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1 minute ago, AH1971 said:

So Dolson and Stevens had a handshake agreement for over a month causing Dolson to not pursue May, Drew, Otzelberger and it fell apart….again….at the last minute.

Good lord

The fan fiction about Stevens is the stuff of legends. I’m good friends with one of Stevens former players, and it was never going to happen. It was always a pipe dream. It’s why I never bought it. But it was fun to discuss in the thread for sure. I did love the whale AI pics. lol. 

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2 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

So Dolson and Stevens had a handshake agreement for over a month causing Dolson to not pursue May, Drew, Otzelberger and it fell apart….again….at the last minute.

Good lord

As you can see on here some boosters and posters think Stevens signed. I was told he did, but then on Monday morning was told he actually said no. So I’m happy with Devries and if it’s not him great too.

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3 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Alright, Thamel said it and the people who cover CBB/IU have picked up on it.

Let’s go DDV!!!  Hit that portal and call Mullins!

I'd love to see it, but not sure that he has the name to to Mullins away from Hurley. 

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I'm not there yet. Even Thamel says Indiana is "targeting" Devries. Not exactly a statement of confidence the two parties have even talked.

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2 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

So Dolson and Stevens had a handshake agreement for over a month causing Dolson to not pursue May, Drew, Otzelberger and it fell apart….again….at the last minute. And you believe that?

Good lord

That doesn't seem to be what he's insinuating, and I don't believe that any of that is the case.

Most of the time if a coach doesn't get pursued, it's because he was not interested. Backchannel conversations are happening all the time. This is why Dolson hired a search firm. If we didn't pursue Otz or Drew, there's probably a simple explanation: they didn't want the job. As far as May, I believe there was some mutual interest, but not enough on May's part to pull him away.

You're making an awful lot of assumptions about what happened. Do you really think Dolson sat on his hands for two months, watched WVU get snubbed in the tourney, and started making calls Sunday night??

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Just now, darB s'tI said:

I'm not there yet. Even Thamel says Indiana is "targeting" Devries. Not exactly a statement of confidence the two parties have even talked.

An ESPN national CBB reporter isn’t going to say something like that unless it’s borderline imminent.

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13 minutes ago, pumpfake said:

If true, that would be a major failure on his part.

Of course, when an announcement IS made he'll say "this is the guy we were after all along".  Sheesh.

Well he's not going to say he was caught with his pants down and had to scramble.

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https://x.com/jonrothstein/status/1902114478969229435?s=46
 

second sentence is weird 

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18 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

You are very close. I think Scott believed or was led to believe he had him this time. I haven’t gotten the whole story yet but I think he was told last minute as in Saturday that he either changed his mind or was a no go. I think we had already told a lot of coaches we had our guy. Then had to turning everything into overdrive. I’m sure Jerry will be able to explain it better.

So Stevens was a yes for 6 weeks then all of a sudden changed to a no?

That would mean that Stevens is flakey and/or a d***. He doesn't come off as either of those things.

Sorry, I'm not buying that.

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1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

As you can see on here some boosters and posters think Stevens signed. I was told he did, but then on Monday morning was told he actually said no. So I’m happy with Devries and if it’s not him great too.

Did I miss a post where Stevens told us no on Monday?  Likely given volume of post here

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1 minute ago, Asha’man said:

The fan fiction about Stevens is the stuff of legends. I’m good friends with one of Stevens former players, and it was never going to happen. It was always a pipe dream. It’s why I never bought it. But it was fun to discuss in the thread for sure. I did love the whale AI pics. lol. 

LMAO. If you’re friend hasn’t heard Brad say he wants to coach at IU and his biggest regret was not taking the job in 2021 then he’s not that close.

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9 minutes ago, IUCrazy2 said:

So it looks like Devries.  My opinion, I am fine with it.  I thought the Stevens stuff was unlikely and the Kentucky and Louisville searches last year kind of showed that there aren't '"big time" coaches looking to jump ship these days.  And to be frank, I don't think their are any guys I would really point to as being for sure elite these days.  There were a bunch of big names who left the sport over the past 5 or so years and now we have a bunch of guys clawing over each other to be in that spot.  NIL has leveled out playing fields a bit too.  Bill Self is an okay coach but Bill Self used to have the ability to make sure his Jim's and Joe's were usually a step above most other programs.  Same as Calipari.  Same as Kryzewski.  North Carolina has been struggling.  It is a little different environment now and anyone who wasn't preparing themselves to be slightly underwhelmed by the hire wasn't paying attention.  And frankly, that is a you problem.

This isn't a flashy or sexy hire and maybe that is exactly what this program needs to ground itself again.  We have complained about the style over substance and winning the offseason for the past decade so maybe getting more of a lunch pail guy and building up a bit is the way to go.  If he wins, the people complaining now will be back on the bandwagon in short order.

I am down to give the dude a chance.  Bring his kid with him (with some other players) and mix them in with some current players and I think we could have a decent team in year one.  We had dudes on this team who were pretty well thought of coming in, be interested to see them coached by a staff that is 100% committed to everything that is required of a college basketball coach.  Let's see what he can do before we start dumping on him.

Very well said 

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Goodman weighs in .. 

https://x.com/GoodmanHoops/status/1902114236223914142

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10 minutes ago, hoosierhoo said:

To repeat, DvD makes absolutely no sense as an abbreviation. Look at his name again.

CDD

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Can yall stop being a**holes to Chris holy **** 

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1 minute ago, FortWayneHoosier said:

F***

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6 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

As you can see on here some boosters and posters think Stevens signed. I was told he did, but then on Monday morning was told he actually said no. So I’m happy with Devries and if it’s not him great too.

 No offense buddy, but I think some boosters/AD use board insiders to spread half truths. I think it’s true we took a run at Stevens. But the game of telephone happens and next thing we know he signed and it’s a done deal.
 

Love what you bring to the board and look forward to some recruiting updates from you. Don’t feel bad about any of this stuff. You’re valued around here.