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Luke Murray is reportedly close to a deal with Boston College.

Pushing limits is part of the game of life

I also prefer HC hires that have been in that role for a long time. Not sure Butler has that as a requirement or the finances to pull an established coach... if they're willing to let him learn on the job and think he has high upside at low cost, seems worth a shot IMO. Not like they have a title or bust culture or something.

Hopefully we know a lot sooner than in a month. If we don't have a good picture of where things stand in a month we are probably in trouble. Last year the portal was open March 24 - April 22. This year the portal is open April 7 - April 21. If the staff has been appropriately proactive we should probably have our core in place by mid-April latest.

Can Butler really do much better? Seems like a high upside, low downside hire to me. A) They don't have the money to pull a sitting P5 coach B) he was an assistant in college for two years and has more than 10 years of NBA assistant experience C) he's young and probably comes pretty cheap. If he is good, they have their next coach for the foreseeable future and Butler is definitely a place where he will be afforded time to learn on the job. If he doesn't work out, it's easy enough to make a clean break.

Hopefully Drew Adams has already been on this. Cut him a $2.5-3M check and let's go

Dusty to UNC McCollum to Kansas IU win the Big 10 next year Painter is fired and goes to Kentucky and flames out DDV hangs banner #6 in Y3. Lol

We won't though. We are a football school now lol

Uhhhh... somebody indignantly asked him why he hasn't been impressed with DDV and he answered. Don't need to wait and see to give an opinion on what DDV has done so far.

Some definitely would. I personally wouldn't in the exact same scenario. EX: if Norton leaves next year, it'd be basically the same thing and I'd feel the exact same way about that. If Norton had left IU after this year, with the year we had, that would be a red flag for me.

I can't believe this needs to be explained? Lol

The current rumor (if you can call it that) from Rabby - he says it's his opinion and just that... only his opinion - that Sisley returns + maybe Dorn and Andrej. The rest transfer. I think we may hear something later this week on that front. No info, just speculating

Hubert Davis put out a statement. The usual stuff. Then says his goal is to coach again in the very near future.

Not unusual for assistant coaches to move around often while they're trying to grow their careers and networks. He got great experience with Kelsey from CofC to Louisville. Now he has an opportunity to get paid presumably more and do the same thing at Indiana. A lateral move can set him up well for his next opportunity if he contributes to success at IU.

UNC fans don't seem to have a ton of faith in their athletic department at the moment. The guy responsible for Bellichick has stepped down from the board but doesn't seem like a lot of fans are confident in their "process" at the moment. They are factoring in the need to buy him out (maybe that's premature) lol. Also have long term concerns about the fact their football program lacks support. Some more alarmist fans calling it an existential threat to their basketball program... Going to be a very interesting carousel with Kansas also possibly hiring

IMO no shot with any of these guys except Byington.

Welcome to the new UNC basketball head coach and first woman head coach in D1 basketball Here, pictured with the football coach.

Luckily, money and playing time are two of the three biggest parts of the equation for most players. I think you can see a pretty good pitch for guards between Javon Small and Wilkerson / the green light from 3. I think the pitch for a C is all about how that was the missing piece on this years team and the difference between making or missing the tournament. Then you just need to find guys willing to buy that pitch. Easier said than done. But that's where the money should help. The premier players will almost certainly want more of a sure thing. But there's no shortage of talented players who would buy those pitches IMO. Just have to scout them correctly.

Paying for 2 top of the line studs and filling the rest of the roster with "minimum" types sounds an awful lot like what Rutgers did with Harper and Ace Bailey. Even if one of the 2 is a big guy, no thanks.

They definitely should be given guidance from programs to not respond to stuff on social media. Some may oblige, but a lot wouldn't. Nature of the beast in today's world IMO. Flip side of your last line... "my son's about to be a freakin NBA lotto pick. These fools don't know what they're talking about." It's just not productive for anyone even if it feels good for fans to complain and feels good for people associated with the program to tell them they don't have a clue. In the end it's just a bunch of people yelling at each other lol

I wouldn't read too much into it personally IMO.

Our rumored new assistant Thomas Carr is very connected with Team Loaded so probably worth keeping an eye on any of their former players

Thomas Carr came with Kelsey from Charleston to UL. Two interesting bits from his UL bio: Carr helped Kelsey recruit an entirely new team in 2024-25, returning no scholarship players from the previous season. Chucky Hepburn earned All-ACC First Team honors while also being named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American. Terrence Edwards Jr. picked up Third Team All-ACC honors. The Cardinals were one of the most improved teams in the country both in total wins from the previous season and in NET ranking from the end of 2023-24 to the end of 2024-25. Carr came to Charleston after serving for two years as Athletics Director at national high school powerhouse Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C. During that time, he also connected with numerous coaching staffs across the country as Scouting Director of Your Fourth Assistant, while also working as Director of Team Loaded NC, one of the premier AAU programs in the country

What about a Sam Houston State transfer? Haha