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I’d genuinely like to meet anyone you know that can’t find Canada on a map lol

No idea about Woodsons “approval rating” (do they have those for basketball coaches? Lol) but broadly speaking people were definitely cautiously optimistic. There were questions post TJD but Ware was exciting and Boogie, Liam, Queen would’ve been a hell of a class. We heard so much about Banks and Gunn, but they didn’t pan out here. Seeing what they did this year, wild to think what that team could have been because there was certainly more talent on it than we got out of it.

Good thing we’ve literally only fired the last two guys after 4 years then? Davis - 6. Sampson 1.5 and to your broader point I’m sure the way IU handled that situation made them less attractive to good candidates. Crean - 9 years. Archie got 4 years, so Mike got 4 years. If DDV goes after 4 years, you may start having a point here, but I think he’s going to be here at least 5 or 6 years. People want to restore the old IU basketball culture so badly they can’t begin to imagine a new one and how it gets built. Let DDV cook and hope it’s worth the wait. Enjoy the process. People can keep their personal standards and expectations where they are while recognizing that’s an ambition for the program as it stands today. The fanbase will absolutely support a coach who demonstrates progress to that end - Crean’s first three years were terrible and hardly anyone said boo because they were willing to cut him some slack. Patience is wearing thin but we hired a winner. People’s relationship with IUBB will be different for the better in a few years I think / hope / pray.

It would be incredibly normal for anyone they’re hiring to have their own bio already. For a press release any comms person would probably just draft something generic on their behalf for approval - take them all of 5 mins to read and approve. I don’t doubt some members of the staff have been hired and are working because we’ve seen Norton and Adams on the trail. To my knowledge we haven’t seen other coaches with them. Adams will probably be announced soon, his timing was different coming from Cincinnati. I am sure announcing these guys is not a burning priority departmentally / especially for the coaches themselves, but there’s little reason to delay announcing them once they’re officially hired.

I agree but many IUBB fans want the big flashy “we’re back” moment… and I just don’t think we get that in this transfer portal cycle. That’s okay. He’s building. Has a good formula that works. Gonna be a totally new team and program next year. Watching it grow from nothing will be very gratifying. A lot of fans think our resources and prestige means we get to skip past all the hard work and expect instant success. Delayed gratification is a huge part of fanhood IMO. Everyone wants year 1 to be a good year and it makes sense that missing on some top prospects early triggers IU fans who are full of PTSD after 20 years lol.

Wouldn’t say we’re being “lapped” just yet but aside from his very highly rated son, who should not be overlooked, he hasn’t made the big splashy move yet that gets fans to say “whoaaa.” It’s also what, week 3? Tohnje or however you spell it at Wisconsin was rated like 260 or something in the portal. I’m excited to have a staff that identifies and develops talent again.

Why are some posters being condescending about other posters being impatient? The news cycle is slow and this message board is a place for IU basketball fanatics to congregate. Is anyone really surprised by speculation / anxiety filling the gaps when there’s not a ton of actual info out there to discuss. It is early in the portal cycle. One way or another, right or wrong, a couple top targets didn’t end up here. That’s all there is to “analyze” at the moment. Whether we passed on them for money reasons or they simply chose elsewhere, who cares… DDV is a college basketball coach with a plan. Things don’t always go perfectly accordingly to it. Not the end of the world. Just gonna have to see how it plays out. Should be fun, but the waiting game is tedious for many. That’s valid.

This is tremendous personal growth AH! :) I see you learned your lesson from buying into Woodson’s offseason hype machine. I agree… could be a nice change of pace to win during the season instead of the offseason. Let’s see where things are at later this month.

5 years post-COVID and I’m still the guy “joking” about not wearing any pants during Zoom calls. My colleagues love me… Lol

Hopefully whoever the rest of the assistants are can be finalized and announced today or Monday at the latest…

Says you…

Guess it’s time to Beat Dix. Happy Friday

He definitely has some upside… maybe he could be very productive in P5, I certainly could be wrong but I’d prefer IU not be the school to find out. Wouldn’t want to rely on him and only 1 year.

I would absolutely hate that add. I’ve gone to probably 10 Princeton games the past two years and IMO he’s just not a Big 10 player. Not a strong kid. Gets killed on D ball watching. He is good in the Ivy League but I don’t see that translating here, JMO. Interested to see where he ends up. I’d think Stanford / Cal could be likely