AKHoosier

Unfortunately I agree with this. I don't know much about the NBA right now other than what I follow through the headlines, but if someone who knows more than me can tell me what the likelihood of Russell Westbrook leaving OKC is, because I know he can become a free agent after 2017-2018 if he wants. If he bolts, Donovan knows his time there will not be long. And man, I don't know if there is a professional franchise that hasn't won a title in the last 5 years whose arrow is pointed higher up than the Celtics right now. Everyone believes in Brad Stevens, he has the support from management and fans, players respect him, and I think they have another lottery pick this draft too. It would take an awful lot to pry Brad Stevens away from that situation. It's nothing at all like the Harbaugh/49er situation that caused him to bolt for Michigan.

Dude give it a rest already. Everyone on this board knows your stance. Glass and Crean are tied at the hip. Glass will extend Crean at least one more year after this season. You're just speculating like everyone else.

There are actually a plethora of reasons. I know it's a heck of a long shot too, I'm not an idiot. But sometimes a guy wants a change of scenery, new challenge, and last of all, MONEY. If we could offer him between $5-6M/year, we would effectively double his salary. BTN money is real. And oh yeah, Roy Williams literally did exactly what you just said. I don't care if he "went home" or not, he left voluntarily.

I agree with this, but I think if we do make a change, he's the first person that Glass would call. Our AD wants someone he can get along and not butt heads with, and the administration doesn't want a larger-than-life hire that would make basketball the tail that wags the dog at IU. I believe Dakich when he says this. Glass wants a guy that's the rah-rah type, hence why he could get rid of Kevin Wilson so easily and replace him with Tom Allen. I feel like Holtmann would make both Glass and the administration happy. Glass would feel like we got a good coach experienced in Indiana who could recruit the state, and the admin gets a guy who won't be able to essentially hold the university hostage when he wants to, ala Knight. Which is a shame, because I feel like if we pooled all of our resources and had everyone working toward a goal of hiring the best coach possible, we could get someone like Stevens or Bill Self or Billy Donovan. Sadly, I don't think the administration wants that. I wouldn't totally hate the idea of Holtmann though, he is a good coach. Just not a home run that I think the program needs right now.

Trust me, you do not want that. We're not very good now, but we can't become a laughingstock and lose at home to Penn State, Rutgers, Northwestern, and then get smoked on the road by whoever we play. That would immensely damage the perception of the program, the future of the team (Davis, Green, Jones) would question why they're even here causing some to strongly consider transferring somewhere else, and 2017 commits and recruits and probably 2018 recruits would completely tune us out as an option due to us being not only irrelevant on the national stage, but a laughingstock of a once-proud program. Just let it play out. I firmly believe the most realistic outcome at this point is a 17-14 regular season record and out in the first round of the BTT. No way we don't make a change if the above plays out. But to root for a 12-19 overall record would set us back at least another 2 years.

If Ohio State keeps losing and misses the tournament once again, I could see them making a change or Thad Matta bolting for another team. He looks like he just needs a fresh start somewhere Illinois should make a run at him. He's from the state, and he'd be an instant upgrade over Groce in recruiting and coaching.

No kidding. Green and Davis must suck in practice or something, they both should be getting way more time on the floor. At least we didn't put in McSwain and McRoberts for too long though, although the latter gave us a solid minute of play.

Just for sh!ts and giggles, I went over the RPI of the other blue blood schools, as well the teams in the B1G ahead of us of right now: Kansas 4 Kentucky 6 Louisville 9 Duke 12 UNC 16 UCLA 19 Minnesota 10 MSU 25 Maryland 28 Illinois 35 Purdue 40 Wisconsin 46 Nebraska 50 Penn State 67 Ohio State 93 Indiana 99 This is nuts.

Very true. His salary (which is interesting in its makeup) is just over $3M/year. IU and BTN money could throw $5M at him if we're serious about trying to sway him. Also factor in the stability of each school's respective conference. The B1G is obviously improving and not going anywhere, while the Big 12 is losing members and in a state of flux. It's entirely possible that he may get tired of winning the Big 12 every year, maybe it has lost its luster after the last 12 times. Still think it's the longest of long shots, but who knows. He may be ready for an entirely new challenge, kind of like Roy Williams.

Does anyone remember last year when Dakich said people "would be shocked to learn of the coaches who would consider coaching IU" if given the chance? Shocked in a good way, because he said these coaches have won titles, are established at other schools, or have proven themselves to be the best at their level. He went on to say how he knows this because he talks to these coaches quite frequently, and/or knows people close to them. I remember when he was talking about this on air, coming to the conclusion that Bill Self was one of the guys he was referring to. I know that's the definition of a long shot, but you never know when someone feels ready to take on a new challenge. Anyway, has me excited and optimistic if we do make a change.

Well looks like I'm taking the plunge. I've been meaning to cancel Brighthouse anyway since my bill is going up, so switching to the AT&T and Playstation Vue combo looks like the best option. I'll be using my Playstation 3 instead of the Roku though. I'm only going to get 6 MBPS, but the guy from AT&T told me that should be plenty of speed to live stream sports. And even if it isn't I can upgrade to 24 MBPS for $10 more. Pretty excited about this, I'm glad this thread was started.

That Purdue/Iowa game reminded me of our game against Maryland on Tuesday. Purdue was ahead most of the second half, but found a way to ****** defeat from the jaws of victory.

I would put Andy Enfield and Marshall in that 4 star range too. Honestly I'm not too enthusiastic about Holtmann. I mean he's a good coach and wouldn't be upset if we got him, but I just don't want him to be our first call. We have to get a guy who is an obvious upgrade over Crean and right now, Holtmann hasn't done anything in the tournament that Crean hasn't. Just come up with $7M/year and make Donovan or Stevens say yes.

I hope this isn't code for Buzz Williams.

Well I'm close to being sold, I may have to take the plunge when my cable bill goes up next month. Especially if everything were in HD also, that would be the ultimate selling point. I don't have HD now unfortunately.

Does Vue work on Playstation 3? I still have that bad boy but can't remember if Vue's available on it. Also, what is your internet speed? Mine is 15 mb/s so I hope that'd be fast enough if I were to make the switch.

The only hangup on Jay Wright is that he seems to prefer small-ball quite a bit. I just don't think that philosophy can experience sustained success in the B1G, and I'd prefer it to never be IU's offensive style again. Granted, Jay Wright is a better teacher of that system than Crean, but still.

Man I'm really rooting for Northwestern to make it to the tournament this year, and this is the year it could be done for them. They've got a bunch of solid and experienced talent, and the top of the B1G is not nearly as tough it has been in past seasons. If they can hold serve at home and pull off some road wins, they should be in prime position to get an invite.

North Carolina has 55 turnovers the past 3 games. Wow. That's 18 per game.

Thank God Groce is such an idiot. Has all the momentum and IU is on its heels on defense, then calls a timeout and turns it over.

"Zach McRoberts checks back in for Indiana" Why??????!!

Green needs all of Newkirk's minutes. Anyone can see that.

Dammit I just realized it's on ESPNU and I don't get that. They also don't have it on WatchESPN either which is asinine. Gonna have to find a stream somewhere.

I think we'll right the ship today. Students should be back which will help the environment a little. Have to pick up our first conference win today to avoid becoming a complete laughingstock.

Man, I usually defend Crean but some of those decisions tonight.... We spent 80% of each possession just passing the ball around the perimeter. Thomas Bryant's taller than anyone on the floor but he can't do anything in the paint. And why in the world is McRoberts getting all this playing time? God bless the kid but there's a reason he was at Vermont.