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Can anybody give a relatively unbiased synopsis of how Devries has done in the transfer portal so far? Is this looking like a team that will struggle in the bottom third of the Big 10?

Kelvin Sampson is going to win a national championship isn't he? What could have been...

I feel like the general indifference about this hire is a good thing. Mike Davis was polarizing. People were generally excited about Crean. Despite what some would say now, there was mostly excitement about Archie. Woodson was polarizing. It seems the general sentiment here is meh, lets see how he does. If he has the grinder work ethic as suggested, then he should be able to have a lot of success at IU.

I come check this thread maybe once per day. It's always the same process, I come here hoping to find something insightful but instead leave frustrated after seeing page after page of pointless banter.

Indiana does not deserve a tournament bid. Give it to a mid major whose players and coaches appear to actually give a ****.

Still no news?

Not even a former student manager for Knights team wants to coach here.

Can we have a Coaching Candidate discussion thread and a separate Coaching Candidate news thread? Like links to credible sources and such only

Let's be honest, we're all Manti Te'os when it comes to IU basketball head coaching searches.

This thread is impossible to keep up with. I have no clue who IU is targeting but I kind of hoped I could come here to find something tangible. Instead, most of the posts are fantasies.

Omg you guys...are you all going to fall for this a second time?

This is seriously trash. It's like watching an early season mid major (IU) playing a team looking for a good warm up (Michigan)

1st game I've watched this year. Poor roster construction. Multiple bigs on the floor clogging up driving lanes. Poor shooting. No quick, elusive dribble drive guards. Just nothing that says this team can win against decent competition.

It's Indiana...we'll end up with a B list guy.

If BS comes here after turning down the job last cycle, I would be shocked...ecstatic, but shocked. I understand how the landscaped has changed. I won't get my hopes up this time.

I haven't read the 100s of pages today. So please explain why exactly people believe Brad Stevens would come coach IU bball after being in the NBA for the past decade plus. Fool me once...

As a fan lurking on message boards for a decade and a half, I haven't watched a single game all year. This is how bad the situation in Bloomington is. Lifelong fans just don't give a **** anymore.

Remember when we all thought we were getting Brad Stevens, like legitimately thought there was a deal being drawn up? Then he called himself a Masshole and we ended up with Mike Woodson. The rest of the country had to be laughing. But then we actually talked ourselves into thinking it may work because he had Dane Fife and Thad Matta to help. Holy ****, typing that out is depressingly hilarious.

I'm not watching this year. No point in investing time and emotional energy into something with a high chance of failure. I'm fine if IU loses every game if it means Woodson is gone. Here's to hoping someone other than QB and the other asshat BOTs (maybe, you know Dolson the AD?) gets the final say on the next hire.

Why did Mgbako only play 13 minutes?

It takes effort and determination by the coaching and administration to field a team this consistently poor at shooting the basketball.

Someday IU basketball will be relevant again, but it won't happen with Woodson on the bench. We are in the midst of another wasted season of 40 years wandering in the desert.

What stakes are they holding? Winning doesn't seem to be one of them.

Honestly, I'm on the "don't care if they lose" train. I don't have any particular affinity for any of the players on the team outside of maybe Galloway and Reneau. If losing means tearing it all down then I'm on board.

I just can't get behind a Woodson coached team anymore. I hope this is last year one way or another.