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General Coach Candidate News

By JaybobHoosier, in Indiana Men's Basketball

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Its Always Sunny at IU    191

Its Always Sunny at IU
Posted
12 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

Hopkins is an example of why it doesn’t work. He just went 5-21 at Washington. Extremely underwhelming year last year with two NBA players.Feel like there’s a big jump in responsibility from being an assistant to head coach that I’d rather the guy show that he can handle it at a smaller school first.

Yea, I'm a part time season ticket holder at UW and chuckle when I read stories from idiots who think IU didn't give Archie enough time. Trust me if Hop has another bottom half of the Pac 12 finish next year he will be gone. Also I chuckle with people who think IU is done forever.  UW football has a couple of national titles and had trouble replacing a legend (Don James). Went winless under Ty Willingham then eventually found the right guy and was in the college football playoffs a few years later and have a couple of Rose Bowls. The same people said the same thing about unreasonable crazy football fans at UW. Find the right coach and IU hoops will be back....quickly. 

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sirhoosierlot    2,635

sirhoosierlot
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26 minutes ago, Unexpectedflash said:

How often does a head coach in waiting work out anyways? I’m struggling to think of any examples in recent times. Izzo I think but that was before my times. If we got Beilein I’d rather him stabilize the job for 6-7 years when we’re in a good position to hire someone better if we can’t get anyone now. 

Greg Gard, Painter, Brian Dutcher, and Kevin Ollie that i can think off the top of my head 

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HinnyHoosier    4,744

HinnyHoosier
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To those of us worried what the national media says about the desirability of the IU job...

 

Agree with what Stuhoo said earlier: perception is part of the reality. People fear this job. The pressure of high expectations from administration, fans, players, students, and media in a place that is absolutely craving a return to success is no small feat to withstand. There are many programs out there notably more successful than IU has been in the last two decades, but I guarantee you the media would take IU back in a heartbeat once we start finding success. They’ll never say it now, but they won’t be able to write their headlines fast enough when the time comes. Some of those others that have been relatively successful won’t get a second thought when they fall off. Just look at how much they love to talk about us now.

 

 

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kottke    766

kottke
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1 minute ago, zsmithey4 said:

I personally am a big fan of Nate Oats but I am confused by a lot of the talk on here around him. Am I missing something I was under the impression that there was no way we would get him?

More than likely not, but who really knows.

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Me So Hornsby    2,747

Me So Hornsby
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Just now, zsmithey4 said:

I personally am a big fan of Nate Oats but I am confused by a lot of the talk on here around him. Am I missing something I was under the impression that there was no way we would get him?

He has a big buyout and said he was not interested when this all started, but that doesn't usually mean much. Not sure if the increase in "chatter" is being driven by anything other than fan speculation though.  

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sirhoosierlot    2,635

sirhoosierlot
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3 minutes ago, Me So Hornsby said:

He has a big buyout and said he was not interested when this all started, but that doesn't usually mean much. Not sure if the increase in "chatter" is being driven by anything other than fan speculation though.  

There's always money in the banana stand 

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Moye > Boozer    241

Moye > Boozer
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Dolson has gone out of his way to make sure people know he's not playing around and neither are the boosters. 

  • he made it a point to mention it only took 2 phone calls to raise the cash
  • he basically said he's working with a blank check for the new coach
  • he (possibly) leaked a $7M per year offer to Stevens

And just like that we start hearing names like Beard, Drew, and Matta possibly interested. 

This isn't just about restoring Indiana basketball. This is about Indiana University athletics flexing muscle period. It's why he locked up Allen.

We all have a lot of pride in our Hoosiers. Imagine how much Dolson has? Imagine how ticked off he was when the conference decided to change the rules at the last minute to keep IU out of the football conference championship?

This is an opportunity for Dolson and Co. to pull one over on Alabama, Arkansas, the national media, you name it.

He's the one sitting at the table with the fat stack of chips. Not a top job? Scott Dolson scoffs at the notion!!!

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