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Yes, he played only 9 games early in the season before an injury so he should definitely be able to get another year.

It's interesting how the national narrative about the IU job changes when IU hires a sitting P5 coach. Before that happened, IU was delusional thinking they'd get anything other than a mid-major coach. Now it's IU is a higher tier job than WV so of course he took the job.

Darian Dale DeVries

Try to contain your surprise at this next news: Rabby is saying that Zrno's agent told them that Zrno will not end up at IU.

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Yep, a collection of players is what we saw with Woodson. Same with Davis. Crean had several years like that. Miller was just so bad in so many ways that it was hard to tell but his teams never seemed to play as a team, either. Sampson's teams were cohesive units that played well as teams on the court. Off the court they were a disaster. Basically, it's what IU has been missing since the mid-90s other than a few years here and there. It'll be nice to have a coach which tries to gauge that as part of the recruiting evaluation process.

I was worried when it became clear early on that Stevens wasn't an option that IU would cheap out and not be willing to spend money on anyone else. This proved my fear worry was misplaced. Salary and buyout are going to be high if you hire a sitting P5 coach, which he was. $6+M for the buyout ~$5M salary Committing $7M for NIL Committing well above average revenue sharing Already in the top few for basketball operational spending We saw that even a bad coach like Woodson almost made the tournament with enough money thrown his way. He had an NIL budget that was 167% that of the NIL budget DeVries had. While they both ended up missing the tournament with similar records, the circumstances were quite different and WVU should have made it in. It'll be interesting to see what DeVries can do with IU's resources. I'm looking forward to next season.

I like the hire but I'm not blown away. I think it's a solid hire with lots of upside. Right now I'd probably give it a B. His record at Drake and his one year at WVU give reasons for optimism. His WVU record wasn't that great but he did deal with big injuries and won 10 more games than they won the previous year. I think there is still growth and learning on his part before he becomes a great coach. He seems to have the defense down based on last year but needs to be able to do that constantly. Offensive efficiency needs to improve. Maybe the resources at IU will help him get the recruits he needs for that to happen. Maybe he needs to bring in an assistant to help. Maybe it's just a learning process. He's looks better than Woodson and Miller. How much better remains to be seen but I'm optimistic.

He won't be missed by me.

Speaking of clowns, wasn't it you who started posting like you had inside information then turned around and admitted you didn't have inside info when people started calling you out only to then start trying to act like an insider again?

5th choice? 10th choice? Maybe, we don't know. If we landed someone that far down the list and he was still a sitting P5 coach, like DeVries was, maybe we're not as bad off as some people (like you) seem to think. Maybe he'll bomb. Maybe he'll be just okay. Maybe he'll end up being great. No one knows yet. I'm satisfied (and optimistic) but not super ecstatic with the hire and plan to actually give him some time to show us what he can do.

That was $17M in basketball spending, not NIL. Recruiting costs, salaries, etc. NIL isn't university money so that probably wasn't factored in.

Coal miners wouldn't leave for a better opportunity? I've never heard of a coal miner who loves their job. People in WV wouldn't leave for millions more? The whole thing comes off as extremely butthurt BS.

You sure handle rejection well. If it makes you feel any better, Stevens will probably never coach college ball again.

I'm hoping (but not expecting) that IU goes the coordinator route. An assistant coach that specializes in defense, another that specializes in offense, and one that is great at skill development. A GM to be the recruiting expert.

I guess it depends on how much of their revenue share other schools are committing to men's basketball. IU's NIL was already very high. Revenue sharing is capped at $20.5M with a large chunk going to football and some of it needs to go to women's sports. I agree that about $2M of revenue share seems low, but we'll need to see how much it ends up being and how that compares to other schools. That said, I think that $7M would already have them up there just like they were with NIL. Edit: Old Farts post make sense that it's $7 in just NIL then more after rev share. I read it the same way you did.

I've seen a few people mention Goode and Small for next year. I'd be shocked if Goode gets a waiver since it's very unlikely. His chances look good compared to those for Small to get another year. So I wouldn't count on either of those 2. Tucker DeVries will get another year.

I say I'm happy to have him instead of Beard.

Someone posted this article in the other thread but I thought I'd share it here for those that may have missed it. It's a good read. I recommend it those on the fence about him to read it, it might sway you to a more positive outlook on the hire. I don't think people who are set against this hire will change their minds no matter what unless he starts winning games. https://www.si.com/college/indiana/basketball/todds-take-a-curt-cignetti-for-indiana-basketball-what-i-saw-darian-devries-do-at-drake-qualifies-01jpnd62eh7q

So Stevens was a yes for 6 weeks then all of a sudden changed to a no? That would mean that Stevens is flakey and/or a d***. He doesn't come off as either of those things. Sorry, I'm not buying that.

I like this hire, it seems solid with quite a bit of upside. Right now I'd probably give it a B or B+. Has experience as an assistant coach under Altman and McDermott. Turned Drake around year 1. Finished top 2 in the conference 5/6 years. Won the MVC tournament twice. Got Drake its first at large tournament bid. Won 1 NCAA game in the First Four. Turned WV around year 1. While his 1 year at WVU wasn't off the charts good, it was a huge step up from the previous year and they should have made the tournament. Had a top 15 defense. Should be able to bring his son and some other good players with him. Had 3 4* incoming freshmen for WVU so he shows he can recruit. I look at the conference tournament wins and the 1 First Four game as having some postseason success.

As voted on by other D1 coaches. What do those "experts" know?