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I'm saying 18-13 at SLU isn't some novel success story. Rick Majerus won there. Jim Crews won 27 and 28 games there. Travis Ford won 20+ games 4 times in 8 years there. If Schertz can put together a couple of seasons where he's pushing 30 wins and winning A-10 titles, I'd move him up on my list if the job opens up 4-5 years down the road.

My brother, Chris Beard isn't coaching IU and I am fully confident in that based on what I shared the other day. He is a dirt bag and that's really the last thing I'm going to say about Chris Beard.

Will Wade and we won't have any issues for the next 20+ years.

Yes he's making fun of that Scott Tack account who is overtly racist and comments 99% negatively on any and everything IU related.

Some more context, SLU won 21 and 23 games two and three years ago. They lost 8/9 of their top players to the portal/graduation in Ford's last year and lost their best player (Sincere Parker now with Wade at McNeese St) midway through last year and was a big reason they finished 13-20. SLU has been a contender the last several years dating back to the Majerus years. Yes Schertz improved their overall record from the year prior but that was probably a given. I'm out on Schertz until he significantly elevates SLU, who has historically been a decent program.

He's not being falsely accused lol. A physical altercation happened between Beard and his then fiance, that's undisputable as neither party denies it. You seem to think that putting your hands on another person, let alone your fiance, because they broke your reading glasses is an appropriate response. It isn't and Texas agreed as much and fired him for-cause. He didn't even fight it. There's been other repeated patterns of behavior (that haven't warranted the police being called) that have surfaced any time a search firm tries to vet Beard. There is a reason why Louisville and Kentucky passed on him last season and why it appears IU is doing the same this year.

He hasn't. We were told a month ago that he wasn't candidate.

I read it. I was being nice when I said it was wishful thinking at best.

This is a really good perspective. There is a far better chance that someone like McCollum last 3-4 years than hangs a banner. When you hire a guy who has one complete season at the D1 level in any capacity with the expectations of "banners", you're going to fail more times than not. Cronin and McDermott will win you 20+ games, have you competing for B10 titles and subsequent protective seeds nearly every season. Get a top 4-5 seed every season and your chances of hanging the next banner increase drastically.

That's nothing more than wishful thinking.

Which top 25 team in a P5 conference does Stirtz start for?

Not with Pumper who is being disingenuous per usual. I can add you to that list as well.

I didn't say he wouldn't be a starter, holy f***** s***. Your case of the Monday's that bad?

JFC I didn't say he wasn't a good player. I said he's not a featured player or a best player on a team expected to contend for a B10 title. If your best player needs 14 shots to score 16 points against a team that's a 9 or a 10 seed, you're going to struggle most nights. He's a serviceable player that I would expect McCollum to bring over from Drake if he is hired, but not one I would expect him to build around. I think 6th man/Galloway type role as a starter is a good spot for him. If Bennett Stirtz is IU's best player next year, we're in trouble. Josh Schertz brought over two of the best players in the MVC last year to St Louis next year and they went 18-13 in the A10 this year.

Kansas State was 15-16 and Miami was 7-24. You're not contending for a B10 title is Bennett Stirtz is your best player. Not doing this anymore with you. He's good enough to compete at this level but he's not a starter or best player or whatever you keep inferring him as on a top 25 team in a P5 conference.

Drake has played one tournament caliber team all season (Vanderbilt) and arguably had his worst game. 16 points on 14 shots with 5 TO's. Nice player but he's not a feature guy on a B10 contending team.

I don't think Stirtz is anymore than a 6th man/serviceable role player...at least on a team expected to contend for a B10 title. He's good in McCollum's system vs D2 and MVC caliber players.

I think its the fact that he doesn't heavily value the 3 point line and almost completely ignores fast break/transition opportunities. That is a tough sell to a lot of recruits, especially high end ones that aspire to play in the NBA. It worked at places like Wisconsin and Virginia as those schools historically struggle in recruiting. Obviously Tony Bennett and Bo Ryan eventually had tournament breakthroughs, but both and Tony Bennett in particular, are widely known for their tournament struggles.

And?

Directly from a former Knight era player in the early to mid 70's who I see just about every other week at various basketball AAU events for our grandchildren. He did not say that Beard was or wasn't going to be hired, just that he was vetted by a search firm sometime in the last week or two and this was brought to light.

Stirtz is a nice player no question. To think he'd be a superstar in the B10 is wishful thinking at best.

-He's never coached against guys like Tom Izzo, Matt Painter, Brad Underwood. He's never experienced a hostile B10 or P5 road environment. He's never faced the adversity of going on 3-4 game losing streak in the doldrums of January. Having P5 experience with an experienced staff absolutely matters to an extent. Especially at a job like Indiana. To suggest otherwise is silly. A lot of what he would experience at IU would be on the job training. -Identifying talent that can compete at NW Missouri State is a lot different than identifying talent that can compete for B10 championships. -Doesn't have a roster full of guys he can bring who you could realistically expect to compete for a B10 championship and a high seed in the tournament...should have prefaced that better. -30 second shot clock has nothing to do with what I said.

I don't think anyone doubts McCollum's ability to coach X's and O's. But there are several concerns with McCollum and how it pertains to the IU job. -lack of P5 experience -lack of staff with P5 experience -lack of experience with NIL and the transfer portal -doesn't have a roster full of guys he can bring with -pace/style of play concerning to players with high end talent/NBA aspirations There's an awful lot of question marks for a guy who is going to be expected to win right away. Can he do it? Sure. Would I expect him too? Probably not. How does he fare year 2 when the pressure ratchets up? All of these are legitimate concerns.

IU talked and vetted Beard well before yesterday. Rabby probably got the info from IU after Goodman's tweet once Beard's name instantly went to the top of the list for many.

Please tell me you don't think the only people that have hit their significant other are the ones sitting in jail convicted for it?