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1 minute ago, Treesh said:

Coaching is a stressful job. Look how much Archie age'd in four years. Although I'm happy for him for losing the weight and getting in shape this past season!

If Thad can't pass a simple physical then he has no business being our coach. 

Yeah, I get that. I edited my post above to clarify what I was saying. It's not clear what a simple physical is going to tell us that would disprove whatever Matta feels about his health. Are we worried about his cholesterol? His white blood cell count? His back, specifically? If the back, what exactly is the standard we are using to determine if he's healthy enough to coach? In the abstract the idea sounds plausible, but the specifics don't actually make much sense.

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This should go without saying obviously, but there will be no press conference tomorrow. I’ll be able to take the lid off a bit later in the week. But will say this, anybody providing details right no

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So I couldn’t get much from him unfortunately. But, to me that’s a good thing. There’s been pretty much zero chatter, nor leaks for a month about coaches. He said it doesn’t matter that the season is

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14 minutes ago, GreatMcCracken’sGhost said:

This is my favorite message board theory. Canary trap. I've seen it several times now!

I am curious @Chris007 whether you were told literally "the first story was true" or that in fact the physical was true. Because I believe the very first report about Matta was that he wasn't interested, then the physical was a shocker. 

I was told he was the 2nd choice and took the job, then the physical. Just so I'm clear that was explained from Dolson to a candidate than to me. I don't know the athletic side, or Matta's side

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3 minutes ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

Had a conference call this morning so I'm taking it at the airport. I arrived around 1030 and a jet was landing... I've been watching but only crew has left the plane... door is open but no activity

Probably a big nothing burger..

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Thanks, who knows, could have been a Whopper! 

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23 minutes ago, Treesh said:

Did you see the recent picture of him? Guy had a freakin ankle bracelet on. We've been talking about his health the past three weeks and we finally see a picture of him. He's already injured. 

I guess Greg Oden wore off on him. 

It's not like Matta is confined to a wheelchair... 

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4 minutes ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

Had a conference call this morning so I'm taking it at the airport. I arrived around 1030 and a jet was landing... I've been watching but only crew has left the plane... door is open but no activity

Probably a big nothing burger..

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I was at Assembly hall, look for a big black SUV. It's already over there by now I'm guessing

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I was at Assembly hall, look for a big black SUV. It's already over there by now I'm guessing

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They're is a black suv parked in front of the Cook building...

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There usually is a black SUV around there. Doubt it means anything. 

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2 minutes ago, JaybobHoosier said:

So I’m trying to catch up..... Was Calbert just interviewed for the job but was just a phone call? Just tying to gather it all at work lol. Is Mike Woodson a serious candidate from what is being “heard?”

Yes on the first part. Not guessing either. Woodson could be flying in now either to be interviewed or to announce he is a candidate or nothing at all. 

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Hoosier Pride said:

They're is a black suv parked in front of the Cook building...

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Dealer plates? I watched it leave assembly hall, couldn't tell if it was Dolson or Roberts both drive the same thing. 

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No the windows were tinted in the front and bigger. Suburban I believe

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46 minutes ago, brandct said:

School

That's what I thought... therefore, changing coaches won't dictate the shoe/equipment contract... probably another $10M buyout. :D

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6 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

Parker and Aarman have not left yet. They entered the transfer portal to enable them to keep their options open... both have said that they aren't necessarily or definitely leaving... just that they want to look around and talk to other programs. If IU gets a solid coach, he can keep both... no need to panic yet... IU basketball is not (yet) circling the drain...

I'm not directing this at anyone - more of a generalization, but is it just me, or does the entire IU basketball fan base seem to be totally schizophrenic?

Answering only for myself, I can say "yes we are"...

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40 minutes ago, Hoosierfan222 said:

Defense matters though, Paul George was an incredible defender... Melo was not. That’s why I say it was close.

 

the fact of the matter is nba playoffs are an entirely different beast than NBA regular season. Those Knick teams had two offensive threats, Melo and JR Smith, who was streaky as hell. If those are your top two options, I have no idea what you were expecting to happen. Not to mention Melo kind of disappeared at times in the playoffs.

Well, what I’m expecting to happen now is for IU to hire someone with P5 head coaching experience, preferably someone with success at that level. Since that apparently isn’t going to happen, I have to look at the NBA resumes of some of the candidates. Woodson’s resume as a head coach is very mediocre. He won 3 playoff rounds in 9 years as a head coach. You’re absolutely right that the playoffs are a completely different beast from the regular season. Mike Woodson has a 39% winning percentage in the NBA playoffs. 
 

When I see some of these guys, I ask myself one question: would we be interested in this candidate if they hadn’t gone to IU?

If the answer is no, I’m not interested. Our program is in trouble. We’ve made 10 tournaments in the past 20 years, and advanced past the sweet 16 once in the past 26 years. We’re teetering on the verge of irrelevancy. I’m of the opinion that another bad hire will kill the IU men’s basketball program. Because of that, I want the hire to be as close to a sure thing as we can get.

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