General Coach Candidate News

[SlammySammy]

All the Iowa talk is surrounding DeVries. 

[Home Jersey]

Just now, Chris007 said:

There is no basis that he can recruit at this level? Name me one McDonald’s All American he’s recruited? One NBA player?

Yep it's going to be a risk to find out how he is as a recruiter at this level. First cycle at D1 level without much of his core from Drake. We'll see what he's made of... he's apparently impressive to a lot of people that are impressive in their own right.

The fact he's put plenty of D2 guys into professional leagues overseas says a lot about his development. I don't care if he hasn't landed a Burger Boy (YET)... I'd expect him to pursue a couple every year, maybe get one, but primarily focus on scouting his kind of players in HS, developing them, and spending most of NIL on portal guys to fill in gaps.

As you know recruiting is such an interpersonal thing, I wouldn't hold his lack of NBA draftees against his ability to build relationships.  

We will see. Very capable coach. I like the vision. Should be fun.  

[Artie86]

If Stevens is actually hired…., what cool T-shirt logos would sell at IU?

….again, I’m bored, but my wife’s on her way home with “Big Head” Pizza! Lol

[sirhoosierlot]

2 minutes ago, prodigal hoosier said:

Man, I can't believe we actually hired a no name coach from a military school with a career .671 record who never made the tournament and never did better than third in the NIT with 6 years as a coach! And he didn't even make any tournament in the year before we hired him! What a mistake of epic proportions that turned out to be....

WE GOTTA GET BACK TO THE BRANCH MCCRACKEN DAYS!!!! THERE’S NO TIME TO MAKE A HIRE LIKE THIS RIGHT NOW!

[FightFor6]

1 minute ago, Artie86 said:

If Stevens is actually hired…., what cool T-shirt logos would sell at IU?

….again, I’m bored, but my wife’s on her way home with “Big Head” Pizza! Lol

"WE'RE BACK...No BS this time"

 

[FartsMcGee]

I only have enough for one which of these should I buy next in my pursuit to collect them all?!?

[Tony! Toni! Toné!]

[SlammySammy]

Just now, FightFor6 said:

"WE'RE BACK...No BS this time"

“Who’s laughing now?” With headshot of Brad grinning in the background 

[AZ Hoosier]

14 minutes ago, Teter02 said:

I think if Rabby is saying there’s a ton of smoke behind McCollum then that’s likely the case. He doesn’t gamble much with this stuff.

But is McCollum really an "out of left field" hire? Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but asking a genuine question...

[Artie86]

1 minute ago, FightFor6 said:

"WE'RE BACK...No BS this time"

I love that!

[FightFor6]

Just now, AZ Hoosier said:

But is McCollum really an "out of left field" hire? Not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but asking a genuine question...

I don't know if anyone is going to be left field to this board. I suppose he would probably be left field to the casual fan and/or national audience though.

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

Yep it's going to be a risk to find out how he is as a recruiter at this level. First cycle at D1 level without much of his core from Drake. We'll see what he's made of... he's apparently impressive to a lot of people that are impressive in their own right.

The fact he's put plenty of D2 guys into professional leagues overseas says a lot about his development. I don't care if he hasn't landed a Burger Boy (YET)... I'd expect him to pursue a couple every year, maybe get one, but primarily focus on scouting his kind of players in HS, developing them, and spending most of NIL on portal guys to fill in gaps.

As you know recruiting is such an interpersonal thing, I wouldn't hold his lack of NBA draftees against his ability to build relationships.  

We will see. Very capable coach. I like the vision. Should be fun.  

Maybe he’ll be great but he sounds a lot like Ray Harper to me. Except Harper got a guy to the NBA 

[IUwins0708]

I don’t get much info anymore and I sure hope what I just got was wrong, not because I don’t like him it’s because I allowed myself to get sucked in again.  McCollum was who I was told.  Went all out for Stevens but didn’t work out.  Please be wrong!!!!!

[Artie86]

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

That’s definitely a good year, but why the U of L, Ellison reference?

[NYhoosier]

58 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

Is kathy going to come and confirm Goodmans tweet?

Or Isaac?

Isaac is the best troll we have had in a while

[SlammySammy]

We get confirmation Sunday evening when brackets are announced. If IU is out and the insiders are right, there should be no reason why massive leaks or an actual announcement could not come out Monday morning. Right or wrong? If it’s Stevens, Dolson should be shouting it to the wind.  Tell me why I am wrong. 

[Home Jersey]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

Maybe he’ll be great but he sounds a lot like Ray Harper to me. Except Harper got a guy to the NBA 

Harper was on a downward trend when he made the jump to D1. Didn't have a single season close to as good as Ben's this year. Nothing similar about them brother. 

Maybe I'm the real Certified Sunshine Pumper

[Asha’man]

8 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

There is no basis that he can recruit at this level? Name me one McDonald’s All American he’s recruited? One NBA player?

I didn’t know you wanted Brad Brownell so bad.  Relax man. It will be ok. 

[Chris007]

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

Haha. That’s good 

[Ryno6284]

13 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

If anybody wants to see Goodman roasted go watch the field of 68 interview with Huss a few days ago! He asks Huss about a championship he won and he tells him that it happened the year after he left! Lol