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mdn82

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    General Coach Candidate News

    Hey guys (stu I will be good for my short trip). @chris, just curious if you have heard on the starting point of 10/$65m? I have heard that number a couple of times today. Edit: Testing the waters to see if the info is consistent or if this is how this search is gonna go with rumors and whatnot.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    I can truly say I didn’t recall that one lol.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    Need to fix that filter. Shits gets through.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    Agreed! We need that more than the flaming pile of shits we got on our bench.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    Yep this ******* crock of **** is ******* BS and I would rather have the shits.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    We could use some of that around Bloomington!
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    General Coach Candidate News

    My money is on Gregg Marshall. He seems like a decent coach.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    No you didn’t. It’s cool.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    Ok. Thanks for deleting mine.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    Agree to disagree. You completely missed my premise, so continuing is completely useless. In the future if someone asks a question on this or any forum they are not typically instantly going for your throat personally. To be quite honest I could honestly care less for real if Jesus Shuttleworth played any sports. So if you think that was my overall intent with asking you a question and you becoming sensitive I apologize. I am quite frankly sure I will never know enough about Jesus Shuttleworth to give a damn beyond this convo. Sorry for the misunderstanding and getting you flustered. Wasn’t my intent with that simple question.
  11. Can’t wait to see his sophomore jump.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    It’s not personal. I expected that answer from you if you were being honest. There is no player that could bang and go as hard as he is 100% of the time with the load he has to pull. Has he made mistakes? Absolutely. But questioning his motor tells me all I need to know this year. There is a reason zero people agreed with the premise of your post. Josh only liked your post cause we just don’t like each other and you questioned me making it personal. It wouldn’t matter if your post was something 100% he disagreed with when it involves me. I am guessing even he disagreed with your premise but that isn’t the discussion he wanted to join by liking your post. There is not one person other than you questioning his motor this year. He has made lazy plays and I won’t disagree with that. But he has earned his leeway. But your initial issue was leadership. Just because he is the best player does not mean he has to be the leader. I have yet to play on a team at any level where the best player on my team was the leader. It wasn’t personal. I was legit asking for a reason. Not saying you can’t have an opinion, but I hope you understand why we would feel your perspective is skewed.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    Do they lead in your eyes just because they won more than TJD? There is no player that “plays hard all the time”. If you truly feel that way I am guessing you probably didn’t play even high school basketball. Let alone with anyone good. I don’t get why we hate on a player going out getting 20/10 in this league, this year. You really think that isn’t a good enough effort? I think plenty of people watching this product, this year would politely disagree and feel you are just hating on him for not being part of a winning team. It’s not his fault he can’t kick it out to an open shooter and expect the shot to drop at a reasonable rate.
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    College Bball Thread

    There are no complaints on TJD from me. The kid has had a stellar season. Props to him on the recognition that will be coming to him.
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    Archie. Miller. Fired.

    It is. That’s how they have always done that type of thing. It will be some college kid working in the department copying and pasting. A fan will never get an email to Scott Dolson. It would get filtered into a specific folder that interns have admin access to in Outlook. Tbh they probably set up a signature in Outlook with that generic response and switch the team out every game. One click email done.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    Same vibe here morning after. Honestly surprised at the patience or level headedness or apathy. My return text I got was last night said really didn’t change anything. I didn’t know what to say to that. I don’t know how not.
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    IUBB at Rutger 8:00 on BTN

    I hope the boosters step up. I hope the university ponies up.
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    IUBB at Rutger 8:00 on BTN

    Just ******* frustrating to watch.
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    Twitter Rumor

    Ha no but pretty similar.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    Not as a fanbase. Boosters aren’t pushing that hard. At least the ones that matter that I have heard. They aren’t pushing Davis or Crean need fired levels yet. Beyond that our hiring process is horrible and really hasn’t changed much on the last three coaches. I may be stupid but IMO it might be in our best interests to take a hard look at that.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    Agreed and I will never understand their logic in being hesitant in those situations. Not necessarily with Becky, I truly haven’t seen how she coaches up close to give any kind reasons for or against. I know Pop speaks highly of her, but outside of that and her playing career I am in the dark.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    Oates, Drew, Beard and Stevens for sure would be $5 million+. Beard and Stevens would be near $10 if not closer to $15 million per year. Don’t give them an easy decision. I understand their situations and why they would want to stay in their current situations. Give them a reason to come. Do we honestly think Calipari was going nuts trying to get into Kentucky? No, but they threw a lot of money at him and gave him space to build his vision even if it wasn’t the norm at the time. Our admin has to do that for the next hire. I agree on Musselman and White. I know some boosters are higher on some NBA assistants. I have even heard Becky Hammon. Truly (won’t happen at an IU). She wouldn’t get $5 million obviously. Neither would any assistant. Some boosters like people like Dana Altman and people like that. This is the year to go big game hunting. Next year we would go for upside unless something hopefully opens up then.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    If we make the tournament there won’t be a ton of uproar for change unless a sure fire name coach is out there. Should add that too. That’s the vibe I am getting currently. If anyone else is hearing anything different would love to know. Most everything I am hearing seems really open ended. By February of Crean’s last year it was a foregone conclusion. This one is much quieter or Dolson just isn’t to the point of making a change for change sake. Not sure honestly which one it is since he is newer.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    I understand that sentiment, but I truly feel there will be coaches out there this year of all years at $5+ million. You start jumping into that echelon of coaching choices there will be some there worth hiring. I don’t think we should so easily go to upside unless we are waiting until next year. If we make a move this year, the way I understand it this will be because there is a Brad Stevens (not necessarily him but a name coach) out there waiting for it. The question will ultimately come down to how much the university will pay for its next coach and his assistants. I can say booster’s wants are more than upside if a change is made. Trading Archie for another Archie lottery ticket is not currently appealing to boosters.
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    General Coach Candidate News

    There are coaching candidates every year that seemingly come out of nowhere. I truly think this Covid situation could play into a positive. I guarantee some top coaches out there struggled with the year and are trying to determine whether their spot is the best option. If the rest of the year plays out in a way a change is the best option, we must swing for the fences. Open ended and generic, but if it’s not a coach worth throwing $5 million plus if we have to go this route, I don’t want them. That’s how small I want our list to be. I am done with upside coaches. If this time takes us to our 3rd, 4th, 5th option, our university isn’t serious about basketball. If we want to be a powerhouse, we need to start acting like one again.
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