Archie Miller's staff at Indiana will be Bruiser Flint, Tom Ostrom (Dayton) and Ed Schilling (UCLA),

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  On 5/15/2017 at 1:24 AM, MikeRoberts said:

Yes, that was me and remain so. Doesn't mean he can't do a great job, he just has focused primarily on football player development throughout his career. There are plenty that have focused on basketball player development throughout their careers and figured we would have snagged one of those


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Not trying to be rude here, but did you read the release with his experience listed? The guy has an almost unbelievable amount of diversity and experience in training. This is a very good thing. This is his field of study, so he probably knows the differences and what each individual athlete requires. He's trained at both the college and professional level, including training athletes in the NBA. He worked with Archie at Dayton. Frankly, I have no idea why anyone would look at his resume and see a concern...because he has too diverse of a resume?

"Marshall comes to IU after spending 10 years as the Performance Director at Ignition Athletics Performance Group where he was responsible for the design and implementation of both the strength and speed programs. Ignition is based out of Cincinnati, Ohio and has trained more than 10,000 athletes, including standouts in the NBA, MLB, MLS, and the NFL.

Marshall has also worked as a consultant to some of the top NCAA athletic programs in the country including the men’s basketball programs at Xavier and Dayton. Since 2014, Marshall has trained the Musketeers by leading a 10-week summer speed and agility program through a partnership with Ignition. In the summer of 2015, he implemented the Dayton Flyers strength and conditioning program for Archie Miller’s club that won the Atlantic 10 Championship."

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  On 4/21/2017 at 11:37 PM, MikeRoberts said:

Think what you will but his entire bio on their website is all about football. He might have dabbled in basketball from time to time but he is a football guy through and through.

http://www.ignitionapg.com/index.php/about-ignition/our-staff-2/clif-marshall/

 

 

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This is unbelievably silly. I'm not sure you really understand what it is these guys actually do.

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  On 4/22/2017 at 3:14 AM, BtownStrength said:

 

Good God NO!

 

Why did people have such an issue with the sand pit? That is a very common exercise. The military uses that. Yoga is very beneficial as well, and I didn't understand the uproar over that either.

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

  On 5/31/2017 at 5:49 PM, RBB89 said:

 
Why did people have such an issue with the sand pit? That is a very common exercise. The military uses that. Yoga is very beneficial as well, and I didn't understand the uproar over that either.

The military uses sandpits in a different way.

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  On 5/31/2017 at 5:53 PM, HoosierAloha said:

The military uses sandpits in a different way.

Yeah I get that, I'm not saying there's one specific exercise that is used, and I'm certainly not an expert. But I just never understood the uproar over that. Most strength coaches at this level use a variety of training techniques. Marshall definitely has used sandpit exercises before, as there's pictures of it on his Twitter account.

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  On 5/31/2017 at 5:58 PM, RBB89 said:

Yeah I get that, I'm not saying there's one specific exercise that is used, and I'm certainly not an expert. But I just never understood the uproar over that. Most strength coaches at this level use a variety of training techniques. Marshall definitely has used sandpit exercises before, as there's pictures of it on his Twitter account.

 

Lyonel Anderson was the wrong choice, but it was entirely because of the 'hyper-maniacal/wanna be coach' attitude. His physical training techniques seemed to get real results.

 

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  On 5/31/2017 at 5:58 PM, RBB89 said:

Yeah I get that, I'm not saying there's one specific exercise that is used, and I'm certainly not an expert. But I just never understood the uproar over that. Most strength coaches at this level use a variety of training techniques. Marshall definitely has used sandpit exercises before, as there's pictures of it on his Twitter account.

Agreed, I was just pointing out the difference. A push-up or sugar cookie is way different than agility drills.

I'm all for them if they're getting results. Anderson wasn't the first nor last to use them.

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[Demo 23,078]

  On 6/1/2017 at 6:41 PM, RBB89 said:

 

Looks like a different kid. Very encouraging.

[Hoosierfan2017 24,655]

  On 6/1/2017 at 7:39 PM, Demo said:

Looks like a different kid. Very encouraging.

And we're only a few weeks into the summer! Very encouraging indeed. 

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  On 5/31/2017 at 5:49 PM, RBB89 said:

 
Why did people have such an issue with the sand pit? That is a very common exercise. The military uses that. Yoga is very beneficial as well, and I didn't understand the uproar over that either.

I was not aware of the uproar over yoga. I don't get that one It seems to be very beneficial to flexibility and mobility, and it had added benefit to teaching athletes to breath properly(severely underrated athletic skill).

As far as sand pit goes, my opinion is that it offers greater risk than similar exercises with little benefit. Running/exercising in sand involves different mechanics than running on a hard surface(basketball court). Improving speed through sand training seems inefficient because the combination of a longer foot-to-ground contact time and the shifting sand underneath the feet limit maximal force output, which minimizes speed gains. Sand also increases risk of injury due to its unstable nature. This is what makes the exercises more challenging, but it also makes it riskier especially for those players with previous injuries to the lower body. Just my opinion, and I will acknowledge there are exceptions, but I don't see the benefit of sand workouts over similar hard surface workouts in the majority of cases (for sport specific training).

[Hoosierfan2017 24,655]

This is pretty cool. 

 

[Hoosierfan2017 24,655]

So is this. I know they're from like a week ago but I stumbled across his Twitter account this afternoon. 

 

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  On 5/31/2017 at 5:46 PM, RBB89 said:

This is unbelievably silly. I'm not sure you really understand what it is these guys actually do.

You are digging back up an argument that was made months ago but will make one last response to it.

I am not a trainer but worked with trainers in my playing days a lot and there is 100% a different knowledge and skill that is needed to train athletes of different sports. We had a different trainer than the football team and went through a different training regiment than them for a reason. Marshall may be able to adapt his knowledge to translate to basketball but there is no denying he has spent the vast majority of his work with football players (HIS bio on his website the day before he took the IU basketball job did not even list basketball as a highlight/core competency but mentioned football a gazillion times).

Again, he may do great by our guys but there are trainers that have specialized in basketball for just as long as he has specialized in football and I was surprised we didn't go after one of those guys instead.




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[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,034]

The Philadelphia Tribune

Bruiser now a Hoosier: Former Drexel coach adjusts to new job as Indiana University assistant.

It’s been four months since Bruiser Flint joined head coach Archie Miller’s staff at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind. When Flint made the move to join Miller’s staff as an assistant following 15 seasons as Drexel’s head coach, he didn’t receive a lot of attention for becoming a part of the Hoosiers’ basketball program. Nevertheless, Flint is adjusting nicely and preparing to hit the recruiting trail this month.

“It’s been really good,” Flint said. “The guys have been great. Archie [Miller] and the guys on the staff have been good. Everybody that’s been out here and just transitioning we’ve actually spent a lot of time with each other just hanging out. It’s been fine. I’m having a good time.”

Miller is the Hoosiers’ new head coach. He came over to Indiana after a brilliant career at Dayton. Flint had been out of coaching for a little over year since Drexel let him go in 2016. Flint has made quite a name for himself in the coaching profession. He is Drexel’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 245-217.

Flint received Coach of the Year honors four times from the Colonial Athletic Association: 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2012. He was named the NABC District Coach of the Year in 1998, 2007, 2009 and 2012.

Prior to him coming to Drexel, Flint spent seven years as an assistant under John Calipari at the University of Massachusetts (1989-1996). He was the head coach of the Minutemen from 1996-2001. During that time, he guided UMass to two NCAA tournaments and one NIT appearance.

Flint has a 331-289 record as a head coach in his career. He has 29 years of coaching experience. With his knowledge and background, Flint just needed the right opportunity to get back into coaching. He knew this was a good situation for him.

“I’ve known the Millers for a long time,” said Flint, who has 20 years of head coaching experience on the Division I level. “Cal [John Calipari] is really tight with his dad and his uncle. I’ve known Sean for a long time. Sean and Cal called me up and asked me did I want to work again. Would you mind working for Archie? Then, we just started talking and that was it.

“I knew I wanted to go back to work. I talked to a few people and one of the things everybody kept telling me through this whole thing was you’re not going to get any bigger than Indiana.”

There’s no question about that. The Hoosiers play in the Big Ten Conference against Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue and other major powers. Indiana has a great basketball history and not only the university, but the state as well. Flint received a good taste of that as soon as he got to the campus.

“It’s big-time basketball,” said Flint, who grew up in Philly and was a star guard at Saint Joseph’s University. “You walk in some of the places and the history is unbelievable. You know, they got the five national championships.

“It’s unbelievable wherever you go people talk about IU basketball. It’s great. I’ve never worked at this level. I worked at UMass, but not at this level. We were good and all those things like that, but not at this level. It’s been a learning experience. It’s been really good.”

Flint has been learning his way around the state over the last few months.

“I live in Bloomington,” Flint said. “We’re about three and a half hours from Gary. We’re in the southern part of the state. Gary is near Chicago. We’re about 40 minutes away from Indianapolis. My former roommate at UMass, Bill Bayno, is an assistant with the [Indiana] Pacers. I got down there some times.

“I still keep in touch with everybody back home. I talked to Geoff [Arnold, Saint Joseph’s assistant coach] and Horace [Owens, La Salle assistant coach] every day. I’ll be back in Philly this summer.”

Indiana looks like a good spot for him. The Hoosiers are looking to turn things around following an 18-16 season overall. Bruiser Flint should be a great asset for the program.

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Brian Walsh has been named IU's director of men's basketball operations. Another staff add from Dayton.

[ElectricBoogaloo 4,319]

  On 7/11/2017 at 6:51 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Brian Walsh has been named IU's director of men's basketball operations. Another staff add from Dayton.

I was gonna ask what happened to Comar but it looks like he's an assistant AD.

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  On 7/11/2017 at 7:26 PM, ElectricBoogaloo said:

I was gonna ask what happened to Comar but it looks like he's an assistant AD.

Comar is there and he is in charge of a lot of things. He ran all of the basketball camps. He is super nice and super organized 

[Stuhoo 88,818]

 

From the press availability today:

Reporter: "Juwan, I know it's early, but what's the biggest difference from a year ago that the fans are gonna notice right away at the start of the season?"

Juwan Morgan, pauses, gets a serious look on his face, and then says "I feel like there won't be any questions of leadership at all."

BULLSEYE.

 

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  On 7/11/2017 at 7:42 PM, Stuhoo said:

 

From the press availability today:

Reporter: "Juwan, I know it's early, but what's the biggest difference from a year ago that the fans are gonna notice right away at the start of the season?"

Juwan Morgan, pauses, gets a serious look on his face, and then says "I feel like there won't be any questions of leadership at all."

BULLSEYE.

 

 

That is a really good answer. I like his thought process. Hope he is right.