General Coach Candidate News

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Pickers cant be choosers. Not everyone is going to be happy with who we get. Bennett is a great coach. Winning is fun no matter how its done. Bennett is a winner & thats what weve all been crying for.. WINS. 

[IUc2016]

Just now, Treesh said:

In other news, Archie Miller changed his Twitter bio and header. I wonder why Dolson didn't like Ostrom. Interesting. By all accounts he seemed like a decent guy. 

Who said he didn't like Ostrom? Just because he didn't stay on as part of the transition staff?

unless I missed something, pretty sure that had more to do with Ostrom's loyalty to Archie, as they had been together for a decade. 

[Hoosierfan1901]

This better be a 4 point play hire

[Chris007]

1 minute ago, Stuhoo said:

I also find it all but impossible to believe that Dolson would leak.

I find it entirely possible that an agent/sports marketing firm would leak. N.D. Kendrick is completely wired in to the AAU scene. He is someone that could find out before the public.

If there is some deal done, trustees would be getting to know by now. So someone connected there. When it is all said and done, only Dolson, his assistant, trustees, McRobbie, and the two boosters will know. Now that is a decent amount of people who could leak. I was getting my info from someone connected to these people. Just didn't work out

[Trish]

Just now, IUc2016 said:

Who said he didn't like Ostrom? Just because he didn't stay on as part of the transition staff?

unless I missed something, pretty sure that had more to do with Ostrom's loyalty to Archie, as they had been together for a decade. 

That's probably more likely. I thought Ostrom did a very good job recruiting. He just lost his mom three or four weeks ago and now he lost his job. Tough stretch for the guy! 

[IUCane]

1 minute ago, Chris007 said:

If there is some deal done, trustees would be getting to know by now. So someone connected there. When it is all said and done, only Dolson, his assistant, trustees, McRobbie, and the two boosters will know. Now that is a decent amount of people who could leak. I was getting my info from someone connected to these people. Just didn't work out

Wouldn't the "new" coach and his team know as well??

[IUc2016]

Just now, Treesh said:

That's probably more likely. I thought Ostrom did a very good job recruiting. He just lost his mom three or four weeks ago and now he lost his job. Tough stretch for the guy! 

yeah that is tough. I do think he will land on his feet and get a job somewhere for sure. Could be a good thing for him to take some time off though, never know

[Stuhoo]

Just now, IUCane said:

Wouldn't the "new" coach and his team know as well??

The new coach would. His team? Well if Lander knows they all do     :)

[Hurryin' Hoosiers]

I heard our mod old fart got hired and we're going to give whoopie cushions to the students behind the baskets to distract free throw shooters.

[bleedhoosier]

2 minutes ago, IUCane said:

I am hoping this guy's definition of HOME RUN and my definition are the same...

Agree. I also think the majority of the fan projected list of candidates is an upgrade regardless from Arch. IU was going no where a few weeks ago. I think the BIGGEST gamble we can take is to play the up and comer card again a 2nd time. We can't do Fife (yet) or the others. We have to hit the main list. I'm good with any of them really (glad Alford is a no). Dolson is giving it a real shot it would seem. And that's all we can be happy with at this point. 

[IUCane]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

The new coach would. His team? Well if Lander knows they all do     :)

by team i meant spouse, agent, agents firm etc...not necessarily a basketball team :)

[Chris007]

2 minutes ago, IUCane said:

Wouldn't the "new" coach and his team know as well??

Yes you are correct sorry about that

[Hurryin' Hoosiers]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

The new coach would. His team? Well if Lander knows they all do     :)

Maybe referring to his current/previous team as he would want to let them know prior to them learning about it on the internet.

[Josh]

I don't know this Kendrick dude.  Is he the person who said Jelan Kendrick was his cousin and was going to commit to IU?

[dwtaylor1055]

Just win baby. That cures everything. 

[Loaded Chicken Sandwich]

1 hour ago, Unexpectedflash said:

This is why people laugh at IU fans. Bennett is one of the most successful coaches in the NCAA. I think there's zero shot we get one of the few coaches that have won a title but saying he'd be a failure to get is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. 

Because it would be a failure. He doesn't fit Indiana. We literally just had a cardboard cutout of a coach that couldn't get the fanbase excited. He fits Virginia. A historically bad basketball school that had zero culture. So Bennett built one. Indiana has a culture for basketball and Bennett is the literal opposite. 

[cleeter]

Just win baby. That cures everything. 

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[jumpshot53]

26 minutes ago, Kentuckysucks said:

Of course.  But Beilein and Matta are way to high of a risk.  Beilein looks and sounds 10 years older than he is and he's 68.  Plus he's never won quickly.  It would take several years if ever at all.

Beilien is still highly thought of with kids.   I think he started slow in the BIG because  he was learning the conference.  He is way past that now, he could win at any BIG school now, and his successes were pretty recent.  He isn't that old, people do well at his age.  Look at our recent Presidents...lol.  John seems like a kid next to them.  

[Kentuckysucks]

1 minute ago, Loaded Chicken Sandwich said:

Because it would be a failure. He doesn't fit Indiana. We literally just had a cardboard cutout of a coach that couldn't get the fanbase excited. He fits Virginia. A historically bad basketball school that had zero culture. So Bennett built one. Indiana has a culture for basketball and Bennett is the literal opposite. 

Only IU fans would be upset with a coach who is only 51, has a NT, and regularly wins the ACC and has a #1 seed in the dance.  

[ap2345]

There’s talk that some high profile aau people got contacted by Dolson within the last couple days to see how the new coach would be perceived in the state. My guess is that’s what Kendrick heard but he didn’t want to out the coach by name. I’m guessing that’s why Jim Reamer responded to Bozich in that Twitter exchange with a gif that said “nothing”. AAU guys might be excited but do t want to burn bridges before the new coach gets to town.