Indiana State Announces Josh Schertz as Next Men's Basketball Coach

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Lincoln Memorial plays again tonight in the D2 tournament against Emmanuel (GA). Game is at 7:00 PM Eastern.
 

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BrokerZ said:
I think a lot of our current players could fit the system provided they are given the opportunity to play that style. I would love to see Neese with more freedom. Not that he didn’t have it before, but he was much more hesitant to fire away under Lansing’s system (or so it seemed).

Even Tre has a nice stroke from outside (game winner against SIU rings a significant bell...at least I’m pretty sure it was SIU). LaRavia would also be very well served to play in Schertz’s style with what I assume to be his aspirations to play at the next level. Much better to Jake to play in a NBA system and get a head start on becoming a Doug McDermott-light than to try and convince NBA scouts he can be a square peg in a round hole.

Larry is the odd ball of the current returnees though...I agree with that. Floor spacing is not his offensive game, but the kid can defend.
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Yep, Larry is a MVC caliber defender, especially considering he was a true freshman. The problem for me is he isn't a true facilitator, is a minus shooter, and doesn't attack the rim to make up for that shooting deficiency. Since he is staying, I hope he is in the gym every day working on his shooting. We cannot win in this league when the opposing defender is sagging 10 feet off him and daring him to shoot while essentially packing the lane/doubling someone else.

Loyola was literally hooting and laughing at him. Hope he took that shit personal.
 
Schertz has also won despite budget challenges. He said in a 2020 interview that when he started at Lincoln Memorial, he went from a program that didn't fund all of its scholarships to a fully-funded situation with a fully-paid assistant coaching staff.
National sources: Schertz will be next ISU men's basketball coach
This comes from yesterdays Terre Haute Tribune-Star
 
Clink knocked it out of the park with this hire. The vimeo coaching hire video had me sold. This guy is great. Well done ISU? I can't believe what a good hire this is. I actually can't believe we got a guy this good to coach the team.
 
JerseySycamore said:
Looks like he recently took part in this coach hiring case study published by AthleticDirectorU

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Here's his mock-interview

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Yes, Todd G had shared that on Twitter. I think anyone who watches this should be happy about the hire. Great job ISU!
 

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Jason Svoboda said:
Yep, Larry is a MVC caliber defender, especially considering he was a true freshman. The problem for me is he isn't a true facilitator, is a minus shooter, and doesn't attack the rim to make up for that shooting deficiency. Since he is staying, I hope he is in the gym every day working on his shooting. We cannot win in this league when the opposing defender is sagging 10 feet off him and daring him to shoot while essentially packing the lane/doubling someone else.

Loyola was literally hooting and laughing at him. Hope he took that shit personal.
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You do know he was a FR right? You have a real, high bar for FR. He can be an excellent PG for us with his passing skills. I bet he could average 6+ assists in an open court game.

As far as shooting - Barnes and Key both shot 36% their FR years. They did tend to IMPROVE.
 
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sycamorebacker said:
You do know he was a FR right? He can be an excellent PG for us with his passing skills. I bet he could average 6+ assists in an open court game.
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He could, but he also has to be a threat to score the basketball in some way shape or form. He needs to be able to hit a mid-range or be a bully at the rim or he’s just too big of a liability. As Jason mentioned, I hope Larry is motivated and in the gym working on his shooting and offensive arsenal. It’s otherwise hard to find open teammates to pass it to when they’re playing 4-on-5.

During the Loyola game in St. Louis, the Loyola players were audibly daring Larry to shoot the ball and laughing/heckling him every time he missed. No matter how good of a passer or defender he may be, that’s a problem. It could also be that Larry is a pest defensively, so they were looking for any reason to knock him down a peg.

I’ll end this all by saying that after the opening game this past year I proclaimed Larry to be our next great All-MVC player. I love a lot of things about him, but he regressed significantly offensively over the season and needs to improve. No harm in stating the obvious.
 
watch the video, seems to say all the right things, just hope he can recruit some good Hoosier's, I like the point when he was talking about all the support he got from the administration at LMU, for him to succceed.
 
Lincoln Memorial is rolling to an easy win in their game against Emmanuel. They’ll be moving on to the Elite 8 of the D2 tournament.

Wish these games were televised. LMU has dominated offensively, and I’d like to see Schertz’s offense in action.
 

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rsperge said:
watch the video, seems to say all the right things, just hope he can recruit some good Hoosier's, I like the point when he was talking about all the support he got from the administration at LMU, for him to succceed.
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does he realize he's still going to receive the same level of support? IF he's hired, he'll have Div 2 admin support from a Div I admin... go figure
 
BrokerZ said:
He could, but he also has to be a threat to score the basketball in some way shape or form. He needs to be able to hit a mid-range or be a bully at the rim or he’s just too big of a liability. As Jason mentioned, I hope Larry is motivated and in the gym working on his shooting and offensive arsenal. It’s otherwise hard to find open teammates to pass it to when they’re playing 4-on-5.

During the Loyola game in St. Louis, the Loyola players were audibly daring Larry to shoot the ball and laughing/heckling him every time he missed. No matter how good of a passer or defender he may be, that’s a problem. It could also be that Larry is a pest defensively, so they were looking for any reason to knock him down a peg.

I’ll end this all by saying that after the opening game this past year I proclaimed Larry to be our next great All-MVC player. I love a lot of things about him, but he regressed significantly offensively over the season and needs to improve. No harm in stating the obvious.
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I think JL will be a very good player for us the next 3 years. I thought his game improved as the season went on.
 
Ha. You gotta love the randomness of endorsing this hire. Not that I think it’s a bad hire - who am I to know what is a good hire and what is a bad hire. I just love to watch people try and push some bull shit as if they have any qualification to make such determination. Gotta love it.
 

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SycamoreStateofMind said:
Ha. You gotta love the randomness of endorsing this hire. Not that I think it’s a bad hire - who am I to know what is a good hire and what is a bad hire. I just love to watch people try and push some bull shit as if they have any qualification to make such determination. Gotta love it.
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I definitely know if this is a good hire or not. Im very qualified.
 
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Four-time national coach of the year Josh Schertz has been named Indiana State University's 26th head men's basketball coach, ISU Director of Athletics Sherard Clinkscales announced today.

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