Popular Post Magnanimous Posted March 25, 2017 Popular Post Posted March 25, 2017 5 minutes ago, KingPG21 said: I wasn't really old enough to be on boards when we hired Crean. What was the general feeling when we hired him? That east coast students were ruining IU thebigweave, bleedhoosier, Walking Boot of Doom and 8 others 11 Quote
sirhoosierlot Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Get Calbert back in the first chair, and AJ in the next one. ThompsonHoosier, Kepner, Hoosier_roots and 1 other 4 Quote
Hoosier82 Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 I am happy with the hire. I think he has a higher ceiling then a lot of the other names thrown around not named Donovan. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app Deserthoozier and Dalton26 2 Quote
Hoosier Guy Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, Bowhunter said: Unreal Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using BtownBanners mobile app As in that's crazy awesome or actually unreal? Kepner 1 Quote
HoosiersLoveBanners Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 This hire most likely means very good things for recruiting and the grad transfer scene. I'm not sure player retention is as important as everyone is making it seem. Some of these guys had very bad years and played awful against inferior talent. Try to keep Juwan obviously and one of Green or Jones but if anyone else wants to take a hike, let them. Quote
Popular Post mark1981 Posted March 25, 2017 Popular Post Posted March 25, 2017 Damn. Anyone seen Archie's wife?Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using BtownBanners mobile app IUsafety, FortWayneHoosier, Napleshoosier and 5 others 8 Quote
bigrod Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 And none of them could do half the stuff that JBJ was doing offensively. Green I could see an argument, but everyone else on the bench, there shouldn't even be a conversation. He gave up more on D than he gave us on O. You don't win many games like that. We started 3 guards. We had more options. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mobile app Tom White 1 Quote
Chris Nieman Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Guys. This was a lot of fun. I'm so excited for Hoosier Hysteria. I'll definitely be making the trip from Virginia. CR3AMnCR1MS0N, ALASKA HOOSIER, thebigweave and 1 other 4 Quote
johnsoniu Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said: I feel ya man. I was in 7th grade when Crean was hired. My dad does the boards and if I remember, a lot of people were dumbfounded Dumbfounded only in repect to his name not being mentioned. Bigger names had been thrown out but never got to the level of hysteria we just witnessed with BD . Crean was received fairly well, but Wade was a lot fresher in peoples minds back then. KingPG21 and Kepner 2 Quote
Hoosier Guy Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Archie F@ckin Miller!! CR3AMnCR1MS0N, Chris Nieman, Hoosierfan2017 and 3 others 6 Quote
pumpfake Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Well, that's that! Very solid choice, IMO. It would be interesting to hear the backstory to this process. Looking at a couple of rivals boards it's kind of funny, many are saying Donovan was a delusional choice while others are saying they were relieved because they thought we might hire him. One thing people need to understand and that is that there are only a handful of coaches that are currently 'elite' and none of them are going anywhere. If we did go for Donovan (or Stevens) that was swinging for the fences, albeit a long shot. There are 8 teams left in the dance at this time and how many are elite? How many are head and shoulders above Archie? We didn't "shock the world" or hit the proverbial 'grandslam', but I'd say we did pretty well. Now let's see how the new staff comes together and what happens with the roster - I'd expect a defection or two and that's OK. CAM needs his type of players and hopefully much more talented versions of them than what he's had at Dayton. Tom White and ALASKA HOOSIER 2 Quote
KingPG21 Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 1 minute ago, HoosiersLoveBanners said: This hire most likely means very good things for recruiting and the grad transfer scene. I'm not sure player retention is as important as everyone is making it seem. Some of these guys had very bad years and played awful against inferior talent. Try to keep Juwan obviously and one of Green or Jones but if anyone else wants to take a hike, let them. Morgan, Green, and Davis are the big three I want to stay. I've always kind of thought JBJ was gone after this year, but would openly welcome him back. Cujo......... his season just went downhill on a weekly basis. Rojo just really seems like he needs a change of scenery. And I've been on record that Priller and Gelon shouldn't be on the rosters at the B1G level IUsafety and HoosierTrav 2 Quote
Dalton26 Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Class of '66 Old Fart, KingPG21, IUsafety and 3 others 6 Quote
Stromboli Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 This is great. Archie has been a hot name for open jobs for awhile. I'm ready to see IU play like a coached team. Guys Archie was the biggest name of coaches that would actually leave their current positions. I'm thrilled. Tom White, Str8Hoosiers, ALASKA HOOSIER and 2 others 5 Quote
LamarCheeks Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 1 hour ago, IUfan_Charlie said: I can't believe so many of you were convinced 2x National Champion coach Billy Donovan was going to leave the NBA to come here. We agree on this one. I never saw that happening, either. Quote
HoosiersLoveBanners Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, KingPG21 said: Morgan, Green, and Davis are the big three I want to stay. I've always kind of thought JBJ was gone after this year, but would openly welcome him back. Cujo......... his season just went downhill on a weekly basis. Rojo just really seems like he needs a change of scenery. And I've been on record that Priller and Gelon shouldn't be on the rosters at the B1G level I thought DD already announced he's staying? Obviously him as well KingPG21 1 Quote
Popular Post GoIU8 Posted March 25, 2017 Popular Post Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) Archie has made the tournament 4 straight years (something Crean never did even at Marquette), made it to Elite 8 without a future NBA player, and once he made Dayton his own turned them into a juggernaut (by Dayton A-10 standards). If you're not happy with this hire there's nothing I can do for you. Edited March 25, 2017 by GoIU8 Stuhoo, Str8Hoosiers, A.j. Nigh and 10 others 13 Quote
KingPG21 Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Just now, HoosiersLoveBanners said: I thought DD already announced he's staying? Obviously him as well I think so. But things always seem to change with coaching stuff. I'm anticipating him being back......... hoping I don't wake up one morning to see him gone Quote
Hoosierfan2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 25 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said: I think what it means is that Blackmon is gonna consider coming back for his senior year. Archie could actually draw up plays with screens for him That's what I think it means too. Like "okay IU, you've got my attention now. I'm listening." GoIU8 and Hoosier Guy 2 Quote
theriverpilot Posted March 25, 2017 Posted March 25, 2017 Guys. This was a lot of fun. I'm so excited for Hoosier Hysteria. I'll definitely be making the trip from Virginia. It was fun but let's not do it for another 20 years. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners thebigweave, mdn82, ALASKA HOOSIER and 4 others 7 Quote
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