IU expected to talk to ex-Bulls coach Skiles

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Skiles to Coach the Hoosiers?
Published 3/19/2008 by Dime Magazine at Dime Magazine (www.dimemag.com) : Daily NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, Basketball Videos, Sneakers
Today’s Chicago Sun-Times reports that Indiana University is expected to contact Scott Skiles about potentially taking over the program: Skiles was born in LaPorte, Ind., and led Plymouth High School to the 1982 state championship. He has maintained a house in Bloomington, Ind., where he is now and lives during the NBA offseason.‘’If they’re smart enough to hire him, they’ll win a national championship in one or two years,'’ said Bulls coach Jim Boylan, a former Skiles assistant who succeeded Skiles after he was fired by the Bulls on Dec. 24.‘’I can see Scott ...

Indiana to Contact Skiles
Published 3/19/2008 by Drew H. at The Undrafted Free Agent
... When Kelvin Sampson was relieved of his coaching duties at Indiana University, speculation began regarding his replacement. Whoever was to earn the position was going to be a tough coach, that was the one certainty. Around the same time, Scott Skiles was fired (though he went to the organization saying a coaching change was needed), his tough coaching style having been tuned out by NBA players. Now, it appears Indiana has Skiles on their list of coaching replacements. Indiana University is expected to contact former Bulls coach Scott Skiles when ...