Welcome Coach Miller

[ap2345 9,636]

1 hour ago, Old Friend said:

Don't shoot the messenger, but I just heard a new name from a friend in the AAU ranks.  I don't buy it for one second, but it makes some sense in a fishbowl.  Before you laugh...take a breath.  Geno Auriemma.  

Fake News!!! AAU coaches don't know half the stuff they think they do in most cases lol.

[ap2345 9,636]

Everything will be ok. Everyone just needs to step away from the cliff and relax. There is a lot of fake news going around.

[IUsafety 2,775]

Rick Pitino 1987-1989 Knicks and 1997-2001 Celtics. A two and three year stint.

John Calipari 1996-1999 Nets. Three years.

Moral of the story. Good college coaches don't last long in the NBA. Why wait Donovan? Come on back to Indiana, one of the most storied programs in the history of college of basketball.


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[Hoosierfan73 6]

1 hour ago, Crean'sTheMan said:

Not to be another guy posting a random rumor without confirmation, but I just thought I'd throw this out there... I have a friend who knows some guys in the athletic department who apparently told him Donovan to IU is a "lock". Again, i'm not an insider, will never claim to be or anything, just thought i'd share it. Don't know anything about who he talked to, how high up they are etc. 

And u just became another guy posting a random rumor without confirmation.....

[Miller'sTheMan 1,652]

9 minutes ago, Hoosierfan73 said:

And u just became another guy posting a random rumor without confirmation.....

Yes I'm aware, not claiming it's accurate or anything but just thought I'd share it.

[indy317219 97]

Another day of rumors, innuendo, and I heard from a friend- can't wait! This reminds me of the Davis, Sampson, Crean days

[Capt. Crimson 3,625]

Just remember... it really could be April Fools day when we find out who the next coach will be.




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[Hovadipo 58,783]

Just remember... it really could be April Fools day when we find out who the next coach will be.




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April 1, 2008:

The day Indiana University took April Fools' too far.

[bryanthoosier40 29]

April 1, 2008:

The day Indiana University took April Fools' too far.

Hahahaha. That is priceless


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[rebelhoosier848891 9,588]

OK--let's end the suspense ---we need a Donovan to IU presser!


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[Alford Bailey 12,700]

8 hours ago, Bowhunter said:

This scares me!

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From the guys who last reported Crean was staying put....

[ap2345 9,636]

42 minutes ago, rebelhoosier848891 said:

OK--let's end the suspense ---we need a Donovan to IU presser!


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If it happens this week it will be Thursday or Friday.

[Tom White 1,435]

Yeah and last season they were in the Western Conference Finals. Things change in the NBA from season to season. One decent year and he's going to book it back to college? Meh.

The way people talk about this makes you wonder. Do they think BD would bolt IU for another job if the Hoosiers were to finish 5th in the league after his 2nd season?

It is the same logic, no?

[BGleas 8,093]

4 minutes ago, Tom White said:

The way people talk about this makes you wonder. Do they think BD would bolt IU for another job if the Hoosiers were to finish 5th in the league after his 2nd season?

It is the same logic, no?

Same logic, yes. But the context is different. In college you can finish 5th and then have a top 10 recruiting class coming and win the conference the next year. Whereas in the NBA Kevin Durant is an all-time great and you simply can't replace that, especially at a place like OKC. 

The fix is a great deal longer in the NBA. 

[Tom White 1,435]

I agree if Fife is in I don't know what to do. 

What if he surrounded himself with high level veteran assistants? Strengthening the bench coaching wise, so to speak?

[Adillac 972]

8 hours ago, Old Friend said:

Take this at face value, please.  Not as support.  If it IS Alford, he would be a very different coach at Indiana than he would anywhere else.  It's hard for me to explain that, and I know what his record is.  I just don't think he'd be as bad as many think he would, despite his resume.

I agree.

[Capt. Crimson 3,625]

9 minutes ago, Tom White said:

What if he surrounded himself with high level veteran assistants? Strengthening the bench coaching wise, so to speak?

Who knows... Fife could be the next Stevens.

[Tom White 1,435]

Fake News!!! AAU coaches don't know half the stuff they think they do in most cases lol.

But message board guys do?

[Sknits nad 168]

8 hours ago, cljones1979 said:

I am but it's starting to point more and more towards alford! Indiana wants to stay mediocre

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It is pointing toward Alford if you are listening to Purdue Person Vitale and those idiots.

[HoosierSadaseci 2,258]

9 hours ago, Adillac said:

In regards to the BD rumors...doubt that all the posters on multiple sites are posting lies or that their "sources" are all lying. Some info is probably inferred or spun, but out of the half dozen (or more) sources, you'd think a couple had some legs. There is comfort in knowing that there is something to the BD talk.

Obviously I would love to have these Donovan to IU rumors be true, as he'd be a great coach for our Hoosiers, but I can't help escape the reality that all the pro-Donovan talk is coming from mysterious unconfirmed sources on IU message boards.  All of the public discussion is spinning towards Alford, and that bothers me, because I tend to believe the national people, and the local media, are actually hearing this Alford to IU stuff.  I want Donovan, but I'm expecting it to be Alford.  Just my opinion.