Welcome Coach Miller

[OliviaPope40 7,548]

1 minute ago, GoIU8 said:

Let's not let this news distract us from the fact that tracking planes actually worked.

How can you track planes of coaches?

[IUCane 223]

4 minutes ago, mdiu28 said:

I'll support coach Miller but this confirms our place among "everyone else" in college basketball. Blue bloods don't make hires like this. Kentucky, duke, UNC would not take a chance on someone like this. I hope he succeeds and succeeds at a high level but this is a bit deflating


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Didn't UK hire billy Gillespie??

[maharkn 2,009]

Don't know much about his style of play. Do his bigs actually know post moves or do they hang around the 3?

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[KingPG21 6,606]

4 minutes ago, Dalton26 said:

Dayton fans are not happy.


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Always good to see, especially when Marquette fans weren't  too broken up about Crean leaving when he did. Though other than Alford all the coaches we were speculating about it seemed like their fans would have been mad about their coach leaving

[coonhounds 10,572]

I'll support coach Miller but this confirms our place among "everyone else" in college basketball. Blue bloods don't make hires like this. Kentucky, duke, UNC would not take a chance on someone like this. I hope he succeeds and succeeds at a high level but this is a bit deflating


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I do not agree with this. We are hiring a rising star coach who is talented and young. Every coach is a risk but he is are best chance we have hired since knight imo.

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[spe317 1,019]

Well I done blueballed myself in hoping for BD. Now a hire that should get pumped has left me feeling down. My own fault I guess.

[indy317219 97]

I'll support coach Miller but this confirms our place among "everyone else" in college basketball. Blue bloods don't make hires like this. Kentucky, duke, UNC would not take a chance on someone like this. I hope he succeeds and succeeds at a high level but this is a bit deflating


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UNC - Bill Guthridge Matt Doherty
UCLA- name them currently have one
Kentucky- tubby and dude before cal
Duke- hasn't been open in 3 decades can't compare

[SteelerHoosier 2,586]

1 minute ago, Hoosier Guy said:

Internet tough guy huh?

No. A friendly wager. 

[Dalton26 17,210]

Nope. Neither are U.K., PU, Or Illinois fans. I went to RR and there hasn't been one negative thing said. Most just say "great hire" or a swing for the fence hire that makes sense. Lol and, "he isn't weird enough to dislike but now they have to."


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The only people that seem to not think it's a good hire is about half the IU fan base that thought Donovan was going to be the coach and anyone else wasn't good enough.

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

5 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

That is subjective at best. There are many, many College coaches that have accomplished much more then Archie. Were they available/interested? No idea, but declaring him the best college coach available just isn't accurate.

Having said that, I do hope he succeeds spectacularly. I'm not excited- but hey it's not Alford, so that's a win.

Out of who was linked to IU, yes Archie was the best. Jay Wright wasn't happening. Sean Miller wasn't happening. Mack, Marshall and Collins don't have the potential that Archie has. Bennett is the only one I would consider on or near his level but he wasn't leaving either

[Jboser42 217]

Ill support Archie- look at it this way, the meltdown on this board would be times 10 if they hired Alford


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[Bowhunter 3,129]

I'll take that be too

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[coonhounds 10,572]

Any word on press conference or did it already happen?

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[Brass Cannon 26,190]

1 minute ago, Dalton26 said:

 

The only people that seem to not think it's a good hire is about half the IU fan base that thought Donovan was going to be the coach and anyone else wasn't good enough.

 

One of my criteria was very simple won a postseason tournament. Miller has not. 

[Hoosier Guy 8,333]

1 minute ago, SteelerHoosier said:

No. A friendly wager. 

And how exactly would this work?

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Just now, coonhounds said:

Any word on press conference or did it already happen?

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Monday.

[Dalton26 17,210]

One of my criteria was very simple won a postseason tournament. Miller has not. 

I've seen your posts and I don't really have anything bad to say about them. You said you'd support him but you weren't excited. I'm 100% cool with that I just have issue with the fans that are throwing a fit saying IU is done blah blah blah and aren't willing to give the guy more than 5 minutes.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

BTB 3 months ago: I DONT CARE WHO IT IS, ANYONE WOULD BE BETTER THAN COACH CLAPPY I HATE HIM AND I HATE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PROCEED WITH CAUTION

*Crean fired, Archie Miller hired*

BTB now: ARCHIE MILLER IS WORSE THAN CREAN THE WORLD IS ENDING IM DONE


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[HoosierTrav 8,339]

I'll support coach Miller but this confirms our place among "everyone else" in college basketball. Blue bloods don't make hires like this. Kentucky, duke, UNC would not take a chance on someone like this. I hope he succeeds and succeeds at a high level but this is a bit deflating


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The only one that wouldn't be taking a risk on was Donovan. Everyone else has risk involved. As for young guys, it's important to get feedback from their peers. Not sure any young coach is a well regarded as Archie Miller. He's proven his chops as a recruiter and he's CONSISTENTLY done more with less, while at Dayton. He has made 4 straight NCAA tournaments (Dayton has only made 1 in the previous 9 seasons), won 2 straight A-10 regular season championships, 2017 A-10 Coach of the Year, made an Elite 8........ this is a homerun hire. Crean's biggest knock was consistency... This won't be an issue with Archie. Both my head and my gut tells me that Archie Miller is going to restore us to elite status within the next 2 seasons. Give this young man a chance!

[Brass Cannon 26,190]

Pap how about a recruiting update