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"Wings that do not stand on the perimeter waiting for a catch and shoot opportunity." Exactly why MM said a return to IU was never going to happen. Purposeful movement without the ball; a quality each of the teams in the final four this season had that IU (as a team) has been missing for years.

I've never been to Austin but downtown L'ville is terrible compared to Bloomington. L'ville has gotten better over the past ten years but still a depressed city compared to others in similar size (Cincinnati for example).

I realize a total rebuild for IU is going to require fans with patience and reasonable expectations. Still, the anxiety of having no confirmed assistant coaches and/or players is incredible. Please . . . give us something . . . anything. LOL

D n D Dynamite !

Held off on posting again to take this all in. The press conference and Darian’s interview on the Big Ten Network sold me. When he said he and Scott agreed “throughout the entire process” that the focus had to remain on his current team (WV) indicated to me that Scott was working to land Darian long before the selection show; not a knee jerk or last minute decision as some nay sayers would like us to believe. Scott got his guy and I trust him. This board has been very entertaining throughout and helped pass the time as we all waited to find out who the new coach would be. Let’s all get behind our new coach and the team he assembles. As always I am always for IU2WIN !!!

No connections or inside information here but there are two things I know for fact: 1) During the last IU coaching search, Brad Stevens, in person, made the "Masshole" comment making it crystal clear he was not going to coach at IU. 2) This time around (through a member of the media, Goodman) Brad sent word that he is "happy in Boston". Comparing the two, there could be many interpretations of the comment Goodman reported during this search.

KathywithaC = Karma Chameleon; she comes and goes!

We're hiring Ricky Henderson??? Best left fielder of all time.

I remember she made a fool of herself during a nationally televised tournament game one year; people in attendance were convinced she was very inebriated too.

Years ago I thought Gregg Marshall had the fire and spirit (similar to Coach Knight) IU needed to get back to national relevance . . . and then . . . whew, glad IU didn't get caught up in that mess.

Rock-Chalk-JaysSuck-PEEEEEEEUUUUUUUU

I have a reliable contact . . . I'll ask Brad's Dad !

I'm certainly not vehemently opposed to Mccollum. For those of you really pushing him, can you tell me why you see his success at Drake differently from Archie's success at Dayton. I see similarities that are my only concern with going that route again.

IF IU is truly at the McCollum/Brownell level, I still think Chris Collins would be the better gamble. Collins learned under Coach K at duke and has risen Northwestern from obscurity to respectable; which is really saying something give it is . . . well, Northwestern basketball. When looking back at the most successful teams Collins has built there he certainly has not had the benefit of top recruits. His best teams were exactly that, TEAMS that share the ball and run the offense Chris asks of them. I think Chris is a very good X and O guy and given the NIL at IU I think he could do very well and perhaps even surprisingly well.

UNDERwood is the TAKER ???