraska, 4 of them have had losing records overall and in conference.

I like Miles and he seems to recruit okay, but I think Moos should start assembling a list of potential replacements...

 

[cubsker_rivals142943]

we have frost. i no longer care.

 

[dinglefritz]

Though Tim Miles was the 2014 Big 10 Coach of the Year, that was his only good year here. Of his 5 seasons at Nebraska, 4 of them have had losing records overall and in conference.

I like Miles and he seems to recruit okay, but I think Moos should start assembling a list of potential replacements...

ask me in a couple of months.

 

[huskerfan1414]

Go.
I dont need to see the no motion offense anymore to decide.

 

[Harry Caray]

IMO Miles will get another year. The AD is focused on rebuilding the football program this year.

 

[dinglefritz]

Go.
I dont need to see the no motion offense anymore to decide.

well motion is good our offense not so much. KU runs it some and it works for them....jimmies and joes. We've got some now and our O still doesn't look pretty.

 

[anon_umk0ifu6vj6zi]

He will stay. For a couple more years.

 

[huskerfan1414]

well motion is good our offense not so much. KU runs it some and it works for them....jimmies and joes. We've got some now and our O still doesn't look pretty.

We dont run kansas offense.
We run the "NO motion" offense at NU.

If miles really calls what we do the motion offense then he loves the **** outta irony.

 

[newAD]

well motion is good our offense not so much. KU runs it some and it works for them....jimmies and joes. We've got some now and our O still doesn't look pretty.

I see more motion and ball movement in some of my 6th grade daughter’s games. I’m not kidding.

 

[dand84]

Who is Tim Miles?

 

[newAD]

ask me in a couple of months.

Or in a couple of weeks. This stretch starting with Sparty is going to be ugly in my opinion.

 

[Baxter48_rivals204143]

Need to hire a good offensive assistant coach, right now his offense is just as boring as Rileys was

 

[Redscarlet]

If he can't finish above 0.500 Moos should cut him loose.

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

Barring a miracle, go. Don't know how much more we need to see.

 

[DPDWU]

Let the season play out and evaluate it then

 

[dinglefritz]

I see more motion and ball movement in some of my 6th grade daughter’s games. I’m not kidding.

I've never liked the "motion" offense but some teams with great talent run it well. We usually don't. We're better in transition when we can get in to it because our offense just doesn't work well. I would prefer to see more high/low screens and pick and rolls. The offense Miles runs he learned in South Dakota as a young college coach. Our high school ran it for years and the only time it worked worth a crap was when we had an all state 6-11 center and a 6-2 guard who could drain shots anywhere from half court in....that was over 30 years ago. They continued to run it until the AD who brought it with him from Miles' stomping grounds finally retired.

 

[Flatout24]

Go, clear out this crap show. No reason we can’t have some excitement and unity there as well. Miles is dead man walking imo

 

[newAD]

Maybe we could get Dawkins from UCF? Wouldn’t that stir up a $#!%storm.Laughing

 

[dinglefritz]

Or in a couple of weeks. This stretch starting with Sparty is going to be ugly in my opinion.

Sure it will be but we need to see what this team can do through the conference schedule. I've seen flashes of some pretty good play so who knows. IF he can finish in the top 7-8 of the conference you just about have to keep him.

 

[newAD]

Sure it will be but we need to see what this team can do through the conference schedule. I've seen flashes of some pretty good play so who knows. IF he can finish in the top 7-8 of the conference you just about have to keep him.

If we finish on the top 7-8 I’ll laugh at all his jokes.

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

Sure it will be but we need to see what this team can do through the conference schedule. I've seen flashes of some pretty good play so who knows. IF he can finish in the top 7-8 of the conference you just about have to keep him.

No doubt. Top 7-8 is a tourney team. But sadly, I would call that a miracle.

 

[artguy68]

Enough with the coaching carousel!

 

[Huskerfan2112]

Well if he goes there will be trouble.
But if he stays it will be double

 

[nwualum_rivals330058]

This is Barry Collier and Doc Sadler all over again. Why give him more time when it’s obvious he is not going to get it done here?

I have heard from multiple sources that Moos is a disciplinarian, and does not like Miles at all. If we have another bad season, which is likely, it would not surprise me at all to see him make a necessary move.

 

[dinglefritz]

No doubt. Top 7-8 is a tourney team. But sadly, I would call that a miracle.

I'm conflicted on Miles. One of my friends is a good friend of Tim's but with the talent we have on the floor this year, I thought the offense would look much better. The only time it does is when we're running IMO.

 

[cHUCK001]

He's gone in March. As he should be.

 

[ZaneHickey]

Go.
I dont need to see the no motion offense anymore to decide.

I would like to see more purposeful movement, screens and offensive teamwork at all bball levels. Too much 1-1 drive into a mess or jack a 3...Yuck. I remember a tourney game, under Danny Nee, where an Ivy League schooled us, relentlessly, with a thing they used to call a "back pick".

 

[dinglefritz]

He's gone in March. As he should be.

Not if he finishes at or near .500 in the B1G. I don't know if we can do that but who would have thought that team a couple of years ago could make a tournament heading in to those last few weeks of the season.

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

I'm conflicted on Miles. One of my friends is a good friend of Tim's but with the talent we have on the floor this year, I thought the offense would look much better. The only time it does is when we're running IMO.

Not trying to bag on Tim. I like him and want him to succeed and I would truly love to be proven wrong. But the Big Ten is an even tougher conference for basketball than football. Adding Maryland during his tenure certainly didn't help. I just don't see a way for Tim to consistently compete for a tourney appearances and, despite our lack of tradition, that should be the standard with NU's resources imo.

 

[dinglefritz]

Not trying to bag on Tim. I like him and want him to succeed and I would truly love to be proven wrong. But the Big Ten is an even tougher conference for basketball than football. Adding Maryland during his tenure certainly didn't help. I just don't see a way for Tim to consistently compete for a tourney appearances and, despite our lack of tradition, that should be the standard with NU's resources imo.

It's going to be tough no matter who the coach is but man our offense is brutal to watch against good talent. We'll see. We don't need to start the "fire Miles" threads just yet.

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

It's going to be tough no matter who the coach is but man our offense is brutal to watch against good talent. We'll see. We don't need to start the "fire Miles" threads just yet.

Agree on all fronts. Just my take based on the OP's question, but will watch and root as always. GBR

 

[HuskAir]

Well if he goes there will be trouble.
But if he stays it will be double

I have the sudden desire to rewatch Stranger Things.

 

[96WCDC]

He's gone in March. As he should be.

We know Moos won’t fire him in mid season. So...I’d say Miles is coaching for his job between now and the end of the season. Moos said he didn’t come here for a 6 and 6 football team...I wonder if a .500 or under basketball team meets his criteria for a change? Smilin’ Tim from Dolan had better figure a way to win some games to avoid putting Moos in the position where he has to make a change. It’s all on him now.

 

[Larry Hagman's Liver]

Well if he goes there will be trouble.
But if he stays it will be double

My first thought when I read the thread title as well.

 

[BeautifulDayintheNeighborhood]

He needs to stop tweeting at half time and focus on the friggin game

 

[BeautifulDayintheNeighborhood]

We know Moos won’t fire him in mid season. So...I’d say Miles is coaching for his job between now and the end of the season. Moos said he didn’t come here for a 6 and 6 football team...I wonder if a .500 or under basketball team meets his criteria for a change? Smilin’ Tim from Dolan had better figure a way to win some games to avoid putting Moos in the position where he has to make a change. It’s all on him now.

Every coach is coaching for thier job, techncly

 

[dinglefritz]

We know Moos won’t fire him in mid season. So...I’d say Miles is coaching for his job between now and the end of the season. Moos said he didn’t come here for a 6 and 6 football team...I wonder if a .500 or under basketball team meets his criteria for a change? Smilin’ Tim from Dolan had better figure a way to win some games to avoid putting Moos in the position where he has to make a change. It’s all on him now.

.500 the rest of the way probably gets NU in the NCAA tourney....so yes I think .500 for NU basketball would be fine with Moos.

 

[schuele]

As I've said a few times here, it's time to set a reasonable target for this season and stick to it. IMO, that means a middle-of-the-pack finish (say, 7th or 8th) in the Big Ten and an NIT bid. If he exceeds that, great. But if he falls short, CUT BAIT.

And I do think this is a very reasonable target - it's not like saying "Sweet Sixteen or you're history" or "Top 4 conference finish or it's over." This is Miles's team, his coaching staff, and he has huge resources behind him. If he can't meet this standard by Year #6, he needs to be shown the door and take Marc Boehm with him.

 

[bvkley]

Darin erstad came home. Frost came home. Time to bring home Tyronn Lue. Pipe dream but couldn't hurt. Lol

 

[BigRedPimp]

100% go. He has run his course. .500 or above in conference every other year and get in to NCAA every 3rd year or so and that's progress.