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If we can't have a guy that is a great coach and recruiter, which would you rather have -- a great X and O coach or a great recruiter?

I'll take the X and O guy at IU because money is a pretty good recruiter.

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1 hour ago, Trish said:

I don’t have access to D2 analytics, this style of play works for Drake in the conference. Do fans want to watch even slower basketball than what they did with Woodson? 

I think fans want to win.  I know I do

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9 minutes ago, Trish said:

Moving on from Woodson, the candidate needs to have a name that gets the Boosters out of bed. 

Pete Bell?

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Bronwell would be an awful hire. I'd rather take a risk on the next sure thing with one year of d1 experience.

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4 minutes ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

I like your style Stu. To clarify this GIF was me nodding in agreement to your post. Far from irrelevant. In fact I’d argue none of my visuals have been irrelevant. In fact I’ve tried to convey to the group what information I’ve been provided.  

Some post long missives to make their point. Totally fine. I prefer pop culture visuals to espouse mine..

Meh.  You can never be wrong when you post things that are left to interpretation.

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1 hour ago, DSUMMITT said:

Goodman doesn’t give a crap about softening the blow and his sources aren't on the IU side (he's said it's agents and other coaches (not IU) on his podcast). He wants the most clicks possible- more polarizing the info the better. I'm sure he heard those things but not from IU or someone in the know from our side.

And couldn’t coaches currently playing have their agents lie so the focus isn’t on them while they are still playing. For instance Scott Drew says if anyone calls you deny because we are focused on making the tournament and don’t want to be a distraction 

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4 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

That's any fan base of a high major, basketball-centric program.  It takes stones to take on any of those jobs, yet they can get winners. If the fans are too much, you weren't fit for the job anyway.

 

And this job? This job is at the heart of a state that proudly touts itself as basketball country. This program rose to the pinnacle of college basketball, in basketball country, under a hard @$$ who didn't give or accept excuses and had skin thicker than leather. The expectation for this job was set 50 years ago and hasn't been met for 25 of them. The person who can withstand the scrutiny, block out the noise, and handle his s*** is the person we need on our sideline. That person cannot also be the same person who gets feelings hurt by rabid fans. 

So why did UK have to settle for Pope or UL for Kelsey 

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53 minutes ago, IU Prof said:

How tragically comedic will it be if DMV was right all along and it ends up being the Turge.

A lot of fan interest is going to go full throttle Cig baby!

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41 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

I am not talking about the administration but the fans turning on coaches at the first site if trouble.

Were the fans wrong to turn on the last two experiments?  I was willing to give AM a go, MW should have NEVER been hired in the first place. 

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1 minute ago, Sobchak_Security said:

A lot of fan interest is going to go full throttle Cig baby!

More likely to other programs.

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4 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

If we can't have a guy that is a great coach and recruiter, which would you rather have -- a great X and O coach or a great recruiter?

I'll take the X and O guy at IU because money is a pretty good recruiter.

Agreed. Money levels the playing field for those that have access but have never had clout.

However, I would throw in a third important factor: A motivator. We've seen what happens to a coach with considerable X/O skills but zero motivational leadership a la Archie Miller.

 

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

A few days ago twice I tagged @RoadToZion with a post specifically asking if his “it’s Brad” posts refer to Stevens or Brownell.

He's been on the board since then but has not answered.

While I don’t know how strong Road to Zion’s  source is, at this point I am pretty confident that he is flat out predicting that Brad Brownell with be the next coach of the Hoosiers.

That would be catastrophic, absolutely worst case scenario, IMO. 

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5 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

So why did UK have to settle for Pope or UL for Kelsey 

What if I told you they didn't settle?

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Are we hoping Goodman is wrong or do we actually think it?
I’m afraid he’s a little more plugged in than anyone would care to admit. 

I've been gone all day, what did he say?

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27 minutes ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

 

Every picture tells a story…don’t it?  Rod Stewart

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Where is Birdman when you need him? IYKYK

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

A few days ago twice I tagged @RoadToZion with a post specifically asking if his “it’s Brad” posts refer to Stevens or Brownell.

He's been on the board since then but has not answered.

While I don’t know how strong Road to Zion’s  source is, at this point I am pretty confident that he is flat out predicting that Brad Brownell with be the next coach of the Hoosiers.

Think you reading waaaaayyyyyy too much into that.  

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19 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Meh.  You can never be wrong when you post things that are left to interpretation.

Until somebody posts a definitive “done deal” all they’re sharing is the information they have at that particular snapshot in time. It has nothing to do with being right or wrong. “Right or wrong“ on this particular topic is very much fluid.

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1 minute ago, woodenshoemanHoosierfan said:

I've been gone all day, what did he say?

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https://youtu.be/ss2hULhXf04

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26 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

For me the ‘solely gifs that are completely irrelevant’ thing is annoying and seems trollish.

Others may think irrelevant gifs are wonderful, but I guess I’m not a fan of them.