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Feathery

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  1. He is not going anywhere this year so we should be pulling for him to have the best team possible to have a successful year. I don’t care who the coach is, I want them to be successful so the program is successful. If he fails then Dolson will take care of it next year. 


  2. 1 hour ago, AH1971 said:

    He's taken two bottom of the barrel P5 jobs and lead one of those schools to the tournament in year 2. Dude has been around every level of basketball and coached under guys like Painter and Stevens. Has deep recruiting connections to the state of Indiana.

    X's and O's are the least of my concern with a guy like Shrews. Shrews leading a team playing almost all true freshman and sophomores to a KenPom defensive rating of 30 is a pretty remarkable feat. Put this guy in a situation where he isn't trying to compete against a top tier football program and you might have something. 

    I think Shrews and Abdur-Rahim are the list for me at this point. Next season will be telling for both. 


  3. Just now, kreigh8 said:

    Ahh, thanks. Missed that. Thought the post was about Crean being IU's Beilein with how he'd advised Michigan. Dakich at least wasn't given the axe by IU. Poor moment for some sarcasm

    Dakich will tell Dolson to hire Alford. He has been on that train for a long time. 


  4. 5 minutes ago, Hoosier DaDa said:

    I wonder what Tom Crean would say about Abdur-Rahim as Indiana's HC. 

    On one hand Crean will tell him the admin issues and fam expectations. But then the IU president can explain what’s changed since Crean has left and the direction the new administration wants to go. 


  5. 4 minutes ago, Bowhunter said:

    What are the chances we can get Dusty after next season?

    I’d guess low. His buyout at Michigan hasn’t been released yet. But why take the Michigan job if you want to go to IU in a year? He doesn’t seem to be that type of guy to me. 


  6. Evidently John Beilein helped the Michigan AD identify 4 candidates: Dusty May, Darian DeVries, Niko Medved, and Amir Abdur-Rahim. All mid- major guys with success.
     

    If IU has a similar list next year I bet it’s Abdur-Rahim. He was at Kennesaw State when a certain IU president used to work there. He led them to their first D1 winning record in program history. Hit the ground running in year 1 at South Florida, 25-8 (including post season) and won the AAC regular season. If he backs that up next year, he is our mid major guy imo. 
     

    edit: Also beat FAU and Florida State in year 1. 


  7. 1 minute ago, steubenhoosier said:

    Yes, he lost his team this year but would Holtman be an option in a year. Had some really good teams. Knows the league and can recruit.Can’t believe DePaul would have a huge buyout 

    I thought Holtmann said he didn’t want to be in a fishbowl like IU. DePaul might be the best place for him. 


  8. 7 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

    Very few competitive second round games. I’ll be pulling hard for Grand Canyon and Yale 

    We are a Marquette house, unless they play IU. Then it’s a house divided. But I like Shaka and will be pulling for them the rest of the way. Oh and everyone who plays Purdue. 


  9. 32 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

    Skyy Clark and others like him that bounce around from program to program aren't appealing to me.  IMO they have a far higher opinion of their game than what they can actually provide and if they don't get what they want, they move on.  And again IMO that can't be good for the locker room.

    Welcome to the transfer portal era 


  10. 17 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

    The people in charge care that he played there though.

    If big money donors said "Woodson goes or I don't donate to men's basketball" that'd get their attention.

    Yeah I get it. I just don’t relate to that type of thinking. Never have and never will. Nepotism is never the correct way to run an organization. 


  11. 2 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

    In the last 12 seasons, Kentucky has been in the top 10 of the final poll 5 times.  Not sure I'd call it almost guaranteed.  What's also interesting is that Cal had a 13 year string where Kentucky was top 10 to start the year but only finished in the top ten 6 times.

    So you’re saying Cal could have us in the top 20 5 times in a decade? When was the last time IU had that? Sign me up. lol


  12. 1 hour ago, NVFalcons1990 said:

    Why not a young Shaka Smart?

     375-171 record and now 10-10 in NCAA, Final 4 with VCU and is still in his 40’s.  Emotional, good X’s and O’s and his teams are always good shooters and love to turn teams over with speed!

    He is underrated in my opinion, I know Texas didn’t work out but has demonstrated excellence at basketball first schools. 

    I’d take Shaka for sure. Not sure he will leave Marquette though. I can see him there for the rest of his career. 


  13. 1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

    He's only had 3 years and played here over 40 years ago, they'll look like a bunch of meanies.

    Im 42 and his playing days means absolutely zero to me. This might seem harsh but even players I do remember playing I wish them well in their lives but that’s the extent of it. I wouldn’t hire them for a job just bc they played for IU. And I wouldn’t hesitate to fire someone just because they played for IU. 

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