realTomCrean

$4-6M worth of interest

Great opportunity for a Dusty May analogy along that line of thinking. Absolutely agree about a GM & support staff as a whole. Get a few connected with recruiting in key positions, especially within the state, and the HC inexperience is mitigated. Dude wins on the court, if he can get a great staff for recruiting it’s off to the races

7:30 tomorrow! I'm gonna wear you out Easy E. https://youtube.com/shorts/Nt2BqKe65w8?si=UpgTwf75FLAKWkWs

Reasonable post. I agree with all above. Cronin, lower floor. McCollum, higher ceiling. Thanks

So, you recruit HS kids? If so, you spend time telling them about your Great former players to entice them further? Do you show the "recruits" your illustrious hardware from conference championships? If so, have they ever said, "That's awesome coach, but why don't you have any Metropolitan Conference trophies?" Just curiosity if that's your style, as you've alluded to. Certified Sunshine Pumper stated it well: a great HC talks about how they can develop said recruit in their game and as a man. And as a former coach, player, and parent myself, I'd have to agree with CSP - much easier to sell a recruit based on merit than a show-n-tell of "rings" as you say. Just an unsubstantial post from an angry, agenda-based contributor. Would it not be easier to disagree silently, or if you have to speak up against Mccollum - use some sort of statistical/data logic instead. We all have the same end-state goal on this board: IU to hang a banner.

I see your point, and thanks for articulating your viewpoint without being dismissive toward an opposing viewpoint.

McCollum had a great video posted in here yesterday about recruiting good players w/ good personality traits. I do not care about 5 stars, we've went the MM (taco), Romeo, Ware, JBJ route. How did that go? More Gallo/Goode/Leal and less paper-tiger 5* guys. This mindset has won IU the offseason countless times in the last decade and a half, and I used to fall for it as well. Give me the in-season wins personally, but you can root for the off-season accolades if you want. Proof is in the pudding: .909% Win percentage (D1 only). 2013-2024 in D2 he lost a total of 24 games, now only has 3 losses in D1. I'm a Brad Stevens guy, but if not him or TJO, Mccollum is enticing. A coach who has won at nowhere schools, with nobody players, coupled with IU's large NIL, heritage, and notoriety spells success to me. .909% Win percentage (D1), 3-0 v P5

What makes you think that? Is this also if IU were to offer? Doubt he passes on 4x salary to stay as a Bulldog.

Agenda based posters. Ignore, here for substantial conversation. Too many emotional posters

IU has top 5, top 10 at worst NIL. Counting on a seasoned support staff, but you can't teach the trait of being a winner. I get it, you'd rather have a guy with 10 year's experience and has made the tourney 60% of the time. I want the next great thing - and by all measures he looks that way. Btw to counter your ignorant point about "I coached him or him", didn't Cig say something to the effect of "Google me, I win"?

In 3 games v P5 for Mccollum: 80pts, 81 pts, 73pts. The narrative of miserable offense isn't accurate, might not be the Hurryin' Hoosiers tempo but you don't score 80+ with an Off. system as has been described here

Drake S16 inbound

It took me an hour to read today's messages. A few good shots at the naysayers, good information, baseless arguments, and a few who have visibly committed to hating anyone advocating for Brad S or Ben M. On McCollum: All he has ever done is win. Regardless of level, he wins. How you gonna hate on that? It's IU - sells itself, even Archie got high level recruits here. .909% Win percentage (D1 only). 2013-2024 in D2 he lost a total of 24 games, now only has 3 losses in D1. For a fanbase who has experienced the Cig effect, you'd think the concept of hiring is much easier now: Get a guy who wins

Brad or Ben it seems. Happy either way

Agree. Also checked earlier, you did accurately call the limit for IU this year was at or near 20 wins

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1893097797244621118.html

https://x.com/thefieldof68/status/1898818921576161513?s=46&t=KBMjZuJJTG50JspPvw-4aA MSU culture is awesome

3 choices at that point 1) Forget morals - Beard 2) Get the best up and comer - McCollum 3) Out-spend a lower P5 - Devries

Of course Indiana fans seem sour. They won at the highest levels for a half-century & suddenly became mediocre due to bad hires. Stu you hit the nail right on the head: Win and Life is Good edit: And don’t be a freaking weirdo kissing your teenage son on camera before/after games

Given Brad, TJO, May all out the list becomes clear: McCassland, Beard, Devries, McCollum, and Frank Vogel

Please no

Life is so good right now. We have the tournament and coach search season followed by portal season. Going to be an awesome month

Live stream for senior night anywhere?

Ours

This is the hump. After all these years, can Mike get these fellas over it. That’s his job