General Coach Candidate News

[NVFalcons1990 442]

3 minutes ago, GP711 said:

I predicted it would be the mystery candidate, I was wrong. I apologize to all.

Blasphemy!

 

[Hoosierfan1901 8,054]

2 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

Trilly and Curry Hicks

[EasyEJay 659]

6 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said:

Somehow getting Mullins to decommit from UConn would go a loooong way towards getting a lot of fans on board.

Not saying it's likely. But it'd be pretty cool if it happened.

Heard if the hire had been Dusty or Brad Stevens then probably would happen but can’t see it happening unfortunately 

[iubb 4,501]

[HoosierKnight 198]

4 minutes ago, GP711 said:

I predicted it would be the mystery candidate, I was wrong. I apologize to all.

Do we know the mystery candidate?

[FrenchConnection 334]

Just now, Chris007 said:

Tell me you know nothing about this search. Dolson didn’t mention Devries till very late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. 

Let me say how I think it went down and you can tell me if I'm way off-base:

1. Swung big for Stevens again because boosters demand it. This went on for a while and it got really close again, but in the end he decided to stay in Boston.
2. Then took a temperature check with some other people, and struck out again. 
3. Started conducting a regular college basketball coaching search. 

There is no shame in striking out. In fact, you want him taking those swings. But getting someone from the NBA or out of a broadcast job is pretty tough when the money is similar and the job is easier. I'm actually pretty happy to have made a regular coaching hire this time instead of reaching into the NBA so I think it all might have worked out. I like getting a young guy who has something to prove instead of a guy at the end of his career. 

[Magnanimous 5,305]

4 minutes ago, BehindTheBench said:

Wait, has there not been an official announcement? I hopped on here after some meetings and saw guys celebrating and assumed it was official. Is it not?

No! Devries went grocery shopping and by the time he left the store he’d apparently been our next coach for 45 minutes already. 

[Alistair Smash 581]

[Jeff Flabjohns 2,365]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I guess we will be better than with Woodson.  Maybe.  Not even convinced of that.  
 

3 million at WV vs 5 million for Woody.  Basically had an equivalent year.  I don’t see the extra 2 million being the difference at all.  

Watching our team/staff the last two years and still having this opinion is wild stuff

[Silat Player 1,670]

4 minutes ago, Demo said:

I imagine that's correct. The Stevens stuff was such nonsense past shear due diligence. Dolson most likely spent the last 12 months profiling what he wanted for program leadership and doing some investigation into candidate fits who might be available. The search firm then filled in the blanks for him and when 1 of the guys he identified became available prematurely, thank you UNC AD, Dolson jumped. I don't see how that's not really, really good.

 

I think it's great. I'm glad that Dolson went with a young, hungry coach.

And one with some experience to boot.

[Unexpectedflash 1,551]

2 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I want our next coach to do what Oats did at Alabama.  They are a top 10 team over and over and over again.  Do I think Devries can do this at Indiana.  Nope. Oh well. I guess we will be better than with Woodson.  Maybe.  Not even convinced of that.  
 

3 million at WV vs 5 million for Woody.  Basically had an equivalent year.  I don’t see the extra 2 million being the difference at all.  

Idk did you think oats could do it before he got there? Maybe you did i honestly don’t know but you have to find the next oats because the days of hiring a guy like oats away from a nonbasketball  school look like they’re done

[Mopladysman 1,283]

For those who are down it beats the **** out of more Woodson.

[Hoosier987 2,510]

31 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

It’s not exactly true but no reason to debate this at this time. Devries is a good hire. 

Very solid hire and better than McCollum. He comes with Power5 experience and can work the portal very well. 

[JustWinBaby 1,401]

16 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

If DeVries is the hire, that makes me think one of two things: 1) Dolson never actually had his guy, like we were led to believe, or 2) He had his guy, but that guy bailed on him, he had to scramble and this is who he got instead. 

 

Would love to be wrong, but that's my gut feeling. 

This is what I feel may be the case. For quite some time we were told by insiders that boosters were confident Dolson got "his guy."

The way this all played out absolutely feels like it happened spur-of-the-moment and was not in the works for months (or even a year as some would have us believe).

I'd be fascinated to know more of what happened behind the scenes, who the "mystery candidate" was, and how we ended up here.

[Magnanimous 5,305]

Just now, Mopladysman said:

For those who are down it beats the **** out of more Woodson.

A big wink is still coming and this isn’t the big wink.

[go iu bb 8,584]

I like this hire, it seems solid with quite a bit of upside. Right now I'd probably give it a B or B+.

Has experience as an assistant coach under Altman and McDermott.

Turned Drake around year 1. Finished top 2 in the conference 5/6 years. Won the MVC tournament twice. Got Drake its first at large tournament bid. Won 1 NCAA game in the First Four.

Turned WV around year 1. While his 1 year at WVU wasn't off the charts good, it was a huge step up from the previous year and they should have made the tournament. Had a top 15 defense.

Should be able to bring his son and some other good players with him. Had 3 4* incoming freshmen for WVU so he shows he can recruit.

I look at the conference tournament wins and the 1 First Four game as having some postseason success.

[Unexpectedflash 1,551]

Also comparing Devries to Woodson this year doesn’t really make sense to me since his best player was out. They were ranked before Tucker went out. Take woodys best player away from him and we may not win a game

[Pagoda 3,830]

I’m still waiting for a legit source to confirm this hire…

[Teter02 104]

4 minutes ago, EasyEJay said:

Heard if the hire had been Dusty or Brad Stevens then probably would happen but can’t see it happening unfortunately 

I don’t know. UConn slipped this year, never know.

[Josh 13,155]

Yuck. I guess mediocrity is better than Woody but...meh.

I think I'll go mow the lawn :(