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What does his system consist of? What makes it hard to grasp?

It also seemed like he was getting heavy B1G interest, then when he switched high schools, it cooled off some.

Attitude, behavior, selfish player, bad teammate. He left his last high school bc he wanted everything to be about him. That high school ended up winning the 4A title in Illinois without him. That high school has one of the best coaches in the state. im sure he could mature and it’s possible a lot of people are in his ear, but there are some initial concerns.

A lot of red flags.

Crazy to think we may have a HC with a plan! I’m not sure if it’s the case, but I always come back to trusting Dolson. I think DDV is solid and will get this going.

We don’t want this kid

The hybrid and developing young kids is great - just becoming so much harder to keep kids if they don’t see the floor until their junior year. Hopefully that’s the long-term model for IU.

I think some people are panicking right now bc we missed out on a couple guys. So I’m curious if they’re thinking second weekend or bust next season? I mean, IU has basically stunk the overwhelming majority of the past 15+ years.

Very fair.

I think that’s fair. While it’s frustrating we arent getting big names now, I’m not shocked either. Next year should be a different boat.

What are realistic expectations for next season? Sorry if wrong thread. Does DDV get the benefit of inheriting a $h1t show or is it top 3 in conference? Just having a competent coach, alone, will certainly help. I’m also not surprised we aren’t getting a couple of these guys right now just bc there are so many unknowns. While PT is guaranteed, there is literally no team - so I can understand some kids hesitancy. Even if iu is average next year, hopefully we have a foundation to build with and IU will be in a better position to attract kids next year. I think long term IU will be very solid with DDV, but may not happen next year. I also recognize a lot of us have a lot of built up frustrations and see immediate turnarounds at places like UM and Louisville.

What is the staff doing that he doesn’t like how they are handling things? Cleaning house or something?

Blew today’s game bad. Grrr

That’s what I thought

Thank you for your service

Definitely. I also probably underestimated the work Stephen Harper did in regards to analytics. Dolson highlighted it today and it’s probably easy to look over. If the analytics were off the chart, then this could very well be a grand slam! i also understand analytics aren’t everything. anyway, it definitely feels different than Archie and Woodson.

Like most, i thought IU would hire a bigger name. I studied McCollum like prepping for an SAT test, but there seems to be less out there with Devries. That being said, I trust Dolson - right or wrong.

Yes …

Bulls are in purgatory. GM doesn’t know whether to rebuild or go all in. Owner doesn’t care about anything. Donovan may not want to be part of a rebuild. I think he wants to win now. With NIL, college is more like nba than ever. Plus if they hire a GM.

Timing and Bulls situation makes all the sense for Donovan. Plus add in that people said big donors were lined up for a candidate (if it’s not Brad)

Then Dolson obviously “has his guy!”

Fair point. Just didn’t think it’d be him.

Fair

Oh he’s better than Woodson! but we’ll always be wondering “what could’ve been”. hopefully he is a stud if it is him

Fair point. I’ll trust those that say he’s awesome!