General Coach Candidate News

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1 minute ago, Asha’man said:

I think this is where all the Stevens, white whale, big fish rumors hurt the program. I appreciate the insiders as they have brought the goods on recruiting. But I said this before and I’ll say it again the insiders have never been right on the coaching searches. I’ve been around since before Sampson was hired and each times the insiders would throw out these rumors l, and it was always false. But let’s not crucify them. Let’s just back the next coach. If it’s DeVries, let’s support him and the program. He is a damn good coach and would be our best coach since Sampson. 

Before Brad Stevens, the white whales were Rick Pitino and Tom Izzo during both the Sampson and Crean hiring processes. 

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21 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

I always patterned Rivals as more AEWesque, so that makes sense, bruv. 

That doesn’t work for me, brother

[HoosierInParadise 1,575]

https://x.com/petethamel/status/1902045070032785882?s=46&t=k7Dd8Fu8zB8K16tFyoisqw

He likes who he works with...

[Alford Bailey 13,173]

1 minute ago, realTomCrean said:

 

You are killing it!

[Hoosier987 2,560]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

So its either us or WVU.

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10 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/is-the-devries-writing-on-the-wall.466131/page-11
 

Fun reading for those sickos who need to peruse two boards at once 

One guy said "The offseason is more exciting than the actual season!" Isn't that true for us too?

[JimmerNoe 1,069]

If we go with Devries we better get to know who Goodman’s “mystery candidate” was

[mdn82 26,344]

1 minute ago, Alford Bailey said:

This is awesome! 2500 pages in this thread and Scott Dolson woke up Monday morning and decided it’s time to go find a coach!

That’s what KathywithaC says.  But KathywithaK said KathywasaB and they get to duke it out to get our timelines right.  I figure Dolson is like that fat girl being the bodyguard of the 7.5 at the bar.  Sooner or later she will eat her snickers and get distracted.  When that happens?  We will overpay our next sacrificial lamb.  

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4 minutes ago, Asha’man said:

I think this is where all the Stevens, white whale, big fish rumors hurt the program. I appreciate the insiders as they have brought the goods on recruiting. But I said this before and I’ll say it again the insiders have never been right on the coaching searches. I’ve been around since before Sampson was hired and each times the insiders would throw out these rumors l, and it was always false. But let’s not crucify them. Let’s just back the next coach. If it’s DeVries, let’s support him and the program. He is a damn good coach and would be our best coach since Sampson. 

He'll be a better hire than Sampson because he's just as good at the X's and O's and (to my knowledge) doesn't have a drug problem in his locker room.

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5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I guess the consolation is that we weren't the only B1G school to be told that their dream hire is not a candidate.

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26 minutes ago, HinnyHoosier said:

Fact. But also better overall and in conference. Consider that part equal, record-wise.

But the turmoil of the Indiana program and the job that goes with it is the primary perception that most people have about Indiana basketball. Poorly managed, dramatic, and rabid. It's completely reasonable we would be competing for up and coming coaches with Iowa, particularly when the candidate in question has roots in Iowa City. It's not unfathomable that we are not exactly the cream of the crop compared to the rest of the conference in terms of desirability. The only thing setting us apart anymore is the money.

And no, I will not employ the Randy Savage cream gif here.

That's how most people would describe Fran too. 

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6 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Breakthrough S16 or higher appearances don't always translate well.   I.e., Archie Miller.

Oh you’re preaching to the choir here, I was just reverse-engineering why some folks are much higher on BM than DD

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Just now, akumanina said:

One guy said "The offseason is more exciting than the actual season!" Isn't that true for us too?

It is this year.

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3 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

If it is DD I’ll be damn happy, but man we were told Dolson had been busy the last two months

I’ll back him 100%

[realTomCrean 2,713]

You may not like it, but COACH TOM CREAN IS COMING BACK. Look at the interviews, the tweets, the sudden IU narrative CTC is pushing - it's simple he is the next IUBB HC

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The buyout is another consequence of Woodson getting a fourth year. We could have hired DD from Drake. Instead we pay five million in NIL and a five million buyout now for a lost season. Incredible.  

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12 minutes ago, mdn82 said:

A man in a wife beater (shirt…) holding a 12 pack? 

 

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1 minute ago, Hoosier987 said:

So its either us or WVU.

Hell yes!!!  Everything I ever strived for in life.  Our Meth is better than your Meth, West Virginia!!!!

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6 minutes ago, PartyintheVillas said:

Brad Stevens or Steve Kerr, duh.

If IU hired Steve Kerr, I'd run my diploma through a shredder and mail the pieces to the athletic department

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4 minutes ago, Jeff Flabjohns said:

If it is DD I’ll be damn happy, but man we were told Dolson had been busy the last two months

If it's DD it doesn't mean he hasn't been busy either.