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[pappy1865 2,276]

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And some of us want Mick?

Billy Joel? Sign me up! Coukdnhsve seen him in Indy Saturday but my daughters gymnastics competition got in the way at the State Fairgrounds.........

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[IndianaSconnie90 806]

7 hours ago, bodsbums said:

Getting hammered at a bar when you are one of the highest profile people not to mention best paid state employees is a problem. I suppose you can disagree that this is problem drinking but personally  I don’t want IU’s basketball coach intoxicated in public. 

And yet he's able to maintain a top 25 program in basketball. No I don't see drinking in a bar as an "alcohol problem". Optics problem? Maybe, but only if he's being a belligerent drunk everywhere. You'll have to forgive me, I forgot that the standards at IU, in Bloomington, IN, are so much higher than anywhere else 

[HoosierAccipiter 307]

4 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

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And some of us want Mick?

That made me chuckle

[MrBBall 982]

5 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

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And some of us want Mick?

This is like your drunk step dad who doesn’t care about anything except discipline and naysaying 

[Juwan Moye 1,163]

5 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

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And some of us want Mick?

Seeing two Pearl Jam’s in there made me happy.

[hoosierbannerd 3,498]

5 hours ago, OliviaPope40 said:

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And some of us want Mick?

He's like the frustrated Assistant Principal who couldn't get the head job so he takes it out on the students.. "You wanna go to war with me mister?"...

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

Suddenly I like Cronin a bit more 

[yogisballin 2,431]

8 hours ago, akumanina said:

Thank you for sharing. I'd say no to Beard. 

I wouldn’t mind Beard at all. I’m certain I have stated before, but I don’t not support hurting a female. However, everything has been dropped so let’s move on. Guy wins over 70% of his games and these have been at places that are hard to win at guys. Little Rock, Tx Tech, Ole Miss, come on. We’re not getting Brad Stevens so why not get this guy? Dude can coach

[IndianaSconnie90 806]

1 minute ago, yogisballin said:

I wouldn’t mind Beard at all. I’m certain I have stated before, but I don’t not support hurting a female. However, everything has been dropped so let’s move on. Guy wins over 70% of his games and these have been at places that are hard to win at guys. Little Rock, Tx Tech, Ole Miss, come on. We’re not getting Brad Stevens so why not get this guy? Dude can coach

Haven't you heard? We don't want drinkers

[schoosier 3,740]

8 hours ago, Muskie plays the four said:

He was infamous in San Angelo well before Texas.  Beard liked to party really party to the point that it was  known around town that he was a mess. 

Article, link, or discussions relating to this accusation? In everything I have read including just all of his arrest articles, nothing mentioned his time in San Angelo. Also, he spent many years on Bob Knight’s staff. Would the General have been accepting of a drunk on his staff? I call BS.

[Uspshoosier 54,347]

7 minutes ago, yogisballin said:

. We’re not getting Brad Stevens so why not get this guy? Dude can coach

Because this same AD had a chance to hiring him last cycle before this last incident and he wasn’t on the his hot board according to insiders.   If it was reported last cycle he had  too many skeletons in his closet for IU to hire him I don’t think 4 more years and him getting fired from Texas is going to make IU change their stance from last cycle.   Sec schools have been known to hire coaches with baggage. And you are absolutely correct he is for sure a top 5 coach for on the court results 

[5fouls 230]

For those concerned about McCollum and his rumored 'Tony Bennett style' deliberate play, I found these stats doing a little research.  I didn't look up every one of his teams, but I did capture his first championship year ('16-'17), the 31-1 Covid season ('19-'20) and the last of his 4 championship years ('21-'22).

• The '16-'17 team averaged 78.4 points per game
• The '19-'20 team averaged 83.1 points per game
• The '21-'22 team averaged 76.1 points per game

While those may not be vintage Loyola Marymount scoring averages, they certainly aren't vintage Tony Bennett either.  What they show to me is that he has the ability to adapt to the personnel he has.  This year's Drake team may be more deliberate, but that is likely McCollum changing his preferred style in order to win games (which is what he should do).

The tempo argument is a shaky one, at best.  If anything, it strengthens his resume.  The man wins, and has the ability to change his style in order to do so.

 https://bearcatsports.com/sports/2014/4/29/mbbstatsarchive.aspx

 

 

Edited February 10 by 5fouls

[schoosier 3,740]

9 hours ago, bodsbums said:

Getting hammered at a bar when you are one of the highest profile people not to mention best paid state employees is a problem. I suppose you can disagree that this is problem drinking but personally  I don’t want IU’s basketball coach intoxicated in public. 

Do you have proof in photos? Pretty damning accusations like these must have photos to back up. It’s not like the 80’s when cell phones weren’t around, and we all had Jay Edwards stories.

[Demo 23,412]

7 hours ago, bodsbums said:

Check out his record before that at West Liberty. Crutch can coach- a former player of his is a good friend of mine. I know you weren’t seriously suggesting him as a candidate, but Hoosier fans would hate him-

line change subs. He’s also pushing 70. 

Now, see, the fact that someone can provide backstory on a D-2 HC I’d only vaguely heard of is why I will never leave. Out freaking standing.

[Chris007 62,388]

16 minutes ago, schoosier said:

Do you have proof in photos? Pretty damning accusations like these must have photos to back up. It’s not like the 80’s when cell phones weren’t around, and we all had Jay Edwards stories.

Do we really need photos? There are stories from every school he's been at. Dolson passed on him last time and I think he'll do the same this time. 

[MrBBall 982]

18 minutes ago, schoosier said:

Do you have proof in photos? Pretty damning accusations like these must have photos to back up. It’s not like the 80’s when cell phones weren’t around, and we all had Jay Edwards stories.

There weren’t photos of Wilson either but simply as a few policemen around how they had to handle Wilson throughout the years. Plus around town we all knew about his issues. 

[68Hoosier 1,248]

I am confused a bit.  Did Dolson pass on Beard last time or did the BOT tell him to hire Woodson.  If he had to choose Woodson, did he really pass on anyone.

[coonhounds 10,555]

Stevens or bust! You guys can't agree on anything. Steven's only has a couple folks on here who say he will suck cause he hasn't coached in a bit. We need to get a big name that most the fans can get behind! .

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[Pagoda 4,438]

50 minutes ago, schoosier said:

Do you have proof in photos? Pretty damning accusations like these must have photos to back up. It’s not like the 80’s when cell phones weren’t around, and we all had Jay Edwards stories.

This is what another poster (Eyedoc) linked to.  It’s an example.

https://x.com/lubbockist/status/1488482798377779203?s=46&t=zoBJGD5TXRBDk1ODyOZqlg
 

I’ve already posted about him, not much left to argue about.

[IUHoosierJoe 2,151]

12 minutes ago, Chris007 said:

Do we really need photos? There are stories from every school he's been at. Dolson passed on him last time and I think he'll do the same this time. 

Do you know if Dolson passed on him or if Beard said no?  I’ve heard both and just curious what you know.