General Coach Candidate News

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5 minutes ago, AKHoosier said:

Woodson wasn't announced until March 28. He obviously wasn't a college coach, just a bench coach with the Knicks.

If we have 11 more days of this I'm gonna have to start putting my thumb on ice every night. 

Portal opens 24th - just need to get it done before then - but I bet it's Wednesday if its not an active coach who is coaching - give a day (today)  for cleaning house (moving out current staff where necessary) - next day give new coach a chance to get his bearings then do the real stuff like announcement the next day.  

Plus I like hitting the news cycle on Wednesday or Thursday - lots of people watching NCAAs so you're fresh news. My 2 cents.

 

[AZ Hoosier 10,436]

25 minutes ago, Hoosier Guy said:

I had never even heard of that guy until today.

Then you haven't been paying attention... he's been mentioned off and on throughout the thread...

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5 minutes ago, TadQueasy said:

Got a chance to watch the video interivew with Dakich and McCullom interview.  Good stuff.  Dakich said at one point that McCullom reminded him of Brad Stevens.  

DD did a great job interviewing too.  Asked a question and then shut the f*ck up and let Ben talk!

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23 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

SIAP. 
TJD with a message for the “trolls”

Still love you TJD

This is why I’m glad we didn’t make the tournament. It put a stop to “IU fans are toxic, Woody got them to the tournament 3 out of 4 years.”

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5 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

TJD's game improved in his time when Woodson was there.  Just because a guy is a poor coach doesn't mean he didn't make a connection with a particular player.

No, once you’re a poor coach you kick puppies and punch babies. 
 

No one will ever convince me Woody didn’t think he could do well here and be a good coach. I’ll go ahead and assume his intentions were pure. Unfortunately, reality is a cruel mistress. 

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3 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Then you haven't been paying attention... he's been mentioned off and on throughout the thread...

I meant the X account.

[Trish 14,319]

44 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Trilly and I don't always agree but we agreed earlier tonight that the DeVries stuff feels VERY agent driven

Exactly why we saw the name Brownell on this board and honestly McCollum. Darian’s name is now Brownell name after missing the tourney. Agents pushing their guy, no one knows besides Dobson. Was Darian on Dolson’s list a month ago when he fired Woodson? Likely not until the bottom 5-10. 

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4 minutes ago, Adillac said:

God, I would hope not. 

It's fun for some to think about but I doubt that Dolson made it that far down the list. I still think it'll be McCollum. He seems to fit the Cignetti mold that SD is undoubtedly looking for

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41 minutes ago, Papacap said:

Our coach is Ovaltine?

Sonofabitch.....a crummy coach?

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I definitely wouldn’t be in destitute over a devries hire, but if we’re taking an Iowa guy I think I’d rather have BM. 

The thing that sticks out with McCollum over all the other guys in his “tier” is that he didn’t just build a good winning program, he built something that was absolutely dominant. I don’t think you can completely discount that just being due to the level of competition. I think we all want to be back to that level and id rather take someone who already knows how to build a dominant program over someone who is still figuring out how to build a great one. 

[Trish 14,319]

18 minutes ago, IU5355 said:

Where is the sudden smoke for Devries coming from?

Discord says Rabby. Who obviously has had a tough day. 

Fans and media pushing a name that just became “available” since missing the tourney. This is normal, I wouldn’t take too much into the talk. 

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1 minute ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

It's fun for some to think about but I doubt that Dolson made it that far down the list. I still think it'll be McCollum. He seems to fit the Cignetti mold that SD is undoubtedly looking for

I would be reasonably encouraged by McCollum. Still think there’s no real excuse not to get one of: Beard, Golden, Wade. 

[AZ Hoosier 10,436]

1 hour ago, Helgo said:

With the Iowa or IU job being more attractive to Devries / McCollum, keep in mind that decisions aren’t purely about money and NIL. Sometimes fit and emotion are bigger determinants. Both those guys are from Iowa. Just a thought 

Bloomington and Des Moines are 500 miles apart and both in the midwestern farm belt... not that different, actually... Iowa City is only about 400 miles from Btown.

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49 minutes ago, ap2345 said:

Trilly and I don't always agree but we agreed earlier tonight that the DeVries stuff feels VERY agent driven

Right. They met with Iowa, felt they could get more, and they entered IU into the chat.

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29 minutes ago, BtownBallers said:

I’m not saying it is Brad, but there is plenty of reasons it isn’t being announced today.
 

1. The new coach could be notifying their current employer today. 

2. IU could want to wait to announce on Wednesday or Thursday morning to ensure we are a big topic of conversation during the first round of the tournament. 

3. The new coach may have still needed to tell their children about the change they are about to make. 

4. Final paperwork may have still needed to be signed and or money moved to make it all official. 
 

There is 4 reasons off the top of my head. I know we all want to know who the new coach is, but I’m not surprised it didn’t come out today. I think if the tourney starts and we haven’t heard anything, it is a coach of a tournament team. Until then, it could be anyone. 

5) By all accounts, Indiana expected to be playing a game or 2 this week.  So they did not have plans to make an announcement this early.

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14 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

It's not gonna be Devries.

Aw, come on...we just started getting our hopes up...

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4 minutes ago, IndianaSconnie90 said:

It's fun for some to think about but I doubt that Dolson made it that far down the list. I still think it'll be McCollum. He seems to fit the Cignetti mold that SD is undoubtedly looking for

Except for the attacking the portal idea. Devries would have that over McCollum obviously. And also I'm not real sure anyone knows Dolson's list. Devries very well could and some would argue should be higher than McCollum.

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29 minutes ago, Tasmanian Devil said:

So . . . is Brad dead? Been gone all day, where do we stand?

Some say yes...some say no...some say he never was an option...

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1 minute ago, rcbowla said:

Except for the attacking the portal idea. Devries would have that over McCollum obviously. And also I'm not real sure anyone knows Dolson's list. Devries very well could and some would argue should be higher than McCollum.

I'm not gonna base the future of the program on who has the jump on the portal. FOMO has taken down stronger men

[AZ Hoosier 10,436]

20 minutes ago, NVFalcons1990 said:

Yes, his NBA-Ready son got injured in game #8 and was their leading scorer!  He got WVA to 19 wins in the Big 12 without his leading scorer.  At Drake he won over 21 games every hear in those 6 years.!!

And we all know, according to the king, 21 wins is enough...