General Coach Candidate News

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 10,551]

17 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

And? 

and if we added Bennett Stirtz we are a top 25 tomorrow, assuming we had a new HC. 

[SlammySammy 932]

[FortWayneHoosier 6,505]

2 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

So its McCollum day here today?  

Flavor of the day

[SlammySammy 932]

Just now, FortWayneHoosier said:

Flavor of the day

That it is , sir. Welcome and have a taste....

[JF87 2,039]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

This is going to be Dolson's legacy hire.  I don't know who it's going to be but I'm confident that it's going to be someone who Scott absolutely believes will not tarnish the university, can recruit at the level we need, can consistently compete on the national stage, can withstand the fishbowl of IU and most importantly win.  

Dolson went with an older candidate in Cignetti.  Greg McDermott is 61 in November.  I think he would be a great fit.  

[FortWayneHoosier 6,505]

1 minute ago, SlammySammy said:

That it is , sir. Welcome and have a taste....

I would not be mad at him being our next coach. I just want to watch good basketball again. and he certainly fits that bill. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich 9,118]

6 minutes ago, HoosierCoop said:

You will have to do a formal X announcement stating that you are entering the portal.

He'll have to get with the graphics team.

[rayl456 749]

1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

He'll have to get with the graphics team.

Doesn’t he need a witness or notary as well?

[iu eyedoc 3,799]

13 minutes ago, IU05 said:

I’m new here and only know a couple of the guys to trust, but I’m adding RTZ to that list under the assumption that this obviously means “Yes, the Stevens deal is done”. 

You should look into  @IsaacTor then. He's got all the Stevens dish.

[JustWinBaby 756]

5 minutes ago, SlammySammy said:

That it is , sir. Welcome and have a taste....

McGollum you say? Don’t mind if I do

[AH1971 2,368]

5 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

and if we added Bennett Stirtz we are a top 25 tomorrow, assuming we had a new HC. 

I don't think Stirtz is anymore than a 6th man/serviceable role player...at least on a team expected to contend for a B10 title. He's good in McCollum's system vs D2 and MVC caliber players. 

[JustWinBaby 756]

2 minutes ago, rayl456 said:

Doesn’t he need a witness or notary as well?

I have it on good authority that all you need is an ESPN article for verification 

[MikeRoberts 7,765]

2 hours ago, the_jackal said:

Mccollum was always going to get an interview, that's been the case for a while now. Some question him, which is understandable, but Scott really, really likes him and thinks he'd do well here. Has to be a 2-way street - meaning he would have to accept the job if offered - but Scott is talking to him

- Jackal

 

Why is he talking to him currently if he has his man or does he not? 

[MikeRoberts 7,765]

19 minutes ago, Trish said:

Dolson has his guy, a search firm is totally normal, they've had one for each of the searches in the last 2 hires.

It's been completely silent. Utah, Miami, FSU have hired their coaches. Indiana is waiting. 

Then why are they reaching out to McCollum?

 

[MikeRoberts 7,765]

36 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

But why would we still be interviewing guys? For many reasons but I'll leave it at that. You have a lot of wiggle room when you have a McCollum yes in your back pocket if anything happens. 

But there is no wiggle room, back pocket needed if you truly have a deal in place. If you just have a handshake then yes, backup plans are necessary

[EasyEJay 445]

32 minutes ago, RoadToZion said:

Yes

We have all earned the right to stay Skeptical BUT this does put a smile on my face. 

Also the amount of X burner accounts I will create to spew profanity laced Sh** talk directed at Jeff Goodman and other national media pundits the moment Brad Stevens to IU announced will know no bounds !

[DougJr74 219]

I'm sticking with McCollum. If it ends up being Brad that will be even better. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 10,551]

10 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

I don't think Stirtz is anymore than a 6th man/serviceable role player...at least on a team expected to contend for a B10 title. He's good in McCollum's system vs D2 and MVC caliber players. 

That's honestly crazy to me. If you trade CMW and Mgbako for Stirtz and McCollum.....we are a top 25, at least. 

Stirtz vs Kansas St--- 22p 4a 3s 8-13 FGs

vs Miami- 21p 6r 6a 8-17 FGs

vs Vandy- 16p 11a 5r 2s 5-14FGs 

 

 

I'm not confident he wouldn't be our best player. 

[Silat Player 1,313]

20 minutes ago, Hornsby said:

Why don't we just bug dolsons office and we can find out real quick if he has his guy

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Somebody call a plumber...

[BA47591 553]

One thing mentioned during the Bradley game I thought was interesting.  McCollum said at the beginning of the year that a good D2 player could compete at a mid-major D1 school. It gave me pause. How steep would the learning curve be for talent acquisition?