General Coach Candidate News

[JSHoosier]

1 minute ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

Doesn’t have to be like this man. He’s immediately the best coach we’ve had in A WHILE.

Don’t let the winks and :) from this board affect your perception of a potential DeVries hire

I'd take Crean back lol.

[Juwan Moye]

1 hour ago, ap2345 said:

I'll stand my ground on this. IF it's not Brad then it's another BIG name. 

I think some of you all missed this post.

[LamarCheeks]

We do have a history of head coaches with the initials DD who previously were head coaches at West Virginia. 

Our good friend, who of course led the team after the Kelvin Sampson fiasco, spent a week as the Mountaineers' head coach in 2007. 

[JaybobHoosier]

8 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

I think confused is his normal state.

You’ve now just been blocked by him on X. 

[maharkn]

4 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

This does make me feel better about DeVries.  Ready to roll if he's the guy. 

Plus his son got hurt and was out all year. Tough to lose a 20+ ppg player for the year

[Stuhoo]

There is still no legit confirmation that Devries is the choice. He would be a really good choice, but he may not be the choice.

I do think that in the next 36 hours, Devries will announce that he has signed a WVU extension, is leaving for Iowa, or is leaving for IU.

I also think that IU announces our choice within the next 48 hours, which means it's Devries, Collins, or some really famous guy.

[12345Brad]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

Solid

This begs the same question I posed yesterday regarding Archie vs McCollum … is this more or less solid than McCollums resume?   Devries has made the tourney 3 times and don’t think he’s won a tourney game.  McCollum obviously DOMINATED D2.   
 

I can see the argument for both sides. So basically a Rabjohns response. 

[Jeff Flabjohns]

I hope it’s not Chris Collins

[Alford Bailey]

4 minutes ago, lillurk said:

Nobody has to start begging for DeVries or Collins or whomever but please note that the folks ‘round here who are plugged in, watch a lot of hoops, and will dig deep on a candidate pretty much universally agree they make sense and are good coaches.

I think it’s totally fair to criticize but please bring something substantive, not just grumbling about how famous someone isn’t.

I’m concerned he has the same initials as Dan Dakich

[AH1971]

6 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

Devries would be a legitimate let down. He's not a big fish by any stretch.

I wouldn't be rushing out to get new gear, I know that.

If you bought into the hype that IU was going to hire Brad Stevens or Jay Wright or any other established “big fish”….that’s on you. Kentucky and Louisville told you this was going to be the case. It was never going to happen no matter how many different gifs and encrypted messages were sent by a select few posters. 

[tyappleg]

5 minutes ago, Ron Mexico said:

If it is DeVries you are clearly discounting RonMexico’s contributions to this board haha.  Jk but not really .

You did mention DeVries a while ago before anybody else.  I'd give you credit, not that that matters much around here, lol. 

[ronzo4IU]

8 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Drake Basketball the five years immediately before Darian Devries:

1. 15-16
2. 9-22
3. 7-24
4. 7-24
5. 17-17

Darian Devries at Drake:

1. 24-10
2. 20-15
3. 26-5
4. 25-11
5. 27-8
6. 28-7

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West Virginia Basketball the year before Darian Devries:

          9-23

West Virginia Basketball in Devries' first year:

          19-13

Ben McCollum

Drake

1. 30-3 :)

This guy will be a hall of famer imo

[Trish]

I find it so hilarious that the chatter for Darian was so minimal last week compared to Brownell. Now that WVU didn't make the tournament, he's the new Brownell but slightly more accepted here. 

[JSHoosier]

Just now, AH1971 said:

If you bought into the hype that IU was going to hire Brad Stevens or Jay Wright or any other established “big fish”….that’s on you. Kentucky and Louisville told you this was going to be the case. It was never going to happen no matter how many different gifs and encrypted messages were sent by a select few posters. 

I repeatedly said I'd believe Stevens when I saw it, but whatever.

[AH1971]

5 minutes ago, Juwan Moye said:

I think some of you all missed this post.

This guy doesn’t know anything lol

[HoosierInParadise]

If you bought into the hype that IU was going to hire Brad Stevens or Jay Wright or any other established “big fish”….that’s on you. Kentucky and Louisville told you this was going to be the case. It was never going to happen no matter how many different gifs and encrypted messages were sent by a select few posters. 

This may not age well....but we'll see. I'll be happy with anyone no named Brad Brownell at this point.

[SlammySammy]

3 minutes ago, maharkn said:

Plus his son got hurt and was out all year. Tough to lose a 20+ ppg player for the year

So, without his son, he's ****? If thats the case, we are putting too much stock in the dude other than what he did at Drake....and I will say McCollum much more impressive run at Drake...and he does not have to worry about his son being on the team

[8bucks]

2 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

There is still no legit confirmation that Devries is the choice. He would be a really good choice, but he may not be the choice.

I do think that in the next 36 hours, Devries will announce that he has signed a WVU extension, is leaving for Iowa, or is leaving for IU.

I also think that IU announces our choice within the next 48 hours, which means it's Devries, Collins, or some really famous guy.

@Tony! Toni! Toné! has always been on the big fish train.  I would not hate DD (similar categories as UK and L'ville hires) but keeping on eye on the big fish seems to be a good idea.

1 hour ago, Tony! Toni! Toné! said:

 

[Jet812]

Is everyone dismissing @Magnanimous posts about the initials of our guy?

[newcastle12]

5 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

We do have a history of head coaches with the initials DD who previously were head coaches at West Virginia. 

Our good friend, who of course led the team after the Kelvin Sampson fiasco, spent a week as the Mountaineers' head coach in 2007. 

Maybe his new wife won’t make him quit when the AD is rude to her like WVU.